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): November 19, 2013
NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 0-24006 | 94-3134940 | ||
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(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 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On November 19, 2013, Nektar Therapeutics announced that AstraZeneca’s New Drug Application (“NDA”) for naloxegol was accepted by the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”). Under the terms of the License Agreement, dated September 20, 2009, as amended, between AstraZeneca and Nektar, AstraZeneca will pay Nektar a $70 million milestone payment within five (5) business days of FDA acceptance of the NDA.
The information in this Item 7.01 is being furnished and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall such information be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise stated in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release titled “New Drug Application for Naloxegol Accepted by the United States Food and Drug Administration” issued by Nektar Therapeutics on November 19, 2013. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirement of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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By: |
/s/ Gil M. Labrucherie | ||
| Gil M. Labrucherie | |||
| General Counsel and Secretary | |||
| Date: | November 19, 2013 | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release titled “New Drug Application for Naloxegol Accepted by the United States Food and Drug Administration” issued by Nektar Therapeutics on November 19, 2013. | |