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, 2025

Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-40536		82-3733567
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

259 Liberty Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (917) 533-1469

Not applicable

(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:

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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, par value $0.001 per share		ACXP		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 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Emerging Growth Company x

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 3.03 Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders.

To the extent required by Item 3.03, the disclosure set forth in Item 5.03 is incorporated herein by reference.

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

On July 31, 2025, Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware an amendment (the “Certificate of Amendment”) to its certificate of incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), at a ratio of 1-for-20 (the “Reverse Stock Split”). Pursuant to the Certificate of Amendment, the Reverse Stock Split will become effective as of 4:01 p.m. Eastern Time on August 4, 2025 (the “Effective Time”) and shares of the Company’s Common Stock are expected to begin trading on a post-split basis at the open of trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market on August 5, 2025. At the Effective Time, every twenty (20) shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock will be automatically converted into one (1) share of Common Stock, without any change in the par value per share. In addition, proportionate adjustments will be made to the per share exercise price and the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of all outstanding stock options, warrants and convertible securities, and to the number of shares issued and issuable under the Company’s stock incentive plan. No change will be made to the number of shares of Common Stock authorized under the Company’s certificate of incorporation. Any stockholder who would otherwise be entitled to a fractional share of Common Stock created as a result of the Reverse Stock Split is entitled to receive a cash payment in lieu thereof equal to the fractional share to which the stockholder would otherwise be entitled multiplied by the closing sales price of a share of Common Stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on the trading day immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Reverse Stock Split, as adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split.

Following the Reverse Stock Split, the shares of Common Stock will continue to trade on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “ACXP.” The new CUSIP number for the Common Stock following the Reverse Stock Split will be 00510M 203.

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

Item 8.01 Other Information.

On July 31, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the Reverse Stock Split. The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
3.1		Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
99.1		Press Release issued by Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., dated July 31, 2025.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.

Date: July 31, 2025	Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

	By:	/s/ David P. Luci
	Name:	David P. Luci
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

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