SEC FORM 3

SEC FORM 3SEC Form 3

FORM 3

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

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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^*

GAY JOHN M.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O PELTHOS THERAPEUTICS INC.

4020 STIRRUP CREEK DRIVE, SUITE 110

(Street)

DURHAM

NORTH CAROLINA

27703

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/10/2026

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

3a. Foreign Trading Symbol

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

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

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

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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock⁽¹⁾	30,518⁽¹⁾	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Option	07/02/2026⁽²⁾	07/02/2035	Common Stock	93,000	$13.5⁽²⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents 30,518 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Common Stock") of Pelthos Therapeutics Inc. (the "Issuer"), issuable upon settlement of restricted stock units of the Issuer ("RSUs") granted to the reporting person on July 2, 2025 pursuant to the Issuer's 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time (the "2023 Plan"), each of which represents the right to receive one (1) share of Common Stock, subject to the vesting terms of such RSUs, and may be settled solely in shares of Common Stock. The RSUs were received as compensation for the reporting person's service as an officer of the Issuer pursuant to the 2023 Plan. The RSUs vest as follows: the initial one-third (1/3) of such shares vests on July 2, 2026, and the remainder vesting in equal installments on a quarterly basis thereafter over a period of two years, so long as the reporting person remains in the service of the Issuer on each such vesting date.

2. On July 2, 2025, the reporting person was granted stock options to purchase 93,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $13.50 per share, with the initial one third (1/3) of such shares vesting on July 2, 2026, and in equal installments on a quarterly basis thereafter over a period of two (2) years, so long as the reporting person remains in the service of the Issuer on each such vesting date.

Remarks:

	/s/ John M. Gay	04/20/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 3: SEC 1473 (03-26)

SEC Form 3 filed by new insider Gay John M.