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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001615774-17-004760
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170823
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170825
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170825

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:		171052430

	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/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

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

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Date of report&nbsp;(Date of earliest
event reported): August 23, 2017</P>

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

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in Charter)</B></P>

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

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

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intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&sect;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (&sect;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</P>

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an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for
complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.&nbsp;</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item 7.01.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regulation FD Disclosure</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/107% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt; text-indent: 24.5pt">On August 23, 2017, Nektar Therapeutics
(&quot;Nektar&quot;) and Eli Lilly and Company received notice of early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Act in connection with their License Agreement to co-develop Nektar's proprietary product candidate NKTR-358, which is an investigational
compound that is a potential immunological therapeutic targeting the interleukin receptor complex. Expiration of the waiting period
triggers the effectiveness of the License Agreement and the non-refundable up-front payment to Nektar of $150 million. Please refer
to the Form 8-K Current Report filed by Nektar with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 24, 2017, for a description
of the License Agreement between Nektar and Eli Lilly and Company.</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">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 thereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 107%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Date: August 25, 2017</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 107%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; line-height: 107%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Mark A. Wilson</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 107%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Mark A. Wilson</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 107%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">General Counsel and Secretary</FONT></TD></TR>
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