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

Exhibit 99.1

PREMIER INC. REPORTS FISCAL 2017 THIRD-QUARTER RESULTS

CHARLOTTE, NC, May 8, 2017 – Premier Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC) today reported financial results for the fiscal 2017 third quarter ended March 31, 2017.

Third-Quarter Highlights:

• Net revenue increased 27% to $379.8 million from the same period last year; Supply Chain Services segment revenue rose 34% and Performance Services segment revenue increased 10%.

• Net income rose 1% to $72.1 million from the same period a year ago. Afternon-cash adjustments to reflect the change in the redemption value of limited partners’ Class B common unit ownership at the end of each period, diluted earnings per share reflected a loss of $1.58 compared with diluted earnings per share of $0.43 the prior year.

• Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA* of $136.7 million increased 14% from the same period last year.

• Non-GAAP adjusted fully distributed net income* increased 14% to $73.0 million, representing $0.52 per diluted share, an increase of 18% over $0.44 per diluted share from a year ago.

• Updated fiscal 2017 guidance reflects reduced Supply Chain Services and Performance Services revenue ranges, narrowed consolidatednon-GAAP adjusted EBITDA range, and increased adjusted fully distributed earning per share range.

* 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 to GAAP financial measures are provided in the tables at the end of this release.

“Our fiscal third-quarter performance reflects the continuing growth and strong profitability of our company,” said Susan DeVore, president and chief executive officer. “Growth in our Supply Chain Services segment was driven largely by our group purchasing business, which included contributions from our recent Innovatix and Essensa acquisitions. The double-digit Performance Services segment results were in line with management expectations of increased growth in the second half of the fiscal year.”

“While we experienced some revenue headwinds in our lower-margin integrated pharmacy business within Supply Chain Services, they had very minimal impact on the quarter’s profitability or on the profitability guidance for the remainder of the fiscal year,” DeVore said. “Looking at the fourth quarter, we are reducing full-year revenue guidance, we are narrowing our guidance range for consolidatednon-GAAP adjusted EBITDA, and we are raising guidance fornon-GAAP fully distributed earnings per share to reflect management’s confidence in achieving strong profitability growth for the quarter and full year.

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“Looking forward, we believe our integrated offerings and strong profitability and cash flows uniquely position Premier to grow, invest and prosper through short-term market fluctuations, while leading our health systems through the longer-term transformation of our nation’s healthcare,” DeVore said. “We plan to do this by continuing to cultivate and expand our capabilities as we strive to provide comprehensive and unmatched value to our member health systems through supply chain, data analytics and performance improvement solutions that address their current and future cost, quality, safety and value-based care delivery challenges. We believe execution of this plan will deliver long-term stockholder growth and value.”

Results of Operations for the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2017

Consolidated Third-Quarter Financial Highlights

	Three Months Ended March 31,									Nine Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands, except per share data)	2017			2016			% Change			2017			2016			% Change
Net Revenue(a):
Supply Chain Services:
Net administrative fees	$	143,915		$	131,270			10	%	$	398,962		$	369,952			8	%
Other services and support		3,116			1,104			182	%		5,962			2,963			101	%
Services		147,031			132,374			11	%		404,924			372,915			9	%
Products		138,132			80,010			73	%		386,639			239,107			62	%
Total Supply Chain Services(a)		285,163			212,384			34	%		791,563			612,022			29	%
Performance Services(a)		94,640			86,285			10	%		260,012			249,151			4	%
Total(a)	$	379,803		$	298,669			27	%	$	1,051,575		$	861,173			22	%
Net income	$	72,139		$	71,557			1	%	$	308,909		$	184,805			67	%
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders	$	(79,800	)	$	299,948			(127	)%	$	323,268		$	716,719			(55	)%
Adjusted net income (loss)(b)	$	(79,800	)	$	62,006			(229	)%	$	258,087		$	150,166			72	%
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		50,525			44,716			13	%		49,051			41,329			19	%
Diluted		50,525			145,018			(65	)%		141,372			145,558			(3	)%
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to stockholders:
Basic	$	(1.58	)	$	6.71			(124	)%	$	6.59		$	17.34			(62	)%
Diluted(b) (c)	$	(1.58	)	$	0.43			nm		$	1.83		$	1.03			78	%
NON-GAAP MEASURES:
Adjusted EBITDA (a) (d):
Supply Chain Services	$	127,898		$	118,704			8	%	$	364,224		$	329,642			10	%
Performance Services		36,535			30,771			19	%		87,449			90,158			(3	)%
Total segment adjusted EBITDA		164,433			149,475			10	%		451,673			419,800			8	%
Corporate		(27,709	)		(29,546	)		6	%		(82,167	)		(78,819	)		(4	)%
Total (a)	$	136,724		$	119,929			14	%	$	369,506		$	340,981			8	%
Adjusted fully distributed net income(d)	$	72,959		$	63,920			14	%	$	197,129		$	181,691			8	%
Earnings per share on adjusted fully distributed net income - diluted(a) (d)	$	0.52		$	0.44			18	%	$	1.39		$	1.25			11	%

