UNITED STATES				OMB APPROVAL
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 144 NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ATTENTION:       Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with a market maker				OMB Number: Estimated average burden hours per response		3235-0101 2.00
				SEC USE ONLY
				DOCUMENT SEQUENCE NO.
				CUSIP NUMBER
1 (a) NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print) RTI Biologics, Inc.	(b) IRS IDENT. NO. 59-3466543	(c) S.E.C. FILE NO.                     0-31271		WORK LOCATION
1 (d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER        STREET                                                         CITY                                     STATE                     ZIP CODE			(e) TELEPHONE NO.
11621 Research Circle PO Box 2650                    Alachua                FL                 32616			3452) 386		NUMBER 418-8888

2 (a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES         ARE TO BE SOLD	(B)IRS IDENT. NO.	(c) RELATIONSHIP       TO ISSUER	(d) ADDRESS STREET	CITY	STATE	ZIP CODE
Adrian J.R. Smith	N/A	Director	11621 Research Circle	Alachua	FL	32616

INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.

3 (a)	(b)	SEC USE ONLY	(c)	(d)	(e)	(f)	(g)
Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold	Name and Address of Each Broker Through Whom the Securities are to be Offered or Each Market Maker who is Acquiring the Securities	Broker-Dealer File Number	Number of Shares or Other Units To Be Sold (See Instr. 3(c))	Aggregate Market Value (See Instr. 3(d))	Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding (See Instr. 3(e))	Approximate Date of Sale (See Instr. 3(f)) (MO. DAY YR.)	Name of Each Securities Exchange (See Instr. 3(g))
COMMON	E*TRADE FINANCIAL 4005 Windward Plaza Drive Alpharetta, GA 3005		10,000	$45,000	54,286,673	8/3/2009	Nasdaq

INSTRUCTIONS:

1.	(a)	Name of issuer
	(b)	Issuer’s I.R.S. Identification Number
	(c)	Issuer’s S.E.C. file number, if any
	(d) (e)	Issuer’s address, including zip code Issuer’s telephone number, including area code
2.	(a)	Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold
	(b)	Such person’s I.R.S. identification number, if such person is an entity
	(c)	Such person’s relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10% stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing)
	(d)	Such person’s address, including zip code

3.	(a)	Title of the class of securities to be sold
	(b)	Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be sold
	(c)	Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount)
	(d)	Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice
	(e)	Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent report or statement published by the issuer Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold
	(f)
	(g)	Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended to be sold

TABLE I - SECURITIES TO BE SOLD

Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold

and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:

Title of the Class	Date you             Acquired	Nature of Acquisition Transaction	Name of Person from Whom Acquired       (If gift, also give date donor acquired)	Amount of         Securities Acquired	Date of         Payment	Nature of Payment
Common     Stock	5/8/2009	Exercise of Employee Stock Options	RTI Biologics, Inc.	12,200	5/8/2009	Cash

INSTRUCTIONS: 1. If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid. 2. If within two years after the acquisition of the securities the person for whose account they are to be sold had any short positions, put or other option to dispose of securities referred to in paragraph (d)(3) of Rule 144, furnish full information with respect thereto.

TABLE II - SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose  account the securities are to be sold.
Name and Address of Seller	Title of Securities Sold	Date of Sale	Amount of Securities Sold	Gross Proceeds

REMARKS:

INSTRUCTIONS:

ATTENTION:

See the definition of “person” in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.

The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed.

July 31,2009                     /s/ Adrian J.R. Smith

                            DATE OF NOTICE (SIGNATURE)                                         

The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold. At least one copy of the  notice shall be manually signed.

Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.

ATTENTION:  Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)