If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G
to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e),
240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. ¨
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing
information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall
not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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Names of Reporting Persons.
RA Capital Management, L.P.
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2
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Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
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(a)
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(b)
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3
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SEC Use Only
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4
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Source
of Funds (See Instructions):
AF
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5
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Check if disclosure of legal
proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e):
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6
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Citizenship
or Place of Organization. Delaware
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Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With
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7
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Sole
Voting Power 0 shares
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8
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Shared Voting Power 10,961,533 shares
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9
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Sole
Dispositive Power 0 shares
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10
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Shared
Dispositive Power 10,961,533 shares
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11
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Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
10,961,533 shares
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12
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Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨
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13
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Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
16.85%1
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14
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Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IA, PN
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1
The reporting person is the beneficial owner of 10,961,533 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock which constitute
approximately 16.85% of the class outstanding. The percentage calculation assumes that there are currently 65,058,016 outstanding shares
of Common Stock of the Issuer, based on the Issuer’s Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)
on August 5, 2021 and giving effect to 46,,920 vested stock options (right to buy) and 40,000 vested Restricted Share Units issued to
Mr. Rajeev Shah for the benefit of RA Capital.
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Names of Reporting Persons.
Peter Kolchinsky
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2
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Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
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(a)
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(b)
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3
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SEC Use Only
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4
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Source
of Funds (See Instructions):
AF
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5
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Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is
required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e):
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6
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Citizenship
or Place of Organization. United States
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Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With
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7
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Sole
Voting Power 0 shares
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8
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Shared
Voting Power 10,961,533 shares
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9
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Sole
Dispositive Power 0 shares
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10
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Shared
Dispositive Power 10,961,533 shares
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11
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Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
10,961,533 shares
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12
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Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨
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13
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Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
16.85%2
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14
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Type
of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
HC, IN
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2 The reporting person is the
beneficial owner of 10,961,533 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock which constitute approximately 16.85% of the class outstanding.
The percentage calculation assumes that there are currently 65,058,016 outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, based on the
Issuer’s Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on August 5, 2021 and giving effect
to 46,,920 vested stock options (right to buy) and 40,000 vested Restricted Share Units issued to Mr. Rajeev Shah for the benefit of
RA Capital.
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Names of Reporting Persons.
Rajeev Shah
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2
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Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
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(a)
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(b)
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SEC Use Only
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4
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Source
of Funds (See Instructions):
AF
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Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is
required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e):
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Citizenship
or Place of Organization. United States
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Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With
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7
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Sole
Voting Power 0 shares
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8
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Shared
Voting Power 10,961,533 shares
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9
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Sole
Dispositive Power 0 shares
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10
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Shared
Dispositive Power 10,961,533 shares
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11
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Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
10,961,533 shares
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Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨
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Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
16.85%3
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Type
of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
HC, IN
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3 The reporting person is the
beneficial owner of 10,961,533 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock which constitute approximately 16.85% of the class outstanding.
The percentage calculation assumes that there are currently 65,058,016 outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, based on the
Issuer’s Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on August 5, 2021 and giving effect
to 46,,920 vested stock options (right to buy) and 40,000 vested Restricted Share Units issued to Mr. Rajeev Shah for the benefit of
RA Capital.
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Names of Reporting Persons.
RA Capital Healthcare Fund, L.P.
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Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
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(a)
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(b)
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SEC Use Only
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4
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Source
of Funds (See Instructions):
WC
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Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is
required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e):
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Citizenship
or Place of Organization. United States
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Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With
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7
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Sole
Voting Power 0 shares
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8
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Shared
Voting Power 10,961,533 shares
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Sole
Dispositive Power 0 shares
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10
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Shared
Dispositive Power 10,961,533 shares
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Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
10,961,533 shares
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Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨
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13
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Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
16.85%4
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Type
of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN
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4 The reporting person is the
beneficial owner of 10,961,533 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock which constitute approximately 16.85% of the class outstanding.
The percentage calculation assumes that there are currently 65,058,016 outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, based on the
Issuer’s Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on August 5, 2021 and giving effect
to 46,,920 vested stock options (right to buy) and 40,000 vested Restricted Share Units issued to Mr. Rajeev Shah for the benefit of
RA Capital.
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SCHEDULE 13D
Item 1.
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Security and Issuer
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Item 1 of the Statement is hereby amended and
supplemented as follows:
This Amendment No. 3 amends and supplements the
statement on Schedule 13D originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 14, 2018, as
amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on October 5, 2018 and by Amendment No. 2 filed on March 13, 2020 (the “Statement”) by RA
Capital Management, L.P., Dr. Kolchinsky, and Mr. Shah with respect to the common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common
Stock”), of Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”) and serves as the initial Schedule 13D
for RA Capital Healthcare Fund, L.P. (the “Fund”). Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Amendment
No. 3 shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Statement. Unless amended or supplemented below, the information in the Statement
remains unchanged
Item 2.
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Identity and Background
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Item 2 of the Statement is hereby amended and
restated as follows:
(a) This Schedule 13D is being filed
on behalf of RA Capital Management, L.P. (“ RA Capital”), the Fund, Peter Kolchinsky, and Rajeev Shah. RA Capital, Dr. Kolchinsky,
Mr. Shah, and the Fund are collectively referred to herein as the “Reporting Persons.”
