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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): November 10, 2021

SCYNEXIS, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware |  | 001-36365 |  | 56-2181648
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1 Evertrust Plaza, 13th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07302-6548

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)

(201)-884-5485

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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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 $0.001 |  | SCYX |  | 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 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §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 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release of SCYNEXIS, Inc. (the “Company”), dated November 10, 2021, announcing certain financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021.

The Company will conduct a conference call to review its financial results on November 10, 2021, at 8:30 a.m., Eastern Time.

The information set forth under this “Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition,” including the exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit No. | Description

99.1 | Press release announcing financial results for the third quarter September 30, 2021, dated November 10, 2021.

104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL).

Signature

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.

|  |  |  | SCYNEXIS, Inc.
Date: November 9, 2021 |  |  |  | By: |  | /s/ Marco Taglietti
|  |  |  | Name: |  | Marco Taglietti, M.D.
|  |  |  | Its: |  | Chief Executive Officer