UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-K/A

Amendment No. 1

 

ý

 

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

 

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002

 

 

or,

o

 

TRANSITION REPORTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

 

Commission File Number: 0-23556

 

NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

94-3134940

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

150 Industrial Road
San Carlos, California 94070

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

650-631-3100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, $0.0001 par value

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý    No o

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12B-2 of Act). Yes ý    No o

 

The approximate aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant, based upon the last sale price of the Company’s Common Stock on June 28, 2002, as reported on the NASDAQ National Market was approximately $515,227,170. This calculation excludes approximately 971,633 shares held by directors and executive officers of the Company. Exclusion of these shares should not be construed to indicate that such person controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Registrant. This calculation does not exclude shares held by organizations whose ownership exceeds 5% of the Registrant’s outstanding Common Stock as of June 28, 2002 that have represented to the Company that they are registered investment advisers or investment companies registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Determination of affiliate status for the purposes of this calculation is not necessarily a conclusive determination for any other purpose.

 

55,690,924
(Number of shares of common stock outstanding as of April 30, 2003)

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

Certain information in Part III of the Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is amended by this Form 10-K/A Amendment No. 1, is incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for its 2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed on April 28, 2003 (the “Proxy Statement”), except as set forth herein.

 

 



 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

We are filing this amendment to our Annual Report on Form 10-K, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2003, solely for the purpose of (1) providing additional disclosure under the subheading “Employment, Severance and Change of Control Agreements,” which is under the heading “Stock Option Grants and Exercises” under Item 11 and (2) adding exhibit 10.47.  Except as specifically indicated herein, no other information included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K is amended by this Form 10-K/A Amendment No. 1.

 

PART III

 

Item 11.  Executive Compensation

 

Except as set forth herein, information required by this item is as set forth in the Proxy Statement under the headings “Executive Compensation,” “Stock Option Grants and Exercises,” “Report of the Organization and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors on Executive Compensation,” “Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation” and “Performance Measurement Comparison,” which information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Employment, Severance and Change of Control Agreements

 

On June 29, 2001, Nektar AL entered into an agreement with Dr. J. Milton Harris, pursuant to which Dr. Harris will receive additional compensation if he is terminated under certain circumstances.  If Dr. Harris is terminated without cause (as cause is defined in the agreement) before June 29, 2005, he is entitled to (1) continuation of his base salary in effect at the time of termination for a 12 month period following the termination date and (2) accelerated vesting of an option to purchase 100,000 shares of our Common Stock (the “Option”) such that, in addition to the number of shares vested as of the termination date, the number of shares that would have vested over the 12 month period following the termination date shall be vested as of the termination date.  If Dr. Harris is terminated without cause (as cause is defined in the agreement) after June 29, 2005 and before June 29, 2006, he is entitled to (1) continuation of his base salary in effect at the time of termination until June 29, 2006 and (2) accelerated vesting of the Option such that, in addition to the number of shares vested as of the termination date, the number of shares that would have vested following the termination date until June 29, 2006 shall be vested as of the termination date.

 

PART IV

 

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K

 

(a)           The following documents are filed as part of this report:

 

(1)           Consolidated Financial Statements:

 

The following financial statements are filed as part of this report under Item 8 “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors

 

60

Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2002 and 2001

 

61

Consolidated Statements of Operations for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2002

 

62

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2002

 

63

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2002

 

64

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

65

 

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(2)           Consolidated Financial Statement Schedules

 

(3)           Exhibits.

 

Except as so indicated in Exhibit 99.1, the following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Form 10-K/A Amendment No. 1.

 

Exhibit
Number

 

 

 

Description of Documents

 

 

 

 

 

2.1

 

(1)

 

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 4, 1998, by and between Inhale Therapeutic Systems, a California corporation, and Inhale Therapeutic Systems (Delaware), Inc., a Delaware corporation.

2.2

 

(15)

 

Recommended Offer, dated December 21, 2000, by Cazenove & Co. on behalf of Nektar Therapeutics for Bradford Particle Design plc.

