UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 3, 2016

NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	0-24006	94-3134940
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

455 Mission Bay Boulevard South

San Francisco, California 94158

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 482-5300

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 3, 2016, Nektar Therapeutics, a Delaware corporation (“Nektar”), issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2016. A copy of the Press Release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

On October 27, 2016, Nektar announced that it would hold a Webcast conference call on November 3, 2016 to review financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2016. 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.

The information in this report, including the exhibit hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” 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.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release titled “Nektar Therapeutics Reports Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2016” issued by Nektar Therapeutics on November 3, 2016.

SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.

		NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS
November 3, 2016	By:	/s/ Mark A. Wilson
		Mark A. Wilson
		Vice President and General Counsel

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release titled “Nektar Therapeutics Reports Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2016” issued by Nektar Therapeutics on November 3, 2016.