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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 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 *
  Barber Alan
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/26/2013		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Arch Therapeutics, Inc. [ARTH]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ARCH THERAPEUTICS, INC., ONE BROADWAY, 14TH FLOOR		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CAMBRIDGE, MA 02142		 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 Options (Right to Buy)   (1) 06/18/2023 Common Stock 225,000 $ 0.37 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Barber Alan
C/O ARCH THERAPEUTICS, INC.
ONE BROADWAY, 14TH FLOOR
CAMBRIDGE, MA 02142		       Chief Financial Officer  

Signatures

/s/Alan Barber 06/26/2013
**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) 25% of the shares subject to the option vest on July 1, 2013, 25% of the shares subject to the option vest 12 months after July 1, 2013, and 1/24th of the remaining unvested shares vest monthly thereafter, with all shares underlying the option subject to automatic acceleration of vesting upon a corporate transaction or change in control (as such terms are defined under the Issuer's 2013 Stock Incentive Plan). To the extent vested, the reporting person must exercise the stock option during the 2017 calendar year, unless the Issuer undergoes a corporate transaction or change in control or the reporting person separates from service from the Issuer in a calendar year earlier than 2017, in which case the option must be exercised during such earlier calendar year.

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