10-K 1 ara1231201810-kxdocument.htm 10-K Document
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-K
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(Mark One)
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018
or
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                  to                 
Commission File Number 001-37751
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American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
27-2170749
(State or other jurisdiction of
(IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification Number)
 
 
500 Cummings Center, Suite 6550
 
Beverly, Massachusetts
01915
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
(978) 922-3080
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
ARA
New York Stock Exchange
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.   Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.   Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
Large accelerated filer
 
Accelerated filer
 
 
 
 
 
Non-accelerated filer
 
Smaller reporting company
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
The aggregate market value on June 30, 2018 (the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second quarter), of the voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, computed by reference to the closing price of the stock on that date, was $203,994,696. The registrant does not have non-voting common stock outstanding.
As of September 3, 2019 there were 32,564,398 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.




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American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. (“ARA”) conducts its business exclusively through its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, American Renal Holdings, Inc. (“ARH”), and its operating subsidiaries. Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this report to “our,” “us,” “we,” “its,” “our company” and similar terms refer to ARA and its consolidated entities, including ARH, taken together as a whole, except where these terms refer to providers of dialysis services, in which case they refer to our dialysis clinic joint ventures, in which we have controlling interests and our nephrologist partners have the noncontrolling interests, or to the dialysis facilities owned by such joint venture companies, as applicable. References to “ARA” are to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. and not any of its consolidated entities.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
This Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Form 10-K”) contains statements reflecting our views about our future performance that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are generally identified through the inclusion of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intend,” “may,” “objective,” “outlook,” “plan,” “potential,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “strategy,” “target” or “will” or variations of such words or similar expressions. All statements addressing our future operating performance, and statements addressing events and developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based upon currently available information, operating plans, and projections about future events and trends. This Form 10-K also contains statistical data and estimates based on independent industry publications or other publicly available information, as well as other information based on our internal sources. Forward-looking statements and statistical estimates inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted or expressed in this Form 10-K. These risks and uncertainties include those described below in “Item 1A. Risk Factors.” Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements or statistical estimates, which speak only as of the date they are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement or statistical estimate, whether as a result of new information, changes in underlying factors, future events or otherwise.

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

Overview
     In this Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, we are including audited amended and restated financial statements and other financial information for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, unaudited restated financial information for the fiscal quarters and year-to-date periods ended March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2018; March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2017; and March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2016, and selected financial data (see “Item 6. Selected Financial Data”) for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 derived from unaudited amended and restated financial statements (collectively, “Restated Periods”). We have also corrected for adjustments affecting fiscal years prior to 2014 as a cumulative adjustment to the balance of retained earnings as of December 31, 2013. We refer to the foregoing restatements in this document as the “Restatement.” Accordingly, this filing includes more information than would normally be included in an Annual Report on Form 10-K in order to provide a composite presentation of information for these prior periods for which financial results are being restated herein.
 We have not filed and do not intend to file amendments to any of our previously filed Annual Reports on Form 10-K or Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the Restated Periods or corrections to any of our previously issued financial statements. Accordingly, with respect to all Restated Periods, investors and others should rely only on the financial information and other disclosures contained in this Form 10-K, or in our future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and not on any previously issued or filed reports, earnings releases or similar communications relating to these periods.
The Restatement
Background
In our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2018, we disclosed that in October 2018, the Staff of the SEC requested that we voluntarily provide documents and information relating to certain revenue recognition, collections and related matters. Following receipt of the SEC request, we responded by producing documents and information to the Staff. In addition, as previously disclosed in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 8, 2019, the Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) of our Board of Directors (the “Board”) began a review of our revenue recognition methodology and related accounting matters, including internal control over financial reporting related to revenue recognition and related matters, with the assistance of legal counsel that reports to the Audit Committee, as well as independent accounting advisors retained by the Audit Committee’s counsel.
In connection with the review of the matters described above, on March 21, 2019, the Board in conjunction with management concluded that our previously issued consolidated financial statements and other financial data for the Restated Periods should be restated and should no longer be relied upon for the reasons described below. The Board also determined that our disclosures related to these financial statements and related communications issued by or on behalf of us with respect to the Restated Periods, including management’s assessment of internal control over financial reporting, should no longer be relied upon. The determination by the Board was made in conjunction with management and upon the recommendation of the Audit Committee as a result of the review described above.
During the course of its review, the Audit Committee in conjunction with management concluded that our consolidated financial statements for the Restated Periods were not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and required the adjustments described below under “—Effects of Restatement” for the Restated Periods. The Audit Committee also concluded that our lack of adequate internal control over financial reporting relating to these matters for the Restated Periods constituted the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting described below in “—Material Weaknesses.”
The Audit Committee’s review of our financial statements for the Restated Periods is now complete. However, the related SEC investigation is ongoing. Following our disclosure of the Board’s conclusion that we needed to restate our previously issued consolidated financial statements for the Restated Periods, on March 28, 2019, we received a subpoena from the Staff of the SEC, which reiterated the SEC’s prior request and required the production of additional documents and information relating to, among other things, the Audit Committee’s review and the determination to conduct the Restatement. On June 19, 2019, we received an additional subpoena from the Staff of the SEC, which required the production of additional related documents and information. We may receive additional related subpoenas or other requests for documents and

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information from the Staff. We have cooperated fully with this investigation and will continue to do so. We refer to the SEC’s investigation, including the inquiry that commenced in October 2018, as the “SEC Investigation.”
Effects of Restatement
On a cumulative basis, including fiscal year 2013 and periods prior to 2013, the restatement adjustments resulted in a net increase to income before income taxes of $5.4 million, while the restatement adjustments related to the Restated Periods resulted in a net decrease to income before income taxes of $15.2 million. Consistent with our historical reporting convention, income before income taxes is presented before net income attributable to noncontrolling interests. These adjustments also resulted in a increase of previously reported accumulated deficit of $23.9 million as of September 30, 2018. In “Note 3 - Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements, we disclose the nature of the restatement items and adjustments and highlight the impact of the restatement items on the various financial statement captions for December 31, 2017 and 2016. For information on the impact of the restatement on 2015 and 2014, see “Item 6. Selected Financial Data,” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. See “Note 26 - Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements for the impact of the restatement items on the consolidated financial statements for specified interim quarterly and year-to-date periods for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016.
The primary categories of adjustments are described below.
Revenue recognition and accounts receivable - Our methodology for reserving for contractual allowances did not reconcile revenue and accounts receivable to our collection experience and actual cash collections. The restated amounts for each of the Restated Periods consider actual cash collections associated with the dates of service in each relevant period.
Noncontrolling interests subject to puts - Based on the adjustments related to revenue recognition and accounts receivable, we adjusted the estimated fair value of noncontrolling interests subject to puts for the relevant periods. In addition, we did not correctly account for noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions during the Restated Periods, therefore we have reclassified certain equity balances. The reclassifications had no impact on income before income taxes or net income.
Clinic dispositions - Our gain or loss calculation for the sale and/or closure of dialysis clinics did not consider all relevant accounts. The restated amounts for each of the Restated Periods include the impact of all relevant accounts, including goodwill.
Income taxes - Adjustments to income taxes were made for the income tax effects of the revenue recognition and accounts receivable adjustments described above. In addition, we did not correctly account for certain income tax provisions during the Restated Periods, causing income tax expenses and related interest to be accrued incorrectly in those periods.
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests - The adjustments related to net income attributable to noncontrolling interests are due to the impacts of the other adjustments noted above.
All other restatement adjustments - We had adjustments not otherwise described above that are individually insignificant to previously reported income from operations before income taxes.
In addition, the Company made certain reclassification entries which are described below:

Clinic dispositions - In addition to the adjustment noted above related to clinic dispositions, in certain circumstances, we presented the gain or loss as a component of patient care costs rather than as a component of general and administrative expenses. We have reclassified the adjusted gain or loss to general and administrative expenses where applicable. The reclassifications had no impact on income before income taxes or net income.
Non-income-based tax - We reclassified non-income-based tax expenses that were misclassified as income tax expense to general and administrative expense and patient care costs as applicable. The reclassifications had no impact on net income.

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The following table presents the adjustments and their cumulative pre-tax impact on previously reported income before income taxes.
(in thousands)
 
Cumulative Pre-Tax Impact
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
Year Ended December 31, 2017
 
Year Ended December 31, 2016
 
Year Ended December 31, 2015
 
Year Ended December 31, 2014
 
Year Ended December 31, 2013 and Prior
As previously reported - Income before income taxes
 
 
 
$
32,307

 
$
83,877

 
$
87,452

 
$
105,450

 
$
95,264

 
 
Revenue recognition and accounts receivable
 
$
6,191

 
(26,790
)
 
(16,103
)
 
17,012

 
13,715

 
(1,656
)
 
$
20,013

Clinic dispositions
 
(30
)
 
261

 
(139
)
 

 

 
(62
)
 
(90
)
All other restatement adjustments
 
(81
)
 

 
(22
)
 
(31
)
 
(344
)
 
(336
)
 
652

Non-income-based tax reclassifications
 
(727
)
 
(5
)
 
(6
)
 
(288
)
 
(244
)
 
(184
)
 

Total restatement adjustments excluding income taxes
 
$
5,353

 
(26,534
)
 
(16,270
)
 
16,693

 
13,127

 
(2,238
)
 
$
20,575

As restated - Income before income taxes
 
 
 
$
5,773

 
$
67,607

 
$
104,145

 
$
118,577

 
$
93,026

 
 

The following table presents the adjustments and their impact to previously reported accumulated deficit.
 
 
As of
 
As of December 31,
(in thousands)
 
September 30, 2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
As previously reported - Accumulated deficit
 
$
(140,003
)
 
$
(123,789
)
 
$
(128,646
)
 
$
(128,261
)
 
$
(136,576
)
 
$
(152,773
)
Revenue recognition and accounts receivable
 
6,191

 
32,981

 
49,084

 
32,072

 
18,357

 
20,013

Clinic dispositions
 
183

 
(1,579
)
 
(55
)
 
(55
)
 
396

 
(90
)
Income tax adjustments
 
(9,293
)
 
(12,792
)
 
(11,274
)
 
(7,725
)
 
(1,129
)
 
(3,503
)
Impact of adjustments on noncontrolling interests
 
(21,130
)
 
(30,709
)
 
(40,399
)
 
(18,304
)
 
(14,455
)
 
(7,650
)
Other restatement adjustments
 
(6
)
 
(10
)
 
(11
)
 
(6
)
 
326

 
652

As restated - Accumulated deficit
 
$
(163,878
)
 
$
(135,898
)
 
$
(131,301
)
 
$
(122,279
)
 
$
(133,081
)
 
$
(143,351
)

Further information regarding the adjustments is provided in “Note 3 - Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
Material Weaknesses
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Based on our evaluation under the criteria set forth in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013), management has identified the below material weaknesses.
Control Environment

An effective control environment is the foundation for the discipline and structure necessary for effective internal control over financial reporting. We did not maintain an effective control environment in connection with the revenue recognition process, accounting for income taxes and noncontrolling interests and review and approval of journal entries. As our Company grew, this was evidenced by our failure to: (i)(a) invest in, prioritize and support an adequate environment of controls, (b) establish and support adequate controls relating to compliance with appropriate accounting policies and procedures, and (c) implement controls that were adequately designed and operating effectively, thereby enabling our preparation of financial statements to be in accordance with GAAP; and (ii) employ personnel with an appropriate level of accounting knowledge, experience and training in the application of GAAP commensurate with the increasing size of the entity and nature and complexity of our financial reporting requirements.

Control Activities

Revenue, Accounts Receivable and Amounts due to Payors

We did not design and maintain effective controls over the accounting for net patient service operating revenues, net accounts receivable and amounts due to payors. Specifically, we did not design and maintain effective controls over (i) certain accounting estimates, including the completeness, accuracy and valuation of changes in estimates related to the recognition of

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net patient service operating revenues and specific transaction-related estimates of insurance plan repayments and (ii) the timely reconciliation of net accounts receivable balances and amounts due to payors with subsequent cash receipts, including controls over completeness and accuracy of such reconciliations, which led to inaccuracies in net patient service operating revenues, including contractual allowances, allowances for uncollectible accounts and amounts due to payors.

Accounting for Income Taxes

We did not design and maintain effective controls over the accounting for income taxes. Specifically, we did not design and maintain effective review controls over the completeness, existence, accuracy and presentation of our accounting for current and deferred income taxes.

Noncontrolling Interests

We did not maintain effective controls over the review of analyses and schedules used to determine the carrying value of non-controlling interests, including noncontrolling interests subject to put rights. Specifically, the review was not sufficiently precise to detect errors in the schedules used to determine the amounts recorded in the consolidated financial statements.

Journal Entries

We did not maintain effective internal control over the review and approval of journal entries. Specifically, our internal controls over journal entries were not operating effectively to ensure that journal entries included appropriate underlying supporting documentation to ensure the validity, accuracy, and completeness of recorded amounts. 

Information and Communication
    
We did not design and maintain effective controls over information and communication. Specifically, we did not have an adequate process for internally communicating information within the accounting department and between and among other groups, such as the groups responsible for revenue recognition, accounts receivable and income taxes, necessary to support the proper functioning of internal controls impacting these accounts. These material weaknesses led to misstatements in our accounting for revenue recognition, accounts receivable and income taxes.
Monitoring
We did not design and maintain effective monitoring controls over compliance with established accounting policies, procedures and controls related to:
revenue recognition (including accounting for accounts receivable and related reserves and amounts due to payors);
accounting for income taxes;
recording of balances impacted by noncontrolling interests, including noncontrolling interests subject to put rights; and
review and approval of journal entries.

These weaknesses included our failure to design and execute effective procedures and controls intended to evaluate and monitor the effectiveness of the Company’s control activities in those areas.

Remediation Measures

Since the end of 2018, under the oversight of the Audit Committee and Board, we have been, and continue to be, actively engaged in the design and implementation of remediation measures to address the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. We are committed to improving our internal control processes and resolving our control deficiencies, including the material weaknesses we have identified, and we will continue to review our effectiveness in accomplishing this critical objective.
To date, we have taken and continue to take the actions described in the section titled “Remediation Plans for Material Weaknesses in Internal Control over Financial Reporting and Status” included in “Item 9A. Controls and Procedures” to address the identified material weaknesses. We believe these actions will remediate the material weaknesses we have identified and strengthen our internal control over financial reporting. We will also continue to review, optimize and enhance our financial reporting controls and procedures. As we continue to evaluate and work to improve our internal control over financial

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reporting, we may determine to take additional measures to strengthen controls or to modify our remediation plan, which may require additional implementation time. The material weaknesses described above will not be considered remediated until the applicable remediated controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively.
PART I

Item 1. Business.
 
Overview
 
We are the largest dialysis services provider in the United States focused on joint venture (“JV”) partnerships with physicians. As of December 31, 2018, we owned and operated 241 dialysis clinics in partnership with approximately 400 nephrologist partners treating more than 16,500 patients in 27 states and the District of Columbia.
 
We operate our dialysis clinics principally through a JV model, in which we partner primarily with local nephrologists to develop, own and operate dialysis clinics, while the providers of the majority of dialysis services in the United States operate through a combination of wholly owned subsidiaries and joint ventures. Substantially all of our clinics are maintained as separate joint ventures in which generally we have the controlling interest and our nephrologist partners and other joint venture partners have a noncontrolling interest. As of December 31, 2018, we held on average 55% of the interests in our clinics, and our nephrologist partners held 45% of the interests. We believe the JV model, combined with a high‑quality operational platform, provides our nephrologist partners the independence to make clinical and operational decisions focused on patient care.
 
We provide high‑quality patient care and clinical outcomes to patients suffering from end-stage renal disease (“ESRD”). The loss of kidney function is normally irreversible. Kidney failure is typically caused by Type I and Type II diabetes, high blood pressure, polycystic kidney disease, long-term autoimmune attack on the kidney and prolonged urinary tract obstruction. ESRD is the stage of advanced kidney impairment that requires continued dialysis treatments or a kidney transplant to sustain life. Dialysis is the removal of toxins, fluids and salt from the blood of patients by artificial means. Patients suffering from ESRD generally require dialysis at least three times a week for the rest of their lives, unless or until the patient receives a kidney transplant.
 
According to United States Renal Data System, there were approximately 509,000 ESRD dialysis patients in the U.S. in 2016. The ESRD dialysis patient population has grown at an approximate compound rate of 3.8% from 2000 to 2016, the latest period for which such data is available. The growth rate is attributable to the aging of the population, increased incidence rates for diseases that cause kidney failure such as diabetes and hypertension, lower mortality rates for dialysis patients and growth rates of minority populations with higher than average incidence rates of ESRD.
 
Our core values create a culture of clinical autonomy and operational accountability for our nephrologist partners and staff members. We believe our approach has attracted nephrologist partners and facilitated the expansion of our platform through de novo clinics.
 
Since 2014, we have opened 13 or more de novo clinics each year. From 2014 to 2018, our total number of treatments grew at a compound annual growth rate (“CAGR”) of 10.3%, driven primarily by increases in non‑acquired treatments, which grew at a CAGR of 10.1%. During the same period, our revenues have grown at a CAGR of 10.2%. For the year ended December 31, 2018, our revenues, Adjusted EBITDA‑NCI and net loss attributable to us were $805.8 million, $90.0 million and $(28.8) million, respectively.
 
For definitions of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA‑NCI and a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA‑NCI to net income (loss), see “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
 
Our Core Values
 
Our business and operating model emphasize the following core values:
 
Take good care of the patients and the financial success will follow.
Enable the nephrologist to practice as he/she deems appropriate.

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Provide the nephrologist the autonomy to make operational decisions.
Acknowledge that clinic staff members are a critical and valuable asset; do everything possible to hire and retain the best possible staff.
Listen to the practitioners and provide the tools needed to take excellent care of their patients.
The corporate office works for our staff, our doctors and our patients.
 
Our Competitive Strengths
 
Our competitive strengths are well‑aligned with an evolving healthcare services market that demands high‑quality patient care, physician‑centered care management and continuous clinical and administrative improvement and efficiency.
 
Exclusive Focus on the JV Model Delivers Compelling Value Proposition for Patients, Physicians and Payors
 
We are the largest joint venture‑focused dialysis services provider in the United States. We have grown our network of clinics in a disciplined manner while focusing on partnering with high‑quality physicians and employing well‑trained clinical staff members. We believe our results reflect the compelling value proposition of the JV model:
 
For Patients

High‑quality patient care:  Provided by well‑qualified nephrologists adhering to best practices
Well‑trained and professional clinical staff:  Focused on patient care and comfort
Consistent clinical outcomes:  Meet or exceed Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) core measures
Attractive and comfortable facilities:  Conveniently located within communities and equipped with state‑of‑the‑art amenities
Flexible schedules:  Treatment schedules that accommodate patients’ convenience
Continuity of care:  Continuity of care and consistent experience supported by minimal voluntary turnover of nephrologists and clinicians
 
For Physicians

Clinical and operational autonomy: To focus on delivering high‑quality patient care
Outstanding clinical support:  From well‑qualified and motivated clinical staff
Experienced managerial and operational support:  For key functions such as clinical and technical services, billing, collections, payor contracting, regulatory and compliance
Proactive education to patients of physicians:  On insurance coverage to help alleviate cost and scope of coverage concerns
Attractive work environment:  Empowerment through partnership model to maximize patient care while optimizing clinic operating efficiency and driving practice growth
 
For Payors

Cost containment: Provide high‑quality care in an outpatient setting
Quality care: Consistent high‑quality clinical outcomes
Robust billing compliance: Adherence to stringent billing, reimbursement and related compliance procedures.





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Effectiveness of the JV Model in Delivering High Performance
 
We meet or exceed the core measures established by CMS to promote high‑quality services in outpatient dialysis facilities. As an example, we have demonstrated strong performance in the ESRD Quality Incentive Program (“QIP”), which changes the way CMS pays for the treatment of patients with ESRD by linking a portion of payment directly to facilities’ performance on CMS core measures. The ESRD QIP reduces future payments to dialysis facilities that do not meet or exceed certain performance standards. The maximum payment reduction CMS can apply to any facility is 2% of all Medicare payments for services performed by the facility in a given year. Since the inception of the QIP program in 2010, the impact of Medicare payment reductions on our revenues has not exceeded 0.1% of our net patient service operating revenues in any year. According to data released by CMS, 25.6% of ARA’s dialysis facilities with a QIP score received payment reductions under the ESRD QIP for measurement year 2017 (payment year 2019) as compared to 26.4% for the industry overall. Based on our performance in measurement years 2017, 2016 and 2015, our clinics have consistently performed above national averages with our QIP Total Performance Score of 68 in measurement year 2017 compared to the national average of 66, our QIP Total Performance Score of 64 in measurement year 2016 compared to the national average of 62, our QIP Total Performance Score of 70 in measurement year 2015 compared to the national average of 68.
 
