Form: 3

Initial statement of beneficial ownership of securities

July 3, 2025

SEC 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*
LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC
(Last) (First) (Middle)
555 HERITAGE DRIVE, SUITE 200
(Street)
JUPITER FL 33458
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/01/2025 		3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Pelthos Therapeutics Inc. [ PTHS ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
5. 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 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)
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)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (1) (1) Common Stock 1,800,000(2) 10(2) D
Explanation of Responses:
1. 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 reporting person may not convert Series A convertible preferred stock to the extent that after giving effect to such conversion, the reporting person (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.
2. The numbers reported herein have been adjusted to reflect the 1-for-10 reverse stock split effected by the Issuer on July 1, 2025.
/s/ Octavio Espinoza, Chief Financial Officer of Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 07/02/2025
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

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