8-K 1 theravance8k.htm THERAVANCE, INC. 8-K


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: June 21, 2013
(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)

901 Gateway Boulevard, South San Francisco, CA
(Address of principal executive offices)
  94080
(Zip Code)

650-808-6000
(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 June 21, 2013, Theravance, Inc. ("Theravance") issued a press release announcing that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved VIBATIV(R) (telavancin) for the treatment of adult patients with hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia (HABP/VABP) caused by susceptible isolates of Staphylococcus aureus when alternative treatments are not suitable. VIBATIV(R), discovered and developed by Theravance, is a bactericidal, once-daily, injectable lipoglycopeptide antibiotic with a dual mechanism of action whereby telavancin both inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis and disrupts bacterial cell membrane function. In 2009, VIBATIV(R) was approved in the U.S. for the treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections (cSSSI) caused by susceptible isolates of Gram-positive bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus, both methicillin-susceptible (MSSA) and methicillin-resistant (MRSA) strains. 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 June 21, 2013


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: June 21, 2013
THERAVANCE, INC.

By:  /s/ Michael W. Aguiar                    
     Michael W. Aguiar
     Chief Financial Officer


Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release dated June 21, 2013