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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Akebia Therapeutics<\/a>\u00ae<\/sup><\/a>, Inc.<\/a> (Nasdaq: AKBA), a biopharmaceutical company with the purpose to better the lives of people impacted by kidney disease, granted two newly-hired employees options to purchase an aggregate of 132,675 shares of Akebia\u2019s common stock on January 30, 2026. The options were granted as an inducement material to\u00a0each employee\u00a0entering into employment with Akebia.\u00a0The options were granted in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).<\/p>\n

The options have an exercise price of $1.41 per share, which is equal to the closing price of Akebia\u2019s common stock on the grant date. The stock options vest over four years, with 25% of the shares vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date and the remaining 75% of shares vesting quarterly thereafter, in each case, subject to the new employee\u2019s continued service with Akebia. Each stock option has a 10-year term and is subject to the terms and conditions of Akebia\u2019s inducement award program and a stock option agreement covering the grant.<\/p>\n

\n About Akebia Therapeutics<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. is a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company with the purpose to better the lives of people impacted by kidney disease. Akebia was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For more information, please visit our website at\u00a0www.akebia.com<\/a>, which does not form a part of this release.<\/p>\n

\n Akebia Therapeutics Contact<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

Mercedes Carrasco
mcarrasco@akebia.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Akebia Therapeutics\u00ae, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKBA), a biopharmaceutical company with the purpose to better the lives of people impacted by kidney disease, granted two newly-hired employees options to purchase an aggregate of 132,675 shares of Akebia\u2019s common stock on January 30, 2026. The options were granted as an inducement material to\u00a0each employee\u00a0entering into employment with Akebia.\u00a0The options were granted in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The options have an exercise price of $1.41 per share, which is equal to the closing price of Akebia\u2019s common stock on the grant date. The stock options vest over four years, with 25% of the shares vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date and … <\/p>\n

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