f8k_071312.htm
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 13, 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)
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000-30319
(Commission File Number)
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94-3265960
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
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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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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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On July 13, 2012, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Theravance, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the submission of regulatory applications to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for the once-daily investigational medicine fluticasone furoate “FF”/vilanterol “VI” (FF/VI) for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and a regulatory application for asthma to the EMA. RELVAR™ and BREO™ are the proposed brand names for FF/VI in the European Union and the U.S., respectively. FF/VI is currently in development under the LABA collaboration between GSK and the Company. 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.
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Exhibit
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Description
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Exhibit 99.1
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Press Release Dated July 13, 2012
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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.
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THERAVANCE, INC.
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Date: July 13, 2012
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By:
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/s/ Michael W. Aguiar
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Michael W. Aguiar
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Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
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Description
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Exhibit 99.1
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Press Release Dated July 13, 2012
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