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
October 31, 2016 Date of Report (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 or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. 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)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On October 31, 2016, DURECT Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“DURECT”), issued a press release providing an update on the DUR-928 development program including a description of data from the first cohort of a Phase 1b study with DUR-928 in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). 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 October 31, 2016 | |
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: October 31, 2016 | 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 October 31, 2016 | |