As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2023

Registration No. 333-

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM S‑8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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ALIMERA SCIENCES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



6310 Town Square, Suite 400

Alpharetta, GA 30005

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

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ALIMERA SCIENCES, INC. 2010 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

(Full title of the plan)

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Richard S. Eiswirth, Jr.

President and Chief Executive Officer

6310 Town Square, Suite 400

Alpharetta, GA 30005

(Name and address of agent for service)

(678) 990-5740

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)



Copies to:





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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.



 

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PART I

EXPLANATORY NOTE

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS



This Registration Statement is being filed for the purpose of increasing the number of securities of the same class as other securities for which Registration Statements of the Registrant on Form S-8 relating to the Alimera Sciences, Inc. 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan are effective.

Except as set forth below, pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, this Registration Statement hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the Registration Statements on Form S-8 relating to the Alimera Sciences, Inc. 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan filed with the SEC on May 14, 2010 (File No. 333-166822), March 25, 2011 (File No. 333-173095), April 4, 2012 (File No. 333-180567), March 28, 2013 (File No. 333-187600), March 7, 2014 (File No. 333-194381), January 20, 2015 (File No. 333-201606), January 19, 2016 (File No. 333-209035), January 6, 2017 (File No. 333-215451), January 11, 2018, as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 on January 12, 2018 (File No. 333-222508), January 16, 2019 (File No. 333-229280), November 2, 2020 (File No. 333-249811), October 29, 2021 (File No. 333-260617) and March 23, 2022 (File No. 333-263787).

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 8.Exhibits.

The exhibits to this Registration Statement are listed below:





*  Filed herewith.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Alpharetta, State of Georgia on this 28th day of April, 2023.



 

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned officers and directors of Alimera Sciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Richard S. Eiswirth, Jr., Russell L. Skibsted,  and Christopher S. Visick, and any of them, the lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, and any of them, determine may be necessary or advisable or required to enable said corporation to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules or regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with this Registration Statement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing power and authority, the powers granted include the power and authority to sign the names of the undersigned officers and directors in the capacities indicated below to this Registration Statement, to any and all amendments, both pre-effective and post-effective, and supplements to this Registration Statement, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in conjunction with this Registration Statement or amendments or supplements thereof, and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and agents, or either one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in several counterparts.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney as of the date indicated.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.



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