Drayton Virkler Form 3 Certara / Drayton Virkler ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Virkler Drayton

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O CERTARA, INC.

100 OVERLOOK CENTER, SUITE 101

(Street)

PRINCETON NJ 08540

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/02/2022

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Certara, Inc. [ CERT ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Interim President, Reg & Acces

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	10/01/2022	Common Stock	10,574	(2)	D
Restricted Stock Units	(3)	10/01/2024	Common Stock	9,063	(2)	D
Restricted Stock Units	(4)	04/01/2025	Common Stock	11,972	(2)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The RSUs were granted on October 1, 2021 and will cliff vest on October 1, 2022 subject to the continued service of the reporting person through the vesting date.

2. Each restricted stock unit ("RSUs") was granted under the Certara, Inc. 2020 Incentive Plan and represents a right to receive one share of common stock or the cash equivalent thereof.

3. The RSUs were granted on October 1, 2021 and will vest and settle in three equal installments on October 1, 2022, October 1, 2023 and October 1, 2024, subject to the continued service of the reporting person.

4. The RSUs were granted on April 1, 2022 and will vest and settle in three equal installments on April 1, 2023, April 1, 2024 and April 1, 2025, subject to the continued service of the reporting person.

	/s/ Richard M. Traynor as attorney-in-fact for Drayton Virkler	09/09/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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