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
August 18, 2006
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(Date of the earliest event reported)
Simulations Plus, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California 000-32046 95-4595609
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
42505 10th Street West, Lancaster, California 93534
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
661-723-7723
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code
ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
On August 18, 2006, Simulations Plus, Inc., a California corporation (the
"Company"), announced to its employees that the Company will accelerate the
vesting of stock options previously awarded for which the underlying shares are
registered (the "Registered Options"). The acceleration of vesting excludes
500,000 options (250,000 options before the recent stock split) for shares of
unregistered stock (the "Unregistered Option").
The acceleration of vesting is effective for Registered Options outstanding as
of August 18, 2006. As a result, Options to purchase approximately 505,000
shares (approximately 202,500 shares before the recent stock split) of common
stock will be accelerated, representing approximately 25% of all outstanding
options. The weighted average exercise price of the Registered Options subject
to this acceleration is approximately $2.18 ($4.36 before the recent stock
split).
The Company's decision to accelerate the vesting of the Options was made to
eliminate future compensation expense that the Company would otherwise recognize
with respect to these options following the Company's adoption of SFAS 123(R),
Share-Based Payment. The Company will adopt FAS No. 123(R) on September 1, 2006,
which is the beginning of the Company's 2007 fiscal year. The Company estimates
that the pre-tax charge to be avoided would be approximately $420,000 over the
remaining portion of the original vesting periods, which on average is
approximately 3.9 years from the effective date of the acceleration.
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: August 18, 2006 By: /s/ Momoko Beran
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Momoko Beran
Chief Financial Officer