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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001615774-17-007343
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20171214
ITEM INFORMATION:		Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171215
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171215

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:		171257691

	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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8-K</B></FONT></P>

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REPORT</B></FONT></P>

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to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></FONT></P>

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of report&nbsp;(Date of earliest event reported): December 14, 2017&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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THERAPEUTICS</B></FONT></P>

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Mission Bay Boulevard South</B></FONT></P>

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Francisco, California 94158</B></FONT></P>

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telephone number, including area code: (415) 482-5300</FONT></P>

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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:</FONT></P>

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    communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</FONT></TD></TR>
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by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging 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).</FONT></P>

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growth company&nbsp;&#9744;</FONT></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;&#9744;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt">On November 24, 2017,
Nektar Therapeutics, a Delaware corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) reported on a Form 8-K that it did not expect Bayer Healthcare
LLC (&ldquo;Bayer&rdquo;) to continue further development of Amikacin Inhale.&nbsp; <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">On </FONT>December
14, 2017, the Company received formal notice of termination from Bayer of the Co-Development, License and Co-Promotion Agreement,
dated August 1, 2007, between the Company and Bayer,&nbsp;effective as of January 13, 2018 (&ldquo;Agreement&rdquo;). There are
no payment obligations to Bayer that arise as a result of the termination of the Agreement, and the Company will avoid incurring
approximately $25 to $30 million in commercial manufacturing scale-up and readiness costs over the next 12-18 months that would
have been required to meet the Company&rsquo;s obligations under the Agreement. Please refer to the Company's Current Report on
Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2007, for a full description of the Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">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.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 45%"><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="vertical-align: top; border-top: #000000 1px solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;Mark
    A. Wilson<BR><I>General Counsel and Secretary</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Date:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">December
    15, 2017</FONT></TD></TR>
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