8-K

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

Dateof Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 17, 2024

Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in itscharter)

259 Liberty Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305

(Address of principal executive offices) (ZipCode)

Registrant’s telephone number, including

area code: (917) 533-1469

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed sincelast 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:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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  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.  ¨

At the close of business on April 26, 2024, the record date of the Annual Meeting of Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“we”, “us” and “our”) held on June 17, 2024 (the “Annual Meeting”), there were 15,823,102 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. At the Annual Meeting, the holders of 10,648,350 shares of our common stock, or approximately 67.29% of our outstanding shares of common stock, were represented in person or by proxy and, therefore, a quorum was present. At the Annual Meeting, our stockholders considered two proposals, which are described briefly below and in more detail in our definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2024. The final voting results for each proposal are set forth below.

Proposal 1 - Election of Directors

Our stockholders elected the following directors as Class III directors to hold office until the 2027 Annual Meeting of stockholders by the following votes:

Proposal 2 - Ratification of Independent RegisteredPublic Accounting Firm

Our stockholders ratified the appointment of CohnReznick LLP as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 by the following votes:

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.