Recognition Among Physicians and Alignment of Interests Makes ARA a Preferred Partner for Nephrologists
 
We believe that the ARA brand has a strong reputation among nephrologists. This reputation has been built since our inception, backed by the performance and success of our nephrologists and clinical staff. Our brand is also associated with high‑quality care as evidenced by our clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction levels and physician satisfaction scores. We generally conduct annual physician satisfaction surveys, which are administered by Press Ganey Associates, Inc. (“Press Ganey”), a third-party survey firm. According to the most recent Press Ganey survey, which was conducted in 2018, 98% of the 149 physicians who responded to the survey agreed or strongly agreed that our clinics provide high‑quality care and service (with the remaining 2% giving neutral responses). Our exclusive focus on the JV model combined with our recognition among nephrologists afford us high success rates in partnering with nephrologists interested in pursuing a JV model.
 
We believe nephrologists appreciate the quality of our dialysis clinics, comprehensive clinic management services and solid track record of clinical and regulatory compliance at our clinics. By owning a portion of the clinics where their patients are treated, our nephrologist partners have a shared interest in the quality, reputation and performance of the clinics.
 
We believe the JV model drives growth by enabling our nephrologist partners to reinvest in their practices and develop their practices by adding new nephrologists, which provides us with the opportunity to expand existing clinics or add new clinics. According to the Press Ganey survey, 99% of the responding physicians agreed or strongly agreed that they have adequate input into clinic decisions that affect their practices and 99% agreed or strongly agreed that they had confidence in ARA leadership (with the remaining 1% giving neutral responses). We believe our nephrologist partners’ satisfaction leads to positive references and new physician recommendations within the broader nephrology community, thereby enhancing our ability to partner with leading, established nephrologists. According to the Press Ganey survey, 99% of the responding physicians agreed or strongly agreed that they would recommend our clinics to other physicians and medical staff as a good place to practice medicine (with the remaining 1% giving neutral responses).
 
Proven De Novo Clinic Model Drives Predictable Market-Leading Non-Acquired Growth
 
We have primarily grown through de novo clinic development. We have developed a streamlined approach to opening clinics that results in competitive return on invested capital for both our company and our nephrologist partners. As of December 31, 2018, we had a portfolio of 189 clinics developed as de novo clinics.
 
Highly competitive de novo clinic economics.  A typical de novo clinic is 8,000 to 9,000 square feet, has 15 to 20 dialysis stations (performing approximately 10,000 to 11,000 annual treatments on average) and requires approximately $1.9 to $2.2 million of capital for equipment purchases, leasehold improvements and initial working capital. A portion of this required capital is typically equity capital funded by us and our nephrologist partners in proportion to our respective ownership interests, and the balance of such development cost is typically funded through third‑party loans that we and our nephrologist partners guarantee on a basis proportionate to our respective ownership interests.

Robust business development efforts to maintain momentum of signing de novo clinics.  We have a long track record of achieving revenue growth in our de novo clinics. We believe our successful track record helps us attract new nephrologists and maintain an active pipeline of de novo clinics to be opened in the future. We frequently receive inquiries from nephrologists seeking to partner with us as a result of recommendations from our existing nephrologist partners or based on our brand recognition and reputation in the nephrologist community. Our senior management regularly meets with high‑quality lead

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nephrologists and engages them in discussions regarding the benefits of partnering with us. This affords us the opportunity to selectively partner with the most qualified and credentialed physicians. At any given time, we have an active roster of nephrologists, including existing nephrologist partners, seeking to open clinics within the next 12 to 24 months.
 
We refer to clinics for which a medical director agreement, an operating agreement and a management services agreement have been signed as our “signed de novo clinics.” Signed de novo clinics typically take 12 to 24 months to develop before they begin serving patients. Since inception, our signed de novo clinics that have opened began serving patients within an average of 14 months of signing of the agreements. From the point a clinic begins serving patients, it may take approximately two to three years to achieve the stabilized revenue initially projected for that clinic. As of December 31, 2017, we had 25 signed de novo clinics, and 11 of such clinics were opened as of December 31, 2018. As of December 31, 2018, we had 27 signed de novo clinics, which are scheduled to be opened in the future, and two signed acquisitions, which were completed subsequent to December 31, 2018. We believe our track record of opening signed clinics within a predictable timeline and ability to maintain momentum of signing de novo clinics has helped us sustain our industry‑leading growth rates in terms of percentage growth in non‑acquired treatments.
 
Management Team with Deep Industry Experience
 
Our management team has significant experience in the dialysis services industry. Our executive leadership is supported by an experienced team of divisional vice presidents and regional vice presidents who maintain a hands‑on approach and are focused on the success of each local clinic in their respective markets. This breadth and depth of experience gives our management team the knowledge and resources to effectively manage relations with nephrologist partners and other personnel, enhance operating results and promote growth.
 
Our Growth Strategy
 
We believe our focus on the JV model, our core values and the strength of our experienced management team have driven the growth in our patient population and physician relationships, and position us to execute on the following growth strategies:

Partner with High‑Quality Nephrologists with Strong Local Market Reputation and Patient Relationships
 
We partner with nephrologists who are well‑qualified and have strong reputations and patient relationships in the local market. We have a well‑established protocol to evaluate the quality of a potential nephrologist partner. Our success to date, together with the opportunities provided by the JV model, make us an attractive partner for nephrologists, including those nephrologists whose contractual relationships as medical directors at our competitors’ clinics have expired. Further, our nephrologist partners also generate awareness and recognition of our company within the broader nephrology community and provide recommendations of potential new nephrologist partners to us. Consequently, we can be selective in choosing our future nephrologist partners.
 
According to a report prepared for the American Society of Nephrology, there are more than 10,000 full‑time practicing nephrologists in the United States. We believe that many of these physicians treat their patients at clinics in which they have no ownership and may be interested in partnering with us in a JV model. As of December 31, 2018, we have partnered with approximately 400 of these nephrologists, or approximately 4% of all full‑time practicing nephrologists, giving us significant opportunity to grow as a premier JV model operator within the nephrologist community.
 
Grow Organically Through De Novo Clinics in New and Existing Markets and Expansion of Existing Clinics
 
We intend to leverage the JV model and our reputation in the nephrology community to continue to develop de novo clinics in new as well as existing markets in the United States. We believe our nephrologist relationships and strong reputation in the industry allow us to maintain an active pipeline of de novo clinics to be opened in the near future, which we expect to drive continued growth in our non‑acquired treatments and non‑acquired revenues.
 
De novo clinics with new nephrologist partners.  We believe our strong brand reputation and widespread recognition in the closely knit nephrologist community give us an opportunity to attract new nephrologists as our partners and staff. We believe that patients choose to have their dialysis services at one of our clinics due to their relationship with our nephrologist partners and staff, consistent high‑quality care, a comfortable patient care experience and convenience of location and available treatment times. Our de novo clinics showcase a core competence in building and operating de novo clinics that are supported by our comprehensive clinic management services. The historical growth of these clinics provides evidence of the consistency

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and success of our de novo clinic model. Since 2014, we have opened 56 new clinics with new nephrologist partners, representing approximately 71% of our 79 de novo clinic openings from 2014 through 2018.
 
Additional de novo clinics with existing nephrologist partners.  The JV model provides our nephrologist partners with opportunities to grow their individual or group practices within their local markets. The growth of our partners’ practices contributes to the development of additional clinics with existing partners as new JVs in the same geographic area. New clinics sometimes begin as smaller clinics under the common supervision of an existing clinic in the same market. Over time, these new clinics may grow to the same size as the original clinic, or they may continue to operate fewer shifts or otherwise offer services to a smaller patient base. In either case, new clinics allow us to increase our market share by serving new patients who may find the new clinic location more convenient, or by freeing up capacity at the larger clinic where existing patients may have previously sought treatment. Since 2014, we have opened 23 new clinics with existing nephrologist partners in their respective local markets, representing approximately 29% of our 79 de novo clinic openings from 2014 through 2018.
 
Expansion of capacity in existing clinics.  Depending on demand and capacity utilization, we may have space within our existing clinics to accommodate a greater number of dialysis stations or operate additional shifts in order to increase patient volume without compromising our quality standards. Such expansions offer patients more flexibility in scheduling and leverage the fixed cost infrastructure of our existing clinics, which in turn provides high incremental returns on capital invested. We intend to continue to work with our nephrologist partners to broaden our market share in existing markets by seeking opportunities to expand our treatment volume through expansion of existing clinics. From 2014 to 2018, we added 128 dialysis stations to our existing clinics, representing the equivalent of nearly seven de novo clinics, which further enhance our non‑acquired treatment growth rate profile.

Opportunistically Pursue Acquisitions
 
As of December 31, 2018, we operated 52 clinics that we acquired and integrated with the JV model. Because the acquisition cost for an existing dialysis clinic is typically higher than the cost to develop a de novo clinic, we have a disciplined approach to acquiring existing dialysis clinics. Our acquisition strategy is primarily driven by the quality of the nephrologist in the market. We pursue acquisitions in situations where we believe the nephrologist could be a potential partner and where there is an attractive opportunity to enter a new market or expand within an existing market.
 
We believe our disciplined acquisition strategy has yielded significant benefits. Since 2014, we have acquired 21 clinics, one of which was acquired in 2018 and two of which were acquired in 2019. Under the JV model, we provide comprehensive clinic management services such as helping nephrologist partners expand their practices and improving the acquired clinic’s cost structure including for laboratory testing, medical supplies, medications and services.
 
We intend to continue to opportunistically pursue acquisitions of clinics with reputations for quality and service. In making these acquisitions, we intend to integrate the ownership of the acquired clinic with the JV model. In addition, from time to time, we may evaluate the acquisition of existing dialysis clinic operators that have implemented a JV model similar to ours.
 
Deliver on Our Core Values with Comprehensive Clinic Management Services
 
We intend to continue to focus on providing high‑quality patient care, clinical autonomy to physicians and extensive professional, operational and managerial support to our clinics through management services arrangements. Based on our experience in the dialysis services industry, we will continue to follow a disciplined approach to enhancing performance in key areas such as: billing and collections; payor contracting; patient registration; patient insurance education and insurance verification; clinical and regulatory support; human resources administration; and information technology services. We believe our management services reduce the burden of back‑office management responsibilities associated with the daily operations of a dialysis clinic and enable our nephrologist partners to focus on providing high‑quality patient care. As a result, we believe we consistently deliver high‑quality clinical outcomes.
 
Our management team adheres to several core values that foster practices that we believe set us apart from other companies in our industry. Since our inception, we have placed a strong emphasis on attracting, developing and retaining skilled staff at our clinics. We provide our clinical staff with necessary resources, equipment and administrative support to perform their duties effectively, and we closely monitor our staff’s satisfaction levels, responsibilities and workloads. We believe this emphasis promotes staff satisfaction and helps us attract and retain skilled clinical personnel. We believe our low employee turnover helps improve our operating efficiency and clinical outcomes.
  



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Our Clinics and Services
 
ESRD patients require continued dialysis treatments or a kidney transplant to sustain life. Our clinics offer both in‑center and home dialysis options to meet the needs of these patients.
 
Our clinics primarily provide in‑center hemodialysis treatments and ancillary items and services. Hemodialysis typically lasts approximately 3.5 hours per treatment and is usually performed at least three times per week. Many of our clinics also offer services for dialysis patients who prefer and are able to receive either hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis in their homes. Home‑based dialysis services consist of providing equipment and supplies, training, patient monitoring, on‑call support services and follow‑up assistance. Registered nurses train patients and their families or other caregivers to perform either hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis at home. For the year ended December 31, 2018, 90% of the treatments we performed were in-center and 10% were performed with home-based modalities, with peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis constituting 9% and 1%, respectively, of the treatments we performed.
 
We contract with third parties to provide ancillary services, such as laboratory testing and pharmacy services. We contract with a specialized laboratory to provide routine laboratory tests for dialysis and other physician‑prescribed laboratory tests for ESRD patients. These tests are performed to monitor a patient’s ESRD condition, including the adequacy of dialysis, as well as other medical conditions of the patient. We work with our laboratory partner to utilize information systems which provide information to physicians and staff members of the dialysis clinics regarding critical outcome indicators.
 
We equip our clinics with technologically advanced dialysis equipment and patient-friendly features. Our clinics generally contain between 15 and 20 dialysis stations, one or more nurses’ stations, a patient waiting area, examination rooms, a supply room, a water treatment space to purify water used in hemodialysis treatments, staff work areas, offices and a staff lounge. Our clinics are also typically outfitted with patient-friendly features, including heated massaging chairs, wireless internet and individual television sets.
 
In addition to a medical director, each clinic has a clinic manager, typically a registered nurse, who supervises the day‑to‑day operations of the center and its staff. The staff of each clinic typically consists of registered nurses, patient care technicians, a social worker, a registered dietician, facility technical manager and other administrative and support personnel.
 
Local nephrologists are a key factor in the success of our clinics. Caring for ESRD patients is typically the primary clinical activity of a nephrologist, although a nephrologist may have other clinical activities, including the care of kidney transplant patients and the diagnosis, treatment and management of kidney disorders other than ESRD. An ESRD patient generally seeks treatment at a clinic where his or her nephrologist has privileges to admit patients. Nephrologists with privileges at our clinics typically include our nephrologist partners, as well as other nephrologists that apply for and receive practice privileges to treat their patients at our clinics.
 
Clinic Growth
 
The number of our clinics and patients has consistently increased since our inception. The following table sets forth the number of our clinics and patients as of the end of, as well as the number of de novo clinics and acquired clinics added during, each of the years indicated below.
 
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
2009
 
2008
 
2007
 
2006
 
2005
 
2004
 
2003 and Prior
Clinics (period end)
 
241

 
228

 
214

 
192

 
175

 
150

 
129

 
108

 
93

 
83

 
75

 
64

 
53

 
43

 
31

 
27

De novo added
 
13

 
15

 
20

 
16

 
15

 
17

 
16

 
12

 
8

 
7

 
12

 
11

 
5

 
9

 
5

 
16

Acquired
 
1

 
3

 
2

 
2

 
11

 
5

 
6

 
3

 
3

 
3

 

 
2

 
5

 
3

 
1

 
12

Sold, merged or closed
 
(1
)
 
(4
)
 

 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 

 
(1
)
 
(2
)
 
(1
)
 
(2
)
 

 

 
(2
)
 
(1
)
Patients (period end)
 
16,543

 
15,637

 
14,590

 
13,151

 
11,581

 
10,095

 
8,942

 
7,374

 
6,628

 
5,405

 
4,545

 
3,740

 
3,041

 
2,548

 
2,048

 
1,716

 
From our inception to December 31, 2018, we have opened 197 de novo clinics, acquired 62 clinics, sold six clinics, closed four clinics and merged eight clinics, accounting for a total of 241 clinics as of December 31, 2018.


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Location and Capacity of Our Clinics
 
As of December 31, 2018, we owned and operated 241 dialysis clinics treating patients in 27 states and the District of Columbia, each of which is consolidated in our financial statements. The locations of these clinics as of December 31, 2018 were as follows:
 
State
 
Clinics
 
State
 
Clinics
 
State
 
Clinics
Arizona
 
2

 
Kentucky
 
7

 
Pennsylvania
 
16

California
 
6

 
Louisiana
 
2

 
Rhode Island
 
9

Colorado
 
13

 
Maryland
 
5

 
South Carolina
 
11

Connecticut
 
3

 
Massachusetts
 
14

 
Texas
 
26

Delaware
 
2

 
Michigan
 
5

 
Virginia
 
6

Florida
 
44

 
Missouri
 
2

 
Washington, D.C.
 
2

Georgia
 
20

 
New Jersey
 
5

 
West Virginia
 
1

Idaho
 
1

 
New York
 
9

 
Wisconsin
 
1

Illinois
 
3

 
Ohio
 
17

 

 
 
Indiana
 
7

 
Oklahoma
 
2

 
 
 
 
 
 
  

 
  
 
  

 
TOTAL
 
241

 
We have developed our clinics in a manner that we believe promotes high‑quality patient care. We select the geographic area of the clinic locations based on the identification of well‑qualified nephrologist partners with whom we are interested in developing a clinic. In cooperation with our nephrologist partners, we select specific locations to maximize convenience to the patients based on demographic and other factors. Other considerations in identifying geographic areas and specific locations include:

the availability and cost of qualified and skilled personnel, particularly nursing and technical staff;
the area’s demographics and population growth estimates; and
state regulation of dialysis and healthcare services.
  
Some of our dialysis clinics may be operating at or near capacity. We continuously monitor our dialysis clinics as they are nearing capacity. If a clinic is approaching full capacity, we may accommodate additional patient volume through increased hours or days of operation, or, if additional space is available within an existing clinic, by adding dialysis stations, or we may open an additional clinic in that local area. Substantially all of our clinics lease their space on terms that we believe are customary in the industry. See “Item 2.  Properties.” Opening of de novo clinics or expansion of existing clinics may be subject to review for state regulatory compliance, as well as those conditions relating to participation in the Medicare ESRD program. In states that require a certificate of need or clinic license, additional approvals would generally be necessary for development or expansion.
 
Quality Care
 
Our corporate management team promotes a patient- and physician- focused corporate culture, among other founding philosophies. We believe our culture and founding principles improve the clinical outcomes and operating performance of our dialysis clinics. On a monthly basis, our clinic medical directors and our clinical staff review clinical outcomes on a clinic-by-clinic basis and plan for continuous improvement. Our clinical team works routinely with individual physicians, clinic managers, and dieticians in an effort to optimize clinical outcomes such as adequacy of the dialysis treatment, vascular access, anemia management, nutrition, hospitalizations, infection control and other important indicators. Based on the review of outcomes data, action plans, including clinical programs and educational offerings, are developed and implemented. We have created a clinical ladder system that is used to track key performance data and effect improvement. We believe this system encourages our staff to strive for excellence, thereby enhancing quality of care and improving patient outcomes.

Erythropoietin‑stimulating agents (“ESAs”) and other pharmaceuticals
 
Patients receiving dialysis are also typically administered one or more pharmaceuticals and supplements. Patients are commonly treated with a genetically engineered form of erythropoietin, a naturally occurring protein that stimulates the

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production of red blood cells. ESAs are used in connection with all forms of dialysis to treat anemia, a medical complication most ESRD patients experience. Anemia involves a shortage of oxygen‑carrying red blood cells. Because red blood cells bring oxygen to all the cells in the body, untreated anemia can cause severe fatigue, heart disorders, difficulty concentrating, reduced immune function and other problems. Anemia is common among renal patients, caused by insufficient erythropoietin, iron deficiency, repeated blood losses and other factors. Patients are also commonly treated with vitamin D analogs and iron supplements. There are a limited number of manufacturers of ESAs, and any interruption of supply or product cost increases could adversely affect our operations. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—Changes in the availability and cost of ESAs and other pharmaceuticals could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition as well as our ability to care for patients” and “Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—If our suppliers are unable to meet our needs, if there are material price increases or if we are unable to effectively access new technology, our operating results and financial condition could be adversely affected.”
 
Our Corporate Structure
 
American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. conducts its business exclusively through its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, American Renal Holdings Inc., and its operating subsidiaries. ARH was originally incorporated in Delaware in July 1999.  In May 2010, we were acquired by certain affiliates of Centerbridge Capital Partners, L.P. (together with such affiliates, “Centerbridge”) and certain members of management in a series of transactions (the “Acquisition”).  ARA and its wholly owned subsidiary, American Renal Holdings Intermediate Company, LLC, the direct parent of ARH, were incorporated and formed, respectively, in Delaware in March 2010 in anticipation of the Acquisition and to provide flexibility in structuring our debt financing in the future.
 
The primary asset of ARH is its ownership of 100% of the membership interests in American Renal Associates LLC (“ARA OpCo”).  ARA OpCo’s primary assets are its ownership interests in our operating clinic joint ventures.  ARA OpCo is also the direct parent of American Renal Management LLC (“ARM”), the subsidiary through which we conduct our management services for our joint ventures, including revenue cycle management, compliance and other back-office operations. 

Our Operating Structure
 
Substantially all of our clinics are maintained as separate joint ventures in which we have a controlling interest, and our nephrologist partners, who may be single practitioners, an affiliated group of nephrologists, hospitals or multi‑practice institutions, have the noncontrolling interest. As of December 31, 2018, on average we, through ARA OpCo or another subsidiary, held 55% of the interests in our clinics, and our nephrologist partners held 45% of the interests. Such noncontrolling interests may be held directly or indirectly through entities formed by affiliated groups of nephrologists. From time to time, we may purchase additional membership interests in our JVs. Some of our joint venture partners, in particular those partners consisting of affiliated groups of nephrologists, have interests in multiple clinics with us. 
 
Each of our JVs is organized as a limited liability company or limited partnership (other than one JV, which is a corporation), typically in either the State of Delaware or the state in which the clinic is located. Although the terms on which each JV is owned and operated vary to some extent, our JV arrangements have many common features. Agreements that we typically enter into in connection with our clinics include joint venture operating agreements, medical director agreements and management services agreements pursuant to which we provide various support services to our clinics. See “—JV Operating Agreements,” “—Medical Directors” and “—Management Services” below.
 
