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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC   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) (Last) (First) (Middle) 510 MADISON AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/02/2018 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10022 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 02/02/2018   P   8,000 A $ 1.16 6,924,000 D (1)   Common Stock 02/02/2018   P   0 A $ 0 6,924,000 I See Footnote (2) Common Stock 02/02/2018   P   0 A $ 0 6,924,000 I See Footnote (2) Common Stock 02/05/2018   P   4,000 A $ 1.14 6,928,000 D (1)   Common Stock 02/05/2018   P   0 A $ 0 6,928,000 I See Footnote (2) Common Stock 02/05/2018   P   0 A $ 0 6,928,000 I See Footnote (2) Common Stock 02/06/2018   P   8,000 A $ 1.12 6,936,000 D (1)   Common Stock 02/06/2018   P   0 A $ 0 6,936,000 I See Footnote (2) Common Stock 02/06/2018   P   0 A $ 0 6,936,000 I See Footnote (2)

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC 510 MADISON AVENUE 22ND FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022		X
Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd. C/O DMS CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. 20 GENESIS CLOSE, P.O. BOX 314 GRAND CAYMAN, E9 KY1-1104		X
Boyd Steven C/O ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC 510 MADISON AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022		X

Signatures

Armistice Capital, LLC, By: /s/ Steven Boyd, Managing Member		02/09/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Armistice Capital Master Fund, Ltd., By: /s/ Steven Boyd, Director		02/09/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Steven Boyd		02/09/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The reported securities are directly owned by Armistice Capital Master Fund, Ltd.
(2)	The reported securities are directly owned by Armistice Capital Master Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands corporation, and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by Armistice Capital, LLC, as the investment manager of Armistice Capital Master Fund, Ltd. The reported securities may also be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by Steven Boyd as Managing Member of Armistice Capital, LLC and Director of Armistice Capital Master Fund, Ltd. Armistice Capital, LLC and Steven Boyd disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that either of them are the beneficial owners of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

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