SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Renaud Ronald C JR

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
245 FIRST STREET, SUITE 1100

(Street)
CAMBRIDGE MA 02142

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/12/2014
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. [ AKBA ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
Remarks:
Exhibit List Exhibit 24 - Limited Power of Attorney
No securities are beneficially owned.
/s/ Nicole R. Hadas, attorney-in-fact 09/15/2014
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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                                                                      Exhibit 24

         LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

            Know all by these present, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints each of John P. Butler, Jason Amello and Nicole R. Hadas, signing
singly, as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

        (1) prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's
            behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
            (the "SEC") a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other
            documents necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords
            enabling the undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of
            reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
            1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC;

        (2) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
            capacity as an officer and/or director or shareholder of Akebia
            Therapeutics, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance
            with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
            amended (the "Act"), and the rules thereunder;

        (3) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
            which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
            Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such form with the United States
            Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar
            authority; and

        (4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
            foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
            benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the
            undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such
            attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power
            of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
            conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
            attorney-in-fact's discretion.

            The undersigned hereby grants to each attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all the acts such
attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power
of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned
acknowledges that each of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such
capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Act.

            This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
 the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to
the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to each of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of September 12, 2014.

                             By:           /s/ Ronald C. Renaud, Jr.
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                             Print Name:   Ronald C. Renaud, Jr.
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