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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Polaris Venture Management Co IV LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O POLARIS VENTURE PARTNERS 1000 WINTER STREET (Street) WALTHAM MA 02451 (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) X Other (specify below) May be part of 13(d) group.
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/30/2011
	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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	08/30/2011		J(1)		7,200	D	$0	80,554	I	See Footnote(2)
Common Stock	08/30/2011		J(3)		392,800	D	$0	4,396,927	I	See Footnote(4)
Common Stock	08/30/2011		J(5)		4,003	A	$0	4,003	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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Polaris Venture Management Co IV LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O POLARIS VENTURE PARTNERS 1000 WINTER STREET (Street) WALTHAM MA 02451 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) May be part of 13(d) group.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* SPOON ALAN G (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O POLARIS VENTURE PARTNERS 1000 WINTER STREET (Street) WALTHAM MA 02451 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) May be part of 13(d) group.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Flint Jonathan A (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O POLARIS VENTURE PARTNERS 1000 WINTER STREET (Street) WALTHAM MA 02451 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) May be part of 13(d) group.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MCGUIRE TERRANCE (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O POLARIS VENTURE PARTNERS 1000 WINTER STREET (Street) WALTHAM MA 02451 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) May be part of 13(d) group.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* POLARIS VENTURE PARTNERS IV LP (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O POLARIS VENTURE PARTNERS 1000 WINTER STREET (Street) WALTHAM MA 02451 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) May be part of 13(d) group.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* POLARIS VENTURE PARTNERS ENTREPRENEURS FUND IV LP (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O POLARIS VENTURE PARTNERS 1000 WINTER STREET (Street) WALTHAM MA 02451 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) May be part of 13(d) group.

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents a pro rata distribution without additional consideration by Polaris Venture Partners Entrepreneurs' Fund IV, L.P. ("PVPE IV") to the partners of PVPE IV.

2. The reportable securities are owned directly by PVPE IV. Polaris Venture Management Co. IV, L.L.C. ("PVM IV") is the general partner of PVPE IV. PVM IV disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities and this report shall not be deemed an admission that PVM IV is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein. Each of Jonathan A. Flint ("Flint"), Terrance G. McGuire ("McGuire") and Alan G. Spoon ("Spoon") are the managing members of PVM IV. Each of Flint, McGuire and Spoon disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities and this report shall not be deemed an admission that any of them is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.

3. Represents a pro rata distribution without additional consideration by Polaris Venture Partners IV, L.P. ("PVP IV") to the partners of PVP IV.

4. The reportable securities are owned directly by PVP IV. PVM IV is the general partner of PVP IV. PVM IV disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities and this report shall not be deemed an admission that PVM IV is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein. Each of Flint, McGuire and Spoon are the managing members of PVM IV. Each of Flint, McGuire and Spoon disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities and this report shall not be deemed an admission that any of them is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.

5. Acquisition by PVM IV pursuant to a pro rata distribution without additional consideration by PVPE IV and PVP IV to the partners of PVPE IV and PVP IV, respectively.

	/s/ Alan Spoon	08/31/2011
	/s/ Jonathan A. Flint	08/31/2011
	/s/ Terrance G. McGuire	08/31/2011
	/s/ John Gannon, Authorized signatory for Polaris Venture Management Co. IV, L.L.C.	08/31/2011
	/s/ John Gannon, Authorized signatory for Polaris Venture Partners IV, L.P.	08/31/2011
	/s/ John Gannon, Authorized signatory for Polaris Venture Partners Entrepreneurs' Fund IV, L.P.	08/31/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* 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).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.