SEC FORM 4

SEC FORM 4SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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^*

Pedersen Leif E

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O CERRTARA, INC.

4 RADNOR CORPORATE CENTER, SUITE 350

(Street)

RADNOR

PENNSYLVANIA

19087

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

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

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	PRESIDENT, CHIEF COMMERCAL OFF

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2026

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

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

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

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	04/01/2026		A		14,510	A	$0⁽¹⁾	88,489	D
Common Stock	04/01/2026		F		3,534⁽²⁾	D	$5.7⁽¹⁾	84,955	D
Common Stock	04/01/2026		M		7,852	A	$0⁽³⁾	92,807	D
Common Stock	04/01/2026		F		1,912⁽²⁾	D	$5.7⁽³⁾	90,895	D
Common Stock	04/01/2026		M		10,127	A	$0⁽⁴⁾	101,022	D
Common Stock	04/01/2026		F		2,466⁽²⁾	D	$5.7⁽⁴⁾	98,556	D
Common Stock	04/01/2026		M		15,188	A	$0⁽⁵⁾	113,744	D
Common Stock	04/01/2026		F		3,699⁽²⁾	D	$5.7⁽⁵⁾	110,045	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Restricted Stock Units	⁽³⁾	04/01/2026		M			7,852	⁽³⁾	04/01/2026	Common Stock	7,852	$0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁴⁾	04/01/2026		M			10,127	⁽⁴⁾	04/01/2027	Common Stock	10,127	$0	10,127	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁵⁾	04/01/2026		M			15,188	⁽⁵⁾	04/01/2028	Common Stock	15,188	$0	30,378	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each performance stock unit ("PSU") was granted on April 1, 2023, under the Certara, Inc. ("Certara") 2020 Incentive Plan (the "2020 Incentive Plan") and represents a right to receive one share of common stock. The PSUs were subject to the achievement of certain performance objectives over a three-year period from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2025. The PSUs were vested and settled on April 1, 2026.

2. Represents shares of Certara withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units ("RSUs") and PSUs described in footnotes 1, 3, 4, and 5, exempt under Rule 16b-3.

3. Each RSU was granted on April 1, 2023, under the 2020 Incentive Plan and represents a right to receive one share of common stock or the cash equivalent. One-third of the RSUs vested and were settled on April 1, 2024. One-third of the RSUs vested and were settled on April 1, 2025. The remaining one-third of the RSUs vested and settled on April 1, 2026.

4. Each RSU was granted on April 1, 2024, under the 2020 Incentive Plan and represents a right to receive one share of common stock or the cash equivalent. One-third of the RSUs vested and were settled on April 1, 2025. One-third of the RSUs vested and were settled on April 1, 2026. The remaining one-third of the RSUs will vest and settle on April 1, 2027.

5. Each restricted stock unit was granted on May 20, 2025, under the 2020 Incentive Plan and represents a right to receive one share of common stock or the cash equivalent. One-third of the RSUs vested and were settled on April 1, 2026. The remaining two-thirds of the RSUs will vest and settle in equal parts on April 1, 2027 an April 1, 2028.

	/s/ Daniel Corcoran, as Attorney-in-Fact for Leif E. Pedersen	04/03/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)

SEC Form 4 filed by Pedersen Leif E