4,000,000 Shares AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS, INC. COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.00001 PER SHARE UNDERWRITING AGREEMENTUnderwriting Agreement • June 29th, 2017 • Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. • Pharmaceutical preparations • New York
Contract Type FiledJune 29th, 2017 Company Industry JurisdictionThe undersigned understands that Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (the “Representative”) proposes to enter into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Akebia Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with any successor, the “Company”), providing for the public offering (the “Public Offering”) by the several underwriters named in Schedule II thereto, including the Representative (the “Underwriters”), of shares (the “Shares”) of the Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”).