Company: TVRD
Filing Date: 2025-02-14
Form Type: 424B3
Source: 0001104659-25-014310
Chunk: 962

Company: Tvardi Therapeutics, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-14
Form: 424B3
Chunk 962
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, the Certificate of Merger and in the applicable provisions of the DGCL. As a result of the Merger, the Company will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent.

1.3 Closing; Effective Time . Unless this Agreement is earlier terminated pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.1 , the consummation of the Merger (the “

#### Closing
”) shall take place remotely on the second (2 nd ) Business Day following the satisfaction or waiver of the last to be satisfied or waived of the conditions set forth in Sections 6 , 7 and 8 (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at or immediately prior to the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of each of such conditions), or at such other time, date and place as Parent and the Company may mutually agree in writing. The date on which the Closing actually takes place is referred to as the “

#### Closing Date
.” At the Closing, the Parties shall cause the Merger to be consummated by executing and filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a certificate of merger with respect to the Merger, satisfying the applicable requirements of the DGCL and in a form reasonably acceptable to Parent and the Company (the “

#### Certificate of Merger
”). The Merger shall become effective at the time of the filing of such Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or at such later time as may be specified in such Certificate of Merger with the consent of Parent and the Company (the time as of which the Merger becomes effective being referred to as the “

#### Effective Time
”).

1.4 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws; Directors and Officers . At the Effective Time:

(a) the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read identically to the certificate of incorporation of Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, until thereafter amended as provided by the DGCL and such certificate of incorporation; provided , however , that at or immediately prior to the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall file an amendment to its certificate of incorporation to change the name of the Surviving Corporation to Tvardi Operating Company, Inc. or such other name as shall be mutually agreed upon by Parent and the Company prior to filing such amendment;

(b) the certificate of incorporation of Parent shall be identical to the certificate of incorporation of Parent immediately prior to the Effective Time, until thereafter amended as provided