ARDELYX, INC. 4

Non-employee director Merdad Parsey received 26,455 RSUs and a stock option for 39,715 Ardelyx, Inc. (ARDX) shares at $5.67 under the company’s director compensation program.

On June 16, 2026, Ardelyx, Inc. non-employee director Merdad Parsey received an equity compensation package under the issuer’s Non-Employee Director Compensation Program consisting of 26,455 restricted stock units (RSUs) for common stock and a stock option to purchase 39,715 shares at an exercise price of $5.67 per share, with the option vesting in twelve equal monthly installments and subject to accelerated vesting at the next annual stockholders’ meeting. These are routine director equity awards rather than open-market purchases or sales. Following these grants, Parsey directly held 83,746 shares of Ardelyx common stock and 39,715 option shares, with the value of the equity awards and resulting ownership estimated using the $5.67 option exercise price as a proxy for the underlying stock price.

Filing Facts

CIK

1437402

Ticker

ARDX

Form

4

Source Type

sec

Accession

0001792150-26-000002

Alert Tier

5