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): December 22, 2023

Cidara Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-36912	46-1537286
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

6310 Nancy Ridge Drive, Suite 101

San Diego, California 92121

(858) 752-6170

(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

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:

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, Par Value $0.0001 Per Share	CDTX	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 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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.

On December 22, 2023, Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that REZZAYO® (rezafungin acetate) has been approved in the European Union (the “EU”) for the treatment of invasive candidiasis in adults. The Company is entitled to receive a milestone payment of approximately $11.14 million from Mundipharma Medical Company (“Mundipharma”) on or before February 5, 2024 for the EU approval of rezafungin in accordance with the terms of the Collaboration and License Agreement, dated September 3, 2019, by and between the Company and Mundipharma.

SIGNATURES

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.

	Cidara Therapeutics, Inc.
Date: December 22, 2023		/s/ Jeffrey Stein, Ph.D.
		Jeffrey Stein, Ph.D.
		President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)