(a) Bolded measures correspond to company guidance.

(b) Earnings (loss) per share attributable to stockholders includes an adjustment to net income (loss) attributable to stockholders of redeemable limited partners’ capital to redemption amount of ($100.0) million and $284.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $247.0 million and $685.6 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

(c) Due to the net loss attributable to stockholders during the three months ended March 31, 2017, diluted earnings (loss) per share is equal to basic earnings (loss) per share.

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

nm = not meaningful

For the fiscal third-quarter ended March 31, 2017, Premier generated net revenue of $379.8 million, an increase of 27% from net revenue of $298.7 million for the same period a year ago.

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Net income for the fiscal third-quarter increased slightly to $72.1 million from $71.6 million for the same period a year ago. In accordance with GAAP, fiscal 2017 and 2016 third-quarter net income attributable to stockholders includednon-cash adjustments of $(100.0) million and $284.4 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 a net loss attributable to stockholders of $79.8 million, compared with net income of $299.9 million for the same period a year ago. Third-quarter diluted earningsper-share results, which are based on 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, reflected a net loss of $1.58, compared with diluted earnings per share of $0.43 for the same period a year ago.See “Calculation of GAAP Earnings per Share” in the income statement section of this press release.

Fiscal third-quarternon-GAAP adjusted EBITDA of $136.7 million increased 14% from $119.9 million for the same period the prior year. The growth was driven by a 10% increase in net administrative fees revenues primarily resulting from the Innovatix and Essensa acquisition, as well as by the 10% revenue increase from the Performance Services segment, and a decrease in corporate expenses.

Non-GAAP adjusted fully distributed net income for the fiscal third quarter increased to $73.0 million from $63.9 million for the same period a year ago. Adjusted fully distributed earnings per share increased 18% to $0.52 from $0.44 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 third-quarter ended March 31, 2017, the Supply Chain Services segment generated net revenue of $285.2 million, an increase of 34% from $212.4 million a year ago. Group purchasing net administrative fees revenue of $143.9 million increased $12.6 million, or 10% from a year ago, due largely to the Innovatix and Essensa businesses. Periodic variability based on timing of when cash and vendor reports are received impacted the company’s organic group purchasing business during the quarter.

During the quarter, Innovatix and Essensa contributed an additional $11.6 million in net administrative fees revenue related to cash received post-acquisition for member purchases that occurred prior to acquisition. However, these cash collections are unable to be recognized as GAAP revenue under purchase accounting rules and, as in the 2017 fiscal second quarter, are reflected innon-GAAP adjusted EBITDA.

Product revenues of $138.1 million increased $58.1 million, or 73% from a year ago, reflecting growth in both integrated pharmacy and direct sourcing. The Acro Pharmaceutical Services business, acquired in August 2016, accounted for the majority of the increase.

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However, in the respiratory area, the company experienced revenue that was below management’s expectations, primarily as a result of lower prescription volumes associated with two drugs serving the Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis market. Management believes this lower prescription volume was the result of two main factors: underperformance of Acro’s former parent under a services agreement entered into when Acro was acquired, and acentral-hub distribution process imposed by the manufacturer of one of these drugs, which management discussed last quarter. Premier is working with Acro’s former parent and the manufacturer to resolve these issues.

Premier’s legacy specialty pharmacy business also continued to experience declining revenues from certain limited distribution drugs, primarily those used to treat Hepatitis C. Direct sourcing revenue increased from a year ago, driven primarily by aggregated purchasing of certain products.

