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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001615774-15-000495
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150317
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150317
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150317

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:		15707976

	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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reported): March 17, 2015&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>455 Mission Bay Boulevard South</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">On March 17, 2015,
Nektar Therapeutics, a Delaware corporation (&ldquo;Nektar&rdquo;), announced that it would hold a Webcast conference call on March
17, 2015 to review the topline results from the Phase 3 BEACON study for etirinotecan pegol (NKTR-102). This conference call is
accessible through a link that is posted on the home page and Investor Relations section of the Nektar website: http://www.nektar.com.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">On this conference
call, management expects to make certain forward-looking statements regarding the therapeutic potential of NKTR-102, regulatory
plans for NKTR-102, and certain other statements regarding Nektar&rsquo;s business. These forward-looking statements involve substantial
risks and uncertainties including but not limited to:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The FDA and European Medicines Agency rarely approve drugs on the basis of studies that do not
achieve statistical significance on the primary endpoint;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">While data from certain pre-specified subgroups in the BEACON study was positive, the study did
not achieve statistical significance for its primary endpoint and secondary endpoints;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Nektar&rsquo;s drug candidates and those of its collaboration partners are in various stages of
clinical development and the risk of failure is high and can unexpectedly occur at any stage prior to regulatory approval for numerous
reasons including safety and efficacy findings even after positive findings in previous preclinical and clinical studies;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Acceptance, review and approval decisions for new drug applications by health authorities is an
uncertain and evolving process and health authorities retain significant discretion at all stages of the regulatory review and
approval decision process;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Patents may not issue from our patent applications for our drug candidates, patents that have issued
may not be enforceable, or additional intellectual property licenses from third parties may be required;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The outcome of any existing or future intellectual property or other litigation related to our
drug candidates and those of our collaboration partners; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Other important risks and uncertainties are set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2015.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Actual results could differ materially
from the forward-looking statements and Nektar undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise.</P>

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

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<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>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black thin solid">/s/ Gil M. Labrucherie</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Gil M. Labrucherie</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 46%"><I>General Counsel and Secretary</I></TD></TR>
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    <TD>Date:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;&nbsp;March 17, 2015</TD></TR>
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