UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 __________________________________________________________________________________________
FORM 10-Q
 __________________________________________________________________________________________
(Mark One)
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 20202021
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from          to         
Commission File Number 001-36092
 __________________________________________________________________________________________
Premier, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Delaware35-2477140
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
13034 Ballantyne Corporate Place
Charlotte,North Carolina28277
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(704(704) 357-0022
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 __________________________________________________________________________________________
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 Par ValuePINCNASDAQ Global Select Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☒     No   ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  Yes  ☒ No  ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filerAccelerated filerNon-accelerated filer
Smaller reporting companyEmerging growth company(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes   No   ☒
As of October 29, 2020,28, 2021, there were 122,100,488121,860,329 shares of the registrant’s Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share outstanding.






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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements made in this Quarterly Reportquarterly report for the three months ended September 30, 2021 for Premier, Inc. (this “Quarterly Report”) that are not statements of historical or current facts, such as those under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from historical results or from any future results or projections expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition to statements that explicitly describe such risks and uncertainties, readers are urged to consider statements in conditional or future tenses or that include terms such as “believes,” “belief,” “expects,” “estimates,” “intends,” “anticipates” or “plans” to be uncertain and forward-looking. Forward-looking statements may include comments as to our beliefs and expectations regarding future events and trends affecting our business and are necessarily subject to uncertainties, many of which are outside our control. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in any forward-looking statement include, but are not limited to:
the impact of the continuing financial and operational uncertainty due to the coronavirus pandemic or other pandemics;
competition which could limit our ability to maintain or expand market share within our industry;
consolidation in the healthcare industry;
potential delays recognizing or increasing revenue if the sales cycle or implementation period takes longer than expected;
the impact on us if members of our group purchasing organization (“GPO”) programs reduce activity levels or terminate or elect not to renew their contracts on substantially similar terms or at all;
the rate at which the markets for our software as a service (“SaaS”) or licensed-based clinical analytics products and services develop;
the dependency of our members on payments from third-party payers;
our reliance on administrative fees that we receive from GPO suppliers;
our ability to maintain third-party provider and strategic alliances or enter into new alliances;
our ability to timely offer new and innovative products and services;
the portion of revenues we receive from our largest members;
risks and expenses related to future acquisition opportunities and integration of acquisitions;
financial and operational risks associated with non-controlling investments in other businesses or other joint ventures that we do not control, particularly early-stage companies;
potential litigation;
our reliance on Internet infrastructure, bandwidth providers, data center providers and other third parties and our own systems for providing services to our users;
data loss or corruption due to failures or errors in our systems and service disruptions at our data centers, or breaches or failures of our security measures;
the financial, operational and reputational consequences of cyber-attacks or other data security breaches that disrupt our operations or result in the dissemination of proprietary or confidential information about us or our members or other third parties;
our ability to use, disclose, de-identify or license data and to integrate third-party technologies;
our use of “open source” software;
our dependency on contract manufacturing facilities located in various parts of the world;
inventory risk we face in the event of a potential material price decline for the personal protective equipment or other products we may have purchased at elevated market prices or fixed prices;
our ability to attract, hire, integrate and retain key personnel;
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adequate protection of our intellectual property and potential claims against our use of the intellectual property of third parties;


potential sales and use tax liability in certain jurisdictions;
changes in tax laws that materially impact our tax rate, income tax expense, anticipated tax benefits, deferred tax assets, cash flows and profitability;
our indebtedness and our ability to obtain additional financing on favorable terms, including our ability to renew or replace our existing long-term credit facility at maturity;
fluctuation of our quarterly cash flows, revenues and results of operations;
changes and uncertainty in the political, economic or regulatory environment affecting healthcare organizations, including with respect to the status of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Healthcare and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010;
our compliance with complex international, federal and state laws governing financial relationships among healthcare providers and the submission of false or fraudulent healthcare claims;
interpretation and enforcement of current or future antitrust laws and regulations;
compliance with complex federal and state privacy, security and breach notification laws;
compliance with current or future laws, rules or regulations relating to information blocking provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act issued by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (the “ONC Rules”) that may cause our certified Health Information Technology products to be regulated by the ONC Rules;
compliance with current or future laws, rules or regulations adopted by the Food & Drug Administration applicable to our software applications that may be considered medical devices;
our holding company structure and dependence on distributions from Premier Healthcare Alliance, L.P. (“Premier LP”);
different interests among our GPO members or between us and our GPO members;
the ability of our GPO members to exercise significant influence over us;
the terms of agreements between us and our GPO members;
the impact of payments required under the Unit Exchange and Tax Receivable Acceleration Agreements (the “Unit Exchange Agreements”) on our overall cash flow and our ability to fully realize the expected tax benefits to match such fixed payment obligations under the Unit Exchange Agreements;
provisions in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and provisions of Delaware law that discourage or prevent strategic transactions, including a takeover of us;
failure to maintain an effective system of internal controls over financial reporting or an inability to remediate any weaknesses identified and the related costs of remediation;
the impact to us oron the price of our Class A common stock if we cease paying dividends or reduce dividend payments from current levels;
the number of shares of Class A common stock repurchased by us pursuant to any then existing Class A common stock repurchase program and the timing of any such repurchases;
the number of shares of Class A common stock eligible for sale after the issuance of Class A common stock in our August 2020 restructuringRestructuring and the potential impact of such sales; and
the risk factors discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” under Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 20202021 (the “2020“2021 Annual Report”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
More information on potential factors that could affect our financial results is included from time to time in the “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” or similarly-captionedsimilarly captioned sections of this Quarterly Report and our other periodic and current filings made from time to time with the SEC, which are available on our website at http://investors.premierinc.com/ (the contents of which are not part of this Quarterly Report). You should not place undue reliance on any of our forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date they are made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information or future events or otherwise. Furthermore, we cannot guarantee future results, events, levels of activity, performance or achievements.

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Certain Definitions
For periods prior to August 11, 2020, references in this Quarterly Report to "member owners"“member owners” are to the participants in our GPO program that were also limited partners of Premier LP that held Class B Common Unitscommon units of Premier LP and shares of our Class B Common Stock. For periods after August 11, 2020, references in this Quarterly Report to "member owners" are to the participants in our GPO program that, to our knowledge, hold shares of our Class A Common Stock.common stock. For periods on or after August 11, 2020, references in this Quarterly Report to "GPO member(s)"“members” are to participantshealth systems and other customers that participate in our GPO program, includingor utilize any of our programs or services, some of which were formerly referred to as member owners.

“August 2020 Restructuring” means our corporate restructuring on August 11, 2020 in which we (i) eliminated our dual-class ownership structure, through an exchange under which member-owners converted their Class B common units in Premier LP and corresponding Class B common shares of Premier, Inc. into common stock, on a one-for-one basis, and (ii) exercised our right to terminate the Tax Receivable Agreement (the “TRA”) by providing all former limited partners of Premier LP a notice of termination and the amount of the expected payment to be made to each limited partner pursuant to the early termination provisions of the TRA with a determination date of August 10, 2020. For additional information and details regarding the August 2020 Restructuring, see our 2021 Annual Report.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
PREMIER, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share data)
September 30, 2021June 30, 2021
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents$184,421 $129,141 
Accounts receivable (net of $1,283 and $1,174 allowance for credit losses, respectively)139,111 142,557 
Contract assets (net of $1,014 and $1,110 allowance for credit losses, respectively)272,049 266,173 
Inventory169,019 176,376 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets68,125 68,049 
Total current assets832,725 782,296 
Property and equipment (net of $538,399 and $518,332 accumulated depreciation, respectively)226,349 224,271 
Intangible assets (net of $300,801 and $289,912 accumulated amortization, respectively)385,753 396,642 
Goodwill999,913 999,913 
Deferred income tax assets763,125 781,824 
Deferred compensation plan assets54,572 59,581 
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates186,282 153,224 
Operating lease right-of-use assets46,432 48,199 
Other assets71,769 76,948 
Total assets$3,566,920 $3,522,898 
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Accounts payable$89,533 $85,413 
Accrued expenses42,540 48,144 
Revenue share obligations223,748 226,883 
Accrued compensation and benefits47,957 100,713 
Deferred revenue33,211 34,058 
Current portion of notes payable to members96,412 95,948 
Line of credit and current portion of long-term debt175,416 78,295 
Other current liabilities48,224 47,330 
Total current liabilities757,041 716,784 
Long-term debt, less current portion5,333 5,333 
Notes payable to members, less current portion274,717 298,995 
Deferred compensation plan obligations54,572 59,581 
Deferred consideration, less current portion57,126 56,809 
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion40,979 43,102 
Other liabilities49,066 112,401 
Total liabilities1,238,834 1,293,005 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)00
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 September 30, 2020June 30, 2020
Assets  
Cash and cash equivalents$120,416
$99,304
Accounts receivable (net of $1,984 and $731 allowance for doubtful accounts, respectively)131,783
135,063
Contract assets245,099
215,660
Inventory143,305
70,997
Prepaid expenses and other current assets77,450
97,338
Total current assets718,053
618,362
Property and equipment (net of $469,767 and $452,609 accumulated depreciation, respectively)214,166
206,728
Intangible assets (net of $258,364 and $245,160 accumulated amortization, respectively)404,218
417,422
Goodwill942,870
941,965
Deferred income tax assets827,676
430,025
Deferred compensation plan assets50,499
49,175
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates139,263
133,335
Operating lease right-of-use assets55,316
57,823
Other assets89,522
93,680
Total assets$3,441,583
$2,948,515
   
Liabilities, redeemable limited partners' capital and stockholders' equity  
Accounts payable$68,213
$54,841
Accrued expenses46,560
53,500
Revenue share obligations170,345
145,777
Limited partners' distribution payable0
8,012
Accrued compensation and benefits50,076
73,262
Deferred revenue33,607
35,446
Current portion of tax receivable agreements0
13,689
Current portion of notes payable to members67,837
0
Line of credit and current portion of long-term debt154,372
79,560
Other liabilities77,054
31,987
Total current liabilities668,064
496,074
Long-term debt, less current portion4,640
4,640
Tax receivable agreements, less current portion0
279,981
Notes payable to members, less current portion371,130
0
Deferred compensation plan obligations50,499
49,175
Deferred tax liabilities0
17,508
Deferred consideration, less current portion83,700
112,917
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion50,545
52,990
Other liabilities78,424
75,658
Total liabilities1,307,002
1,088,943
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)


Redeemable limited partners' capital0
1,720,309
Stockholders' equity:  


 September 30, 2020June 30, 2020
Class A common stock, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized; 122,080,741 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020 and 71,627,462 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 20201,221
716
Class B common stock, $0.000001 par value, 600,000,000 shares authorized; 0 and 50,213,098 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020, respectively0
0
Additional paid-in-capital2,012,047
138,547
Retained earnings121,313
0
Total stockholders' equity2,134,581
139,263
Total liabilities, redeemable limited partners' capital and stockholders' equity$3,441,583
$2,948,515
September 30, 2021June 30, 2021
Stockholders' equity:
Class A common stock, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized; 123,772,055 shares issued and 122,680,693 shares outstanding at September 30, 2021 and 122,533,051 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 20211,238 1,225 
Treasury stock, at cost; 1,091,362 and 0 shares at September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively(42,628)— 
Additional paid-in capital2,102,875 2,059,194 
Retained earnings266,601 169,474 
Total stockholders' equity2,328,086 2,229,893 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$3,566,920 $3,522,898 
See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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PREMIER, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
 Three Months Ended
 September 30,
 20202019
Net revenue:  
Net administrative fees$132,645
$172,403
Other services and support98,827
81,886
Services231,472
254,289
Products115,415
48,121
Net revenue346,887
302,410
Cost of revenue:  
Services38,750
47,536
Products113,428
43,475
Cost of revenue152,178
91,011
Gross profit194,709
211,399
Operating expenses:  
Selling, general and administrative123,954
113,929
Research and development576
379
Amortization of purchased intangible assets13,204
13,044
Operating expenses137,734
127,352
Operating income56,975
84,047
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates5,927
3,607
Interest and investment (loss) income, net(2,119)476
Loss on FFF put and call rights(1,919)(7,839)
Other income3,683
262
Other income (expense), net5,572
(3,494)
Income before income taxes62,547
80,553
Income tax (benefit) expense(118,138)9,614
Net income from continuing operations180,685
70,939
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax0
390
Net income180,685
71,329
Net income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interest(11,845)(41,710)
Net income from discontinued operations attributable to non-controlling interest0
(197)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in Premier LP(11,845)(41,907)
Adjustment of redeemable limited partners' capital to redemption amount(26,685)694,309
Net income attributable to stockholders$142,155
$723,731
   
Comprehensive income:  
Net income180,685
71,329
Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest(11,845)(41,907)
Comprehensive income attributable to stockholders$168,840
$29,422
   
Weighted average shares outstanding:  
Basic99,575
62,785
Diluted100,130
126,632
   


Three Months Ended
Three Months EndedSeptember 30,
September 30,20212020
Net revenue:Net revenue:
Net administrative feesNet administrative fees$149,462 $132,645 
Other services and supportOther services and support97,255 98,827 
ServicesServices246,717 231,472 
ProductsProducts118,430 115,415 
Net revenueNet revenue365,147 346,887 
Cost of revenue:Cost of revenue:
ServicesServices43,809 38,750 
ProductsProducts109,362 113,428 
Cost of revenueCost of revenue153,171 152,178 
Gross profitGross profit211,976 194,709 
Operating expenses:Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrativeSelling, general and administrative127,814 123,954 
Research and developmentResearch and development994 576 
Amortization of purchased intangible assetsAmortization of purchased intangible assets10,889 13,204 
Operating expensesOperating expenses139,697 137,734 
Operating incomeOperating income72,279 56,975 
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliatesEquity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates7,058 5,927 
Interest expense, netInterest expense, net(2,788)(2,119)
Gain (loss) on FFF put and call rightsGain (loss) on FFF put and call rights64,110 (1,919)
Other (expense) income, netOther (expense) income, net(320)3,683 
Other income, netOther income, net68,060 5,572 
Income before income taxesIncome before income taxes140,339 62,547 
Income tax expense (benefit)Income tax expense (benefit)19,033 (94,981)
Net incomeNet income121,306 157,528 
Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interestNet loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interest698 (11,845)
Adjustment of redeemable limited partners' capital to redemption amountAdjustment of redeemable limited partners' capital to redemption amount— (26,685)
Net income attributable to stockholdersNet income attributable to stockholders$122,004 $118,998 
Comprehensive income:Comprehensive income:
Net incomeNet income121,306 157,528 
Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interestComprehensive loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interest698 (11,845)
Comprehensive income attributable to stockholdersComprehensive income attributable to stockholders$122,004 $145,683 
Weighted average shares outstanding:Weighted average shares outstanding:
BasicBasic122,945 99,575 
DilutedDiluted124,573 100,130 
20202019
Earnings per share attributable to stockholders: Earnings per share attributable to stockholders:
Basic earnings per share attributable to stockholders$1.43
$11.53
Basic earnings per share attributable to stockholders$0.99 $1.20 
Diluted earnings per share attributable to stockholders$1.42
$0.49
Diluted earnings per share attributable to stockholders$0.97 $1.19 
See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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PREMIER, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
Three Months Ended September 30, 20202021 and 20192020
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
Class A
Common Stock
Class B
Common Stock
Treasury StockAdditional Paid-In CapitalRetained EarningsTotal Stockholders' Equity
SharesAmountSharesAmountSharesAmount
Balance at June 30, 2021122,533 $1,225  $  $ $2,059,194 $169,474 $2,229,893 
Issuance of Class A common stock under equity incentive plan1,239 13 — — — — 22,851 — 22,864 
Treasury stock(1,091)— — — 1,091 (42,628)— — (42,628)
Stock-based compensation expense— — — — — — 7,554 — 7,554 
Repurchase of vested restricted units for employee tax-withholding— — — — — — (9,171)— (9,171)
Net income— — — — — — — 121,306 121,306 
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest— — — — — — (698)698 — 
Dividends ($0.20 per share)— — — — — — — (24,877)(24,877)
Non-controlling interest related to acquisition— — — — — — 23,145 — 23,145 
Balance at September 30, 2021122,681 1,238   1,091 (42,628)2,102,875 266,601 2,328,086 
 Class A
Common Stock
Class B
Common Stock
Treasury StockAdditional Paid-In CapitalRetained EarningsTotal Stockholders' Equity
 SharesAmountSharesAmountSharesAmount
Balance at June 30, 202071,627
$716
50,213
$0
0
$0
$138,547
$0
$139,263
Balance at July 1, 202071,627
716
50,213
0
0
0
138,547
0
139,263
Impact of change in accounting principle






(1,228)(1,228)
Adjusted balance at July 1, 202071,627
716
50,213
0
0
0
138,547
(1,228)138,035
Exchange of Class B common units for Class A common stock by member owners70
1
(70)


2,436

2,437
Increase in additional paid-in capital related to quarterly exchange by member owners, including associated TRA revaluation





37,319

37,319
Increase in additional paid-in capital related to final exchange by member owners, including TRA termination





517,526

517,526
Issuance of Class A common stock under equity incentive plan241
2




642

644
Stock-based compensation expense





7,229

7,229
Repurchase of vested restricted units for employee tax-withholding





(3,023)
(3,023)
Net income






180,685
180,685
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in Premier LP






(11,845)(11,845)
Adjustment of redeemable limited partners' capital to redemption amount






(26,685)(26,685)
Reclassification of redeemable limited partners' capital to permanent equity





1,750,840
3,767
1,754,607
Final exchange of Class B common units for Class A common stock by member owners50,143
502
(50,143)


(502)
0
Early Termination Payments to former member owners





(438,967)
(438,967)
Dividends ($0.19 per share)






(23,381)(23,381)
Balance at September 30, 2020122,081
$1,221
0
$0
0
$0
$2,012,047
$121,313
2,134,581
Class A
Common Stock
Class B
Common Stock
Treasury StockAdditional Paid-In CapitalRetained Earnings / (Accumulated Deficit)Total Stockholders' Equity
SharesAmountSharesAmountSharesAmount
Balance at June 30, 2020Balance at June 30, 202071,627 $716 50,213 $  $ $138,547 $ $139,263 
Balance at July 1, 2020Balance at July 1, 202071,627 716 50,213 — — — 138,547 — 139,263 
Impact of change in accounting principleImpact of change in accounting principle— — — — — — — (1,228)(1,228)
Adjusted balance at July 1, 2020Adjusted balance at July 1, 202071,627 716 50,213    138,547 (1,228)138,035 
Exchange of Class B common units for Class A common stock by member ownersExchange of Class B common units for Class A common stock by member owners70 (70)— — — 2,436 — 2,437 
Increase in additional paid-in capital related to quarterly exchange by member owners, including associated TRA revaluationIncrease in additional paid-in capital related to quarterly exchange by member owners, including associated TRA revaluation— — — — — — 37,319 — 37,319 
Increase in additional paid-in capital related to final exchange by member owners, including TRA terminationIncrease in additional paid-in capital related to final exchange by member owners, including TRA termination— — — — — — 517,526 — 517,526 
Issuance of Class A common stock under equity incentive planIssuance of Class A common stock under equity incentive plan241 — — — — 642 — 644 
Stock-based compensation expenseStock-based compensation expense— — — — — — 7,229 — 7,229 
Repurchase of vested restricted units for employee tax-withholdingRepurchase of vested restricted units for employee tax-withholding— — — — — — (3,023)— (3,023)
Net incomeNet income— — — — — — — 157,528 157,528 
Net income attributable to non-controlling interestNet income attributable to non-controlling interest— — — — — — — (11,845)(11,845)
Adjustment of redeemable limited partners' capital to redemption amountAdjustment of redeemable limited partners' capital to redemption amount— — — — — — — (26,685)(26,685)
Reclassification of redeemable limited partners' capital to permanent equityReclassification of redeemable limited partners' capital to permanent equity— — — — — — 1,750,840 3,767 1,754,607 
Final exchange of Class B common units for Class A common stock by member ownersFinal exchange of Class B common units for Class A common stock by member owners50,143 502 (50,143)— — — (502)— — 
Early termination payments to membersEarly termination payments to members— — — — — — (438,967)— (438,967)
Dividends ($0.19 per share)Dividends ($0.19 per share)— — — — — — — (23,381)(23,381)
Balance at September 30, 2020Balance at September 30, 2020122,081 1,221     2,012,047 98,156 2,111,424 
Class A
Common Stock
Class B
Common Stock
Treasury StockAdditional Paid-In CapitalAccumulated DeficitTotal Stockholders’ Deficit
SharesAmountSharesAmountSharesAmount
Balance at June 30, 201961,938
$644
64,548
$0
2,419
$(87,220)$0
$(775,674)$(862,250)
Balance at July 1, 201961,938
644
64,548
0
2,419
(87,220)0
(775,674)(862,250)
Impact of change in accounting principle






(899)(899)
Adjusted balance at July 1, 201961,938
644
64,548
0
2,419
(87,220)0
(776,573)(863,149)
Exchange of Class B common units for Class A common stock by member owners1,311

(1,311)
(1,311)47,258
3,534

50,792
Redemption of limited partners

(782)




0
Increase in additional paid-in capital related to quarterly exchange by member owners, including associated TRA revaluation





12,272

12,272
Issuance of Class A common stock under equity incentive plan485
5




1,749

1,754
Treasury stock(1,055)


1,055
(35,649)

(35,649)
Stock-based compensation expense





3,704

3,704
Repurchase of vested restricted units for employee tax-withholding





(8,311)
(8,311)
Net income






71,329
71,329
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in Premier LP






(41,907)(41,907)
Adjustment of redeemable limited partners' capital to redemption amount





