SEC FORM 4

SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Davis Todd C

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O PELTHOS THERAPEUTICS INC.

4020 STIRRUP CREEK DRIVE

(Street)

DURHAM

27703

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Pelthos Therapeutics Inc. [ PTHS ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/01/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	07/01/2025		C		1,500,000⁽¹⁾	A	$10⁽¹⁾	1,500,000⁽¹⁾	I	By Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated⁽²⁾
Common Stock								2,917	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock	$10⁽¹⁾	07/01/2025		C			15,000	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	1,500,000⁽¹⁾	$0	3,000⁽³⁾	I	See footnote⁽²⁾
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock	$10⁽¹⁾	07/01/2025		J		31,278.681⁽⁴⁾		⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	3,127,868⁽¹⁾	⁽⁴⁾	3,127,868⁽³⁾	I	See footnote⁽²⁾

Explanation of Responses:

1. The numbers reported herein have been adjusted to reflect the 1-for-10 reverse stock split effected by the Issuer on July 1, 2025.

2. Todd Davis is the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. ("Ligand"). By virtue of this relationship, Mr. Davis may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock held of record by Ligand. Mr. Davis disclaims any such beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

3. The Series A convertible preferred stock is convertible at any time, at the holder's election, and has no expiration date. The Series A convertible preferred stock is subject to a contractual limitation such that the holder may not convert Series A convertible preferred stock to the extent that after giving effect to such conversion, the holder (together with its attribution parties as defined in the certificate of designations) would beneficially own in excess of 49.9% of the shares of common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion.

4. Received in exchange for shares of LNHC, Inc. ("LNHC") common stock in connection with the merger of CHRO Merger Sub, Inc. ("Merger Sub"), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer, with and into LNHC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ligand, with LNHC continuing as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer and the surviving corporation of the merger, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2025, by and among the Issuer, Merger Sub, LNHC, and solely for the purposes of Article III thereof, Ligand.

	/s/ Todd C. Davis	07/03/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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Director Davis Todd C converted options into 1,500,000 shares (SEC Form 4)