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Subsequent Events

13.   Subsequent Events

On April 9, 2021, the Company entered into an arrangement with an affiliate of Tiger Global Management, LLC (the ‘‘Tiger Investor’’) whereby the Tiger Investor purchased $30.0 million of the Company’s common stock in a private placement (‘‘concurrent private placement’’) concurrent with the completion of the initial public offering of the Company’s common stock (the ‘‘IPO’’). The price per share was equal to the IPO price of $27.00, for a total of 1,111 shares. The Company received total aggregate net proceeds of $29.0 million, after deducting fees of $1.0 million.  

On April 19, 2021 the Board and the stockholders of the Company approved the 2021 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (“2021 Equity Plan”). The maximum number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2021 Equity Plan is equal to the sum of (i) 30,000 shares of common stock and (ii) an annual increase on the first day of each year beginning in 2022 and ending in and including 2031, equal to the lesser of (A) five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of common stock on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year and (B) such lesser amount as determined by the Board’s compensation committee. The 2021 Equity Plan provides for the grant of stock options (including qualified incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options), stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units,

dividend equivalents, and other stock or cash settled incentive awards. Any shares covered by an award, or portion of an award, granted under the 2021 Equity Plan that expires or is forfeited, canceled, cash-settled, or otherwise terminated for any reason will again be available for the grant of awards under the 2021 Equity Plan.

On April 19, 2021, the Board and the stockholders of the Company approved its 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”). The aggregate number of shares of common stock that will initially be reserved for issuance under the ESPP will be equal to the sum of (i) 3,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and (ii) an annual increase on the first day of each year beginning in 2022 and ending in and including 2031, equal to the lesser of (A) one percent (1%) of the outstanding shares of common stock on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year and (B) such lesser amount as determined by the Board.

On April 19, 2021, the Company approved 133 stock options and 35 restricted stock units to be granted under the 2021 Equity Plan and 7 stock options and 4 restricted stock units under the 2017 Plan.  On May 21, 2021, the Company approved 20 stock options and 47 restricted stock units to be granted under the 2021 Equity Plan and 1 restricted stock units under the 2017 Plan.

On April 23, 2021, the Company completed its IPO in which the Company issued and sold 9,977 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $27.00 per share, which included the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase 1,350 additional shares of common stock. The Company received aggregate net proceeds of $253.2 million from the IPO, after deducting underwriting discount fees of $16.2 million. The Company incurred offering costs of approximately $26.3 for the concurrent private placement and IPO, of which $3.1 million was included in General and Administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The IPO offering also included 5,356 shares sold by Providence VII U.S. Holdings L.P. (“Providence”) and other existing stockholders, which included the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase 650 additional shares from Providence, in which the Company did not receive any proceeds from the shares sold. In connection with the Company’s IPO, all shares of the Company’s outstanding preferred stock automatically converted into 20,335 shares of common stock on a one for one-third basis. The Company’s treasury stock, consisting of 15,146 shares of common stock, was reissued in the preferred stock conversion.

On April 30, 2021, DoubleVerify Inc. paid the entire outstanding balance under the New Revolving Credit Facility of $22.0 million using proceeds from the IPO.