Verrica Pharmaceuticals (VRCA) 8-K Verrica Pharmaceuticals Reports Third Quarter 2018 Financial Results

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM8-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): November 7, 2018

Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	001-38529	46-3137900
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

10 North High Street, Suite 200 West Chester, PA	19380
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (484)453-3300

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 7, 2018, Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the “Registrant”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018. A copy of this press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form8-K, the information in this Item 2.02, and Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any of the Registrant’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any incorporation language in such a filing, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description
99.1	Press Release, dated November 7, 2018

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.

	Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Date: November 7, 2018	/s/ Chris Degnan
	Chris Degnan
	Chief Financial Officer