0001140361-12-014288.txt : 20120308 0001140361-12-014288.hdr.sgml : 20120308 20120308191217 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001140361-12-014288 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120301 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120308 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120308 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LUPPINO FRANCESCO J CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001244295 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14027 FILM NUMBER: 12678624 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ANIKA THERAPEUTICS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000898437 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841] IRS NUMBER: 043145961 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 236 WEST CUMMINGS PARK CITY: WOBURN STATE: MA ZIP: 01801 BUSINESS PHONE: 6179326616 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 236 WEST CUMMINGS PARK CITY: WOBURN STATE: MA ZIP: 01801 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ANIKA RESEARCH INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930309 4 1 doc1.xml FORM 4 X0304 4 2012-03-01 0 0000898437 ANIKA THERAPEUTICS INC ANIK 0001244295 LUPPINO FRANCESCO J 32 WIGGINS AVENUE BEDFORD MA 01730 0 1 0 0 Chief Operating Officer Stock Option (Right to Buy) 6.99 2012-03-01 4 A 0 37500 0 A 2022-03-01 Common Stock 37500 37500 D The exercise price of the stock options represents the closing price of the Company's common stock on June 7, 2011, the date the Board of Directors of the Company granted performance-based stock option awards (the "Performance Grant") and approved the performance measures governing such Performance Grant. The stock options were issued under the Performance Grant on March 1, 2012, the date the Compensation Committee of the Company determined that certain performance measures governing the Performance Grant were achieved. The stock options vest in three equal installments as follows: March 1, 2012, January 1, 2013, and January 1, 2014 /s/ Charles H. Sherwood, Attorney-in-Fact 2012-03-05