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 17, 2007

 

 

THERAVANCE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

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 exhibits 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.

 

Today at the American College of Gastroenterology 2007 Annual Scientific Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dr. Michael Goldberg, Vice President, Clinical Pharmacology of Theravance, Inc. (“Theravance”) will present data from Theravance’s ACCORD Phase 2 clinical study in chronic constipation with TD-5108, Theravance’s investigational compound for the treatment of chronic constipation and other disorders related to reduced gastrointestinal motility. A copy of Dr. Goldberg’s presentation slides are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

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ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)  Exhibits

 

Exhibit		Description
Exhibit 99.1		Presentation slides

 

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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 17, 2007		By:	/s/ Michael W. Aguiar
			Michael W. Aguiar
			Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Exhibit
99.1		Presentation slides

 

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