Our relationships with physicians and other sources of recommendations for our joint ventures are required to comply with the federal anti‑kickback statute, among a variety of other state and federal laws and regulations. We believe our JV arrangements satisfy many but not all of the elements of the federal anti‑kickback statute safe harbors and may not meet all of the elements of analogous state safe harbors. Arrangements that do not meet all of the elements of a safe harbor do not necessarily violate the federal anti‑kickback statute but are susceptible to government scrutiny. We have endeavored to structure our JVs to satisfy as many safe harbor elements as reasonably possible. Investments in our JVs are offered on a fair market value basis and provide returns to the physician investors only in proportion to their actual investment in the venture. We believe that our agreements do not violate the federal anti‑kickback statute; however, since the arrangements do not satisfy all of the elements for safe harbor protection, these arrangements could be challenged. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—Our arrangements and relationships with our nephrologist partners and medical directors do not satisfy all of the elements of safe harbors to the federal anti‑kickback statute and certain state anti‑kickback laws and, as a result, may subject us to government scrutiny or civil or criminal monetary penalties or require us to restructure such arrangements.” Additional risks relating to our JV operating model and the federal and state laws and regulations under which we operate are described under “Item 1A. Risk Factors.”

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JV Operating Agreements
 
We typically enter into a JV operating agreement for our clinics with our nephrologist partners and a management services agreement with the joint venture pursuant to which we provide various support services to our clinics. See “—Management Services” below. The JV operating agreements allocate ownership, rights and responsibilities in our clinics and provide, among other things, for:

allocation and distribution of profits and losses;
procedures and conditions for the sale of membership interests;
voting procedures; and
establishment of a managing committee, in order to control the business and affairs of the clinic. 
 
Typically, we are entitled to appoint a majority of the members of such managing committee.
 
Our JV operating agreements generally provide for unanimous or supermajority consent relating to certain major actions affecting the respective joint venture. Such actions typically include:

a sale, transfer, liquidation or reorganization of all or substantially all of the clinic, or a merger or dissolution of the clinic;
a lease of all or substantially all of the assets of the clinic;
the admission of a new or substituted member;
an amendment or modification of the applicable operating agreement or the constituent documents for the clinic;
certain transactions with affiliates; and
any capital calls except to the extent specifically provided in the applicable operating agreement. 
 
Some of our JV operating agreements provide for supermajority or unanimous consent for certain other significant actions. Additionally, some of our JV operating agreements provide that if we plan to establish a new dialysis clinic in a previously agreed to restricted area, the nephrologist partners have the right to participate in the ownership and operation of such new dialysis clinic.
 
A substantial number of our JV operating agreements grant our nephrologist partners rights to require us to purchase their ownership interests, at the estimated fair market value as defined within the applicable JV operating agreement, at certain set times (“time-based triggers”) or upon the occurrence of certain triggering events (“event-based triggers”). Except in connection with event-based triggers and a limited number of time-based triggers, our nephrologist partners in each JV are generally required to collectively maintain a minimum percentage, most commonly at least 20%, of the total outstanding membership interests in the clinic following the exercise of their put rights. Event‑based triggers of these rights in various JV operating agreements may include the sale of all or substantially all of our assets, closure of the clinic, change of control, departure of key executives, third-party members’ death, disability, bankruptcy, retirement, or the dissolution of certain third-party members and other events. Time‑based triggers give nephrologist partners at certain of our clinics the option to require us to purchase previously agreed upon percentages of their ownership interests at certain set dates. The time when some of the time‑based put rights may be exercised was accelerated upon our initial public offering (“IPO”) in 2016 and may be further accelerated upon the occurrence of certain events, such as those noted above.

In addition, if we sell all or a portion of our interest in certain of our JVs to a third party, in certain cases our nephrologist partners have the right to participate in the sale on the same terms and conditions applicable to us or may, in some instances, require us to first offer to sell our interest in the JV to the JV members before we may sell to a third party. Most of our JV operating agreements also grant the JV or its members a right of first refusal, such that the selling member must first offer its interest to the JV and then to the other members before it may sell its interest to a third party.
 
A limited number of our JV operating agreements give our nephrologist partners the right to purchase all of the membership interests held by us (a “call right”), at fair market value, within a specified period before a previously agreed to termination date, generally over 20 years. If such nephrologist partners do not exercise their call right, the JV will dissolve in accordance with the provisions in the JV operating agreement unless all partners agree to continue the JV. Also, some of our JV

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operating agreements grant our nephrologist partners the right to purchase a portion or all of our membership interests in the JV upon the occurrence of certain triggering events, which may include sale or transfer of all or substantially all assets to a third party, merger, other change of control transactions and departure of key executives, at a purchase price typically based, in whole or in part, on the clinic valuation or the transaction valuation.
 
Generally, the JV operating agreements also provide the JV with the option to redeem all of the membership interests of a member if such member, including our nephrologist partners and us, materially breaches the JV operating agreement, dissolves, files for bankruptcy or provides written notice of such member’s withdrawal from the JV or upon the occurrence of such other events as provided in the applicable operating agreement. If such redemption is pursuant to the member’s withdrawal or breach of the JV operating agreement, the purchase price of such member’s membership interest is calculated based on the book value; in all other cases, the purchase price is calculated based on the fair market value.
 
Under our JV operating agreements, the JV’s cash flow, if sufficient, subject to the limitations described below, is typically distributed no less often than quarterly in proportion to holdings of membership interests. These distributions are made out of the JV’s net cash flows as determined in accordance with the JV operating agreement, either by a majority in interest of the JV members or by the managing committee of the JV. As we hold the majority of membership interests in nearly all of our JV clinics, we generally have the right to determine distribution amounts and are not required to obtain the consent of our nephrologist partners prior to the making of distributions from our JVs so long as a pro rata distribution is made to our partners and such distributions are consistent with the terms of the operating agreement. However, we routinely consult and work closely with our nephrologist partners to determine the distribution amount. Because distributions are limited to net cash flow available, the JV clinics are generally unable to distribute amounts that would result in the JV having insufficient capital to pay debt, interest obligations or general operating expenses or have insufficient working capital reserves.
 
Our JV operating agreements typically require the members of a JV to make additional capital contributions when the managing committee determines that such financing is needed and the requisite member vote, which may be a majority, supermajority or unanimous vote depending on the agreement, is obtained. As we hold the majority of membership interests in nearly all of our JV clinics and are therefore entitled to appoint a majority of the managing committee in most cases, we generally have the power to initiate capital calls, and we exercise this power from time to time. Capital contributions are made in proportion to holdings of membership interests. If a member fails to timely make a capital contribution after a capital call, the majority in interest of the members generally has the power to dilute the membership interest of that member and increase the membership interests of the other members. Where the additional capital funding is required for short-term operational cash flow needs, we may, and frequently do, extend a working capital line of credit to the JV.
 
Medical Directors
 
In order for each of our clinics to be eligible to participate in the Medicare ESRD program, a qualified physician must act as medical director for such clinic. We generally engage practicing or board‑certified nephrologists to serve as medical directors. In locations where an appropriately certified physician is not available to serve as a medical director, we seek waivers from CMS for a physician who has other qualifications to serve as our medical director. As of December 31, 2018, three of our medical directors operated under such waivers. Medical directors also typically own a noncontrolling interest in the clinic as a result of the JV model. Medical directors are responsible for, among other things:

supervising medical aspects of a clinic’s operations;
administering and monitoring patient care policies;
administration of dialysis treatments, including medically necessary items and services;
administration of staff development and training programs; and
assessment of all patients.
 
Our medical directors play an important role in quality assurance activities at our clinics and in coordinating the delivery of care. Our medical directors receive compensation for their services subject to independent third‑party fair market value determinations. Our medical director arrangements are typically for an initial term of five to ten years and in most cases provide for automatic renewals at the end of the term, for periods ranging from one to five years, unless specified events occur or either we or the respective medical director provides prior written notice of intent not to renew for another term. Our medical director arrangements also include geographic restrictions that restrict our medical directors from competing with that JV within a designated area. These non‑compete provisions restrict the physicians from competing with that JV by owning or providing medical director services to other dialysis clinics but do not prohibit our medical directors from providing direct

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patient care services at other locations. Such agreements do not require our medical directors to recommend our dialysis clinics to their patients or directly refer their patients to our dialysis clinics.
 
Management Services
 
Our executive and senior management team operates primarily out of our Beverly, Massachusetts headquarters. Executive management located at our corporate headquarters includes our chairman and chief executive officer, chief operating officer and interim chief financial officer. Other corporate staff includes personnel responsible for the management of operations, clinical and regulatory services, corporate compliance, technical services, project management and billing and collection specialists. Our chief medical officer, divisional vice presidents and regional vice presidents are dispersed geographically throughout the United States.
 
Our corporate management is focused on supporting the operation of our dialysis clinics and our nephrologist partners. We enter into agreements to provide management services to our clinics. For compensation for these services, we typically receive a percentage of the clinic’s revenues. Our management agreements are typically for an initial ten‑year term and provide for automatic renewals at the end of the term, typically for another one- to five‑year term, unless specified events occur or either we or the clinic provides prior written notice of intent not to renew for another term.
 
Pursuant to these agreements, we provide our JV clinics with all of the managerial, accounting, financial, technological and administrative support necessary to operate our clinics, which enables our nephrologist partners to focus on delivering high‑quality patient care. We strive to improve the clinical outcomes and operating and financial performance of our dialysis clinics, ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and identify opportunities that are consistent with our growth strategy. The management services we provide to our clinics generally include:
 
negotiating terms for pharmaceuticals and medical supplies;
human resources functions;
general accounting and financial reporting functions;
clinical and technical services;
payor contracting;
supervising site searches and negotiating leases;
obtaining and maintaining licenses, permits and certifications;
providing manuals, policies and procedures;
performing payroll processing, personnel and benefit administration;
billing and collection and payment of accounts receivable;
providing staff training programs;
recommending and purchasing of equipment;
preparing and filing cost reports;
preparing annual operating budgets;
administering financial and clinical information systems;
procuring and maintaining insurance policies; and
performing legal and compliance services.
 
Competition
 
The dialysis services industry is highly competitive. Because of the lack of barriers to entry into the dialysis services business and the ability of nephrologists to be medical directors for their own clinics, competition for growth in existing and expanding markets is not limited to large competitors with substantial financial resources. According to CMS data, there were more than 7,100 dialysis clinics in the United States as of November 1, 2018. We face competition from large and medium‑sized providers for patients and for the acquisition of existing dialysis clinics. We face particularly intense competition for the identification of nephrologists, whether as attending physicians, medical directors or nephrologist partners. In many instances, our competitors have taken steps to include comprehensive non‑competition provisions within various agreements, thereby limiting the ability of physicians to serve as medical directors or potential joint venture partners for competing dialysis clinics. These non‑competition provisions often contain both time and geographic limitations during the term of the agreement and for a period of years thereafter.

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The dialysis services industry has undergone rapid consolidation. We estimate that, as of the end of 2018, the three largest for-profit dialysis providers, Fresenius Medical Care, DaVita and US Renal Care, together accounted for approximately 80% of the dialysis patients in the United States. We estimate that the largest not‑for‑profit provider of dialysis services, Dialysis Clinic, Inc., accounted for approximately 3% of dialysis patients in the United States and that hospital‑based providers accounted for approximately 4% of dialysis patients in the United States, while independent providers and small‑ and medium‑sized dialysis organizations, including our company, collectively accounted for the remainder. Consolidation continues to increase, intensifying competition in the dialysis services industry.
 
In addition, in the last decade, several dialysis companies, including some of our largest competitors, have adopted a JV model of dialysis clinic ownership, resulting in increased competition in the development, acquisition and operation of JV dialysis clinics. Competition to develop clinics using a JV model could materially adversely affect our growth as well as our operating results and financial condition. Some of our competitors have significantly greater financial resources, more dialysis clinics, a significantly larger patient base and are vertically integrated and, accordingly, may be able to achieve better economies of scale by asserting leverage against their suppliers, payors and other commercial parties.
 
Reimbursement
 
We derive our revenues from providing outpatient and inpatient dialysis treatments. The sources of these revenues are principally government‑based programs, including Medicare, Medicaid and the Department of Veteran Affairs. Medicare and Medicaid may be provided through certified health maintenance organization plans and commercial insurance plans. Accordingly, changes to reimbursement under these programs, as well as federal budgetary constraints, may adversely affect our revenues. As a result of the automatic budget reductions resulting from the Budget Control Act of 2011 (i.e., sequestration), since April 1, 2013, Medicare reimbursement has been subject to a 2% reduction, and this reduction has been extended through 2027. In addition, we are subject to a variety of billing and coding requirements.
 
Medicare Reimbursement

ESRD Prospective Payment Rate System
 
Prior to January 1, 2011, Medicare reimbursed outpatient dialysis centers using a composite payment rate methodology. Under that methodology, dialysis centers received a fixed per treatment rate for providing general dialysis services to a Medicare beneficiary and additional payments for ancillary services such as physician‑ordered tests and certain pharmaceuticals, such as ESAs. In July 2008, Congress enacted the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (“MIPPA”). This legislation introduced a new payment system for dialysis services that began on January 1, 2011 whereby ESRD payments are made under the ESRD Prospective Payment Rate System (“PPS”), a bundled payment rate which provides a fixed rate for the dialysis treatment itself plus a majority of the renal‑related items and services provided to a patient during the dialysis treatment, including laboratory services, pharmaceuticals, such as ESAs, and medication administration, except for calcimimetic drugs, which are subject to a Transitional Drug Add-On Payment Adjustment (“TDAPA”) for the Medicare Part B ESRD payment. This bundled payment rate is set by CMS each calendar year by (i) updating that base rate from the prior year by a market basket percentage factor (accounting for changes over time in the prices of the mix of goods and services included in dialysis) minus a productivity adjustment; and (ii) multiplying the resulting rate by a wage index budget neutrality adjustment factor.
 
To determine the payment rate for an adult, the bundled base rate payable by Medicare is then subject to: (i) facility‑level adjustments; (ii) patient‑level adjustments; (iii) a training add‑on (if applicable); and (iv) an outlier adjustment. The facility level adjustments include modifications for geographic variations in wage rates using an area wage index (which applies to the labor‑related share of the base rate) and an upward adjustment for facilities that furnish a low volume of dialysis treatments (i.e., fewer than 4,000 treatments per year) and apply for the adjustment. The patient level adjustments are patient‑specific “case‑mix” adjustments that accommodate variations in resources required for treatment due to patient age, body surface area, body mass index, time since onset of renal dialysis and the presence of certain co‑morbidities. Facilities that are certified to furnish training services receive a training add‑on payment for peritoneal dialysis and home dialysis training treatments that are adjusted by a geographic area wage index. If a facility treats patients who have high resource requirements in the following categories, an additional upward outlier adjustment is made to the payment rate: (i) ESRD‑related drugs and biologicals that were separately billable prior to January 1, 2011; (ii) ESRD‑related laboratory tests that were separately billable prior to January 1, 2011; (iii) ESRD‑related medical/surgical supplies that were separately billable prior to January 1, 2011; and (iv) ESRD‑related drugs that were covered under Medicare Part D prior to January 1, 2011, excluding oral‑only drugs used in the treatment of ESRD. Finally, under MIPPA, CMS has the discretion to include such other payment adjustments to the

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applicable base rate as CMS deems appropriate. Since the introduction of the ESRD PPS, such adjustments have varied from year to year.
 
A majority of dialysis patients are covered under Medicare. Dialysis patients become eligible for primary Medicare coverage at various times, depending on their age or disability status, as well as whether they are covered by an employer group health plan. Generally, for a patient not covered by an employer group health plan, Medicare becomes the primary payor after a three‑month waiting period, but this three‑month waiting period may be partially or completely waived if the patient participates in a self‑dialysis training program or has a kidney transplant. For a patient covered by an employer group health plan, Medicare generally becomes the primary payor after 33 months, which includes the three‑month waiting period and a 30‑month coordination of benefits period, or earlier if the patient’s employer group health plan coverage terminates or the employer group health plan took into account the patient’s age‑based Medicare entitlement when he or she retired and is paying benefits secondary to Medicare. When Medicare becomes a patient’s primary payor, the payment rate for that patient shifts from the employer group health plan rate to the Medicare payment rate.
 
For each covered treatment, Medicare pays 80% of the amount set by the Medicare program. The patient is responsible for the remaining 20%. In most cases, a secondary payor, such as Medicare supplemental insurance, or Medigap, a state Medicaid program or a commercial health plan, covers all or part of these balances. Some patients who do not qualify for Medicaid but otherwise cannot afford insurance can apply for premium payment assistance from charitable organizations. If a patient does not have secondary insurance coverage, we endeavor to collect payment from the patient using reasonable collection efforts consistent with federal and state law. However, in these cases we are generally unsuccessful in collecting from the patient the 20% portion of the bundled rate that Medicare does not pay.
 
During the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Medicare ESRD PPS payment rates for our clinics were approximately $283 and $248, per treatment, respectively. The increased rate in 2018 was primarily due to reimbursement of calcimimetic pharmaceuticals under the Transitional Drug Add-on Payment Adjustment (“TDAPA program”), which became effective January 1, 2018.
 
CMS issues annual updates to the ESRD PPS, which may impact the base rate as well as the various adjusters. The ESRD PPS Final Rule for 2019 was issued on November 1, 2018 (the “2019 Final Rule”) and set the rates for calendar year 2019. According to CMS estimates, the 2019 Final Rule will result in an overall increase of payments to dialysis facilities of 1.6%. The finalized 2019 ESRD base rate of $235.27 is an increase of $2.90 from the prior calendar year base rate of $232.37. The 2019 Final Rule expands the TDAPA program to certain new renal dialysis drugs and biological products beyond the calcimimetic drug class beginning in 2020. The 2019 Final Rule also outlines the coverage and payment policies for dialysis services furnished to individuals with acute kidney injury, in accordance with sections 1861(s)(2)(F) and 1834(r) of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, which requires Medicare to reimburse ESRD facilities for such services. Certain adjustment factors, including facility level and patient level adjustments, the training add-on and the outlier adjustment, could have the effect of increasing or decreasing the actual payment rate for some of our clinics at levels that are different than the overall national average update listed in the 2019 Final Rule’s impact analysis tables. Future adjustments to the ESRD PPS implemented by CMS could have a negative impact upon our Medicare program revenues. The ESRD PPS proposed rule for 2020 was released on July 29, 2019 by CMS (the “2020 Proposed Rule”). The 2020 Proposed Rule includes a base rate of $240.27, representing a $5.00 increase from the 2019 base rate of $235.27, as well as certain proposed changes to the TDAPA program including a proposal to extend the TDAPA program for calcimimetics to a third year while also reducing the basis of payment for the TDAPA program for calcimimetics in 2020 from Average Selling Price (“ASP”) plus 6% to ASP plus 0%. CMS has estimated that the 2020 Proposed Rule, including the TDAPA program changes, would result in an overall increase of payments to ESRD facilities of 1.6%. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—The bundled payment system under the Medicare ESRD program may not reimburse us for all of our operating cost.” 

ESRD PPS Quality Incentive Program

The ESRD QIP affects Medicare payments based on performance of each facility on a set of quality measures. Dialysis facilities that fail to achieve the established quality standards have payments for a particular year reduced by up to 2%, based on a previous year’s performance. CMS modifies the ESRD QIP each year, such that the quality measures selected, the performance scoring system and other factors that impact a dialysis facility’s ESRD QIP performance will likely differ from year to year. CMS has established the ESRD QIP performance measures for payment years through 2021, but these measures may be subject to further change by CMS. The payment year 2019 ESRD QIP measure set contains eight clinical measures and three reporting measures, encompassing anemia management, dialysis adequacy, vascular access type, patient experience of care, infections, hospital readmissions and mineral metabolism management, as well as a new Safety Measure Domain as a third category of measures. CMS finalized the inclusion of the National Healthcare Safety Network Dialysis Event reporting

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measure into the ESRD QIP measure set for payment year 2019, and then combined this measure with the existing NHSN Bloodstream Infection clinical measure in a new NHSN BSI Measure Topic. Additionally, CMS finalized two substantive changes to the hypercalcemia clinical measure for payment year 2019. For the payment year 2020 ESRD QIP, CMS will use eight clinical measures and seven reporting measures, encompassing anemia management, dialysis adequacy, vascular access type, patient experience of care, infections, mineral metabolism management, safety, pain management, depression management and hospital readmissions. Also for payment year 2020, CMS added a Standardized Hospitalization Ratio clinical measure and adopted a new Ultrafiltration Rate reporting measure. The payment year 2021 ESRD QIP measures replace the two existing vascular access type measures with new standard fistula rate and long-term catheter rate clinical measures, and revises the standardized transfusion ratio clinical measure. In the 2019 Final Rule, CMS removed four measures and added a new domain structure and weights beginning with payment year 2021. The four measures being removed are healthcare personnel influenza vaccination, pain assessment and follow-up, anemia management and serum phosphorous. CMS will also restructure the ESRD QIP’s domains and measure weights to align with the Meaningful Measures Initiative, a new CMS initiative aimed at identifying the highest priority areas for quality measurement and quality improvement. This will result in ESRD QIP scores for participating facilities based on four quality domains: patient and family engagement, care coordination, clinical care and safety. The 2019 Final Rule also finalized two new measures, the percentage of prevalent patients placed on a transplant waiting list and medication reconciliation for patients receiving care at dialysis facilities, beginning with payment year 2022. The 2020 Proposed Rule included certain updates to QIP, including a change that would convert the Standardized Transfusion Ratio clinical measure to a reporting measure for measurement year 2020.  
Advancing American Kidney Health Initiative
On July 10, 2019, the U.S. President signed an Executive Order entitled “Advancing American Kidney Health Initiative,” which aims to increase awareness and prevention of kidney disease, encourage alternative treatment options such as home dialysis and increase kidney transplantation. The Executive Order also establishes a regulatory pathway to introduce new value-based payment models for ESRD, including a new End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices mandatory model as well as four optional models to be developed by CMS through its Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. We are evaluating the Executive Order and the value-based payment models with a view to participating in one or more of these new optional models in the future. The impact of the Executive Order and any related regulations associated with our participation in new value-based payment models could materially adversely affect our result of operations.

