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): October 28, 2014
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 |
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94-3265960 |
951 Gateway Boulevard
South San Francisco, California 94080
(650) 238-9600
(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 October 28, 2014 at CHEST 2014 in Austin, Texas, GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) presented data from two Phase 3 studies evaluating the efficacy and safety of the open triple therapy, the once-daily umeclidinium (UMEC), a long-acting muscarinic antagonist, added to fluticasone furoate/vilanterol (FF/VI), in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. FF/VI is a once-daily combination of a long-acting beta2 agonist (LABA) and inhaled corticosteroid. FF/VI has been developed under the 2002 LABA collaboration between Glaxo Group Limited and Theravance, Inc. The slide 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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Efficacy and Safety of Once-Daily Umeclidinium Added to Fluticasone Furoate/Vilanterol in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Results of Two Replicate Randomized 12-Week Studies |
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: October 28, 2014 |
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/s/ Michael W. Aguiar |
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Michael W. Aguiar |
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Chief Executive Officer |