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): September 8, 2014
THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Cayman Islands |
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001-36033 |
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Not Applicable |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
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)
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
The information in this Current Report (including Exhibit 99.1) is 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 Exhibit 99.1) 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 September 8, 2014 at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Munich, Germany, Theravance Biopharma U.S., Inc. (the “Company”) presented pharmacokinetics data from Phase 2b Study 0091 with TD-4208 as a nebulized aqueous solution in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). TD-4208 is an investigational, once-daily inhaled nebulized muscarinic antagonist discovered by Theravance Biopharma for the treatment of a subset of COPD patients that the Company believes are underserved by current hand-held products. A copy of the poster is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Repeated-Dose Pharmacokinetics of Once-Daily TD-4208, a Long-acting Muscarinic Receptor Antagonist (LAMA), in Subjects with COPD
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.
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Date: September 8, 2014 |
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/s/ Renee D. Gala |
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Renee D. Gala |
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Senior Vice President, Finance |