Premier (PINC) 8-K Premier Inc. Reports Fiscal 2017 Second-quarter Results

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PREMIER INC. REPORTS FISCAL 2017 SECOND-QUARTER RESULTS

CHARLOTTE, NC, February 6, 2017 – Premier Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC) today reported financial results for the fiscal 2017 second quarter ended December 31, 2016.                

Second-Quarter Highlights:

• Net revenue increased 23% to $358.5 million from the same period last year; Supply Chain Services segment revenue rose 34% and Performance Services segment revenue decreased 3%.

• Net income rose 193% to $178.7 million from the same period a year ago. Diluted earnings per share totaled $1.09, compared with a loss of $1.31 per share in the prior year.

• Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA* of $122.0 million increased 5% from the same period last year.

• Non-GAAP adjusted fully distributed net income* increased 6% to $65.2 million, representing $0.46 per diluted share, an increase of 10% over $0.42 per diluted share from a year ago.

• Management affirms full-year fiscal 2017 guidance for Performance Services segment revenue,non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA andnon-GAAP adjusted fully distributed earnings per share, while Supply Chain Services and consolidated net revenue guidance is being decreased by $20 million solely as a result of anon-cash purchase accounting adjustment to reflect a reduction of net administrative fee revenue attributable to the Innovatix and Essensa acquisition.

* Descriptions ofnon-GAAP adjusted EBITDA, adjusted fully distributed net income and othernon-GAAP financial measures are provided in “Use and Definition ofNon-GAAP Financial Measures,” and reconciliations are provided in the tables at the end of this release.

“Our fiscal 2017 second-quarter results reflect the continued strong performance of our group purchasing organization, which helped delivernon-GAAP adjusted EBITDA and adjusted fully distributed earnings per share that exceeded our expectations,” said Susan DeVore, president and chief executive officer. “The Performance Services segment, including our information technology and advisory services businesses, operated in line with the expectations that management articulated on our first-quarter conference call, and we continue to expect revenue to increase in the second half of the fiscal year.

“In the midst of the current dynamic regulatory environment, we continue to believe that Premier remains uniquely positioned with a differentiated and comprehensive offering that will help our members reduce costs, improve quality and safety, and transition to value-based care in the months and years ahead,” DeVore said. “Our consolidated revenue and earnings are growing, generating strong cash flow and preserving our healthy balance sheet. This performance provides us with the ongoing resources and flexibility to invest in future opportunities designed to meet our members’ needs and drive long-term stockholder value.”

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Results of Operations for the Second Quarter of Fiscal 2017

Consolidated Second-Quarter Financial Highlights
	Three months ended December 31,							Six months ended December 31,
(in thousands, except per share data)		2016			2015		% Change		2016			2015		% Change
Net Revenue(a):
Supply Chain Services:
Net administrative fees	$	129,071		$	120,733		7%	$	255,047		$	238,682		7	%
Other services and support		1,201			1,040		15%		2,846			1,859		53	%
Services		130,272			121,773		7%		257,893			240,541		7	%
Products		142,378			81,316		75%		248,507			159,097		56	%
Total Supply Chain Services(a)		272,650			203,089		34%		506,400			399,638		27	%
Performance Services(a)		85,850			88,580		(3)%		165,372			162,866		2	%
Total(a)	$	358,500		$	291,669		23%	$	671,772		$	562,504		19	%
Net income	$	178,675		$	60,995		193%	$	236,770		$	113,248		109	%
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders(c)	$	332,766		$	(54,383	)	nm	$	403,068		$	416,771		(3	)%
Adjusted net income (loss)(b) (c)	$	154,695		$	(54,383	)	nm	$	191,839		$	88,160		118	%
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		49,445			41,575		19%		48,330			39,655		22	%
Diluted		141,308			41,575		240%		142,133			145,927		(3	)%
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to stockholders:
Basic	$	6.73		$	(1.31	)	nm	$	8.34		$	10.51		(21	)%
Diluted(b) (c)	$	1.09		$	(1.31	)	nm	$	1.35		$	0.60		125	%
NON-GAAP MEASURES:
Adjusted EBITDA (a) (d):
Supply Chain Services	$	119,022		$	107,989		10%	$	236,326		$	210,938		12	%
Performance Services		28,603			34,462		(17)%		50,914			59,387		(14	)%
Total segment adjusted EBITDA		147,625			142,451		4%		287,240			270,325		6	%
Corporate		(25,616	)		(26,396	)	3%		(54,458	)		(49,273	)	(11	)%
Total (a)	$	122,009		$	116,055		5%	$	232,782		$	221,052		5	%
Adjusted fully distributed net income(d)	$	65,242		$	61,747		6%	$	124,170		$	117,770		5	%
Earnings per share on adjusted fully distributed net income - diluted(a) (d)	$	0.46		$	0.42		10%	$	0.87		$	0.81		7	%

(a) Bolded measures correspond to company guidance.