Medicaid Reimbursement
 
Medicaid programs are state‑administered programs partially funded by the federal government. These programs are intended to provide health coverage for patients whose income and assets fall below state‑defined levels and may be uninsured. These programs also serve as supplemental reimbursement sources for the co‑insurance payments due from Medicaid‑eligible patients with primary coverage under Medicare. Some Medicaid programs also pay for additional services, including some oral medications that are not covered by Medicare. We are an authorized Medicaid provider in all of the states in which our clinics are located.

Commercial Insurance
 
Before Medicare becomes the primary payor, a patient’s employer group health plan or private insurance plan, if any, is generally responsible for payment for up to the first 33 months, as discussed above. Although commercial payment rates vary, average commercial payment rates are generally higher than Medicare reimbursement rates. Commercial payment rates are either rates negotiated between us and insurers or third‑party administrators or rates based on the usual and customary fee schedule, typically at a discount. We are continuously in the process of negotiating agreements with our commercial payors and if our negotiations result in overall commercial rate reductions in excess of our commercial rate increases, our revenues and operating results would be negatively impacted. In addition, as a result of the generally lower reimbursement rates from Medicare, the recent reduction in the number of patients insured through commercial insurance plans relative to the number of patients insured through government‑based programs has had, and a continuation of that reduction could have, a material adverse effect on our revenues, earnings and cash flows. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—If the rates paid by commercial payors continue to decline, our operating results and cash flows would be adversely affected.” Payment methods include a single lump‑sum per treatment amount, referred to as bundled rates, and separate payments for treatments and pharmaceuticals used as part of the treatment, referred to as fee for service rates. In certain circumstances, we may bill commercial payors as a non‑contracted or out-of-network provider.


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Government Regulation
 
Our dialysis operations are subject to extensive federal, state and local governmental laws and regulations, all of which are subject to change. These regulations require us to meet various standards relating to, among other things, government payment programs, operation of the clinics and equipment, management of clinics, personnel qualifications, maintenance of proper records, quality assurance programs and patient care. Achieving and sustaining compliance with these laws may prove costly, and the failure to comply with these laws and other laws can result in civil and criminal penalties such as fines, damages, penalties, overpayment recoupment, loss of enrollment status and exclusion from federal healthcare programs. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—If we fail to adhere to all of the complex federal, state and local government regulations that apply to our business, we could suffer severe consequences that could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.”
 
Licensure and Certification
 
Our clinics must obtain and maintain certification from CMS to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. In some states, we are also required to secure additional state licenses and permits for our clinics. Governmental authorities inspect our clinics to determine if we satisfy applicable federal and state standards and requirements, including the conditions of participation for coverage in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, prior to initial operations and subsequently on a periodic basis. On occasion, these inspections result in deficiency findings, which we address on an expedited basis to ensure compliance with applicable rules and regulations. We do not generally experience significant difficulty in obtaining certifications or licenses or in maintaining our certification or licenses. However, we have experienced some delays in obtaining Medicare certifications from CMS. If CMS delays were to become widespread, it could have an adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition. Any adverse action relating to our certifications or licenses could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—We are subject to CMS certification, claims processing requirements and audits, and any adverse findings in a CMS review could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.”
 
Professional Licensing Requirements
 
Our clinical personnel must satisfy professional licensing requirements and maintain their professional licenses in the states where they practice their professions. Activities that qualify as professional misconduct under state law may subject them to sanctions, including the loss of their licenses and could subject us to sanctions as well. Some state professional boards impose reciprocal discipline for violations and sanctions arising out of conduct in other states. Healthcare professionals licensed in multiple states could lose all their licenses due to conduct or sanctions in one state. Professional licensing sanctions may also result in overpayments or exclusion from participation in governmental healthcare programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, as well as other third‑party programs. We cannot employ or contract with excluded parties, and we therefore monitor the Office of Inspector General’s list of excluded parties on a monthly basis.
 
Federal Anti‑Kickback Statute
 
The federal anti‑kickback statute imposes criminal and civil sanctions on persons who knowingly and willfully, directly or indirectly, solicit, receive, pay or offer remuneration in return for any of the following with respect to items or services that are paid for in whole or in part by Medicare, Medicaid or other federal healthcare programs:

the referral of a patient to a person for an item or service or for arranging for an item or service;
the purchasing, leasing, ordering or arranging for any good, facility, service or item; or
recommending the purchasing, leasing, ordering or arranging for any good, facility, service or item.

Court decisions have held that the anti‑kickback statute is violated whenever one of the purposes of remuneration is to induce referrals. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, commonly and jointly referred to as the Affordable Care Act (the “ACA”), amended the federal anti‑kickback statute to clarify that, in order to violate the anti‑kickback statute, a defendant need not have known of the existence of the federal anti‑kickback statute or had the specific intent to violate it. The ACA also amended the federal anti‑kickback statute to provide that any claims submitted for items or services that result from an arrangement that violates the federal anti‑kickback statute are false claims under the False Claims Act.
 

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Violations of the federal anti‑kickback statute are punishable by imprisonment for up to five years, fines of up to $100,000 per violation, or both. Larger fines can be imposed upon corporations under the provisions of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and the Alternate Fines Statute. Individuals and entities convicted of violating the federal anti‑kickback statute are also subject to mandatory exclusion from participation in Medicare, Medicaid and other federal healthcare programs for a minimum of five years. Civil penalties for violations of these laws include up to $100,000 in monetary penalties per violation, repayments of up to three times the total payments between the parties and suspension from future participation in Medicare, Medicaid and other federal healthcare programs. Some state anti‑kickback statutes also include criminal penalties.
 
Regulations issued by the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) create exceptions to the federal anti‑kickback statute, known as safe harbors, for certain business transactions and arrangements. Transactions and arrangements that satisfy every element of a safe harbor are deemed not to violate the federal anti‑kickback statute. Transactions and arrangements that do not satisfy all elements of a relevant safe harbor do not necessarily violate the federal anti‑kickback statute but may be subject to greater scrutiny by enforcement agencies.
 
Our medical directors refer patients to our clinics. Accordingly, our agreements with our medical directors must be in compliance with the federal anti‑kickback statute. The personal services safe harbor to the federal anti‑kickback statute, which permits personal services furnished for fair market value, is the safe harbor most applicable to our medical director agreements. Because of the nature of our medical directors’ duties, we believe it is impossible to satisfy the safe‑harbor requirement that if the services are provided on a part‑time basis, as they are with our medical directors, the agreement must specify the schedule of intervals of service, their precise length and the exact charge for these intervals. Although we endeavor to structure our medical director agreements to comply with the personal services safe harbor, our medical director arrangements do not fully qualify for personal services safe harbor protection and may be subject to scrutiny by enforcement agencies.
 
We operate substantially all of our clinics in accordance with the JV model under which we generally have a controlling interest. Our relationships with our nephrologist partners and other referral sources relating to these JVs are required to comply with the federal anti‑kickback statute. Although we endeavor to structure these relationships to comply with the applicable safe harbors to the federal anti‑kickback statute, these relationships meet many, but not all, of the elements of the safe harbors. We believe that our JV investments are offered on a fair market value basis, and our JVs provide returns to our nephrologist partners only in proportion to their actual investment in the joint venture clinic. While we believe that our JVs do not violate the federal anti‑kickback statute, our JVs may be subject to scrutiny by enforcement agencies.
 
In addition, a number of our nephrologist partners own shares of ARA as a result of common stock offerings that we made prior to our IPO. These investments were offered at a price equal to the fair market value of our common stock at the time of each such offering based on independent third‑party valuations, and our common stock provides returns to our nephrologist partners only in proportion to the number of shares they own. While we believe that these offerings do not violate the federal anti‑kickback statute, they may be subject to scrutiny by enforcement agencies.
 
For our de novo clinics, part of the capital required to construct and operate the clinics is achieved through third‑party loans and intercompany loans. In addition, once a clinic is operating, general working capital is provided to the clinic through a third‑party loan or intercompany loan. As intercompany loans do not fall squarely within the scope of a safe harbor to the federal anti‑kickback statute, they may be subject to greater scrutiny by enforcement agencies. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—Our arrangements and relationships with our nephrologist partners and medical directors do not satisfy all of the elements of safe harbors to the federal anti‑kickback statute and certain state anti‑kickback laws and, as a result, may subject us to government scrutiny or civil or criminal monetary penalties or require us to restructure such arrangements.”
 
For many of our clinics, we lease clinic space from entities in which physicians or other referral sources hold an ownership interest, and we sublease space to referring physicians. We set rent on a fair market value basis and believe that these arrangements satisfy the elements of the space rental safe harbor. See “Note 16 - Leases” and “Note 20 - Related Party Transactions” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements for additional information.
 
Because we purchase and sell items and services in the operation of our clinics that may be paid for, in whole or in part, by Medicare or other federal healthcare programs and because we acquire such items and services at a discount, we must structure our purchase arrangements to comply with the federal anti‑kickback statute. We believe that our vendor contracts that contain discount or rebate provisions substantially comply with the discount safe harbor, which permits rebates and reductions in the amount a buyer is charged for an item or service based on an arm’s‑length transaction if, among other requirements, the discount is fully and accurately reported on the invoice or applicable cost report and, if a rebate, the terms are fixed and disclosed in writing to the buyer at the time of the initial purchase.
 

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If any of our relationships with physicians or other referral sources are alleged to violate or found to violate the federal anti‑kickback statute, we may be required to terminate or restructure some or all of our relationships with, purchase some or all of the ownership interests of, or refuse referrals from these referral sources and could be subject to civil and criminal sanctions and penalties, refund requirements and exclusion from government healthcare programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—If we fail to adhere to all of the complex federal, state and local government regulations that apply to our business, we could suffer severe consequences that could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.”

On August 27, 2018, the Office of Inspector General (the “OIG”) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published a Request for Information seeking input from the public on how it should address any regulatory provisions that may act as barriers to coordinated care or value-based care. The OIG specifically requested information on ways it should modify or add new safe harbors to the anti-kickback statute. The OIG could modify or add new safe harbors in ways that could impact our business.

Corporate Practice of Medicine and Fee‑Splitting
 
The laws and regulations relating to our operations vary from state to state, and many states prohibit general business corporations, as we are, from practicing medicine, controlling physicians’ medical decisions or engaging in some practices such as splitting professional fees with physicians. Possible sanctions for violation of these restrictions include loss of license and civil and criminal penalties. In addition, agreements between the corporation and the physician may be considered void and unenforceable. Neither we nor the JVs directly employ physicians to practice medicine but rather establish relationships on an independent contractor basis through our medical director agreements. We have endeavored to structure our activities and operations to avoid conflict with state law restrictions on the corporate practice of medicine, and we have endeavored to structure all of our corporate and operational agreements to conform to any licensure requirements, fee‑splitting and related corporate practice of medicine prohibitions. However, other parties may assert that we are engaged in the corporate practice of medicine or unlawful fee‑splitting despite the way we are structured. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—If our arrangements are found to violate state laws prohibiting the corporate practice of medicine or fee‑splitting, we may not be able to operate in those states.”
 
Stark Law
 
The Stark Law is a federal civil statute which prohibits a physician who has a financial relationship (i.e., an ownership or compensation arrangement), or who has an immediate family member who has a financial relationship, with entities, including ESRD providers, from referring Medicare patients (and, as interpreted, Medicaid patients) to these entities for the furnishing of designated health services (“DHS”), subject to certain limited exceptions. DHS under the Stark Law include durable medical equipment and supplies, home health services, outpatient prescription drugs, inpatient and outpatient hospital services and clinical laboratory services. Relationships that would otherwise implicate the Stark Law may be protected by complying with certain exceptions to the Stark Law, such as the personal services, space rental, equipment rental and fair market value compensation exceptions. All of the requirements of a Stark Law exception must be met in order for referrals for DHS to an entity by a physician with a financial relationship with the entity to be compliant with the law.
 
Dialysis services are not included within the definition of DHS because they are reimbursed under the ESRD PPS bundle (a composite rate payment) and are therefore excepted from the definition of DHS. Similarly, all other services that are covered under the ESRD PPS bundle are not DHS. However, clinical laboratory services, outpatient prescription drugs and inpatient hospital services sometimes are rendered in connection with dialysis and are not reimbursed under the ESRD PPS bundle. Accordingly, depending on the relationships between physicians and the providers of these designated health services associated with dialysis, the Stark Law could apply.
 
The Stark Law also prohibits the entity receiving a prohibited referral from filing a claim or billing for the services arising out of the prohibited referral. Unlike the federal anti‑kickback statute, the Stark Law is a strict liability statute, meaning that a violation does not require a particular mental state (e.g., knowledge of the prohibited nature of an arrangement or an intention to induce referrals). Accordingly, the prohibition applies regardless of the reasons for the financial relationship and the referral. Sanctions for violations of the Stark Law include denial of payment for the services provided in violation of the law, refunds of amounts collected in violation of the law, a civil penalty of up to $15,000 for each service arising out of the prohibited referral, exclusion from the federal healthcare programs, including Medicare and Medicaid, and a civil penalty of up to $100,000 against parties that enter into a scheme to circumvent the Stark Law. Violations of the Stark Law also can form the basis for False Claims Act liability if a person acts with the requisite intent under the False Claims Act. The types of financial arrangements between a physician and an entity that trigger the self‑referral prohibitions of the Stark Law are broad and include direct and indirect ownership and investment interests and compensation arrangements.

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Several of our JVs have agreements with acute care hospitals to provide dialysis services to the hospitals’ inpatients. The Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems rules and Stark Law regulations contain an exception which allows JVs to provide such services under an agreement with the hospitals. Specifically, dialysis services furnished by a hospital that is not certified to provide ESRD services under applicable law are not considered DHS. Accordingly, the Stark Law prohibitions do not apply to these services. However, because these agreements establish a financial relationship between our clinics and these hospitals (and indirectly between our nephrologist partners and these hospitals), any referrals from our nephrologist partners to these hospitals for DHS implicate the Stark Law. Accordingly, we endeavor to structure these agreements to comply with the rental of office space, rental of equipment, personal service arrangements and/or fair market value compensation exceptions to the Stark Law.
 
We believe that various exceptions under the Stark Law and the definition of DHS apply to our provision of dialysis services in our clinics and under our agreements with hospitals. However, CMS could determine that the Stark Law requires us to restructure existing compensation agreements with our medical directors and to repurchase or to request the sale of ownership interests in our JVs held by referring physicians or, alternatively, to refuse to accept referrals for DHS from these physicians. If CMS were to interpret the Stark Law to apply to aspects of our operations and we were not able to achieve compliance, it could have a material adverse effect on our operations.
 
If any of our business transactions or arrangements including those described above were found to violate the federal anti‑kickback statute or the Stark Law, we could face criminal, civil and administrative sanctions, including possible exclusion from participation in Medicare, Medicaid and other state and federal healthcare programs. Any findings that we have violated these laws could have a material adverse impact on our earnings. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—If we fail to adhere to all of the complex federal, state and local government regulations that apply to our business, we could suffer severe consequences that could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.”
 
Fraud and Abuse Under State Law
 
Many states in which we operate dialysis clinics have statutes prohibiting physicians from holding financial interests in various types of medical clinics to which they refer patients. Some states also have laws similar to the federal anti‑kickback statute that may affect our ability to receive referrals from physicians with whom we have financial relationships, such as our medical directors or nephrologist partners. Some of these statutes include exemptions applicable to our medical directors and other physician relationships. Some, however, include no explicit exemption for medical director services or other services for which we contract with and compensate referring physicians or for joint ownership interests of the type held by some of our referring physicians. If these laws change or are interpreted to apply to referring physicians with whom we contract or to our nephrologist partners, we may be required to terminate or restructure some or all of our relationships with, purchase some or all of the ownership interests of, or refuse referrals from these referring physicians and could be subject to civil and administrative sanctions, refund requirements and exclusion from government healthcare programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. Such events could have a material adverse impact on our business.
 
Federal Laws Related to Fraud and False Statements Relating to Healthcare
 
Federal laws, including HIPAA and the False Claims Act, make it unlawful to make false statements or commit fraud in connection with a health benefit program, including Medicare, Medicaid and private third‑party payors. These federal laws include prohibitions on (i) making false statements in connection with compliance with Medicare conditions for coverage, (ii) making false statements or submitting false documents or otherwise concealing or covering up a material fact in connection with the delivery of or payment for healthcare benefits, items or services, (iii) making or attempting to make a scheme or artifice to defraud any healthcare benefit program, (iv) knowingly and willfully embezzling or stealing from a healthcare benefit program, and (v) willfully obstructing a criminal investigation of a healthcare offense. Any violation of these laws may lead to significant penalties and may have a material adverse effect upon our business. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—If we fail to adhere to all of the complex federal, state and local government regulations that apply to our business, we could suffer severe consequences that could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.”
 








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The False Claims Act
 
The federal False Claims Act (“FCA”) prohibits presenting false claims, false statements and false requests for payment to the federal government. In part, the FCA authorizes the imposition of treble damages and civil penalties on any person who:

knowingly presents or causes to be presented to the federal government, a false or fraudulent claim for payment or approval;
knowingly makes, uses or causes to be made or used a false record or statement that is material to getting a false or fraudulent claim paid or approved by the federal government;
has possession, custody or control of property or money used, or to be used, by the government and knowingly delivers, or causes to be delivered, less than all of that money or property;
knowingly makes, uses or causes to be made or used, a false record or statement material to an obligation to pay or transmit money or property to the Government, or knowingly conceals or knowingly and improperly avoids or decreases an obligation to pay or transmit money or property to the government; or
conspires to do any of the foregoing.
 
Actions under the FCA may be brought by the Attorney General or as a qui tam action by a private individual in the name of the government. As a result of the ACA, any claim including items or services resulting from a violation of the federal anti‑kickback statute constitutes a false or fraudulent claim under the FCA. The ACA also created a new obligation for healthcare providers to repay to the federal government any overpayments that they receive from the federal government within 60 days of identification. A provider may incur substantial penalties for knowingly failing to repay an overpayment to the federal government, and, under the ACA, if such overpayments are not disclosed and returned to the federal government within 60 days of identification, the overpayment becomes an obligation under the FCA. The FCA requires that providers allocate resources to identify overpayments and to train employees on the potential repercussions of filing false claims with the federal government or government contractors and to monitor employee actions to detect potential false claims.
 
The penalties for a violation of the FCA range from $11,181 to $22,363 for each false claim plus three times the amount of damages caused by each false claim. The federal government has used the False Claims Act to prosecute a wide variety of alleged false claims and fraud allegedly perpetrated against Medicare and other federal healthcare programs, including coding errors, billing for services not rendered, the submission of false cost reports, billing for services at a higher payment rate than appropriate, billing under a comprehensive code as well as under one or more component codes included in the comprehensive code and billing for care that is not considered medically necessary. Such prosecutions have resulted in substantial (multi‑million and multi‑billion dollar) settlements in addition to criminal convictions under applicable criminal statutes. In addition to the provisions of the FCA, which provide for civil enforcement, the federal government can use several criminal statutes to prosecute persons who are alleged to have submitted false or fraudulent claims for payment to the federal government. When overpayments are identified, we endeavor to promptly return them to the applicable payor.
 
State False Claims Laws
 
Many states have adopted their own false claims laws, which generally mirror the federal False Claims Act and are designed to prevent false claims from being submitted to state healthcare programs and commercial insurers. Violations of these laws may result in monetary penalties or other sanctions for the violator. We believe that we are in material compliance with these laws and regulations. However, violation of these laws and the imposition of related consequences could have a materially adverse impact on our operations.
 
