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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
On July 21, 2022, pursuant to the amended and restated bylaws of Certara, Inc. (the “Company”), the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) increased the number of Board members from ten (10) to eleven (11), effective as of July 21, 2022, and designated the newly created vacancy as a Class III director.
On July 21, 2022, the Board elected Rosemary A. Crane, as a Class III director, effective July 21, 2022.
The Board has appointed Ms. Crane to serve as a member of the Compensation Committee. Ms. Crane will receive compensation as a non-employee director in accordance with the Company’s non-employee director compensation policy described in “Board and Governance Practices − Director Compensation − Compensation Element” of the Company’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2022. The Company intends to enter into an indemnification agreement with Ms. Crane substantially similar to the indemnification agreements the Company has entered into with other members of the Board.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL). |
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.
Date: July 25, 2022 | CERTARA, INC. | |
(Registrant) | ||
By: | /s/ Richard M. Traynor | |
Richard M. Traynor | ||
Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||