Company: TVRD
Filing Date: 2025-01-27
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001104659-25-006050
Chunk: 652

Company: Tvardi Therapeutics, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-01-27
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 652
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B) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee to Cara or Cara’s stockholders; (C) any action asserting a claim against Cara or any current or former director, officer or other employee of Cara, arising out of or pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, Cara’s certificate of incorporation or Cara’s amended and restated bylaws; or (D) any action asserting a claim against Cara governed by the internal affairs doctrine. This exclusive forum provision would not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction. To the extent that any such claims may be based upon federal law claims, Section 27 of the Exchange Act creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. Furthermore, Section 22 of the Securities Act creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. Although Cara’s restated certificate contains the choice of forum provision described above, it is possible that a courts could rule that such a provision is inapplicable for a particular claim or action or that such provision is unenforceable.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The transfer agent and registrar for Cara’s common stock is Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, and its address is 6201 15th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11219. The transfer agent for any series of preferred stock that we may offer under this prospectus will be named and described in the prospectus supplement for that series.

Listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market

Cara’s common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “CARA.”

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COMPARISON OF RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF CARA STOCK AND TVARDI STOCK</div>

General

Tvardi and Cara are both incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. The rights of Tvardi stockholders and Cara stockholders are generally governed by the DGCL. Upon completion of the Merger, Tvardi stockholders will become Cara stockholders, and their rights will be governed by the DGCL, the amended and restated bylaws of Cara and the amended and restated certificate of incorporation of Cara, as amended.

The material differences between the current rights of Tvardi stockholders under Tvard