Daruwala Paul Form 4 Cidara Therapeutics / Paul Daruwala ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Daruwala Paul

(Last) (First) (Middle)

6310 NANCY RIDGE DRIVE

SUITE 101

(Street)

SAN DIEGO CA 92121

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. [ CDTX ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chief Operating Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/29/2021

4. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	12/29/2021		M(1)		9,900	A	$0.00	192,431	D
Common Stock	01/05/2022		S(2)		5,133	D	$1.25	187,298	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Unit	(3)	12/29/2021		M			5,000	(4)	09/17/2027	Common Stock	5,000	$0.00	12,500	D
Restricted Stock Unit	(3)	12/29/2021		M			4,900	(5)	01/30/2029	Common Stock	4,900	$0.00	5,600	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Reporting Person was previously granted restricted stock units to vest upon the achievement of certain milestone events that occurred on December 29, 2021.

2. Represents shares required to be sold by the Reporting Person to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units on December 29, 2021 and January 1, 2022. These sales are mandated by the Reporting Person's election to require the satisfaction of a tax withholding obligation to be funded by a "sell to cover" transaction and do not represent discretionary trades by the Reporting Person.

3. Each restricted stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock of the Issuer.

4. On September 18, 2017, the Reporting Person was granted restricted stock units totaling 25,000 shares subject to vesting upon the achievement of various milestones.

5. On January 31, 2019, the Reporting Person was granted restricted stock units totaling 14,000 shares subject to vesting upon the achievement of various milestones.

Remarks:

	/s/ Paul Daruwala	01/07/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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