Theravance Biopharma, Inc.
c/o Theravance Biopharma US, Inc.
901 Gateway Blvd.
South San Francisco, CA 94080
July 14, 2015
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-3720
Attention: Johnny Gharib
Re: Theravance Biopharma, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-3
File No. 333-205275
Request for Acceleration of Effective Date
Dear Mr. Gharib,
Theravance Biopharma, Inc. (the Registrant) and the subsidiary guarantors of the Registrant listed as co-registrants on Annex A hereto (the Co-Registrants and, together with the Registrant, the Registrants), hereby request that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) take appropriate action to make the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-3 effective at 4:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on July 16, 2015 or as soon as possible thereafter. In connection with such request, the Registrants hereby acknowledge that:
· should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing;
· the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Registrants from their full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and
· the Registrants may not assert the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.
The Registrants hereby authorize Bradford J. Shafer, general counsel of the Registrant, to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration.
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Sincerely, |
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THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA, INC. |
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/s/ Renee D. Gala |
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Renee D. Gala |
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
ANNEX A
Co-Registrant |
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File No. |
Theravance Biopharma Antibiotics, Inc. |
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333-205275-06 |
Theravance Biopharma Cayman Holdings, Inc. |
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333-205275-05 |
Theravance Biopharma Ireland Limited |
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333-205275-04 |
Theravance Biopharma R&D, Inc. |
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333-205275-03 |
Theravance Biopharma UK Limited |
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333-205275-02 |
Theravance Biopharma US, Inc. |
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333-205275-01 |