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  ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  001-31812
  210 Main Street West
  Daudette
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  218-634-3500
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  President, CEO
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  JP Morgan Securities LLC
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  6th Floor
  New York
  NY
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  56666
  3432260
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  08/11/2023
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  Cash
  Common
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  Issuer
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  Compensation
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  RSU Vesting
  Issuer
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  03/23/2022
  Compensation
  Common
  03/23/2023
  RSU Vesting
  Issuer
  N
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  03/23/2023
  Compensation
  Common
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  RSU Vesting
  Issuer
  N
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  09/08/2022
  Compensation
  Common
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  RSU Vesting
  Issuer
  N
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  /s/ J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as agent and attorney-in-fact for Nikhil S. Lalwani