2.3

 

(20)

 

Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated May 22, 2001, by and among Nektar Therapeutics, Square Acquisition Corporation, Shearwater Corporation, Certain Shareholders of Shearwater Corporation and J. Milton Harris as Shareholders’ Agent.

2.4

 

(20)

 

Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated June 21, 2001, by and among Nektar Therapeutics, Square Acquisition Corp., Shearwater Corporation, J. Milton Harris, as Shareholders’ Agent and a Designated Shareholder, and Puffinus, L.P.

3.1

 

(1)

 

Certificate of Incorporation of Inhale Therapeutic Systems (Delaware), Inc.

3.2

 

(1)

 

Bylaws of Nektar Therapeutics.

3.3

 

(13)

 

Certificate of Amendment of the Amended Certificate of Incorporation of Nektar Therapeutics.

3.4

 

(19)

 

Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of Nektar Therapeutics.

3.5

 

(24)

 

Certificate of Designation of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of Nektar Therapeutics.

3.6

 

(28)

 

Certificate of Ownership and Merger of Nektar Therapeutics.

4.1

 

 

 

Reference is made to Exhibits 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 and 3.6.

4.2

 

(2)

 

Restated Investor Rights Agreement, dated April 29, 1993, as amended October 29, 1993, by and among Nektar Therapeutics and certain other persons named therein.

4.3

 

(3)

 

Stock Purchase Agreement, dated January 18, 1995, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and Pfizer Inc.

4.4

 

(8)

 

Form of Purchase Agreement, dated January 28, 1997, by and among Nektar Therapeutics and the individual Purchasers.

4.5

 

(9)

 

Stock Purchase Agreement, dated December 8, 1998, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and Capital Research and Management Company.

4.6

 

(11)

 

Purchase Agreement, dated October 6, 1999, by and among Nektar Therapeutics, Lehman Brothers Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Inc.

4.7

 

(11)

 

Resale Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 13, 1999, by and among Nektar Therapeutics, Lehman Brothers Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Inc.

4.8

 

(11)

 

Indenture, dated October 13, 1999, by and between Nektar Therapeutics, as Issuer, and Chase Manhattan Bank and Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee.

4.9

 

(11)

 

Form of Inhale Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 25, 2000, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp.

4.10

 

(12)

 

Purchase Agreement, dated February 2, 2000, by and among Nektar Therapeutics, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Inc.

 

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4.11

 

(12)

 

Resale Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 8, 2000, by and among Nektar Therapeutics, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Inc.

4.12

 

(12)

 

Indenture, dated February 8, 2000, by and between Nektar Therapeutics, as Issuer, and Chase Manhattan Bank and Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee.

4.13

 

(28)

 

Specimen Common Stock certificate.

4.14

 

(14)

 

Specimen warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock.

4.15

 

(16)

 

Purchase Agreement, dated October 11, 2000, by and among Nektar Therapeutics, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Inc.

4.16

 

(16)

 

Resale Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 17, 2000, by and among Nektar Therapeutics, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Inc.

4.17

 

(16)

 

Indenture, dated October 17, 2000, by and between Nektar Therapeutics, as Issuer, and Chase Manhattan Bank and Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee.

4.18

 

(19)

 

Rights Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2001, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and Mellon Investor Services LLC., as Rights Agent.

4.19

 

(19)

 

Form of Right Certificate.

4.20

 

(24)

 

Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated January 7, 2002, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

4.21

 

(27)

 

Common Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 7, 2002, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and AFAC Equity L.P.

4.22

 

(27)

 

Common Stock Purchase Agreement, dated July 9, 2002, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and AFAC Equity L.P.

4.23

 

(30)

 

Common Stock Purchase Agreement, dated December 6, 2002, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and AFAC Equity L.P.

10.1

 

(6)

 

Nektar Therapeutics’ 1994 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan, as amended.

10.2

 

(29)

 

Nektar Therapeutics’ 1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated.++

10.3

 

(2)

 

Standard Industrial Lease, dated September 17, 1992, as amended September 18, 1992, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and W.F. Batton & Co., Inc.

