UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): March 8, 2017

Clearside Biomedical, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-37783	45-2437375
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1220 Old Alpharetta Road, Suite 300

Alpharetta, Georgia 30005

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(678) 270-3631

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 7.01  Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 8, 2017, Daniel H. White, president and chief executive officer of Clearside Biomedical, Inc. (the “Company”), will present at the Cowen and Company 37^th Annual Health Care Conference on, among other things, the Company’s product candidate pipeline. A copy of this presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished and 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 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit
Number	Exhibit Description
99.1	Presentation titled “Clearside Biomedical - Cowen & Company 37th Annual Health Care Conference” dated March 8, 2017.

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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.

		CLEARSIDE BIOMEDICAL, INC.
	By:	/s/ Charles A. Deignan
Date:  March 8, 2017		Charles A. Deignan Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number	Exhibit Description
99.1	Presentation titled “Clearside Biomedical - Cowen & Company 37th Annual Health Care Conference” dated March 8, 2017.

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