Aclaris Therapeutics (ACRS) 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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 6, 2024

Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-37581	46-0571712
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

701 Lee Road, Suite 103

Wayne, PA 19087

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(484) 324-7933

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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, $0.00001 par value	ACRS	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).

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

On June 6, 2024, Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The stockholders considered three proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2024 (the “Proxy Statement”).  Of the 71,264,786 shares outstanding as of the record date, 57,788,889 shares, or 81.09%, were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting.  Set forth below are the results of the matters submitted for a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting.  

Proposal No. 1:  The stockholders elected two nominees to serve as directors on the Board of Directors until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The votes were cast as follows:

Name	Votes For	Votes Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Christopher Molineaux	29,165,764	16,154,877	12,468,248
Vincent Milano	42,267,754	3,052,887	12,468,248

Proposal No. 2:  The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. The votes were cast as follows:

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstained	Broker Non-Votes
29,025,583	16,273,816	21,242	12,468,248

Proposal No. 3:  The stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The votes were cast as follows:

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstained
56,610,643	1,154,624	23,622

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.

		ACLARIS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
	By:	/s/ Kevin Balthaser
Date: June 7, 2024		Kevin Balthaser Chief Financial Officer