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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Caligan Partners LP (Last) (First) (Middle) 515 MADISON AVENUE 8TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (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) 08/15/2023
	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, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock")	08/15/2023		C(1)		2,924,761	A	$2.1	3,403,538	I	See footnote(2)
Common Stock	08/15/2023		C(1)		13,431,616	A	$1.7	16,835,154	I	See footnote(2)

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
Series B Preferred	$2.1	08/15/2023		C(1)			2,924,761	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	2,924,761	$0	0	I	See footnote(2)
Series B Preferred	$1.7	08/15/2023		C(1)			13,431,616	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	13,431,616	$0	0	I	See footnote(2)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Caligan Partners LP (Last) (First) (Middle) 515 MADISON AVENUE 8TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* JOHNSON DAVID EDWARD (Last) (First) (Middle) 515 MADISON AVENUE 8TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. On August 15, 2023, the Series B Preferred held by the Caligan Purchasers (as defined below) automatically converted to shares of Common Stock pursuant to their terms. The Series B Preferred had no stated maturity.

2. This Form 4 is filed by David Johnson ("Mr. Johnson") and Caligan Partners LP ("Caligan") with respect to the securities held by Caligan Partners Master Fund LP ("Caligan Master Fund"), a Cayman Islands limited partnership, and managed accounts ("Caligan Accounts", together with the Caligan Master Fund, the "Caligan Purchasers") to which Caligan serves as investment manager. Mr. Johnson is the Managing Partner of Caligan and a Managing Member of Caligan Partners GP LLC, the general partner of Caligan.

Remarks:

Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership in the securities reported on this Form 4 except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest, if any, therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

	Caligan Partners LP, By: /s/ David Johnson, Managing Partner	08/17/2023
	/s/ David Edward Johnson	08/17/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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