Alimera Sciences, Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   August 30, 2010

Alimera Sciences, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 001-34703 20-0028718
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
6120 Windward Parkway, Suite 290, Alpharetta, Georgia   30005
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   678-990-5740

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 30, 2010, Alimera Sciences, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that the Company’s New Drug Application for Iluvien® (fluocinolone acetonide intravitreal insert) has been accepted for filing and granted Priority Review status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.





The information in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K and the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
    Alimera Sciences, Inc.
          
August 30, 2010   By:   Richard S. Eiswirth, Jr.
       
        Name: Richard S. Eiswirth, Jr.
        Title: Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1
  Press Release of Alimera Sciences, Inc. dated August 30, 2010.