SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Stahl Wilhelm

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O RELYPSA, INC.

700 SAGINAW DRIVE

(Street)

REDWOOD CITY

94063

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Relypsa Inc [ RLYP ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	SVP, Pharmaceutical Operations

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/29/2014

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	08/29/2014		M⁽¹⁾		9,972	A	$3.96	15,472⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock	08/29/2014		M⁽¹⁾		5,813	A	$4.65	21,285⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock	08/29/2014		S⁽¹⁾		15,785	D	$25.2932⁽³⁾	5,500⁽²⁾	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$3.96	08/29/2014		M⁽¹⁾			9,972	⁽⁴⁾	09/27/2022	Common Stock	9,972	$0.00	50,306	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$4.65	08/29/2014		M⁽¹⁾			5,813	⁽⁵⁾	06/08/2021	Common Stock	5,813	$0.00	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to the Reporting Person's Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

2. Includes 5,500 Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs"). The Reporting Person is entitled to receive one (1) share of Common Stock for each one (1) RSU upon vesting. 25% of the RSUs shall vest on each anniversary following August 14, 2014, subject to the Reporting Person remaining a service provider through each such vesting date.

3. This transaction was executed in multiple trades in prices ranging from $25.03 to $25.54, inclusive. The price reported in Column 4 above reflects the weighted average sale price. The Reporting Person hereby undertakes to provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each respective price within the range set forth in this footnote.

4. The shares subject to the option are early exercisable. 25% of the shares subject to the option vest on the first anniversary measured from September 19, 2012 (the "Vesting Commencement Date"), and 1/48th of the total number of shares vest in thirty-six (36) successive and equal monthly installments thereafter, such that 100% of the shares subject to the option will be fully vested on the fourth anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date.

5. 100% of the shares subject to the option were fully vested and exercisable.

Remarks:

	/s/ Ronald A. Krasnow, as Attorney-in-Fact for Wilhelm Stahl	09/03/2014
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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