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
 
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended by the federal Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (“HITECH Act”), and the privacy and security regulations implementing the statute (collectively referred to as “HIPAA”), requires us to provide certain protections to patients and their protected health information (“PHI”). HIPAA requires us to afford patients certain rights regarding their PHI and to limit uses and disclosure of their PHI existing in any form of media (electronic and hardcopy). HIPAA also implemented the use of standard transaction code sets and standard identifiers that covered entities like us must use when engaging in certain electronic healthcare transactions, including activities associated with billing and the collection of payment for healthcare services. HIPAA also requires that we enter into agreements with those entities that perform services on our behalf (“business associates”) and who

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may have access to PHI.  We have a well‑established HIPAA compliance program, including a privacy officer, a security officer, policies and procedures, HIPAA compliance Business Advocate Agreements with vendors and workforce training. In accordance with the requirements of HIPAA, we have implemented administrative, physical and technical safeguards, including safeguards applicable to electronic PHI. We perform periodic risk assessments with the assistance of a third party and in accordance with the requirements of HIPAA. We believe our HIPAA compliance program sufficiently addresses HIPAA requirements.

HIPAA requires the notification of patients, and other compliance actions, in the event of a breach with respect to the security of PHI. Certain guidance provided by HHS sets forth elective standards that provide for a “safe harbor” for rendering PHI secure such that an inappropriate use or disclosure involving such PHI would not be subject to the breach notification requirements. If notification to patients of a breach is required, such notification must be provided without unreasonable delay and in no event later than 60 calendar days after discovery of the breach. In addition, if PHI of 500 or more individuals is improperly used or disclosed, we would be required to report the improper use or disclosure to the HHS, which would post the violation on its website. If there was improper use or disclosure of PHI of more than 500 individuals in the same jurisdiction, we would be required to report the improper use or disclosure to the media. Penalties for impermissible use or disclosure of PHI were increased by the HITECH Act, resulting in tiered penalties starting at $100 per violation and increasing to $50,000 per violation and up to $1.5 million per year for the same type of violation.
 
In addition, HIPAA authorizes state attorneys general to file suit on behalf of their residents. Courts are able to award damages, costs and attorneys’ fees related to violations of HIPAA in such cases. While HIPAA does not create a private right of action allowing individuals to file suit against us in civil court for violations of HIPAA, its standards have been used as the basis for duty of care cases in state civil suits such as those for negligence or recklessness in the misuse or breach of PHI. In addition, HIPAA mandates that the Secretary of HHS conduct periodic compliance audits of HIPAA covered entities and business associates for compliance with the HIPAA privacy and security standards. It also tasks HHS with establishing a methodology whereby harmed individuals who were the victims of breaches of unsecured PHI may receive a percentage of the civil monetary penalty paid by the violator.
 
Although we conduct HIPAA training for our employees and contractors, the improper use or disclosure of PHI by any of our clinics, employees or contractors could result in significant fines and reputational damage to us. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—If we fail to comply with current or future laws or regulations governing the collection, processing, storage, access, use, security and privacy of personally identifiable, protected health or other sensitive or confidential information, our business, reputation and profitability could suffer.”
 
State Privacy and Medical Record Retention Laws
 
Many states in which we operate have state laws that protect the privacy and security of personally identifiable information, including PHI. State patient privacy and confidentiality laws generally require providers to keep confidential certain patient information, including information contained in medical records. Where state laws are more protective than HIPAA, we must comply with the stricter provisions. Violations of these laws could lead to monetary penalties against providers and sanctions against licensed individuals. Not only may some of these state laws impose fines and penalties upon violators, but some may afford private rights of action to individuals who believe their personal information has been misused. California’s patient privacy laws, for example, provide for penalties of up to $250,000 and permit injured parties to sue for damages. The interplay of federal and state laws may be subject to varying interpretations by courts and government agencies, creating complex compliance issues for us and our clinics and potentially exposing us to additional expense, adverse publicity and liability.
 
Similarly, medical record retention laws place a duty on providers to retain medical records for certain periods of time and dispose of records in a certain manner. Violations of these duties may result in sanctions from state agencies or from the Medicare program. We believe that we are in material compliance with the above laws and regulations. However, violation of any such laws and the imposition of related consequences could have a materially adverse impact on our operations.
 
Other Regulations
 
Our operations are subject to various state hazardous waste and non‑hazardous medical waste disposal laws and regulations. These laws and regulations do not classify as hazardous most of the waste produced from dialysis services, although we can be subject to liability under both federal and state laws, as well as under contracts with those who haul our wastes, with respect to our waste disposal. Occupational Safety and Health Administration laws and regulations also apply to us, including, for example, those that require employers to provide workers who are occupationally exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials with prescribed protections. These requirements apply to all healthcare clinics, including

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dialysis clinics, and also require employers to determine which employees may be exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials and to have in effect a written exposure control plan. In addition, employers are required to provide or employ hepatitis B vaccinations, personal protective equipment and other safety devices, infection control training, post‑exposure evaluation and follow‑up, waste disposal techniques and procedures and work practice controls, as well as comply with various record‑keeping requirements. We believe that we are in material compliance with these laws and regulations.
 
We lease many properties and own some properties in the United States. If contamination is discovered in our buildings or in the surface or subsurface or in the groundwater beneath any of our facilities, whether leased or owned, we may be liable for the investigation or cleanup of the contamination and for damages arising out it, pursuant to applicable state and/or federal law and/or under the terms of our leases. Such liability may arise even when we do not cause or contribute to the contamination (for example, where it is caused by a prior occupant or a neighbor). We take precautions to avoid contamination in or affecting our facilities. We cannot assure you, though, that such conditions will not affect us in the future.
 
Corporate Compliance Programs
 
We have adopted and maintain an active corporate compliance program, including a corporate compliance officer, compliance hotline, policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with applicable healthcare laws and proper billing of claims and employee training regarding such policies and procedures.
 
In addition, we have adopted and maintain a HIPAA compliance program, including privacy and security officers, policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with HIPAA and associated state laws relating to privacy and security and employee training regarding such policies and procedures.
 
Insurance
 
We maintain professional liability and general liability insurance in amounts that we believe are appropriate, based on our actual claims experience and expectations for future claims. Future claims could, however, exceed our applicable insurance coverage. Physicians practicing at our dialysis centers are required to maintain their own malpractice insurance, and our medical directors are required to maintain coverage for their individual private medical practices. Our liability policies cover our medical directors for the performance of their duties as medical directors at our outpatient dialysis centers. Coverage under certain of these policies is contingent upon the policy being in effect when a claim is made regardless of when the events that caused the claim occurred. The cost and availability of such coverage may change in the future. We also currently maintain property damage insurance and other types of insurance coverage we believe to be consistent with industry practice. In most states, we maintain private market coverage for our workers’ compensation risk. The policy limits equal the minimum statutory requirements. In certain states, we procure comparable coverage through various state funds.
 
Information Systems
 
We have invested in areas such as information systems and data analytics in an effort to become more efficient and meet the demands for improved clinical outcomes. We have selected an electronic medical record system for implementation at an increasing number of our facilities in the future. We address our information and data security needs by relying on applicable members of our staff and third parties, including auditors and third‑party service providers. We have implemented administrative, physical and technical safeguards to ensure the security of personally identifiable, protected health and other sensitive or confidential information that we collect, process, store, access or use, and we take commercially reasonable actions to ensure that our third‑party service providers are taking appropriate security measures to protect the data and information they access, use or collect on our behalf. However, there is no guarantee that we can provide adequate security with respect to such data and information.
 
Trademarks
 
We own certain trademarks and logos, including AmericanRenal, AmericanRenal Associates, The Nephrologist is the Center of Our Universe and the American Renal Associates logo. Each one of these trademarks or logos is registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. We consider these trademarks and the associated name recognition to be important to our business.





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Employees
 
As of December 31, 2018, we had 4,932 employees, consisting of 1,672 nurses, 2,077 patient care and equipment technicians and 1,183 other employees. Our medical directors are not our employees and are paid pursuant to their contractual arrangements. None of our employees are subject to collective bargaining agreements. Although we do not currently directly employ personnel that are members of a union, we lease employees in New York and the District of Columbia that are members of unions. We consider our relationships with our employees to be good.

Available Information

We are required to file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.

Our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements and amendments to those documents filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), are also available free of charge on our website at www.americanrenal.com as soon as reasonably practicable after such reports are electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC.

Investors should note that we currently announce material information to our investors and others using filings with the SEC, press releases, public conference calls, webcasts or our website (www.americanrenal.com), including news and announcements regarding our financial performance, key personnel and our business strategy. Information that we post on our corporate website could be deemed material to investors. We encourage investors to review the information we post on these channels. We may from time to time update the list of channels we will use to communicate information that could be deemed material and will post information about any such change on www.americanrenal.com. The information on our website is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a part hereof or incorporated into this or any of our other filings with the SEC.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.
 
The occurrence of any of the events described below could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, cash flows, results of operations and growth prospects. In such an event, the trading price of our common stock may decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.
 
Risks Related to the Restatement

The Restatement has been time-consuming and expensive and could expose us to additional risks that would adversely affect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows as well as growth plans and investor confidence in our company.
As described in the section entitled “Explanatory Note” preceding Part I and in “Note 3 - Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements, we have restated our previously issued consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, and for the quarters and year-to-date periods ended March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2018; March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2017; and March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2016, and selected financial data (“Item 6. Selected Financial Data”) for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, derived from unaudited financial statements. The Restatement process has been time-consuming and expensive and could expose us to a number of additional risks that could adversely affect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows as well as our growth plans (including delays or alterations to certain de novo projects as described herein) and investor confidence in our company.
We have incurred substantial unanticipated costs of approximately $0.4 million in 2018 and approximately $16 million through June 30, 2019 in audit, legal, consulting and other professional fees in connection with the Restatement, the SEC Investigation, private litigation, the amendment of our credit agreement and our third-party clinic-level debt resulting from the Restatement and remediation of material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. We have taken a number of steps that we have deemed appropriate and reasonable to strengthen our accounting function and reduce the risk of future restatements, as described in more detail in “Item 9A.  Controls and Procedures.”  To the extent these steps and any additional remediation steps we take are not successful, we may need to incur additional time and expense to address accounting issues that could arise in the future. We cannot predict when we will complete our efforts to fully remediate the material weaknesses we have identified or the total costs we will incur in these efforts. Our management’s attention has been, and may further be, diverted from the operation of our business and our growth plans, including opening or acquiring new clinics, as a result of the time and attention required to address the Restatement, the ongoing remediation of material

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weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, the SEC Investigation, private litigation and related matters. We may find it necessary to hire additional members of management to achieve our remediation and business goals following the Restatement.
We are also subject to claims and investigations arising out of the adjustments made to our previously issued financial statements. For information regarding this litigation, see “Item 3. Legal Proceedings.”
We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting that could, if not remediated, adversely affect our ability to report our financial condition and results of operations in a timely and accurate manner, negatively impacting investor confidence.
 Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act and is required to evaluate the effectiveness of these controls and procedures on a periodic basis and publicly disclose the results of these evaluations and related matters in accordance with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Management has identified material weaknesses that existed as of December 31, 2018, including material weaknesses relating to the ineffectiveness, or failure to maintain effective controls relating to: (1) the control environment, (2) accounting for net patient service operating revenues, net accounts receivable, amounts due to payors, income taxes, noncontrolling interests and review and approval of journal entries, (3) information and communication and (4) monitoring. See “Item 9A.  Controls and Procedures” for a discussion of these material weaknesses. As a result of these material weaknesses, our management concluded that our internal control and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2018.
 A “material weakness” is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim consolidated financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. We have taken and will continue to take actions that we believe will remediate the material weaknesses we have identified. However, these material weaknesses will not be considered remediated until the applicable remediated controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively. We cannot predict when this determination will be made, or that the actions taken will be effective to remediate the identified material weaknesses. We will also continue to review, optimize and enhance our financial reporting controls and procedures. As we continue to evaluate and work to improve our internal control over financial reporting, we may determine to take additional measures to strengthen controls or to modify our remediation plan, which may require additional implementation time. We cannot predict when any additional remediation measures will be fully developed, the timing and effectiveness of our implementation of these remediation measures or the aggregate cost of implementation.  Until our remediation measures are determined to be operating effectively, our management may be required to continue to devote significant time and attention to these efforts.  If we do not complete our remediation in a timely fashion, or at all, or if our remediation measures are inadequate, there will continue to be an increased risk that we will be unable to timely file future periodic reports with the SEC and that our future consolidated financial statements could contain misstatements that will be undetected.  If we are unable to report our results in a timely and accurate manner, then we may not be able to comply with the applicable covenants in our credit agreement or agreements governing our third-party clinic-level debt, and we may be required to seek additional amendments or waivers under these agreements, which could adversely impact our liquidity and financial condition.  Further and continued determinations that there are material weaknesses in the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting could reduce our ability to access the capital markets or obtain financing or could increase the cost of any financing we obtain and require additional expenditures of both money and our management’s time to comply with applicable requirements.
 Any failure to implement or maintain required new or improved controls, or any difficulties we encounter in their implementation, could result in additional material weaknesses or material misstatements in our consolidated financial statements.  Any new misstatement could result in a further restatement of our consolidated financial statements, cause us to fail to meet timely our periodic reporting obligations with the SEC, cause us to violate debt covenants, reduce our ability to obtain financing or cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, leading to a decline in the value of our common stock. We may discover additional weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting.
The Restatement has resulted in securities class action and derivative litigation that could have a material adverse impact on our revenues, operating results and cash flows.
Following our March 27, 2019 announcement of the Restatement, we and certain of our current and former executive officers were named as defendants in two putative class action lawsuits, alleging violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b5-1 thereunder. These lawsuits have been consolidated into a single class action lawsuit, captioned Ali Vandevar, et. al. v. American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc., et. al., No. 19-9074-ES-MAH, which remains pending. The

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consolidated action alleges, among other things, that our financial statements for the Restated Periods were materially false and misleading.  
In addition, on July 25, 2019, a derivative lawsuit, Luke Johnson v. Joseph A. Carlucci, et al., 2:19-CV-15812-JMV-JBC was filed, purportedly on our behalf, in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey against the members of our board of directors and certain of our current and former executive officers. The lawsuit asserts claims for violations of Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act, breach of fiduciary duties, unjust enrichment and waste of corporate assets based on, among other things, the Restatement and the related material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, alleged misstatements and omissions in our 2017 and 2018 proxy statements, compensation paid to the individual defendants and the costs incurred in connection with the Restatement process.
We and our current and former executive officers and directors could become subject to further private litigation arising out of the adjustments to our previously issued financial statements. Our management has been, and will continue to be, required to devote significant time and attention to these matters, and these actions and any additional litigation that arises could have a material adverse impact on our revenues, operating results and cash flows. While we cannot estimate our potential exposure in these matters at this time, we have already incurred significant legal and other expenses investigating the claims underlying this litigation and expect to continue to need to incur significant legal and other expenses relating to these matters.
We are subject to the ongoing SEC Investigation, which has and will continue to require significant legal and other expense and management time and attention, and could result in a government enforcement action that could have a material adverse impact on our revenues, operating results and cash flows.
As disclosed in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 27, 2019, the Staff of the SEC is currently investigating certain revenue recognition, collections and related matters relating to us. We have incurred, and will continue to incur, significant expenses related to audit, legal, consulting and other professional services in connection with the Audit Committee’s review, the SEC Investigation and related legal and regulatory matters. These expenses, the delay in timely filing this Form 10-K and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2019, and the diversion of the attention of our management team that has occurred, and is expected to continue, has adversely affected, and could continue to adversely affect, our revenues, operating results and cash flows.
Furthermore, if the SEC commences legal action as a result of the SEC Investigation, we and certain of our current and former executive officers could be required to pay significant penalties and become subject to injunctions, cease and desist orders and other equitable remedies. The SEC Investigation will not be resolved as a result of the completion of the Audit Committee’s review of our financial statements for the Restated Periods and the filing of this Form 10-K. We can provide no assurances as to the outcome or timing of the SEC Investigation or any other related governmental or regulatory investigation.
Our indemnification obligations and limitations of our director and officer liability insurance could result in significant legal expenses or damages and cause our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows to suffer.
Certain of our current and former executive officers are the subject of the above-referenced lawsuits as individual defendants, and they, along with other executive officers and our directors, could become subject to further private litigation or one or more government investigations or enforcement actions arising out of the adjustments to our previously issued financial statements. Under Delaware law and our amended and restated bylaws, we have indemnification obligations to our current and former executive officers and directors in relation to these matters or potential matters, as the case may be. These indemnification obligations have resulted and may continue to result in significant legal expenses to us, and may result in fines, settlement costs or other expenses for which we may be required to provide indemnification.
While we maintain director and officer liability insurance, we may be required to incur significant indemnification expenses to the extent our insurance carriers take the position that some or all of the costs and expenses associated with the private litigation and/or the SEC Investigation, including the costs of resolution of these matters, are not subject to insurance coverage or, if covered, such amounts exceed the maximum amount of available insurance.
The Restatement, SEC Investigation, class action and derivative lawsuits and other issues in connection with the Restatement could have an adverse impact on our business relationships.
Our operations and business rely on our reputation and relationships with our patients, the nephrologist community, including our nephrologist partners, medical directors, vendors, creditors, referral sources and other constituents important to our business. The Restatement, SEC Investigation, class action and derivative lawsuits and other issues in connection with the Restatement could have an adverse impact on our reputation and these relationships, including certain contractual arrangements

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with these persons. For example, the Restatement has impacted certain of our clinic-level financial statements for the Restated Periods, which could affect past calculations under certain of our physician agreements. This impact could impair our relationships with the affected nephrologist partners or result in disputes with them, contractual or otherwise. Nephrologists, for whom we already face intense competition, may be less willing to become or continue to serve as nephrologist partners or as medical directors. An inability to attract suitable nephrologist partners on terms acceptable to us could delay or impair our de novo clinic growth. If we are not able to attract new medical directors or maintain existing medical director relationships, our ability to provide medical services at our facilities would be impaired, resulting in reduced revenues. In addition, the Restatement and existence of the SEC Investigation and lawsuits could generate negative publicity and lead to a lack of confidence in our business, which could have an adverse effect on our reputation with referral sources and our patients themselves. The occurrence of any of the foregoing could harm our business and reputation and adversely affect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
Delayed filing of some of our periodic SEC reports has made us currently ineligible to use certain registration statements to register the offer and sale of securities, which could adversely affect our ability to raise future capital or complete acquisitions or to issue equity awards.
Because we were unable to file this Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019 with the SEC on a timely basis, we will not be eligible to register the offer and sale of our securities using a registration statement on Form S-3 until we have timely filed all periodic reports required under the Exchange Act for one year. It is possible that, in the event of an enforcement action by the SEC, the final terms of any settlement with the SEC may further prolong our inability to register securities on Form S-3. Should we wish to register the offer and sale of our securities to the public prior to the time we are eligible to use Form S-3, we would be required to file a registration statement on Form S-1 and have it reviewed and declared effective by the SEC. Doing so would likely take significantly longer than filing a registration statement on Form S-3 and increase our transaction costs, making it more difficult to execute any such transaction successfully and potentially harming our financial condition.
Furthermore, we have several employee and director equity incentive plans that are registered on Form S-8, including our 2016 Omnibus Plan. Under SEC regulations, our failure to timely file our periodic reports with the SEC resulted in the suspension of the availability of our Form S-8 for issuances of shares underlying equity awards subject to these plans. For that reason, employees have not been permitted to exercise any outstanding options for unrestricted shares of our common stock and we have been unable to grant other equity awards under our Form S-8. Until such time that we are deemed to have filed all reports and other materials required to be filed under the Exchange Act, we will not be able to grant equity incentive awards to our employees, and our employees will not be able to exercise their stock options, in either case for unrestricted shares under Form S-8.

Risks Related to Our Business
 
We depend on commercial payors for reimbursement at rates that allow us to operate at a profit.
 
Commercial payors pay us at rates that are generally significantly higher than Medicare rates and the rates paid by other government‑based payors such as state Medicaid programs. For the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, we derived approximately 28%, 35% and 43%, respectively, of net patient service operating revenues from commercial payors, including non-contracted providers, even though commercial payors were the source of reimbursement for approximately 12%, 13% and 17% of the treatments performed during the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively, reflecting a decrease over the period in the proportion of commercial payors relative to government payors as a source of reimbursement. Medicare rates are generally insufficient to cover our total operating expenses allocable to providing dialysis treatments for Medicare patients. As a result, our ability to generate operating earnings is substantially dependent on revenues derived from commercial payors, some of which pay negotiated payment rates and others of which pay based on our usual and customary fee schedule, typically at a discount. To the extent the proportion of commercial payors continues to decrease relative to government payors as a source of reimbursement for treatments, it could have a material adverse effect on our revenues, operating results and cash flows.

If the number of patients with commercial insurance declines, our operating results and cash flows would be adversely affected.
 
