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):  August 6, 2015

THERAVANCE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

951 Gateway Boulevard
South San Francisco, California 94080

(650) 238-9600

(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):

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On August 6, 2015, GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) and Theravance, Inc. announced the approval of BREO® ELLIPTA® (fluticasone furoate/vilanterol), for the once-daily maintenance treatment of asthma in patients aged 18 years and older with reversible obstructive airways disease, in Canada.  BREO® ELLIPTA® is a fixed-dose combination of the inhaled corticosteroid fluticasone furoate (FF) and the long-acting beta2-agonist vilanterol (VI).  Two strengths, 100/25 mcg and 200/25 mcg, have been approved in Canada for use in adults with asthma.  FF/VI has been developed under the 2002 LABA collaboration between Glaxo Group Limited and Theravance, Inc.  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 August 6, 2015

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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.

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