cdtx-20201207

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 7, 2020

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

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

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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 Global Market

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).

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

Adoption of Inducement Plan

On December 4, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) adopted the Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. 2020 Inducement Incentive Plan (the “Inducement Plan”), pursuant to which the Company has reserved 750,000 shares of its common stock for issuance under the Inducement Plan to individuals who were not previously employees or directors of the Company, or who are returning to employment following a bona fide period of non-employment with the Company, as an inducement material to such persons entering into employment with the Company, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). An “Award” includes any cash award and any right to receive the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Inducement Plan, including nonstatutory stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, stock appreciation rights, performance stock awards or other stock-based awards. The Board also adopted a form of stock option grant notice, stock option agreement, notice of exercise, restricted stock unit grant notice and restricted stock unit award agreement (the “Related Agreements”) for use with the Inducement Plan.

The foregoing description of the Inducement Plan and Related Agreements is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Inducement Plan and Related Agreements, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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 7, 2020		/s/ Jeffrey L. Stein
		Jeffrey L. Stein
		President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)


Exhibit No.						Description

10.1						Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. 2020 Inducement Incentive Plan.
10.2						Form of Stock Option Grant Notice, Stock Option Agreement and Notice of Exercise under the Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. 2020 Inducement Incentive Plan.
10.3						Form of Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. 2020 Inducement Incentive Plan.