$CARA Form 8-K

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release on March 26, 2015 announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2014. A copy of the press release is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference to this Item 2.02.

The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such a filing, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. Except as required by law, we undertake no duty or obligation to publicly update or revise the information so furnished.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.(d) Exhibits

Exhibit
No. Description

99.1 Press Release dated March 26, 2015

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