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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.
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| 99.1 | Press release titled “Nektar Therapeutics Issues Statement Confirming That It Does Not Hold Any Cash Deposits or Securities at Silicon Valley Bank” | |
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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 | ||
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Exhibit 99.1
Nektar Therapeutics Issues Statement Confirming That 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.
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Nektar Therapeutics
Vivian Wu
628-895-0661