SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 20 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1200 (Street) BOSTON MA 02116 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [ KALA ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/25/2017
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	07/25/2017		C		1,579,903	A	(1)	1,579,903	I	See footnotes(2)(7)
Common Stock	07/25/2017		P		533,333(3)	A	$15	2,113,236(4)	I	See footnotes(3)(7)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Series B Preferred Stock	(1)	07/25/2017		C			3,819,444(5)	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	733,337	$0	0	I	See footnotes(5)(7)
Series C Preferred Stock	(1)	07/25/2017		C			4,409,170(6)	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	846,566	$0	0	I	See footnotes(6)(7)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 20 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1200 (Street) BOSTON MA 02116 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* RA Capital Healthcare Fund LP (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 20 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1200 (Street) BOSTON MA 02116 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Kolchinsky Peter (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 20 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1200 (Street) BOSTON MA 02116 (City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Series B Preferred Stock and the Series C Preferred Stock converted into Common Stock on a 5.2083-for-1 basis upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering without payment of consideration. The Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock were convertible at any time at the holder's election and automatically upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering. The shares had no expiration date.

2. Includes (a) 1,300,057 shares of Common Stock that are held by RA Capital Healthcare Fund, L.P.(the "Fund") and (b) 279,846 shares of Common Stock that are held in an account owned by a separately managed account (the "Account").

3. Includes (a) 427,043 shares of Common Stock held by the Fund and (b) 106,290 held in the Account, in each case acquired in the Issuer's initial public offering.

4. These securities include 1,727,100 shares held by the Fund and 386,136 shares held in the Account.

5. Includes (a) 3,143,402 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock that were held by the Fund and (b) 676,042 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock that were held in the Account.

6. Includes (a) 3,627,688 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock that were held by the Fund and (b) 781,482 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock that were held in the Account.

7. RA Capital Management, LLC (the "Adviser") is the general partner of the Fund and the investment adviser of the Account. Peter Kolchinsky is the sole manager of the Adviser. The Adviser and Mr. Kolchinsky disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities in reliance on Rule 16a-1(a)(1)(v) and (vii) and disclaim any obligation to file reports under Section 16 other than as directors by deputization. The Adviser and Dr. Kolchinsky have no pecuniary interest in the reported securities held in the Account and disclaim: (A) beneficial ownership thereof for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a)(2) and (B) beneficial ownership of securities held by the Fund, for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a)(2), except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.

	/s/ Peter Kolchinsky, Manager of RA Capital Management, LLC	07/26/2017
	/s/ Peter Kolchinsky, individually	07/26/2017
	/s/ Peter Kolchinsky, Manager of RA Capital Management, LLC, the General Partner of RA Capital Healthcare Fund, L.P.	07/26/2017
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