As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 6, 2026
Registration Nos. 333-72587
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-72587
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Simulations Plus, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| California | | 95-4595609 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
600 Park Offices Drive, Suite 300 #4134
Durham, North Carolina 27713
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Shawn O’Connor
Simulations Plus, Inc.
600 Park Offices Drive, Suite 300 #4134
Durham, North Carolina 27713
(Name and address of agent for service)
661-723-7723
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Ryan D. Thomas, Esq.
Scott W. Bell, Esq.
Tyler D. Huseman, Esq.
Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
21 Platform Way S, Suite 3500
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
(615) 742-6200
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: Not applicable.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
This post-effective amendment (the “Post-Effective Amendment”) relates to the following Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”) filed by Simulations Plus, Inc. (the “Company”), with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”):
1.Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-72587) filed with the SEC on February 18, 1999, which registered up to 530,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) of the Company.
On October 6, 2026, pursuant to its previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among the Company, SP Evolution HoldCo II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Parent”) and SP Evolution BidCo II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), Merger Sub merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.
As a result of the Merger, the Company has terminated any and all offerings of its Common Stock pursuant to the Registration Statement. Accordingly, the Company terminates the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and, in accordance with the undertakings made by the Company in the Registration Statement to remove from registration, by means of a post-effective amendment, any of the securities that had been registered for issuance but remain unsold at the termination of the offerings, the Company removes from registration all securities that were registered but unsold or otherwise unissued under the Registration Statement as of the date hereof.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused the Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Durham, State of North Carolina, on October 6, 2026.
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| Simulations Plus, Inc. |
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| By: | | /s/ Shawn O’Connor |
| | Name: | | Shawn O’Connor |
| | Title: | | Chief Executive Officer |
No other person is required to sign this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement in reliance on Rule 478 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
