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0001321402
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001437402
ARDELYX, INC.
001-36485
400 Fifth Avenue, Suite 210
Waltham
MA
02451
(510) 745-1700
MICHAEL G. RAAB
Officer
Director
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
3000
23970.00
233976572
05/14/2024
NASDAQ
COMMON
02/28/2019
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
ISSUER
N
3000
02/28/2019
Cash
N
MICHAEL G. RAAB
400 Fifth Avenue, Suite 210
Waltham
MA
02451
Common
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30000
192054.00
MICHAEL G. RAAB
400 Fifth Avenue, Suite 210
Waltham
MA
02451
Common
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7500
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MICHAEL G. RAAB
400 Fifth Avenue, Suite 210
Waltham
MA
02451
Common
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400 Fifth Avenue, Suite 210
Waltham
MA
02451
Common
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12/13/2023
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