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: July      16, 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 July 16, 2014, GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) and Theravance, Inc. announced the start of a global Phase 3 study, known as IMPACT (InforMing the PAthway of COPD Treatment), to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the 'closed' triple combination of fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium/vilanterol (FF/UMEC/VI) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). IMPACT is the first pivotal Phase 3 study in a program to evaluate a once-daily closed triple combination treatment of an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS), FF; a long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA), UMEC; and a long-acting beta2-adrenergic agonist (LABA), VI, in patients with COPD.  'Closed triple' therapy is a combination treatment of three medicines delivered simultaneously from one device.  UMEC/VI/FF has been developed under the 2002 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 July      16, 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: July      16, 2014



THERAVANCE, INC.

By:  /s/ Michael W. Aguiar                      

     Michael W. Aguiar

     Chief Financial Officer







Exhibit Index



Exhibit No.
Description


99.1
Press Release dated July      16, 2014