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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 21, 2008
 
 
THERAVANCE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
 
Delaware
  
000-30319
  
94-3265960
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
(b)   On April 21, 2008, Theravance, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it will restructure its workforce in response to the completion of its Phase 3 development activities with telavancin and to reduce its overall cash burn rate.  In connection with this restructuring, the Company and Dr. Michael Kitt mutually decided to eliminate the position of Senior Vice President of Development.  Accordingly, Dr. Kitt will be departing from this position on June 21, 2008.  The Company currently intends to enter into a mutually agreeable consulting agreement with Dr. Kitt for services related to telavancin regulatory activities in the United States for complicated skin and skin structure infections and hospital-acquired pneumonia.
 
 
 
 

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:  April 24, 2008
  
By:
 /s/ Rick E Winningham
     
Rick E Winningham
     
Chief Executive Officer