UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549




FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 29, 2013


Anika Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Massachusetts

000-21326

04-3145961

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation)

(Commission File

Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

32 Wiggins Avenue, Bedford, Massachusetts

01730

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code:  (781) 457-9000


No Change Since Last Report
 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 1.02  Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement

          On November 29, 2013, Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) terminated the Credit Agreement (the “Agreement”) entered into on January 31, 2008 among the Company, as borrower, Anika Securities, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, as guarantor, each of the lenders from time to time party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (“Bank of America”). In connection with the termination, the Company pre-paid in full its entire outstanding debt under the Agreement plus accrued interests. The outstanding debt pre-paid was $8,400,000.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

ANIKA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

 

December 2, 2013

By:

/s/ Sylvia Cheung

 

Sylvia Cheung

 

Chief Financial Officer