Company: TVRD
Filing Date: 2025-01-27
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001104659-25-006050
Chunk: 384

Company: Tvardi Therapeutics, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-01-27
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 384
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 reacquired combined company common stock, including shares purchased by the combined company on the open market. Shares subject to purchase rights granted under the ESPP that terminate without having been exercised in full will not reduce the number of shares available for issuance under the ESPP. As of, the record date for the Cara special meeting, the closing price of Cara common stock as reported on Nasdaq was $ per share.

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Administration. The combined company’s board of directors, or a duly authorized committee thereof, will administer the ESPP.

Eligibility. The combined company’s employees and the employees of any of its designated affiliates, will be eligible to participate in the ESPP, provided they may have to satisfy one or more of the following service requirements before participating in the ESPP, as determined by the administrator: (1) customary employment with the combined company or one of its affiliates for more than 20 hours per week and more than five months per calendar year or (2) continuous employment with the combined company or one of its affiliates for a minimum period of time, not to exceed two years, prior to the first date of an offering. In addition, the combined company’s board of directors may also exclude from participation in the ESPP or any offering, employees who are “highly compensated employees” (within the meaning of Section 423(b)(4)(D) of the Code) or a subset of such highly compensated employees. If this Proposal No. 3 is approved by the Cara stockholders, allemployees of the combined company and its related corporations (as of) will be eligible to participate in the ESPP following the consummation of the Merger. An employee may not be granted rights to purchase stock under the 423 Component of the ESPP (a) if such employee immediately after the grant would own stock (including stock issuable upon exercise of all such employee’s purchase rights) possessing 5% or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of combined company common stock or (b) to the extent that such rights would accrue at a rate that exceeds $25,000 worth of combined company common stock for each calendar year that the rights remain outstanding. The combined company’s board of directors may approve different eligibility rules for the Non-423 Component.

Offerings. The 423 Component of the ESPP is intended to qualify as an employee stock purchase plan under Section 423 of the Code. The administrator may specify offerings under the 423 Component with a