X0306 4 2018-04-19 0 0000003116 AKORN INC AKRX 0001650213 Pollard Randall E. 1925 WEST FIELD COURT SUITE 300 LAKE FOREST IL 60045 0 1 0 0 SVP of Finance & CAO Common Stock 2018-04-19 4 A 0 15356 0.00 A 28187 D The securities acquired are Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) scheduled to vest in four equal installments on April 19, 2019, April 19, 2020, April 19, 2021 and April 19, 2022. The securities beneficially owned by the Reporting Person include 1,106 shares acquired effective December 31, 2017 through the company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Following the reported transaction, the amount of shares beneficially owned includes 26,478 unvested RSUs and 1,709 shares owned outright. /s/ Joseph Bonaccorsi, Attorney-in-Fact 2018-04-23