8-K - NKTR - Equibles

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the SecuritiesExchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):

March 11, 2023

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 EmployerIdentification No.)

455 Mission Bay Boulevard South

San Francisco, California 94158

(Address of Principal Executive Offices andZip 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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of theAct:

Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value	NKTR	NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If 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. ☐

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On March 11, 2023, Nektar Therapeutics issued a statement confirming that it does not hold any cash deposits or securities at Silicon Valley Bank. A copy of the press release issued in connection with the statement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release titled “Nektar Therapeutics Issues Statement Confirming That It Does Not Hold Any Cash Deposits or Securities at Silicon Valley Bank”
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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
Date: March 13, 2023	By:	/s/ Mark A. Wilson
		Mark A. Wilson
		Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

Exhibit 99.1

Nektar Therapeutics Issues Statement ConfirmingThat It Does Not Hold Any Cash Deposits or Securities at Silicon Valley Bank

SAN FRANCISCO, March 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nektar Therapeutics (Nasdaq: NKTR) today issued a statement confirming that it does not have any accounts at Silicon Valley Bank, and it does not hold any cash deposits or securities at Silicon Valley Bank. At December 31, 2022, the company had approximately $505 million in cash and investments in marketable securities.

About Nektar Therapeutics

Nektar Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company with a robust, wholly owned R&D pipeline of investigational medicines in oncology and immunology as well as a portfolio of approved partnered medicines. Nektar is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional operations in Huntsville, Alabama. Further information about the company and its drug development programs and capabilities may be found online at http://www.nektar.com.

**CONTACT:**Nektar Therapeutics

Vivian Wu

628-895-0661