UNITED STATES

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G/A
RULE 13d-102

 

 

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO RULES 13d-1(b)(c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED

PURSUANT TO RULE 13(d)2(b)


Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.  9)*

 

ANIKA THERAPEUTICS INC.

(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

035255108

(CUSIP Number)

 

December 31, 2008

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

[     ]

Rule 13d-1(b)

[ X ]

Rule 13d-1(c)

[     ]

Rule 13d-1(d)

 

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 


 

CUSIP No.  035255108

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
HERBERT H. HASTINGS

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

[     ]

 

 

(b)

[     ]

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States of America

 

 

 

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

5.

Sole Voting Power
NONE

 

 

 

6.

Shared Voting Power
370,800

 

 

 

7.

Sole Dispositive Power
NONE

 

 

 

8.

Shared Dispositive Power
370,800

 

 

 

 

9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
370,800

 

 

 

 

10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  [     ]

 

 

 

 

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
3.3%

 

 

 

 

12.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN

 

 

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CUSIP No.  035255108

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
EURETTA L. HASTINGS

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

[     ]

 

 

(b)

[     ]

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States of America

 

 

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

5.

Sole Voting Power
NONE

 

6.

Shared Voting Power
370,800

 

7.

Sole Dispositive Power
NONE

 

8.

Shared Dispositive Power
370,800

 

 

9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
370,800

 

 

10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  [     ]

 

 

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
3.3%

 

 

12.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN

 

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CUSIP No.  035255108

 

 

This Amendment No. 9 amends and supplements Item 4 and Item 5 of Amendment No. 8 to the statement on Schedule 13G, and the cover page thereto, filed on January 25, 2008, by Herbert Hastings and Euretta Hastings, with respect to Herbert Hastings’ and Euretta Hastings’ beneficial ownership of common stock issued by Anika Therapeutics Inc.

 

 

Item 4.

Ownership.

 

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:  370,800 (see Note to Item 4(a)).

Note to Item 4(a):   Includes 370,800 shares held by the Hastings 1993 Trust. Herbert Hastings and Euretta Hastings are co-trustees of the Hastings 1993 Trust and share voting and investment power over the shares reported in this Schedule 13G.

 

(b)

Percent of class (based on number of shares outstanding as of November 3, 2008, as reported on the Issuer’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008): 3.3%.

 

(c)

Number of shares as to which the person has:

 

 

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote  0

 

 

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote  370,800 (see Note to Item 4(a)).

 

 

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of  0

 

 

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of  370,800 (see Note to Item 4(a)).

 

 

 

 

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following:  x

 

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Signature

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.  

 

 

February 12, 2009

 

Date

 


/S/ HERBERT H. HASTINGS

/S/ EURETTA L. HASTINGS

 

Signature

 


Herbert H. Hastings, individually
and as co-trustee of the Hastings
1993 Trust

Euretta L. Hastings, individually
and as co-trustee of the Hastings
1993 Trust

 

Name/Title

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

Joint Filing Agreement

 

Joint Filing Agreement, dated January 25, 2007, between Herbert H. Hastings and Euretta L. Hastings, as co-trustees of the Hastings 1993 Trust. 

 

The undersigned hereby agree that the Schedule 13G/A Statement to which this document is attached as Exhibit A is filed on behalf of each of them as provided in Rule 13d-1(k) of the General Rules and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  The undersigned acknowledge and agree that all subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint filing agreements.

 

 

/S/ HERBERT H. HASTINGS

 

Herbert H. Hastings, individually and as co-trustee of the
Hastings 1993 Trust

 

 

 

/S/ EURETTA L. HASTINGS

 

Euretta L. Hastings, individually and as co-trustee of the
Hastings 1993 Trust

 

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