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): November 8, 2018

Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact Name of Company as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	001-38150	27-0604595
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

100 Beaver Street, Suite 201
Waltham, MA 02453

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Company’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 996-5252

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 8, 2018, Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018. The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is furnished to comply with Item 2.02 of Form 8-K, 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:

          99.1  Press Release of Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc., dated November 8, 2018

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.

	KALA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Date: November 8, 2018	By:	/s/ Mary Reumuth
		Name: Mary Reumuth
		Title: Chief Financial Officer