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): June 19, 2018

Anika Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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(781)-457-9000
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01.     Other Events.

On June 19, 2018, Anika Therapeutics, Inc. issued a press release to announce certain top-line results from its Cingal 16-02 Clinical Trial. The full text of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, and is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.

Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)       Exhibits.

SIGNATURE

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