Company: TVRD
Filing Date: 2025-02-14
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001104659-25-013053
Chunk: 367

Company: Tvardi Therapeutics, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-14
Form: S-4/A
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 effective under the Securities Act by the date which is 30 calendar days prior to the End Date, then Cara will be entitled to extend the End Date for an additional 60 calendar days by written notice to Tvardi;

(c) by either Cara or Tvardi if a court of competent jurisdiction or other governmental body has issued a final and non-appealable order, decree or ruling, or has taken any other action, having the effect of permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Contemplated Transactions;

(d) by Cara if the Tvardi Written Consent executed by each Company Signatory has not been obtained within seven business days of the date of the Registration Statement becoming effective in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act; provided, however, that once the Tvardi Written Consent has been obtained, Cara may not terminate the Merger Agreement pursuant to this paragraph;

(e) by either Cara or Tvardi if (i) the Cara special meeting (including any adjournments and postponements thereof) was held and completed and Cara’s stockholders shall have taken a final vote on the Cara Stockholder Matters and (ii) the Cara Stockholder Matters were not approved at such Cara special meeting by the Required Cara Stockholder Vote; provided, however, that the right to terminate the Merger Agreement pursuant to this paragraph will not be available to Cara where the failure to obtain the Required Cara Stockholder Vote was caused by the action or failure to act of Cara and such action or failure to act constitutes a material breach by Cara of the Merger Agreement;

(f) by Tvardi (at any time prior to the approval of the Cara Stockholder Matters by the Required Cara Stockholder Vote) if a Cara Triggering Event (as defined below) has occurred;

(g) by Cara (at any time prior to the Required Tvardi Stockholder Vote being obtained) if an Tvardi Triggering Event (as defined below) has occurred;

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(h) by Tvardi, upon a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement set forth in the Merger Agreement by Cara or Merger Sub or if any representation or warranty of Cara or Merger Sub has become inaccurate, in either case, such that certain closing conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement would not be satisfied as of the time of such breach or as of the time such representation or warranty has become inaccurate; provided that Tvardi is not then in material breach of any representation,