(b) Adjusted net income is used to calculate diluted earnings per share and is derived from net income, adjusted for the tax expense related to Premier Inc. retaining the portion of net income attributable to income fromnon-controlling interest in Premier, LP. See “Calculation of GAAP Earnings per Share” in the income statement section of this press release for explanation of numerators and denominators used to calculate basic and diluted EPS.

(c) Due to the net loss attributable to stockholders during the three months ended December 31, 2015, diluted earnings per share is equal to basic earnings per share.

(d) See attached supplemental financial information for reconciliation of reported GAAP results toNon-GAAP results.

nm = not meaningful

For the fiscal second-quarter ended December 31, 2016, Premier generated net revenue of $358.5 million, an increase of 23%, from net revenue of $291.7 million for the same period a year ago.

Net income for the fiscal second-quarter was $178.7 million, compared with $61.0 million for the same period a year ago. The increase is primarily due to growth in the company’s historical Supply Chain Services business, as well as acquisition contributions within the Supply Chain Services segment. In accordance with GAAP, fiscal 2017 and 2016 second-quarter net income attributable to stockholders includednon-cash adjustments of $285.2 million and $(65.6) million, respectively, to reflect the change in the redemption value of limited partners’ Class B common unit ownership at the end of each period. Thesenon-cash adjustments result primarily from changes in the number of Class B common shares and the company’s stock price between periods and do not reflect results of the company’s business operations. After thesenon-cash adjustments, the company reported net income attributable to stockholders of $332.8 million, compared with a net loss of $54.4 million. Second-quarter diluted earnings per share, which is based on net income adjusted for the tax expense related to Premier Inc.

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retaining the portion of net income attributable to income fromnon-controlling interest in Premier LP, was $1.09, compared with a net loss of $1.31 for the same period a year ago.See“Calculation of GAAP Earnings per Share” in the income statementsectionof this press release.

Fiscal second-quarternon-GAAP adjusted EBITDA of $122.0 million increased 5% from $116.1 million for the same period the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA growth was primarily driven by an increase in the company’s Supply Chain Services revenue, and to a lesser degree by a slight decrease in corporate expenses, partially offset by a decline in Performance Services adjusted EBITDA.

Non-GAAP adjusted fully distributed net income for the fiscal second-quarter increased 6% to $65.2 million from $61.7 million for the same period a year ago. Adjusted fully distributed earnings per share increased to $0.46 from $0.42 for the same period a year ago. Adjusted fully distributed earnings per share is anon-GAAP financial measure that represents net income, adjusted fornon-recurring andnon-cash items, attributable to all stockholders as if all Class B stockholders exchanged their Class B common units and associated Class B common shares for Class A common shares.

Segment Results

Supply Chain Services

For the fiscal second-quarter ended December 31, 2016, the Supply Chain Services segment generated net revenue of $272.7 million, an increase of 34% from $203.1 million a year ago. The revenue increase was driven by growth in the company’s group purchasing organization (GPO) and products businesses. GPO net administrative fees revenue of $129.1 million increased 7% from a year ago, driven primarily by improved contract penetration of existing members and also the ongoing positive impact of conversion of newer members. An additional $5.6 million cash contribution from Innovatix and Essensa was unable to be recognized as revenue due to the purchase accounting adjustment. Under the company’s GAAP revenue recognition accounting policy, these administrative fees would be ordinarily recorded as revenue when reported to the company; however, the acquisition method of accounting requires Premier to estimate the amount of purchases occurring prior to the transaction date and to record the fair value of the administrative fees to be received from those purchases as an account receivable (as opposed to recognizing revenue when these transactions are reported to the company) and record any corresponding revenue share obligation as a liability. Product revenues of $142.4 million increased 75% from a year ago due to a contribution of $56.5 million from the Acro Pharmaceutical Services business acquired in August 2016 and the ongoing expansion of the company’s existing integrated pharmacy and direct sourcing businesses. These increases were partially offset by the continuing industry-wide decline in specialty pharmacy revenues associated with the treatment of Hepatitis C, as well as by lower-than-expected revenue from Acro related to market controls imposed by the manufacturer of a limited distribution drug and to a delay in obtaining reissuance of a dispensing license in California following acquisition, both of which have now been remediated.

Supply Chain Services segment adjusted EBITDA of $119.0 million for the fiscal 2017 second-quarter increased 10% from $108.0 million for the same period a year ago. The increase primarily reflects growth in net administrative fees revenue, augmented by contributions from the recent acquisitions and investments, including anon-GAAP adjustment, in the amount of $5.6 million, for cash collections from Innovatix and Essensa which were unable to be recognized as GAAP revenue due to the purchase accounting adjustment.

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Performance Services

For the fiscal second-quarter ended December 31, 2016, the Performance Services segment generated net revenue of $85.9 million, a decrease of 3% from $88.6 million for the same quarter last year, primarily due to a decrease in advisory services revenue from the prior year. Advisory services business revenue was impacted by the timing of engagements compared to the prior year. Management continues to expect Performance Services to produce full fiscal-year revenue growth of 7% to 13% from the prior year.

