UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
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Current Report Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): May 22, 2014
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THERAVANCE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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000-30319
(Commission File Number)
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94-3265960
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
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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)
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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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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company was held on May 22, 2014.
(b) The nominees listed below were elected directors with the respective votes set forth opposite their names:
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Votes for
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Votes withheld
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Rick E Winningham
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99,196,999
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181,127
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Henrietta H. Fore
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99,014,747
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363,379
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Robert V. Gunderson, Jr.
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98,934,532
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443,594
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Burton G. Malkiel, Ph.D.
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99,022,038
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356,088
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Peter S. Ringrose, Ph.D.
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99,243,177
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134,949
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William H. Waltrip
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98,943,169
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434,957
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George M. Whitesides, Ph.D.
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99,213,767
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164,359
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William D. Young
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98,743,647
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634,479
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In a non-binding advisory vote, the stockholders voted to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers disclosed in the Company’s 2014 proxy statement. The voting results are set forth below:
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For
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Abstain
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98,937,027
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373,547
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67,552
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The stockholders ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014. The voting results are set forth below:
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For
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Abstain
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106,663,710
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494,387
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8,525
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Item 8.01 Other Events
The Company has previously disclosed under Item 5.02 on Form 8-K filed on May 5, 2014 (the “Prior Form 8-K”), that in connection with the proposed separation of Theravance Biopharma, Inc. (“Biopharma”) from Theravance, Inc. (“Theravance”) into two distinct publicly traded companies (the “Separation”), contingent upon the effectiveness of the Separation and effective as of immediately after the payment of the dividend of Biopharma ordinary shares to the stockholders of Theravance that is expected to occur on June 2, 2014, Catherine J. Friedman, Paul Pepe and James L. Tyree (collectively, the “New Directors”) will become members of the Board of Directors of Theravance and current Theravance directors Henrietta H. Fore, Robert V. Gunderson, Jr., Burton G. Malkiel, Peter S. Ringrose, George M. Whitesides and William D. Young are expected to resign as members of the Theravance Board of Directors effective immediately after the effectiveness of appointment of the New Directors. Today’s disclosures in Item 5.07 of this Form 8-K do not change or modify Theravance’s disclosures in the Prior Form 8-K.
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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THERAVANCE, INC.
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Date: May 23, 2014
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By:
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/s/ Bradford J. Shafer
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Bradford J. Shafer
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Senior Vice President and General Counsel
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