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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 (Date of earliest event reported):  November 14, 2013


DARA BioSciences, Inc.
      (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


Delaware
 
0-19410
 
04-3216862
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
  file number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)

 
 
 8601 Six Forks Road, Suite 160, Raleigh, North Carolina        27615  
 (Address of principal executive offices)      (Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  919-872-5578

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.
 
 o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
 o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
   
 o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
 o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 14, 2013, DARA BioSciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release which included certain results of the Company's quarter ended September 30, 2013, as well as Company highlights and developments. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 2.02 by reference.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

The Company is furnishing as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K a slide presentation, which the Company intends to use in connection with the previously-announced conference call and live audio webcast to be hosted by the Company’s management team on Thursday, November 14, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. ET to provide a corporate business update and review third quarter 2013 financial results.  Details for accessing the conference call and live audio webcast are set forth in the Company’s press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.  From time to time, the slide presentation furnished as Exhibit 99.2 may also be presented and/or distributed to the investment community and utilized at various industry and other conferences. The slide presentation is also accessible on the Company’s web site at www.darabio.com.

The Company undertakes no obligation to update, supplement or amend the materials attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2. In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by reference in such a filing.

Forward Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto, contains “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are typically preceded by words such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “will,” “may,” “should,” or similar expressions, although some forward-looking statements are expressed differently. Forward-looking statements represent the Company's management's judgment regarding future events. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. All statement other than statements of historical fact included in the Current Report on Form 8-K are forward-looking statements. The Company cannot guarantee the accuracy of the forward-looking statements, and you should be aware that the Company's actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including the statements under "Risk Factors" contained in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1    Press Release of DARA BioSciences, Inc. dated November 14, 2013.
99.2     Slide Presentation dated November 14, 2013.
                  
 
 
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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.
 
 
DARA BioSciences, Inc.
 
       
Dated:  November 14, 2013
By:
/s/ David J. Drutz  
  Name:  David J. Drutz  
  Title:  Chief Executive Officer  
       

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