Bishop John E 4
4 · ARDELYX, INC. · Filed Feb 23, 2026
Research Summary
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Ardelyx CTO John E. Bishop Sells Shares
What Happened
John E. Bishop, Chief Technical Operations Officer of Ardelyx, sold a total of 3,179 shares on Feb 20, 2026 in three transactions: 2,792 shares at $5.87 ($16,375), 386 shares at $5.71 ($2,206), and 1 share at $5.70 ($6), totaling approximately $18,587. These sales were reported on a Form 4 filed Feb 23, 2026.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-20 (reported 2026-02-23; filing appears timely).
- Trades: 2,792 shares @ $5.87; 386 shares @ $5.71; 1 share @ $5.70.
- Total proceeds: ≈ $18,587.
- Footnote: Sale was an automatic "sell-to-cover" tied to the vesting of RSUs to cover applicable withholding taxes (per filing).
- Shares owned after the transaction: not disclosed in the provided excerpt.
Context
These sales were tax-withholding transactions associated with RSU vesting (routine and not necessarily an indicator of the insider’s view on the company). Transaction code S = sale; F (per footnote) indicates tax withholding/sell-to-cover.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
ARDELYX, INC.ARDX
Bishop John E
See Remarks
Transactions
- Sale
Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-20$5.87/sh−2,792$16,375→ 339,538 total - Sale
Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-20$5.71/sh−386$2,206→ 339,152 total - Sale
Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-20$5.70/sh−1$6→ 339,151 total
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]Pursuant to an automatic sell-to-cover imposed by the terms of the initial grant of the restricted stock units ("RSUs") awards, the shares were sold upon the vesting of the RSUs solely to cover applicable withholding taxes.
Signature
/s/ Elizabeth Grammer, Attorney-in-Fact for John Bishop|2026-02-23