(12,948)707,257
694,309
Balance at September 30, 201962,679
$649
62,455
$0
2,163
$(75,611)$0
$(39,894)(114,856)
See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended September 30,
2020201920212020
Operating activities Operating activities
Net income$180,685
$71,329
Net income$121,306 $157,528 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax0
(390)
Depreciation and amortization30,678
37,579
Depreciation and amortization31,485 30,678 
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates(5,927)(3,607)Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates(7,058)(5,927)
Deferred income taxes(129,543)(1,985)Deferred income taxes18,700 (106,386)
Stock-based compensation7,229
3,704
Stock-based compensation7,554 7,229 
Remeasurement of tax receivable agreement liabilities0
4,674
Loss on FFF put and call rights1,919
7,839
(Gain) loss on FFF call/put rights(Gain) loss on FFF call/put rights(64,110)1,919 
Other201
2,562
Other518 201 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of the effects of acquisitions:
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of the effects of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable, inventories, prepaid expenses and other assets(45,469)6,972
Accounts receivable, inventories, prepaid expenses and other assets22,682 (45,469)
Contract assets(29,568)(8,768)Contract assets(5,876)(29,568)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, deferred revenue, revenue share obligations and other liabilities20,577
(23,830)
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations30,782
96,079
Net cash provided by operating activities from discontinued operations0
11,196
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, deferred revenue, revenue share obligations and other current liabilitiesAccounts payable, accrued expenses, deferred revenue, revenue share obligations and other current liabilities(70,014)20,577 
Net cash provided by operating activities30,782
107,275
Net cash provided by operating activities55,187 30,782 
Investing activities
Investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment(24,982)(21,983)Purchases of property and equipment(21,050)(24,982)
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates0
(4,665)
Proceeds from sale of assets0
3,632
Acquisition of businesses and equity method investments, net of cash acquiredAcquisition of businesses and equity method investments, net of cash acquired(26,000)— 
Other29
(5,250)Other— 29 
Net cash used in investing activities(24,953)(28,266)Net cash used in investing activities(47,050)(24,953)
Financing activities
Financing activities
Payments made on notes payable(188)(1,513)Payments made on notes payable(26,692)(188)
Proceeds from credit facility100,000
0
Proceeds from credit facility175,000 100,000 
Payments on credit facility(25,000)(25,000)Payments on credit facility(75,000)(25,000)
Distributions to limited partners of Premier LP(9,949)(13,202)Distributions to limited partners of Premier LP— (9,949)
Payments to limited partners of Premier LP related to tax receivable agreements(24,218)(17,425)Payments to limited partners of Premier LP related to tax receivable agreements— (24,218)
Cash dividends paid(23,195)0
Cash dividends paid(24,852)(23,195)
Repurchase of Class A common stock (held as treasury stock)0
(31,123)Repurchase of Class A common stock (held as treasury stock)(38,151)— 
Other(2,167)(6,557)Other36,838 (2,167)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities15,283
(94,820)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents21,112
(15,811)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year99,304
141,055
Net cash provided by financing activitiesNet cash provided by financing activities47,143 15,283 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalentsNet increase in cash and cash equivalents55,280 21,112 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of periodCash and cash equivalents at beginning of period129,141 99,304 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$120,416
$125,244
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$184,421 $120,416 
See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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PREMIER, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
(1) ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Organization
Premier, Inc. (“Premier” or the “Company”) is a publicly-held,publicly held, for-profit Delaware corporation located in the United States. The Company is a holding company with no material business operations of its own. The Company’s primary asset is its equity interest in its wholly-ownedwholly owned subsidiary Premier Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Premier GP”). Premier GP is the sole general partner of Premier Healthcare Alliance, L.P. (“Premier LP”), a California limited partnership. The Company conducts substantially all of its business operations through Premier LP and its other consolidated subsidiaries. The Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading healthcare performance improvement company that unites hospitals, health systems, physicians and other healthcare providers to improve and innovate in the clinical, financial and operational areas of their businesses to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving healthcare industry. The Company also provides services to other businesses including food service, schools and universities.
The Company’s business model and solutions are designed to provide its members and other customers access to scale efficiencies, spread the cost of their development, provide actionable intelligence derived from anonymized data in the Company’s enterprise data warehouse, mitigate the risk of innovation and disseminate best practices to help the Company’s member organizations and other customers succeed in their transformation to higher quality and more cost-effective healthcare.
The Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, delivers its integrated platform of solutions through 2 business segments: Supply Chain Services and Performance Services. See Note 1715 - Segments for further information related to the Company’s reportable business segments. The Supply Chain Services segment includes one of the largest healthcare group purchasing organization (“GPO”) programs in the United States, supply chain co-management and direct sourcing activities. The Performance Services segment through its development, integrationconsists of 3 sub-brands: PINC AITM, the Company’s technology and delivery of technologyservices platform with wrap-around service offerings includes one of the largestthat help optimize performance in three main areas – clinical intelligence, margin improvement and value-based care – using advanced analytics andto identify improvement opportunities, consulting services businesses in the United States focused on healthcare providers. The Company’s software as a service (“SaaS”)for clinical and licensed-based clinical analytics products utilize the Company’s comprehensive data setoperational design, and workflow solutions to provide actionable intelligence to its members, enabling them to benchmark, analyze and identify areas of improvement across the 3 main categories of cost management, quality and safety, and value-based care. While leveraging these tools, the Company also combines its consulting services and technology-enabled performance improvement collaboratives to provide a more comprehensive and holistic customer value proposition and overall experience. The Performance Services segment also includeshardwire sustainable change, Contigo Health®, the Company’s direct to employer initiativebusiness and insurance management services.
Company Structure and Restructuring
The Company, through Premier GP, the sole general partner of Premier LP, and Premier Services II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and the sole limited partner of Premier LP, held 100% interest in Premier LP at September 30, 2020. At June 30, 2020, the Company held 59% sole general partner interest in Premier LP. In addition to their equity ownership interest in the Company, our member owners held a 0% and 41% limited partner interest in Premier LP at September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020, respectively. On July 31, 2020, after the resignation of 3 directors affiliated withRemitraTM, the Company’s GPO members, the Board of Directors consisted of 15 (15) directors, comprised of 8 (8) independent directors, 6 (6) member-directorselectronic invoicing and the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, thus having a majority of independent directors on the Board of Directors. Since the member-directors no longer comprised a majority of the Board of Directors, as of July 31, 2020, the limited partner’s redemption feature was under the control of the Company (not the holders of Class B common units). As a result, $1.8 billion representing the fair value of redeemable limited partners’ capital at July 31, 2020 was reclassified from temporary equity in the mezzanine section of the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets to additional paid in capital as a component of permanent equity.
On August 11, 2020, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of August 11, 2020 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Premier LP and BridgeCo, LLC (“BridgeCo”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Premier Services, LLC formed for the sole purpose of merging with and into Premier LP. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, effective August 11, 2020, (i) BridgeCo merged with and into Premier LP, with Premier LP being the surviving entity (the “Merger”), and (ii) each of the issued and outstanding Class B common units was canceled and converted automatically into a right to receive 1 share of the Company’s Class A common stock. In conjunction with the Merger, all of the issued and outstanding shares of Class B common stock of the Company beneficially held by the former limited partners of Premier LP (individually a “LP” and collectively, the “LPs”) were canceled in accordance with the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation. No statutory dissenters’ rights were exercised in connection with the Merger. The exchange agreement (“Exchange Agreement”), which allowed the Company to redeem Class B common units for cash or Class A common stock at its discretion, was terminated in connection with the restructuring activity discussed above.


Furthermore, on August 10, 2020, the Company exercised its right to terminate the Tax Receivable Agreement (“TRA”). See Note 9 - Debt and Notes Payable and Note 14 - Income Taxes for further information.
Basis of Presentation and Consolidation
Basis of Presentation
At September 30, 2020, the Company was wholly-owned by public investors, which include member owners that received shares of Class A Stock in connection with the aforementioned restructuring as well previous exchanges of Class B common units and associated Class B common stock.
At June 30, 2020, the member owners’ interest in Premier LP is reflected as redeemable limited partners’ capital in the Company’s accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and the limited partners’ proportionate share of income in Premier LP is reflected within net income attributable to non-controlling interest in Premier LP and within comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest in Premier LP in the Company’s accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.
At June 30, 2020, public investors, which include member owners that have received shares of Class A common stock in connection with previous exchanges of their Class B common units and associated Class B common shares, owned 59% of the Company’s outstanding common stock through their ownership of Class A common stock. The member owners owned 41% of the Company’s combined Class A and Class B common stock through their ownership of Class B common stock.payables business.
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC and in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and include the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of all majority-owned subsidiaries over which the Company exercised control and when applicable, entities for which the Company had a controlling financial interest or was the primary beneficiary. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation. Accordingly, certain information and disclosures normally included in annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of results of operations and financial condition for the interim periods shown, includingconsisting of normal recurring adjustments.adjustments unless otherwise disclosed. The Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related footnotes contained in the 20202021 Annual Report.

Prior Periods’ Financial Statement Revision
As disclosed in the Company’s 2021 Annual Report, during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021, we identified and corrected an error to “Income tax (benefit) expense” resulting in additional income tax expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. As a result, the Company has revised the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended September 30, 2020.


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Supplementary Cash Flows Information
The following table presents supplementary cash flows information for the three months ended September 30, 20202021 and 2019:
 Three Months Ended September 30,
 20202019
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:  
Increase (decrease) in redeemable limited partners' capital for adjustment to fair value, with offsetting decrease (increase) in stockholders' equity$26,685
$(694,309)
Decrease in redeemable limited partners' capital, with offsetting increase in stockholders' equity related to quarterly exchanges by member owners(2,437)(50,792)
Net increase in deferred tax assets related to departures and quarterly exchanges by member owners and other adjustments331
7,140
Net increase in deferred tax assets related to final exchange by member owners284,852
0
Reclassification of redeemable limited partners' capital to additional paid in capital1,754,607
0
Decrease in additional paid-in capital related to notes payable to members, net of discounts438,967
0
Increase in additional paid-in capital related to departures and quarterly exchanges by member owners and other adjustments37,319
12,272
Increase in additional paid-in capital related to final exchange by member owners517,526
0
Increase in treasury stock related to a payable as a result of applying trade date accounting when recording the repurchase of Class A common stock0
4,526
Accrued dividend equivalents186
0

Variable Interest Entities
At September 30, 2020 as a result of the aforementioned restructuring, Premier LP no longer meets the definition of a variable interest entity (“VIE”), as defined in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810. The results of operations of Premier LP are included in the consolidated financial statements.
At June 30, 2020, Premier LP was a VIE as the limited partners did not have the ability to exercise a substantive removal right with respect to the general partner. The Company, through Premier GP, had the exclusive power and authority to manage the business and affairs of Premier LP, to make all decisions with respect to driving the economic performance of Premier LP, and had both an obligation to absorb losses and a right to receive benefits. As such, the Company was the primary beneficiary of the VIE and consolidated the operations of Premier LP under the Variable Interest Model.
The assets and liabilities of Premier LP at June 30, 2020, including assets and liabilities of discontinued operations, consisted of the following (in thousands):
 June 30, 2020
Assets 
Current$610,990
Noncurrent1,900,137
Total assets of Premier LP$2,511,127
  
Liabilities 
Current$580,430
Noncurrent296,801
Total liabilities of Premier LP$877,231


Net income attributable to Premier LP, including income and expense that has been classified as discontinued operations, during the three months ended September 30, 2019 was as follows (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Premier LP net income$84,140
Premier LP’s cash flows, including cash flows attributable to discontinued operations, for the three months ended September 30, 2019 consisted of the following (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Net cash provided by (used in): 
Operating activities$92,634
Investing activities(28,266)
Financing activities(79,150)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents(14,782)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year131,210
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$116,428

Three Months Ended September 30,
20212020
Supplementary non-cash investing and financing activities:
Increase in treasury stock related to a payable as a result of applying trade date accounting when recording the repurchase of Class A common stock$4,477 $— 
Non-cash additions to property and equipment1,628 1,083 
Accrued dividend equivalents149 186 
Increase in redeemable limited partners' capital for adjustment to fair value, with offsetting decrease in stockholders' equity— 26,685 
Decrease in redeemable limited partners' capital, with offsetting increase in stockholders' equity related to quarterly exchanges by member owners— (2,437)
Net increase in deferred tax assets related to departures and quarterly exchanges by member owners and other adjustments— 331 
Net increase in deferred tax assets related to final exchange by member owners— 284,852 
Reclassification of redeemable limited partners' capital to additional paid in capital— 1,754,607 
Decrease in additional paid-in capital related to notes payable to members, net of discounts— 438,967 
Net increase in additional paid-in capital related to departures and quarterly exchanges by member owners and other adjustments— 37,319 
Increase in additional paid-in capital related to final exchange by member owners— 517,526 
Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements
The preparation of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Significant estimates are evaluated on an ongoing basis, including estimates for net administrative fees revenue, other services and support revenue, contract assets, deferred revenue, contract costs, allowances for doubtful accounts,credit losses, useful lives of property and equipment, stock-based compensation, deferred tax balances including valuation allowances on deferred tax assets, uncertain tax positions, values of investments not publicly traded, projected future cash flows used in the evaluation of asset impairments, values of put and call rights, values of earn-out liabilities and the allocation of purchase prices. These estimates are based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
(2) SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
There have been no material changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies as described in the 20202021 Annual Report, except as described below.Report.
Accounts Receivable
Financial instruments, other than marketable securities, that subject the Company to potential concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of the Company's receivables. Receivables consist primarily of amounts due from hospital and healthcare system members for services and products. The Company maintains an allowance for expected credit losses. This allowance is an estimate and is regularly evaluated by the Company for adequacy by taking into consideration factors such as past experience, credit quality of the member base and age of the receivable balances, both individually and in the aggregate. As receivables are generally due within one year, changes to economic conditions are not expected to have a significant impact on our estimate of expected credit losses. However, we will monitor economic conditions on a quarterly basis to determine if any adjustments are deemed necessary. Provisions for the allowance for expected credit losses attributable to bad debt are recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income. Accounts deemed uncollectible are written off, net of actual recoveries. If circumstances related to specific customers change, the Company's estimate of the recoverability of receivables could be further adjusted.
Contract Assets
Supply Chain Services contract assets represents estimated customer purchases on supplier contracts for which administrative fees have been earned, but not collected. Performance Services contract assets represents revenue earned for services provided but


which the company is not contractually able to bill as of the end of the respective reporting period. Historically, we have not recognized a provision for contract assets. Under ASC Topic 326, we include Performance Services’ contract assets in our reserving process and assess the risk of loss similar to our methodology of the Company’s receivables, since the contract assets are reclassified to receivables when we become entitled to payment. Accordingly, a reserve is applied upon recognition of the contract asset.
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, (“ASU 2016-13”), which modifies the measurement of expected credit losses on certain financial instruments and the timing of when such losses are recorded. The Company adopted ASU 2016-13 effective July 1, 2020 on a modified retrospective basis which resulted in an adjustment to retained earnings. The implementation of ASU 2016-13 did not have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement, (“ASU 2018-13”), which improves the effectiveness of fair value measurement disclosures by eliminating, adding and modifying certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements as part of its disclosure framework project. Entities will no longer be required to disclose the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, but public companies will be required to disclose the range and weighted average used to develop significant unobservable inputs for Level 3 fair value measurements. The Company adopted ASU 2018-13 effective July 1, 2020 and has updated the financial statements accordingly to reflect the updates in the disclosure requirements (see Note 6 - Fair Value Measurements).
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, Intangibles- Goodwill and Other-Internal Use Software (Topic 350): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service Contract,(“ASU 2018-15”), which requires customers in a cloud computing arrangement (i.e., hosting arrangement) that is a service contract to follow the internal use software guidance in ASC 350-40 to determine which implementation costs to capitalize or expense. The Company adopted ASU 2018-15 effective July 1, 2020 on a prospective basis. The implementation of ASU 2018-15 did not have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting, ("ASU 2020-04"), which provides optional expedients for contract modification that replace a reference rate affected by reference rate reform and contemporaneous modifications of other contract terms related to the replacement of the reference rate. Additionally, ASU 2020-04 allows companies to make a one-time election to sell, transfer, or both sell and transfer debt securities classified as held to maturity at any time between March 12, 2020 and December 21, 2022. The amendments are effective during the period of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. The Company does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
(3) BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
Acquisition of Health Design Plus, LLCInvoice Delivery Services, LP Assets
On May 4, 2020,March 1, 2021, the Company, through its consolidated subsidiary Premier Healthcare Solutions, Inc.IDS, LLC (“PHSI”Premier IDS”), acquired 97%substantially all the assets and assumed certain liabilities of the equity of Health Design Plus, LLCInvoice Delivery Services, LP (“HDP”IDS”) for an adjusted purchase price of $24.0$80.7 million,, giving effect subject to certain purchase price adjustments, provided for in the purchase agreement. The transactionof which $80.0 million was fundedpaid at closing with borrowings under the Company’s Credit Facility (as defined below)in Note 8 - Debt and Notes Payable).
The Company has accounted for the IDS acquisition as a business combination whereby the purchase price was allocated to tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values. The total fair value assigned to intangible assets acquired was $22.4 million, consisting primarily of developed technology.
The IDS acquisition resulted in the recognition of $57.7 million of goodwill based on the purchase price paid in the acquisition compared to the fair value of the tangible assets acquired. The IDS acquisition was considered an asset acquisition for income
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tax purposes. Accordingly, the Company expects tax goodwill to be deductible for tax purposes. The initial purchase price allocation for the IDS acquisition is preliminary and subject to changes in the fair value of working capital. 
Acquisition of Acurity and Nexera Assets
On February 28, 2020, the Company acquired substantially allvaluation of the assets acquired and certain liabilities of Acurity, Inc. and Nexera, Inc. (the “Acurity and Nexera asset acquisition”). The Company agreed to pay an aggregate amount of $291.5 million, of which $166.1 millionassumed. IDS was paid at closing with borrowingsintegrated within Premier under the Credit Facility. An additional $120.0 million will be paid in 4 equal annual installments of $30.0 million on or about June 30, 2021, 2022, 2023brand name RemitraTM and 2024. An additional $4.7 million was paid to GNYHA during the three months ended September 30, 2020.
In addition, the asset purchase agreement provides an earn-out opportunity for Acurity, Inc. of up to $30.0 million based upon the Company’s achievement of a range of member renewals on terms to be agreed to by the Company and GNYHA based on prevailing market conditions in December 2023. As of September 30, 2020, the fair value of the earn-out liability was $22.7 million (see Note 6 - Fair Value Measurements).


Prior to entering into the Purchase Agreement, Acurity, Inc. agreed to provide one-time rebates of $93.8 million to certain of its then members based on their pre-closing purchasing volume. The Company concluded that these one-time rebates should be excluded from the purchase price and capitalized as prepaid contract administrative fee share at closing. As a result, the total fair value of consideration paidreported as part of the acquisition totaled $202.6 million.
The purchase price allocation was finalized during the three months ended September 30, 2020.
Acquisition of Medpricer
On October 28, 2019, the Company, through its consolidated subsidiary Premier Supply Chain Improvement, Inc (“PSCI”), acquired all of the outstanding capital stock in Medpricer.com, Inc. (“Medpricer”) for an adjusted purchase price of $38.5 million. The transaction was funded with borrowings under the Credit Facility.
The acquisition provides the sellers an earn-out opportunity of up to $5.0 million based on Medpricer’s achievement of a revenue target for the calendar year ended December 31, 2020. As of September 30, 2020, the fair value of the earn-out liability was $0.3 million.
The purchase price allocation was finalized during the three months ended September 30, 2020.
(4) DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AND EXIT ACTIVITIESPerformance Services segment.
In connection with the salePro forma results of certain assets and wind down and exit from the specialty pharmacy business, the Company met the criteria for classifying certain assets and liabilities of its specialty pharmacy business as a discontinued operation as of June 30, 2019. Prior to its classification as a discontinued operation, the specialty pharmacy business was included as part of the Supply Chain Services segment.
As of September 30, 2020, the Company had completed the wind down and exit from the specialty pharmacy business and had no net income or loss from discontinued operations for the three months ended September 30, 2020.
The following table summarizesacquisition have not been presented because the major components ofeffects on revenue and net income from discontinued operations (in thousands):were not material to the Company’s historic consolidated financial statements.
 Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Net revenue$0
Cost of revenue0
Gross profit0
Selling, general and administrative expense1,936
Operating expenses1,936
Operating loss from discontinued operations(1,936)
Net gain on disposal of assets2,409
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes473
Income tax expense83
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax390
Net income from discontinued operations attributable to non-controlling interest in Premier LP(197)
Net income from discontinued operations attributable to stockholders$193



(5)(4) INVESTMENTS
Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates
The Company’s investments in unconsolidated affiliates consisted of the following (in thousands):
 Carrying Value Equity in Net Income
    Three Months Ended September 30,
 September 30, 2020June 30, 2020 20202019
FFF$113,778
$109,204
 $4,574
$3,605
Prestige12,246
11,194
 1,052
0
Other investments13,239
12,937
 301
2
Total investments$139,263
$133,335
 $5,927
$3,607

Carrying ValueEquity in Net Income
Three Months Ended September 30,
September 30, 2021June 30, 202120212020
FFF$126,493 $120,548 $5,945 $4,574 
Exela26,000 — — — 
Prestige15,236 14,478 758 1,052 
Other investments18,553 18,198 355 301 
Total investments$186,282 $153,224 $7,058 $5,927 
The Company, through PSCI, held a 49% interest in FFF Enterprises, Inc. (“FFF”) through its ownership of stock of FFF at September 30, 20202021 and June 30, 2020. The Company records2021. On July 29, 2021, the fair valueFFF shareholders’ agreement was amended resulting in the termination of the FFF put right, which had previously provided the majority shareholder of FFF a right to require the Company to purchase such shareholder’s interest in FFF, on an all or nothing basis, on or after April 15, 2023 (“FFF Put Right”). The termination of the FFF Put Right resulted in the derecognition of the FFF Put Right liability and call rightsthe recognition of a corresponding non-cash gain of $64.1 million in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance SheetsStatements of Income and Comprehensive Income (see Note 65 - Fair Value Measurements for additional information). The Company accounts for its investment in FFF using the equity method of accounting and includes the investment as part of the Supply Chain Services segment.
The Company, through PSCI alongits consolidated subsidiary, ExPre Holdings, LLC (“ExPre”), held an approximate 6% interest in Exela Holdings, Inc. (“Exela”), through its ownership of Exela Class A common stock at September 30, 2021. The Company owns approximately 15% of the membership interest of ExPre, with 16the remainder of the membership interests held by 11 member health systems hold a minority interestor their affiliates. The Company accounts for its investment in Prestige Ameritech Ltd. (“Prestige”). Exela using the equity method of accounting and includes the investment as part of the Supply Chain Services segment.
The Company, through its consolidated subsidiary, PRAM Holdings, LLC (“PRAM”), held an approximate 20% interest in Prestige Ameritech Ltd. (“Prestige”) through its ownership of Prestige limited partnership units at September 30, 2020.2021. The Company owns approximately 26% of the membership interest of PRAM.PRAM, with the remainder of the membership interests held by 16 member health systems or their affiliates. The Company accounts for its investment in Prestige using the equity method of accounting and includes the investment as part of the Supply Chain Services segment.
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(6)
(5) FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
The following tables provide for the periods presented a summary oftable represents the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):
September 30, 2020Fair Value of Financial Assets and LiabilitiesQuoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
Cash equivalents$75
$75
$0
$0
Deferred compensation plan assets53,904
53,904
0
0
Total assets53,979
53,979
0
0
Earn-out liabilities23,017
0
0
23,017
FFF put right38,677
0
0
38,677
Total liabilities$61,694
$0
$0
$61,694