Performance Services segment adjusted EBITDA of $28.6 million for the fiscal 2017 second-quarter decreased 17% from $34.5 million for the same quarter last year. Growth was impacted as a result of the revenue decrease in the quarter and an increase in cost of sales, primarily related to higher labor and consulting costs associated with specific contracts.

Results of Operations for the Six Months Ended December 31, 2016

For the six months ended December 31, 2016, Premier generated net revenue of $671.8 million, a 19% increase from net revenue of $562.5 million for the same period a year ago.

Net income for the six-month period totaled $236.8 million, compared with $113.2 million for the same period a year ago. Fiscal 2017 and 2016 six-month net income attributable to stockholders requirednon-cash adjustments of $347.0 million and $401.2 million, respectively, to reflect changes in redemption value of the limited partners Class B common unit ownership at the end of each period. Thesenon-cash adjustments result from changes in the company’s stock price between periods and do not reflect results of the company’s business operations. After thesenon-cash adjustments based on the changes in stock price, the company reported net income attributable to stockholders of $1.35 per fully diluted share, compared with a net income attributable to stockholders of $0.60 per share a year ago.(See income statement in the tables section of this press release.)

For the six months ended December 31, 2016,non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA of $232.8 million increased 5% from $221.1 million for the same period last year.Non-GAAP adjusted fully distributed net income for the six months rose 5% to $124.2 million, or $0.87 per fully diluted share, from $117.8 million, or $0.81 per fully diluted share, for the same period a year ago.

Supply Chain Services segment net revenue for the six months of fiscal 2017 increased 27% to $506.4 million from $399.6 million a year earlier. Supply Chain Services segment adjusted EBITDA increased 12% to $236.3 million from $210.9 million for the prior year.

Performance Services segment net revenue for the six months of fiscal 2017 increased 2% to $165.4 million from $162.9 million a year earlier, while segment adjusted EBITDA decreased 14% to $50.9 million from $59.4 million primarily as a result of the timing of revenue recognition on certain engagements.

Cash Flows and Liquidity

Cash provided by operating activities was $138.4 million for thesix-month period ended December 31, 2016, compared with $134.7 million for the same period last year. The increase in cash flow from operations primarily results from higher net income particularly from growth in net administrative fees. At December 31, 2016, the company’s cash and cash equivalents totaled $218.9 million, compared with $156.0 million in cash, cash equivalents, and short- and long-term marketable securities at

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September 30, 2016. The increase in cash, cash equivalents and short- and long-term marketable securities, compared with last quarter, primarily results from cash generated from operations. At December 31, 2016, there was $327.5 million drawn on the company’s unsecured $750 million, five-year revolving credit facility for the acquisition of Innovatix and Essensa, the settlement of a portion of the October 31, 2016 quarterly Class B common unit exchange for cash, and general corporate purposes.

Subsequent to quarter end, Premier used a combination of $23.3 million in available cash and Class A shares of common stock to settle the January 31, 2017 quarterly member unit exchange, repurchasing 776,664 Class B units for cash and exchanging 520,018 Class B units on a one-for-one basis for shares of Class A shares of common stock. The company also used $97.5 million in borrowings under its long-term credit facility to pay the balance of the purchase price for the acquisitions of Innovatix and Essensa. On February 1, 2017, the company repaid $50.0 million of outstanding borrowings under the credit facility.

Non-GAAP free cash flow for the fiscal second-quarter ended December 31, 2016 was $57.0 million, compared with free cash flow of $67.2 million for the same period a year ago. The decrease in free cash flow from the same period a year ago resulted from a higher level of working capital required in the quarter, partially offset by a decrease in capital expenditures and an increase in cash net income.(See free cash flow definition in “Use and Definition ofNon-GAAP Financial Measures,” and reconciliation to net cash provided by operating activities is provided in the tables section of this press release).

Fiscal 2017 Outlook and Guidance

Based on results for the six months ended December 31, 2016 and management’s current expectations for the remainder of fiscal 2017, the company affirms its full fiscal-year 2017 financial guidance range for Performance Services segment revenue,non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA andnon-GAAP adjusted fully distributed earnings per share. Supply Chain Services and consolidated net revenue guidance is being revised downward by $20 million, based solely on thenon-cash purchase accounting adjustment to net administrative fees revenue related to the December 2016 Innovatix and Essensa acquisition. Approximately $5.6 million of the estimated $20 million adjustment was recorded in the fiscal second quarter, and management expects the bulk of the remainder of the adjustment to be recorded in its fiscal third quarter. The company has added the impact of the Innovatix and Essensa-related GAAP revenue reduction tonon-GAAP adjusted EBITDA,non-GAAP adjusted fully distributed net income andnon-GAAP adjusted fully distributed earnings per share, as the purchase accounting adjustment isnon-cash andnon-recurring and thus aligns with the company’s existingnon-GAAP financial measure definitions.

