Company: TVRD
Filing Date: 2025-02-14
Form Type: 424B3
Source: 0001104659-25-014310
Chunk: 991

Company: Tvardi Therapeutics, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-14
Form: 424B3
Chunk 991
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 (iii) and has never had a permanent establishment (within the meaning of an applicable Tax treaty) or otherwise had an office or fixed place of business in a country other than the country in which it is organized.

(k) The Company has not participated in or been a party to a transaction that, as of the date of this Agreement, constitutes a “listed transaction” that is required to be reported to the IRS pursuant to Section 6011 of the Code and applicable Treasury Regulations thereunder.

(l) The Company has not taken any action, nor to the Company’s Knowledge is there any fact that would reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

(m) The Company has not availed itself of any Tax relief pursuant to any Pandemic Response Laws that could reasonably be expected to materially impact the Tax payment or Tax reporting obligations of Parent and its Affiliates (including the Company) after the Closing Date.

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(n) No material claim has been made in writing by any Governmental Body in a jurisdiction where the Company or any of its Subsidiaries do not currently file or have filed a Tax Return that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are or may be subject to taxation by such jurisdiction.

(o) The Company is a corporation for U.S. federal income Tax purposes under Section 7701 of the Code.

(p) The Company has not distributed stock of another Person, nor had its stock distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 of the Code or Section 361 of the Code.

(q) To the Company’s Knowledge, the Company has not been, is not, and immediately prior to the Closing Date will not be, treated as an “investment company” within the meaning of Section 368(a)(2)(F) of the Code.

For purposes of this Section 2.16 , each reference to the Company shall be deemed to include any Person that was liquidated into, merged with, or otherwise a predecessor to, the Company.

2.17 Employee and Labor Matters; Benefit Plans .

(a) Section 2.17(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists, as of the date of this Agreement, all Company Benefit Plans, including each Company Benefit Plan that provides for retirement, change in control, stay or retention, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, severance or retiree medical or life insurance benefits. “