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):  November 3, 2014

 

 

THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

PO Box 309

Ugland House, South Church Street

George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands KY1-1104
(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))

 

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

The information in this Current Report (including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2) are being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Securities Exchange Act of 1934”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report (including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2) shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

On November 3, 2014, Theravance Biopharma, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing positive results from the first three cohorts of Study 0110, a Phase 1 proof-of-concept study of TD-6450, the Company’s next-generation investigational NS5A inhibitor in development to treat patients with hepatitis C virus infection (HCV).  Members of the Company’s management will discuss the announcement on a conference call today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.  A copy of the press release and the slide presentation to be presented during the conference call are furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this report and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)         Exhibits

 

Exhibit		Description
Exhibit 99.1		Press Release Dated November 3, 2014
Exhibit 99.2		TD-6450 Phase 1 Study 0110 Results Slide Presentation Dated November 3, 2014

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

	THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA, INC.
Date: November 3, 2014	By:	/s/ Renee D. Gala
		Renee D. Gala
		Senior Vice President, Finance

 

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