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Fiscal 2017 Financial Guidance(1)
Premier, Inc. adjusts full-year fiscal 2017 financial guidance, as follows:
	Current*		Previous
(In millions, except per share data)	FY 2017	% YoY Increase	FY 2017
Net Revenue:
Supply Chain Services segment	$1,129.0 - $1,180.0	36% - 42%	$1,149.0 - $1,200.0
Performance Services segment	$355.0 - $375.0	7% - 13%	$355.0 - $375.0
Total Net Revenue	$1,484.0 - $1,555.0	28% - 34%	$1,504.0 - $1,575.0
Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA	$493.0 - $521.0	12% - 18%	$493.0 - $521.0
Non-GAAP adjusted fully distributed EPS	$1.80 - $1.93	13% - 21%	$1.80 - $1.93

* Guidance adjustments as of February 6, 2017 pertain to Supply Chain Services net revenue and total net revenue, which are reduced as noted in the table based on a purchase accounting adjustment to administrative fees revenue related to the December 2016 Innovatix/Essensa acquisition. The company affirms previous guidance for Performance Services revenue,non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA andnon-GAAP adjusted fully distributed EPS.    

⁽¹⁾ The company does not meaningfully reconcile guidance fornon-GAAP adjusted EBITDA andnon-GAAP adjusted fully distributed earnings per share to net income attributable to stockholders or earnings per share attributable to stockholders because the company cannot provide guidance for more significant reconciling items between net income attributable to stockholders and adjusted EBITDA and between earnings per share attributable to stockholders andnon-GAAP adjusted fully distributed earnings per share without unreasonable effort. This is because of two primary reasons:

• Reasonable guidance cannot be provided for reconciling the adjustment of redeemable limited partners’ capital to redemption amount – historically the largest adjustment in the reconciliation fromnon-GAAP to GAAP amounts – due to the fact that the increase or decrease in this item is based on the change in the company’s stock price between quarters, which the company cannot predict, control or reasonably estimate.    

• Reasonable guidance cannot be provided for earnings per share attributable to stockholders because the ongoing quarterly member-owner exchange of Class B common stock and corresponding Class B units into shares of Class A common stock impacts the number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding each quarter, which the company cannot predict, control or reasonably estimate. Member owners have the right, but not the obligation, to exchange shares on a quarterly basis.

Conference Call

Premier management will host a conference call and live audio webcast on Monday, February 6, 2017, at 5:00 p.m. ET, to discuss the company’s financial results. The conference call can be accessed through a link provided on the investor relations page on Premier’s website atinvestors.premierinc.com. Those wanting to participate by phone may do so by dialing 844.296.7719 and providing the operator with conference ID number: 51371916. International callers should dial 574.990.1041 and provide the same passcode. The company encourages callers to dial in at least five minutes before the start of the call to register. The archived webcast will be accessible on Premier’s investor relations page.

About Premier Inc.

Premier Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC) is a leading healthcare improvement company, uniting an alliance of approximately 3,750 U.S. hospitals and more than 130,000 other providers to transform healthcare. With integrated data and analytics, collaboratives, supply chain solutions, and advisory and other services, Premier enables better care and outcomes at a lower cost. Premier, a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient, plays a critical role in the rapidly evolving healthcare industry, collaborating with members toco-develop long-term innovations that reinvent and improve the way care is delivered to patients nationwide. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Premier is passionate about transforming American healthcare. Please visit Premier’s news and investor sites onwww.premierinc.com; as well asTwitter,Facebook,LinkedIn,YouTube,Instagram,Foursquare andPremier’s blog for more information about the company.

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Use and Definition ofNon-GAAP Financial Measures

Premier uses EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, segment adjusted EBITDA, adjusted fully distributed net income, adjusted fully distributed earnings per share, and free cash flow to facilitate a comparison of the company’s operating performance on a consistent basis from period to period and to provide measures that, when viewed in combination with its results prepared in accordance with GAAP, allow for a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting the company’s business than GAAP measures alone. The company believes adjusted EBITDA and segment adjusted EBITDA assist its board of directors, management and investors in comparing the company’s operating performance on a consistent basis from period to period by removing the impact of the company’s asset base (primarily depreciation and amortization) and items outside the control of management (taxes), as well as othernon-cash (impairment of intangible assets and purchase accounting adjustments) andnon-recurring items, from operating results.Non-recurring items are income or expenses or 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.

In addition, adjusted fully distributed net income eliminates the variability of non-controlling interest as a result of member owner exchanges of Class B common stock and corresponding Class B units into shares of Class A common stock (which exchanges are a member owner’s cumulative right, but not obligation, which began on October 31, 2014, and occur each quarter thereafter, and are limited toone-seventh of the member owner’s initial allocation of Class B common units per year) and other potentially dilutive equity transactions which are outside of management’s control. Adjusted fully distributed net income is defined as net income attributable to Premier (i) excluding income tax expense, (ii) excluding the impact of adjustment of redeemable limited partners’ capital to redemption amount, (iii) excluding the effect ofnon-recurring andnon-cash items, (iv) 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 (v) reflecting an adjustment for income tax expense onnon-GAAP fully distributed net income before income taxes at the company’s estimated effective income tax rate.

