UNITED STATES

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Washington, D.C. 20549

 

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder Meeting of

 

		Meeting Information
TARGACEPT, INC.		Meeting Type:    Annual Meeting
		For holders as of:    April 14, 2010
		Date: June 10, 2010				Time:    8:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time
		Location:		Winston-Salem Marriott
				425 North Cherry Street
				Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101

 

				COMPANY NUMBER
				ACCOUNT NUMBER
				CONTROL NUMBER

This communication is not a form for voting and presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet or by mail. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.

Please visit www.targacept.com/2010annualmeeting where the following materials are available for view:

•Notice of 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement   •Form of Proxy Card   •2009 Annual Report   If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of these documents you must request one, as you will not otherwise receive one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request as instructed below on or before May 27, 2010 to facilitate timely delivery.

 

TO REQUEST MATERIAL:		TELEPHONE: 888-Proxy-NA (888-776-9962) or 718-921-8562 (for international callers)
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TO VOTE:		OVER THE INTERNET: To access your online proxy card, please visit www.voteproxy.com and follow the on-screen instructions. You may enter your voting instructions at www.voteproxy.com up until 11:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time the day before the meeting date.
		IN PERSON: You may vote your shares in person at the Annual Meeting.
		BY TELEPHONE: To vote by telephone, please visit https://secure.amstock.com/voteproxy/login2.asp to view the materials and to obtain the toll free number to call.
		BY MAIL: You may request a card by following the instructions above.
		For directions to the Annual Meeting, please contact Jo Peay at 336-480-2100.

 

		Matters to be acted upon:		The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the election of Charles A. Blixt, Alan W. Dunton, M.D. and Ralph Snyderman, M.D. as Class I directors and FOR the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010.   If any other business is properly brought before the Annual Meeting, the persons named as proxies on the proxy card for the Annual Meeting will have the authority to vote the shares represented by proxy in their discretion.
1.		Election of the three nominees named below as Class I directors for a term to expire at the 2013 annual meeting of stockholders, with each director to hold office until his successor is duly elected and qualified or until his earlier death, retirement, resignation or removal.
		NOMINEES:   Charles A. Blixt Alan W. Dunton, M.D. Ralph Snyderman, M.D.
2.		Proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010.
3.		Any other business that is properly brought before the Annual Meeting.
		This is not a ballot or proxy card. You cannot use this notice to vote your shares.

[TARGACEPT, INC. LETTERHEAD]

April 16, 2010

VIA EDGAR

Filing Desk

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Re:

Targacept, Inc. Notice of Annual Meeting and Internet Availability of Proxy Materials

Ladies and Gentlemen:

On behalf of Targacept, Inc. (the “Company”), accompanying this letter for filing please find: (i) the notice of annual meeting and internet availability of proxy materials to be provided by the Company to its stockholders pursuant to Rule 14a-16 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), in connection with the Company’s 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders scheduled for June 10, 2010; and (ii) the Schedule 14A cover page required pursuant to Rule 14a-6(m) promulgated under the Exchange Act.