Company: TVRD
Filing Date: 2025-02-14
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001104659-25-013053
Chunk: 692

Company: Tvardi Therapeutics, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-14
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 692
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 will be waived by any stockholder by his or her attendance thereat in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or by proxy, except when the stockholder attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Any stockholder so waiving notice of such meeting shall be bound by the proceedings of any such meeting in all respects as if due notice thereof had been given.

#### Special Stockholder Meetings

#### Tvardi
Tvardi’s bylaws provide that a special meeting of the stockholders may be called at any time by the Tvardi Board, Chairperson of the Tvardi Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President of Tvardi.

#### Cara
Cara’s amended and restated bylaws provide that a special meeting of stockholders may be called for any purpose as if a proper matter for stockholder action under the DGCL by the chairperson of the Cara Board, Cara’s Chief Executive Officer or the Cara Board pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of authorized directors. The Cara Board shall determine the time and place, if any, of such special meeting

#### Indemnification

#### Tvardi
Tvardi has entered into separate indemnification agreements with certain of its directors and executive officers, in addition to the indemnification provided for in Tvardi’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws. The indemnification agreements and Tvardi’s amended restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws that will be in effect upon the closing of this merger require the combined company to indemnify its directors, executive officers and certain controlling persons to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law.

#### Cara
Cara’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws provide that to the fullest extent permitted by law, Cara is authorized to provide indemnification of (and advancement of expenses to) directors, officers and agents of Cara (and any other persons to which applicable law permits Cara to provide indemnification) through bylaw provisions, agreements with such agents or other persons, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise in excess of the indemnification and advancement otherwise permitted by such applicable law.

Cara has entered into separate indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers, in addition to the indemnification provided for in Cara’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws.

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