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): May 15, 2011
THERAVANCE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of |
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000-30319 (Commission File Number) |
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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)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On May 15, 2011, at the American Thoracic Society International Conference in Denver, Colorado, GlaxoSmithKline plc presented a poster presentation on a Phase 2b study: Fluticasone Furoate (FF), a Novel Once-Daily Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS), Demonstrates Efficacy in Asthma. Fluticasone Furoate is the ICS in RELOVAIR™. RELOVAIR™ is an investigational product being developed under the LABA collaboration between GSK and Theravance, Inc. as a once-daily medicine that combines FF and Vilanterol Trifenatate (VI, a long-acting beta2 agonist or LABA) for the treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma. The poster presentation is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Description |
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Exhibit 99.1 |
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Fluticasone Furoate (FF), a Novel Once-Daily Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS), Demonstrates Efficacy in Asthma |
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.
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Date: May 16, 2011 |
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/s/ Michael W. Aguiar |
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Michael W. Aguiar |
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Chief Financial Officer |