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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): June 5, 2026
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) |
| ☐ |
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ☐ |
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ☐ |
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title
of each class |
|
Trading
symbol(s) |
|
Name
of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, $0.0001 par value |
|
NKTR |
|
Nasdaq
Capital 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
5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
At
the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of Nektar Therapeutics, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), held on June 4, 2026
(the “Annual Meeting”), the following actions were taken. The proposals below are described in detail in the Company’s
definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2026.
Proposal 1
The individual listed below was
elected, by a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors, to serve on the board
of directors of the Company (the “Board”) until the Company’s 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
| Nominee | |
For | | |
Against | | |
Abstain | | |
Broker Non-Votes | |
| Howard W. Robin | |
| 13,164,879 | | |
| 4,975,288 | | |
| 286,175 | | |
| 4,588,835 | |
In
addition to the directors elected above, Jeffrey Ajer, Diana Brainard, Robert Chess, R. Scott Greer and Roy Whitfield continue to serve
as directors after the Annual Meeting.
Proposal 2
The
proposal to approve an amendment to the Amended and Restated 2017 Performance Incentive Plan to increase the aggregate number of shares
of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder by 3,000,000 shares was approved with the following votes.
| For |
|
Against |
|
Abstain |
|
Broker
Non-Votes |
| 13,160,661 |
|
4,902,925
|
|
362,756 |
|
4,588,835 |
Proposal 3
The
proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 was approved with the following votes.
| For |
|
Against |
|
Abstain |
|
Broker
Non-Votes |
| 22,591,556 |
|
118,592
|
|
305,029 |
|
0 |
Proposal 4
The
proposal to approve the non-binding advisory resolution regarding our executive compensation was approved with the following votes.
| For |
|
Against |
|
Abstain |
|
Broker
Non-Votes |
| 18,154,226 |
|
161,005 |
|
111,111 |
|
4,588,835 |
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:
June 5, 2026 |
By: |
/s/
Elizabeth Zhang |
| |
|
Elizabeth
Zhang |
| |
|
Vice
President, Legal |
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