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* FMR LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 245 SUMMER STREET (Street) BOSTON MA 02210 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/06/2015	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. [ ACRS ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Remark 1	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	2,507,971	(1)	I	Beacon Bioventures Fund III Limited Partnership
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	527,009	(1)	I	Beacon Bioventures Fund III Limited Partnership
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	433,844	(1)	I	Beacon Bioventures Fund III Limited Partnership

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each share of Series A, B and C Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into 0.289855 shares of Common Stock as shown in column 3 at any time at the holder's election, and automatically upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering, and has no expiration date.

Remarks:

Remark 1: Edward C. Johnson 3d is a Director and the Chairman of FMR LLC and Abigail P. Johnson is a Director, the Vice Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer and the President of FMR LLC. Members of the family of Edward C. Johnson 3d, including Abigail P. Johnson, are the predominant owners, directly or through trusts, of Series B voting common shares of FMR LLC, representing 49% of the voting power of FMR LLC. The Johnson family group and all other Series B shareholders have entered into a shareholders' voting agreement under which all Series B voting common shares will be voted in accordance with the majority vote of Series B voting common shares. Accordingly, through their ownership of voting common shares and the execution of the shareholders' voting agreement, members of the Johnson family may be deemed, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, to form a controlling group with respect to FMR LLC. The address of Edward C. Johnson 3d and Abigail P. Johnson is c/o FMR LLC, 245 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02110. Remark 2: Beacon Bioventures Advisors Fund III Limited Partnership is the general partner of Beacon Bioventures Fund III Limited Partnership. Beacon Bioventures Advisors Fund III Limited Partnership is solely managed by Impresa Management LLC, its general partner and investment manager. Impresa Management LLC is owned, directly or indirectly, by various shareholders and employees of FMR LLC, including certain members of the family of Edward C. Johnson 3d.

	Scott C. Goebel, Duly authorized under Powers of Attorney, by and on behalf of FMR LLC and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Edward C. Johnson 3d and Abigail P. Johnson	10/06/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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