Our revenues are sensitive to the number of patients with commercial insurance coverage, including those with employer group health plans, as well as the number of patients who have chosen ACA-compliant individual marketplace plans (“ACA plans”) and other non-employer-based plans. A patient’s insurance coverage may change for a number of reasons, including as a result of changes in the patient’s or a family member’s employment status. Other factors that may cause an increase in the number of patients who have government‑based programs as their primary payors include changes to terms or

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the availability of coverage from commercial payors, changes to the healthcare regulatory system, sustained or increased job losses and improved longevity and lower standard mortality rates for ESRD patients, resulting in a lower percentage of patients covered under commercial insurance plans. The percentage of our patients covered under commercial insurance plans could also be negatively impacted by a continued decline in the rate of growth of the ESRD patient population. In addition, our continued negotiations with existing and new commercial payors could result in a further decrease in the number of patients under commercial insurance plans to the extent that we cannot reach agreement with these payors on rates and other terms.
During the year ended December 31, 2018, we experienced an adverse change in the commercial treatment mix as compared to the year ended December 31, 2017, due to the introduction of more restrictive benefit plan designs by certain commercial payors, including plans with disincentives for patients to select or remain with out-of-network providers. In addition, for the year ended December 31, 2018, the percentage of treatments accounted for by commercial payors and others, including ACA plans, but not including the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (the “VA”) was 9%, compared to 11% for the prior year, and we expect it to remain lower. If there is a significant additional reduction in the number of ESRD patients insured through commercial insurance plans, whether ACA plans or non-ACA commercial insurance plans, relative to patients insured through government‑based programs, it would have a material adverse effect on our revenues, earnings and cash flows.
If there is a decline in financial assistance from charitable organizations to patients with commercial insurance, our operating results and cash flows would be adversely affected.
Some patients with commercial insurance coverage receive financial assistance from charitable organizations, such as the American Kidney Fund (“AKF”). Certain commercial payors have challenged the availability and legitimacy of charitable support as a premium funding source for patients, including through litigation, and other strategies. A number of commercial payors have incorporated policies into their provider manuals limiting or refusing to accept charitable premium assistance from charitable organizations. Furthermore, we have received letters from certain insurance companies indicating that they will not insure patients who receive premium payment assistance from third-party charitable organizations. There have also been regulatory and legislative efforts considering the imposition of restrictions and obligations relating to the use, by patients on commercial plans, of charitable premium support. Regulators such as CMS have considered (and, in some instances, questioned) the use of charitable premium assistance for ESRD patients purchasing ACA plans. In January 2019, a California bill (AB 290) was introduced in the California legislature, similar to a bill (SB 1156) that was passed in 2018 by the legislature but vetoed by the prior governor, that would impose restrictions and obligations related to the use, by patients on commercial plans, of charitable premium assistance in the State of California and would limit the amounts paid to a provider for services provided to those patients if that provider has a financial relationship with the organization providing charitable premium assistance. See “—If the rates paid by commercial payors continue to decline, our operating results and cash flows would be adversely affected” below. If any of these challenges to kidney patients’ use of premium support are successful or restrictions are imposed on the use of financial assistance from such charitable organizations such that patients are unable to obtain or continue to receive, or receive only for a limited duration, such financial assistance, our revenues, earnings and cash flow could be substantially reduced. Further, any law, rule or other regulatory action by CMS or other federal or state regulatory or legislative authorities that limits the payments that a dialysis provider can retain for treatments provided to commercial patients, affects payments made to providers for services provided to patients who receive charitable premium assistance and/or otherwise restricts or prohibits the use of charitable premium assistance could materially reduce our revenues.
In addition, AKF has in the past, and may in the future, suspend premium assistance payments from time to time and may experience decreases from time to time in the donations it receives. Any funding shortfall at a charity such as AKF or any other inability of such charity to make premium support payments could adversely affect patients’ ability to afford commercial insurance coverage, which could materially adversely affect our operating results and cash flows.
 
If the rates paid by commercial payors continue to decline, our operating results and cash flows would be adversely affected.
 
The dialysis services industry is subject to rate pressure from commercial payors, including employer group health plans, as well as ACA plans, as a result of general conditions in the market, recent and future consolidations among commercial payors and other factors. We are continuously in the process of negotiating agreements with our commercial payors, which has led to an increase in the number of in-network contracted payors that reimburse us at rates that are generally lower than out-of network payors. Commercial payors generally seek to limit their costs through plans with disincentives for patients to select or remain with out-of-network providers, downward pressure on contracted commercial payor rates (whether under ACA plans or otherwise), imposing reductions in payment rates if certain clinical measures are not met, efforts to design and implement plans that limit access to coverage, reductions in the duration and/or the breadth of benefits or even litigation may result in decreased payments and/or disruption to our business. In the event that our negotiations result in overall commercial rate reductions in excess of overall commercial rate increases and such changes are not offset by increases in the number of covered patients receiving our services, the net impact would have a material adverse effect on our revenues, results of operations and cash

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flows. In addition, consolidations in the healthcare sector, including mergers of healthcare insurers and acquisitions of healthcare providers by insurers, may significantly increase the negotiating leverage of commercial payors. Our negotiations with payors are influenced by competitive and other pressures exerted by such payors, which may result in decreases to some of our contracted rates or a termination of certain of our relationships with commercial payors.
In addition to downward pressure on contracted commercial payor rates, commercial payors have in some instances decreased, and may continue to decrease, payment rates for non‑contracted providers. Commercial payors have been attempting to impose restrictions and limitations on patient access to ACA plans and non‑contracted or out-of-network providers. Some of our clinics are currently designated as out‑of‑network providers by some of our current commercial payors. Commercial payors have restructured, and may continue to restructure, their benefits to create impediments for patients in selecting particular providers, including disincentives for patients to select or remain with out‑of‑network providers. We have in the past, and may again in the future, determine that it is appropriate to enter into long-term contracts with commercial payors with respect to which we are an out-of-network provider, even if the reimbursement rates under the contracts are materially less favorable to us than the rates we currently receive. Reductions in contracted commercial payor rates or rates received with respect to non-contracted providers, or these or any other measures applied by commercial payors to limit their costs may make certain dialysis centers economically unviable and could result in a significant decrease in our overall revenues derived from commercial payors and a material adverse effect on our operating results and cash flows.
If we do not continuously obtain new patients covered by commercial insurance, our operating results and financial condition would be adversely affected.
 
Our revenues are sensitive to the number of new dialysis patients covered by commercial insurance. Medicare beneficiaries with ESRD generally become eligible for coverage on the first day of the third month after the month in which a course of regular dialysis begins, but this three-month waiting period may be partially or completely waived if the patient participates in a self‑dialysis training program or has a kidney transplant. For a dialysis patient with commercial insurance coverage, the commercial insurance plan generally is the primary payor for a period of up to 33 months beginning on the first month that the individual would be entitled to Medicare on the basis of ESRD, regardless of whether the patient actually enrolls in Medicare. After that, Medicare becomes the primary payor as long as the individual retains eligibility based on ESRD and the part B premiums are timely paid. Medicare coverage ends if the patient has not received dialysis for 12 months, if 36 months have passed since the beneficiary had a successful kidney transplant or if the patient disenrolls from Medicare part B.
When Medicare becomes the primary payor, the payment rate we receive for that patient shifts from the commercial insurance rate to the Medicare payment rate, which is generally significantly lower than the commercial rate. For each covered treatment, Medicare pays 80% of the amount set by the Medicare program and the patient is responsible for the remaining 20%. In many cases, a secondary payor, such as Medicare supplemental insurance (offered by commercial payors), another commercial insurance plan or Medicaid, covers all or part of these balances. If dialysis patients who have Medicare as their primary payor do not have secondary insurance coverage, we must attempt to collect payment from the patient using reasonable collection efforts consistent with federal and state law, unless we are permitted by law to waive this 20% copayment.  In those cases where we seek the copayment, we may not be successful in collecting it. A portion of the Medicare deductible and coinsurance amounts that are uncollectible from the patient may be reimbursed by CMS under certain circumstances, but the percentage of these bad debts for which we receive reimbursement has been reduced in recent years and is subject to further reduction by CMS. If there is a significant reduction in the number of new dialysis patients covered by commercial insurance, we would not receive the benefit of the period of up to 33 months of higher reimbursement rates from commercial payors, which would materially adversely affect our operating results and cash flows.
 
The bundled payment system under the Medicare ESRD program may not reimburse us for all of our operating costs.
 
For the year ended December 31, 2018, we derived approximately 72%, of our revenues from reimbursement from government‑based and other programs, including 51% from the Medicare ESRD program and 16% from Medicare-assigned insurance through the Medicare Advantage program. The reimbursement that we receive from Medicare under the ESRD prospective payment rate system (the “ESRD PPS”), described under “Item 1. Business—Reimbursement—Medicare Reimbursement—ESRD Prospective Payment Rate System” may be insufficient to cover our treatment costs.
 
For patients with Medicare coverage, all reimbursement of dialysis services is made using a bundled payment system. The bundled payment under the ESRD PPS covers both the dialysis treatment and the majority of the renal‑related items and services provided to a patient during the dialysis treatment, including laboratory services, pharmaceuticals, such as erythropoietin stimulating agents (“ESAs”), and medication administration, irrespective of the level of pharmaceuticals administered or additional services performed, with the exception of drugs that are reimbursed under the Medicare ESRD PPS

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TDAPA program. The TDAPA program was established by CMS to facilitate beneficiary access to certain qualifying products by allowing payment for these drugs and biologicals during a transitional time period while the necessary utilization data is collected. The TDAPA program provides a drug designation process for determining when a product is no longer an oral‑only drug and for determining when new injectables and intravenous products will be included in the ESRD bundled payment.
While CMS issues annual updates to the ESRD PPS, which may affect the related base rate as well as the various adjusters, our operating costs may outpace these and any future rate increases we receive under the ESRD PPS, and we may not be able to adjust our operations adequately to manage such costs. If drug or medical supply prices, for instance, increase beyond that contemplated when the bundled rate was set by CMS, the difference between the bundled rate and the drug or supply‑related costs could have a significant adverse effect on a facility’s profitability. Further, the bundled payment system requires dialysis facilities to provide new services within the payment bundle, unless designated under the Medicare ESRD PPS
TDAPA program, which may increase our operating costs. We may not recoup these costs, even with rate adjustments. If products we are required to provide are transitioned from the separate reimbursement under the TDAPA program to inclusion in the ESRD PPS bundled rate, we may not receive adequate reimbursement under the ESRD PPS, which could adversely affect our results of operations. Finally, the case‑mix adjustment component of the ESRD PPS renders it difficult for us to predict the Medicare-related revenues that we will receive, due to the number and variety of patient‑level adjustment factors. We may not be able to make necessary adjustments in our operations to accommodate reductions in revenue that may result from case‑mix variations.

Our growth strategy depends in part on our ability to develop de novo clinics. Our attempt to expand through development of de novo clinics entails risks to our growth, as well as to our operating results and financial condition.
 
We have experienced significant clinic growth since our inception. We have grown primarily through the development of de novo dialysis clinics as JVs with new and existing partner nephrologists or nephrologist groups. Growth through development places significant demands on our financial and management resources. The time and expense devoted to the Restatement process has caused us to re-evaluate the timing of our investments in certain de novo projects and could cause certain of these projects to be delayed or otherwise altered. Inability on our part to address these demands or resume the projects impacted by the re-evaluation of the timing of our investments could adversely affect our growth, our operating results and financial condition.
We generally expand by seeking appropriate locations for a dialysis clinic, taking into consideration the availability of a nephrologist to be our medical director and nephrologist partner, payor types and a skilled work force, including qualified nursing and technical personnel. The inability to identify suitable locations, suitable nephrologist partners and workforce personnel for our dialysis clinics could adversely affect our growth, as well as our operating results and financial condition.
The development of a de novo dialysis clinic can be expensive and may include costs related to construction, equipment and initial working capital. De novo dialysis clinics are subject to various risks, including risks associated with the availability, timing and terms of financing for development, construction delays, securing appropriate licenses and permits, achieving brand awareness in new markets, managing increases in costs, competing for appropriate sites in new markets and maintaining adequate information systems and other operational system capabilities. Our ability to develop additional clinics may be limited by state certificate of need programs and other regulatory restrictions on expansion. States without certificate of need programs may begin restricting the development of new clinics and states with existing programs may institute more restrictive measures.
Our de novo clinics may not become cash flow positive or profitable on a timely basis or at all. Delays in the opening of de novo clinics, delays or costs resulting from a decrease in commercial development due to capital constraints, difficulties resulting from commercial, residential and infrastructure development (or lack thereof) near our de novo clinics, difficulties in staffing and operating new locations or lack of acceptance in new market areas may negatively impact our de novo clinic growth and the costs or the profitability associated with de novo clinics. Further, additional federal or state legislative or regulatory restrictions or licensure requirements could negatively impact our ability to operate both existing and de novo clinics.
The inability to develop de novo clinics with new or existing partner nephrologists or nephrologist groups on reasonable terms or in a cost‑effective manner would adversely affect our growth as well as our operating results and financial condition. We may not be able to continue to successfully expand our business through establishing de novo clinics, and any new de novo clinics may not achieve profitability that is consistent with our past results or otherwise perform as planned. Failure to successfully implement any of our growth strategies, including developing de novo clinics, would likely have a material adverse impact on our operating results and financial condition.
 

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Our growth strategy depends in part on our ability to attract new nephrologist partners on terms favorable to us. If we are unable to do so, our future growth could be limited.
 
We believe that an important component of our financial performance and growth is our partnership with physicians that purchase ownership interests in our joint venture clinics. Our ability to partner with physicians may be inhibited in markets where a large portion of nephrologists are subject to covenants not to compete with our competitors. Based on competitive factors and market conditions, physicians may seek to negotiate relatively higher levels of equity ownership in our clinics, consequently limiting or reducing our share of the profits from these clinics. Negative publicity related to the Restatement, SEC Investigation and related matters may also adversely impact our ability to attract and retain nephrologist partners, as described in more detail in “—The Restatement, SEC Investigation, class action and derivative lawsuits and other issues in connection with the Restatement could have an adverse impact on our business relationships.” In addition, physician ownership in our clinics is subject to significant regulatory restrictions. See “—Our arrangements and relationships with our nephrologist partners and medical directors do not satisfy all of the elements of safe harbors to the federal anti‑kickback statute and certain state anti‑kickback laws and, as a result, may subject us to government scrutiny or civil or criminal monetary penalties or require us to restructure such arrangements.”
De novo clinics, once opened, may not be profitable initially or at all, and the comparable de novo revenue that we have experienced in the past may not be indicative of future results.
 
Our results have been, and in the future may continue to be, significantly impacted by a number of factors, including factors outside of our control related to the opening of de novo clinics, such as the timing of de novo clinic openings, associated de novo clinic preopening costs and operating inefficiencies. We typically incur the most significant portion of operating losses associated with a given de novo clinic within a relatively short amount of time preceding and following the opening of the de novo clinic. A de novo clinic builds its patient volumes over time and, as a result, generally has lower revenue than our existing clinics. Newly established dialysis clinics, although contributing to increased revenues, have adversely affected our results of operations in the short term due to a smaller patient base to absorb operating expenses. Any de novo clinics we open may not be profitable or achieve operating results similar to those of our existing de novo clinics. If our de novo clinics do not perform similar to de novo clinics we have opened in the past, then our business and future prospects could be harmed. In addition, if we are unable to achieve expected comparable de novo clinic revenues, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.
 
Our growth strategy depends in part on our ability to acquire existing dialysis clinics. If we are unable to successfully complete such acquisitions, our future growth could be limited.
 
Our business strategy includes the selective acquisition of existing dialysis clinics. In general, acquiring an existing dialysis clinic is more costly than developing a de novo dialysis clinic but has historically been a faster means for achieving profitability and entering a new market. If we are unable to successfully execute on this strategy in the future, our future growth could be limited. We may be unable to identify suitable acquisition opportunities or to complete acquisitions in a timely manner and on favorable terms. The time and expense of the Restatement process may also cause us to delay or decide not to pursue acquisitions that would have been beneficial to our growth. We may need to obtain additional capital or financing, from time to time, to fund these acquisitions. Sufficient capital or financing may not be available to us on satisfactory terms, if at all. In addition, our ability to acquire additional clinics may be limited by state certificate of need programs and other regulatory restrictions on expansion. Even if we are able to acquire additional clinics, there is no guarantee that we will be able to operate them successfully as stand‑alone businesses, or that any such acquired clinic will operate profitably or will not otherwise adversely impact our results of operations. Further, we cannot be certain that key talented individuals at the acquired clinic will continue to work for us after the acquisition or that they will be able to continue to successfully manage any acquired clinic. We also face significant competition from local, regional and national dialysis operators and other owners of clinics in pursuing attractive acquisition candidates. See “—Our competitors have increasingly adopted a JV model and compete with us for establishing de novo clinics, acquiring existing dialysis clinics and engaging medical directors, which could materially adversely impact our growth prospects.” The inability to acquire existing clinics on reasonable terms or in a cost‑effective manner could adversely affect our growth as well as our operating results and financial condition. 
Acquisitions may subject us to unknown liabilities, and we may not be indemnified for all of these liabilities.
 
Businesses we acquire may have unknown or contingent liabilities or liabilities that are in excess of the amounts that we originally estimated. Although we generally seek indemnification from the sellers of businesses we acquire for matters that are not properly disclosed to us, we may not be successful in obtaining indemnification. In addition, even in cases where we are able to obtain indemnification, we may be subject to liabilities greater than the contractual limits of our indemnification or the financial resources of the indemnifying party. In the event that we are responsible for liabilities substantially in excess of any

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amounts recovered through rights to indemnification, we could suffer severe consequences that could adversely impact our operating results and financial condition.
Damage to our reputation or our brand in existing or new markets could negatively impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.
 
We believe we have built our reputation on the high quality of our dialysis clinic services, physicians and operating personnel, as well as on our culture and the experience of our patients in our clinics, and we must protect and grow the value of our brand to continue to be successful in the future. Our brand may be diminished if we do not continue to make the day‑to‑day investments required for clinic operations, equipment upgrades and staff training. Any incident, real or perceived, regardless of merit or outcome, that erodes our brand, such as adverse patient outcomes due to medical malpractice or allegations of medical malpractice, failure to comply with federal, state or local regulations including allegations or perceptions of non‑compliance, failure to comply with ethical and operating standards, or the Restatement and related matters, could significantly reduce the value of our brand, expose us to adverse publicity and damage our overall business and reputation. Further, our brand value could suffer and our business could be adversely affected if patients perceive a reduction in the quality of service or staff, or an adverse change in our culture or otherwise believe we have failed to deliver a consistently positive patient experience.
Infringement of our trademarks and other proprietary rights or a finding that our services infringe the proprietary rights of others could impair our competitive position, require us to change our business practices or subject us to significant costs and monetary penalties.
 
Our ability to successfully grow our business depends in part on our ability to maintain brand recognition using our trademarks and logos. If our efforts to protect our trademarks are unsuccessful and third parties are able to use the same or similar brand names in competitive business lines, the value of our business may be harmed. If we are found to infringe a third party’s intellectual property rights, we could be liable for damages or be subject to an injunction that forces us to rebrand our services or replace certain technology or other intellectual property. If we are unable to protect our trademarks and other proprietary rights, or if we are found to infringe the proprietary rights of others, such events could have a material effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Federal laws negatively impacting Medicare reimbursement to our dialysis facilities may have an adverse effect on our revenues.
Subsequent to the establishment of the ESRD PPS, Congress has from time to time enacted legislation that has resulted in reductions to Medicare program reimbursement rates for dialysis services or affected the bundle of items and services for which we are reimbursed. For example, legislation passed in 2012 and 2014 previously reduced the market basket inflation adjustment to the ESRD PPS bundled rate for payment years 2016, 2017 and 2018. In addition, the inclusion of oral‑only ESRD‑related drugs in the bundled payment, originally scheduled to occur in 2016, has twice been delayed to the current implementation date of January 1, 2025. The uncertainty about future payment rates is a material risk to our business, and any future reductions to reimbursement rates or changes in the items and services included within the ESRD PPS bundled payment could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
Federal budget sequestration cuts, including a 2% reduction to Medicare payments, became effective in 2013 and have been extended through 2027. These cuts have affected and will continue to affect our revenues, earnings and cash flows. In 2018, the U.S. President and Congress each proposed additional spending cuts and tax reform initiatives, some of which would have resulted in changes (including significant reductions in funding) to Medicare and Medicaid. These measures and any similar measures proposed by the U.S. President or Congress, if adopted, could affect our revenues, earnings and cash flows. Future federal legislation relating to the federal government’s borrowing authority or deficit reduction may also have a negative impact on our financial performance.
The Advancing American Kidney Health initiative may adversely affect our business, results of operations, cash flows and revenues.