June 30, 2020Fair Value of Financial Assets and LiabilitiesQuoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
Cash equivalents$13,272
$13,272
$0
$0
Deferred compensation plan assets52,538
52,538
0
0
Total assets65,810
65,810
0
0
Earn-out liability33,151
0
0
33,151
FFF put right36,758
0
0
36,758
Total liabilities$69,909
$0
$0
$69,909


Fair Value of Financial Assets and LiabilitiesQuoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
September 30, 2021
Cash equivalents$75 $75 $— $— 
Deferred compensation plan assets60,559 60,559 — — 
Total assets60,634 60,634   
Earn-out liabilities24,368 — — 24,368 
Total liabilities$24,368 $ $ $24,368 
June 30, 2021
Cash equivalents$75 $75 $— $— 
Deferred compensation plan assets65,051 65,051 — — 
Total assets65,126 65,126   
Earn-out liabilities24,249 — — 24,249 
FFF put right64,110 — — 64,110 
Total liabilities$88,359 $ $ $88,359 
Deferred compensation plan assets consisted of highly liquid mutual fund investments, which were classified as Level 1. The current portion of deferred compensation plan assets ($3.46.0 million and $5.5 million at September 30, 20202021 and June 30, 2020)2021, respectively) was included in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
FFF put and call rights
In connection with the Company’s equity investment in FFF, the Company entered into aFFF shareholders’ agreement that provides, among other things, thatwas amended which resulted in the majority shareholder of FFF holds a put right that requires the Company to purchase the majority shareholder’s interest in FFF, on an all or nothing basis, on or after April 15, 2023. Any required purchase by the Company upon exercisetermination of the put right by FFF’s majority shareholder must be made at a per share price equal to FFF’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) over the twelve calendar months prior to the purchase date multiplied by a market adjusted multiple, adjusted for any outstanding debt and cash and cash equivalents (“Equity Value per Share”). FFF Put Right on July 29, 2021.
In addition, in the event of a Key Man Event (generally defined in the FFF shareholders’ agreement as the resignation, termination for cause, death or disability of the majority shareholder), the Company has a call right that requires the majority shareholder to sell its remaining interest in FFF to the Company, and is exercisable at any time within the later of 180 calendar days after (i) the date of a Key Man Event or (ii) January 30, 2021.2021 (the “Call Right”, together with the FFF Put Right, the “Put and Call Rights”). As of September 30, 20202021 and June 30, 2020,2021, the call rightCall Right had 0zero value. In the event that either of these rights arethe Call Right is exercised, the purchase price for the additional interest in FFF will be at a per share price equal to the per share price equal to FFF’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“FFF EBITDA”) over the twelve calendar months prior to the purchase date multiplied by a market adjusted multiple, adjusted for any outstanding debt and cash and cash equivalents (“Equity Value per Share.Share”).
TheAt September 30, 2021, the fair value of the Call Right was zero. At June 30, 2021, the fair values of the FFF putPut and call rightsCall Rights were determined using a Monte Carlo simulation in a risk-neutral framework based on the Equity Value per Share calculation using unobservable inputs, which included the estimated FFF putPut and call rights’Call Rights expiration dates, the forecast of FFF’s EBITDA and enterprise value over the option period, forecasted movements in the overall market and the likelihood of a Key Man Event. FFF’s enterprise value over the option period was valued utilizing expected annual FFF EBITDA and Revenuerevenue growth rates, among other assumptions. The resulting FFF enterprise value was an assumption utilized in the valuation of the putPut and call rights. Significant increases to weighted average cost of capital, business enterprise value, correlation and credit spread could significantly decrease the liability while a significant increase to asset volatility, EBITDA growth rate and revenue growth rate could significantly increase the liability.Call Rights.
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The Company utilized the following assumptions to estimate the fair value of FFFthe Put and Call Rights:Rights at June 30, 2021:
 September 30, 2020June 30, 2020
Annual EBITDA Growth Rate2.5-26.5%
2.5-26.5%
Annual Revenue Growth Rate1.4-14.4%
1.4-14.4%
Correlation80.0%80.0%
Weighted Average Cost of Capital14.5%14.5%
Asset Volatility29.0%28.0%
Credit Spread1.4%1.7%

June 30, 2021
Annual FFF EBITDA growth rate2.5-10.8%
Annual revenue growth rate2.5-6.3%
Correlation80.0 %
Weighted average cost of capital14.0 %
Asset volatility30.0 %
Credit spread0.8 %
The significant assumptions using the Monte Carlo simulation approach for valuation of the Put and Call Rights are:
(i)
(i)Annual EBITDA Growth Rate: The forecasted EBITDA growth range over six years;
(ii)Annual Revenue Growth Rate: The forecasted Revenue growth range over six years;
(iii)Correlation: The estimated correlation between future Business Enterprise Value and EBITDA of FFF;
(iv)Weighted Average Cost of Capital: The expected rate paid to security holders to finance debt and equity;
(v)The forecasted EBITDA growth range over 7 years;
(ii)
Annual Revenue Growth Rate: The forecasted Revenue growth range over 7 years;
(iii)
Correlation: The estimated correlation between future Business Enterprise Value and EBITDA of FFF;
(iv)
Weighted Average Cost of Capital: The expected rate paid to security holders to finance debt and equity;
(v)
Asset volatility: Based on the asset volatility of guideline public companies in the healthcare industry; and
(vi)Credit Spread: Based on term-matched BBB yield curve.
At September 30, 2021, the fair value of the Call Right was zero. At June 30, 2021, the asset volatility of guideline public companies in the healthcare industry; and
(vi)
Credit Spread: Based on term-matched BBB yield curve.
The Company recorded the FFF putPut and call rightsCall Rights within long-term other liabilities and long-term other assets, respectively, within the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.Sheets. Net changes in the fair values of the Put and Call Rights, including the gain recorded as a result of the termination of the FFF put and call rightsPut Right, were recorded within other expense(expense) income, net in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.
Earn-out liabilities
Earn-out liabilities wereAn earn-out liability was established in connection with the acquisition of substantially all of the assets and certain liabilities of Acurity, Inc. and Nexera, Inc. (the “Acurity and Nexera asset acquisition as well as the Stanson Health, Inc. (“Stanson”acquisition”) and Medpricer acquisitions.in February 2020. The earn-out liabilities associated with the Acurity and Nexera asset acquisition and the Medpricer acquisition wereliability was classified as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The earn-out associated with the Stanson acquisition

is no longer measured at fair value as of September 30, 2020 given Management’s anticipation of Stanson achieving all of the requirements in order to obtain the full pay out of the earn-out.
The earn-out liability arising from expected earn-out payments related to the Acurity and Nexera asset acquisition werewas measured on the acquisition date using a probability-weighted expected payment model and are remeasured periodically due to changes in management’s estimates of the number of transferred member renewals and market conditions. In determining the fair value of the contingent liabilities, management reviews the current results of the acquired business, along with projected results for the remaining earn-out period, to calculate the expected earn-out payment to be made based on the contractual terms set out in the respective acquisition agreement. The Acurity and Nexera earn-out liabilitiesliability utilized a credit spread of 1.0%0.8% and 0.9% at September 30, 20202021 and June 30, 2020.2021, respectively. As of September 30, 20202021 and June 30, 2020,2021, the undiscounted range of outcomes is between $0 and $30.0 million. A significant decrease in the probability could result in a significant decrease in the value of the earn-out liability. The fair value of the Acurity and Nexera earn-out liability at September 30, 20202021 and June 30, 2020 is $22.7 million.2021 was $24.4 million and $24.2 million, respectively.
Acurity and Nexera Earn-out (a)
Input assumptionsAs of September 30, 2021As of June 30, 2021
Probability of transferred member renewal percentage < 50%5.0 %5.0 %
Probability of transferred member renewal percentage between 50% and 65%10.0 %10.0 %
Probability of transferred member renewal percentage between 65% and 80%25.0 %25.0 %
Probability of transferred member renewal percentage > 80%60.0 %60.0 %
Credit spread0.8 %0.9 %

(a)The Acurity and Nexera earn-out liability was initially valued as of February 28, 2020.
Input AssumptionsAs of September 30, 2020As of June 30, 2020
Probability of Transferred Member Renewal Percentage < 50%5.0%5.0%
Probability of Transferred Member Renewal Percentage between 50% and 65%10.0%10.0%
Probability of Transferred Member Renewal Percentage between 65% and 80%25.0%25.0%
Probability of Transferred Member Renewal Percentage > 80%60.0%60.0%
Credit Spread1.0%1.0%
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(a)The Acurity and Nexera Earn-out was initially valued as of February 28, 2020.
A reconciliation of the Company’s FFF put and call rightsPut Right and earn-out liabilities is as follows (in thousands):
Beginning Balance
Purchases (Settlements) (a)
(Gain)/Loss (b)
Ending Balance
Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
Earn-out liabilities$24,249 — 119 24,368 
FFF put right64,110 (64,110)— — 
Total Level 3 liabilities$88,359 $(64,110)$119 $24,368 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Earn-out liabilities$33,151 $(9,073)$(1,061)$23,017 
FFF put right36,758 — 1,919 38,677 
Total Level 3 liabilities$69,909 $(9,073)$858 $61,694 

 Beginning Balance
Purchases (Settlements) (b)
Gain (Loss)Ending Balance
Three months ended September 30, 2020    
Earn-out liabilities33,151
(9,073)1,061
23,017
FFF put right36,758
0
(1,919)38,677
Total Level 3 liabilities$69,909
$(9,073)$(858)$61,694
     
Three months ended September 30, 2019    
FFF call right$204
$0
$(152)$52
Total Level 3 assets204
0
(152)52
Earn-out liabilities6,816
0
(2,574)9,390
FFF put right41,652
0
(7,687)49,339
Total Level 3 liabilities$48,468
$0
$(10,261)$58,729

(a)
Purchases (Settlements) for the three months ended September 30, 2021 includes non-cash gain recognized as a result the termination of the FFF Put Right and the derecognition of the FFF Put Right liability. Purchases (Settlements) for the three months ended September 30, 2020 includes the full earn-out from the acquisition of Stanson Health, Inc. in November 2018, which had been earned but not yet paid as of September 30, 2020.
(b)Purchases (Settlements) include 100% of the Stanson earn-out, which has been earned but not yet paid as of September 30, 2020.
(b)A gain on level 3 liability balances will decrease the liability ending balance whereas a loss on level 3 liability balance will increase the liability ending balance.
Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements
During the three months ended September 30, 2020, no non-recurring fair value measurements were required relating to the measurement of goodwill and intangible assets for impairment. However,2021, the Company recorded notes payable to members resulting from the deferral of the early termination payments associated with the termination of the TRA as parta result of the August 2020 restructuring. TheseRestructuring. Although these notes are non-interest bearing, they include a Level 2 input associated with the implied interest rate of 1.8% and are calculated as of August 11, 2020. (see Note 98 - Debt and Notes Payable).
During the three months ended September 30, 2021, no non-recurring fair value measurements were required relating to the measurement of goodwill and intangible assets for impairment.
Financial Instruments For Which Fair Value Only is Disclosed
The fair values of non-interest bearing notes payable, classified as Level 2, were less than their carrying value by $0.2$0.1 million at both September 30, 20202021 and June 30, 2020,2021 based on assumed market interest rates of 1.6% for both periods.

Other Financial Instruments
The fair values of cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and the Credit Facility (as defined in Note 98 - Debt and Notes Payable) approximated carrying value due to the short-term nature of these financial instruments.
(7)(6) CONTRACT BALANCES
Deferred Revenue
Revenue recognized during the three months ended September 30, 20202021 that was included in the opening balance of deferred revenue at June 30, 20202021 was $9.1$7.3 million, which is a result of satisfying performance obligations.
Performance Obligations
A performance obligation is a promise to transfer a distinct good or service to a customer. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. Contracts may have a single performance obligation as the promise to transfer individual goods or services is not separately identifiable from other promises and, therefore, not distinct, while other contracts may have multiple performance obligations, most commonly due to the contract covering multiple phases or deliverable arrangements (licensing fees, implementation fees, maintenance and support fees, professional fees for consulting services), including certain performance guarantees.
ReductionNet revenue of $1.4 million was recognized during the three months ended September 30, 2021 from performance obligations that were satisfied or partially satisfied in prior periods. The net revenue recognized was driven by a $1.8 million increase in net administrative fees revenue related to under-forecasted cash receipts received in the current period partially offset by a reduction of $0.4 million associated with revised forecasts from underlying contracts that include variable consideration components as well as additional fluctuations due to input method contracts which occur in the normal course of business.
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A decrease to net revenue of $2.5 million was recognized during the three months ended September 30, 2020 from performance obligations that were satisfied or partially satisfied in prior periods was $2.5 million.periods. The reductiondecrease in net revenue recognized was driven by a $2.7 million decrease in net administrative fees revenue related to over-forecasted cash receipts received in the current period partially offset by $0.2 million associated with revised forecasts from underlying contracts that include variable consideration components as well as additional fluctuations due to input method contracts which occur in the normal course of business.
Net revenue recognized during the three months ended September 30, 2019 from performance obligations that were satisfied or partially satisfied in prior periods was $1.2 million. The net revenue recognized during the three months ended September 30, 2019 was driven primarily by $3.8 million of net administrative fees revenue related to under-forecasted cash receipts received in the current period as well as a reduction of $2.6 million associated with revised forecasts from underlying contracts that include variable consideration components as well as additional fluctuations due to input method contracts which occur in the normal course of business.business
Remaining performance obligations represent the portion of the transaction price that has not yet been satisfied or achieved. As of September 30, 2020,2021, the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations was $547.3$588.8 million. The Company expects to recognize approximately 46%47% of the remaining performance obligations over the next 12 months and an additional 27% over the following 12 months, with the remainder recognized thereafter.
(8)(7) GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill
Goodwill consisted of the following (in thousands):
 Supply Chain ServicesPerformance ServicesTotal
June 30, 2020$387,722
$554,243
$941,965
Adjustments to acquisition purchase price780
125
905
September 30, 2020$388,502
$554,368
$942,870

The change in goodwill sinceAt September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020 is a result2021, we had goodwill balances recorded at Supply Chain Services and Performance Services of measurement period adjustments from the Company’s asset acquisition of Acurity$388.5 million and the HDP acquisition. The initial purchase price allocations for the acquisition of HDP are preliminary and subject to changes in fair value of working capital. See Note 3 - Business Acquisitions for more information.

$611.4 million, respectively.
Intangible Assets, Net
Intangible assets, net consisted of the following (in thousands):
Useful LifeSeptember 30, 2020June 30, 2020Useful LifeSeptember 30, 2021June 30, 2021
Member relationships14.7 years$386,100
$386,100
Member relationships14.7 years$386,100 $386,100 
Technology5.6 years164,117
164,117
Technology6.1 years186,017 186,017 
Customer relationships9.6 years70,830
70,830
Customer relationships9.6 years70,830 70,830 
Trade names7.5 years24,160
24,160
Trade names7.4 years24,610 24,610 
Non-compete agreements5.3 years11,315
11,315
Non-compete agreements5.3 years11,315 11,315 
Other (a)
12.1 years6,060
6,060
Other (a)
10.2 years7,682 7,682 
Total intangible assets 662,582
662,582
Total intangible assets686,554 686,554 
Accumulated amortization (258,364)(245,160)Accumulated amortization(300,801)(289,912)
Total intangible assets, net $404,218
$417,422
Total intangible assets, net$385,753 $396,642 

(a) Includes a $1.0 million indefinite-lived asset that was acquired through the HDP acquisition.
Intangible asset amortization was $10.9 million and $13.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
(9)
(8) DEBT AND NOTES PAYABLE
Long-term debt and notes payable consisted of the following (in thousands):
 September 30, 2020June 30, 2020
Credit Facility$150,000
$75,000
Notes payable to members438,967
0
Other notes payable9,012
9,200
Total debt and notes payable597,979
84,200
Less: current portion(222,209)(79,560)
Total long-term debt and notes payable$375,770
$4,640

September 30, 2021June 30, 2021
Credit Facility$175,000 $75,000 
Notes payable to members371,129 394,943 
Other notes payable5,749 8,628 
Total debt and notes payable551,878 478,571 
Less: current portion(271,828)(174,243)
Total long-term debt and notes payable$280,050 $304,328 
Credit Facility
Premier LP, along with its consolidated subsidiaries, PSCI and PHSI, as Co-Borrowers, Premier GP and certain domestic subsidiaries of Premier GP, as guarantors, entered into an unsecured Credit Facility, dated as of November 9, 2018 (the “Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility has a maturity date of November 9, 2023, subject to up to 2 one-year extensions at the request of the Co-Borrowers and approval of a majority of the lenders under the Credit Facility. The Credit Facility provides for borrowings of up to $1.0 billion with (i) a $50.0 million sub-facility for standby letters of credit and (ii) a $100.0 million sub-facility for swingline loans. The Credit Facility also provides that Co-Borrowers may from time to time (i) incur incremental term loans and (ii) request an increase in the revolving commitments under the Credit Facility, together up to an aggregate of $350.0 million, subject to the approval of the lenders providing such term loans or revolving commitment increases. The Credit Facility includes an unconditional and irrevocable guaranty of all obligations under the Credit Facility by Premier GP, certain domestic subsidiaries of Premier GP and future guarantors, if any. Premier, Inc. is not a guarantor under the Credit Facility.
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Outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest on a variable rate structure with borrowings bearing interest at either London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus an applicable margin rangingranging from 1.000% to 1.500% or the prime lending rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 0.000% to 0.500%. At September 30, 2020,2021, the weighted average interest rate on outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility was 1.155%1.090%. At September 30, 2021, the annual commitment fee, which the Co-Borrowers are required to pay on the actual daily unused amount of commitments under the Credit Facility, was 0.100%.
The Credit Facility contains customary representations and warranties as well as customary affirmative and negative covenants.covenants, including, among others, limitations on liens, indebtedness, fundamental changes, dispositions, restricted payments and investments. Premier GP was in compliance with all such covenants at September 30, 2020.2021. The Credit Facility also contains customary events of default, including a cross-default of any indebtedness or guarantees in excess of $75.0 million. If any event of default occurs and is continuing, the administrative agent under the Credit Facility may, with the consent, or shall, at the request of a majority of the lenders under the Credit Facility, terminate the commitments and declare all of the amounts owed under the Credit Facility to be immediately due and payable.
Proceeds from borrowings under the Credit Facility may generally be used to finance ongoing working capital requirements, including permitted acquisitions, repurchases of Class A common stock pursuant to stock repurchase programs, dividend payments,


if and when declared, and other general corporate activities. During the three months ended September 30, 2020, the Company borrowed $100.0 million and repaid $25.0 million of borrowings under the Credit Facility. The Company had $150.0$175.0 million in outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility at September 30, 20202021 with $850.0$824.9 million of available borrowing capacity after reductions for outstanding borrowings and outstanding letters of credit. OnFor the three months ended September 30, 2021, the Company borrowed $175.0 million and repaid $75.0 million of outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility. In October 14, 2020,2021, the Company repaid $50.0 million of outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility.
Notes Payable
Notes Payable to Members
On August 10, 2020, the Company exercised its right to terminate the TRA by and among the Company and the former limited partners of Premier LP by providing all former LPs a notice of the termination and the amount of the expected payment to be made to each LP pursuant to the early termination provisions of the TRA (each such amount an “Early Termination Payment”) with a determination date of August 10, 2020 (the “Determination Date”). The valuation of the Early Termination Payment is based on the average of the closing prices of a share of Class A Stock on the stock exchange over the 20 trading days ending three days prior to the Determination Date. Certain LPs elected to execute a Unit Exchange and Tax Receivable Acceleration Agreement (“Unit Exchange Agreement”) in connection with the Company’s August 2020 restructuring, which deferred the Early Termination Payments, without interest, over 18 quarterly installments commencing during the quarter ended March 31, 2021 and ending in the quarter ending June 30, 2025. While non-interest bearing, pursuant to GAAP requirements, the notes payable to members were recorded net of imputed interest of 1.8%.
At September 30, 2020,2021, the Company had $439.0$371.1 million of notes payable to members, net of discounts on notes payable of $23.1$13.9 million, of which $67.8$96.4 million was recorded to “Currentcurrent portion of notes payable to members”members in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance SheetsSheets. At June 30, 2021, the Company had $394.9 million of notes payable to members, net of discounts on notes payable of $15.8 million, of which $95.9 million was recorded to current portion of notes payable to members in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The notes payable to members were issued in connection with the early termination of the TRA as part of the August 2020 Restructuring. Although the notes payable to members are non-interest bearing, pursuant to GAAP requirements, they were recorded net of imputed interest at a fixed annual rate of 1.8%.
Other
At September 30, 20202021 and June 30, 2020,2021, the Company had $9.0$5.7 million and $9.2$8.6 million in other notes payable, primarily due to departed member owners, respectively, of which $4.4$0.4 million and $4.6$3.3 million, respectively, were included in current portion of long-term debt in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.Sheets. Other notes payable do not bear interest and generally have stated maturities of three to five years from their date of issuance.
Future minimum principal payments on total outstanding notes payable as of September 30, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):
2021 (a)
$55,714
2022104,101
2023103,629
2024104,231
2025103,419
Total principal payments$471,094
(a)For the period from October 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021.
(10)(9) REDEEMABLE LIMITED PARTNERS' CAPITAL
On July 31, 2020, after the resignation of 3 directors affiliated with the Company’s GPO members, the Board of Directors consisted of 15 (15) directors, comprised of 8 (8) independent directors, 6 (6) member-directors and the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, thus having a majority of independent directors on the Board of Directors. Since the member-directors no longer comprised a majority of the Board of Directors, as of July 31, 2020, the limited partner’s redemption feature was under the control of the Company (not the holders of Class B common units). As a result, $1.8 billion representing theThe fair value of redeemable limited partners’ capital at July 31, 2020 was reclassified from temporary equity in the mezzanine section of the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets to additional paid in capital as a component of permanent equity.equity at July 31, 2020. As a result, there were no adjustments to the fair value of redeemable limited partners’ capital for the three months ended September 30, 2021.
For the three months ended September 30, 2020, and 2019, the Company recorded adjustmentsan adjustment of $(26.7) million to the fair value of redeemable limited partners’ capital as an adjustment of redeemable limited partners’ capital to redemption amount in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive IncomeIncome. Subsequent to July 31, 2020, there were no adjustments to the fair value of redeemable limited partners’ capital as an adjustment of redeemable limited partners’ capital to redemption amount were recorded in the amountsaccompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of $(26.7) millionIncome and $694.3 million, respectively.Comprehensive Income.

