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      <issuerName>ARDELYX, INC.</issuerName>
      <secFileNumber>001-36485</secFileNumber>
      <issuerAddress>
        <com:street1>400 Fifth Avenue, Suite 210</com:street1>
        <com:city>Waltham</com:city>
        <com:stateOrCountry>MA</com:stateOrCountry>
        <com:zipCode>02451</com:zipCode>
      </issuerAddress>
      <issuerContactPhone>617-675-2739</issuerContactPhone>
      <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Hohenleitner Susan</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
      <relationshipsToIssuer>
        <relationshipToIssuer>Officer</relationshipToIssuer>
      </relationshipsToIssuer>
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    <securitiesInformation>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
      <brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
        <name>Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>1 New York Plaza, 8th Floor</com:street1>
          <com:city>New York</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>10004</com:zipCode>
        </address>
      </brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
      <noOfUnitsSold>2650</noOfUnitsSold>
      <aggregateMarketValue>16509.50</aggregateMarketValue>
      <noOfUnitsOutstanding>247029387</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
      <approxSaleDate>05/19/2026</approxSaleDate>
      <securitiesExchangeName>NASDAQ</securitiesExchangeName>
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    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>05/19/2026</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Vesting of restricted stock units</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>5355</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>05/19/2026</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>Services Rendered</natureOfPayment>
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    <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>N</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
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      <sellerDetails>
        <name>Susan Hohenleitner</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>400 Fifth Avenue, Suite 210</com:street1>
          <com:city>Waltham</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>MA</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>02451</com:zipCode>
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      </sellerDetails>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
      <saleDate>02/20/2026</saleDate>
      <amountOfSecuritiesSold>1786</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
      <grossProceeds>10474.89</grossProceeds>
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    <securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
      <sellerDetails>
        <name>Susan Hohenleitner</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>400 Fifth Avenue, Suite 210</com:street1>
          <com:city>Waltham</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>MA</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>02451</com:zipCode>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
      <saleDate>02/20/2026</saleDate>
      <amountOfSecuritiesSold>247</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
      <grossProceeds>1411.31</grossProceeds>
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    <remarks>Pursuant to an automatic sell-to-cover imposed by the terms of the initial grant of the restricted stock units (RSUs) awards, the shares are to be sold upon the vesting of the RSUs solely to cover applicable withholding taxes.</remarks>
    <noticeSignature>
      <noticeDate>05/19/2026</noticeDate>
      <signature>Michael Raab, as Attorney-in-Fact for Susan Hohenleitner</signature>
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