Company: TVRD
Filing Date: 2025-02-14
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001104659-25-013053
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Company: Tvardi Therapeutics, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-14
Form: S-4/A
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 amended and restated certificate of incorporation of Cara to effect a reverse stock split of Cara common stock at a ratio within the range between 1-for-2 to 1-for-4 (with such ratio to be mutually agreed upon by the Cara Board and the Tvardi Board prior to the effectiveness of the Merger or, if the Stock Issuance Proposal is not approved by Cara stockholders, determined solely by the Cara Board); • “ FOR ” the Authorized Share Proposal to approve the amendment to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation of Cara to increase the number of authorized shares of Cara common stock from 16,666,667 shares to 150,000,000 shares; and • “ FOR ” the Compensation Proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation that will or may become payable by Cara to its named executive officers in connection with the Merger. • “ FOR ” the Adjournment Proposal to adjourn the Cara special meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes in favor of the Stock Issuance Proposal, the Reverse Stock Split Proposal and/or the Authorized Share Proposal in accordance with the recommendation of the Cara Board. Cara stockholders of record, other than those Cara stockholders who have executed the Support Agreements, may change their vote at any time before their proxy is voted at the Cara special meeting in one of three ways. You can revoke your proxy at any time before it is exercised by delivering a properly executed, later-dated proxy (including a proxy submitted by Internet or telephone), by delivering a written revocation before the Cara special meeting or by voting at the Cara special meeting. Executing your proxy in advance will not limit your right to vote at the Cara special meeting if you decide to attend the Cara special meeting. However, if your shares are held in the name of a broker, bank or other holder of record, you cannot vote at the Cara special meeting unless you have a legal proxy, executed in your favor, from the holder of record. If a Cara stockholder of record or a stockholder who owns Cara shares in “street name” has instructed a broker to vote its shares of Cara common stock, the stockholder must follow directions received from its broker to change those instructions. A complete list of Cara stockholders entitled to vote at the Cara special meeting will be available for examination by any Cara stockholder in the Corporate Secretary’s Office at 400 Atlantic Street, Suite 500, Stamford, CT 06901, for purposes pertaining to the