8-K

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 10, 2020

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 02142

(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)

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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value Per Share	KALV	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On June 10, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) amended the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws Amendment”) to adopt a new Section 10 - Exclusive Forum, a provision designating the federal district courts of the United States as the exclusive jurisdiction for any litigation arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

The foregoing summary and description of the provisions of the Bylaws Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Bylaws Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 with this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
3.1	Bylaws Amendment

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	KALVISTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Date: June 11, 2020	By:	/s/ Benjamin L. Palleiko
		Benjamin L. Palleiko
		Chief Business Officer and Chief Financial Officer

EX-3.1

Exhibit 3.1

AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

The Amended and Restated Bylaws are hereby amended to include the following Section 10 immediately following Section 9:

Section 10 - Exclusive Forum

Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the federal district courts of the United States shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act.

Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in any security of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Section 10.