Cynthia Smith - 17 Jun 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (AKBA)

Reporting relationship: Director
Issuer ticker: AKBA
Reported as of: 17 Jun 2026
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 22 Jun 2026, 16:23:29 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 16 Jun 2026
Next SEC filing: 23 Jun 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s / Carolyn Rucci, attorney-in-fact for Cynthia Smith

Key filing fact

Cynthia Smith filed Form 4 for Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (AKBA) on 22 Jun 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Cynthia Smith's Form 4 filing for Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (AKBA).
2 reported transactions and 1 derivative row are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 22 Jun 2026, 16:23.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 16 Jun 2026.
Current net transaction value: $0.

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Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001609480 Primary reporting owner

Smith Cynthia

Relationship: Director
Address: C/O AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS, INC, 245 FIRST STREET, CAMBRIDGE
Signature: /s / Carolyn Rucci, attorney-in-fact for Cynthia Smith
Signature date: 22 Jun 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

AKBA transaction

Common Stock

Award

Transaction value
Shares: +35,700
Change %: +22%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 196,633
Date: 17 Jun 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

AKBA transaction Derivative

Stock Option (Right to buy)

Award

Transaction value
Shares: +53,600
Change %
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 53,600
Date: 17 Jun 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 53,600
Exercise price: $1.02
Footnotes: F2

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 2 footnotes

Footnote F1

The restricted stock units (the "RSUs") were granted by the Issuer pursuant to its 2023 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2023 Plan"), as provided by the Issuer's Fifth Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Compensation Program (the "Program"). The RSUs will vest in full (100%) on the first anniversary of the grant date (or, if earlier, immediately prior to the first annual meeting of the Company's stockholders occurring after the date of grant), subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service to the Issuer through such vesting date.

Footnote F2

The option to purchase shares of the Issuer's common stock (the "Stock Option") was granted by the Issuer pursuant to the 2023 Plan, as provided by the Program. The Stock Option will vest and become exercisable in full (100%) on the first anniversary of the grant date (or, if earlier, immediately prior to the first annual meeting of the Company's stockholders occurring after the date of grant), subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service to the Issuer through such vesting date.