UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the |
| Date of Report: June 02, 2011 (Date of earliest event reported) | ||||
| Theravance, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||||
| Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 000-30319 (Commission File Number) | 94-3265960 (IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||
| 901 Gateway Boulevard, South San Francisco, CA (Address of principal executive offices) | 94080 (Zip Code) | |||
650-808-6000 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | ||||
| Not Applicable (Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report) | ||||
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| Item 8.01. Other Events On June 2, 2011, GlaxoSmithKline and Theravance, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the results of two pivotal 6-month efficacy and safety Phase 3 studies of RELOVAIR(TM) for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. RELOVAIR(TM) is a once-daily inhaled corticosteroid (ICS)/long-acting beta-agonist (LABA) combination treatment, comprising fluticasone furoate and vilanterol (FF/VI), currently under development for the treatment of COPD and asthma. Members of the Company's management will discuss these results on a conference call today at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits (d) Exhibits 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. |
| Dated: June 02, 2011 | THERAVANCE, INC. By: /s/ Michael W. Aguiar |
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Theravance, Inc. dated June 02, 2011 |