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Your Vote Counts! ACLARIS THERAPEUTICS, INC. 2021 Annual Meeting Vote by June 2, 2021 11:59 PM ET ACLARIS THERAPEUTICS, INC. C/O BROADRIDGE P.O. BOX 1342 BRENTWOOD, NY 11717 D43768-P55024 You invested in ACLARIS THERAPEUTICS, INC. and it’s time to vote! You have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the Annual Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy material for the stockholder meeting to be held on June 3, 2021. Get informed before you vote View the Notice and Proxy Statement and 2020 Annual Report online OR you can receive a free paper or email copy of the material(s) by requesting prior to May 20, 2021. If you would like to request a copy of the material(s) for this and/or future stockholder meetings, you may (1) visit www.ProxyVote.com, (2) call 1-800-579-1639 or (3) send an email to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. If sending an email, please include your control number (indicated below) in the subject line. Unless requested, you will not otherwise receive a paper or email copy. Smartphone users Point your camera here and vote without entering a control number Vote Virtually at the Meeting* June 3, 2021 9:00 AM Eastern Time Virtually at: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ACRS2021 *Please check the meeting materials for any special requirements for meeting attendance. V1 For complete information and to vote, visit www.ProxyVote.com Control #

Vote at www.ProxyVote.com THIS IS NOT A VOTABLE BALLOT This is an overview of the proposals being presented at the upcoming stockholder meeting. Please follow the instructions on the reverse side to vote these important matters. Board Recommends Voting Items D43769-P55024 Prefer to receive an email instead? While voting on www.ProxyVote.com, be sure to click “Sign up for E-delivery”. 1. Election of Directors Nominees: 01) Christopher Molineaux 02) Bryan Reasons 03) Vincent Milano For 2. To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement. For 3. To indicate, on an advisory basis, the preferred frequency of stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers. 1 Year 4. To ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. For NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.