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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-096909"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VRCA"
cik: "0001660334"
company_name: "Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc."
filed_at: "2025-04-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T05:53:08.592104+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Verrica Pharmaceuticals' Chief Legal Officer Christopher Hayes resigns effective April 30, 2025

## Summary
- Christopher G. Hayes resigns as Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, and Corporate Secretary effective April 30, 2025.
- Company enters Release Agreement providing 12 months of base salary continuation and up to 12 months of COBRA coverage.
- No permanent replacement has been announced for Hayes' roles.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-096909
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VRCA
- cik: 0001660334
- company_name: Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-04-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1660334/000119312525096909/0001193125-25-096909-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1660334/000119312525096909/d807929d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-096909.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Christopher G. Hayes departed as Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary at Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc..
  - Action: resign
  - Role: Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary
  source text: On April 22, 2025, Christopher G. Hayes notified Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the “ Company ”) that he will resign from his positions as the Company’s Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary effective as of April 30, 2025
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1660334/000119312525096909/0001193125-25-096909-index.htm

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