---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-23-010467"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CERT"
cik: "0001827090"
company_name: "Certara, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-05-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T14:53:00.969865+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Certara shareholders elect three directors, ratify auditor, approve say-on-pay at 2023 annual meeting

## Summary
- Elected William Feehery, Rosemary Crane, and Stephen McLean as Class III directors with 130.4M, 133.1M, and 104.9M for votes respectively.
- Ratified independent registered public accounting firm for FY2023 with 139.5M for votes vs 12.9K against.
- Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation approved with 131.5M for votes vs 3.5M against.
- Broker non-votes were 4.4M on director elections and say-on-pay; none on auditor ratification.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-23-010467
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CERT
- cik: 0001827090
- company_name: Certara, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-05-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1827090/000155837023010467/0001558370-23-010467-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1827090/000155837023010467/cert-20230523x8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-23-010467.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Certara, Inc. shareholders approved Election of three Class III directors at the 2023-05-23 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-23
  source text: On May 23, 2023, Certara, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1827090/000155837023010467/0001558370-23-010467-index.htm

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