UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share AKBA The Nasdaq Capital Market Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K (Mark One) ☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 OR ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Comm ...