On March 10, 2020, Steffen Pietzke tendered a notice of resignation to Tricida, Inc. as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer with such resignation to be effective as of March 13, 2020. On March 12, 2020, the Company and Mr. Pietzke entered into a Consulting Agreement pursuant to which, Mr. Pietzke agreed to serve as the company’s interim chief accounting officer during a transition period. In addition, Mr. Pietzke agreed to a general release of claims in favor of the Company and a covenant not to solicit employees, among other agreements. Under the Agreement, Mr. Pietzke will be retained as a consultant and support the transition to a new chief accounting officer for the Company for up to twelve months following his resignation.