10.4

 

(2)

 

Addendum IV to Lease dated September 17, 1992, dated April 1, 1994, by and among Nektar Therapeutics, W.F. Batton and Marie A. Batton.

10.5

 

(5)

 

Amendment Agreement Number One to Lease dated September 17, 1992, dated October 20, 1995, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and W.F. Batton & Co., Inc.

10.6

 

(5)

 

Amendment Agreement Number Two to Lease dated September 17, 1992, dated November 15, 1995, by and among Nektar Therapeutics, W.F. Batton and Marie A. Batton, Trustees of the W.F. Batton and Marie A. Batton Trust UTA dated January 12, 1998 (“Batton Trust”).

10.7

 

(10)

 

Amendment Agreement Number Three to Lease dated September 17, 1992, dated February 14, 1996, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and Batton Trust.

10.8

 

(10)

 

Amendment Agreement Number Four to Lease dated September 17, 1992, dated September 15, 1996, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and Batton Trust.

10.9

 

(2)

 

Sublicense Agreement, dated September 13, 1991, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and John S. Patton.++

10.10

 

(4)

 

Stock Purchase Agreement, dated March 1, 1996, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and Baxter World Trade Corporation.

10.11

 

(7)

 

Sublease and Lease Agreement, dated October 2, 1996, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and T.M.T. Associates L.L.C. (“Landlord”).

10.12

 

(10)

 

First Amendment to Sublease and Lease Agreement dated October 2, 1996, dated October 30, 1996, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and Landlord.

10.13

 

(10)

 

Letter Agreement amending Sublease and Lease Agreement dated October 2, 1996, dated April 9, 1997, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and Landlord.

 

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10.14

 

(10)

 

Third Amendment to Sublease and Lease Agreement dated October 2, 1996, dated April 16, 1997, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and Landlord.

10.15

 

(10)

 

Fourth Amendment to Sublease and Lease Agreement dated October 2, 1996, dated November 5, 1997, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and Landlord.

10.16

 

(12)

 

Sublease, dated November 3, 1999, by and between Webvan Group, Inc., as sublessor, and Nektar Therapeutics, as sublessee.

10.17

 

(14)

 

Nektar Therapeutics’ 2000 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.++

10.18

 

(14)

 

Nektar Therapeutics’ Stock Option Agreement issued in accordance with Nektar Therapeutics’ 2000 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.++

10.19

 

(14)

 

Agreement for the Contribution of 201 Industrial Road Project, made and entered into as of September 14, 2000, by and among Nektar Therapeutics, Inhale 201 Industrial Road, L.P., a California limited partnership and Bernardo Property Advisors, Inc., a California corporation.

10.20

 

(14)

 

Agreement of Limited Partnership of Inhale 201 Industrial Road., L.P., a California limited partnership, made and entered into September 14, 2000, by and among SCIMED PROP III, Inc., a California corporation, as general partner, 201 Industrial Partnership, a California general partnership, as limited partner and Nektar Therapeutics, as limited partner.

10.21

 

(14)

 

Build-To-Suit Lease, made and entered into as of September 14, 2000, by and between Inhale 201 Industrial Road, L.P., a California limited partnership, as Landlord, and Nektar Therapeutics, as Tenant.

10.22

 

(14)

 

Amendment to Lease, dated October 3, 2000, by and between Inhale 201 Industrial Road, L.P., a California limited partnership, as Landlord, and Nektar Therapeutics, as Tenant.

10.23

 

(14)

 

Parking Lease Agreement, entered into as of September 14, 2000, by and between Inhale 201 Industrial Road, L.P., a California limited partnership, as Landlord, and Nektar Therapeutics, as Tenant.

10.24

 

(17)

 

Nektar Therapeutics’ 2000 Non-Officer Equity Incentive Plan.++

10.25

 

(23)

 

Nektar Therapeutics 2000 Non-Officer Equity Incentive Plan Stock Option Agreement (Nonstatutory Stock Option).++

10.26

 

(23)

 

Nektar Therapeutics 2000 Non-Officer Equity Incentive Plan Stock Option Agreement (Nonstatutory (Unapproved) Stock Option).

