UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
April 26, 2017
(Date of the earliest event reported)
Simulations Plus, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| 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:
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14z-12 under Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On April 26, 2017, Simulations Plus, Inc., a California corporation (the "Company"), issued a press release announcing that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share of common stock, payable on May 15, 2017 to shareholders of record on May 8, 2017.
A copy of press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. The information set forth in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this report on Current Report on Form 8-K that is required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.
CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Current Report on Form 8-K may contain forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Exchange Act. The forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K are not historical facts, do not constitute guarantees of future performance and are based on numerous assumptions which, while believed to be reasonable, may not prove to be accurate. Any forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K do not constitute guarantees of future performance and involve a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, including risks more fully described in our most recently filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information contained in this Current Report or with respect to the announcements described herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press release issued on April 26, 2017. |
| 2 |
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.
| SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC. | ||
| Dated: April 26, 2017 | By: | /s/ John R Kneisel |
| John R. Kneisel | ||
| Chief Financial Officer |
| 3 |
Exhibit 99.1
April 26, 2017 12:30 UTC
Simulations Plus Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.05 per Share
LANCASTER, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Simulations Plus, Inc. (Nasdaq: SLP), a leading provider of modeling and simulation software and consulting services for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and chemicals industries, today announced that its board of directors has declared its next ongoing quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share to its shareholders. This cash dividend will be distributed on Monday, May 15, 2017, to shareholders of record as of Monday, May 8, 2017.
Walt Woltosz, chairman and chief executive officer of Simulations Plus, said: “This dividend declaration is a continuation of the Board’s plan to distribute a cash dividend of $0.05 per share per quarter. Of course, the board always has the discretion of discontinuing, increasing, or decreasing the dividend in accordance with the cash needs of the business.”
About Simulations Plus, Inc.
Simulations Plus, Inc., is a premier developer of groundbreaking drug discovery and development software, which is licensed to and used in the conduct of drug research by major pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies worldwide. The company is a global leader focused on improving the ways scientists use knowledge and data to predict the properties and outcomes of pharmaceutical and biotechnology agents. Our innovations in integrating new and existing science in medicinal chemistry, computational chemistry, pharmaceutical science, biology, and physiology into our software have made us the leading software provider for physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling and simulation as well as a leading provider of both preclinical and clinical pharmacometric consulting services for regulatory submissions. For more information, visit our website at www.simulations-plus.com.
View source version on businesswire.com:
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170426005419/en/
Contacts
Simulations Plus Investor Relations
Ms. Renee Bouche, 661-723-7723
renee@simulations-plus.com
or
Hayden IR
Mr. Cameron Donahue, 651-653-1854
cameron@haydenir.com