Richard C. Malabre - Jan 31, 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (AKBA)

Role: Chief Accounting Officer
Signature: /s/Carolyn Rucci, attorney-in-fact for Richard C. Malabre
Stock symbol: AKBA
Transactions as of: Jan 31, 2024
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 2/2/2024, 04:11 PM
Previous filing: Jan 18, 2024

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	AKBA	Common Stock	Award	$0	+224K		$0.00	224K	Jan 31, 2024	Direct	F1

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	AKBA	Stock Option (Right to buy)	Award	$0	+336K		$0.00	336K	Jan 31, 2024	Common Stock	336K	$1.68	Direct	F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The restricted stock units were granted by the Issuer pursuant to its 2023 Stock Incentive Plan. One third of the restricted stock units will vest on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date, subject to the reporting person's continued service with the Issuer on each vesting date.
F2	The options were granted by the Issuer as an inducement material to the reporting person's entering into employment with the Issuer in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The options will vest over four years: 25% of the options will vest on the first anniversary of the grant date with the remaining 75% vesting in equal quarterly installments thereafter, subject to the reporting person's continued service with the Issuer on each vesting date.

Content

The restricted stock units were granted by the Issuer pursuant to its 2023 Stock Incentive Plan. One third of the restricted stock units will vest on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date, subject to the reporting person's continued service with the Issuer on each vesting date.

The options were granted by the Issuer as an inducement material to the reporting person's entering into employment with the Issuer in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The options will vest over four years: 25% of the options will vest on the first anniversary of the grant date with the remaining 75% vesting in equal quarterly installments thereafter, subject to the reporting person's continued service with the Issuer on each vesting date.