10.27

 

+(18)

 

Manufacturing and Supply Agreement, dated August 16, 2000, by and among Nektar Therapeutics, Tech Group North America and Bespak Europe, LTD.

10.28

 

(21)

 

The Bradford Particle Design plc Approved Employee Share Option Scheme.

10.29

 

(21)

 

Form of The Bradford Particle Design plc Approved Employee Share Option Scheme Option Certificate.

10.30

 

(21)

 

The Bradford Particle Design plc Unapproved Employee Share Option Scheme.

10.31

 

(21)

 

Form of The Bradford Particle Design plc Unapproved Employee Share Option Scheme Option Certificate.

10.32

 

(21)

 

Form of Agreement Granting an Enterprise Management Incentives Option.

10.33

 

(21)

 

Agreement Granting Options, dated November 5, 1999, by and between Mr. Joseph F. Bohan and Bradford Particle Design plc.

10.34

 

(21)

 

Agreement Granting Options, dated October 27, 2000, by and between Mr. Joseph F. Bohan and Bradford Particle Design plc.

10.35

 

(22)

 

Shearwater Corporation 1996 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan.

10.36

 

(22)

 

Amendment, effective May 22, 1998, to the 1996 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan of Shearwater Corporation.

10.37

 

(22)

 

Second Amendment, effective February 26, 2000, to the 1996 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan of Shearwater Corporation.

10.38

 

(22)

 

Third Amendment, effective October 5, 2000, to the 1996 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan of Shearwater.

10.39

 

(22)

 

Fourth Amendment, effective June 22, 2001, to the 1996 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan of Shearwater Corporation.

 

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10.40

 

(22)

 

Form of Shearwater Corporation Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement.

10.41

 

(22)

 

Form of June 2001 Amendment to Shearwater Corporation Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement.

10.42

 

(25)

 

Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Retirement Plan.++

10.43

 

(25)

 

Non-Standardized Adoption Agreement No. 001 for use with Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Retirement Plan.

10.44

 

+(27)

 

Letter Agreement, dated July 31, 2002, by and between Nektar Therapeutics, and Douglas H. Altschuler.++

10.45

 

(30)

 

Letter Agreement, dated December 29, 2001 by and between Nektar Therapeutics and Dr. Arnold J. Repta.++

10.46

 

(30)

 

Nektar Therapeutics Severance Benefit Plan.++

10.47

 

(31)

 

Key Employee Agreement, dated June 29, 2001, by and between Nektar Therapeutics AL, Corporation and J. Milton Harris.++

21.1

 

(30)

 

Subsidiaries of Nektar Therapeutics.

23.1

 

(30)

 

Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors.

24.1

 

(30)

 

Power of Attorney. Reference is made to signature page.

99.1

 

(31)

 

Certification of Officers Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 


+

 

Confidential treatment with respect to specific portions are omitted and filed separately with the SEC.

++

 

Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 

 

 

(1)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998.

(2)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-75942), as amended.

(3)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-89502), as amended.

(4)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1996.

(5)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995.

(6)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1996.

(7)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1996.

(8)

 

Incorporated by reference to Nektar Therapeutics’ Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-20787).

(9)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-68897), as amended.

(10)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1999.

(11)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-94161), as amended.

(12)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.

(13)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000.

(14)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000.

(15)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 11, 2001.

(16)

 

Incorporated by reference to Nektar Therapeutics’ Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-53678), filed on January 12, 2001.

 

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(17)

 

Incorporated by reference to Nektar Therapeutics’ Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-103040), filed on February 7, 2003.

(18)

 

Incorporated by reference to Nektar Therapeutics’ Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the year ended December 31, 2000.

(19)

 

Incorporated by reference to Nektar Therapeutics’ Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 4, 2001.

(20)

 

Incorporated by reference to Nektar Therapeutics’ Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 10, 2001.

(21)

 

Incorporated by reference to Nektar Therapeutics’ Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-55032), filed on February 6, 2001.

