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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):  March 23, 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)
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 8.01 Other Events.
 
On March 23, 2012, GlaxoSmithKline and Theravance, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the registrational program for Relovair™ is now complete.  In addition, topline results from two non-pivotal Phase 3 studies for the once-daily investigational medicine RELOVAIR™ (fluticasone furoate “FF”/vilanterol “VI”) compared with twice-daily ADVAIR® (fluticasone propionate “FP”/salmeterol) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and topline results from a study to evaluate FF and FP compared to placebo in the treatment of persistent asthma in adults were announced.  RELOVAIR™ is a once-daily inhaled corticosteroid (ICS)/long-acting beta-agonist (LABA) combination treatment, comprising fluticasone furoate and vilanterol (FF/VI), currently in development under the LABA collaboration agreement between GSK and the Company, for the treatment of COPD and asthma.  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
       
           
           
 
Exhibit
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Description
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Exhibit 99.1
Press Release Dated March 23, 2012
     

 
 

 
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: March 23, 2012
 
By:
 
 /s/ Michael W. Aguiar
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Michael W. Aguiar
       
Chief Financial Officer
         

 
 

 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
           
 
Exhibit
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Description
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Exhibit 99.1
Press Release Dated March 23, 2012