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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 23, 2012

 


 

THERAVANCE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 


 

Delaware

 

000-30319

 

94-3265960

(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(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)

 


 

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):

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

The information contained in this Item 7.01 and in the accompanying exhibit 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.

 

On October 23, 2012 at the United European Gastroenterology Week, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Theravance, Inc. presented data from the Phase 2b Study 0084 with TD-1211 in patients with opioid-induced constipation (OIC).  These Phase 2b data were also presented on October 23, 2012, at the American College of Gastroenterology’s 77th Annual Scientific Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada. TD-1211 is an investigational once-daily, orally administered, peripherally selective, multivalent inhibitor of the mu opioid receptor designed with a goal of alleviating gastrointestinal side effects of opioid therapy without affecting analgesia. A copy of the slide presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)   Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

 

Description

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

Slide Presentation Titled “TD-1211 Demonstrates Improvement in Bowel Movement Frequency and Bristol Stool Scores in a Phase 2b Study of Patients with Opioid-Induced Constipation (OIC)”

 

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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: October 23, 2012

By:

/s/ Michael W. Aguiar

 

 

Michael W. Aguiar

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

 

Description

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

Slide Presentation Titled “TD-1211 Demonstrates Improvement in Bowel Movement Frequency and Bristol Stool Scores in a Phase 2b Study of Patients with Opioid-Induced Constipation (OIC)”

 

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