UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934







Date of Report: October   17, 2014

(Date of earliest event reported)




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

(IRS Employer 
Identification Number)






951 Gateway Boulevard, South San Francisco, CA

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

94080

(Zip Code)




650-238-9600
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)




Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)








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Item 8.01. Other Events



On October 17, 2014, GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) and Theravance, Inc. issued a press release announcing that Respiratory Medicine has published positive results from a third lung function study comparing the efficacy and safety of ANORO(R) ELLIPTA(R) (umeclidinium/vilanterol, 'UMEC/VI'), the combination long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA)/long-acting beta2-adrenergic agonist (LABA), with the LAMA tiotropium, administered in the HandiHaler(R) inhaler, to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.  UMEC/VI has been developed under the LABA collaboration agreement between Glaxo Group Limited and Theravance, Inc.  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

             99.1       Press Release dated October   17, 2014




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.








Dated: October   17, 2014



THERAVANCE, INC.

By:  /s/ Michael W. Aguiar                      

     Michael W. Aguiar

     Chief Executive Officer







Exhibit Index



Exhibit No.
Description


99.1
Press Release dated October   17, 2014