Alimera Sciences Inc (ALIM): Great Point Partners Reveals 5.12% Stake

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Jeffrey Jay and David Kroin‘s Great Point Partners reported the acquisition of 3.25 million common shares of Alimera Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:ALIM) which account for 5.12% of the company’s outstanding stock, via a recent 13G filing with the SEC. The acquisition represents a new addition to Great Point Partners’ portfolio.

Alimera Sciences is a pharmaceutical company that works on discovering and producing a variety of prescription ophthalmic pharmaceuticals. Since the beginning of the year, the company’s shares have lost 35.12%. For the second quarter of 2016, Alimera Sciences disclosed a loss per share of $0.17, topping the estimates of a loss per share of $0.19, and revenue of $9.56 million, also above analysts’ consensus estimate of $8.42 million. At the beginning of the month, Cowen and Company reiterated its ‘Market Perform’ rating on Alimera Sciences’ stock, with a price target of $2.00.

Jeffrey Ray - Great Point Partners

Investors that were bullish on Alimera Sciences (NASDAQ:ALIM) at the end of June included Thomas Ellis and Todd Hammer’s North Run Capital, with a position worth $4.31 million, and James E. Flynn’s Deerfield Management, with a $7.23 million position. An investor who initiated a new position in the company during the second quarter was Ben Levine, Andrew Manuel and Stefan Renold’s LMR Partners, which held a new $47,000 position in the stock at the end of the quarter.

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Ownership Summary Table

Name Sole Voting Power Shared Voting Power Sole Dispositive Power Shared Dispositive Power Aggregate Amount Owned Power Percent of Class
Great Point Partners 0 3,245,000 0 3,245,000 3,245,000 5.12%
Dr. Jeffrey R. Jay, M.D 0 3,245,000 0 3,245,000 3,245,000 5.12%
Mr. David Kroin 0 3,245,000 0 3,245,000 3,245,000 5.12%

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Schedule 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No.  )*

Alimera Sciences Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)

016259103

(CUSIP Number)
August 11, 2016
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
o Rule 13d-1(b)
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