Alimera8-K (2)
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 6, 2015
ALIMERA SCIENCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 001-34703 | | 20-0028718 |
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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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
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Not Applicable |
(Former name or former address if changed since last report.) |
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On May 7, 2015, Alimera Sciences, Inc. (“Alimera”) issued a press release regarding its results of operations and financial condition for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015. Alimera will be hosting a conference call, as well as a live webcast on the Investor Relations section of its corporate website at www.alimerasciences.com, on May 7, 2015 at 4:30 P.M. ET to discuss its first quarter ended March 31, 2015 financial results and to provide regulatory and commercial updates. The full text of the press release, which includes information regarding Alimera’s use of non-GAAP financial measures, is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Various statements to be made during the conference call and webcast are “forward-looking statements,” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, regarding, among other things, the timing of physician reimbursement and the rate of physician adoption of ILUVIEN in the U.S., Alimera’s reliance on U.S. sales of ILUVIEN and expansion of Alimera’s European commercial efforts. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “contemplate,” “predict,” “project,” “target,” “likely,” “potential,” “continue,” “ongoing,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” or the negative of these terms and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. 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, uncertainty as to Alimera's ability to commercialize, and market acceptance of, ILUVIEN in the U.S. and the EU, as well as 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, 2014 which is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and available free of charge on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Additional factors may also be set forth in those sections of Alimera’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 to be filed with the SEC. In addition to the risks described above and in Alimera’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other filings with the SEC, other unknown or unpredictable factors also could affect Alimera’s results. There can be no assurance that the actual results or developments anticipated by Alimera will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on, Alimera. Therefore, no assurance can be given that the outcomes stated in such forward-looking statements and estimates will be achieved.
All forward-looking statements made during the conference call are expressly qualified by the cautionary statements contained or referred to herein. Alimera cautions investors not to rely too heavily on the forward-looking statements Alimera makes or that are made on its behalf. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made (unless another date is indicated). Alimera undertakes no obligation, and specifically declines any obligation, to publicly update or revise any such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 5.05. Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics.
On May 6, 2015, Alimera’s Board of Directors amended and restated Alimera’s Code of Business Conduct (the “Code”) to, among other things: designate Alimera’s newly hired General Counsel as one of the officers with whom Alimera’s employees may consult regarding questions about the Code and to whom they may report violations or suspected violations of the Code; make reference to certain new features of Alimera’s compliance program; include a general description of antitrust laws and their applicability to Alimera’s business; and make other changes to the administrative provisions of the Code. A copy of the Code, as amended and restated, is available on the Corporate Governance page of Alimera’s website at www.alimerasciences.com.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
99.1 | | Press Release of Alimera Sciences, Inc. dated May 7, 2015 |
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.
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| ALIMERA SCIENCES, INC. |
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Dated: May 7, 2015 | By: | /s/ RICHARD S. EISWIRTH, JR. |
| Name: | Richard S. Eiswirth, Jr. |
| Title: | Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
99.1 | | Press Release of Alimera Sciences, Inc. dated May 7, 2015 |