The Common Stock reported herein includes 10,961,533
shares held by the Fund. RA Capital Healthcare Fund GP, LLC is the general partner of the Fund. The general
partner of RA Capital is RA Capital Management GP, LLC, of which Dr. Kolchinsky and Mr. Shah are the controlling persons. RA
Capital serves as investment adviser for the Fund and may be deemed a beneficial owner, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Act”), of any securities of the Issuer held by the Fund. The Fund has delegated
to RA Capital the sole power to vote and the sole power to dispose of all securities held in the Fund’s portfolio, including the
shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock reported herein. Because the Fund has divested itself of voting and investment power over
the reported securities they hold and may not revoke that delegation on less than 61 days’ notice, the Fund disclaims beneficial
ownership of the securities they hold for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Act and therefore disclaim any obligation to report
ownership of the reported securities under Section 13(d) of the Act. As managers of RA Capital, Dr. Kolchinsky and Mr. Shah
may be deemed beneficial owners, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Act, of any securities of the Issuer beneficially owned
by RA Capital. RA Capital, Dr. Kolchinsky, and Mr. Shah disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities reported in this
Schedule 13D Statement (the “Statement”) other than for the purpose of determining their obligations under Section 13(d) of
the Act, and the filing of the Statement shall not be deemed an admission that either RA Capital, Dr. Kolchinsky, or Mr. Shah
is the beneficial owner of such securities for any other purpose.
(b) The address of the principal business office
of each of the Reporting Persons is 200 Berkeley Street, 18th Floor, Boston, MA 02116.
(c) The Fund is a private investment vehicle.
RA Capital provides investment management services to the Fund. The principal occupation of Dr. Kolchinsky and Mr. Shah is investment
management.
(d) During the last five years, none of the Reporting
Persons has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).
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(e) During the last five years, none of the Reporting
Persons has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such
proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree of final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities
subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
(f) See Item 6 of the cover pages.
Item 3.
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Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
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Item 3 of the Statement is hereby amended and
supplemented as follows:
Mr. Shah was issued 40,000 Restricted Share Units
(“RSU”) pursuant to the Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy. These RSUs vested as to 100% of the shares due to an acceleration
clause following Mr. Shah’s resignation from the Issuer’s Board of Directors effective on October 15, 2021. These RSUs were
issued on June 25, 2020 and June 17, 2021 in 20,000 lots.
Mr. Shah was issued 46,920 Share Options (right to
buy) pursuant to the Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy. These option vested as to 100% of the shares have all vested to date.
Item 4.
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Purpose of Transaction
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Item 4 of the Statement is hereby amended and
supplemented as follows:
The Reporting Persons acquired the Common Stock
referred to in Item 3 for investment purposes and not with an intent, purpose or effect of changing control of the Issuer.
Item 5.
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Interest in Securities of the Issuer
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Item 5 of the Statement is hereby amended and
supplemented as follows:
(a) and (b) See Items 7-11 of the cover pages
and Item 2 above.
(c) The Reporting Persons’ have not effected
any transactions in Common Stock during the sixty day period prior to the filing of this Schedule 13D.
(d) Not applicable.
(e) Not applicable.
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Item 6.
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Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer
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Item 6 of the Statement is hereby amended and
supplemented as follows:
Equity awards
Mr. Rajeev Shah (“Mr. Shah”), a
Managing Partner at RA Capital, was a member of the Board of Directors of the Issuer which relationship terminated effective October
15, 2021. From time to time, Mr. Shah received stock options or other awards of equity-based compensation pursuant to the
Issuer’s compensation arrangements for non-employee directors. Pursuant to an agreement with RA Capital, Mr. Shah is obligated
to transfer any securities issued under any such stock options or other awards, or the economic benefit thereof, to RA Capital.
Item 7.
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Material to Be Filed as Exhibits
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Item 7 of the Statement
is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
Exhibit 1
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Joint
Filing Agreement by and among the Reporting Persons, dated as of October 28, 2021 (filed herewith).
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and
to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.
By:
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/s/ Peter Kolchinsky
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Name:
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Peter Kolchinsky
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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PETER KOLCHINSKY
/s/ Peter Kolchinsky
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RAJEEV SHAH
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/s/ Rajeev Shah
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RA CAPITAL HEALTHCARE FUND, L.P.
By:
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RA Capital Healthcare Fund GP, LLC
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Its:
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General Partner
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By:
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/s/ Peter Kolchinsky
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Name:
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Peter Kolchinsky
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Title:
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Manager
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CUSIP No. 483119103
EXHIBIT 1
AGREEMENT
This Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of October
28, 2021, is by and among RA Capital Management, L.P., Peter Kolchinsky, Rajeev Shah, and RA Capital Healthcare Fund, L.P. (the foregoing
are collectively referred to herein as the “Filers”).
Each of the Filers may be required to file with
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission a statement on Schedule 13G and/or 13D with respect to Common Stock, par value $0.001
per share of Kala Pharmaceutics, Inc. beneficially owned by them from time to time.
Pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 13(d)(1)(k)
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Filers hereby agree to file a single statement on Schedule 13G
and/or 13D (and any amendments thereto) on behalf of each of such parties, and hereby further agree to file this Joint Filing Agreement
as an exhibit to such statement, as required by such rule.
This Joint Filing Agreement may be terminated
by any of the Filers upon one week’s prior written notice or such lesser period of notice as the Filers may mutually agree.
Executed and delivered as of the date first above
written.
RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.
By:
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/s/ Peter Kolchinsky
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Name:
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Peter Kolchinsky
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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PETER KOLCHINSKY
/s/ Peter Kolchinsky
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RAJEEV SHAH
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/s/ Rajeev Shah
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RA CAPITAL HEALTHCARE FUND, L.P.
By:
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RA Capital Healthcare Fund GP, LLC
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Its:
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General Partner
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By:
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/s/ Peter Kolchinsky
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Name:
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Peter Kolchinsky
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Title:
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Manager
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