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 29, 2005

 


 

THERAVANCE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware

 

000-30319

 

94-3265960

(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

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):

 

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Agreement.

 

On August 29, 2005, Rick E Winningham, the Chief Executive Officer of Theravance, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Theravance”), acting pursuant to a delegation of authority from the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Theravance, authorized the payment of a $1,100,000 bonus to David Brinkley, Theravance’s Senior Vice President, Commercial Development, on August 31, 2005.

 

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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: September 2, 2005

By:

/s/ Rick E Winningham 

 

 

 

Rick E Winningham

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

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