Alimera 8-K (1)

 
 

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): May 1, 2013

ALIMERA SCIENCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
001-34703
 
20-0028718
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
6120 Windward Parkway
Suite 290
Alpharetta, Georgia
 
30005
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (678) 990-5740

 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 1, 2013, Alimera Sciences, Inc. (the Company) issued a press release announcing that its recent resubmission of its New Drug Application (NDA) for ILUVIEN® has been acknowledged as received by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a class 2 response to the FDA's November 2011 letter, and that a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) goal date of October 17, 2013 has been set. The PDUFA date is the date by which the Company can reasonably expect to have received the FDA's decision with respect to the NDA. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.




Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)    Exhibits

 
 
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release of Alimera Sciences, Inc. dated May 1, 2013
 
 

 





 
SIGNATURE
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.
 
 
 
By:
/s/ RICHARD S. EISWIRTH, JR.
 
 
Name:  Richard S. Eiswirth, Jr.
 
 
Title:  Chief Operating Officer and
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
Dated:  May 1, 2013