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
March 20, 2019
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)
DURECT CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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000-31615 |
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94-3297098 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(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 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
On March 20, 2019, DURECT Corporation (“DURECT”) received written notice from Pain Therapeutics, Inc. (“Pain Therapeutics”) that, effective June 18, 2019, Pain Therapeutics is terminating the Development and License Agreement, dated December 19, 2002, as amended (the “DLA”). As a result of this termination, Pain Therapeutics will be returning its exclusive, worldwide commercialization rights to develop and market REMOXY ER (ORADUR®-Oxycodone). REMOXY ER is a novel long-acting oral formulation of the opioid oxycodone that was under development using DURECT’s ORADUR technology.
A summary of the material terms of the DLA was included in DURECT’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 8, 2019, which is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the DLA and amendments (filed as Exhibit 10.34 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-31615) filed on March 14, 2003, and Exhibit 10.45 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-31615) filed on March 16, 2006, respectively, and incorporated by reference).
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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.
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DURECT Corporation |
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Date: March 22, 2019 |
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/s/ James E. Brown |
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James E. Brown |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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