Supply Chain Services segment adjusted EBITDA of $127.9 million for the fiscal 2017 third-quarter increased 8% from $118.7 million for the same period a year ago. The increase primarily reflects net administrative fees revenue growth from the company’s Innovatix and Essensa acquisition.

Performance Services

For the fiscal third-quarter ended March 31, 2017, the Performance Services segment generated net revenue of $94.6 million, a 10% increase from $86.3 million for the same quarter last year. The increase is primarily due to 11% growth in advisory services revenue and 9% growth in the segment’s Informatics & Technology Services business.

Performance Services segment adjusted EBITDA of $36.5 million for the fiscal 2017 third-quarter increased 19% from $30.8 million for the same quarter last year. Growth was primarily driven by the segment’s revenue increase, partially offset by an increase in cost of sales related to higher labor and consulting costs for delivery on certain advisory services engagements.

Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended March 31, 2017

For the nine months ended March 31, 2017, Premier generated net revenue of $1.05 billion, a 22% increase from net revenue of $861.2 million for the same period a year ago.

Net income for the nine-month period totaled $308.9 million, compared with $184.8 million for the same period a year ago. Fiscal 2017 and 2016 nine-month net income attributable to stockholders requirednon-cash adjustments of $247.0 million and $685.6 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 $1.83 per diluted share, compared with a net income attributable to stockholders of $1.03 per diluted share a year ago.(See income statement in the tables section of this press release.)

For the nine months ended March 31, 2017,non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA of $369.5 million increased 8% from $341.0 million for the same period last year.Non-GAAP adjusted fully distributed net income for the nine months rose 8% to $197.1 million from $181.7 million a year ago, representing $1.39 per diluted share, an 11% increase from $1.25.

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Supply Chain Services segment net revenue for the nine months of fiscal 2017 increased 29% to $791.6 million from $612.0 million a year earlier. Supply Chain Services segment adjusted EBITDA increased 10% to $364.2 million from $329.6 million for the prior year.

Performance Services segment net revenue for the nine months of fiscal 2017 increased 4% to $260.0 million from $249.2 million a year earlier, while segment adjusted EBITDA decreased 3% to $87.4 million from $90.2 million.

Cash Flows and Liquidity

Cash provided by operating activities was $274.2 million for the nine-month period ended March 31, 2017, compared with $270.9 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 March 31, 2017, the company’s cash and cash equivalents totaled $236.2 million, compared with $218.9 million at December 31, 2016. The increase primarily results from cash generated from operations. At March 31, 2017, the company had an outstanding balance of $367.5 million on its five-year $750.0 million revolving credit facility. During the fiscal third quarter, the company repaid $57.5 million on the credit facility. Subsequent to the close of the quarter, the company repaid an additional $97.5 million, reducing the current outstanding balance on its credit facility to $270.0 million.

Non-GAAP free cash flow for the fiscal third-quarter and nine months ended March 31, 2017 was $95.5 million and $155.0 million, respectively, compared with $97.9 million and $148.3 million for the same periods a year ago. The decline in free cash flow for the quarter was primarily driven by increased outflows in the current quarter related to working capital needs and higher capital expenditures. The increase in free cash flow for the nine-month period was primarily driven by an increase in net administrative fees and loweryear-to-date capital expenditures, partially offset by increased outflows in the current year related to working capital needs.(See free cash flow definition in “Use and Definitions 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 nine months ended March 31, 2017 and management’s current expectations for the remainder of fiscal 2017, the company is narrowing and adjusting guidance to reflect reduced revenue contributions from the company’s integrated pharmacy business, as well as more moderate full-year growth expectations for the Performance Services segment. Given the majority of the revenue guidance reduction is associated with the company’s lower-margin integrated pharmacy business, the revenue reductions do not significantly impact profitability guidance. Updated guidance is reflected in the table below.

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Fiscal 2017 Financial Guidance⁽¹⁾

Premier, Inc. adjusts full-year fiscal 2017 financial guidance, as follows:

(in millions, except per share data)	Current* FY 2017		% YoY Increase	Previous FY 2017
Net Revenue:
Supply Chain Services segment		$1,084.0 - $1,115.0	31% - 34%	$1,129.0 - $1,180.0
Performance Services segment		$348.0 - $357.0	4% - 7%	$355.0 - $375.0
Total Net Revenue		$1,432.0 - $1,472.0	23% - 27%	$1,484.0 - $1,555.0
Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA		$500.0 - $510.0	13% - 16%	$493.0 - $521.0
Non-GAAP adjusted fully distributed EPS		$1.89 - $1.94	17% - 20%	$1.80 - $1.93

* Guidance adjustments as of May 8, 2017.