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The tables below provide a summary of the changes in the redeemable limited partners’ capital from June 30, 2020 to September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019 to September 30, 2019 (in thousands):
 Receivables From Limited PartnersRedeemable Limited Partners' CapitalTotal Redeemable Limited Partners' Capital
June 30, 2020$(995)$1,721,304
$1,720,309
Distributions applied to receivables from limited partners141

141
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in Premier LP
11,845
11,845
Distributions to limited partners
(1,936)(1,936)
Exchange of Class B common units for Class A common stock by member owners
(2,437)(2,437)
Adjustment of redeemable limited partners' capital to redemption amount
26,685
26,685
Reclassification to permanent equity854
(1,755,461)(1,754,607)
September 30, 2020$0
$0
$0

 Receivables From Limited PartnersRedeemable Limited Partners’ CapitalTotal Redeemable Limited Partners’ Capital
June 30, 2019$(1,204)$2,524,474
$2,523,270
Distributions applied to receivables from limited partners69

69
Redemption of limited partners
(1,371)(1,371)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in Premier LP
41,907
41,907
Distributions to limited partners
(13,699)(13,699)
Exchange of Class B common units for Class A common stock by member owners
(50,792)(50,792)
Adjustment of redeemable limited partners' capital to redemption amount
(694,309)(694,309)
September 30, 2019$(1,135)$1,806,210
$1,805,075

Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement. There were no changes in place prior to the August 2020 restructuring, each limited partner had the cumulative right to exchange up to one-seventh of its initial allocation of Class B common units for shares of Class A common stock, cash or a combination of both, the form of consideration to be at the discretion of the Company's independent Audit and Compliance Committee of the Board of Directors. During the three months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recorded total reductions of $2.4 million to redeemable limited partners'partner’s capital subsequent to reflect the exchange of 0.1 million Class B common units and surrender and retirement of a corresponding number of shares of Class B common stock by member owners for a like number of shares of the Company's Class A common stock (see Note 12 - Earnings Per Share for more information). On August 11, 2020, the Exchange Agreement was terminated in connection with the restructuring as discussed in Note 1 - Organization and Basis of Presentation.July 31, 2020.
Quarterly exchanges during the three months ended September 30, 2020 were as follows (in thousands, except Class B common units):
Receivables From Limited PartnersRedeemable Limited Partners' CapitalTotal Redeemable Limited Partners' Capital
June 30, 2020$(995)$1,721,304 $1,720,309 
Distributions applied to receivables from limited partners141 — 141 
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in Premier LP— 11,845 11,845 
Distributions to limited partners— (1,936)(1,936)
Exchange of Class B common units for Class A common stock by member owners— (2,437)(2,437)
Adjustment of redeemable limited partners' capital to redemption amount— 26,685 26,685 
Reclassification to permanent equity854 (1,755,461)(1,754,607)
September 30, 2020$ $ $ 
Date of Quarterly ExchangeNumber of Class B Common Units ExchangedReduction in Redeemable Limited Partners' Capital
July 31, 202069,684
$2,437

(11)(10) STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
As of September 30, 2020,2021, there were 122,080,741122,680,693 shares of the Company's Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding.


HoldersOn August 5, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $250.0 million of our outstanding Class A common stock during fiscal year 2022 through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions. As of September 30, 2021, the Company had purchased approximately 1.1 million shares of Class A common stock are entitled to (i) 1 voteat an average price of $39.04 per share for each share helda total purchase price of record on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders, (ii) receive dividends, when and if declared by$42.6 million. There can be no assurances regarding the Board of Directors out of funds legally available, subject to any statutorytiming or contractual restrictions on the payment of dividends and subject to any restrictions on the payment of dividends imposed by the terms of any outstanding preferred stock or any class of series of stock having a preference over or the right to participate with the Class A common stock with respect to the payment of dividends or other distributions and (iii) receive pro rata, based on the number of shares of Class A common stock held,purchased under this authorization. The repurchase authorization may be suspended, delayed or discontinued at any time at the remaining assets available for distribution upon the dissolution or liquidationdiscretion of Premier, after payment in full of all amounts required to be paid to creditors and to the holders of preferred stock having liquidation preferences, if any.
On July 31, 2020, $1.8 billion representing the fair value of redeemable limited partners capital on July 31, 2020 was reclassified from temporary equity in the mezzanine section of the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets to additional paid in capital as a component of permanent equity. Refer to Note 10 - Redeemable Limited Partners' Capital for further discussion.
On August 5, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors declaredDirectors.
During the three months ended September 30, 2021, the Company paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.19$0.20 per share on outstanding shares of Class A common stock which was paid on September 15, 2020 to stockholders of record on September 1, 2020.2021. On October 22, 2020,21, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.19$0.20 per share, payable on December 15, 20202021 to stockholders of record on December 1, 2020. 2021.
On August 11, 2020, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each of the issued and outstanding Class B common units was canceled and converted automatically into a right to receive 1 share of the Company’s Class A common stock. In conjunction with the Merger, all of the issued and outstanding shares of Class B common stock of the Company beneficially held by the LPs were canceled in accordance with the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation. On August 11, 2020, the Company issued 50,143,414 shares of Class A common stock pursuant to the Merger.
(12)(11) EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income attributable to stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Net income attributable to stockholders includes the adjustment recorded in the period to reflect redeemable limited partners’ capital at the redemption amount, which iswas due to the exchange benefit obtained by limited partners through the ownership of Class B common units.units, which were canceled in August 2020. Except when the effect would be anti-dilutive, the diluted earnings (loss) per share calculation, which is calculated using the treasury stock method, includes the impact of shares that could be issued under the outstanding stock options, non-vested restricted stock units and awards, shares of non-vested performance share awards and the effect of the assumed redemption of Class B common units through the issuance of Class A common shares.
On August 11, 2020, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each of the issued and outstanding Class B common units (and corresponding shares of the Company’s Class B common stock) was canceled and converted automatically into a right to receive 1 share of the Company’s Class A common stock, and the Company issued an aggregate of 50,143,414all potentially issuable dilutive shares of Class A common stock. Refer to Note 1 - Organization and Basis of Presentation for further discussion.

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The following table provides a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used for basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):
Three Months Ended September 30,
20212020
Numerator for basic earnings per share:
Net income attributable to stockholders (a)
$122,004 $118,998 
Numerator for diluted earnings per share:
Net income attributable to stockholders (a)
$122,004 $118,998 
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest(698)— 
Net income (b)
121,306 118,998 
Denominator for earnings per share:
Basic weighted average shares outstanding (c)
122,945 99,575 
Effect of dilutive securities: (d)
Stock options310 253 
Restricted stock492 302 
Performance share awards826 — 
Diluted weighted average shares and assumed conversions124,573 100,130 
Earnings per share attributable to stockholders:
Basic earnings per share attributable to stockholders$0.99 $1.20 
Diluted earnings per share attributable to stockholders$0.97 $1.19 

(a)Net income attributable to stockholders was calculated as follows (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended September 30,
 20202019
Numerator for basic earnings per share:  
Net income from continuing operations attributable to stockholders (a)
$142,155
$723,538
Net income from discontinued operations attributable to stockholders0
193
Net income attributable to stockholders$142,155
$723,731
   
Numerator for diluted earnings per share:  
Net income from continuing operations attributable to stockholders (a)
$142,155
$723,538
Adjustment of redeemable limited partners’ capital to redemption amount0
(694,309)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interest in Premier LP0
41,710
Net income from continuing operations142,155
70,939
Tax effect on Premier, Inc. net income (b)(c)
0
(9,398)
Three Months Ended September 30,
20212020
Net income$121,306 $157,528 
Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interest698 (11,845)
Adjustment of redeemable limited partners’ capital to redemption amount— (26,685)
Net income attributable to stockholders$122,004 $118,998 


 Three Months Ended September 30,
 20202019
Adjusted net income from continuing operations$142,155
$61,541
   
Net income from discontinued operations attributable to stockholders$0
$193
Net income from discontinued operations attributable to non-controlling interest in Premier LP0
197
Adjusted net income from discontinued operations$0
$390
   
Adjusted net income$142,155
$61,931
   
Denominator for earnings per share:  
Basic weighted average shares outstanding (d)
99,575
62,785
Effect of dilutive securities: (e)
  
Stock options253
479
Restricted stock302
280
Class B shares outstanding0
63,088
Diluted weighted average shares and assumed conversions100,130
126,632
   
Earnings per share attributable to stockholders:  
Basic earnings per share attributable to stockholders$1.43
$11.53
Diluted earnings per share attributable to stockholders$1.42
$0.49
(a)Net income from continuing operations attributable to stockholders was calculated as follows (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended September 30,
 20202019
Net income from continuing operations$180,685
$70,939
Net income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interest in Premier LP(11,845)(41,710)
Adjustment of redeemable limited partners’ capital to redemption amount(26,685)694,309
Net income from continuing operations attributable to stockholders$142,155
$723,538
(b)(b)For the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the tax expense related to Premier, Inc. retaining the portion of net income from continuing operations attributable to income from non-controlling interest in Premier, LP was calculated as a component of the income tax provision for the three months ended September 30, 2020.
(c)For the three months ended September 30, 2019, represents income tax expense related to Premier, Inc. retaining the portion of net income from continuing operations attributable to income from non-controlling interest in Premier, LP for the purpose of diluted earnings per share.
(d)Weighted average number of common shares used for basic earnings per share excludes weighted average shares of non-vested stock options, non-vested restricted stock, non-vested performance share awards and Class B shares outstanding for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.
(e)For the three months ended September 30, 2020, the effect of 0.7 million stock options and restricted stock units and 22.4 million Class B common units were excluded from diluted weighted average shares outstanding as they had an anti-dilutive effect.
(f)For the three months ended September 30, 2019, the effect of 0.1 million stock options was excluded from diluted weighted average shares outstanding as they had an anti-dilutive effect. Additionally, the effect of 0.8 million performance share awards was excluded from diluted weighted average shares outstanding as the awards had not satisfied the applicable performance criteria at the end of the period.
Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement in place priorCompany retaining the portion of net loss (income) attributable to income from non-controlling interest was calculated as a component of the August 2020 restructuring, on a quarterly basis,income tax provision for the Company had the option, as determined by the Auditthree months ended September 30, 2021 and Compliance Committee, to settle the exchange of Class B common units of Premier LP by member owners for cash, an equal2020.
(c)Weighted average number of Class A common shares used for basic earnings per share excludes the impact of Premier, Inc. or a combination of cash andall potentially issuable dilutive shares of Class A common stock. In connection withstock for the exchangethree months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.
(d)For the three months ended September 30, 2021, the effect of 0.3 million stock options and restricted stock units were excluded from diluted weighted average shares outstanding as they had an anti-dilutive effect. Additionally, the effect of 0.2 million performance share awards was excluded from diluted weighted average shares outstanding as the awards had not satisfied the applicable performance criteria at the end of the period.
For the three months ended September 30, 2020, the effect of 0.7 million stock options and restricted stock units and 22.4 million Class B common units by member owners, regardlesswere excluded from diluted weighted average shares outstanding as they had an anti-dilutive effect. Additionally, the effect of 0.6 million performance share awards was excluded from diluted weighted average shares outstanding as the awards had not satisfied the applicable performance criteria at the end of the consideration used to settle the exchange, an equal number of shares of Premier's Class B common stock were surrendered by member owners and retired (see Note 10 - Redeemable Limited Partners' Capital). On August 11, 2020, the Exchange Agreement was terminated in connection with the restructuring as discussed in Note 1 - Organization and Basis of Presentation.period.
The following table presents certain information regarding the exchange of Class B common units and associated Class B common stock for Premier's Class A common stock and/or cash in connection with the quarterly exchange pursuant to the terms of the


Exchange Agreement, including activity related to the Class A and Class B common units and Class A and Class B common stock through the date of the applicable quarterly exchange:
Quarterly Exchange by Member Owners
Class B Common Shares Retired Upon Exchange (a)
Class B Common Shares Outstanding After Exchange (a)
Class A Common Shares Outstanding After Exchange (b)
Percentage of Combined Voting Power Class B/Class A Common Stock
July 31, 202069,684
50,143,414
71,724,149
41%/59%
(a)The number of Class B common shares retired or outstanding is equivalent to the number of Class B common units retired upon exchange or outstanding after the exchange, as applicable.
(b)The number of Class A common shares outstanding after exchange also includes activity related to the Company's share repurchase program equity incentive plan (see Note 13 - Stock-Based Compensation).
(13)(12) STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Stock-based compensation expense is recognized over the requisite service period, which generally equals the stated vesting period. The associated deferred tax benefit was calculated at a rate of 26% for the three months ended September 30, 20202021 and 2019,2020, which represents the expected effective income tax rate at the time of the compensation expense deduction and differs from the Company’s current effective income tax rate which includes the impact of the Merger.rate. See Note 1413 - Income Taxes for further information.
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Stock-based compensation expense and the resulting deferred tax benefits were as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30,
20212020
Pre-tax stock-based compensation expense$7,554 $7,229 
Deferred tax benefit (a)
1,281 1,110 
Total stock-based compensation expense, net of tax$6,273 $6,119 

 Three Months Ended September 30,
 20202019
Pre-tax stock-based compensation expense$7,229
$3,704
Deferred tax benefit (a)
1,110
959
Total stock-based compensation expense, net of tax$6,119
$2,745

(a)
(a) For the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the deferred tax benefit was reduced by $0.7 million and $0.8 million, respectively, attributable to stock-based compensation expense that is nondeductible for tax purposes pursuant to Section 162(m) as amended by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
Premier 2013 Equity Incentive Plan
The Premier 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (and including any further amendments thereto, the “2013 Equity Incentive Plan”) provides for grants of up to 14.8 million shares of Class A common stock, all of which are eligible to be issued as non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units or performance share awards. As of September 30, 2020,2021, there were 5.34.6 million shares available for grant under the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.
The following table includes information related to restricted stock, performance share awards and stock options for the three months ended September 30, 2020:2021:
 Restricted Stock Performance Share Awards Stock Options

Number of AwardsWeighted Average Fair Value at Grant Date Number of AwardsWeighted Average Fair Value at Grant Date Number of OptionsWeighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at June 30, 2020681,538
$37.91
 1,606,309
$37.58
 2,544,137
$30.17
Granted451,504
$31.36
 375,851
$29.12
 0
$0
Vested/exercised(148,477)$33.20
 (161,544)$32.77
 (27,003)$30.47
Forfeited(12,909)$37.82
 (16,301)$38.31
 (23,669)$35.41
Outstanding at September 30, 2020971,656
$35.58
 1,804,315
$35.61
 2,493,465
$30.11
         
Stock options outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 2020      2,487,960
$30.11



Restricted StockPerformance Share AwardsStock Options
Number of AwardsWeighted Average Fair Value at Grant DateNumber of AwardsWeighted Average Fair Value at Grant DateNumber of OptionsWeighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at June 30, 2021990,301 $35.27 1,731,002 $35.56 2,163,006 $30.32 
Granted576,575 $37.76 651,392 $37.18 — $— 
Vested/exercised(156,158)$42.73 (588,142)$43.74 (745,407)$30.71 
Forfeited(103,034)$33.41 (147,825)$31.75 (12,025)$36.54 
Outstanding at September 30, 20211,307,684 $35.63 1,646,427 $33.62 1,405,574 $30.07 
Stock options outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 20211,405,574 $30.07 
Restricted stock units and restricted stock awards issued and outstanding generally vest over a three-year period for employees and a one-year period for directors. Performance share awards issued and outstanding generally vest over a three-year period if performance targets are met. Stock options have a term of ten years from the date of grant. Vested stock options will expire either twelve months after an employee’s termination with Premier or immediately upon an employee’s termination with Premier, depending on the termination circumstances. Stock options generally vest in equal annual installments over three years.
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense at September 30, 20202021 was as follows (in thousands):. At September 30, 2021, there was no unrecognized stock-based compensation expense for outstanding stock options.
Unrecognized Stock-Based Compensation ExpenseWeighted Average Amortization Period
Restricted stock$31,788 2.5 years
Performance share awards33,266 2.1 years
Total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense$65,0542.3 years
 Unrecognized Stock-Based Compensation ExpenseWeighted Average Amortization Period
Restricted stock$23,167
2.4 years
Performance share awards39,321
2.1 years
Stock options18
0.4 years
Total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense$62,506
2.2 years
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The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options at September 30, 20202021 was as follows (in thousands):
 Intrinsic Value of Stock Options
Outstanding and exercisable$7,888
Expected to vest13
Total outstanding$7,901


Exercised during the year ended September 30, 2020120

Intrinsic Value of Stock Options
Outstanding and exercisable$12,218 
Exercised during the year ended September 30, 2021$4,748 
(14)(13) INCOME TAXES
On August 11, 2020,Income tax expense for the Company entered into the Merger Agreement and pursuantthree months ended September 30, 2021 was $19.0 million, which reflects an effective tax rate of 14% compared to the Merger Agreement, each of the issued and outstanding Class B common units was canceled and converted automatically into a right to receive one share of the Company’s Class A common stock. In conjunction with the Merger, all the issued and outstanding shares of Class B common stock of the Company beneficially held by the LPs were canceled in accordance with the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation.
At the consummation of the Merger, the Company simplified its tax structure, resulting in the Company and its subsidiaries forming one consolidated filing group for tax purposes. As a result, the Company recorded a one-time deferredan income tax benefit of $134.0$95.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 which reflects an effective tax rate of (152)%. The change in the effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2021 is primarily driven by the prior year deferred tax remeasurement due to the change in the state statutory rate and valuation allowance release.
Incomerelease resulting from the Company and its subsidiaries forming one consolidated filing group for tax (benefit) expense forpurposes at the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was $(118.1) million and $9.6 million, respectively, which reflects effective tax rates of (189)% and 12%, respectively. The change in the effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2020 is primarily driven by the aforementioned one-time deferred tax remeasurement and valuation allowance release as a resultconsummation of the Merger. Absent ofAugust 2020 Restructuring. Excluding the one-time deferred tax benefit, the effective tax rate iswould have been 24% for the three months ended September 30, 2020.
NetDuring the first quarter of fiscal year 2022, the Company assessed the future realization of its deferred tax assets increased by $415.2 millionassets. As a result of Premier’s plan to $827.7 million at September 30, 2020 from $412.5 million at June 30, 2020. The increase in net deferred tax assets was largely driven by an increase of $285.0 million in deferred tax assets related to the final exchange of all outstanding Class B common units forreorganize and simplify the Company’s Class A common stock on August 11, 2020 and $134.0subsidiary reporting structure by the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 2022, the Company expects to release $32.9 million deferred tax remeasurement andasset valuation allowance in fiscal year 2022. The release primarily relates to finite-lived net operating losses and research and development credit carryforwards. The Company has included $17.6 million of tax benefit in Premier’s annualized effective tax rate calculation based on the amount that is expected to offset ordinary income during fiscal year 2022, as a result of the Merger.
On August 10, 2020, the Company exercised its rightreorganization. The remaining $15.3 million of valuation allowance being released relates to terminate the TRA by and among the Company and the former limited partners of Premier LP by providing all former LPs a notice of the termination and the amount of thecarryforwards expected payment to be made to each LP pursuant to the early termination provisions of the TRA on the Determination Date. The valuation of the Early Termination Paymentutilized in future years and is based on the average of the closing prices ofbeing recognized as a share of Class A Stock on the stock exchange over the 20 trading days ending three days prior to the Determination Date. The aggregate amount of the Early Termination Payments was $472.6 million. Of that amount, $10.5 million was paid on September 15, 2020, to LPs that did not elect to execute a Unit Exchange Agreement. The remaining payable, $462.1 milliondiscrete item in the aggregate, will be paid, without interest, to certain LPs that elected to execute a Unit Exchange Agreement in connection with the Company’s August 2020 restructuring, in 18 equal quarterly installments commencingfirst quarter of fiscal 2022.


during the quarter ended March 31, 2021 and ending in the quarter ending June 30, 2025. As a result of the TRA termination, TRA liabilities of $293.7 million at June 30, 2020 were extinguished and a liability was recorded to “Current portion of notes payable to members” and “Notes payable to members, less current portion” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for amounts payable pursuant to the Unit Exchange Agreements.
(15) RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company’s 49% ownership share of net income of FFF, which was acquired on July 26, 2016, included in equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income was $4.6 million and $3.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company maintains group purchasing agreements with FFF and receives administrative fees for purchases made by the Company’s members pursuant to those agreements. Net administrative fees revenue recorded from purchases under those agreements was $1.8 million and $2.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
(16)(14) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Operating Leases
Operating lease expense for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 and 2019 was $3.4$2.6 million and $2.9$3.4 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2020,2021, the weighted average remaining lease term was 5.54.6 years and the weighted average discount rate was 4%.
Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases with initial lease terms in excess of one year were as follows (in thousands):
September 30, 2021June 30, 2021
2022 (a)
$8,910 $11,738 
202312,131 12,012 
202412,267 12,145 
202512,301 12,177 
20269,005 8,878 
Thereafter1,324 1,293 
Total future minimum lease payments55,938 58,243 
Less: imputed interest4,840 5,289 
Total operating lease liabilities (b)
$51,098 $52,954 

(a)As of September 30, 2021, future minimum lease payments are for the period from October 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022.
 September 30, 2020June 30, 2020
2021 (a)
$9,010
$12,171
202211,738
11,738
202312,012
12,012
202412,145
12,145
202512,177
12,177
Thereafter10,171
10,171
Total future minimum lease payments67,253
70,414
Less: imputed interest6,955
7,567
Total operating lease liabilities (b)
$60,298
$62,847
(b)As of September 30, 2021, total operating lease liabilities included $10.1 million within other current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(a)As of September 30, 2020, future minimum lease payments are for the period from October 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021.
(b)As of September 30, 2020, total operating lease liabilities included $9.8 million within other liabilities, current in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Other Matters
The Company is not currently involved in any litigation it believes to be material. The Company is periodically involved in litigation, arising in the ordinary course of business or otherwise, which from time to time may include claims relating to commercial, product liability, tort and personal injury, employment, antitrust, intellectual property, or other regulatory matters.
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Furthermore, as a public company, the Company may become subject to stockholder derivative or other similar litigation. If current or future government regulations, specifically,including but not limited to those with respect to antitrust or healthcare laws, are interpreted or enforced in a manner adverse to the Company or its business, the Company may be subject to regulatory inquiries or investigations, enforcement actions, penalties and other material limitations which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.
(15) SEGMENTS
(17) SEGMENTS
The Company delivers its solutions and manages its business through 2 reportable business segments, the Supply Chain Services segment and the Performance Services segment. The Supply Chain Services segment includes the Company’s GPO, supply chain co-management and direct sourcing activities. The Performance Services segment includesconsists of 3 sub-brands: PINC AITM, the Company’s informatics, collaborative, consultingtechnology and services platform, Contigo Health®, the Company’s direct to employer initiativebusiness and insurance management services businesses.