EBITDA is defined as net income before interest and investment income, net, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization and amortization of purchased intangible assets. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA before merger and acquisition related expenses andnon-recurring,non-cash ornon-operating items, and including equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates.Non-recurring items include certain strategic and financial restructuring expenses.Non-operating items include gain or loss on the disposal of assets. Segment adjusted EBITDA is defined 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 andnon-recurring ornon-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. Adjusted EBITDA is a supplemental financial measure used by the company and by external users of the company’s financial statements.

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Management considers adjusted EBITDA an indicator of the operational strength and performance of the company’s business. Adjusted EBITDA allows management to assess performance without regard to financing methods and capital structure and without the impact of other matters that management does not consider indicative of the operating performance of the business. Segment adjusted EBITDA is the primary earnings measure used by management to evaluate the performance of the company’s business segments.

Free cash flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities less distributions and tax receivable agreement payments to limited partners and purchases of property and equipment. Management believes free cash flow is an important measure because it represents the cash that the company generates after payment of tax distributions to limited partners 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. Free cash flow is important because it allows the company to enhance stockholder value through acquisitions, partnerships, joint ventures, investments in related or complimentary businesses and/or debt reduction.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements made in this release that are not statements of historical or current facts, such as those related to expected financial growth trends in our Performance Services business, expected revenue from our integrated information technology solutions and advisory services, the statements related to fiscal 2017 outlook and guidance and the affirmation or revision of previously provided guidance, 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 the actual results, performance or achievements of Premier to be materially different from historical results or from any future results or projections expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on any forward looking statements. In addition to statements that explicitly describe such risks and uncertainties, readers are urged to consider statements in the 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 Premier’s beliefs and expectations as to future events and trends affecting its business and are necessarily subject to uncertainties, many of which are outside Premier’s control. More information on potential factors that could affect Premier’s 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” sections of Premier’s periodic and current filings with the SEC, including those discussed under the “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” section of Premier’s Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2016 filed with the SEC on August 26, 2016 and Form10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2016, expected to be filed with the SEC shortly after the date of this release, and also made available on Premier’s website atinvestors.premierinc.com. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Premier undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information or future events that occur after that date, or otherwise.

Contacts

Investor relations contact:	Media contact:
Jim Storey	Amanda Forster
Vice President, Investor Relations	Vice President, Public Relations
704.816.5958	202.879.8004
jim_storey@premierinc.com	amanda_forster@premierinc.com

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (In thousands, except per share data)
	Three months ended December 31,						Six months ended December 31,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Net revenue:
Net administrative fees	$	129,071		$	120,733		$	255,047		$	238,682
Other services and support		87,051			89,620			168,218			164,725
Services		216,122			210,353			423,265			403,407
Products		142,378			81,316			248,507			159,097
Net revenue		358,500			291,669			671,772			562,504
Cost of revenue:
Services		44,856			40,492			87,546			78,616
Products		131,158			72,105			226,971			143,104
Cost of revenue		176,014			112,597			314,517			221,720
Gross profit		182,486			179,072			357,255			340,784
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative		95,927			99,284			188,165			186,222
Research and development		767			424			1,573			880
Amortization of purchased intangible assets		11,151			9,271			20,360			15,318
Operating expenses		107,845			108,979			210,098			202,420
Operating income		74,641			70,093			147,157			138,364
Remeasurement gain attributable to acquisition of Innovatix, LLC		204,833			—			204,833			—
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates		5,127			4,785			14,706			9,375
Interest and investment income (loss), net		(857	)		(937	)		(1,009	)		(696	)
Loss on disposal of long-lived assets		—			—			(1,518	)		—
Other income (expense), net		(131	)		(272	)		875			(2,081	)
Other income, net		208,972			3,576			217,887			6,598
Income before income taxes		283,613			73,669			365,044			144,962
Income tax expense		104,938			12,674			128,274			31,714
Net income		178,675			60,995			236,770			113,248
Net income attributable tonon-controlling interest in Premier LP		(131,117	)		(49,817	)		(180,718	)		(97,717	)
Adjustment of redeemable limited partners’ capital to redemption amount		285,208			(65,561	)		347,016			401,240
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders	$	332,766		$	(54,383	)	$	403,068		$	416,771
Calculation of GAAP Earnings (Loss) per Share
Numerator for basic earnings (loss) per share:
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders	$	332,766		$	(54,383	)	$	403,068		$	416,771
Numerator for diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders		332,766			(54,383	)		403,068			416,771
Adjustment of redeemable limited partners’ capital to redemption amount		(285,208	)		—			(347,016	)		(401,240	)
Net income attributable tonon-controlling interest in Premier LP		131,117			—			180,718			97,717
Net income (loss)		178,675			(54,383	)		236,770			113,248
Tax effect on Premier Inc. net income(a)		(23,980	)		—			(44,931	)		(25,088	)
Adjusted net income (loss)	$	154,695		$	(54,383	)	$	191,839		$	88,160
Denominator for basic earnings (loss) per share:
Weighted average shares(b)		49,445			41,575			48,330			39,655
Denominator for diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Weighted average shares - basic		49,445			41,575			48,330			39,655
Effect of dilutive stock based awards:(c)		401			—			437			2,129
Class B shares outstanding		91,462			—			93,366			104,143
Weighted average shares and assumed conversions		141,308			41,575			142,133			145,927
Basic earnings (loss) per share	$	6.73		$	(1.31	)	$	8.34		$	10.51
Diluted earnings (loss) per share	$	1.09		$	(1.31	)	$	1.35		$	0.60

(a) Represents income tax expense related to Premier, Inc. retaining the portion of net income attributable to income fromnon-controlling interest in Premier, LP for the purpose of diluted earnings per share.

