UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): April 16, 2015
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
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
951 Gateway Boulevard
South San Francisco, California 94080
(650) 238-9600
(Addresses, including zip code, and telephone numbers, including area code, of principal executive offices)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On April 16, 2015, GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) and Theravance, Inc. announced the launch of Anoro® (umeclidinium/vilanterol) in Spain following the approval in Europe in May 2014. Anoro® Ellipta® is indicated as a once-daily maintenance bronchodilator treatment to relieve symptoms in adult patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Anoro® Ellipta® is a combination of two bronchodilators, umeclidinium (UMEC), a long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) and vilanterol (VI), a long-acting beta2 agonist (LABA), in a single dry powder inhaler, the Ellipta®. The approved dose of UMEC/VI is 55/22mcg. UMEC/VI has been developed under the 2002 LABA collaboration agreement between Glaxo Group Limited and Theravance, Inc.
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SIGNATURE
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.
| THERAVANCE, INC. |
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Date: April 16, 2015 | By: | /s/ Eric d’Esparbes |
| | Eric d’Esparbes |
| | Chief Financial Officer |
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