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 (Date of earliest event reported): August 1, 2017
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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(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)
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:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
As of August 1, 2017, DURECT and Zogenix, Inc. have terminated their Development and License Agreement (dated July 11, 2011, as amended) whereby Zogenix had the worldwide development and commercialization rights to Relday®. Relday is an investigational long-acting formulation of risperidone, an atypical anti-psychotic agent. Under the mutual termination agreement, Zogenix’s development and commercialization rights are returned to DURECT, and Zogenix will transfer to DURECT all regulatory filings and development information related to Relday. A summary of the material terms of the Zogenix Agreement was included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2017, which is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement and amendments (filed as Exhibit 10.66 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 000-31615) filed on November 7, 2011, and Exhibit 10.70 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 000-31615) filed with the SEC on May 3, 2013, respectively, and incorporated by reference).
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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.
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DURECT Corporation |
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Date: August 2, 2017 |
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/s/ Matthew J. Hogan |
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Matthew J. Hogan |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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