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): June 12, 2018

 


 

Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in 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)

 

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

 

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company  ☒

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☒

 

 


 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 12, 2018. The following is a summary of the matters voted on at that meeting.

 

1.    The Company’s stockholders elected Messrs. Mark T. Iwicki, Andrew I. Koven and Gregory D. Perry as Class I directors, each to serve for a three-year term expiring at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his successor has been duly elected and qualified. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to the election of such Class I directors were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Votes For

    

Votes
Withheld

    

Broker
Non-Votes

Mark T. Iwicki

 

19,490,247 

 

781,452 

 

2,433,765 

Andrew I. Koven 

 

19,793,501 

 

478,198 

 

2,433,765 

Gregory D. Perry

 

20,118,296 

 

153,403 

 

2,433,765 

 

2.    The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to such ratification were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Votes For

    

Votes
Against

    

Votes
Abstaining

    

Broker
Non‑Votes

22,700,438

 

3,668 

 

1,358 

 

 


 

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: June 14, 2018

 

 

By:

/s/ Eric L. Trachtenberg

 

 

Eric L. Trachtenberg

 

 

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary