Form 8-K

 

 

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: February 12, 2014

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

DURECT CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-31615   94-3297098

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

10260 Bubb Road

Cupertino, CA 95014

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(408) 777-1417

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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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Item  8.01 Other Events

On February 12, 2014, DURECT Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“DURECT”), issued a press release announcing that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Complete Response Letter for POSIDUR™ (SABER®-Bupivacaine), an investigational drug for administration into the surgical site to produce post-surgical analgesia. A copy of DURECT’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item  9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

99.1    Press Release of DURECT Corporation dated February 12, 2014

 


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.

 

    DURECT Corporation
Date: February 12, 2014     By:   /s/ James E. Brown
      James E. Brown
      President and Chief Executive Officer


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

99.1    Press Release of DURECT Corporation dated February 12, 2014