SEC FORM 4

FORM 4

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Sofinnova Management VIII, L.L.C.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

3000 SAND HILL ROAD, 4-250

(Street)

MENLO PARK

94025

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/11/2014

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	09/11/2014		C		2,506,270	A	$ 2.66	2,506,270	I	See FootNote ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock	09/12/2014		J⁽³⁾		2,000,000	D	$ 0	506,270	I	See FootNote ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock	09/12/2014		J⁽⁴⁾		40,020	A	$ 0	40,020	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 (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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock	$ 2.66	09/11/2014		C			166,667	10/02/2012	⁽²⁾	Common Stock	2,506,270	$ 0	83,333	I	See Footnote ⁽¹⁾

Explanation of Responses:

1. The securities are owned directly by Sofinnova Venture Partners VIII, L.P. ("SVP VIII"). Sofinnova Management VIII, L.L.C. ("SM VIII"), the general partner of SVP VIII, Srinivas Akkaraju, James I. Healy, Anand Mehra, and Michael Powell, the managing members of SM VIII, may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power over the shares owned by SVP VIII. Such persons and entities disclaim beneficial ownership over the shares owned by SVP VIII except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.

2. The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock has no expiration date.

3. Distributed without additional consideration to partners in pro rata distributions pursuant to partnership agreement.

4. Received as in-kind distribution from Sofinnova Ventures VIII, L.P. distribution made without additional consideration to partners in a pro rata distribution made pursuant to partnership agreement.

	/s/ Nathalie Auber, attorney-in-fact for Sofinnova Venture Partners VIII, L.P.	09/15/2014
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
	/s/ Nathalie Auber, attorney-in-fact for Sofinnova Management VIII, L.L.C.	09/15/2014
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
	/s/ Nathalie Auber, attorney-in-fact for Srinivas Akkaraju	09/15/2014
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
	/s/ Nathalie Auber, attorney-in-fact for James I. Healy	09/15/2014
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
	/s/ Nathalie Auber, attorney-in-fact for Anand Mehra	09/15/2014
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
	/s/ Nathalie Auber, attorney-in-fact for Michael F. Powell	09/15/2014
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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