{"url_path":"/sec/ardx/8-k/2026-06-17/item-5-02","section_key":"item-5-02","section_title":"Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-06-17","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437402/0001437402-26-000029-index.html","accession_number":"0001437402-26-000029","cik":"0001437402","ticker":"ARDX","issuer_name":"ARDELYX, INC.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437402/0001437402-26-000029-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001437402","primary_entity_name":"ARDELYX, INC."},"word_count":176,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 5.02    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.\n\nApproval of the Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated 2014 Equity Incentive Award Plan\n\nOn April 16, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Ardelyx, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the second amendment (the “Equity Plan Amendment”) to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2014 Equity Incentive Award Plan.\n\nAt the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company held on June 16, 2026 (the “2026 Annual Meeting”), the stockholders of the Company approved the Equity Plan Amendment. A description of the Equity Plan Amendment is set forth in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2026 (the “Proxy Statement”), which description is incorporated herein by reference. The description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Equity Plan Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein."}