(b) Weighted average number of common shares used for basic earnings per share excludes weighted average shares ofnon-vested stock options,non-vested restricted stock,non-vested performance share awards and Class B shares outstanding for the three and six months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.

(c) For the three and six months ended December 31, 2016, the effect of 1.9 million stock options, restricted stock units and performance share awards were excluded from diluted weighted average shares outstanding as they had an anti-dilutive effect. For the three months ended December 31, 2015, the effect of 2.3 million stock options, restricted stock units and performance share awards and 102.2 million Class B common units exchangeable for Class A common shares were excluded from diluted weighted average shares outstanding due to the net loss sustained for the quarter and as including them would have been anti-dilutive for the period. For the six months ended December 31, 2015, the effect of 1.2 million stock options were excluded from diluted weighted average shares outstanding as they have an anti-dilutive effect.

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share data)
	December 31, 2016			June 30, 2016
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	218,892		$	248,817
Marketable securities		—			17,759
Accounts receivable (net of $3,725 and $1,981 allowance for doubtful accounts, respectively)		181,083			144,424
Inventory		65,690			29,121
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		45,674			19,646
Due from related parties		2,611			3,123
Total current assets		513,950			462,890
Marketable securities		—			30,130
Property and equipment (net of $288,565 and $265,751 accumulated depreciation, respectively)		180,408			174,080
Intangible assets (net of $71,230 and $50,870 accumulated amortization, respectively)		411,343			158,217
Goodwill		862,939			537,962
Deferred income tax assets		462,658			422,849
Deferred compensation plan assets		38,306			39,965
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates		98,795			16,800
Other assets		14,344			12,490
Total assets	$	2,582,743		$	1,855,383
Liabilities, redeemable limited partners’ capital and stockholders’ deficit
Accounts payable	$	70,163		$	46,003
Accrued expenses		60,036			56,774
Revenue share obligations		69,183			63,603
Limited partners’ distribution payable		22,733			22,493
Accrued compensation and benefits		42,090			60,425
Deferred revenue		52,156			54,498
Current portion of tax receivable agreements		13,912			13,912
Current portion of long-term debt		338,505			5,484
Deferred purchase price payable, acquisition of Innovatix, LLC and Essensa Ventures, LLC		97,500			—
Other liabilities		25,417			2,871
Total current liabilities		791,695			326,063
Long-term debt, less current portion		6,999			13,858
Tax receivable agreements, less current portion		309,380			265,750
Deferred compensation plan obligations		38,306			39,965
Deferred tax liabilities		84,341			—
Other liabilities		46,262			23,978
Total liabilities		1,276,983			669,614
Redeemable limited partners’ capital		2,720,009			3,137,230
Stockholders’ deficit:
Class A common stock, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized; 50,155,907 and 45,995,528 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016 and June 30, 2016, respectively		502			460
Class B common stock, $0.000001 par value, 600,000,000 shares authorized; 89,761,541 and 96,132,723 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016 and June 30, 2016, respectively		—			—
Additionalpaid-in-capital		—			—
Accumulated deficit		(1,414,751	)		(1,951,878	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		—			(43	)
Total stockholders’ deficit		(1,414,249	)		(1,951,461	)
Total liabilities, redeemable limited partners’ capital and stockholders’ deficit	$	2,582,743		$	1,855,383

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
	Six months ended December 31,
	2016			2015
Operating activities
Net income	$	236,770		$	113,248
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		48,576			39,382
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates		(14,706	)		(9,375	)
Deferred income taxes		116,214			21,331
Stock-based compensation		12,066			25,022
Adjustment to tax receivable agreement liability		(5,722	)		(4,818	)
Remeasurement gain attributable to acquisition of Innovatix, LLC		(204,833	)		—
Loss on disposal of long-lived assets		1,518			—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other current assets		(11,888	)		(26,245	)
Other assets		274			(10,853	)
Inventories		(31,832	)		2,814
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other current liabilities		(4,136	)		(12,376	)
Long-term liabilities		(4,100	)		(3,943	)
Other operating activities		163			540
Net cash provided by operating activities		138,364			134,727
Investing activities
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities		48,013			339,674
Purchase of marketable securities		—			(19,211	)
Acquisition of Innovatix, LLC and Essensa Ventures, LLC, net of cash acquired		(222,217	)		—
Acquisition of Acro Pharmaceutical Services LLC and Community Pharmacy Services, LLC, net of cash acquired		(68,745	)		—
Acquisition of CECity.com, Inc., net of cash acquired		—			(398,261	)
Acquisition of Healthcare Insights, LLC, net of cash acquired		—			(64,634	)
Acquisition of InFlow Health, LLC, net of cash acquired		—			(6,088	)
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates		(65,660	)		(1,000	)
Distributions received on equity investment		6,550			11,743
Purchases of property and equipment		(34,325	)		(38,882	)
Other investing activities		26			(5	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(336,358	)		(176,664	)
Financing activities
Proceeds from credit facility		327,500			150,000
Payments on credit facility		—			(50,000	)
Payments made on notes payable		(1,338	)		(1,336	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options under equity incentive plan		2,909			237
Proceeds from issuance of Class A common stock under stock purchase plan		1,256			1,302
Repurchase of vested restricted units for employeetax-withholding		(17,629	)		(46	)
Settlement of exchange of Class B shares by member owners		(99,999	)		—
Distributions to limited partners of Premier LP		(44,630	)		(45,461	)
Final remittance of net income attributable to former S2S Global minority shareholder		—			(1,890	)
Other financing activities		—			19
Net cash provided by financing activities		168,069			52,825
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(29,925	)		10,888
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		248,817			146,522
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	218,892		$	157,410

