DRRX Durect Corp

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * First Eagle Investment Management, LLC	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DURECT CORP [ DRRX ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 48TH FLOOR	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 9/1/2019
(Street) NEW YORK, NY 10105 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _ X _ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock (1)	9/1/2019		J(2)		26476546 (2)	D	$0	0 (2)	I	See Footnote (3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	This Form 4 is filed by First Eagle Investment Management, LLC ("FEIM") and First Eagle Holdings, Inc. ("FEHI" and, collectively with FEIM, the "Entities"). The Entities disclaim status as a "group" for purposes of this Form 4.
(2)	On September 1, 2019, the family office personnel of FEIM, including Messrs. Michael M. Kellen and Andrew Gundlach, separated their investment management business from that of FEIM, transferring their family's advisory client accounts, including the securities of the Company which were formerly controlled by FEIM, to the newly formed U.S. registered advisory firm named Bleichroeder LP. Accordingly, as of September 1, 2019, (i) none of the Entities nor any Entity account maintains any discretionary or proxy voting authority or pecuniary interest with respect to, any securities of the Company and (ii) no Entity could be deemed to beneficially own any securities of the Company.
(3)	The shares of Common Stock reported herein were indirectly beneficially owned by FEHI, a Delaware corporation, and FEIM, a Delaware limited liability company and an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. FEIM (i) was the general partner of 21 April Fund, LP ("April LP"), (ii) was the registered investment adviser to First Eagle Value in Biotechnology Master Fund, Ltd. as well as to April LP and 21 April Fund, Ltd. (collectively, the "Funds"), and (iii) is a subsidiary of FEHI. FEHI disclaimed beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock held directly by the Funds except to the extent, if any, of its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that FEHI is the beneficial owner of any such securities.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 48TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10105		X
First Eagle Holdings, Inc. 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NY 10105		X

Signatures
FIRST EAGLE HOLDINGS, INC., By: /s/ David O'Connor, General Counsel and Secretary		9/4/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
FIRST EAGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC, By: /s/ David O'Connor, Senior Vice President		9/4/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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