⁽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, May 8, 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: 95269826. 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 Definitions 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 ofnon-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 ofnon-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.

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

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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 performance and growth trends in our Supply Chain and Performance Services business segments and their respective business units, expected financial contributions from our acquired businesses, and the statements related to fiscal 2017 outlook and 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 Form10-K for the year ended June 30, 2016 and Form10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2016, as well as the Form10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, 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 March 31,						Nine Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Net revenue:
Net administrative fees	$	143,915		$	131,270		$	398,962		$	369,952
Other services and support		97,756			87,389			265,974			252,114
Services		241,671			218,659			664,936			622,066
Products		138,132			80,010			386,639			239,107
Net revenue		379,803			298,669			1,051,575			861,173
Cost of revenue:
Services		47,319			40,685			134,865			119,301
Products		129,929			71,408			356,900			214,512
Cost of revenue		177,248			112,093			491,765			333,813
Gross profit		202,555			186,576			559,810			527,360
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative		108,668			101,898			296,833			288,120
Research and development		755			1,180			2,328			2,060
Amortization of purchased intangible assets		14,080			8,740			34,440			24,058
Operating expenses		123,503			111,818			333,601			314,238
Operating income		79,052			74,758			226,209			213,122
Remeasurement gain attributable to acquisition of Innovatix, LLC		—			—			204,833			—
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates		83			6,627			14,789			16,002
Interest and investment loss, net		(2,017	)		(285	)		(3,026	)		(981	)
Loss on disposal of long-lived assets		(725	)		—			(2,243	)		—
Other income (expense), net		2,260			—			3,135			(2,081	)
Other income (expense), net		(399	)		6,342			217,488			12,940
Income before income taxes		78,653			81,100			443,697			226,062
Income tax expense		6,514			9,543			134,788			41,257
Net income		72,139			71,557			308,909			184,805
Net income attributable tonon-controlling interest in Premier LP		(51,965	)		(56,018	)		(232,683	)		(153,735	)
Adjustment of redeemable limited partners’ capital to redemption amount		(99,974	)		284,409			247,042			685,649
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders	$	(79,800	)	$	299,948		$	323,268		$	716,719
Calculation of GAAP Earnings (Loss) per Share
Numerator for basic earnings (loss) per share:
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders	$	(79,800	)	$	299,948		$	323,268		$	716,719
Numerator for diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders	$	(79,800	)	$	299,948		$	323,268		$	716,719
Adjustment of redeemable limited partners’ capital to redemption amount		—			(284,409	)		(247,042	)		(685,649	)
Net income attributable tonon-controlling interest in Premier LP		—			56,018			232,683			153,735
Net income (loss)		(79,800	)		71,557			308,909			184,805
Tax effect on Premier Inc. net income(a)		—			(9,551	)		(50,822	)		(34,639	)
Adjusted net income (loss)	$	(79,800	)	$	62,006		$	258,087		$	150,166
Denominator for basic earnings (loss) per share:
Weighted average shares(b)		50,525			44,716			49,051			41,329
Denominator for diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Weighted average shares(b)		50,525			44,716			49,051			41,329
Effect of dilutive stock based awards(c)		—			2,465			446			2,172
Class B shares outstanding		—			97,837			91,875			102,057
Weighted average shares and assumed conversions		50,525			145,018			141,372			145,558
Basic earnings (loss) per share	$	(1.58	)	$	6.71		$	6.59		$	17.34
Diluted earnings (loss) per share	$	(1.58	)	$	0.43		$	1.83		$	1.03

(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 nine months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

(c) For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the effect of 2.8 million stock options, restricted stock units and performance share awards and 88.9 million Class B common units exchangeable for Class A common shares were excluded from diluted weighted average shares outstanding due to the net loss attributable to shareholders sustained for the quarter and as including them would have been anti-dilutive for the period. For the nine months ended March 31, 2017, the effect of 1.8 million stock options were excluded from diluted weighted average shares outstanding as they had an anti-dilutive effect, and the effect of 0.5 million performance shares were excluded from diluted weighted average shares outstanding as they had not satisfied the applicable performance criteria at the end of the period.

