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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 * Trellus Management Company, LLC   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ELITE PHARMACEUTICALS INC /DE/ [ELI] 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) 350 MADISON AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR,  3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/03/2009 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10017 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 04/03/2009   S   220,700 (1) D $ 0.17 28,450,680 (2) I See footnote (3) (4) Common Stock 04/06/2009   S   174,252 (5) D $ 0.15 28,276,428 (6) I See footnote (3) (4) Common Stock 04/08/2009   S   393,200 (7) D $ 0.13 27,883,228 (8) I See footnote (3) (4)

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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
Trellus Management Company, LLC 350 MADISON AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017		X
TRELLUS PARTNERS LP 350 MADISON AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017		X
Trellus Offshore Fund Ltd 350 MADISON AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017		X
Usdan Adam C/O TRELLUS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC 350 MADISON AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017		X

Signatures

/s/ Anthony G. Miller, Chief Financial Officer of Trellus Management Company, LLC		04/21/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Anthony G. Miller, Chief Financial Officer of Trellus Partners, L.P.		04/21/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Adam Usdan, Director of Trellus Offshore Fund Limited		04/21/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Adam Usdan		04/21/2009
**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)	On April 3, 2009, Trellus Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("TPLP"), sold short against the box 152,837 shares of the Issuer's common stock ("Common Stock"); and Trellus Offshore Fund Limited, a Cayman Islands limited liability company ("TOF") sold 66,233 shares of Common Stock short against the box. Trellus Management Company LLC ("Trellus") and Adam Usdan indirectly sold an additional 1,630 shares of Common Stock short against the box.
(2)	On April 3, 2009, following the reported transaction, TPLP owned 16,362,830 shares of Common Stock and held warrants to acquire 3,291,426 shares of Common Stock and TOF owned 7,207,552 shares of Common Stock and held warrants to acquire 1,377,758 shares of Common Stock. Trellus and Mr. Usdan each beneficially owned the Common Stock and warrants owned by TPLP and TOF and in addition held indirect beneficial ownership of an additional 177,235 shares of Common Stock and additional warrants to acquire 33,879 shares of Common Stock.
(3)	Trellus is the investment adviser to TPLP and TOF. Adam Usdan is the controlling principal and chief investment officer of Trellus. By reason of their investment discretion, Trellus and Mr. Usdan are reported herein as indirect beneficial owners of the securities held and sold short against the box by TPLP and TOF (as described in footnotes (1), (4) and (5) herein.
(4)	Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
(5)	On April 6, 2009, TPLP sold 120,672 shares of Common Stock short against the box and TOF sold 52,294 shares of Common Stock short against the box. Trellus and Mr. Usdan indirectly sold an additional 1,286 shares of Common Stock short against the box.
(6)	On April 6, 2009, following the reported transaction, TPLP owned 16,242,158 shares of Common Stock and held warrants to acquire 3,291,426 shares of Common Stock and TOF owned 7,155,258 shares of Common Stock and held warrants to acquire 1,377,758 shares of Common Stock. Trellus and Mr. Usdan each beneficially owned the Common Stock and warrants owned by TPLP and TOF and in addition held indirect beneficial ownership of an additional 175,949 shares of Common Stock and additional warrants to acquire 33,879 shares of Common Stock.
(7)	On April 8, 2009, TPLP sold 272,296 shares of Common Stock short against the box and TOF sold 118,003 shares of Common Stock short against the box. Trellus and Mr. Usdan indirectly sold an additional 2,901 shares of Common Stock short against the box.
(8)	On April 8, 2009, following the reported transaction, TPLP owned 15,969,862 shares of Common Stock and held warrants to acquire 3,291,426 shares of Common Stock and TOF owned 7,037,255 shares of Common Stock and held warrants to acquire 1,377,758 shares of Common Stock. Trellus and Mr. Usdan each beneficially owned the Common Stock and warrants owned by TPLP and TOF and in addition held indirect beneficial ownership of an additional 173,048 shares of Common Stock and additional warrants to acquire 33,879 shares of Common Stock.

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