Edgar Filing: DURECT CORP

DURECT Corporation

Date: September 17, 2007

/s/ James E. Brown

James E. Brown

President and Chief Executive Officer

Form 8-K

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

September 11, 2007

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)

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:

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 8.01

Other Events.

On September 11, 2007, DURECT Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a privately negotiated transaction with a holder of its 6.25% Convertible Subordinated Notes, due June 2008 (the “Notes”), pursuant to which such holder elected to convert $2.2 million in principal amount of such Notes into 317.4603 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, for an aggregate of 695,873 shares of common stock, as originally set forth in the indenture for such Notes. The Company made a cash payment to such holder of $153,440, which amount satisfies the future interest payments due on such Notes until maturity of $137,000 plus a small premium for early conversion. The Notes and the common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes were previously registered by the Company under the Securities Act. Following such conversion, the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes is $35.1 million.

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.