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): April 4, 2019
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 April 3, 2019, Alimera Sciences, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Samer Kaba, MD, as the Company’s Chief Medical Officer, effective April 4, 2019. Dr. Kaba is responsible for directing the Company’s global medical strategy behind current and future projects. Functions under Dr. Kaba’s oversight will include medical affairs, pharmacovigilance, medical information, quality, clinical operations, and regulatory.

On April 4, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Dr. Kaba as described above. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.



Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits

Exhibit
No.
 
Description
99.1
 




SIGNATURES
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.
 
 
Dated: April 9, 2019
By:
/s/ J. Philip Jones
 
Name:
J. Philip Jones
 
Title:
Chief Financial Officer




Exhibit 99.1
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For press inquiries:
Katie Brazel
for Alimera Sciences
404-317-8361
kbrazel@bellsouth.net
For investor inquiries:
Rich Cockrell
CG Capital
for Alimera Sciences
877-889-1972
investorrelations@cg.capital

Alimera Sciences Announces Expansion of Leadership Team with Appointment of Samer Kaba, MD as Chief Medical Officer


ATLANTA, April 4, 2019 –Alimera Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALIM) (Alimera), a leader in the commercialization and development of prescription ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, today announced an expansion of its leadership team with the appointment of Samer Kaba, MD as Chief Medical Officer, effective April 4, 2019.
“I am very pleased that Samer will be joining us in this new position as he will bring both a physician’s perspective and medical leadership to generate more data on the uniqueness of ILUVIEN ® ’s ability to help patients maintain vision longer with fewer injections,” said Rick Eiswirth, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Additionally, his expertise in neuroprotection and neuroinflammation will bring a fresh perspective to our vision of becoming a first-class retina organization.”
Dr. Kaba was appointed Chief Medical Officer, a new position at Alimera Sciences, as of April 3, 2019 and will be a member of the Company’s Executive Management Team. Dr. Kaba will be responsible for directing Alimera’s global medical strategy behind current and future projects. Functions under Dr. Kaba’s oversight will include medical affairs, pharmacovigilance, medical information, quality, clinical operations, and regulatory.
Dr. Kaba is a board-certified neurologist with over 15 years of pharmaceutical industry experience leading diverse teams and global projects. Prior to joining Alimera, Dr. Kaba served as Chief Medical Officer at Cortexyme where he was responsible for formulating and executing regulatory and clinical development strategies. Prior to this he was Global Head of Clinical Development and Medical Affairs at Osmotica Pharmaceuticals where he led the development of new products and supported marketed drugs, and Vice President of Medical Affairs at Medpace where he was instrumental in expanding claims and messaging in the neuroscience therapeutic area.



Prior to joining the pharmaceutical industry, Dr. Kaba held multiple academic positions at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and Emory University, and maintained a neurology/MS private practice. Dr. Kaba completed his medical degree at Damascus University School of Medicine, and his neurology training at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He also completed fellowship training in Neuro-Ophthalmology and Neuro-Immunology (Multiple Sclerosis) at the State University of New York at Buffalo, and in Neuro-Oncology at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Kaba is board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
About Alimera Sciences, Inc.
www.alimerasciences.com
Alimera, founded in June 2003, is a pharmaceutical company that specializes in the commercialization and development of prescription ophthalmic pharmaceuticals. Alimera is presently focused on diseases affecting the back of the eye, or retina, because these diseases are not well treated with current therapies and will affect millions of people in our aging populations. For more information, please visit  www.alimerasciences.com .
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements,” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding helping patients maintain vision longer with fewer injections. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and involve inherent risks and uncertainties, including factors that could delay, divert or change any of them, and could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in its forward-looking statements. Meaningful factors which could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to other factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections of Alimera’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and Alimera’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended December 31, 2018 which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

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