SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BARRIS PETER J (Last) (First) (Middle) 1119 ST. PAUL STREET (Street) BALTIMORE MD 21202 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TARGACEPT INC [ TRGT ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/06/2007
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	02/06/2007		M		1,000	A	$0.075	2,000	I	See Note 1(1)
Common Stock								3,263,512	I	See Note 2(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$0.075	02/06/2007		M			1,000	06/07/2005	(3)	Common Stock	1,000	$0	0	I	See Note 1(1)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Reporting Person is a member of New Enterprise Associates, LLC, which is the sole owner of NEA Development Corp., the beneficial owner of the securities. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership, within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, of the securities held by NEA Development Corp., except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

2. The Reporting Person is a general partner of NEA Partners 10, Limited Partnership, which is the sole general partner of New Enterprise Associates 10, Limited Partnership ("NEA 10"), the beneficial owner of the securities. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership, within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, of such portion of the securities held by NEA 10, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

3. This stock option would have expired on the later of (a) the date that is two and one-half months following the end of the first taxable year of NEA Development Corp. during which the option vests, or (b) the date that is two and one-half months following the end of the Issuer's taxable year in which the option vests, and in no event after March 15, 2007.

Remarks:

In addition to the shares reported herein, the Reporting Person indirectly owns a stock option granted on 3/28/03 for 3,333 common shares and a stock option granted on 6/11/03 for 1,000 common shares, which are beneficially owned by NEA Development Corp. These holdings have been previously reported. The Reporting Person is a member of New Enterprise Associates, LLC, which is the sole owner of NEA Development Corp. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership, within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, of such portion of all these shares in which the Reporting Person has no actual pecuniary interest therein. In addition to the shares reported herein, NEA Ventures 2002, L.P. owns 3,154 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer as a result of the conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock. The Reporting Person does not have voting nor dispositive powers over such shares. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership, within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, of such portion of all these shares in which the Reporting Person has no actual pecuniary interest therein.

	/s/ Louis S. Citron, attorney-in-fact	02/08/2007
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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