(22)

 

Incorporated by reference to Nektar Therapeutics’ Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-67342), filed on August 10, 2001.

(23)

 

Incorporated by reference to Nektar Therapeutics’ Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-71936), filed on October 19, 2001, as amended.

(24)

 

Incorporated by reference to Nektar Therapeutics’ Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 8, 2002.

(25)

 

Incorporated by reference to Nektar Therapeutics’ Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-76638), filed on January 11, 2002.

(26)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002.

(27)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002.

(28)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 23, 2003.

(29)

 

Incorporated by reference to Nektar Therapeutics’ Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-98321), filed on August 19, 2002.

(30)

 

Previously Filed.

(31)

 

Filed herewith.

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Reports on Form 8-K for the three-month period ending December 31, 2002:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

None.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Nektar Therapeutics

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ AJIT S. GILL

 

 

 

Ajit S. Gill

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer, President and
Director

 

 

 

 

Date: May 13, 2003

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ AJAY BANSAL

 

 

 

Ajay Bansal

 

 

 

Vice President, Finance and Administration
and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

Date: May 13, 2003

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

Signature

 

Title

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

/s/  AJIT S. GILL

 

President, Chief Executive Officer

 

May 13, 2003

Ajit S. Gill

 

and Director (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors

 

May 13, 2003

Robert B. Chess

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/  AJAY BANSAL

 

Vice President, Finance and Administration

 

May 13, 2003

Ajay Bansal

 

and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and

 

 

 

 

Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

Founder, Chief Scientific Officer and Director

 

May 13, 2003

John S. Patton, Ph.D.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

 

 

Michael A. Brown

 

Director

 

May 13, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

 

 

James B. Glavin

 

Director

 

May 13, 2003

 

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*

 

Director

 

May 13, 2003

Christopher A. Kuebler

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

 

May 13, 2003

Irwin Lerner

 

Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

 

May 13, 2003

Melvin Perelman, Ph.D.

 

Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

 

May 13, 2003

Roy A. Whitfield

 

Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*By:

/s/ AJAY BANSAL

 

 

 

 

Ajay Bansal
Attorney-in-Fact

 

 

 

 

 

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OFFICER CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302(A)
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Ajit S. Gill, certify that:

 

1.            I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K/A Amendment No. 1 of Nektar Therapeutics; and

 

2.            Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report.

 

Date: May 13, 2003

 

 

 

 

/s/ AJIT S. GILL

 

Ajit S. Gill

 

Chief Executive Officer, President and Director

 

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OFFICER CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302(A)
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Ajay Bansal, certify that:

 

1.            I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K/A Amendment No. 1 of Nektar Therapeutics; and

 

2.            Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report.

 

Date: May 13, 2003

 

 

 

 

/s/ AJAY BANSAL

 

Ajay Bansal

 

Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief

 

Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

 

 

Description of Documents

 

 

 

 

 

2.1

 

(1)

 

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 4, 1998, by and between Inhale Therapeutic Systems, a California corporation, and Inhale Therapeutic Systems (Delaware), Inc., a Delaware corporation.

2.2

 

(15)

 

Recommended Offer, dated December 21, 2000, by Cazenove & Co. on behalf of Nektar Therapeutics for Bradford Particle Design plc.

2.3

 

(20)

 

Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated May 22, 2001, by and among Nektar Therapeutics, Square Acquisition Corporation, Shearwater Corporation, Certain Shareholders of Shearwater Corporation and J. Milton Harris as Shareholders’ Agent.

2.4

 

(20)

 

Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated June 21, 2001, by and among Nektar Therapeutics, Square Acquisition Corp., Shearwater Corporation, J. Milton Harris, as Shareholders’ Agent and a Designated Shareholder, and Puffinus, L.P.

3.1

 

(1)

 

Certificate of Incorporation of Inhale Therapeutic Systems (Delaware), Inc.

3.2

 

(1)

 

Bylaws of Nektar Therapeutics.

3.3

 

(13)

 

Certificate of Amendment of the Amended Certificate of Incorporation of Nektar Therapeutics.

