# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001563880
**File Stem:** 0000950170-25-087486
**Filing Date:** 2025-6
**Character Count:** 8256
**Document Hash:** cb2d591240093620d455bd8f7df4a503
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000950170-25-087486.hdr.sgml**: 20250617

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000950170-25-087486

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 10

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250611

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250617

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250617

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Trevi Therapeutics, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001563880
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 03 Life Sciences
- **EIN:** 450834299
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-38886
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251054129

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 195 CHURCH STREET
- **STREET 2:** 14TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW HAVEN
- **STATE:** CT
- **ZIP:** 06510
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 203-304-2499

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 195 CHURCH STREET
- **STREET 2:** 14TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW HAVEN
- **STATE:** CT
- **ZIP:** 06510

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**UNITED STATES** 

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549** 

**FORM** 8-K

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**CURRENT REPORT** 

**Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of** 

**the Securities Exchange Act of 1934** 

**Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):** June 11, 2025

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Trevi Therapeutics, Inc.

**(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)** 

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| Delaware | 001-38886 | 45-0834299 |
| **(State or Other Jurisdiction**<br>**of Incorporation)** | **(Commission**<br>**File Number)** | **(IRS Employer**<br>**Identification No.)** |

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|:---|:---|
| 195 Church Street**,** **16th Floor**<br>New Haven**,** Connecticut | 06510 |
| **(Address of Principal Executive Offices)** | **(Zip Code)** |

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**Registrant's telephone number, including area code:** (203) 304-2499

**Not applicable** 

**(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)** 

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (*see* General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Title of each class** | **Trading**<br>**symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange**<br>**on which registered** |
| Common stock, $0.001 par value per share | TRVI | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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**Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers**

On June 11, 2025, Trevi Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders, upon the recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board"), approved an amendment to the Company's 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2019 Plan"), which amendment had previously been approved by the Board subject to stockholder approval, to increase the number of shares available for issuance under the plan by 6,000,000 shares of common stock and make certain other amendments.

The description of the amendment to the 2019 Plan contained in the Company's definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on April 29, 2025 (the "[<u>Proxy Statement</u>](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001563880/000095017025059628/trvi-20250429.htm)"), under the heading "Proposal No. 5—Approval of an Amendment to the Trevi Therapeutics, Inc. 2019 Stock Incentive Plan" is incorporated herein by reference. A complete copy of the amendment to the 2019 Plan is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

**Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders** 

On June 11, 2025, the Company held the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders voted on the following proposals:

1. The following nominees were elected to the Board as Class III directors for terms expiring at the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders.

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|  | For | For | Withheld | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | Broker Non-Votes |
| Jennifer Good |  | 78,827,140 |  | 268,129 |  | 9,892,671 |
| Anne VanLent |  | 62,868,529 |  | 16,226,740 |  | 9,892,671 |

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2. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 was ratified.

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| For: | 88,898,357 |
| Against: | 56,824 |
| Abstain: | 32,759 |

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3. The compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved, on an advisory basis.

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|:---|:---|
| For: | 78,346,572 |
| Against: | 722,449 |
| Abstain: | 26,248 |
| Broker Non-Votes: | 9,892,671 |

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4. The Company's stockholders recommended, on an advisory basis, that future advisory votes to approve the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers be held every year.

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| 1 Year: | 77,512,558 |
| 2 Years: | 1,077,488 |
| 3 Years: | 484,718 |
| Abstain: | 20,505 |

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After taking into consideration the foregoing voting results and the prior recommendation of the Board in favor of an annual stockholder advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, the Company currently intends to hold future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers every year.

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5. The amendment to the 2019 Plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance under the plan by 6,000,000 shares of common stock, and make certain other amendments, was approved.

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| For: | 78,703,357 |
| Against: | 370,380 |
| Abstain: | 21,532 |
| Broker Non-Votes: | 9,892,671 |

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**Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits**

(d) Exhibits

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| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| 99.1 | [<u>Amendment No. 1 to 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April 29, 2025).</u>](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001563880/000095017025059628/trvi-20250429.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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|  | TREVI THERAPEUTICS, INC. | TREVI THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
| Date: June 17, 2025 | By: | /s/ Lisa Delfini |
|  |  | Name: Lisa Delfini |
|  |  | Title: Chief Financial Officer |

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