RemitraTM, the Company’s electronic invoicing and payables business.
The following table presents disaggregated revenue by business segment and underlying source (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30,
20212020
Net revenue:
Supply Chain Services
Net administrative fees$149,462 $132,645 
Other services and support8,924 5,592 
Services158,386 138,237 
Products118,430 115,415 
Total Supply Chain Services (a)
276,816 253,652 
Performance Services (a)
88,331 93,235 
Net revenue$365,147 $346,887 

(a)Includes intersegment revenue that is eliminated in consolidation. Intersegment revenue is not separately identified in Segments as the amounts are not material.
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 Three Months Ended September 30,
 20202019
Net revenue:  
Supply Chain Services  
Net administrative fees$132,645
$172,403
Other services and support5,592
2,560
Services138,237
174,963
Products115,415
48,121
Total Supply Chain Services (a)
253,652
223,084
Performance Services (a)
93,235
79,326
Net revenue$346,887
$302,410

(a)Includes intersegment revenue that is eliminated in consolidation. Intersegment revenue is not separately identified in Segments as the amounts are not material.
Additional segment information related to depreciation and amortization expense, capital expenditures and total assets was as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30,
20212020
Depreciation and amortization expense (a):
Supply Chain Services$13,144 $8,802 
Performance Services16,109 19,757 
Corporate2,232 2,119 
Total depreciation and amortization expense$31,485 $30,678 
Capital expenditures:
Supply Chain Services$8,157 $2,876 
Performance Services11,023 18,371 
Corporate1,870 3,735 
Total capital expenditures$21,050 $24,982 
September 30, 2021June 30, 2021
Three Months Ended September 30,
20202019
Depreciation and amortization expense (a):
 
Total assets:Total assets:
Supply Chain Services$8,802
$4,825
Supply Chain Services$1,593,084 $1,550,300 
Performance Services19,757
30,620
Performance Services1,014,850 1,043,608 
Corporate2,119
2,134
Corporate958,990 928,939 
Total depreciation and amortization expense$30,678
$37,579
 
Capital expenditures: 
Supply Chain Services$2,876
$1,477
Performance Services18,371
18,504
Corporate3,735
2,002
Total capital expenditures$24,982
$21,983
Total assetsTotal assets3,566,924 3,522,847 
Eliminations (b)
Eliminations (b)
(4)51 
Total assets, netTotal assets, net$3,566,920 $3,522,898 

(a)Includes amortization of purchased intangible assets.
 September 30, 2020June 30, 2020
Total assets:  
Supply Chain Services$1,560,393
$1,483,751
Performance Services943,357
930,968
Corporate939,977
538,248
Total assets3,443,727
2,952,967
Eliminations (b)
(2,144)(4,452)
Total assets, net$3,441,583
$2,948,515

(b)
Includes eliminations of intersegment transactions which occur during the ordinary course of business.
(a)Includes amortization of purchased intangible assets.
(b)Includes eliminations of intersegment transactions which occur during the ordinary course of business.
The Company uses Segment Adjusted EBITDA (a financial measure not determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“Non-GAAP”)) as its primary measure of profit or loss to assess segment performance and to determine the allocation of resources. The Company also uses Segment Adjusted EBITDA to facilitate the comparison of the segment operating performance on a consistent basis from period to period. The Company defines Segment Adjusted EBITDA as the segment’s net revenue and equity in net incomeless cost of unconsolidated affiliates lessrevenue and operating expenses directly attributable to the segment excluding depreciation and amortization, amortization of purchased intangible assets, merger and acquisition related expenses and non-recurring or non-cash items.items, and including equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates. Operating expenses directly attributable to the segment include expenses associated with sales and


marketing, general and administrative, and product development activities specific to the operation of each segment. Non-recurring items are income or expenses and other items that have not been earned or incurred within the prior two years and are not expected to recur within the next two years. General and administrative corporate expenses that are not specific to a particular segment are not included in the calculation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA. Segment Adjusted EBITDA also excludes any income and expense that has been classified as discontinued operations.
For more information on Segment Adjusted EBITDA and the use of Non-GAAP financial measures, see “Our Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” within Item 2 - Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
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A reconciliation of income before income taxes to unaudited Segment Adjusted EBITDA, a Non-GAAP financial measure, is as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30,
20212020
Income before income taxes$140,339 $62,547 
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates (a)
(7,058)(5,927)
Interest and investment loss, net2,788 2,119 
(Gain) loss on FFF put and call rights (b)
(64,110)1,919 
Other (income) expense320 (3,683)
Operating income72,279 56,975 
Depreciation and amortization20,596 17,474 
Amortization of purchased intangible assets10,889 13,204 
Stock-based compensation (c)
7,751 7,375 
Acquisition and disposition related expenses3,421 2,845 
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates (a)
7,058 5,927 
Deferred compensation plan income (expense) (d)
(318)2,907 
Other expense, net27 4,036 
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA$121,703 $110,743 
Segment Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA:
Supply Chain Services (e)
$129,269 $102,649 
Performance Services (e)
23,715 37,116 
Corporate(31,281)(29,022)
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA$121,703 $110,743 

(a)Refer to Note 4 - Investments for more information.
(b)Refer to Note 5 - Fair Value Measurements for more information.
(c)Includes non-cash employee stock-based compensation expense and stock purchase plan expense of $0.2 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
(d)Represents realized and unrealized gains and losses and dividend income on deferred compensation plan assets.
(e)Includes intersegment revenue which is eliminated in consolidation.
 Three Months Ended September 30,
 20202019
Income before income taxes$62,547
$80,553
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates (a)
(5,927)(3,607)
Interest and investment loss (income), net2,119
(476)
Loss on FFF put and call rights (b)
1,919
7,839
Other income(3,683)(262)
Operating income56,975
84,047
Depreciation and amortization17,474
24,535
Amortization of purchased intangible assets13,204
13,044
Stock-based compensation (c)
7,375
3,852
Acquisition and disposition related expenses2,845
6,141
Strategic and financial restructuring expenses3,942
55
Remeasurement of tax receivable agreement liabilities (d)
0
4,674
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates (a)
5,927
3,607
Deferred compensation plan income (e)
2,907
241
Other expense, net94
60
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA$110,743
$140,256
   
Segment Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA:  
Supply Chain Services (f)
$102,649
$149,911
Performance Services (f)
37,116
20,376
Corporate(29,022)(30,031)
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA$110,743
$140,256
(a)Refer to Note 5 - Investments for more information.
(b)Refer to Note 6 - Fair Value Measurements for more information.
(c)Represents non-cash employee stock-based compensation expense and stock purchase plan expense of $0.1 million during both of the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.
(d)The adjustments to TRA liabilities for the three months ended September 30, 2020 is primarily attributable to decreases in the Premier, Inc. effective tax rate related to state tax liabilities.
(e)Represents realized and unrealized gains and losses and dividend income on deferred compensation plan assets.
(f)Includes intersegment revenue which is eliminated in consolidation.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. This discussion is designed to provide the reader with information that will assist in understanding our condensed consolidated financial statements, the changes in certain key items in those financial statements from quarter to quarter, and the primary factors that accounted for those changes, as well as how certain accounting principles affect our condensed consolidated financial statements. In addition, the following discussion includes certain forward-looking statements. For a discussion of important factors, including the continuing development of our business and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results referred to in the forward-looking statements, see the discussions under “Risk


Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” herein and in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 20202021 (the “2020“2021 Annual Report”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
Business Overview
Our Business
Premier, Inc. (“Premier”, the “Company”, “we”, or “our”) is a leading healthcare improvement company, uniting an alliance of more than 4,100 U.S. hospitals, and health systems and approximately 200,000 other providers and organizations to transform healthcare. We partner with hospitals, health systems, physicians and other healthcare providers with the common goal of improving and innovating in the clinical, financial and operational areas of their businesses to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving healthcare industry. We deliver value through a comprehensive technology-enabled platform that offers critical supply chain services, clinical, financial, operational
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and value basedvalue-based care software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) and licensed-based clinical analytics products, enterprise analytics licenses, consulting services and performance improvement collaborative programs. We also provide services to other businesses including food service, schools and universities.
We generated net revenue, net income from continuing operations and Adjusted EBITDA (a financial measure not determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“Non-GAAP”)) for the periods presented as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended September 30,
2020201920212020
Net revenue$346,887
$302,410
Net revenue$365,147 $346,887 
Net income from continuing operations$180,685
$70,939
Net incomeNet income121,306 157,528 
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA$110,743
$140,256
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA121,703 110,743 
See “Our Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and “Results of Operations” below for a discussion of our use of Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation of net income from continuing operations to Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA.
Our Business Segments
Our business model and solutions are designed to provide our members and other customers access to scale efficiencies while focusing on optimization of information resources and cost containment, provide actionable intelligence derived from anonymized data in our data warehouse provided by our members, mitigate the risk of innovation and disseminate best practices that will help our member organizations and other customers succeed in their transformation to higher quality and more cost-effective healthcare. We deliver our integrated platform of solutions that address the areas of total cost management, quality and safety improvement and population health management through two business segments: Supply Chain Services and Performance Services.
Segment net revenue for the three months ended September 30, 20202021 and 20192020 was as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30, Change % of Net RevenueThree Months Ended September 30,Change% of Net Revenue
Net revenue:20202019 20202019 20202019Net revenue:202120202021202020212020
Supply Chain Services$253,652
$223,084
 $30,568
14% 73%74%Supply Chain Services$276,816 $253,652 $23,164 %76 %73 %
Performance Services93,235
79,326
 13,909
18% 27%26%Performance Services88,331 93,235 (4,904)(5)%24 %27 %
Net revenue$346,887
$302,410
 $44,477
15% 100%100%Net revenue$365,147 $346,887 $18,260 5 %100 %100 %
Our Supply Chain Services segment includes one of the largest healthcare group purchasing organization programs (“GPO”) in the United States, serving acute, non-acute, non-healthcare and alternate sites, supply chain co-management and our direct sourcing activities. We generate revenue in our Supply Chain Services segment from administrative fees received from suppliers based on the total dollar volume of supplies purchased by our members and other customers, fees from supply chain co-management and through product sales in connection with our direct sourcing activities.
Our Performance Services segment includes oneconsists of three sub-brands: PINC AITM, the largest informaticsCompany’s technology and services platform with offerings that help optimize performance in three main areas – clinical intelligence, margin improvement and value-based care – using advanced analytics to identify improvement opportunities, consulting services businesses in the United States focused on healthcare providers. Our SaaS basedfor clinical analytics products and technology licenses utilizeoperational design, and workflow solutions to hardwire sustainable change, Contigo Health®, our comprehensive data set to provide actionable intelligence to our members, enabling them to benchmark, analyze and identify areas of improvement across three main categories: cost management, quality and safety, and value based care. The Performance Services segment also includes our technology-enabled performance improvement collaboratives, consulting services, direct to employer initiativebusiness and insurance management services.RemitraTM, our electronic invoicing and payables business. Each sub-brand serves different markets but are all united in our vision to optimize provider performance and accelerate industry innovation for better, smarter healthcare. For additional information, please see “Performance Services Realignment for Fiscal 2022” under “Item 1. Business” in our 2021 Annual Report.

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Acquisitions
Acquisition of Health Design Plus, LLCInvoice Delivery Services, LP Assets
On May 4, 2020,March 1, 2021, we, through oura newly formed consolidated subsidiary, Premier Healthcare Solutions, Inc.IDS, LLC, acquired substantially all the assets and assumed certain liabilities of Invoice Delivery Services, LP (“PHSI”), acquired 97% of the equity of Health Design Plus, LLC (“HDP”IDS”) for an adjusted purchase price of $24.0$80.7 million,, giving effect subject to certain purchase price adjustments, provided for in the purchase agreement. The transaction was funded with borrowings under our Credit Facility (as defined in Note 9 - Debt and Notes Payable to the accompanying condensed financial statements). HDP is a third-party administrator and arranges care for employees through its Centers of Excellence program. Shortly after closing, HDP was renamed Contigo Health, LLC (“Contigo Health”) and is reported as part of the Performance Services segment. See Note 3 - Business Acquisitions to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for further information.
Acquisition of Acurity and Nexera Assets
On February 28, 2020, we, through two newly formed consolidated subsidiaries, Prince A Purchaser, LLC (“PAP”) and Prince N Purchaser, LLC (“PNP”), acquired substantially all of the assets and certain liabilities of Acurity, Inc. and Nexera, Inc., both indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of Greater New York Hospital Association (“GYNHA”), for an aggregate amount of $291.5 million, of which $166.1$80.0 million was paid at closing with borrowings under our Credit Facility (as defined in Note 98 - Debt and Notes Payable) (the “Acurity and Nexera asset acquisition”). PursuantPayable to the terms ofaccompanying condensed consolidated financial statements).
IDS offers digitization technologies that convert paper and portable document format (“PDF”) invoices to an electronic format to automate, streamline and simplify accounts payable processes in healthcare. IDS’ solutions include those for electronic invoicing and tracking, as well as digital payments. IDS is being integrated within Premier under the asset purchase agreement (as amended, the “Purchase Agreement”), an additional $120.0 million will be paid to the sellers in four equal annual installments of $30.0 million on or about June 30, 2021, 2022, 2023 brand name RemitraTM and 2024. An additional $4.7 million was paid to GNYHA during the three months ended September 30, 2020. In addition, the Purchase Agreement provides a graduated earn-out opportunity to Acurity, Inc. of up to $30.0 million based upon our achievement of a range of member renewals on terms to be agreed to by us and GNYHA based on prevailing market conditions in December 2023.
After the closing of the transaction, we changed the names of PAP and PNP to Acurity, LLC (“Acurity”) and Nexera, LLC (“Nexera”), respectively. Acurity is a regional group purchasing organization and has been a customer and strategic partner of ours for more than 24 years. Nexera is a hospital financial improvement consulting firm which partners with healthcare organizations to improve hospital and health system performance, with a significant focus on supply chain enhancement and transformation. We report the operations of Acurity and Nexerareported as part of the Supply ChainPerformance Services segment. See Note 3 - Business Acquisitions to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for further information.
Acquisition of Medpricer
On October 28, 2019, we, through our consolidated subsidiary, Premier Supply Chain Improvement, Inc. (“PSCI”), acquired all of the outstanding capital stock in Medpricer.com, Inc. (“Medpricer”) for an adjusted purchase price of $38.5 million giving effect to certain purchase price adjustments provided for in the purchase agreement. The transaction was funded with borrowings under the Credit Facility. Medpricer is a SaaS-based provider of technology solutions that enable hospitals and other organizations to analyze, benchmark and source purchased services contracts independent of any existing GPO affiliation. During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020, Medpricer changed its name to Conductiv, Inc. (“Conductiv”) and is reported as part of the Supply Chain Services segment. See Note 3 - Business Acquisitions to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for further information.
Market and Industry Trends and Outlook
We expect that certain trends and economic or industry-wideindustrywide factors will continue to affect our business, in both in the short-termshort- and long-term. We have based our expectations described below on assumptions made by us and on information currently available to us. To the extent our underlying assumptions about, or interpretation of, available information prove to be incorrect, our actual results may vary materially from our expected results. See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in the 20202021 Annual Report.
Trends in the U.S. healthcare market affect our revenues and costs in the Supply Chain Services and Performance Services segments. The trends we see affecting our current healthcare business include the impact of the implementation of current or future healthcare legislation, particularly the uncertainty regarding the status ofpotential for the Affordable Care Act its repeal, replacement,(“ACA”) to be materially altered by Congress, through regulatory action by government agencies, or other modification,in the enactmentevent of new regulatorya change of party control in Congress. Actions related to the ACA could be disruptive for Premier and our customers, impacting revenue, reporting requirements, expansion and contraction of insurance coverage and associated costs that may impact subscriber elections, intense cost pressure, payment reform, provider consolidation,reforms, shift in care to the alternate site market and increased data availability and transparency. To meet the demands of this environment, there will be increased focus on scale and cost containment and healthcare providers will need to measure and report on and bear financial risk for outcomes. Over the long-term, we believe these trends will result in increased demand for our Supply Chain Services and Performance Services solutions in the areas of cost management, quality and safety, and value basedvalue-based care, however, there are


uncertainties and risks that may affect the actual impact of these anticipated trends, expected demand for our services or related assumptions on our business. See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” for more information.
COVID-19 Pandemic, Variants Thereof, Recurrences or Similar Pandemics
In addition to the trends in the U.S. healthcare market discussed above, we face known and unknown uncertainties arising from the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) and the resulting global pandemic and financial and operational uncertainty, including its impact on the overall economy, our sales, operations and supply chains, our members and other customers, workforce and suppliers, and countries. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, variants thereof, and potential future pandemic outbreaks, we face significant risks including, but not limited to:
Changes in the demand for our products and services. We have experienced and may continue to experience demand uncertainty from both significantmaterial increases and decreases in demand as a result of COVID-19.the COVID-19 pandemic. There has beenwas a significantmaterial increase in demand for personal protective equipment (“PPE”), drugs and other supplies directly related to treating and preventing the spread of COVID-19.COVID-19 during fiscal 2020 and 2021. However, either voluntarily or due to government orders or advisories, patients, hospitals and other medical facilities have deferred some elective procedures and routine medical visits during the crisis, whichcrisis. This created a significantmaterial decline in the demand for supplies and services not related to COVID-19 in the first quarter of fiscalduring 2020 and 2021 and such lower demand is expected tomay continue through someinto fiscal 2022 and beyond if COVID-19 vaccine programs are not as successful as anticipated, or all of fiscal 2021.if COVID-19 variants become widespread. In addition, as a result of our members'members’ focus on managing the effects of COVID-19 on patients and its impacts,their businesses, we may experience uncertainhave experienced a decrease in demand for our consulting and other performance service engagements. Furthermore, during the COVID-19 pandemic, many of our members'members’ non-acute or non-healthcare facilities, such as education and hospitality businesses, closed, operated on a limited or reduced basis and have delayed re-opening, and, as a result, we may see a material reduction in product sales to those facilities. The extent to which these impacts on demand willmay continue, and the effect that they willmay have on our business and operating results, will depend upon future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be accurately predicted.
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Limited access to our members'members’ facilities that impacts our ability to fulfill our contractual requirements. Our member hospitals and non-acute care sites have experienced reduced or limited access for non-patients, including our field teams, consultants and other professionals, and travel restrictions have impacted our employees'employees’ ability to travel to our members' facilities.members’ facilities and our performance under our existing contracts. The long-term continuation, or any future recurrence of these circumstances may negatively impact the ability of our employees to more effectively deliver existing or sell new products and services to our members and could affect our performance of our existing contracts.
Materials and personnel shortages and disruptions in supply chain, including manufacturing and shipping. The global supply chain has been significantlymaterially disrupted due to stay at homestay-at-home orders, border closings and rapidly escalating shipping costs. Borders closings and restrictions in response to COVID-19, particularly regarding China and India, have impacted our access to products for our members. Staffing or personnel shortages due to shelter in placeshelter-in-place orders and quarantines have impacted and in the future may impact us and our members, other customers or suppliers. In addition, due to unprecedented demand during the COVID-19 pandemic, there arehave been widespread shortages in certain product categories. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we lost revenue when member healthcare systems chose to source products directly themselves rather than through our GPO when incumbent suppliers could not deliver products in a timely manner or at all, and we were not able to locate reputable alternative suppliers. In the food service line, COVID-19 related illnesses have impacted food processing suppliers and led to plant closures. If the supply chainschain for materials used in the products purchased by our members through our GPO or products contract manufactured through our direct sourcing business arecontinue to be adversely impacted by restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, our supply chainschain may continue to be disrupted. In addition, due to the volatility of the price and supply of products, including PPE, there is risk that we may purchase products from suppliers at that we cannot recover in the event of a potential material price decline. Failure of our suppliers, contract manufacturers, distributors, contractors and other business partners to meet their obligations to our members, other customers or to us, or significantmaterial disruptions in their ability to do so due to their own financial or operational difficulties, may adversely impact our operations.
Requests for contract modifications, payment deferrals or exercises of force majeure clauses. We have and may continue to receive requests for contract modifications, payment waivers and deferrals, payment reductions or amended payment terms from our contract counterparties. We have and may continue to receive requests to delay service or payment on performance service contracts. In addition, we may receive requests from our suppliers for increases to their contracted prices, and such requests may be implemented in the future. In addition, several pharmacy suppliers have exercised force majeure clauses related to failure to supply clauses in their contracts with us because they are unable to obtain raw materials for manufacturing from India and China. The standard failure to supply language in our contracts contains financial penalties to suppliers if they are unable to supply products, which such suppliers may not be able to pay. In addition, we may not be able to source products from alternative suppliers on commercially reasonable terms, or at all.
Overall economic and capital markets decline. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic could result in a prolonged recession or depression in the United States or globally that could harm the banking system, limit demand for all products and services and cause other seenforeseen and unforeseen events and circumstances, all of which could negatively impact us. The continued spread of COVID-19 has led to and could continue to lead to severe disruption and volatility in the United States


