INVESTOR ALERT

Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Investigation on Behalf of Nektar Therapeutics Investors

Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces an investigation on behalf of Nektar Therapeutics (“Nektar” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: NKTR) investors concerning the Company and its officers’ possible violations of federal securities laws.

On August 8, 2019, after the market closed, the Company revealed that a manufacturing issue caused two batches of bempegaldesleukin to differ from the other 20 batches that were produced. Moreover, these batches resulted in variable clinical benefit than other batches used in the Company’s PIVOT-02 clinical trial.

On this news, the Company’s stock price fell sharply during intraday trading on August 9, 2019, thereby injuring investors.

If you purchased Nektar securities, have information or would like to learn more about these claims, or have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to these matters, please contact Howard G. Smith, Esquire, of Law Offices of Howard G. Smith, 3070 Bristol Pike, Suite 112, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020 by telephone at [phone], toll-free at [phone], or by email to [e-mail], or visit our website at www.howardsmithlaw.com.

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