3.4

 

(19)

 

Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of Nektar Therapeutics.

3.5

 

(24)

 

Certificate of Designation of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of Nektar Therapeutics.

3.6

 

(28)

 

Certificate of Ownership and Merger of Nektar Therapeutics.

4.1

 

 

 

Reference is made to Exhibits 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 and 3.6.

4.2

 

(2)

 

Restated Investor Rights Agreement, dated April 29, 1993, as amended October 29, 1993, by and among Nektar Therapeutics and certain other persons named therein.

4.3

 

(3)

 

Stock Purchase Agreement, dated January 18, 1995, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and Pfizer Inc.

4.4

 

(8)

 

Form of Purchase Agreement, dated January 28, 1997, by and among Nektar Therapeutics and the individual Purchasers.

4.5

 

(9)

 

Stock Purchase Agreement, dated December 8, 1998, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and Capital Research and Management Company.

4.6

 

(11)

 

Purchase Agreement, dated October 6, 1999, by and among Nektar Therapeutics, Lehman Brothers Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Inc.

4.7

 

(11)

 

Resale Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 13, 1999, by and among Nektar Therapeutics, Lehman Brothers Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Inc.

4.8

 

(11)

 

Indenture, dated October 13, 1999, by and between Nektar Therapeutics, as Issuer, and Chase Manhattan Bank and Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee.

4.9

 

(11)

 

Form of Inhale Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 25, 2000, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp.

4.10

 

(12)

 

Purchase Agreement, dated February 2, 2000, by and among Nektar Therapeutics, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Inc.

4.11

 

(12)

 

Resale Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 8, 2000, by and among Nektar Therapeutics, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Inc.

4.12

 

(12)

 

Indenture, dated February 8, 2000, by and between Nektar Therapeutics, as Issuer, and Chase Manhattan Bank and Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee.

4.13

 

(28)

 

Specimen Common Stock certificate.

4.14

 

(14)

 

Specimen warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock.

 

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4.15

 

(16)

 

Purchase Agreement, dated October 11, 2000, by and among Nektar Therapeutics, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Inc.

4.16

 

(16)

 

Resale Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 17, 2000, by and among Nektar Therapeutics, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Inc.

4.17

 

(16)

 

Indenture, dated October 17, 2000, by and between Nektar Therapeutics, as Issuer, and Chase Manhattan Bank and Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee.

4.18

 

(19)

 

Rights Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2001, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and Mellon Investor Services LLC., as Rights Agent.

4.19

 

(19)

 

Form of Right Certificate.

4.20

 

(24)

 

Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated January 7, 2002, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

4.21

 

(27)

 

Common Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 7, 2002, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and AFAC Equity L.P.

4.22

 

(27)

 

Common Stock Purchase Agreement, dated July 9, 2002, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and AFAC Equity L.P.

4.23

 

(30)

 

Common Stock Purchase Agreement, dated December 6, 2002, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and AFAC Equity L.P.

10.1

 

(6)

 

Nektar Therapeutics’ 1994 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan, as amended.

10.2

 

(29)

 

Nektar Therapeutics’ 1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated.++

10.3

 

(2)

 

Standard Industrial Lease, dated September 17, 1992, as amended September 18, 1992, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and W.F. Batton & Co., Inc.

10.4

 

(2)

 

Addendum IV to Lease dated September 17, 1992, dated April 1, 1994, by and among Nektar Therapeutics, W.F. Batton and Marie A. Batton.

10.5

 

(5)

 

Amendment Agreement Number One to Lease dated September 17, 1992, dated October 20, 1995, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and W.F. Batton & Co., Inc.

10.6

 

(5)

 

Amendment Agreement Number Two to Lease dated September 17, 1992, dated November 15, 1995, by and among Nektar Therapeutics, W.F. Batton and Marie A. Batton, Trustees of the W.F. Batton and Marie A. Batton Trust UTA dated January 12, 1998 (“Batton Trust”).

10.7

 

(10)

 

Amendment Agreement Number Three to Lease dated September 17, 1992, dated February 14, 1996, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and Batton Trust.

