acer-8k_20200714.htm

Delaware		001-33004		32-0426967
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

One Gateway Center, Suite 351 300 Washington Street Newton, Massachusetts		02458
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (844) 902-6100
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share	ACER	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).

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. ☐

Acer Therapeutics Inc. (the “Company”) has updated its Corporate Presentation that will be available on the Investor Relations page of the Company’s website at https://acertx.com/investor-relations and will be used at investor and other meetings. A copy of the updated Corporate Presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The Company does not undertake to update this presentation.

The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.


Exhibit No.		Description



99.1		Acer Therapeutics Inc. Corporate Presentation, July 2020.

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, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: July 14, 2020	ACER THERAPEUTICS INC.

	By:	/s/ Harry S. Palmin
		Harry S. Palmin
		Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer