Form 8-K - Current report
February 12 2024 - 4:01PM
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
February 8, 2024
(Date of the earliest event reported)
Simulations Plus, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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California | 001-32046 | 95-4595609 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
42505 10th Street West, Lancaster, California 93534-7059
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
661-723-7723
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14z-12 under Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | SLP | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
As described in Item 5.07 below, on February 8, 2024, at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Simulations Plus, Inc. (the “Company”), the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment (the “Plan Amendment”) to the Company’s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2021 Plan”), to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder from 1,550,000 shares to 2,500,000 shares. The Plan Amendment was previously approved by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company, subject to shareholder approval, on October 19, 2023. The Plan Amendment became effective on February 8, 2024 following receipt of shareholder approval.
Additional information regarding the Plan Amendment is set forth in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (the “Proxy Statement”) filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on December 22, 2023, which information is incorporated herein by reference. Such information and the foregoing description of the Plan Amendment do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Second Amendment to 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders:
On February 8, 2024, the Company held the Annual Meeting in a virtual format. At the Annual Meeting, 14,786,576 or approximately 74%, of the Company’s 19,965,900 issued and outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote as of December 13, 2023, the record date for the Annual meeting, were represented by proxy. The proposals voted on at the Annual Meeting are more fully described in the Proxy Statement and are incorporated by reference herein.
The final voting results on the proposals presented for shareholder approval at the Annual Meeting were as follows:
1. Proposal No. 1: To elect five individuals to serve on the Company’s Board until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, subject to prior death, resignation, or removal.
The votes were cast for this matter as follows:
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Nominees | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-votes |
Walter Woltosz | 13,261,269 | 187,879 | 1,337,428 |
Dr. John K. Paglia | 13,233,814 | 215,334 | 1,337,428 |
Sharlene Evans | 13,301,624 | 147,524 | 1,337,428 |
Dr. Daniel Weiner | 13,223,857 | 225,291 | 1,337,428 |
Lisa LaVange | 13,225,460 | 223,688 | 1,337,428 |
As a result, each of the foregoing individuals were elected to serve as directors on the Company’s Board until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, subject to prior death, resignation, or removal.
2. Proposal No. 2: To ratify the selection of Rose, Snyder & Jacobs LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024. This proposal was approved based upon the following votes:
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Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstaining |
14,691,828 | 88,690 | 6,058 |
3. Proposal No. 3: To approve an amendment to the 2021 Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance thereunder from 1,550,000 shares to 2,500,000 shares of common stock of the Company. This proposal was approved based upon the following votes:
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Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstaining |
12,504,641 | 913,457 | 31,050 |
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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| SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC. |
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Dated: February 12, 2024 | By: /s/ Will Frederick |
| Will Frederick |
| Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer |
SECOND AMENDMENT TO 2021 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN OF SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC. WHEREAS, the Board of Directors and stockholders of Simulations Plus, Inc. (the “Company”) have adopted the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan of Simulations Plus, Inc., dated April 9, 2021, as amended by that First Amendment to 2021 Equity Incentive Plan of the Company, dated as of February 9, 2023 (as amended, the “Plan”); WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4(a) of the Plan, a total of 1,550,000 shares of the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”) have been authorized and reserved for issuance under the Plan; WHEREAS, the Company desires to increase the number of shares issuable under the Plan to 2,500,000 shares, including shares previously issued thereunder; and WHEREAS, Section 14 of the Plan permits the Company to amend the Plan from time to time, subject to certain limitations specified therein, including stockholder approval of certain amendments. NOW, THEREFORE, the following amendments and modifications are hereby made a part of the Plan subject to, and effective as of the date of, the approval of stockholders of the Plan on February 8, 2024: 1. Section 4(a) of the Plan is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows: (a) Shares Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Section 10 relating to adjustments upon changes in stock, the Award Shares that may be issued pursuant to Stock Awards shall not exceed in the aggregate two million five hundred thousand (2,500,000) shares of the Company’s Common Stock. Of such amount, two million five hundred thousand (2,500,000) Award Shares may be issued pursuant to Incentive Stock Options. 2. In all other respects, the Plan, as amended, is hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Second Amendment to 2021 Equity Incentive Plan of Simulations Plus, Inc. as of February 8, 2024: SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC. By: Name: Its: Shawn O’Connor Chief Executive Officer
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