10.8

 

(10)

 

Amendment Agreement Number Four to Lease dated September 17, 1992, dated September 15, 1996, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and Batton Trust.

10.9

 

(2)

 

Sublicense Agreement, dated September 13, 1991, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and John S. Patton.++

10.10

 

(4)

 

Stock Purchase Agreement, dated March 1, 1996, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and Baxter World Trade Corporation.

10.11

 

(7)

 

Sublease and Lease Agreement, dated October 2, 1996, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and T.M.T. Associates L.L.C. (“Landlord”).

10.12

 

(10)

 

First Amendment to Sublease and Lease Agreement dated October 2, 1996, dated October 30, 1996, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and Landlord.

10.13

 

(10)

 

Letter Agreement amending Sublease and Lease Agreement dated October 2, 1996, dated April 9, 1997, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and Landlord.

10.14

 

(10)

 

Third Amendment to Sublease and Lease Agreement dated October 2, 1996, dated April 16, 1997, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and Landlord.

10.15

 

(10)

 

Fourth Amendment to Sublease and Lease Agreement dated October 2, 1996, dated November 5, 1997, by and between Nektar Therapeutics and Landlord.

10.16

 

(12)

 

Sublease, dated November 3, 1999, by and between Webvan Group, Inc., as sublessor, and Nektar Therapeutics, as sublessee.

10.17

 

(14)

 

Nektar Therapeutics’ 2000 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.++

 

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10.18

 

(14)

 

Nektar Therapeutics’ Stock Option Agreement issued in accordance with Nektar Therapeutics’ 2000 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.++

10.19

 

(14)

 

Agreement for the Contribution of 201 Industrial Road Project, made and entered into as of September 14, 2000, by and among Nektar Therapeutics, Inhale 201 Industrial Road, L.P., a California limited partnership and Bernardo Property Advisors, Inc., a California corporation.

10.20

 

(14)

 

Agreement of Limited Partnership of Inhale 201 Industrial Road., L.P., a California limited partnership, made and entered into September 14, 2000, by and among SCIMED PROP III, Inc., a California corporation, as general partner, 201 Industrial Partnership, a California general partnership, as limited partner and Nektar Therapeutics, as limited partner.

10.21

 

(14)

 

Build-To-Suit Lease, made and entered into as of September 14, 2000, by and between Inhale 201 Industrial Road, L.P., a California limited partnership, as Landlord, and Nektar Therapeutics, as Tenant.

10.22

 

(14)

 

Amendment to Lease, dated October 3, 2000, by and between Inhale 201 Industrial Road, L.P., a California limited partnership, as Landlord, and Nektar Therapeutics, as Tenant.

10.23

 

(14)

 

Parking Lease Agreement, entered into as of September 14, 2000, by and between Inhale 201 Industrial Road, L.P., a California limited partnership, as Landlord, and Nektar Therapeutics, as Tenant.

10.24

 

(17)

 

Nektar Therapeutics’ 2000 Non-Officer Equity Incentive Plan.++

10.25

 

(23)

 

Nektar Therapeutics 2000 Non-Officer Equity Incentive Plan Stock Option Agreement (Nonstatutory Stock Option).++

10.26

 

(23)

 

Nektar Therapeutics 2000 Non-Officer Equity Incentive Plan Stock Option Agreement (Nonstatutory (Unapproved) Stock Option).

10.27

 

+(18)

 

Manufacturing and Supply Agreement, dated August 16, 2000, by and among Nektar Therapeutics, Tech Group North America and Bespak Europe, LTD.

10.28

 

(21)

 

The Bradford Particle Design plc Approved Employee Share Option Scheme.

10.29

 

(21)

 

Form of The Bradford Particle Design plc Approved Employee Share Option Scheme Option Certificate.

10.30

 

(21)

 

The Bradford Particle Design plc Unapproved Employee Share Option Scheme.

10.31

 

(21)

 

Form of The Bradford Particle Design plc Unapproved Employee Share Option Scheme Option Certificate.

