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(the “Company”) filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Amendment (the “Charter Amendment”) of its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of the Company’s common stock from 300,000,000 to 500,000,000 shares.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437402/000162828023022681/0001628280-23-022681-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Governance Changes","details":[{"label":"Change","value":"charter amendment"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2023-06-16"}],"fact_type":"governance_change"},{"claim_id":"4b81d681d44e7e5e9af894657390972e2bdf24c3","claim":"ARDELYX, INC. shareholders approved Approval of the Amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 300,000,000 to 500,000,000 at the 2023-06-15 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal No. 2 - Approval of the Amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 300,000,000 to 500,000,000 The Company’s stockholders approved the proposal to amend the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 300,000,000 to 500,000,000. Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 117,358,621 38,616,363 247,207 48,415,501","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437402/000162828023022681/0001628280-23-022681-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"charter amendment"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-15"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"50f3a04c2fd0c0f4b7eaf4abef80da131990f28d","claim":"ARDELYX, INC. shareholders approved Approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the Say-On-Pay proposal at the 2023-06-15 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal No. 3 - Approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the Say-On-Pay proposal The Company’s stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the Say-On-Pay proposal. Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 91,624,106 14,569,831 1,612,753 48,415,501","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437402/000162828023022681/0001628280-23-022681-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-15"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"84d7f19d6875dd05aad978f13da06c01a40e531c","claim":"ARDELYX, INC. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-06-15 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The Company’s stockholders elected the Class III director nominees below to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) to hold office until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are elected. Class III Director Nominees Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Robert Bazemore 89,887,627 17,919,063 48,415,501 Muna Bhanji, R.Ph 89,774,352 18,062,338 48,415,501 Richard Rodgers 87,334,118 20,472,572 48,415,501","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437402/000162828023022681/0001628280-23-022681-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-15"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"b3fa136e365c3ee3bf37fa04cd41547b51db4481","claim":"ARDELYX, INC. shareholders approved Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Accounting Firm at the 2023-06-15 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal No. 4 - Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Accounting Firm The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection, by the Audit Committee of the Board, of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. 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