<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001144204-15-001953.txt : 20150113
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-15-001953
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150113
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150113
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150113

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000906709
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		IRS NUMBER:				943134940
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-24006
		FILM NUMBER:		15524256

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		455 MISSION BAY BOULEVARD SOUTH
		CITY:			SAN FRANCISCO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94158
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4154825300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		455 MISSION BAY BOULEVARD SOUTH
		CITY:			SAN FRANCISCO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94158

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	INHALE THERAPEUTIC SYSTEMS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980723

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	INHALE THERAPEUTIC SYSTEMS
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940303
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C.&nbsp;20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Date of report&nbsp;(Date of earliest event
reported): January 13, 2015</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 24pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS</B></P>

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in Charter)</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 0.8pt; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt; width: 32%"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>94-3134940</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.8pt 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>of Incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.8pt 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(IRS Employer</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.8pt 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>455 Mission Bay Boulevard South</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>San Francisco, California 94158</B></P>

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and Zip Code)</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including
area code: (415) 482-5300</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">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:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 96%; padding-right: 0.8pt; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 96%; padding-right: 0.8pt; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;2.02</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt; background-color: white">On
January&nbsp;13, 2015, Howard W. Robin, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Nektar Therapeutics (&ldquo;Nektar&rdquo;),
will present at the J.P. Morgan 2015 Healthcare Conference.&nbsp; On January 6, 2015, Nektar announced that Mr. Robin&rsquo;s presentation
would be accessible via a Webcast through a link posted on the Investor Relations, Events Calendar section of the&nbsp;Nektar&nbsp;website:&nbsp;http://www.nektar.com.
As part of the presentation, Mr.&nbsp;Robin intends to announce that based upon Nektar&rsquo;s preliminary estimates, as of December&nbsp;31,
2014, Nektar had cash and investments in marketable securities of approximately $262.8 million.&nbsp; This financial information
has been prepared by and is the responsibility of Nektar&rsquo;s management and has not been audited by Nektar&rsquo;s independent
registered public accounting firm, and, accordingly, Nektar&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting firm does not express
an opinion on or provide any other form of assurance with respect to this preliminary data. This financial information is subject
to completion of Nektar&rsquo;s year-end financial closing procedures, the preparation of Nektar&rsquo;s consolidated financial
statements, and the completion of the audit of Nektar&rsquo;s consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December&nbsp;31,
2014, and Nektar&rsquo;s actual results may differ from these estimates.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt; background-color: white">The
information in this report, including the exhibit hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed &ldquo;filed&rdquo; for purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section or Sections
11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The information contained herein and in the accompanying exhibit shall
not be incorporated by reference into any filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission made by Nektar Therapeutics, whether
made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in">Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Gil M. Labrucherie</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Date:</FONT></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.8pt 0pt 0">January 13, 2015&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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