Ardelyx, Inc. Reports Employment Inducement Grants

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Ardelyx, Inc. has granted options and restricted stock units (RSUs) to non-executive employees. The options allow the purchase of 635,024 shares of common stock at exercise prices of $3.54 and $3.49 per share. The RSUs total 591,900 shares. The stock options and RSUs were granted as inducements for employment and vest over four years.

WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ardelyx, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARDX), a biopharmaceutical company founded with a mission to discover, develop and commercialize innovative, first-in-class medicines that meet significant unmet medical needs, today announced between October 11, 2023 and October 29, 2023 the compensation committee of the company’s board of directors granted forty-seven new non-executive employees options to purchase an aggregate of 635,024 shares of the company’s common stock, and granted fifty-one new non-executive employees an aggregate of 591,900 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). 342,238 stock options have an exercise price per share equal to $3.54 per share and 292,786 stock options have an exercise price per share equal to $3.49 per share, each of which were the closing trading price of the company’s common stock on the date of grant of such stock options. The stock options and RSUs were granted as inducements material to each employee’s decision to enter into employment with Ardelyx, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

Each stock option vests over four years, with 25% of the shares vesting on the first anniversary of the employee’s first date of employment, and the remaining 75% of shares vesting monthly thereafter. Each RSU vests over four years, with 25% vesting on the first company designated quarterly RSU vest date following the first anniversary of the employee’s first day of employment and the remaining 75% of shares vesting quarterly thereafter. Each stock option has a 10-year term and each option and RSU is subject to the terms and conditions of the company’s 2016 Employment Commencement Incentive Plan and the award agreement covering the grant.

About Ardelyx, Inc.
Ardelyx was founded with a mission to discover, develop and commercialize innovative, first-in-class medicines that meet significant unmet medical needs. Ardelyx has two commercial products approved in the United States, IBSRELA^® (tenapanor) and XPHOZAH^® (tenapanor) as well as early-stage pipeline candidates. Ardelyx has agreements for the development and commercialization of tenapanor outside of the U.S. Kyowa Kirin has received approval for PHOZEVEL^® (tenapanor) for hyperphosphatemia in Japan. A New Drug Application for tenapanor for hyperphosphatemia has been submitted in China with Fosun Pharma. Knight Therapeutics commercializes IBSRELA in Canada. For more information, please visit https://ardelyx.com/ and connect with us on X (formerly known as Twitter), LinkedIn and Facebook.

Investor and Media Contacts:
Caitlin Lowie
clowie@ardelyx.com

Kimia Keshtbod
kkeshtbod@ardelyx.com

FAQ

What is the news about Ardelyx, Inc.?

Ardelyx, Inc. has granted options and restricted stock units (RSUs) to non-executive employees.

How many shares of common stock can be purchased through the options?

A total of 635,024 shares of common stock can be purchased through the options.

What are the exercise prices for the stock options?

The exercise prices for the stock options are $3.54 and $3.49 per share.

How many shares are included in the RSUs?

The RSUs include a total of 591,900 shares.

Why were the stock options and RSUs granted?

The stock options and RSUs were granted as inducements for employment.

How long does it take for the stock options and RSUs to vest?

The stock options and RSUs vest over four years.