Arch Therapeutics Will Present At The 2016 Aegis Capital Growth Conference In Las Vegas, NV September 20-22, 2016

FRAMINGHAM, MA--(Marketwired - September 15, 2016) - Arch Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCQB: ARTH) (“Arch” or the “Company”), developer of the AC5™ devices for use in controlling bleeding and fluid loss in order to provide faster and safer surgical and interventional care, today announced it will be featured as a presenting company at the 2016 Aegis Capital Growth Conference. The presentation will take place at 1:00 PM PDT (4 PM EDT) on Wednesday, September 21st at The Encore at Wynn in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Terrence W. Norchi, MD, CEO of Arch Therapeutics, will provide an update on the Company and be available to participate in meetings with investors who are registered to attend the conference.

If you are an institutional investor, and would like to attend the Company’s presentation, please click on the following link (www.aegiscapcorp.com) to register for the Aegis conference. Once your registration is confirmed, you will be prompted to log into the conference website to request a one-on-one meeting with the Company.

A live webcast of the presentation may be accessed by visiting http://wsw.com/webcast/aegis3/arth. Additionally, the presentation will be made available for download at http://ir.archtherapeutics.com.

About Arch Therapeutics, Inc.
Arch Therapeutics, Inc. is a medical device company developing a novel approach to stop bleeding (hemostasis) and control leaking (sealant) during surgery and trauma care. Arch is developing products based on an innovative self-assembling peptide technology platform with the goal of making surgery and interventional care faster and safer for patients. Arch’s flagship development stage product candidates, known as the AC5 Surgical Hemostatic Device™ and AC5 Topical Hemostatic Device™, are being designed to achieve hemostasis in surgical procedures.

Find out more at www.archtherapeutics.com.

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On Behalf of the Board,
Terrence W. Norchi, MD
Arch Therapeutics, Inc.