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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 * BAVP, L.P.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALIMERA SCIENCES INC [ALIM] 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) 950 TOWER LANE, SUITE 700 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/27/2010 (Street) FOSTER CITY, CA 94404 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 04/27/2010   C   1,649,358 (1) A (1) 1,649,358 D (2)   Common Stock 04/27/2010   C   1,121,866 (3) A (4) 2,771,224 D (2)   Common Stock 04/27/2010   C   1,153,719 (5) A (6) 3,924,943 D (2)   Common Stock 04/27/2010   C   574,515 (7) A (8) 4,499,458 D (2)   Common Stock 04/27/2010   P   363,636 A $ 11 4,863,094 D (2)

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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
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock	(1)	04/27/2010		C			1,562,184	(9)	(9)	Common Stock	1,649,358	$ 0	0	D
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock	(4)	04/27/2010		C			1,121,866	(9)	(9)	Common Stock	1,121,866	$ 0	0	D
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock	(6)	04/27/2010		C			1,153,719	(9)	(9)	Common Stock	1,153,719	$ 0	0	D
Series C-1 Convertible Preferred Stock	(8)	04/27/2010		C			574,515	(9)	(9)	Common Stock	574,515	$ 0	0	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BAVP, L.P. 950 TOWER LANE, SUITE 700 FOSTER CITY, CA 94404		X
BOCK LOUIS C 950 TOWER LANE, SUITE 700 FOSTER CITY, CA 94404		X
MITCHELL KATE 950 TOWER LANE, SUITE 700 FOSTER CITY, CA 94404		X
O'Driscoll Rory 950 TOWER LANE, SUITE 700 FOSTER CITY, CA 94404		X
Scale Venture Management I, LLC 950 TOWER LANE, SUITE 700 FOSTER CITY, CA 94404		X

Signatures

/s/ BAVP, LP, By: Scale Venture Management I, LLC, its General Partner, By: Mark Brooks, Managing Member		04/28/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Louis C. Bock		04/28/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Kate Mitchell		04/28/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Rory O'Driscoll		04/28/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Scale Management I, LLC, by: Mark Brooks, Managing Member		04/28/2010
**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)	Automatic conversion, in connection with the Issuer's initial public offering, of 1,562,184 shares of Series A Preferred Stock into 1,649,358 shares of common stock.
(2)	The shares are held by BAVP, LP ("BAVP"). The General Partner of BAVP is Scale Venture Management I, LLC ("Scale"). Louis Bock, Kate Mitchell, Rory O'Driscoll and Mark Brooks are managing members of Scale and share voting and investment power with respect to these shares. Each of the managing members of Scale disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to these shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	Automatic conversion, in connection with the Issuer's initial public offering, of Series B Preferred Stock at a rate of 1-for-1, resulting in the issuance of 1,121,866 shares of common stock.
(4)	The Series B Convertible Preferred Stock converted into the Issuer's Common Stock at a rate of 1-for-1.
(5)	Automatic conversion, in connection with the Issuer's initial public offering, of Series C Preferred Stock at a rate of 1-for-1, resulting in the issuance of 1,153,719 shares of common stock.
(6)	The Series C Convertible Preferred Stock converted into the Issuer's Common Stock at a rate of 1-for-1.
(7)	Automatic conversion, in connection with the Issuer's initial public offering, of Series C-1 Preferred Stock at a rate of 1-for-1, resulting in the issuance of 574,515 shares of common stock.
(8)	The Series C-1 Convertible Preferred Stock converted into the Issuer's Common Stock at a rate of 1-for-1.
(9)	The securities are preferred stock of the Issuer and do not have an expiration date. The securities automatically converted into common stock upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering.

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