UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 15, 2026

ACM Research, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware
 
001-38273
 
94-3290283
(State or Other
Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

42307 Osgood Road, Suite I
   
Fremont, California
 
94539
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (510) 445-3700

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:


Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
 
Trading symbol
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
 
ACMR
 
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:          
Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.          



Item 8.01   Other Events.

As previously disclosed, on May 12, 2026, ACM Research, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with certain investors named therein (the “Investors”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Investors in a registered direct offering (the “Offering”) an aggregate of 2,884,615 shares (the “Shares”) of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”) at an offering price of $52.00 per Share pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-278041) and a related prospectus supplement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 12, 2026.

On May 15, 2026, the Company consummated the Offering and received net proceeds of approximately $149,849,980, after deducting estimated offering expenses payable by the Company.

This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy the securities discussed herein, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of the securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

 
ACM RESEARCH, INC.
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Mark McKechnie
 
   
Mark McKechnie
 
   
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 

Dated: May 15, 2026


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