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): June 9, 2023

THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Cayman Islands	001-36033	98-1226628
(State or Other Jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification
Incorporation)		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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Ordinary Share $0.00001 Par Value		TBPH		NASDAQ Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

In December 2019, Theravance Biopharma Ireland Limited, an affiliate of Theravance Biopharma, Inc. (together with Theravance Biopharma Ireland Limited, the “Company”), entered into a global license agreement with Pfizer Inc. (“Pfizer”) for its preclinical skin-selective, locally acting pan-JAK inhibitor program (the “Pfizer Agreement”). On June 9, 2023, the Company received notice from Pfizer terminating the Pfizer Agreement, effective as of October 7, 2023.

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 BIOPHARMA, INC.

Date: June 9, 2023	By:	/s/ Brett Grimaud
		Brett Grimaud
		General Counsel

Theravance Biopharma Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement