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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
On May 18, 2021, Certara, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The proposals are described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2021. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.
| 1. | The Company’s stockholders elected the three Class I directors listed below to the Board of Directors of the Company to hold office until the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows: |
| For | Withhold | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| James E. Cashman III | 124,069,969 | 211,437 | 1,049,613 | |||||||||
| Mason P. Slaine | 118,521,750 | 5,759,656 | 1,049,613 | |||||||||
| Ethan Waxman | 123,643,310 | 638,096 | 1,049,613 | |||||||||
| 2. | The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2021 fiscal year. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows: |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| 125,303,324 | 4,516 | 23,539 | 0 | |||||||||
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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.
| CERTARA, INC. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: May 20, 2021 | ||
| By: | /s/ Richard Traynor | |
| Richard M. Traynor | ||
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||