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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 24, 2021

 

 

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 Number)
Incorporation)      

 

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)

 

 

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):

 

¨         Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨         Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨         Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨         Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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   The 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).

 

Emerging growth company    ¨

 

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 1.01.  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On June 24, 2021, Theravance Biopharma, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Theravance Biopharma” or “we”), entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with SVB Leerink LLC, Evercore Group L.L.C. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters set forth therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), relating to an underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) of 6,700,000 ordinary shares (the “Firm Shares”), par value $0.00001 per share, at an offering price to the public of $15.00 per share. Under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, Theravance Biopharma granted the Underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,005,000 ordinary shares (the “Option Shares” and together with the Firm Shares, the “Shares”) on the same terms and conditions.

 

The Shares will be issued pursuant to Theravance Biopharma’s currently effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 and an accompanying prospectus (File No. 333-235339) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), which became effective automatically on December 3, 2019 (the “Registration Statement”), and a prospectus supplement filed with the Commission in connection with the Offering. The closing of the Offering is expected to take place on or about June 29, 2021, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

 

The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by Theravance Biopharma, customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of Theravance Biopharma and the Underwriters, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, other obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Underwriting Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures exchanged between the parties in connection with the execution of the Underwriting Agreement.

 

A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is attached as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.

 

A copy of the opinion of Maples and Calder relating to the validity of the issuance and sale of the Shares in the Offering is attached as Exhibit 5.1 hereto.

 

 

Item 8.01.  Other Events.

 

On June 24, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the proposed public offering, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. On June 24, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the public offering, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 hereto.

 

The information in Item 8.01 and in Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

 

 

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
1.1   Underwriting Agreement among Theravance Biopharma, SVB Leerink LLC, Evercore Group L.L.C. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters, dated June 24, 2021
5.1   Opinion of Maples and Calder
23.1   Consent of Maples and Calder (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
99.1   Press release dated June 24, 2021.
99.2   Press release dated June 24, 2021.
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (cover page XBRL tags embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA, INC.
   
Date: June 25, 2021 By: /s/ Andrew A. Hindman
  Andrew A. Hindman
  Chief Financial Officer