Sec Form 4 Filing - Silverberg Mark M @ AKORN INC - 2014-11-03

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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 Silverberg Mark M 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AKORN INC [ AKRX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Exec VP, Ops Global QA&TechSrv (Last) (First) (Middle) 1925 WEST FIELD COURT SUITE 300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 11/03/2014 (Street) LAKE FOREST, IL60045 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 11/03/2014 S( 1 ) 24,311 D $ 44.27 ( 2 ) 183,109 ( 3 ) D

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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 Silverberg Mark M 1925 WEST FIELD COURT SUITE 300 LAKE FOREST, IL60045 Exec VP, Ops Global QA&TechSrv Signatures /s/ Mark M Silverberg 11/05/2014 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )On October 21, 2014, and pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on September 12, 2014, the reporting person filed a Form 4 reporting that 72,491 shares had been sold to pay exercise price and taxes due upon exercise of options. It was subsequently determined that, due to an administrative error, this was an insufficient number of shares necessary to cover the required withholding tax obligation. Accordingly, an additional 24,311 shares of stock were sold pursuant to the reporting person's Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. ( 2 )Reflects the weighted average sale price of the shares sold. The shares were sold in multiple trades at prices ranging from $43.98 to $44.59 per share. The reporting person will provide to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at separate prices within the foregoing range. ( 3 )Amount of Shares Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction includes 22,535 unvested shares subject to restricted stock awards and 160,574 shares owned outright.

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