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 12, 2019

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

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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Title of each class	Trading symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	VRCA	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).

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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 12, 2019, Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2019 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The stockholders considered two 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, 2019. Of the 25,708,485 shares outstanding as of the record date, 18,896,579 shares, or 73.5%, 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: Election of two nominees to serve as directors until the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The votes were cast as follows:

Name	Votes For		Votes Withheld
Glenn Oclassen		14,477,856		359,170
Sean Stalfort		13,484,040		1,352,986

Broker Non-Votes: 4,059,553.

All nominees were elected.

Proposal No. 2: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. The votes were cast as follows:

	Votes For		Votes Against		Abstained
Ratification of appointment of KPMG LLP		18,884,394		100		12,085

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: June 12, 2019	/s/ Chris Degnan
	Chris Degnan
	Chief Financial Officer