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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 result in its competitors establishing a strong market position before Tvardi is able to enter the market.

#### Employees and Human Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2024, Tvardi had 12 full-time employees, 10 of whom are involved in research and development activities. Five of Tvardi’s employees hold Ph.D. or M.D. degrees. None of its employees are subject to a collective bargaining agreement. Tvardi considers its relationship with its employees to be good.

Tvardi recognizes that its continued ability to attract, retain and motivate exceptional employees is vital to ensuring its long-term competitive advantage. Tvardi’s employees are critical to its long-term success and are essential to helping Tvardi meet its goals. Among other things, it supports and incentivizes its employees in the following ways:

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Talent development, compensation and retention: Tvardi’s human capital resources objectives include, as applicable, identifying, recruiting, retaining, incentivizing and integrating its existing and additional employees. The principal purposes of Tvardi’s equity incentive plans are to attract, retain and motivate selected employees, consultants and directors through the granting of stock-based compensation awards.

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Health and safety: Tvardi supports the health and safety of its employees by providing comprehensive insurance benefits, an employee assistance program, company-paid holidays, a personal time-off program and other additional benefits which are intended to assist employees to manage their well-being.

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Inclusion and diversity: Tvardi is committed to efforts to increase diversity and foster an inclusive work environment that supports its workforce.

#### Facilities
Tvardi’s corporate headquarters is located in Sugar Land, Texas, where it leases approximately 5,900 square feet of space. Tvardi’s lease expires in August 2027. Tvardi believes its facilities are adequate and suitable for its current needs and that should it be needed, suitable additional or alternative space will be available to accommodate its operations.

#### Legal Proceedings
From time to time, Tvardi may become involved in material legal proceedings or be subject to claims arising in the ordinary course of its business. Tvardi is currently not party to any legal proceedings material to its operations or of which any of its property is the subject, nor is it aware of any such proceedings that are contemplated by a government authority. Regardless of outcome, such proceedings or claims can have an adverse impact on Tvardi because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of resources, and other