and global capital markets, which could increase our cost of capital and adversely affect our ability to access the capital markets in the future. In addition, trading prices on the public stock market, includingas well as that of our Class A common stock, have been highly volatile as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Managing the evolving regulatory environment. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, federal, state and local governments are issuing new rules, regulations, changing reimbursement eligibility rules, orders and advisories on a regular basis. These government actions can impact us and our members, other customers and suppliers.
The ultimate impact of COVID-19, variants thereof, recurrences, or similar pandemics on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows is dependent on future developments, including the duration of any pandemic and the related length of its impact on the United States and global economies, which are uncertain and cannot be predicted at this time. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, variants thereof, recurrences, or future similar pandemics may also exacerbate many of the other risks described in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” section of the 20202021 Annual Report. Despite our efforts to manage these impacts, their ultimate impact depends on factors beyond our knowledge or control, including the duration and severity of any outbreak and actions taken to contain its spread and mitigate its public health effects. The foregoing and other continued disruptions in our business as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, variants thereof, recurrences or similar pandemics could result in a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, prospects and the trading prices of our securities in the near-term and through some or all of fiscal 2021.2022 and beyond.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Refer to Note 1 - Organization and Basis of Presentation and Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for more information related to our use of estimates in the preparation of financial statements as well as information related to material changes in our significant accounting policies that were included in our 20202021 Annual Report.
New Accounting Standards
New accounting standards that we have recently adopted as well as those that have been recently issued but not yet adopted by us are included in Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Key Components of Our Results of Operations
Net Revenue
Net revenue consists of service revenue, which includes net administrative fees revenue and other services and support revenue, and product revenue. Net administrative fees revenue consists of GPO administrative fees in our Supply Chain Services segment. Other services and support revenue consists primarily of fees generated by our Performance Services segment as discussed below. Product revenue consists of direct sourcing product sales, which are included in the Supply Chain Services segment.
Supply Chain Services
Supply Chain Services revenue consists of GPO net administrative fees (gross administrative fees received from suppliers, reduced by the amount of revenue share paid to members), supply chain co-management and direct sourcing revenue.
The success of our Supply Chain Services revenue streams are influenced by our ability to negotiate favorable contracts with suppliers and members, the number of members that utilize our GPO supplier contracts and the volume of their purchases, as well as the impact of changes in the defined allowable reimbursement amounts determined by Medicare, Medicaid and other managed care plans and the number of members and other customers that purchase products through our direct sourcing activities and the impact of competitive pricing.
Performance Services
Performance Services revenue consists of of:
SaaS clinical analytics products subscriptions, license fees, performance improvement collaborative and other service subscriptions, professional fees for consulting services third party administrator fees for our direct to employer initiative,and insurance services management fees and commissions from endorsed commercial insurance programs.programs under our PINC AI technology and services platform;
third party administrator fees for our Contigo Health direct to employer business; and
customer fees for our Remitra electronic invoicing and payables business.
Our Performance Services growth will depend upon the expansion of our SaaS clinical analytics products, performance improvement collaborativesPINC AI technology and consulting services platform to new and existing members and other customers, expansion of our Contigo Health and Remitra businesses to new members, renewal of existing subscriptions to our SaaS and licensed informatics products, and our ability to generate additional applied sciences engagements, our ability to sell enterprise analytics licenses to new and existing customers at rates sufficient to offset the loss of recurring SaaS based revenue due to the conversion to an enterprise analytics license and expand into new markets.


Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue consists of cost of service revenue and cost of product revenue.
Cost of service revenue includes expenses related to employees (including compensation and benefits) and outside consultants who directly provide services related to revenue-generating activities, including consulting services to members and other customers and implementation services related to SaaS clinical analytics along with associated amortization of certain capitalized contract costs. Amortization of contract costs represent amounts that have been capitalized and reflect the incremental costs of obtaining and fulfilling a contract. Amortization of contract costs included within cost of service revenue include costs related to implementing SaaS informatics tools. Cost of service revenue also includes expenses related to hosting services, related data center capacity costs, third-party product license expenses and amortization of the cost of internally-developedinternally developed software applications.
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Cost of product revenue consists of purchase and shipment costs for direct sourced medical and commodity products. Our cost of product revenue is influenced by the manufacturing and transportation costs associated with direct sourced medical and commodity products.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses includes selling, general and administrative expenses, research and development expenses and amortization of purchased intangible assets.
Selling, general and administrative expenses are directly associated with selling and administrative functions and support of revenue-generating activities including expenses to support and maintain our software-related products and services. Selling, general and administrative expenses primarily consist of compensation and benefits related costs, travel-related expenses, business development expenses, including costs for business acquisition opportunities, business disposition related expenses, indirect costs such as insurance, professional fees and other general overhead expenses, and amortization of certain contract costs. Amortization of contract costs represent amounts, including sales commissions, that have been capitalized and reflect the incremental costs of obtaining and fulfilling a contract. Amortization of contract costs included within selling, general and administrative expenses include sales commissions.
Research and development expenses consist of employee-related compensation and benefit expenses and third-party consulting fees of technology professionals, net of capitalized labor, incurred to develop our software-related products and services.services prior to reaching technological feasibility.
Amortization of purchased intangible assets includes the amortization of all identified intangible assets.
Other (Expense) Income, Net
Other (expense) income, net, includes equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates that is generated from our equity method investments. Our equity method investments primarily consist of our 49% ownershipinterests in FFF Enterprises, Inc. (“FFF”) and Prestige Ameritech Ltd. (“Prestige”) (see Note 4 - Investments). Other (expense) income, (expense), net, also includes the change in the fair value of ourthe FFF putcall right and call rightsthe gain recognized as a result of the termination of the FFF Put Right and derecognition of the associated liability (see Note 65 - Fair Value Measurements), interest income and expense, realized and unrealized gains or losses on deferred compensation plan assets, gains or losses on the disposal of assets, and any impairment on our held-to-maturity investments.
Income Tax Expense
On August 11, 2020, the Company entered into the Merger Agreement by and among the Company, Premier LP and BridgeCo, a wholly owned subsidiary of Premier Services, LLC formed for the sole purpose of merging with and into Premier LP. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (i) each of the issued and outstanding Class B common units was canceled and converted automatically into a right to receive one share of the Company’s Class A common stock, and (ii) all of the issued and outstanding shares of Class B common stock of the Company beneficially held by the LPs were canceled in accordance with the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation. As a result of the Merger, Premier simplified the Company’s tax structure whereby the Company and its subsidiaries forming one consolidated filing group for federal income tax purposes. See Note 14 - Income Taxes. (Benefit)
Adjusted Net Income, a Non-GAAP financial measure as defined below in “Our Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures”, is calculated net of taxes based on our estimated annual effective tax rate for federal and state income tax, adjusted for unusual or infrequent items, as we are a consolidated filing group for federal income tax purposes with all of our subsidiaries’ activities included. Prior to August 11, 2020, Adjusted Net Income was calculated as if we were one consolidated group forThe tax purposes. The rate used to compute Adjusted Net Income was 24%21% and 26%24% for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The change in the tax rate used to compute Adjusted Net Income is due to our plan to reorganize and 2019, respectively.
Income from Discontinued Operations, Netsimplify our subsidiary reporting structure resulting in the release of Tax
Income from discontinued operations, net$32.9 million of valuation allowance of our deferred tax representsasset in the net income or loss associated with the sale of certain assets and wind down and exitfiscal year ending June 30, 2022. As a result of the specialty pharmacy business. See Note 4 - Discontinued Operationsplanned restructure, one of our consolidated subsidiaries is expected to have sufficient income to enable it to utilize its net operating loss and Exit Activitiesresearch and development credit carryforwards. Of the $32.9 million release of the valuation allowance, $17.6 million is being included in the estimated annual effective tax rate calculation to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for further information.extent such carryforwards are projected to offset fiscal 2022 ordinary income and $15.3 million has been included as a discrete item in our first quarter of fiscal 2022 to the extent that the carryforwards are projected to offset income in future years beyond fiscal 2022.


Given the uncertainty of the plan to reorganize and simplify our subsidiary reporting structure as of June 30, 2021, we did not release any portion of the valuation allowance on June 30, 2021. We have made substantial progress on the plan to reorganize and simplify our subsidiary reporting structure in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 and expect to complete the plan prior to December 31, 2021. However, as there can be no assurance that all components of the plan will be completed in a timely manner or at all, and if not timely completed, we would be required to reverse the release of the $32.9 million deferred tax asset valuation allowance discussed above.
Net IncomeLoss (Income) Attributable to Non-Controlling Interest
For the three months ended September 30, 2020, we recognizedWe recognize net incomeloss (income) attributable to the limited partners of Premier LP through August 11, 2020, the date of the Merger.non-controlling interest for non-Premier ownership in our consolidated subsidiaries which hold interest in our equity method investments. At September 30, 2020,2021, we through Premier Services, LLC (“Premier GP)owned approximately 26%, the sole general partner of Premier LP,21% and Premier Services II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, wholly-owned subsidiary15% of the Company and sole limited partnermembership interest of Premier LP, held 100% interest in Premier LP. At June 30, 2020, we held 59% sole general partner interest in Premier LP. In addition to their equity ownership interest in the Company, our member owners held a 0% and 41% limited partner interest in Premier LP at September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020, respectively (see Note 10 - Redeemable Limited Partners' Capital to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements).
As of September 30, 2020, PSCI, along with 16 member health systems hold a minority interest in Prestige Ameritech Ltd. (“Prestige”). We, through our consolidated subsidiary, PRAM Holdings, LLC (“PRAM”), held an approximate 20% interest in Prestige through our ownership of limited partnership units at September 30, 2020.DePre Holdings, LLC (“DePre”) and ExPre Holdings, LLC (“ExPre”), respectively. We own approximately 26% of the membership interest of PRAM and recognized net incomeloss (income) attributable to non-controlling interest for the 74%, 79% and 85% interest held in PRAM, DePre and ExPre, respectively, by the 16 member health systems.systems or their affiliates.
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As of September 30, 2020,2021, we own 97% of the equity interest in HDPContigo Health and recognized net incomeloss (income) attributable to non-controlling interest for the 3% of equity retained by University Hospitals Holdings, Inc.an affiliate to a member health system.
Our Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The other key business metrics we consider are EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Segment Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, (historically referenced as “Adjusted Fully Distributed Net Income”), Adjusted Earnings per Share (historically referenced as “Adjusted Fully Distributed Earnings per Share”) and Free Cash Flow, which are all Non-GAAP financial measures.
We define EBITDA as net income before income or loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, interest and investment income or expense, net, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization and amortization of purchased intangible assets. We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA before merger and acquisition related expenses and non-recurring, non-cash or non-operating items and including equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates. For all Non-GAAP financial measures, we consider non-recurring items to be income or expenses and other items that have not been earned or incurred within the prior two years and are not expected to recur within the next two years. Such items include certain strategic and financial restructuring expenses. Non-operating items include gains or losses on the disposal of assets and interest and investment income or expense.
We define Segment Adjusted EBITDA as the segment’s net revenue less cost of revenue and operating expenses directly attributable to the segment excluding depreciation and amortization, amortization of purchased intangible assets, merger and acquisition related expenses and non-recurring or non-cash items and including equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates. Operating expenses directly attributable to the segment include expenses associated with sales and marketing, general and administrative, and product development activities specific to the operation of each segment. General and administrative corporate expenses that are not specific to a particular segment are not included in the calculation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA. Segment Adjusted EBITDA also excludes any income and expense that has been classified as discontinued operations.
We define Adjusted Net Income as net income attributable to Premier (i) excluding income or loss from discontinued operations, net, (ii) excluding income tax expense, (iii) excluding the impact of adjustment of redeemable limited partners’ capital to redemption amount, (iv) excluding the effect of non-recurring or non-cash items, including certain strategic and financial restructuring expenses, (v) assuming the exchange of all the Class B common units for shares of Class A common stock, which results in the elimination of non-controlling interest in Premier LP and (vi) reflecting an adjustment for income tax expense on Non-GAAP net income before income taxes at our estimated annual effective income tax rate, adjusted for unusual or infrequent items. We define Adjusted Earnings per Share as Adjusted Net Income divided by diluted weighted average shares (see Note 1211 - Earnings Per Share).
We define Free Cash Flow as net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations less distributions and TRATax Receivable Agreement (“TRA”) payments to limited partners, early termination payments to certain former limited partners that elected to execute a Unit Exchange and Tax Receivable Acceleration Agreement (“Unit Exchange Agreement”) in connection with our August 2020 Restructuring and purchases of property and equipment. Free Cash Flow does not represent discretionary cash available for spending as it excludes certain contractual obligations such as debt repayments.
Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow are supplemental financial measures used by us and by external users of our financial statements and are considered to be indicators of the operational strength and performance of our business. Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow measures allow us to assess our performance without regard to financing methods and capital structure and without the impact of other matters that we do not consider indicative of the operating performance of our business. More specifically, Segment Adjusted EBITDA is the primary earnings measure we use to evaluate the performance of our business segments.
We use Adjusted EBITDA, Segment Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings per Share to facilitate a comparison of our operating performance on a consistent basis from period to period that, when viewed in combination with our


results prepared in accordance with GAAP, provides a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business. We believe Adjusted EBITDA and Segment Adjusted EBITDA assist our Board of Directors, management and investors in comparing our operating performance on a consistent basis from period to period because they remove the impact of earnings elements attributable to our asset base (primarily depreciation and amortization), certain items outside the control of our management team, e.g. taxes, other non-cash items (such as impairment of intangible assets, purchase accounting adjustments and stock-based compensation), and non-recurring items (such as strategic and financial restructuring expenses) and income and expense that has been classified as discontinued operations from our operating results. We believe Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings per Share assist our Board of Directors, management and investors in comparing our net income and earnings per share on a consistent basis from period to period because these measures remove non-cash (such as impairment of intangible assets, purchase accounting adjustments and stock-based compensation) and non-recurring items (such as strategic and financial restructuring expenses), and eliminate the variability of non-controlling interest that results from
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member owner exchanges of Class B common units for shares of Class A common stock. We believe Free Cash Flow is an important measure because it represents the cash that we generate after payment of tax distributions to limited partners, payments to certain former limited partners that elected to execute a Unit Exchange Agreement and capital investment to maintain existing products and services and ongoing business operations, as well as development of new and upgraded products and services to support future growth. Our Free Cash Flow allows us to enhance stockholder value through acquisitions, partnerships, joint ventures, investments in related businesses and debt reduction.
Despite the importance of these Non-GAAP financial measures in analyzing our business, determining compliance with certain financial covenants in our Credit Facility, measuring and determining incentive compensation and evaluating our operating performance relative to our competitors, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Segment Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Earnings per Share and Free Cash Flow are not measurements of financial performance under GAAP, may have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation from, or as an alternative to, net income, net cash provided by operating activities, or any other measure of our performance derived in accordance with GAAP.
Some of the limitations of the EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Segment Adjusted EBITDA measures include that they do not reflect: our capital expenditures or our future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments; changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; the interest expense or the cash requirements to service interest or principal payments under our Credit Facility; income tax payments we are required to make; and any cash requirements for replacements of assets being depreciated or amortized. In addition, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Segment Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow are not measures of liquidity under GAAP, or otherwise, and are not alternatives to cash flows from operating activities.
Some of the limitations of the Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings per Share measures are that they do not reflect income tax expense or income tax payments we are required to make. In addition, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings per Share are not measures of profitability under GAAP.
We also urge you to review the reconciliation of these Non-GAAP financial measures included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. To properly and prudently evaluate our business, we encourage you to review the condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report and to not rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business. In addition, because the EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Segment Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Earnings per Share and Free Cash Flow measures are susceptible to varying calculations, such Non-GAAP financial measures may differ from, and may therefore not be comparable to, similarly titled measures used by other companies.
Non-recurring and non-cash items excluded in our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA, Segment Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income consist of stock-based compensation, acquisition and disposition related expenses, remeasurement of TRA liabilities, gain on or loss on FFF put and call rights, income and expense that has been classified as discontinued operations and other expense. More information about certain of the more significant items follows below.
Stock-based compensation
In addition to non-cash employee stock-based compensation expense, this item includes non-cash stock purchase plan expense of $0.2 million and $0.1 million for both the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, and 2019respectively (see Note 1312 - Stock-Based Compensation to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements).
Acquisition and disposition related expenses
Acquisition related expenses include legal, accounting, and other expenses related to acquisition activities and gains and losses on the change in fair value of earn-out liabilities. Disposition related expenses include severance and retention benefits and financial advisor fees and legal fees related to disposition activities.


Remeasurement of TRA liabilities
On August 10, 2020, we exercised our right to terminate the TRA entered into as of September 25, 2013 and effective as of October 1, 2013 by and among us and the former limited partners of Premier LP by providing all former LPs a notice of the termination and the amount of the expected payment to be made to each LP pursuant to the early termination provisions of the TRA with a determination date of August 10, 2020.
Prior to termination of the TRA, we recorded TRA liabilities based on 85% of the estimated amount of tax savings we expected to receive, generally over a 15-year period, which were attributable to the initial purchase of Class B common units from the member owners made concurrently with the IPO and subsequent exchanges by member owners of Class B common units into Class A common stock or cash. Tax payments made under the TRA were made to the member owners as we realized tax benefits. Determining the estimated amount of tax savings we expected to receive required judgment as deductibility of goodwill amortization expense was not assured and the estimate of tax savings was dependent upon the actual realization of the tax benefit and the tax rates in effect at that time.
Gain or loss on FFF put and call rights
See Note 65 - Fair Value Measurements to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Results of Operations
Results of operations for all periods presented have been retrospectively adjusted to reflect continuing operations unless otherwise indicated.
The following table presents our results of operations for the periods presented (in thousands, except per share data):
Three Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended September 30,
2020201920212020
Amount% of Net RevenueAmount% of Net RevenueAmount% of Net RevenueAmount% of Net Revenue
Net revenue:    Net revenue:
Net administrative fees$132,645
38%$172,403
57%Net administrative fees$149,462 41%$132,645 38%
Other services and support98,827
28%81,886
27%Other services and support97,255 27%98,827 28%
Services231,472
67%254,289
84%Services246,717 68%231,472 67%
Products115,415
33%48,121
16%Products118,430 32%115,415 33%
Net revenue346,887
100%302,410
100%Net revenue365,147 100%346,887 100%
Cost of revenue:   
Cost of revenue:
Services38,750
11%47,536
16%Services43,809 12%38,750 11%
Products113,428
33%43,475
14%Products109,362 30%113,428 33%
Cost of revenue152,178
44%91,011
30%Cost of revenue153,171 42%152,178 44%
Gross profit194,709
56%211,399
70%Gross profit211,976 58%194,709 56%
Operating expenses: 
 
Selling, general and administrative123,954
36%113,929
38%
Research and development576
—%379
—%
Amortization of purchased intangible assets13,204
4%13,044
4%
Operating expenses137,734
40%127,352
42%Operating expenses139,697 38%137,734 40%
Operating income56,975
16%84,047
28%Operating income72,279 20%56,975 16%
Other income (expense), net5,572
2%(3,494)(1)%
Other income, netOther income, net68,060 19%5,572 2%
Income before income taxes62,547
18%80,553
27%Income before income taxes140,339 38%62,547 18%
Income tax (benefit) expense(118,138)(34)%9,614
3%
Net income from continuing operations180,685
52%70,939
23%
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
—%390
—%
Income tax expense (benefit)Income tax expense (benefit)19,033 5%(94,981)(27)%
Net income180,685
52%71,329
24%Net income121,306 33%157,528 45%
Net income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interest in Premier LP(11,845)(3)%(41,710)(14)%
Net income from discontinued operations attributable to non-controlling interest in Premier LP
—%(197)—%
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in Premier LP(11,845)(3)%(41,907)(14)%
Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interestNet loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interest698 —%(11,845)(3)%
Adjustment of redeemable limited partners’ capital to redemption amount(26,685)nm694,309
nmAdjustment of redeemable limited partners’ capital to redemption amount— —%(26,685)(8)%
Net income attributable to stockholders$142,155
nm$723,731
nmNet income attributable to stockholders$122,004 nm$118,998 nm
    
Weighted average shares outstanding:    
Basic99,575
 62,785
 
Diluted100,130
 126,632
 
    
Earnings per share attributable to stockholders:Earnings per share attributable to stockholders:   Earnings per share attributable to stockholders:
Basic earnings per share attributable to stockholders$1.43
 $11.53
 Basic earnings per share attributable to stockholders$0.99 $1.20 
Diluted earnings per share attributable to stockholders$1.42
 $0.49
 Diluted earnings per share attributable to stockholders$0.97 $1.19 
nm = Not meaningful


The following table provides certain Non-GAAP financial measures for the periods presented (in thousands, except per share data). Refer to “Our Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for further information regarding items excluded in our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA and Segment Adjusted EBITDA.
Three Months Ended September 30,
20212020
Certain Non-GAAP Financial Data:Amount% of Net RevenueAmount% of Net Revenue
Adjusted EBITDA$121,703 33%$110,743 32%
Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income79,141 22%70,159 20%
Non-GAAP Adjusted Earnings Per Share0.64 nm0.57 nm
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 Three Months Ended September 30,
 20202019
Certain Non-GAAP Financial Data:Amount% of Net RevenueAmount% of Net Revenue
Adjusted EBITDA$110,743
32%$140,256
46%
Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income$70,159
20%$85,986
28%
Non-GAAP Adjusted Earnings Per Share$0.57
nm$0.68
nm

