FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Weiss Asset Management LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)
222 BERKELEY STREET, 16TH FLOOR

(Street)
BOSTON MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Theravance Biopharma, Inc. [ TBPH ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below)
Former 10% Owner
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/23/2026
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Ordinary Share $0.00001 Par Value 09/23/2026   J (1)   7,457,060 (2) D $ 17 (3) 0 I See Footnote 2
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. On September 23, 2026, pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated June 28, 2026, by and among the Issuer, Zymeworks Inc. ("Parent"), and Zymeworks Merger Sub 1, a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, the Issuer became a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the "Merger"). At the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each Ordinary Share $0.00001 Par Value of the Issuer held by the reporting person as of immediately prior to the Effective Time was cancelled and converted into the right to receive (i) $17.00 in cash, without interest (the "Per Share Cash Consideration") and (ii) one contingent value right (a "CVR"). Each CVR represents a non-tradeable contractual contingent right to receive cash payments based on the achievement of certain commercial milestones following the Effective Time.
2. Shares reported herein represent shares beneficially owned by two private investment funds for which Weiss Asset Management LP serves as investment manager. WAM GP LLC is the general partner of Weiss Asset Management LP and Andrew Weiss is the Manager of WAM GP LLC. All of Weiss Asset Management LP, WAM GP LLC, and Andrew Weiss disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares reported herein except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
3. Represents the cash portion of the consideration paid to shareholders upon the closing of the Merger.
Georgiy Nikitin, Chief Compliance Officer, Weiss Asset Management LP and WAM GP LLC 09/28/2026
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
Georgiy Nikitin, duly authorized under a power of attorney by Andrew M. Weiss 09/28/2026
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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