UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 28, 2020

 

 

Certara, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware	001-39799	82-2180925
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
100 Overlook Center Suite 101 Princeton, New Jersey		08540
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

 

(609) 716-7900

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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:

 

¨	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:

 

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	CERT	The Nasdaq Global Select Market

 

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  x 

 

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.  ¨

 

 

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K is filed by Certara, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the matter described herein.

 

Item 1.02

Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On December 28, 2020, the Company repaid the $80.0 million aggregate principal amount owed, plus $3.0 million in interest owed, under the Loan Agreement, dated July 6, 2017 (the “Loan Agreement”), between the Company and Santo Holding (Deutschland) GmbH in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Agreement. As such, the obligations of the Company under the Loan Agreement were discharged on that date. The Company did not incur any early termination penalties or write offs of any deferred financing costs as a result of the repayment of the indebtedness.

 

 

Signature

 

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.

 

Date:  December 30, 2020	CERTARA, INC.
	By:	/s/ Richard M. Traynor
		Richard M. Traynor
		Senior Vice President and General Counsel