The following tables provide the reconciliation of net income from continuing operations to Adjusted EBITDA and the reconciliation of income before income taxes to Segment Adjusted EBITDA (in thousands). Refer to “Our Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for further information regarding items excluded in our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA and Segment Adjusted EBITDA.
Three Months Ended September 30,
20212020
Net income$121,306 $157,528 
Interest expense, net2,788 2,119 
Income tax expense (benefit)19,033 (94,981)
Depreciation and amortization20,596 17,474 
Amortization of purchased intangible assets10,889 13,204 
EBITDA174,612 95,344 
Stock-based compensation7,751 7,375 
Acquisition and disposition related expenses3,421 2,845 
(Gain) loss on FFF put and call rights(64,110)1,919 
Other expense, net29 3,260 
Adjusted EBITDA$121,703 $110,743 
Income before income taxes$140,339 $62,547 
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates(7,058)(5,927)
Interest expense, net2,788 2,119 
(Gain) loss on FFF put and call rights(64,110)1,919 
Other expense, net320 (3,683)
Operating income72,279 56,975 
Depreciation and amortization20,596 17,474 
Amortization of purchased intangible assets10,889 13,204 
Stock-based compensation7,751 7,375 
Acquisition and disposition related expenses3,421 2,845 
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates7,058 5,927 
Deferred compensation plan (expense) income(318)2,907 
Other expense, net27 4,036 
Adjusted EBITDA$121,703 $110,743 
 Three Months Ended September 30,
 20202019
Net income from continuing operations$180,685
$70,939
Interest and investment loss (income), net2,119
(476)
Income tax (benefit) expense(118,138)9,614
Depreciation and amortization17,474
24,535
Amortization of purchased intangible assets13,204
13,044
EBITDA95,344
117,656
Stock-based compensation7,375
3,852
Acquisition and disposition related expenses2,845
6,141
Remeasurement of tax receivable agreement liabilities
4,674
Loss on FFF put and call rights1,919
7,839
Other expense3,260
94
Adjusted EBITDA$110,743
$140,256
   
Income before income taxes$62,547
$80,553
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates(5,927)(3,607)
Interest and investment loss (income), net2,119
(476)
Loss on FFF put and call rights1,919
7,839
Other income(3,683)(262)
Operating income56,975
84,047
Depreciation and amortization17,474
24,535
Amortization of purchased intangible assets13,204
13,044
Stock-based compensation7,375
3,852
Acquisition and disposition related expenses2,845
6,141
Remeasurement of tax receivable agreement liabilities
4,674
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates5,927
3,607
Deferred compensation plan income2,907
241
Other expense, net4,036
115
Adjusted EBITDA$110,743
$140,256


Three Months Ended September 30,
20212020
Segment Adjusted EBITDA:
Supply Chain Services$129,269 $102,649 
Performance Services23,715 37,116 
Corporate(31,281)(29,022)
Adjusted EBITDA$121,703 $110,743 
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 Three Months Ended September 30,
 20202019
Segment Adjusted EBITDA:  
Supply Chain Services$102,649
$149,911
Performance Services37,116
20,376
Corporate(29,022)(30,031)
Adjusted EBITDA$110,743
$140,256

The following table provides the reconciliation of net income attributable to stockholders to Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income and the reconciliation of the numerator and denominator for earnings per share attributable to stockholders to Non-GAAP Adjusted Earnings per Share for the periods presented (in thousands). Refer to “Our Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for further information regarding items excluded in our calculation of Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income and Non-GAAP Adjusted Earnings per Share.
Three Months Ended September 30,
20212020
Net income attributable to stockholders$122,004 $118,998 
Adjustment of redeemable limited partners’ capital to redemption amount— 26,685 
Net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interest(698)11,845 
Income tax expense (benefit)19,033 (94,981)
Amortization of purchased intangible assets10,889 13,204 
Stock-based compensation7,751 7,375 
Acquisition and disposition related expenses3,421 2,845 
(Gain) loss on FFF put and call rights(64,110)1,919 
Other expense, net1,888 4,424 
Non-GAAP adjusted income before income taxes100,178 92,314 
Income tax expense on adjusted income before income taxes (a)
21,037 22,155 
Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income$79,141 $70,159 
Reconciliation of denominator for earnings per share attributable to stockholders to Non-GAAP Adjusted Earnings per Share
Weighted Average:
Basic weighted average shares outstanding122,945 99,575 
Dilutive securities1,628 555 
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted124,573 100,130 
Class B shares outstanding (b)
— 22,369 
Non-GAAP weighted average shares outstanding - diluted124,573 122,499 

(a)Reflects income tax expense at an estimated effective income tax rate of 21% and 24% of non-GAAP adjusted net income before income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
(b)For the three months ended September 30, 2020, the effect of 22.4 million Class B common shares was excluded from the GAAP diluted weighted average shares outstanding as they had an anti-dilutive effect. On a non-GAAP basis, the effect of 22.4 million Class B common shares was included in the non-GAAP diluted weighted average shares outstanding.

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 Three Months Ended September 30,
 20202019
Net income attributable to stockholders$142,155
$723,731
Adjustment of redeemable limited partners’ capital to redemption amount26,685
(694,309)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in Premier LP11,845
41,907
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
(390)
Income tax (benefit) expense(118,138)9,614
Amortization of purchased intangible assets13,204
13,044
Stock-based compensation7,375
3,852
Acquisition and disposition related expenses2,845
6,141
Remeasurement of tax receivable agreement liabilities
4,674
Loss on FFF put and call rights1,919
7,839
Other expense4,424
94
Non-GAAP adjusted income before income taxes92,314
116,197
Income tax expense on adjusted income before income taxes (a)
22,155
30,211
Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income$70,159
$85,986
   
Reconciliation of denominator for earnings per share attributable to stockholders to Non-GAAP Adjusted Earnings per Share
Weighted Average:  
Basic weighted average shares outstanding99,575
62,785
Dilutive securities555
759
Class B shares outstanding (b)

63,088
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted100,130
126,632
Class B shares outstanding (c)
22,369

Non-GAAP weighted average shares outstanding - diluted122,499
126,632
(a)
Reflects income tax expense at an estimated effective income tax rate of 24% of non-GAAP adjusted net income before income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 26% of non-GAAP adjusted income before income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2019.

(b)For the three months ended September 30, 2020, the effect of 22.4 million Class B common units was excluded from the GAAP diluted weighted average shares outstanding as they had an anti-dilutive effect.
(c)On a non-GAAP basis, the effect of 22.4 million Class B common units was included in the diluted weighted average shares outstanding for the three months ended September 30, 2020.


The following table provides the reconciliation of earnings per share attributable to stockholders to Non-GAAP Adjusted Earnings per Share for the periods presented. Refer to “Our Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for further information regarding items excluded in our calculation of Non-GAAP Adjusted Earnings per Share.
Three Months Ended September 30,
20212020
Earnings per share attributable to stockholders$0.99 $1.20 
Adjustment of redeemable limited partners’ capital to redemption amount— 0.27 
Net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interest(0.01)0.12 
Income tax expense (benefit)0.15 (0.96)
Amortization of purchased intangible assets0.09 0.13 
Stock-based compensation0.06 0.07 
Acquisition and disposition related expenses0.03 0.03 
(Gain) loss on FFF put and call rights(0.52)0.02 
Other expense, net0.02 0.04 
Impact of corporation taxes (a)
(0.17)(0.22)
Impact of dilutive shares (b)
— (0.13)
Non-GAAP Adjusted Earnings Per Share$0.64 $0.57 

(a)Reflects income tax expense at an estimated effective income tax rate of 21% and 24% of non-GAAP adjusted net income before income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
 Three Months Ended September 30,
 20202019
Earnings per share attributable to stockholders$1.43
$11.53
Adjustment of redeemable limited partners’ capital to redemption amount0.27
(11.06)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in Premier LP0.12
0.67
(Income) loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
(0.01)
Income tax (benefit) expense(1.19)0.15
Amortization of purchased intangible assets0.13
0.21
Stock-based compensation0.07
0.06
Acquisition and disposition related expenses0.03
0.10
Remeasurement of tax receivable agreement liabilities
0.07
Loss on FFF put and call rights0.02
0.12
Other expense0.04

Impact of corporation taxes (a)
(0.22)(0.48)
Impact of dilutive shares (b)
(0.13)(0.68)
Non-GAAP Adjusted Earnings Per Share$0.57
$0.68
(a)
Reflects income tax expense at an estimated effective income tax rate of 24% of non-GAAP adjusted net income before income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 26% of non-GAAP adjusted income before income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2019.(b)Reflects impact of dilutive shares on a non-GAAP basis, primarily attributable to the assumed conversion of the weighted average outstanding Class B common units for the three months ended September 30, 2020 for Class A common stock.
(b)Reflects impact of dilutive shares on a non-GAAP basis, primarily attributable to the assumed conversion of all Class B common units for Class A common stock.
Consolidated Results - Comparison of the Three Months Ended September 30, 20202021 to 20192020
Net Revenue
Net revenue increased by $44.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to an increase of $67.3 million in product revenue, an increase of $16.9 million in other services and support revenue and partially offset by a decrease of $39.8 million in net administrative fees revenue. The variances in the material factors contributing to the changes in the consolidated net revenueresults are discussed further in “Segment Results” below.
Net Revenue
Net revenue increased by $18.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2020, primarily due to an increase of $16.9 million in net administrative fees revenue and an increase of $3.0 million in products revenue partially offset by a decrease of $1.5 million in other services and support revenue.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue increased by $61.2$1.0 million during the three months ended September 30, 20202021 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019,2020, primarily due to an increase of $69.9$5.0 million in cost of productservices revenue, partially offset by a decrease of $8.7$4.0 million in cost of servicesproducts revenue. The variances in the material factors contributing to the changes in consolidated cost of revenue are discussed further in “Segment Results” below.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses increased by $10.3$2.0 million during the three months ended September 30, 20202021 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019,2020, primarily due to an increase of $10.1$3.8 million in selling, general and administrative expenses. The variancesexpenses partially offset by a decrease of $2.3 million in the material factors contributing to the changes in consolidated operating expenses are discussed further in “Segment Results” below.amortization of purchased intangible assets.
Other Income, Net
Other income, net increased by $9.1$62.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 20202021 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019,2020, primarily due to a lower lossthe gain on the FFF put right as a result of the termination and call rights incorresponding derecognition of the current periodFFF Put Right liability (see Note 65 - Fair Value Measurements to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for further information).


Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Expense
For the three months ended September 30, 2020,2021, we recorded tax expense of $19.0 million compared to a tax benefit of $118.1 million compared to tax expense of $9.6$(95.0) million recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2019.2020. The tax benefitexpense and expensebenefit recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 and 2019 resultsresulted in effective tax rates of (189)%13.6% and 12%(151.9)%, respectively. The change in the effective tax rate is primarily attributable to the prior year one-time deferred tax benefit associated with the remeasurement of the deferred tax asset and valuation allowance release as a result of the Merger. SeeAugust 2020 Restructuring. (See Note 1413 - Income Taxes to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for more information.)
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Net IncomeLoss (Income) Attributable to Non-Controlling Interest
Net incomeloss (income) attributable to non-controlling interest decreased by $30.1$12.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 20202021 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019,2020, primarily due to the Merger,August 2020 Restructuring, whereby net incomeloss (income) attributable to non-controlling interest in Premier LP was not recorded after the Merger date of August 11, 2020. As of September 30, 2020, we owned a 99.999% controlling general partner interest and a 0.001% limited partnership interest in Premier GP. At June 30, 2020, the portion of net income attributable to the limited partners of Premier LP was 41%.
Partially offsetting the decrease was the addition of non-controlling interest for the portion of net income attributable to PRAM Holdings, LLC and HDP, which was 74% and 3%, respectively.
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA, a Non-GAAP financial measure as defined in “Our Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures”, decreasedincreased by $29.6$11.0 million during the three months ended September 30, 2020,2021, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019. The variances2020 driven by an increase of $26.7 million in the material factors contributing to the changes in consolidated Non-GAAPSupply Chain Services Adjusted EBITDA are discussed furtherpartially offset by decreases of $13.4 million and $2.3 million in “Segment Results” below.Performance Services and Corporate Adjusted EBITDA, respectively.


Segment Results
Supply Chain Services
The following table presents our results of operations and Adjusted EBITDA, a Non-GAAP financial measure, in the Supply Chain Services segment for the periods presented (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30,
Supply Chain Services20212020Change
Net revenue:
Net administrative fees$149,462 $132,645 $16,817 13%
Other services and support8,924 5,592 3,332 60%
Services158,386 138,237 20,149 15%
Products118,430 115,415 3,015 3%
Net revenue276,816 253,652 23,164 9%
Cost of revenue:
Services3,370 734 2,636 359%
Products109,362 113,428 (4,066)(4)%
Cost of revenue112,732 114,162 (1,430)(1)%
Gross profit164,084 139,490 24,594 18%
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative48,044 44,424 3,620 8%
Research and development164 18 146 811%
Amortization of purchased intangible assets8,137 8,000 137 2%
Operating expenses56,345 52,442 3,903 7%
Operating income$107,739 $87,048 20,691 24%
Depreciation and amortization5,007 802 
Amortization of purchased intangible assets8,137 8,000 
Acquisition and disposition related expenses1,553 884 
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates6,830 5,891 
Other expense24 
Segment Adjusted EBITDA$129,269 $102,649 $26,620 26%
 Three Months Ended September 30,  
Supply Chain Services20202019Change
Net revenue:    
Net administrative fees$132,645
$172,403
$(39,758)(23)%
Other services and support5,592
2,560
3,032
118%
Services138,237
174,963
(36,726)(21)%
Products115,415
48,121
67,294
140%
Net revenue253,652
223,084
30,568
14%
Cost of revenue:  


Services734
407
327
nm
Products113,428
43,475
69,953
161%
Cost of revenue114,162
43,882
70,280
160%
Gross profit139,490
179,202
(39,712)(22)%
Operating expenses: 



Selling, general and administrative44,424
36,067
8,357
23%
Research and development18

18
—%
Amortization of purchased intangible assets8,000
4,097
3,903
95%
Operating expenses52,442
40,164
12,278
31%
Operating income87,048
139,038
(51,990)(37)%
Depreciation and amortization802
728



Amortization of purchased intangible assets8,000
4,097



Acquisition and disposition related expenses884
2,475



Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates5,891
3,573



Other expense24




Segment Adjusted EBITDA$102,649
$149,911
$(47,262)(32)%
Comparison of the Three Months Ended September 30, 20202021 to 20192020
Net Revenue
Supply Chain Services segment net revenue increased by $30.6$23.2 million, or 14%9%, during the three months ended September 30, 20202021 compared to the three months ended September 30, 20192020 primarily due to an increase in net administrative fees of $16.8 million driven by an increase in the demand for supplies and services and our existing members increased utilization of our contracts as well as by the addition of new categories and suppliers and the addition of new members to our contract portfolio.
Supply Chain Services segment net revenue also increased due to an increase in product revenue of $67.3$3.0 million primarily due to the aggregated purchasing of personal protective equipment as a result of COVID-19 and growth in commodity products and aggregated purchasing of certain products as well an increase of $3.0 million in other services and support revenue primarilyof $3.3 million. Product revenue increased due to supply chain co-management fees as a result of the asset acquisition of Nexera.
These increases weregrowth in commodity products under our PREMIERPRO® brand partially offset by a decrease in netdemand as the industry slowly normalizes to pre-pandemic levels.
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Other services and support revenue increased due an increase in administrative fees of $39.8 million primarily as a result of amendments to GPO Participation Agreements, effective as of July 1, 2020, lower utilization of GPO contractssupport service revenue and the related decline in the demand for supplies and services as a result of COVID-19 and amortization of the prepaid contract administrative fee share for one-time rebates paid by Acurity, Inc. to certain of its then members, as agreed to by Acurity, Inc. prior to entering into the Purchase Agreement. These decreases in net administrative fees were partially offset by continuing contract penetration and the addition of new categories and suppliers.
We anticipate lower net administrative fees in fiscal year 2021 due to amendments to GPO Participation Agreements and the ongoing impact from COVID-19. However, once the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided and we move into fiscal year 2022, we expect our net administrative fees revenue to grow to the extent our existing members increase the utilization of our contracts and additional members convert to our contract portfolio. Due to competitive market trends, we have experienced, and expect to continue to experience, requests, at times, to provide existing and prospective members increases in revenue share on incremental or overall purchasing volume that could, if materially increased, adversely impact our revenues and overall financial performance.


supply chain co-management fees.
Cost of Revenue
Supply Chain Services segment cost of revenue increaseddecreased by $70.3$1.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 20202021 compared to the three months ended September 30, 20192020 primarily driven by the aforementioned increase in other services and support revenue offset by the decrease in products revenue due to higher costs for products that we incurredthe decrease in demand as a result of COVID-19. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we expect higher costs in fiscal year 2021 dueindustry slowly normalizes to increased demand in personal protective equipment. However, once the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided, we expect our cost of product revenue to increase to the extent we are able to sell additional direct-sourced medical products to new and existing members. Depending on the underlying product sales mix, increases in product revenues could reduce our gross profit as a percentage of our net revenues.pre-pandemic levels.
Operating Expenses
Supply Chain Services segment operating expenses increased by $12.3$3.9 million during the three months ended September 30, 20202021 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019.2020. The increase was primarily due to an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses of $8.4$3.6 million driven by an increase in expenses associated with our fiscal year 2020 acquisition of Medpricerdepreciation and the Acurity and Nexera asset acquisition partially offset by a decrease in employee travel and meeting expenses due to COVID-19. In addition, operating expenses increased by $3.9 million as a result of increased amortization of purchased intangible assets related to the fiscal year 2020 acquisitions.expense.
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
Supply Chain Services Segment Adjusted EBITDA decreasedincreased by $47.3$26.6 million, or 26%, during the three months ended September 30, 20202021 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019,2020, primarily due to the aforementioned decreaseincrease in net administrative fees and the increase in selling, general and administrative expenses largely due to our fiscal year 2020 acquisition of Medpricer and the Acurity and Nexera asset acquisition.revenue.
Performance Services
The following table presents our results of operations and Adjusted EBITDA in the Performance Services segment for the periods presented (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30,
Performance Services20212020Change
Net revenue:
Other services and support$88,331 $93,235 $(4,904)(5)%
Net revenue88,331 93,235 (4,904)(5)%
Cost of revenue:
Services40,439 38,016 2,423 6%
Cost of revenue40,439 38,016 2,423 6%
Gross profit47,892 55,219 (7,327)(13)%
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative38,800 34,159 4,641 14%
Research and development830 558 272 49%
Amortization of purchased intangible assets2,752 5,204 (2,452)(47)%
Operating expenses42,382 39,921 2,461 6%
Operating income5,510 15,298 (9,788)nm
Depreciation and amortization13,357 14,553 
Amortization of purchased intangible assets2,752 5,204 
Acquisition related expenses1,868 1,961 
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates228 36 
Other expense— 64 
Segment Adjusted EBITDA$23,715 $37,116 $(13,401)(36)%
 Three Months Ended September 30,  
Performance Services20202019Change
Net revenue:    
Other services and support$93,235
$79,326
$13,909
18%
Net revenue93,235
79,326
13,909
18%
Cost of revenue:  


Services38,016
47,129
(9,113)(19)%
Cost of revenue38,016
47,129
(9,113)(19)%
Gross profit55,219
32,197
23,022
72%
Operating expenses:  


Selling, general and administrative34,159
36,844
(2,685)(7)%
Research and development558
374
184
49%
Amortization of purchased intangible assets5,204
8,947
(3,743)(42)%
Operating expenses39,921
46,165
(6,244)(14)%
Operating income (loss)15,298
(13,968)29,266
(210)%
Depreciation and amortization14,553
21,673



Amortization of purchased intangible assets5,204
8,947



Acquisition related expenses1,961
3,666



Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates36
34



Other expense64
24



Segment Adjusted EBITDA$37,116
$20,376
$16,740
82%


Comparison of the Three Months Ended September 30, 20202021 to 20192020
Net Revenue
Other services and supportNet revenue in our Performance Services segment increaseddecreased by $13.9$4.9 million, or 5%, during the three months ended September 30, 20202021 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019.2020. The increasedecrease was primarily driven by growth across the technology businesses, including newlower revenue associated with enterprise analytics license agreements executed during the current period as well ascompared to the prior year period partially offset by growth in our Contigo Health business and incremental revenue associated with our fiscal year 2020 acquisition of HDP. These increases were partially offset by the timing of certain consulting services and lower revenue as a result of the planned reduction and subsequent discontinuance of the Hospital Improvement Innovation Network contract in March 2020.Remitra business.
We expect our other services and support revenue to grow over the long-term to the extent we are able to expand our sales to existing members and additional members begin to utilize our integrated platform of products and services.
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Cost of Revenue
Performance Services segment cost of revenue decreasedincreased by $9.1$2.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 20202021 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019,2020, primarily due to a decreasean increase in amortization of internally-developed software applications, lower consulting expenses duepersonnel costs related to decreased utilization of third-party contractors and lower expenses as a result of the planned reduction and subsequent discontinuance of the Hospital Improvement Innovation Network contractgrowth in March 2020.our Contigo Health business.
Operating Expenses
Performance Services segment operating expenses decreasedincreased by $6.2$2.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 20202021 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019.2020 primarily due to an increase of $4.6 million in selling, general and administrative expenses partially offset by $2.5 million of lower amortization of purchased intangible assets. The decreaseincrease in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily due to a decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses of $2.7 million driven by a decrease in employee travel and meeting expenses due to COVID-19 and a decrease in amortization of internally-developed software applications partially offset by an increase in expenses associated with the HDP acquisition. In addition, operating expenses decreased due to a decrease of $3.7 million in amortization of purchased intangible assets.capitalized labor costs.
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
Performance Services Segment Adjusted EBITDA increaseddecreased by $16.7$13.4 million, or 36%, during the three months ended September 30, 20202021 compared to the three months ended September 30, 20192020 primarily due to the aforementioned increasedecrease in revenue and decreaseincreases in selling, generalcost of revenue and administrativeoperating expenses.
Corporate
The following table presents corporate expenses and Adjusted EBITDA for the periods presented (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30,
Corporate20212020Change
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative$40,970 $45,371 $(4,401)(10)%
Operating expenses40,970 45,371 (4,401)(10)%
Operating loss(40,970)(45,371)4,401 (10)%
Depreciation and amortization2,232 2,119 
Stock-based compensation7,751 7,375 
Deferred compensation plan (income) expense(318)2,907 
Other expense, net24 3,948 
Adjusted EBITDA$(31,281)$(29,022)$(2,259)(8)%
 Three Months Ended September 30,  
Corporate20202019Change
Operating expenses:    
Selling, general and administrative$45,371
$41,018
$4,353
11%
Research and development
5
(5)nm
Operating expenses45,371
41,023
4,348
11%
Operating loss(45,371)(41,023)(4,348)11%
Depreciation and amortization2,119
2,134



