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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): July 31, 2020
ARCUTIS BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware 001-39186 81-2974255
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
2945 Townsgate Road, Suite 110
Westlake Village, CA 91361
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (805) 418-5006
 
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 (see General Instructions A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per shareARQTThe Nasdaq Global Select Market
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 8.01 Other Events.

On July 31, 2020, Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing preliminary results for the first cohort from the Company’s ongoing Phase 2 long-term safety study of ARQ-151, a topical roflumilast cream, as a once-daily chronic topical treatment for plaque psoriasis.
These results are preliminary in nature and may change as patients progress in the trial and as additional patients may be enrolled. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit No.Description
99.1



SIGNATURES
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.
 ARCUTIS BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.
Date: July 31, 2020By:/s/ John W. Smither
John W. Smither
Chief Financial Officer