For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2016, the effect of 1.4 million stock options were excluded from diluted weighted average shares outstanding as they had an anti-dilutive effect.

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share data)

	March 31, 2017			June 30, 2016
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	236,218		$	248,817
Marketable securities		—			17,759
Accounts receivable (net of $2,908 and $1,981 allowance for doubtful accounts, respectively)		162,178			144,424
Inventory		48,770			29,121
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		41,702			19,646
Due from related parties		5,388			3,123
Total current assets		494,256			462,890
Marketable securities		—			30,130
Property and equipment (net of $303,052 and $265,751 accumulated depreciation, respectively)		182,093			174,080
Intangible assets (net of $85,498 and $50,870 accumulated amortization, respectively)		393,075			158,217
Goodwill		865,445			537,962
Deferred income tax assets		479,241			422,849
Deferred compensation plan assets		39,875			39,965
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates		98,878			16,800
Other assets		13,398			12,490
Total assets	$	2,566,261		$	1,855,383
Liabilities, redeemable limited partners’ capital and stockholders’ deficit
Accounts payable	$	30,974		$	46,003
Accrued expenses		78,988			56,774
Revenue share obligations		70,396			63,603
Limited partners’ distribution payable		23,071			22,493
Accrued compensation and benefits		51,701			60,425
Deferred revenue		49,723			54,498
Current portion of tax receivable agreements		14,009			13,912
Current portion of long-term debt		376,710			5,484
Other liabilities		30,335			2,871
Total current liabilities		725,907			326,063
Long-term debt, less current portion		6,928			13,858
Tax receivable agreements, less current portion		333,407			265,750
Deferred compensation plan obligations		39,875			39,965
Deferred tax liabilities		80,422			—
Other liabilities		44,847			23,978
Total liabilities		1,231,386			669,614
Redeemable limited partners’ capital		2,809,333			3,137,230
Stockholders’ deficit:
Class A common stock, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized; 50,706,518 and 45,995,528 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2017 and June 30, 2016, respectively		507			460
Class B common stock, $0.000001 par value, 600,000,000 shares authorized; 88,407,103 and 96,132,723 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2017 and June 30, 2016, respectively		—			—
Additionalpaid-in-capital		—			—
Accumulated deficit		(1,474,965	)		(1,951,878	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		—			(43	)
Total stockholders’ deficit		(1,474,458	)		(1,951,461	)
Total liabilities, redeemable limited partners’ capital and stockholders’ deficit	$	2,566,261		$	1,855,383

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

	Nine Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
Operating activities
Net income	$	308,909		$	184,805
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		77,758			61,232
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates		(14,789	)		(16,002	)
Deferred income taxes		112,669			22,345
Stock-based compensation		19,125			36,785
Adjustment to tax receivable agreement liability		(2,954	)		(4,818	)
Remeasurement gain attributable to acquisition of Innovatix, LLC		(204,833	)		—
Loss on disposal of long-lived assets		2,243			—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other current assets		7,037			(27,071	)
Other assets		405			(9,773	)
Inventories		(14,693	)		3,751
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other current liabilities		(11,082	)		21,450
Long-term liabilities		(1,221	)		(1,246	)
Other operating activities		(4,363	)		(521	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		274,211			270,937
Investing activities
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities		48,013			367,600
Purchase of marketable securities		—			(19,211	)
Acquisition of Innovatix, LLC and Essensa Ventures, LLC, net of cash acquired		(319,717	)		—
Acquisition of Acro Pharmaceutical Services LLC and Community Pharmacy Services, LLC, net of cash acquired		(64,500	)		—
Acquisition of CECity.com, Inc., net of cash acquired		—			(398,261	)
Acquisition of Healthcare Insights, LLC, net of cash acquired		—			(64,274	)
Acquisition of InFlow Health, LLC		—			(6,088	)
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates		(65,660	)		(3,250	)
Distributions received on equity investments in unconsolidated affiliates		6,550			17,043
Purchases of property and equipment		(51,892	)		(54,684	)
Other investing activities		25			(6	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(447,181	)		(161,131	)
Financing activities
Payments made on notes payable		(3,336	)		(1,847	)
Proceeds from credit facility		425,000			150,000
Payments on credit facility		(57,500	)		(100,000	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options under equity incentive plan		3,322			2,519
Proceeds from issuance of Class A common stock under stock purchase plan		1,256			1,302
Repurchase of vested restricted units for employeetax-withholding		(17,678	)		(63	)
Settlement of exchange of Class B shares by member owners		(123,330	)		—
Distributions to limited partners of Premier LP		(67,363	)		(67,965	)
Final remittance of net income attributable to former S2S Global minority shareholder		—			(1,890	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		160,371			(17,944	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(12,599	)		91,862
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		248,817			146,522
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	236,218		$	238,384

