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):  November 27, 2012

 

 

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)

 

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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

The information contained in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Today Michael W. Aguiar, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Theravance, Inc. (the “Company”) presented at the Piper Jaffray Healthcare Conference in New York, New York.  During the fireside chat style presentation, Mr. Aguiar announced that GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) and the Company have decided to advance GSK961081 (‘081) monotherapy to Phase 3 in the course of 2013.  ‘081 is an investigational, single molecule bifunctional bronchodilator with both muscarinic antagonist and beta2 receptor agonist activities for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).  In addition, GSK and the Company plan to progress the combination of ‘081 and fluticasone furoate (FF), an investigational once-daily inhaled corticosteroid, into Phase 3-enabling studies shortly.  ‘081 is in development under the strategic alliance between GSK and the Company.

 

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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.

 

 

Date: November 27, 2012

By:

/s/ Michael W. Aguiar

 

 

Michael W. Aguiar

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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