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      02, 2011

(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 2, 2011, GlaxoSmithKline and Theravance, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the results of two pivotal 6-month efficacy and safety Phase 3 studies of RELOVAIR(TM) for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.  RELOVAIR(TM) is a once-daily inhaled corticosteroid (ICS)/long-acting beta-agonist (LABA) combination treatment, comprising fluticasone furoate and vilanterol (FF/VI), currently under development for the treatment of COPD and asthma.  Members of the Company's management will discuss these results on a conference call today at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.  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 of Theravance, Inc. dated June      02, 2011




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      02, 2011



THERAVANCE, INC.

By:  /s/ Michael W. Aguiar                      

     Michael W. Aguiar

     Chief Financial Officer







Exhibit Index



Exhibit No.
Description


99.1
Press Release of Theravance, Inc. dated June      02, 2011