UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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): February 26, 2013

 

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

 

Check 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:

 

¨Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 8.01Other Events.

 

On February 26, 2013, Nektar Therapeutics, a Delaware corporation (“Nektar”), issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing that its collaboration partner, AstraZeneca, released results from the long-term safety trial of naloxegol (NKTR-118) in patients with opioid-induced constipation. A copy of the Press Release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

  

Item 9Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
No.		   Description
   
99.1     Press release titled “AstraZeneca Announces Results From Long-Term Safety Trial of Naloxegol in Patients with Opioid-Induced Constipation,” issued by Nektar Therapeutics on February 26, 2013.

 

 
 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

     
  By:   /s/ Gil M. Labrucherie
      Gil M. Labrucherie
      General Counsel and Secretary
     
  Date:  

February 26, 2013 

  

 
 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.		   Description
   
99.1     Press release titled “AstraZeneca Announces Results From Long-Term Safety Trial of Naloxegol in Patients with Opioid-Induced Constipation,” issued by Nektar Therapeutics on February 26, 2013.