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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001564590-16-015008
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160318
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160317
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20160318

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Cidara Therapeutics, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001610618
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES) [2836]
		IRS NUMBER:				461537286
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		S-8
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-210263
		FILM NUMBER:		161513598

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6310 NANCY RIDGE DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 101
		CITY:			SAN DIEGO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92121
		BUSINESS PHONE:		858-752-6170

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		STREET 1:		6310 NANCY RIDGE DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 101
		CITY:			SAN DIEGO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92121

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	K2 THERAPEUTICS, INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20140611
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Cidara Therapeutics, Inc.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">San Diego, California </p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Ladies and Gentlemen:</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">You have requested our opinion, as counsel to <font style="color:#000000;">Cidara Therapeutics, Inc.</font>, a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), with respect to certain matters in connection with the filing by the Company of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the &#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;) with the Securities and Exchange Commission, covering the offering of an aggregate of up to 697,125<font style="color:#000000;"> </font>shares of the Company's Common Stock, $0.0001 par value (the &#8220;Shares&#8221;), including 557,700 shares issuable pursuant to the Company&#8217;s 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the &#8220;Incentive Plan&#8221;) and 139,425 shares issuable pursuant to the Company&#8217;s 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the &#8220;Employee Plan&#8221;).</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">In connection with this opinion, we have examined and relied upon the Registration Statement and related prospectuses, the Incentive Plan, the Employee Plan, the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, and the originals or copies certified to our satisfaction of such records, documents, certificates, memoranda and other instruments as in our judgment are necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinion expressed below.&nbsp;&nbsp;We have assumed the genuineness and authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to originals of all documents submitted to us as copies thereof.&nbsp;&nbsp;Our opinion is expressed only with respect to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.</p>
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<p style="margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Cooley LLP</p>
<p style="margin-top:36pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">/s/ Charles J. Bair</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;margin-left:36pt;"></font></p>
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