UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
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Current Report Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): July 2, 2012
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THERAVANCE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | 000-30319 (Commission File Number) | 94-3265960 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
901 Gateway Boulevard
South San Francisco, California 94080
(650) 808-6000
(Addresses, including zip code, and telephone numbers, including area code, of principal executive offices)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On July 2, 2012, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Theravance, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the results of four pivotal Phase 3a studies of the once-daily investigational LAMA/LABA (GSK573719 or umeclidinium bromide (UMEC)/vilanterol (VI)) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). UMEC/VI is a combination of two investigational bronchodilator molecules – UMEC, a long-acting muscarinic antagonist and VI, a long-acting beta2 agonist, currently in development under the LABA collaboration agreement between GSK and the Company, for the treatment of COPD. Members of the Company’s management will discuss the announcement 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 |
| Exhibit | Description | ||
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release Dated July 2, 2012 | ||
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. | |||||
| Date: July 2, 2012 | By: | /s/ Michael W. Aguiar | |||
| Michael W. Aguiar | |||||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release Dated July 2, 2012 | |