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accession: "0001558370-22-009195"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CERT"
cik: "0001827090"
company_name: "Certara, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-05-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T09:25:15.660969+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Certara elects directors; Eric C. Liu receives 22.4M withhold votes; auditor ratified; say-on-pay 1 year

## Summary
- Class II directors elected: Cynthia Collin, Eric C. Liu, Matthew M. Walsh to serve until 2025.
- Eric C. Liu received 22.4M withhold votes (18% of votes cast), a notable protest level.
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as FY2022 auditor passed: 126.6M for, 2.7K against.
- Advisory vote on say-on-pay frequency: overwhelming support for 1 year (122.6M votes), board will consider.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-22-009195
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CERT
- cik: 0001827090
- company_name: Certara, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-05-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1827090/000155837022009195/0001558370-22-009195-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1827090/000155837022009195/cert-20220517x8k.htm

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