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): September 22, 2018

KALVISTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	001-36830	20-0915291
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
55 Cambridge Parkway Suite 901E Cambridge, Massachusetts
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(857) 999-0075

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

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Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b)

On September 22, 2018, Joshua Resnick, M.D. (“Dr. Resnick”) advised the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) that he would resign as a Class I independent director of the Company and as a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board, effective September 29, 2018. Dr. Resnick’s resignation is not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to its operations, policies or practices. Following Dr. Resnick’s resignation, the size of the Board was reduced by one member to five members and Richard Aldrich was appointed to the Compensation Committee.

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.

KALVISTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
By:	/s/ Benjamin L. Palleiko
Name:	Benjamin L. Palleiko
Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Date: September 26, 2018