10.32

 

(21)

 

Form of Agreement Granting an Enterprise Management Incentives Option.

10.33

 

(21)

 

Agreement Granting Options, dated November 5, 1999, by and between Mr. Joseph F. Bohan and Bradford Particle Design plc.

10.34

 

(21)

 

Agreement Granting Options, dated October 27, 2000, by and between Mr. Joseph F. Bohan and Bradford Particle Design plc.

10.35

 

(22)

 

Shearwater Corporation 1996 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan.

10.36

 

(22)

 

Amendment, effective May 22, 1998, to the 1996 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan of Shearwater Corporation.

10.37

 

(22)

 

Second Amendment, effective February 26, 2000, to the 1996 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan of Shearwater Corporation.

10.38

 

(22)

 

Third Amendment, effective October 5, 2000, to the 1996 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan of Shearwater.

10.39

 

(22)

 

Fourth Amendment, effective June 22, 2001, to the 1996 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan of Shearwater Corporation.

10.40

 

(22)

 

Form of Shearwater Corporation Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement.

10.41

 

(22)

 

Form of June 2001 Amendment to Shearwater Corporation Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement.

10.42

 

(25)

 

Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Retirement Plan.++

10.43

 

(25)

 

Non-Standardized Adoption Agreement No. 001 for use with Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Retirement Plan.

10.44

 

+(27)

 

Letter Agreement, dated July 31, 2002, by and between Nektar Therapeutics, and Douglas H. Altschuler.++

 

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10.45

 

(30)

 

Letter Agreement, dated December 29, 2001 by and between Nektar Therapeutics and Dr. Arnold J. Repta.++

10.46

 

(30)

 

Nektar Therapeutics Severance Benefit Plan.++

10.47

 

(31)

 

Key Employee Agreement, dated June 29, 2001, by and between Nektar Therapeutics AL, Corporation and J. Milton Harris.++

21.1

 

(30)

 

Subsidiaries of Nektar Therapeutics.

23.1

 

(30)

 

Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors.

24.1

 

(30)

 

Power of Attorney. Reference is made to signature page.

99.1

 

(31)

 

Certification of Officers Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 


+

 

Confidential treatment with respect to specific portions are omitted and filed separately with the SEC.

++

 

Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 

 

 

(1)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998.

(2)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-75942), as amended.

(3)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-89502), as amended.

(4)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1996.

(5)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995.

(6)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1996.

(7)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1996.

(8)

 

Incorporated by reference to Nektar Therapeutics’ Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-20787).

(9)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-68897), as amended.

(10)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1999.

(11)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-94161), as amended.

(12)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.

(13)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000.

(14)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000.

(15)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 11, 2001.

(16)

 

Incorporated by reference to Nektar Therapeutics’ Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-53678), filed on January 12, 2001.

(17)

 

Incorporated by reference to Nektar Therapeutics’ Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-103040), filed on February 7, 2003.

(18)

 

Incorporated by reference to Nektar Therapeutics’ Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the year ended December 31, 2000.

(19)

 

Incorporated by reference to Nektar Therapeutics’ Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 4, 2001.

(20)

 

Incorporated by reference to Nektar Therapeutics’ Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 10, 2001.

(21)

 

Incorporated by reference to Nektar Therapeutics’ Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-55032), filed on February 6, 2001.

 

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(22)

 

Incorporated by reference to Nektar Therapeutics’ Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-67342), filed on August 10, 2001.

(23)

 

Incorporated by reference to Nektar Therapeutics’ Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-71936), filed on October 19, 2001, as amended.

(24)

 

Incorporated by reference to Nektar Therapeutics’ Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 8, 2002.

(25)

 

Incorporated by reference to Nektar Therapeutics’ Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-76638), filed on January 11, 2002.

(26)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002.

(27)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002.

(28)

 

Incorporated by reference to the indicated exhibit in Nektar Therapeutics’ Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 23, 2003.

(29)

 

Incorporated by reference to Nektar Therapeutics’ Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-98321), filed on August 19, 2002.

(30)

 

Previously Filed.

(31)

 

Filed herewith.

 

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