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Supplemental Financial Information - Reporting ofNon-GAAP Free Cash Flow

Reconciliation of SelectedNon-GAAP Measures to GAAP Measures

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

	Three months ended December 31,						Six months ended December 31,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities toNon-GAAP Free Cash Flow:
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	96,537		$	112,008		$	138,364		$	134,727
Purchases of property and equipment		(17,359	)		(21,741	)		(34,325	)		(38,882	)
Distributions to limited partners of Premier LP		(22,137	)		(23,029	)		(44,630	)		(45,461	)
Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow	$	57,041		$	67,238		$	59,409		$	50,384

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Supplemental Financial Information - Reporting of Adjusted EBITDA

andNon-GAAP Adjusted Fully Distributed Net Income

Reconciliation of SelectedNon-GAAP Measures to GAAP Measures

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

	Three months ended December 31,						Six months ended December 31,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA and Reconciliation of Operating Income to Segment Adjusted EBITDA:
Net income	$	178,675		$	60,995		$	236,770		$	113,248
Interest and investment loss (income), net		857			937			1,009			696
Income tax expense		104,938			12,674			128,274			31,714
Depreciation and amortization		14,198			12,199			28,216			24,064
Amortization of purchased intangible assets		11,151			9,271			20,360			15,318
EBITDA		309,819			96,076			414,629			185,040
Stock-based compensation(a)		6,423			11,554			12,319			25,254
Acquisition related expenses		4,216			5,644			7,153			9,116
Strategic and financial restructuring expenses		—			208			—			235
Adjustment to tax receivable agreement liability		—			—			(5,722	)		(4,818	)
ERP implementation expenses		432			1,518			1,526			2,078
Acquisition related adjustment - revenue		5,813			1,047			5,964			4,139
Remeasurement gain attributable to acquisition of Innovatix, LLC		(204,833	)		—			(204,833	)		—
Loss on disposal of long-lived assets		—			—			1,518			—
Other expense		139			8			228			8
Adjusted EBITDA	$	122,009		$	116,055		$	232,782		$	221,052
Income before income taxes	$	283,613		$	73,669		$	365,044		$	144,962
Remeasurement gain attributable to acquisition of Innovatix, LLC		(204,833	)		—			(204,833	)		—
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates		(5,127	)		(4,785	)		(14,706	)		(9,375	)
Interest and investment loss (income), net		857			937			1,009			696
Loss on disposal of long-lived assets		—			—			1,518			—
Other expense (income), net		131			272			(875	)		2,081
Operating income		74,641			70,093			147,157			138,364
Depreciation and amortization		14,198			12,199			28,216			24,064
Amortization of purchased intangible assets		11,151			9,271			20,360			15,318
Stock-based compensation(a)		6,423			11,554			12,319			25,254
Acquisition related expenses		4,216			5,644			7,153			9,116
Strategic and financial restructuring expenses		—			208			—			235
Adjustment to tax receivable agreement liability		—			—			(5,722	)		(4,818	)
ERP implementation expenses		432			1,518			1,526			2,078
Acquisition related adjustment - revenue		5,813			1,047			5,964			4,139
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates		5,127			4,785			14,706			9,375
Deferred compensation plan income (expense)		8			(264	)		1,103			(2,073	)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	122,009		$	116,055		$	232,782		$	221,052
Segment Adjusted EBITDA:
Supply Chain Services	$	119,022		$	107,989		$	236,326		$	210,938
Performance Services		28,603			34,462			50,914			59,387
Corporate		(25,616	)		(26,396	)		(54,458	)		(49,273	)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	122,009		$	116,055		$	232,782		$	221,052
Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Stockholders toNon-GAAP Adjusted Fully Distributed Net Income:
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders	$	332,766		$	(54,383	)	$	403,068		$	416,771
Adjustment of redeemable partners’ capital to redemption amount		(285,208	)		65,561			(347,016	)		(401,240	)
Net income attributable tonon-controlling interest in Premier LP		131,117			49,817			180,718			97,717
Income tax expense		104,938			12,674			128,274			31,714
Amortization of purchased intangible assets		11,151			9,271			20,360			15,318
Stock-based compensation(a)		6,423			11,554			12,319			25,254
Acquisition related expenses		4,216			5,644			7,153			9,116
Strategic and financial restructuring expenses		—			208			—			235
Adjustment to tax receivable agreement liability		—			—			(5,722	)		(4,818	)
ERP implementation expenses		432			1,518			1,526			2,078
Acquisition related adjustment - revenue		5,813			1,047			5,964			4,139
Remeasurement gain attributable to acquisition of Innovatix, LLC		(204,833	)		—			(204,833	)		—
Loss on disposal of long-lived assets		—			—			1,518			—
Other expense		139			—			228			—
Non-GAAP adjusted fully distributed income before income taxes		106,954			102,911			203,557			196,284
Income tax expense on fully distributed income before income taxes		41,712			41,164			79,387			78,514
Non-GAAP Adjusted Fully Distributed Net Income	$	65,242		$	61,747		$	124,170		$	117,770