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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 March 31,						Nine Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities toNon-GAAP Free Cash Flow:
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	135,847		$	136,210		$	274,211		$	270,937
Purchases of property and equipment		(17,567	)		(15,802	)		(51,892	)		(54,684	)
Distributions to limited partners of Premier LP		(22,733	)		(22,504	)		(67,363	)		(67,965	)
Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow	$	95,547		$	97,904		$	154,956		$	148,288

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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 March 31,						Nine Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA and Reconciliation of Operating Income to Segment Adjusted EBITDA:
Net income	$	72,139		$	71,557		$	308,909		$	184,805
Interest and investment loss, net		2,017			285			3,026			981
Income tax expense		6,514			9,543			134,788			41,257
Depreciation and amortization		15,102			13,110			43,318			37,174
Amortization of purchased intangible assets		14,080			8,740			34,440			24,058
EBITDA		109,852			103,235			524,481			288,275
Stock-based compensation		7,157			11,839			19,476			37,093
Acquisition related expenses		4,330			2,583			11,483			11,699
Strategic and financial restructuring expenses		—			33			—			268
Adjustment to tax receivable agreement liability		2,768			—			(2,954	)		(4,818	)
ERP implementation expenses		215			1,162			1,741			3,240
Acquisition related adjustment - revenue		11,765			1,077			17,729			5,216
Remeasurement gain attributable to acquisition of Innovatix, LLC		—			—			(204,833	)		—
Loss on disposal of long-lived assets		725			—			2,243			—
Other expense (income), net		(88	)		—			140			8
Adjusted EBITDA	$	136,724		$	119,929		$	369,506		$	340,981
Income before income taxes	$	78,653		$	81,100		$	443,697		$	226,062
Remeasurement gain attributable to acquisition of Innovatix, LLC		—			—			(204,833	)		—
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates		(83	)		(6,627	)		(14,789	)		(16,002	)
Interest and investment loss, net		2,017			285			3,026			981
Loss on disposal of long-lived assets		725			—			2,243			—
Other expense (income), net		(2,260	)		—			(3,135	)		2,081
Operating income		79,052			74,758			226,209			213,122
Depreciation and amortization		15,102			13,110			43,318			37,174
Amortization of purchased intangible assets		14,080			8,740			34,440			24,058
Stock-based compensation		7,157			11,839			19,476			37,093
Acquisition related expenses		4,330			2,583			11,483			11,699
Strategic and financial restructuring expenses		—			33			—			268
Adjustment to tax receivable agreement liability		2,768			—			(2,954	)		(4,818	)
ERP implementation expenses		215			1,162			1,741			3,240
Acquisition related adjustment - revenue		11,765			1,077			17,729			5,216
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates		83			6,627			14,789			16,002
Deferred compensation plan income (expense)		1,675			—			2,778			(2,073	)
Other income		497			—			497			—
Adjusted EBITDA	$	136,724		$	119,929		$	369,506		$	340,981
Segment Adjusted EBITDA:
Supply Chain Services	$	127,898		$	118,704		$	364,224		$	329,642
Performance Services		36,535			30,771			87,449			90,158
Corporate		(27,709	)		(29,546	)		(82,167	)		(78,819	)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	136,724		$	119,929		$	369,506		$	340,981
Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Stockholders toNon-GAAP Adjusted Fully Distributed Net Income:
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders	$	(79,800	)	$	299,948		$	323,268		$	716,719
Adjustment of redeemable partners’ capital to redemption amount		99,974			(284,409	)		(247,042	)		(685,649	)
Net income attributable tonon-controlling interest in Premier LP		51,965			56,018			232,683			153,735
Income tax expense		6,514			9,543			134,788			41,257
Amortization of purchased intangible assets		14,080			8,740			34,440			24,058
Stock-based compensation		7,157			11,839			19,476			37,093
Acquisition related expenses		4,330			2,583			11,483			11,699
Strategic and financial restructuring expenses		—			33			—			268
Adjustment to tax receivable agreement liability		2,768			—			(2,954	)		(4,818	)
ERP implementation expenses		215			1,162			1,741			3,240
Acquisition related adjustment - revenue		11,765			1,077			17,729			5,216
Remeasurement gain attributable to acquisition of Innovatix, LLC		—			—			(204,833	)		—
Loss on disposal of long-lived assets		725			—			2,243			—
Other expense (income), net		(88	)		—			140			—
Non-GAAP adjusted fully distributed income before income taxes		119,605			106,534			323,162			302,818
Income tax expense on fully distributed income before income taxes		46,646			42,614			126,033			121,127
Non-GAAP Adjusted Fully Distributed Net Income	$	72,959		$	63,920		$	197,129		$	181,691

