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): May 8, 2024

THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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 number, including area code, of principal executive offices)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2024 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Theravance Biopharma, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 8, 2024. Shareholders holding 39,493,689 shares of capital stock, representing 81.3% of the total number of shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, were present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, which constituted a quorum to conduct business.

The matters voted on at the Annual Meeting are summarized below, and the votes cast with respect to each such matter are set forth below. These matters are described in more detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 5, 2024.

Proposal One – Based on the following results of voting, the nominees listed below were elected Class I directors to serve as members of the Board until the Company’s Annual General Meeting held in 2026 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified:

Proposal Two – Based on the following results of voting, the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 was ratified:

Proposal Three – Based on the following results of voting, a non-binding advisory resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved:

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.