(a) In addition tonon-cash employee stock-based compensation expense, includes stock purchase plan expense of $0.2 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $0.3 million and $0.2 million for the six months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

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Supplemental Financial Information - Reporting of Net Income and Earnings Per Share

Reconciliation of SelectedNon-GAAP Measures to GAAP Measures

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)

	Three months ended December 31,						Six months ended December 31,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Reconciliation of numerator for GAAP EPS toNon-GAAP EPS on Adjusted Fully Distributed Net Income:
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders	$	332,766		$	(54,383	)	$	403,068		$	416,771
Adjustment of redeemable partners’ capital to redemption amount		(285,208	)		65,561			(347,016	)		(401,240	)
Net income attributable tonon-controlling interest in Premier LP		131,117			49,817			180,718			97,717
Income tax expense		104,938			12,674			128,274			31,714
Amortization of purchased intangible assets		11,151			9,271			20,360			15,318
Stock-based compensation(a)		6,423			11,554			12,319			25,254
Acquisition related expenses		4,216			5,644			7,153			9,116
Strategic and financial restructuring expenses		—			208			—			235
Adjustment to tax receivable agreement liability		—			—			(5,722	)		(4,818	)
ERP implementation expenses		432			1,518			1,526			2,078
Acquisition related adjustment - revenue		5,813			1,047			5,964			4,139
Remeasurement gain attributable to acquisition of Innovatix, LLC		(204,833	)		—			(204,833	)		—
Loss on disposal of long-lived assets		—			—			1,518			—
Other expense		139			—			228			—
Non-GAAP adjusted fully distributed income before income taxes		106,954			102,911			203,557			196,284
Income tax expense on fully distributed income before income taxes		41,712			41,164			79,387			78,514
Non-GAAP Adjusted Fully Distributed Net Income	$	65,242		$	61,747		$	124,170		$	117,770
Reconciliation of denominator for GAAP EPS toNon-GAAP Adjusted Fully Distributed Earnings per Share:
Weighted Average:
Common shares used for basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share		49,445			41,575			48,330			39,655
Potentially dilutive shares		401			2,341			437			2,129
Conversion of Class B common units		91,462			102,178			93,366			104,143
Weighted average fully distributed shares outstanding - diluted		141,308			146,094			142,133			145,927
Reconciliation of GAAP EPS toNon-GAAP Adjusted Fully Distributed EPS:
GAAP earnings (loss) per share	$	6.73		$	(1.31	)	$	8.34		$	10.51
Adjustment of redeemable limited partners’ capital to redemption amount		(5.77	)		1.58			(7.18	)		(10.12	)
Impact of additions:
Net income attributable tonon-controlling interest in Premier LP		2.65			1.20			3.74			2.46
Income tax expense		2.12			0.30			2.65			0.80
Amortization of purchased intangible assets		0.23			0.22			0.42			0.39
Stock-based compensation(a)		0.13			0.28			0.25			0.64
Acquisition related expenses		0.09			0.14			0.15			0.23
Strategic and financial restructuring expenses		—			—			—			0.01
Adjustment to tax receivable agreement liability		—			—			(0.12	)		(0.12	)
ERP implementation expenses		0.01			0.04			0.03			0.05
Acquisition related adjustment - revenue		0.12			0.02			0.12			0.10
Remeasurement gain attributable to acquisition of Innovatix, LLC		(4.14	)		—			(4.24	)		—
Loss on disposal of long-lived assets		—			—			0.03			—
Impact of corporation taxes		(0.84	)		(0.99	)		(1.63	)		(1.98	)
Impact of increased share count		(0.87	)		(1.06	)		(1.69	)		(2.16	)
Non-GAAP Adjusted Fully Distributed Earnings Per Share	$	0.46		$	0.42		$	0.87		$	0.81

(a) In addition tonon-cash employee stock-based compensation expense, includes stock purchase plan expense of $0.2 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $0.3 million and $0.2 million for the six months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

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