On July 10, 2019, the U.S. President signed an executive order to launch the Advancing American Kidney Health initiative. As directed by the executive order, CMS released a proposed required payment model and four optional payment models. The four optional payment models are expected to enroll more than 200,000 Medicare patients in new arrangements with dialysis providers, and the required payment model, known as ESRD Treatment Choices, will encourage dialysis in the home. These changes in financial incentives for dialysis providers and the expansion of government programs could increase the number of patients who participate in such programs and the number of uninsured patients. Even for those patients who remain in private insurance plans, changes to those plans could increase patient financial responsibility, resulting in a greater

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risk of uncollectible receivables. Under the Advancing American Kidney Health initiative, our dialysis facilities may be subject to downward payment adjustments that could adversely affect our patient service operating revenues, results of operations and cash flows.

The ESRD Quality Incentive Program may adversely affect our business, results of operations, cash flows and revenues.
 
The ESRD Quality Incentive Program (“QIP”), which is administered by CMS, is designed to promote the provision of high‑quality dialysis services in outpatient dialysis facilities. Under the ESRD QIP, a portion of the bundled per treatment payment that a dialysis facility receives from Medicare is tied to the facility’s performance in a previous year on certain quality of care measures. These measures are based on specifications from CMS, as these may be updated from time to time. If a dialysis facility does not meet or exceed certain performance standards related to these measures during a performance year, the facility will be subject to a reduction in Medicare payments of up to 2% for all services performed during a subsequent payment year. CMS modifies the ESRD QIP each year, such that the quality measures selected, the performance scoring system and other factors that impact a dialysis facility’s ESRD QIP performance will likely differ from year to year. CMS has established the ESRD QIP performance measures for payment years through 2022, but these measures may be subject to further change by CMS. See “Item 1. Business—Reimbursement—Medicare Reimbursement” for a discussion of the currently established performance measures. Any changes to the ESRD QIP measures could have an adverse impact on our ability to avoid or minimize Medicare payment reductions under the ESRD QIP. Under the ESRD QIP, our dialysis facilities may be subject to downward Medicare program payment adjustments that could adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and revenues.

Disruptions in federal government operations and funding create uncertainty in our industry and could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
A substantial portion of our revenues is dependent on federal healthcare program reimbursement, and any disruptions in federal government operations could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Any federal government shutdown and/or failure of the U.S. government to enact annual appropriations could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Additionally, disruptions in federal government operations may negatively impact regulatory approvals and guidance that are important to our operations, and create uncertainty about the pace of upcoming healthcare regulatory developments.

The federal government publishes performance and quality data on dialysis facilities, which includes a star rating system. If our facilities receive low ratings or if the ratings and data published by CMS are inaccurate, our revenues could be materially and adversely affected by a loss of patients or lack of new patients.
 
CMS includes a star rating system on the Dialysis Facility Compare (“DFC”) website, a portal that publishes qualitative and quantitative information regarding clinical outcomes and the efficacy of dialysis at Medicare certified dialysis facilities. The star rating system ranks facilities on a scale of 1 to 5 stars based on DFC quality measures and utilizes a normal distribution. Due to differences in patient populations and DFC quality measures, star ratings can vary significantly between dialysis facilities without reflecting actual differences in treatment quality. Although CMS has established the ESRD Star Rating Technical Experts Panel to review the methodology for producing the star ratings, there is no guarantee that star ratings will accurately reflect the quality of care provided at a dialysis facility. If our facilities receive low star ratings or if data published on the DFC website is inaccurate, it could adversely affect our ability to retain or attract new patients, and, accordingly, adversely affect our revenues.
 
Changes in VA, state Medicaid or other non‑Medicare government programs or payment rates could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.
 
For the year ended December 31, 2018, we derived approximately 2% of our revenues and 2.5% of our treatment volume from patients primarily insured through the VA. In December 2010, the VA adopted Medicare’s bundled payment system, resulting in a reduction in payments for dialysis services at centers treating VA patients. To the extent payments are further reduced or to the extent we lose VA patients as a result of VA policies, our operating results and financial condition could be adversely affected.
 
For the year ended December 31, 2018, we derived approximately 4% of our revenues and 6% of our treatment volume from patients who had Medicaid or Medicaid managed care as their primary insurer. As state governments face increasing budgetary pressure, they may propose reductions in payment rates, delays in the timing of payments, limitations on eligibility or other changes to Medicaid programs. Some states have already taken steps to reduce or delay payments. In addition, some states’ Medicaid eligibility requirements mandate that enrollees in Medicaid programs provide documented

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proof of citizenship. More recently, several states have begun adopting work or similar requirements for many enrollees in Medicaid. Our revenues, earnings and cash flows could be negatively affected to the extent that we are not paid by Medicaid or other state programs for services provided to patients who are unable to satisfy the eligibility requirements. If state governments reduce the rates paid by Medicaid programs for dialysis and related services, delay the timing of payment for services provided, further limit eligibility for Medicaid coverage or adopt changes to the Medicaid payment structure that reduce our overall payments from Medicaid, then our revenues, earnings and cash flows could be adversely affected.
 
Changes in clinical practices, payment rates or regulations relating to ESAs and other pharmaceuticals could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition as well as our ability to care for patients.
 
The Medicare bundled payment system includes reimbursement for ESAs such that ESA dosing variations do not change the amount paid to a dialysis facility. Many commercial insurance programs have been moving towards a bundled payment system inclusive of ESAs, while some continue to pay for ESAs separately. Increased utilization of ESAs for patients for whom the cost of ESAs is included in a bundled reimbursement rate or changes to administration policies could have a material adverse effect on our revenues, earnings and cash flows. Any cost savings that we may realize from reductions in the frequency with which ESAs are administered by our facilities may be offset or eliminated by reductions in the national base rate set by Medicare, which could have a negative impact on our revenues, earnings and cash flows.
In addition, changes in reimbursement rates for ESAs and other pharmaceuticals that are reimbursed outside of the bundled rate could similarly affect our operating results. For example, under the TDAPA program, the oral and IV forms of calcimimetics are separately reimbursed by Medicare and not included within the Medicare bundled payment rate system. During the applicable transitional period, we expect that the wider availability of generic supplies of oral calcimimetics will drive the acquisition cost of that drug down, which could in turn lower associated reimbursement rates. We cannot predict the timing and specifics of how CMS will permanently incorporate oral and IV calcimimetics into the Medicare bundled payment rate system after the TDAPA program period. Changes in these reimbursement rates could lead to significant fluctuations in our operating income and could have a negative impact on our revenues, earnings and cash flows.
We may be subject to inquiries or audits from a variety of governmental bodies or claims by third parties related to our medication administration and billing policies for ESAs and other pharmaceuticals. Inquiries or audits from governmental bodies or claims by third parties would require management’s attention and could result in significant legal expense. Any negative findings could result in substantial financial penalties or repayment obligations, mandates to change our practices and procedures as well as the attendant financial burden on us to comply with the obligations, and exclusion from future participation in federal healthcare programs.
 
Changes in the availability and cost of ESAs and other pharmaceuticals could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition as well as our ability to care for patients.
 
The ESAs required for our clinics are supplied by Amgen Inc. (“Amgen”), with its drugs branded as EPOGEN (“EPO”) and Aranesp and by Vifor International AG (“Vifor”), with the F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd. drug branded as Mircera and the Pfizer drug branded as Retacrit. Under our agreement with Amgen, Amgen may unilaterally decide to increase its prices for EPO and Aranesp at any time. In the event that it does so, Vifor may be unable to increase its supply of Mircera or Retacrit to us in an amount sufficient to enable us to avoid incurring such increased prices, and we may not have access to alternative ESAs that are both cost-effective and work as effectively as our current ESAs. We do not have the ability to pass on any price increases to Medicare and Medicaid and may not have the ability to pass on price increases to commercial payors. Changes in the availability and cost of ESAs and other renal‑related pharmaceuticals could have a material adverse effect on our earnings and cash flows and ultimately reduce our income.
 
If our suppliers are unable to meet our needs, if there are material price increases or if we are unable to effectively access new technology, our operating results and financial condition could be adversely affected.
 
The available supply of ESAs from Amgen and Vifor could be delayed or reduced, whether by one or both of them, through unforeseen circumstances or as a result of excessive demand. If Amgen or Vifor is unable to meet our needs for ESAs, including in the event of a product recall, and we are not able to find adequate alternative sources, it could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition. In addition, Amgen may terminate for convenience with 30 days’ notice the group purchasing organization agreement through which we are supplied ESAs by them. If Amgen terminates the agreement for convenience, Vifor may be unable to timely increase, or increase at all, its supply of ESAs to cover any resulting shortfall, and we may not have access to alternative ESAs that are both cost-effective and work as effectively as our current ESAs.


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In addition, the technology related to ESAs is subject to new developments that may result in superior products. If we are not able to access these superior products on a cost‑effective basis or if suppliers are not able to fulfill our requirements for products, we could face patient attrition, which could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.
We monitor our relationships with suppliers to better anticipate any potential shortages and reduce the likelihood of the loss of a supplier. However, if we experience shortages or material price increases that we are unable to mitigate, this could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.

The development of new technologies could adversely affect our revenues, earnings and cash flows.
 
The development of new kidney transplant technologies could decrease the need for dialysis services. Similarly, the development of new home dialysis technologies could decrease our in‑center patient population and require us to focus more intensely on providing home dialysis services in more of our markets. See also “—The Advancing American Kidney Health initiative may adversely affect our business, results of operations, cash flows and revenues.” If new technologies are developed that require changes to our business structure or that otherwise decrease our in‑center patient population, it could adversely affect our revenues, earnings and cash flows.
There are significant risks associated with estimating the amount of revenues that we recognize that could impact the timing of our recognition of revenues or have a significant impact on our operating results and financial condition.
 
There are significant risks associated with estimating the amount of revenues that we recognize in a reporting period. Ongoing insurance coverage changes, geographic coverage differences, differing interpretations of contract coverage, uncertainty as to the amounts paid by various insurers with which we have no contracts and other payor issues, such as ensuring appropriate documentation, complicate the billing and collection process. For example, in recognizing revenue from non-contracted payors, we estimate the transaction price based on usual and customary rates, reduced by contractual adjustments provided to those payors, discounts provided to uninsured patients in accordance with our policy and/or implicit price concessions. In assessing the probability of claim payments, we review previous payment history and record a reserve, generally at the patient level, that results in an estimate of expected revenue such that it is probable that a significant revenue reversal will not occur in future periods. When we later receive cash with respect to prior period patient claims, we are required to reconcile our contractual allowance estimates for discounts and price concessions with the cash we subsequently receive. The Audit Committee review that resulted in the Restatement found that in recording revenue based on expected payments from third-party payors during the Restated Periods, we did not appropriately reconcile contractual allowance estimates for discounts and price concessions with cash subsequently received in respect of prior period patient claims. We have taken and continue to take actions that we believe will remediate the material weaknesses that resulted in this failure to reconcile properly, but these actions have not had significant time to be deemed effective and may be ineffective to remediate the identified material weaknesses. See “—Risks Related to the Restatement—We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting that could, if not remediated, adversely affect our ability to report our financial condition and results of operations in a timely and accurate manner, negatively impacting investor confidence.”
In addition, laws and regulations governing the Medicare and Medicaid programs are extremely complex, changing and subject to interpretation. Determining applicable primary and secondary coverage for an extensive number of patients at any point in time, together with the changes in patient coverage that occur each month, requires complex, resource‑intensive processes. Errors in determining the correct coordination of benefits may result in refunds to payors. Revenues associated with federal health insurance programs are also subject to risk related to estimating amounts not paid by the primary government payor that will ultimately be collectible from a secondary payor or the patient. Collections, refunds and payor retractions typically continue to occur for up to three years or longer after services are provided. If our estimates of revenues are materially inaccurate, it could impact the timing and amount of our recognition of revenues and have a significant impact on our operating results and financial condition.
If we do not timely or accurately bill for our services, our revenues, bad debt expense and cash flows may be adversely affected.
 
We are subject to a number of complex billing requirements. The process of providing medical care prior to receiving payment or determining a patient’s ability to pay carries risks which may adversely affect our revenues, bad debt expense and cash flows. Payor billing requirements may differ by the type of payor as well as by the individual payor contract. Reimbursement for services we provide may be conditioned upon, amongst other requirements, properly coding and documenting services. Further, payors may fail to pay or refuse to pay for services even when properly billed. Additional factors that may influence our ability to receive reimbursement include, but are not limited to:

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payor disputes regarding which party is responsible for payment;
variations in the amount or type of coverage for similar services amongst various payors; and
implementation of new coding standards or requirements which may require more information or documentation.
 
If we are unable to meet payor billing requirements, reimbursement may be denied or delayed, which could adversely affect our revenues, bad debt expense and cash flows.
 
Federal or state healthcare reform laws could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.
 
The ACA, among other things, increased the number of individuals with private insurance coverage and Medicaid, implemented reimbursement policies that tie payment to quality, facilitated the creation of accountable care organizations that may use capitation and other alternative payment methodologies, strengthened enforcement of fraud and abuse laws and encouraged the use of information technology.

The ACA has been the subject of extensive legislative and regulatory scrutiny, including efforts by Congress to repeal the ACA in its entirety, or to repeal, amend and replace a number of its provisions, as well as administrative actions delaying the effectiveness of key provisions. In December 2017, the U.S. President signed into law a provision repealing the penalty under the ACA’s individual mandate, which had required individuals to pay a fee if they failed to obtain a qualifying health insurance plan, effective for tax years beginning with 2019. While the ultimate impact of this change is unknown, it may result in an increase in the number of individuals without health insurance, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Legislative attempts to completely repeal the ACA have been unsuccessful to date, but there may be significant changes to the healthcare regulatory environment in the future, whether by administrative action or otherwise, that could have a material adverse effect on our business. In addition, there have been lawsuits filed by various stakeholders pertaining to the ACA that may have the effect of modifying or altering various parts of the law, or repealing the law in its entirety. For example, a federal district court in Texas ruled in December 2018 that the individual mandate of the ACA was unconstitutional and inseverable from the ACA and thus that the remaining provisions of the ACA were also invalid. The court’s ruling has been appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and in March 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice stated in a legal filing with the Fifth Circuit that the district court’s ruling that the ACA was invalid should be upheld. While the ACA remains in effect pending the appeal of this decision, we cannot predict whether the district court’s ruling will be upheld or overturned or whether there will be further lawsuits that result in a modification or complete repeal of the ACA.
In recent years, some states have considered legislation, ballot initiatives or referendums, or policy changes that could, if implemented, impose additional requirements on our operations, including increases in the required staffing levels or staffing ratios for clinical personnel, minimum transition times between treatments and limits on how much patients may be charged for care.  Proposition 8, a statewide ballot initiative filed in 2018 in California, would have limited the amount dialysis clinics could charge to 115% of the average treatment cost in California. Proposition 8 was not approved in the November 2018 election. Ballot initiatives similar to Proposition 8 were also proposed in Ohio and Arizona; however, neither initiative met the applicable requirements for inclusion on the state ballot for the November 2018 election. Although Proposition 8 and the Ohio and Arizona initiatives did not become law, similar legislation, ballot initiatives or referendums might be proposed in the future in these or other states. Changes such as those mandated by Proposition 8 and the Ohio and Arizona initiatives or similar future legislation, ballot initiatives or referendums, or related policy changes, could materially reduce our revenues and increase our operating expense, require us to close dialysis centers or reduce shifts, and could have a material adverse effect on our employee relations, treatment growth, productivity, business, results of operations and financial condition. Even if not passed or approved, our efforts to oppose such measures could result in substantial costs to us.

We expect that additional federal and state healthcare reform measures will be adopted in the future and cannot predict how employers, private payors or persons buying insurance might react to these changes. Full repeal or repeal of additional provisions of the ACA, any future healthcare reform legislation, including moving to a universal health insurance or “single payor” system whereby health insurance is provided to all Americans under government programs, or adverse court decisions may increase our costs, limit the amounts that federal and state governments and other third‑party payors will pay for healthcare products and services, expose us to expanded liability or require us to revise the ways in which we conduct our business, any of which could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 




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If we fail to adhere to all of the complex federal, state and local government regulations that apply to our business, we could suffer severe consequences that could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.
 
Our dialysis operations are subject to extensive federal, state and local government regulations, all of which are subject to change. These government regulations currently relate to, among other things:
 
government healthcare program participation requirements;
requirements related to reimbursement for patient services, including Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rules and regulations, rules addressing the priority of payors, signature and documentation requirements, and coding requirements;
federal and state anti‑kickback laws, the federal physician self‑referral prohibition statute (the “Stark Law”) and analogous state physician self‑referral statutes;
false claims prohibitions for healthcare reimbursement programs and other fraud and abuse laws and regulations, including the federal False Claims Act, a provision in the ACA extending the federal False Claims Act to include, under certain circumstances, claims based on violations of the federal anti‑kickback law and other civil monetary penalty laws, including laws prohibiting offering or giving remuneration to any beneficiary of a federal healthcare program that such person knows or should know is likely to influence the beneficiary to order or receive any item or service reimbursable under such program;
federal and state laws regarding record keeping requirements, privacy and security protections applicable to the collection, use and disclosure of protected health and other personally identifiable information, security breach notification requirements relating to protected health and other personally identifiable information, and standards for the exchange of electronic health information, electronic transactions and code sets and unique identifiers for providers;
corporate practice of medicine;
licensing and certification requirements applicable to our dialysis clinics;
certificate of need laws and regulations; and
regulation related to health, safety and environmental compliance, including medical waste disposal.
 
Because of the breadth of these laws and the strict requirements of the statutory exceptions and safe harbors available, it is possible that some of our business activities could be subject to challenge under one or more of such laws. Achieving and sustaining compliance with these laws may prove costly. Failure to comply with these laws and other laws can result in civil and criminal penalties such as fines, damages, overpayment recoupment, loss of enrollment status and exclusion from federal healthcare programs. As many of these laws and regulations have not been fully interpreted by the regulatory authorities or the courts, and their provisions are sometimes open to a variety of interpretations, there is an increased risk that we may be found to have violated them. Our failure to accurately anticipate the application of these laws and regulations to our business or any other failure to comply with regulatory requirements could create liability for us and negatively affect our business. Any action against us for violation of these laws or regulations, even if we successfully defend against it, could cause us to incur significant legal expenses, divert our management’s attention from the operation of our business and result in adverse publicity.
 
In addition, the laws, regulations and standards governing the provision of healthcare services may change significantly in the future. Any new or changed healthcare laws, regulations or standards may not materially adversely affect our business.
 
A review of our business by judicial, law enforcement, regulatory or accreditation authorities under existing or new healthcare laws could result in a determination that could materially adversely affect our operations. If such a determination were to be made, we could suffer severe consequences that would have a material adverse effect on our revenues, earnings cash flows and financial condition including:

suspension, exclusion or termination of our participation in government payment programs;
refunds to the government and third‑party payors of amounts received in violation of law or applicable program or contract requirements;
loss of required government certifications or exclusion from government payment programs;
loss of licenses or certificates of need required to operate healthcare clinics in the states in which we operate;

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reductions in payment rates or coverage for dialysis and ancillary services and pharmaceuticals;
fines, damages, monetary penalties, and civil or criminal liability for violations of anti‑kickback laws, the Stark Law, state self‑referral and anti‑kickback prohibitions, and submission of false claims based on violations of law or other failures to meet regulatory requirements;
becoming subject to a corporate integrity agreement and the retention of an independent monitor to monitor compliance with such an agreement;
enforcement actions by governmental agencies or state law claims for monetary damages by patients who believe their protected health information has been used, disclosed or not properly safeguarded in violation of federal or state patient privacy laws, including HIPAA;
mandated changes to our practices or procedures, including with respect to our billing and business practices, that significantly increase operating expenses;
termination of various relationships and/or contracts related to our business, including joint venture arrangements, medical director agreements, real estate leases, consulting agreements with physicians, or contracts with healthcare providers; and
harm to our reputation, which could negatively impact our business relationships, affect our ability to attract and retain patients and physicians, affect our ability to obtain financing and decrease access to new business opportunities.
Heightened federal and state investigation and enforcement efforts could subject us to increased costs of compliance and material adverse consequences.
 
