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
November 3, 2011
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.) |
2 Results Way
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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On November 3, 2011, DURECT Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“DURECT”), announced its third quarter 2011 financial results. This Current Report is filed to disclose nonpublic information required to be disclosed by Regulation FD. A copy of DURECT’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
The information concerning financial results in this Form 8-K and in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information concerning financial results in this Form 8-K and in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be incorporated into any registration statement or other document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press Release of DURECT Corporation dated November 3, 2011 | |
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: November 3, 2011 | By: | /s/ James E. Brown | ||
| James E. Brown | ||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
DURECT CORPORATION
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of DURECT Corporation dated November 3, 2011 | |