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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  ABRAMS MICHAEL S
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/10/2021		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Arch Therapeutics, Inc. [ARTH]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
235 WALNUT STREET, SUITE 6		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CFO and Treasurer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

FRAMINGHAM, MA 01702		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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)

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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 of Derivative Security: 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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (1) 05/02/2031 Common Stock 500,000 $ 0.1329 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
ABRAMS MICHAEL S
235 WALNUT STREET, SUITE 6
FRAMINGHAM, MA 01702		       CFO and Treasurer  

Signatures

/s/ Michael S. Abrams 05/10/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) 33.3% of the shares subject to the option shall vest on the one-year anniversary of the the grant date, and 1/24th of the remaining unvested shares subject to this grant shall vest commencing on each f the next twenty-four (24) monthly anniversaries thereater, subject to the Exectuive's continued service for the Company through each vesting date. In the event of a Change of Control (such as defined in the Plan), then, in any such case, 100% of the number of unvested Shares then subject to the grant shall accelerate and become vested as of the date of such event.

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