Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 2, 2020, Nektar Therapeutics, a Delaware corporation ("Nektar"), posted on its website (www.nektar.com) a communication from Nektar's Chief Executive Officer regarding COVID-19 (the "COVID-19 Communication"). A copy of the COVID-19 Communication is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.

The information in this Item 7.01, 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 in this Item 7.01 and in the accompanying exhibit shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") made by Nektar, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements which can be identified by words such as: "will," "anticipate," "plan," "may," "implement," "continue," "believe" and similar references to future periods. Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others, statements we make regarding the potential impacts of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic on our personnel, their communities, and our business, such as delays or disruptions in our clinical trials, the anticipated timing for the completion of our clinical trials and announcement of clinical trial results, and interruptions in our manufacturing, supply chain, and research and development operations. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on our current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of our business, future plans and strategies, anticipated events and trends, and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. Our actual results may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others: (i) our statements regarding the potential impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on our business are based on information, guidelines, and governmental actions that are changing rapidly over time; (ii) the actions we announced to preserve the integrity of our clinical trials may not be effective and may not be fully implemented (if at all) due to circumstances beyond our control; (iii) certain clinical trials in our pipeline are sponsored and operationalized by our collaboration partners and are subject to the risks and uncertainties of those partner's policies and procedures that may continue to evolve over time to address the impact of the coronavirus pandemic; (iv) clinical development has inherent risks and the risk of failure remains high and failure can unexpectedly occur at any stage for one or more of the indications being studied prior to regulatory approval due to lack of sufficient efficacy, safety considerations or other factors that impact drug development; and (v) certain other important risks and uncertainties set forth in Nektar's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 28, 2020. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this press release is based only on information currently available to us and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.






Exhibit No.   Description

   99.1         Communication titled "A Letter from our President & CEO, Howard Robin
              (updated April 1, 2020)" issued by Nektar Therapeutics on April 2,
              2020.




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