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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MERIDIAN VENTURE PARTNERS II LP   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ANI PHARMACEUTICALS INC [ANIP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 259 N. RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD, SUITE 130 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/19/2014 (Street) RADNOR, PA 19087 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 03/19/2014   S   10,171 D $ 32.38 (1) 2,661,310 D (3)   Common Stock 03/19/2014   S   751 D $ 33.36 (2) 2,660,559 D (3)   Common Stock 03/20/2014   S   10,000 D $ 31.76 (4) 2,650,559 D (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MERIDIAN VENTURE PARTNERS II LP 259 N. RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD SUITE 130 RADNOR, PA 19087		X
Meridian Venture Partners II GP, L.P. 259 N. RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD SUITE 130 RADNOR, PA 19087		X
Meridian Venture Partners II, Co. 259 N. RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD SUITE 130 RADNOR, PA 19087		X
Brown Robert E. JR C/O ANI PHARMACEUTICALS, INC 210 MAIN STREET WEST BAUDETTE, MN 56623	X

Signatures

/s/ Robert E. Brown, Jr		03/20/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $32.00 to $32.93 per share, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold by the Reporting Person at each separate price on each date of sale.
(2)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $33.10 to $33.69 per share, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold by the Reporting Person at each separate price on each date of sale.
(3)	Meridian Venture Partners II, Co. (MVP Corp.) is the general partner of Meridian Venture Partners II GP, L.P. (GP), the general partner of Meridian Venture Partners II, L.P. (MVP II). Robert E. Brown, Jr., a director of the Issuer, is the President, sole stockholder and sole director of MVP Corp., as well as a limited partner of GP and one of two principals of MVP II.
(4)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $31.50 to $32.31 per share, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold by the Reporting Person at each separate price on each date of sale

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