Stock-based compensation7,375
3,852



Remeasurement of tax receivable agreement liabilities
4,674



Deferred compensation plan income2,907
241



Other income3,948
91



Adjusted EBITDA$(29,022)$(30,031)$1,009
(3)%


Comparison of the Three Months Ended September 30, 20202021 to 20192020
Operating Expenses
Corporate operating expenses increaseddecreased by $4.3$4.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 20202021 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019,2020, primarily due to costs incurred in the prior year in connection with our August 2020 restructuring and an increase in deferred compensation plan expense partially offset by a decrease in employee travel and meeting expenses due to COVID-19.Restructuring.
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA was relatively flat fordecreased by $2.3 million, or 8%, during the three months ended September 30, 20202021 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019.2020, primarily due to an increase in professional fees and incremental costs related to increased headcount.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of September 30, 2020,2021, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our principal source of cash has primarily been cash provided by operating activities. From time to time we have used, and expect to use in the future, borrowings under our Credit Facility (as defined below) as a source of liquidity. Our primary cash requirements involve operating expenses, working capital fluctuations, revenue share obligations, tax payments, capital expenditures, dividend payments on our Class A common stock, if and when declared, repurchases of Class A common stock pursuant to stock repurchase programs in place from time to time, acquisitions and related business investments, and general
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corporate activities. Our capital expenditures typically consist of internally-developedinternally developed software costs, software purchases, and computer hardware purchases.
As of September 30, 20202021 and June 30, 2020,2021, we had cash and cash equivalents of $120.4$184.4 million and $99.3$129.1 million, respectively. As of September 30, 20202021 and June 30, 2020,2021, there were $150.0$175.0 million and $75.0 million, respectively, of outstanding borrowings under theour Credit Facility. During the three months ended September 30, 2020,2021, we borrowed $100.0$175.0 million and repaid $25.0$75.0 million of borrowings under theour Credit Facility, which was used for other general corporate purposes. OnIn October 14, 2020, the Company2021, we repaid $50.0 million of outstanding borrowings under theour Credit Facility.
We expect cash generated from operations and borrowings under our Credit Facility to provide us with adequate liquidity to fund our anticipated working capital requirements, revenue share obligations, tax payments, capital expenditures, dividend payments on our Class A common stock, if and when declared, and repurchases of Class A common stock pursuant to stock repurchase programs in place from time to time. Our capital requirements depend on numerous factors, including funding requirements for our product and service development and commercialization efforts, our information technology requirements, and the amount of cash generated by our operations. We believe that we have adequate capital resources at our disposal to fund currently anticipated capital expenditures, business growth and expansion, and current and projected debt service requirements. However, strategic growth initiatives will likely require the use of one or a combination of various forms of capital resources including available cash on hand, cash generated from operations, borrowings under our Credit Facility and other long-term debt and, potentially, proceeds from the issuance of additional equity or debt securities.
During the second half of fiscal 2020, the COVID-19 became a global pandemic thatcontinued to spread throughout the United States and much of the rest of the world. The full extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic willmay impact our business, operating results, financial condition and liquidity in the future will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be accurately predicted, including new information that may emerge concerning COVID-19 and variants thereof, the continued actions to contain it orand treat its impact, including the timing, development and deploymentsuccess of an effective vaccine,the COVID-19 vaccination program, or recurrences of COVID-19, variants thereof or similar pandemics. As discussed in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our 20202021 Annual Report, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and potential future pandemic outbreaks, we face significant risks including but not limited to the following:
We have experienced and may continue to experience demand uncertainty from both significant increases and decreases in demand for PPE, drugs and other productssupplies directly related to the treatmenttreating and preventing the spread of COVID-19 and any variants thereof and decreases in demand for non-COVID-19 relatednon-COVID-19-related products.
Our GPO member hospitals and non-acute care sites have experienced reduced or limited access for non-patients, including our field teams, consultants and other professionals, and travel restrictions have impacted our employees'employees’ ability to travel to our members'members’ facilities.
The global supply chain has been significantly disrupted due to stay at home orders, border closings and rapidly escalating shipping costs.


We have and may continue to receive requests for contract modifications, payment waivers and deferrals, payment reductions or amended payment terms from our contract counterparties. In addition, several pharmacy suppliers have exercised force majeure clauses related to failure to supply clauses in their contracts with us.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and any variants thereof could result in a prolonged recession or depression in the United States or globally that could harm the banking system, limit demand for all products and services and cause other seenforeseen and unforeseen events and circumstances, all of which could negatively impact us.
In response to COVID-19 and variants thereof, federal, state and local governments are issuing new rules, regulations, changing reimbursement eligibility rules, orders and advisories on a regular basis. These government actions can impact us, and our members, other customers and suppliers.
Discussion of Cash Flows for theThree Months Ended September 30, 20202021 and 20192020
A summary of net cash flows follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30,
20212020
Net cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities$55,187 $30,782 
Investing activities(47,050)(24,953)
Financing activities47,143 15,283 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents$55,280 $21,112 
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 Three Months Ended September 30,
 20202019
Net cash provided by (used in):  
Operating activities$30,782
$96,079
Investing activities(24,953)(28,266)
Financing activities15,283
(94,820)
Operating activities from discontinued operations
11,196
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents$21,112
$(15,811)

Net cash provided by operating activities decreasedincreased by $65.3$24.4 million primarily due to an increase of $14.3 million in cash received from net revenues and a decrease of $71.0 million in cash paid for cost of revenue. These increases were partially offset by an increase of $44.4 million in payments of operating expenses and a decrease of $14.6 million in net income tax refunds.
Net cash used in investing activities increased by $22.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 20202021 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019.2020. The decreaseincrease in net cash provided by operatingused in investing activities was primarily due to lower profitabilityan increase of our Supply Chain Services segment from lower net administrative fees revenue as$26.0 million in cash paid by ExPre for interest in Exela Holdings, Inc. This was partially offset by a result$3.9 million reduction in purchases of amendments to GPO Participation Agreements, effective as of July 1, 2020,property and lower utilization of GPO contracts and the related decline in the demand for supplies and services as a result of COVID-19. In addition, the decrease in operating activities was due to changes in our net working capital primarily driven by the impact of the aggregated purchasing of PPE as a result of COVID-19.equipment.
Net cash used in investingprovided by financing activities decreasedincreased by $3.3$31.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 20202021 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019. Net cash used in investing activities decreased primarily due to no investments in unconsolidated affiliates in the current year. This decrease was partially offset by an2020. The increase in purchases of property and equipment and no proceeds received during the current year from the liquidation of property and equipment in connection with our exit from specialty pharmacy operations in June 2019.
Net cash provided by financing activities of $15.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 differed by $110.1 million from cash used in financing activities of $94.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019. The change net cash provided by financing activities was primarily due to andriven by a $25.0 million increase of $100.0 million in net borrowings under theour Credit Facility, a decrease$34.2 million reduction in distributions to limited partners of $31.1Premier LP and payments to limited partners of Premier LP related to tax receivable agreements as both distributions and payments were eliminated in connection with the August 2020 Restructuring and a $39.0 million resultingincrease in other financing activities including net proceeds from prior yearthe issuance of Class A common stock in connection with the exercise of outstanding stock options and proceeds from the membership interests in ExPre held by 11 member health systems. These increases were partially offset by $38.2 million for repurchases of Class A common stock under the fiscal year 20202022 stock repurchase program and cash dividendsan increase of $23.2$26.5 million paidin payments primarily on the outstanding notes payable to stockholders of record on September 1, 2020.members (see Note 8 - Debt and Notes Payable).
Net cash provided by operating activities attributable to discontinued operations decreased by $11.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019 primarily due to payments on liabilities that were outstanding as of September 30, 2019.


Discussion of Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow for theThree Months Ended September 30, 20202021 and 20192020
We define Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow as net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations less distributions and TRA payments to limited partners, early termination payments to certain former limited partners that elected to execute a Unit Exchange Agreement in connection with our August 2020 Restructuring and purchases of property and equipment. Non-GAAP Free cash flowCash Flow does not represent discretionary cash available for spending as it excludes certain contractual obligations such as debt repayments.repayments under our Credit Facility. A summary of Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow and reconciliation to net cash provided by operating activities for the periods presented follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30,
20212020
Net cash provided by operating activities$55,187 $30,782 
Purchases of property and equipment(21,050)(24,982)
Distributions to limited partners of Premier LP— (9,949)
Payments to limited partners of Premier LP related to tax receivable agreements— (24,218)
Early termination payments to certain former limited partners that elected to execute a Unit Exchange Agreement (a)
(23,813)— 
Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow$10,324 $(28,367)

 Three Months Ended September 30,
 20202019
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations$30,782
$96,079
Purchases of property and equipment(24,982)(21,983)
Distributions to limited partners of Premier LP (a)
(9,949)(13,202)
Payments to limited partners of Premier LP related to tax receivable agreements (a)
(24,218)(17,425)
Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow$(28,367)$43,469
(a) LimitedEarly termination payments to certain former limited partners refersthat elected to member owners priorexecute a Unit Exchange Agreement in connection with our August 2020 Restructuring are presented in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows under “Payments made on notes payable.” We paid $25.7 million to members including imputed interest of $1.9 million which is included in net cash provided by operating activities. See Note 8 - Debt and Notes Payable to the August 2020 restructuring.accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for further information.
Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow decreasedincreased by $71.8$38.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 20202021 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to lower net administrative fees revenue as a result of amendments to GPO Participation Agreements and lower utilization of GPO contracts as a result of COVID-19 and an2020. The increase in TRA payments including $10.5Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow was driven by the aforementioned $24.4 million that was paidincrease in net cash provided by operating activities, a decrease in purchases of property and equipment of $3.9 million and no distributions to limited partners who did not electof Premier LP or payments to execute a Unit Exchange Agreement.limited partners of Premier LP related to tax receivable agreements in the three months ended September 30, 2021 as both were eliminated in connection with the August 2020 Restructuring. These increases were partially offset by $23.8 million of early termination payments to certain former limited partners in connection with the August 2020 Restructuring.
See “Our Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” above for additional information regarding our use of Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow.
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Contractual Obligations
Notes Payable to Members
At September 30, 2020, we had commitments of $439.02021, $385.1 million net of imputed interest of $23.1 million for obligations under notes payable which represents the aggregate early termination payments dueremains to former member owners in connection with the early termination of the TRA. Notes payable to former member owners will be paid without interest in 1815 equal quarterly installments commencing duringto former limited partners that elected to execute Unit Exchange Agreements ending with the quarter ended March 31, 2021 and ending in the quarter ending June 30, 2025. See Note 98 - Debt and Notes Payable to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for more information.
Other Notes Payable
At September 30, 2020,2021, we had commitments of $9.0$5.7 million for other obligations under notes payable. Other notes payable which represented obligations to departed member owners. Notes payable to departed member owners generally have stated maturities ofbetween three to five years from the date of issuance and are non-interest bearing. See Note 98 - Debt and Notes Payable to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for more information.
Credit Facility
Premier LP, along with its consolidated subsidiaries, PSCI and PHSI, as Co-Borrowers, Premier GP and certain domestic subsidiaries of Premier GP, as guarantors, entered intoWe maintain an unsecured Credit Facility, datedcredit facility which provides for borrowings of up to $1.0 billion with a $50.0 million sub-facility for standby letters of credit and a $100.0 million sub-facility for swingline loans as well as the ability to incur incremental term loans from time to time and request an increase in the revolving commitments up to an aggregate of November 9, 2018.$350.0 million, subject to certain conditions (the “Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility has a maturity date ofmatures on November 9, 2023, subject to up to two one-year extensions atwhich require the request of the Co-Borrowers and approval of a majority of the lenders under the Credit Facility. The Credit Facility provides for
Outstanding borrowings of up to $1.0 billion with (i) a $50.0 million sub-facility for standby letters of credit and (ii) a $100.0 million sub-facility for swingline loans. The Credit Facility also provides that Co-Borrowers may from time to time (i) incur incremental term loans and (ii) request an increase in the revolving commitments under the Credit Facility together up to an aggregate of $350.0 million, subject to the approval of the lenders providing such term loans or revolving commitment increase. The Credit Facility includes an unconditional and irrevocable guaranty of all obligations under the Credit Facility by Premier GP, certain domestic subsidiaries of Premier GP and future guarantors, if any. Premier, Inc. is not a guarantor under the Credit Facility.
At our option, committed loans may be in the form of Eurodollar rate loans (“Eurodollar Loans”) or base rate loans (“Base Rate Loans”). Eurodollar Loans bear interest on a variable rate structure with borrowings bearing interest at the Eurodollar rate (defined aseither the London Interbank Offered Rate or LIBOR, plus the Applicable Rate (defined as a margin based on the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Facility))). Base Rate Loans bear interest at the Base Rate (defined as the highest of the prime rate announced by the administrative agent, the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50%, the one-month LIBOR plus 1.0% and 0.0%(“LIBOR”) plus the Applicable Rate. The Applicable


Rate rangesan applicable margin ranging from 1.000% to 1.500% for Eurodollar Loans andor the prime lending rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 0.000% to 0.500% for Base Rate Loans. In the event that LIBOR is no longer available, the Credit Facility states that interest will be calculated based upon rates offered to leading banks for comparable loans by leading banks in the London interbank market. At September 30, 2020, the interest rate for one-month Eurodollar Loans was 1.148% and the interest rate for Base Rate Loans was 3.250%. The Co-Borrowers are required toWe pay a commitment fee ranging from 0.100% to 0.200% per annum on the actual dailyfor unused amount of commitmentscapacity under the Credit Facility. At September 30, 2020,2021, the interest rate on outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility was 1.090% and the commitment fee was 0.100%.
The Credit Facility contains customary representations and warranties as well as customary affirmative and negative covenants, including, among others, limitations on liens, indebtedness, fundamental changes, dispositions, restricted payments and investments. Under the terms of the Credit Facility, Premier GP’s consolidated total net leverage ratio (as defined in the Credit Facility) may not exceed 3.75 to 1.00 for four consecutive quarters, provided that, in connection with any acquisition for which the aggregate consideration exceeds $250.0 million, the maximum consolidated total net leverage ratio may increase to 4.25 to 1.00 for the four consecutive fiscal quarters beginning with the quarter in which such acquisition is completed. In addition, Premier GP must maintain a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio (as defined in the Credit Facility) of 2.50 to 1.00 at the end of every fiscal quarter. Premier GP wascovenants. We were in compliance with all such covenants at September 30, 2020.
2021. The Credit Facility also contains customary events of default, including among others, payment defaults, breaches of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, cross-defaultsa cross-default of any indebtedness or guarantees in excess of $75.0 million, bankruptcy and other insolvency events, ERISA-related liabilities and judgment defaults in excess of $50.0 million, and the occurrence of a change of control (as defined in the Credit Facility).million. If any event of default occurs and is continuing, the administrative agent under the Credit Facility may, with the consent, or shall, at the request of a majority of the lenders under the Credit Facility, terminate the commitments and declare all of the amounts owed under the Credit Facility to be immediately due and payable. The Company may prepay amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility without premium or penalty provided that Co-Borrowers compensate the lenders for losses and expenses incurred as a result of the prepayment of any Eurodollar Loan, as defined in the Credit Facility.
Proceeds from borrowings under the Credit Facility may generally be used to finance ongoing working capital requirements, including permitted acquisitions, cash dividends, if and when declared, repurchases of Class A common stock pursuant to stock repurchase programs, in place from time to time, dividend payments, if and when declared, and other general corporate activities. WeAt September 30, 2021, we had $150.0 million outstanding borrowings of $175.0 million under the Credit Facility at September 30, 2020 with $850.0$824.9 million of available borrowing capacity after reductions for outstanding borrowings and outstanding letters of credit. OnIn October 14, 2020, the Company2021, we repaid $50.0 million of outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility.
The above summary does not purport to be complete, and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the complete text of the Credit Facility, which is filed as Exhibit 10.21 to the 2020 Annual Report. See also Note 98 - Debt and Notes Payable to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
Cash Dividends
On August 5, 2020,September 15, 2021, we paid a cash dividend of $0.20 per share on outstanding shares of Class A common stock to stockholders of record on September 1, 2021. On October 21, 2021, our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.19 per share, which was paid on September 15, 2020 to stockholders of record on September 1, 2020. On October 22, 2020, our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.19$0.20 per share, payable on December 15, 20202021 to stockholders of record on December 1, 2020. 2021.
We currently expect quarterly dividends to continue to be paid on or about December 15, March 15, June 15, and September 15. However, the actual declaration of any future cash dividends, and the setting of record and payment dates as well as the per share amounts, will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors each quarter after consideration of various factors, including our results of operations, financial condition and capital requirements, earnings, general business conditions, restrictions imposed by our current credit facility and any future financing arrangements, legal restrictions on the payment of dividends and other factors our Board of Directors deems relevant.
Stock Repurchase Program
On August 5, 2021, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $250.0 million of our outstanding Class A common stock during fiscal year 2022 through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions. At September 30,
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2021, we had purchased approximately 1.1 million shares of Class A common stock at an average price of $39.04 per share for a total purchase price of $42.6 million. The purchase authorization may be suspended, delayed, or discontinued at any time at the discretion of our Board of Directors. Repurchases are subject to compliance with applicable federal securities laws and our management may, at its discretion, suspend, delay, or discontinue repurchases at any time, based on market conditions, alternate uses of capital, or other factors.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Interest Rate Risk
Our exposure to market risk relatedrelates primarily to the increase or decrease in the amount of any interest expense we must pay with respect to outstanding variable-rate debt instruments. At September 30, 2020,2021, we had $150.0$175.0 million outstanding borrowings under our Credit Facility. At September 30, 2020,2021, a one-percent change in the weighted average interest rate charged on outstanding borrowings under theour Credit Facility would result in a net change inincrease or decrease interest expense over the next twelve months by $1.5$1.8 million.
We invest our excess cash in a portfolio of individual cash equivalents. We do not currently hold and have never held, any material derivative financial instruments. We do not expect changes in interest rates to have a material impact on our results of operations or financial


position. We plan to ensure the safety and preservation of our invested funds by limiting default, market, and investment risks. We plan to mitigate default, riskmarket, and investment risks of our invested funds by investing in low-risk securities.
Foreign Currency Risk
Substantially all of our financial transactions are conducted in U.S. dollars. We do not have significant foreign operations and, accordingly, do not believe we have market risk associated with foreign currencies.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.
As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, we carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon our evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2020.2021.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended September 30, 20202021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
We participate inoperate businesses that are subject to substantial litigation from time to time. We are periodically involved in litigation, arising in the ordinary course of business or otherwise, which from time to time may include claims relating to contractual disputes, product liability, tort or personal injury, employment, antitrust, intellectual property or other commercial or regulatory matters. If current or future government regulations are interpreted or enforced in a manner adverse to us or our business, including without limitation those with respect to antitrust or healthcare laws, we may be subject to enforcement actions, penalties, damages and material limitations on our business.
Furthermore, as a public company, we may become subject to stockholder inspection demands under Delaware law and derivative or other similar litigation.
From time to time we have been named as a defendant in class action or other antitrust lawsuits brought by suppliers or purchasers of medical products. Typically, these lawsuits have alleged the existence of a conspiracy among manufacturers of competing products, distributors and/or operators of GPOs, including us, to deny the plaintiff access to a market for certain products to raise the prices for products and/or limit the plaintiff’s choice of products to buy. We believe that we have at all times conducted our business affairs in an ethical and legally compliant manner and have successfully resolved all such actions. No assurance can be given that we will not be subjected to similar actions in the future or that any such existing or future matters will be resolved in a manner satisfactory to us or which will not harm our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Additional information relating to certain legal proceedings in which we are involved is included in Note 1614 - Commitments and Contingencies to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
During the quarter ended September 30, 2020,2021, there were no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in the 20202021 Annual Report.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Purchases of Equity Securities
On August 11, 2020, in connection with5, 2021, our Board of Directors authorized the Merger, as discussed in Note 1 - Organization and Basisrepurchase of Presentation, we issued 50,143,414 sharesup to $250.0 million of our outstanding Class A common stock. Pursuant to the Merger, each of the issued and outstanding Class B common units was canceled and converted automatically into a right to receive one sharestock during fiscal year 2022 through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions. All repurchases of our Class A common stock. In conjunction with the Merger, all of the issued and outstanding sharesstock were recorded as treasury shares. The following table summarizes information relating to repurchases of our Class BA common stock beneficially held byfor the then limited partners of Premier LP were canceled in accordance with our Certificate of Incorporation. No additional consideration was paid in connection withquarter ended September 30, 2021.
PeriodTotal Number of Share Purchased
Average Price Paid per Share ($)(a)
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Program (in millions)(b)
July 1 through July 31, 2021— $— — $250 
August 1 through August 31, 2021— — — 250 
September 1 through September 30, 20211,091,362 39.04 1,091,362 207 
Total1,091,362 1,091,362 $207 

(a)Average price per share excludes fees and commissions.
(b)From the Merger. Thestock repurchase program's inception through September 30, 2021, we purchased approximately 1.1 million shares of Class A common stock were issued in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 3(a)(9)at an average price of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 5. Other Information
On October 22, 2020, our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.19$39.04 per share payable on December 15, 2020 to stockholdersfor a total of record on December 1, 2020. Declaration of any future cash dividends will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors after consideration of various factors, including our results of operations, financial condition and capital requirements, earnings, general business conditions, restrictions imposed by our current credit facility and any future financing arrangements, legal restrictions on the payment of dividends and other factors our Board of Directors deems relevant.
$42.6 million.

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Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit No.Description
3.2
31.110.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
10.5
31.1
31.2
32.1
32.2
101Sections of the Premier, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020,September 30, 2021, formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language), submitted in the following files:
101.SCHInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.*
101.CALInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.*
101.DEFInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.*
101.LABInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.*
101.PREInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.*
104The cover page from the Premier, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020,September 30, 2021, formatted in Inline XBRL (included in Exhibit 101).*
*    Filed herewith.
+    Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
‡    Furnished herewith.

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Quarterly Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
PREMIER, INC.
PREMIER, INC.
Date:
Date:November 2, 20202021By:/s/ Craig S. McKasson
Name:Craig S. McKasson
Title:Chief Administrative and Financial Officer and Senior Vice President
Signing on behalf of the registrant and as principal financial officer and principal accounting officer

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