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: August 18, 2009
(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.) |
2 Results Way
Cupertino, CA 95014
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(408) 777-1417
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On August 18, 2009, DURECT Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“DURECT”), issued a press release announcing it has signed a development and license agreement with Orient Pharma Co., Ltd., a diversified multinational pharmaceutical, healthcare and consumer products company with headquarters in Taiwan, under which DURECT has granted to Orient Pharma development and commercialization rights in selected Asian and South Pacific countries to a drug candidate based on DURECT’s ORADUR® Technology and one specified active pharmaceutical ingredient for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).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 August 18, 2009 |
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: August 18, 2009 | By: | /s/ James E. Brown | ||
| James E. Brown | ||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of DURECT Corporation dated August 18, 2009 |