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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 March 31,						Nine Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Reconciliation of numerator for GAAP EPS toNon-GAAP EPS on Adjusted Fully Distributed Net Income:
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders	$	(79,800	)	$	299,948		$	323,268		$	716,719
Adjustment of redeemable partners’ capital to redemption amount		99,974			(284,409	)		(247,042	)		(685,649	)
Net income attributable tonon-controlling interest in Premier LP		51,965			56,018			232,683			153,735
Income tax expense		6,514			9,543			134,788			41,257
Amortization of purchased intangible assets		14,080			8,740			34,440			24,058
Stock-based compensation		7,157			11,839			19,476			37,093
Acquisition related expenses		4,330			2,583			11,483			11,699
Strategic and financial restructuring expenses		—			33			—			268
Adjustment to tax receivable agreement liability		2,768			—			(2,954	)		(4,818	)
ERP implementation expenses		215			1,162			1,741			3,240
Acquisition related adjustment - revenue		11,765			1,077			17,729			5,216
Remeasurement gain attributable to acquisition of Innovatix, LLC		—			—			(204,833	)		—
Loss on disposal of long-lived assets		725			—			2,243			—
Other expense (income), net		(88	)		—			140			—
Non-GAAP adjusted fully distributed income before income taxes		119,605			106,534			323,162			302,818
Income tax expense on fully distributed income before income taxes		46,646			42,614			126,033			121,127
Non-GAAP Adjusted Fully Distributed Net Income	$	72,959		$	63,920		$	197,129		$	181,691
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		50,525			44,716			49,051			41,329
Potentially dilutive shares		465			2,465			446			2,172
Conversion of Class B common units		88,892			97,837			91,875			102,057
Weighted average fully distributed shares outstanding - diluted		139,882			145,018			141,372			145,558
Reconciliation of GAAP EPS toNon-GAAP Adjusted Fully Distributed EPS:
GAAP earnings (loss) per share	$	(1.58	)	$	6.71		$	6.59		$	17.34
Adjustment of redeemable limited partners’ capital to redemption amount		1.98			(6.36	)		(5.04	)		(16.59	)
Impact of additions:
Net income attributable tonon-controlling interest in Premier LP		1.03			1.25			4.74			3.72
Income tax expense		0.13			0.21			2.75			1.00
Amortization of purchased intangible assets		0.28			0.20			0.70			0.58
Stock-based compensation		0.14			0.26			0.40			0.90
Acquisition related expenses		0.09			0.06			0.23			0.28
Strategic and financial restructuring expenses		—			—			—			0.01
Adjustment to tax receivable agreement liability		0.05			—			(0.06	)		(0.12	)
ERP implementation expenses		—			0.03			0.04			0.08
Acquisition related adjustment - revenue		0.23			0.02			0.36			0.13
Remeasurement gain attributable to acquisition of Innovatix, LLC		—			—			(4.18	)		—
Loss on disposal of long-lived assets		0.01			—			0.05			—
Impact of corporation taxes		(0.92	)		(0.95	)		(2.57	)		(2.93	)
Impact of increased share count		(0.92	)		(0.99	)		(2.62	)		(3.15	)
Non-GAAP Adjusted Fully Distributed Earnings Per Share	$	0.52		$	0.44		$	1.39		$	1.25

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