UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 2, 2016

ARDELYX, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
 	 	 	 	 	
Delaware	 	001-36485	 	26-1303944	
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)	 	(Commission
File Number)	 	(IRS Employer
Identification Number)	
34175 Ardenwood Blvd., Suite 200
Fremont, CA 94555
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (510) 745-1700

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Item 5.07	Submission of Matters to a Vote Security Holders.	
On June 2, 2016, Ardelyx, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at the Company’s principal executive offices located at 34175 Ardenwood Blvd., Suite 200 (2 nd  Floor), Fremont, California 94555. Only stockholders of record at the close of business on April 8, 2016, the record date for the Annual Meeting, were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of the record date, 34,630,148 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 32,554,093 shares of the Company’s common stock were voted in person or by proxy for the two proposals set forth below, each of which is described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2016.
Proposal No. 1 – Election of Directors
The Company’s stockholders elected the Class II director nominees below to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) to hold office until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are elected.

Class II Director Nominees	  	Votes For	 	  	Votes Withheld	  	Broker Non-
Votes	 	
David Mott	  	 	27,899,248	  	  	604,071	  	 	4,050,774	  	
Michael Raab	  	 	27,968,880	  	  	534,439	  	 	4,050,774	  	
Proposal No. 2 - 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, 2016.

Votes For	 	Votes Against	 	Abstentions	 	Broker Non-Votes	
32,547,354	 	6,739	 	0	 	0	

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: June 3, 2016	 	 	 	ARDELYX, INC.	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	By:	 	/s/ Mark Kaufmann	
 	 	 	 	 	 	Mark Kaufmann	
 	 	 	 	 	 	Chief Financial Officer