Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Hora Maninder
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/04/2012		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS [NKTR]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
455 MISSION BAY BOULEVARD SOUTH		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP Pharma Dev and Mfg
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94158		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 600
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option   (1) 08/01/2018 Common Stock 180,000 $ 13.7 D  
Employee Stock Option   (2) 02/07/2019 Common Stock 30,000 $ 10.69 D  
Employee Stock Option   (3) 02/07/2020 Common Stock 62,500 $ 7.21 D  
Employee Stock Option   (4) 02/07/2020 Common Stock 62,500 $ 7.21 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Hora Maninder
455 MISSION BAY BOULEVARD SOUTH
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94158		       SVP Pharma Dev and Mfg  

Signatures

Gil M. Labrucherie - Attorney-in-Fact 04/11/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This option was granted on August 2, 2010 and vests as to 25% of the option on the first anniversary of the grant date and as to the remaining 75% of the option in monthly installments over the three-year period thereafter.
(2) This option was granted on February 8, 2011 and vests in monthly installments over the four-year period following the grant date.
(3) This option was granted on February 8, 2012 and vests in monthly installments over the four-year period following the grant date.
(4) This option was granted on February 8, 2012 and is subject to both time-based vesting and performance-based vesting conditions, both of which must be met before the option becomes vested and exerciseable. Under the time-based vesting requirement, the option vests in monthly installments over the four-year period following the grant date. The performance-based vesting condition will be met only if Nektar (or a licensee), within 5 years following the grant date, files a new drug registration with the U.S. FDA or the European Medicines Agency for a significant drug candidate program.

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