Both federal and state government agencies, as well as commercial payors, have heightened and coordinated audits and administrative, civil and criminal enforcement efforts as part of numerous ongoing investigations of healthcare organizations. These investigations relate to a wide variety of topics, including cost reporting and billing practices, quality of care, financial reporting, financial relationships with referral sources, and medical necessity of services provided.
To enforce compliance with the federal laws, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) have increased their scrutiny of healthcare providers, which has led to a number of investigations, prosecutions, convictions and settlements in the healthcare industry. Dealing with investigations can be time‑ and resource‑consuming and can divert management’s attention from the business.  Any such investigation or settlement could increase our costs or otherwise have an adverse effect on our business. In addition, because of the potential for large monetary exposure under the federal False Claims Act, which provides for treble damages and mandatory minimum penalties of $11,181 to $22,363 per false claim or statement made after November 2, 2015 and $5,500 to $11,000 for claims or statements before that date, healthcare providers often resolve allegations without admissions of liability for significant and material amounts to avoid the uncertainty of treble damages that may be awarded in litigation proceedings, including qui tam or whistleblower suits brought by private individuals on behalf of the government. Such settlements often contain additional compliance and reporting requirements as part of a consent decree, settlement agreement or corporate integrity agreement. Given the significant size of actual and potential settlements, it is expected that the government will continue to devote substantial resources to investigating healthcare providers’ compliance with the healthcare reimbursement rules and fraud and abuse laws.
On August 18, 2016, CMS issued a request for information for public comment on concerns that some healthcare providers and provider-affiliated organizations may be steering patients eligible for, or receiving, Medicare and/or Medicaid benefits into ACA plans, including health insurance marketplace plans. The request also sought public comment about certain charities that provide assistance to patients seeking to enroll in private insurance coverage. CMS also sent letters to all Medicare-enrolled dialysis facilities and centers, including our facilities, informing them of this request for information.
In December 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued an interim final rule (“IFR”) that would have required dialysis facilities to make certain disclosures to insurers and patients in connection with ACA plans and would have effectively enabled insurers to reject charitable premium assistance payments. In January 2017, a federal district court issued a preliminary injunction, enjoining HHS from implementing the IFR, and in June 2017, at the request of the government, the court stayed the proceedings while HHS undertakes further rulemaking in order to replace the IFR with a new rule to be issued through a rule-making process. In June 2019, HHS sent to the White House Office of Management and Budget a proposed rule entitled “Conditions for Coverage for End-Stage Renal Disease Facilities-Third Party Payments.” If this or any similar rule is issued and survives any potential court challenges, it could have a material adverse impact on us.

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State governments have also increased enforcement efforts against healthcare providers in connection with anti‑fraud, physician self‑referral and other laws. We may be especially susceptible to enforcement risks in states where we have large concentrations of business and in states in which we establish new JVs but in which we may be unfamiliar with the regulatory requirements. To the extent that we become the subject of such enforcement activities, in addition to any adverse legal consequences, such enforcement could cause us to incur significant legal expenses, divert our management’s attention from the operation of our business and result in adverse publicity.
In particular, the dialysis services industry has been subject to scrutiny by the federal government. The increased scrutiny from regulators and insurers could adversely affect the enrollment of patients at our clinics in ACA plans and other individual commercial plans, cause additional reductions in our average reimbursement rates or result in additional limitations on our operations. Certain proceedings against companies in our industry have been and may in the future be filed under seal, such as a whistleblower action under the federal False Claims Act. Although we cannot predict whether or when proceedings might be initiated or when these matters may be resolved, it is not unusual for these investigations to continue for a considerable period of time. Responding to these investigations can require substantial management attention and significant legal expense, which could materially adversely affect our operations. Further, in many cases the mere existence or announcement of any such inquiry could have a material adverse effect on our business. Any such investigation could cause us to incur significant legal expenses, divert our management’s attention from the operation of our business or result in adverse publicity. Any negative findings could result in substantial financial penalties against us, exclusion from future participation in Medicare, Medicaid and other healthcare programs, and, in some cases, criminal penalties, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
 
Our arrangements and relationships with our nephrologist partners and medical directors do not satisfy all of the elements of safe harbors to the federal anti‑kickback statute and certain state anti‑kickback laws and, as a result, may subject us to government scrutiny or civil or criminal monetary penalties or require us to restructure such arrangements.
 
We endeavor to structure our JV arrangements and medical director agreements, including agreements with our chief medical officer, to comply with applicable laws and government regulations and applicable safe harbors. Our business model is focused on JVs with nephrologist partners, and we endeavor to structure these JVs in compliance with the federal anti‑kickback statute, the Stark Law and analogous state anti‑kickback and self‑referral laws, including the exceptions applicable to Medicare ESRD services. In addition, our chief medical officer has been granted stock options in ARA and a number of our nephrologist partners own shares of ARA as a result of common stock offerings that we have made. Substantially all of our JVs with physicians or physician groups also involve the provision of medical director services by our nephrologist partners to those clinics. Under Medicare regulations, each of our dialysis clinics is required to have an active medical director who is responsible for decision‑making in analyzing core processes and patient outcomes and in stimulating a team approach to continuous quality improvement and patient safety. For these services, we retain a physician on an independent contractor basis at an annual fixed fee to serve as the medical director.
We believe that our relationships with our nephrologist partners, which include our medical directors, do not meet all of the elements of the safe harbors to the federal anti-kickback statute and may not meet all of the elements of analogous state safe harbors. Arrangements that do not meet all of the elements of a safe harbor do not necessarily violate the applicable anti‑kickback statute but are susceptible to government scrutiny. The OIG has issued guidance expressing concerns about joint ventures with referring physicians and the Department of Justice has pursued actions relating to joint venture arrangements between physicians and other healthcare providers. Accordingly, there is some risk that the OIG, the Department of Justice or another government agency might investigate our JV arrangements and medical director contracts. In addition, if the government were to interpret the physician self‑referral laws such that they viewed our operations to be in violation of such laws, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.
If our arrangements with our nephrologist partners and medical directors were investigated and determined to violate the federal anti‑kickback statute, Stark Law or analogous state laws, we could be required to restructure these relationships, which we may not be able to do successfully. We could become subject to a corporate integrity agreement, which requires costly external monitors and could require changes to our operations. We could also be subjected to civil and criminal penalties and severe monetary consequences that could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition, including, but not limited to, the repayment of amounts received from Medicare by the offending clinics and the payment of penalties and possible exclusion from federal healthcare programs. Additionally, new federal or state laws could be enacted that would construe our relationships with our nephrologist partners as violating applicable law or result in the imposition of penalties against us or our facilities. If any of our business arrangements with nephrologist partners were alleged or deemed to violate the federal anti‑kickback statute or similar laws, or if new federal or state laws or regulations were enacted rendering these arrangements illegal, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.

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If our arrangements are found to violate the Stark Law, it may subject us to government scrutiny or monetary penalties or require us to restructure such arrangements.
 
As the Stark Law prohibits physician self‑referral for certain designated health services (“DHS”) and is a strict liability statute, we may be subject to liability due to the referral practices of our nephrologist partners.  None of the Stark Law exceptions applicable to physician ownership interests in entities to which they make referrals for DHS apply to the kinds of ownership arrangements that our nephrologist partners hold in our JVs. If a center bills for DHS referred by our nephrologist partners, the claims would not be payable and the dialysis center could be subject to actions under the False Claims Act and the Stark Law penalties. See “Item 1. Business—Government Regulation—Stark Law.”
If CMS determined that we have submitted claims in violation of the Stark Law, the claims would not be payable and we could be subject to penalties, some of which could be significant. In addition, it might be necessary to restructure existing compensation agreements with our medical directors and to repurchase or to request the sale of ownership interests in our JVs held by our nephrologist partners or, alternatively, to refuse to accept referrals for DHS from these physicians. Any such penalties and restructuring could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.
 
If our arrangements are found to violate state laws prohibiting the corporate practice of medicine or fee‑splitting, we may not be able to operate in those states.
 
The laws and regulations relating to our operations vary from state to state, and many states prohibit general business corporations, as we are, from practicing medicine, controlling physicians’ medical decisions or engaging in some practices such as splitting professional fees with physicians. In some states, these prohibitions are expressly stated in a statute or regulation, while in other states the prohibition is a matter of judicial or regulatory interpretation. Possible sanctions for violation of these restrictions include loss of license and civil and criminal penalties. In addition, agreements between the corporation and the physician may be considered void and unenforceable. We have endeavored to structure our activities and operations to avoid conflict with state law restrictions on the corporate practice of medicine, and we have endeavored to structure all of our corporate and operational agreements to conform to any licensure requirements, fee‑splitting and related corporate practice of medicine prohibitions. However, other parties may assert that we are engaged in the corporate practice of medicine or unlawful fee‑splitting despite the way we are structured. Were such allegations to be asserted successfully before the appropriate judicial or administrative forums, we could be subject to adverse judicial or administrative penalties, certain contracts could be determined to be unenforceable and we may be required to restructure our contractual arrangements. We may not be able to operate in certain states, which would adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We are subject to CMS certification, claims processing requirements and audits, and any adverse findings in a CMS review could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.
 
The Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rules related to claims submission, clinic and professional licensing requirements, cost reporting and payment processes impose complex and extensive requirements upon dialysis providers. A violation or departure from these requirements may result in government audits, lower reimbursements, overpayments, recoupments or voluntary repayments, and the potential loss of certification to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid program. CMS has increased the frequency and intensity of its certification inspections of dialysis clinics.
We are also subject to prepayment and post‑payment reviews. CMS relies on a network of multi‑state, regional contractors to process Medicare claims and audit healthcare providers. In addition, CMS has established a network of privately contracted auditors, called Recovery Audit Contractors (“RACs”), which conduct post‑payment reviews to identify improper payments made by Medicare to providers. RACs are paid on a contingency basis for all overpayments identified and recovered. CMS also has a network of Zone Program Integrity Contractors, which investigate instances of suspected fraud, waste and abuse, and may refer cases to CMS for administrative action or to law enforcement for civil or criminal prosecution. If such claims are pursued by CMS or law enforcement, the penalties may be severe and may include, but not be limited to, substantial fines and exclusion from government healthcare programs.
The ACA established a requirement for providers and suppliers to report and return any overpayments received from government payors under the Medicare and Medicaid programs within 60 days of identification and quantification. Failure to report and return such overpayments exposes the provider or supplier to False Claims Act liability. Providers and suppliers have a duty to exercise reasonable diligence to determine whether a Medicare overpayment exists and the amount of the overpayment. If we fail to identify, process and refund overpayments to the government in a timely manner, or if any audit, enforcement action or payment review reveals any failure to report and return an identified overpayment or a suspected

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instance of fraud, waste or abuse, we could be subject to substantial costs and penalties, which could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.
 
Delays in Medicare and state Medicaid certification of our dialysis clinics could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.
 
We are required to obtain federal and state certification for participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs before we can begin billing for patients treated in our clinics who are enrolled in government‑based programs. Due to budgetary pressures and staffing limitations, significant delays in obtaining initial certification have occurred in some states, including for our clinics, and additional delays may occur in the future. Failures or delays in obtaining certification, particularly if they become more widespread, could cause significant delays in our ability to bill for services provided to patients covered under government programs, cause us to incur write‑offs of investments or accelerate the recognition of lease obligations in the event we have to close clinics or our clinics’ operating performance deteriorates. This could have an adverse effect on our growth and operating results. The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, allows for independent credit organizations approved by HHS to accredit dialysis facilities and imposes certain timing requirements regarding the initiation of initial surveys to determine if certain conditions and requirements for payment have been satisfied, but the ultimate impact of these changes cannot be predicted.
We may be required, as a result of future changes in our ownership structure, to comply with notification and reapplication requirements in order to maintain our licenses, permits, certifications or other authorizations to operate, and failure to do so, or an allegation that we have failed to do so, could result in payment delays, forfeitures of payments or civil and criminal penalties.
 
We are subject to various federal, state and local licensing and certification laws with which we must comply in order to maintain authorization to provide, or receive payment for, our services. Compliance with such requirements is complicated by the fact that such requirements differ from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and in some cases are not uniformly applied or interpreted even within the same jurisdiction. Failure to comply with these requirements can lead to delays in payment and refund requests as well as civil or criminal penalties.
In certain jurisdictions, changes in our ownership structure, including changes in beneficial ownership of our company, require pre‑transaction or post‑transaction notification to state governmental licensing and certification agencies. Relevant laws in some jurisdictions may also require reapplication or reenrollment and approval to maintain or renew our licensure, certification, contracts or other operating authority. The extent of such notices and filings may vary in each jurisdiction in which we operate.
While we intend to comply with any notification, reenrollment or reapplication requirements that may result from future changes in our ownership structure, the agencies that administer these programs could find that we have failed to comply in some manner. A finding of non‑compliance and any resulting payment delays, refund demands or other sanctions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. 

Because our senior management has been key to our growth and success, we may be materially adversely affected if we lose any member of our senior management.
 
We are dependent on our senior management. Because our senior management has contributed to our growth since inception, the loss of key management personnel or our inability to attract, retain and motivate sufficient members of qualified management or other personnel could have a material adverse effect on us.
If patients no longer choose to use our dialysis clinics, or if a significant number of physicians or hospitals were to cease recommending our dialysis clinics to patients, our revenues would decrease.
 
Our business is dependent upon patients choosing our clinics as the location for their treatments. Patients may select a clinic based, in part, on the recommendation of their physician. We believe that physicians and other clinicians typically consider a number of factors when recommending a particular dialysis facility to an ESRD patient, including, but not limited to, the quality of care at a clinic, the competency of a clinic’s staff, convenient scheduling and a clinic’s location and physical condition. Physicians may change their facility recommendations at any time, which may result in the transfer of our existing patients to competing clinics, including clinics established by the physicians themselves. Our business also depends on recommendations by hospitals, managed care plans, other payors and other healthcare institutions. If a significant number of providers cease recommending their patients to our clinics, this would reduce our revenue and could materially adversely affect our overall operations.

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We depend on our relationships with our medical directors. Our ability to provide medical services at our facilities would be impaired and our revenues reduced if we were not able to maintain these relationships.
 
Each of our clinics is required by applicable regulations to have a medical director. Our ability to attract physicians to become medical directors at our clinics is essential to the growth of our business. Our business depends, in part, on the strength of our relationships with these physicians. Our revenues would be reduced if we lost relationships with key medical directors or groups of medical directors. If we were not able to attract new medical directors or maintain existing medical director relationships, our ability to provide medical services at our facilities would be impaired. Our business also depends on the efforts and success of the physicians who are medical directors at our clinics. The efforts of these medical directors directly correlate to the patient satisfaction and operating metrics of our clinics. Any failure of these medical directors to maintain the quality of medical care provided or to otherwise adhere to professional guidelines at our clinics or any damage to the reputation of a key medical director or group of medical directors could damage our reputation, subject us to liability and significantly reduce our revenues.
The Medicare conditions for coverage for ESRD facilities require that our medical directors be board‑certified in internal medicine or pediatrics by a professional board and complete a board‑approved training program in nephrology. Where a physician is not available with these qualifications, we seek a waiver of this requirement for our medical director from CMS. For a number of our facilities, physicians with these qualifications are not available, and we have obtained waivers from CMS for the medical directors of these facilities. If we are unable to attract physicians with these qualifications to become our medical directors or are unable to obtain waivers of this requirement for our medical directors, it could result in the closure of facilities and have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition. 
If we cannot renew our medical director agreements or enforce the noncompetition provisions of our medical director agreements, whether due to regulatory or other reasons, our operating results and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.
 
Our medical director contracts are typically for fixed initial ten‑year periods with automatic renewal options. Medical directors have no obligation to extend their agreements with us. We may take actions to restructure existing relationships or take positions in negotiating extensions of relationships in an effort to meet the safe harbor provisions of the anti‑kickback statute, Stark Law and other similar laws. These actions could negatively impact the decision of physicians to extend their medical director agreements with us. If the terms of any existing agreement are found to violate applicable laws, we may not be successful in restructuring the relationship which could lead to the early termination of the agreement. If a medical director agreement terminates, whether before or at the end of its term, we may be unable to find a replacement medical director with comparable qualifications, and the business, results of operations, financial condition and quality of medical services of the facility may be adversely affected.
Our medical director agreements generally provide for noncompetition restrictions prohibiting the medical directors from owning an interest in or serving as a medical director of a competing facility within specified geographical areas for specified periods of time. If we are unable to enforce the noncompetition provisions contained in our medical director agreements, it is possible that these medical directors may choose to provide medical director services for competing providers or establish their own dialysis clinics in competition with ours. Our inability to enforce noncompetition provisions and related patient attrition could materially and adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.
 
Our business is subject to substantial competition and could be adversely affected if we are unable to compete effectively in the dialysis services industry.
 
The dialysis services industry is highly competitive. Because of the lack of barriers to entry into the dialysis services business and the ability of nephrologists to be medical directors for their own clinics, competition in existing and expanding markets is not limited to large competitors with substantial financial resources. According to CMS data, there were more than 7,100 dialysis clinics in the United States as of November 1, 2018. We face competition from large and medium‑sized providers for patients and for the acquisition of existing dialysis clinics. We face particularly intense competition for the identification of nephrologists, whether as attending physicians, medical directors or nephrologist partners. In many instances, our competitors have taken steps to include comprehensive non‑competition provisions within various agreements, thereby limiting the ability of physicians to serve as medical directors or potential joint venture partners for competing dialysis clinics. These non‑competition provisions often contain both time and geographic limitations during the term of the agreement and for a period of years thereafter. Such non‑competition provisions may limit our ability to compete effectively for nephrologists. In addition, our reputation and relationships with nephrologists may be adversely impacted by the Restatement, the SEC Investigation, class action and derivative lawsuits and other issues in connection with the Restatement, which could lead to

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nephrologists being less willing to become or continue to serve as an attending physician, nephrologist partner or medical director of our clinics.

The dialysis services industry has undergone rapid consolidation. We estimate that, as of the end of 2018, the three largest for-profit dialysis providers, Fresenius Medical Care, DaVita and US Renal Care, together accounted for approximately 80% of the dialysis patients in the United States. We estimate that the largest not-for-profit provider of dialysis services, Dialysis Clinic, Inc., accounted for approximately 3% of the dialysis patients in the United States and that hospital-based providers accounted for approximately 4% of the dialysis patients in the United States, while independent providers and small- and medium-sized dialysis organizations, including our company, collectively accounted for the remainder. Consolidation continues to increase, thereby intensifying competition in the dialysis services industry. If we are unable to compete effectively in the dialysis services industry, our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.
Our competitors have increasingly adopted a JV model and compete with us for establishing de novo clinics, acquiring existing dialysis clinics and engaging medical directors, which could materially adversely impact our growth prospects.
 
The development, acquisition and operation of dialysis clinics is highly competitive. Our competition comes from other dialysis clinics, many of which are owned by much larger public companies, small to mid‑sized private companies, acute care hospitals, nursing homes and physician groups. The dialysis services industry is rapidly consolidating, resulting in several large dialysis services companies competing with us for the acquisition of existing dialysis clinics and the development of relationships with nephrologists to serve as medical directors for new clinics. Several dialysis companies, including some of our largest competitors, have adopted a JV model of dialysis clinic ownership, resulting in increased competition in the development, acquisition and operation of JV dialysis clinics. Competition to develop clinics using a JV model could materially adversely affect our growth as well as our operating results and financial condition. Some of our competitors have significantly greater financial resources, more dialysis clinics, a significantly larger patient base and are vertically integrated, and, accordingly may be able to achieve better economies of scale by asserting leverage against their suppliers, payors and other commercial parties. In addition, because of the ease of entry into the dialysis business and the ability of physicians to serve as medical directors for their own centers, competition for growth in existing and expanding markets is not limited to large competitors with substantial financial resources. We may experience competition from former medical directors or attending physicians who open their own dialysis centers. If we face a reduction in the number of our medical directors or nephrologist partners, it could adversely affect our business.
Deteriorations in economic conditions, particularly in states where we operate a large number of clinics, as well as disruptions in the financial markets or the effects of natural or other disasters or adverse weather events, such as hurricanes, earthquakes, fires or flooding, could adversely impact our operating results and financial condition.
 
Deteriorations in economic conditions could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition. Among other things, the potential decline in federal and state revenues that may result from these conditions may create additional pressures to contain or reduce reimbursements for our services from Medicare, Medicaid and other government sponsored programs. Our business may be particularly sensitive to economic conditions in certain states in which we operate a large number of clinics, such as Florida (44 clinics), Texas (26 clinics), Georgia (20 clinics), Ohio (17 clinics), Pennsylvania (16 clinics), Massachusetts (14 clinics), Colorado (13 clinics), South Carolina (11 clinics) and others. In addition, to the extent that commercial payors are adversely affected by a decline in the economy, we may experience further pressure on commercial rates, delays in fee collections and a reduction in the amounts we are able to collect.

Further, some of our dialysis clinics may be adversely impacted by the effects of natural or other disasters or adverse weather events, such as hurricanes, earthquakes, fires or flooding. For example, we operate 44 clinics in Florida and 26 clinics in Texas, states that have in the past experienced and may in the future experience hurricanes. Natural or other disasters or adverse weather events could significantly damage or destroy our facilities, disrupt operations, increase our costs to maintain operations and require substantial expenditures and recovery time to fully resume operations.

Any or all of these factors, as well as other consequences of these events, which currently cannot be anticipated, could adversely impact our operating results and financial condition.





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If we fail to comply with current or future laws or regulations governing the collection, processing, storage, access, use, security and privacy of personally identifiable, protected health or other sensitive or confidential information, our business, reputation and profitability could suffer.
 
The privacy and security of personally identifiable, protected health and other sensitive or confidential information that is collected, stored, maintained, received or transmitted in any form or media is a major issue in the healthcare industry. Along with our own confidential data and information, we collect, process, use and store a large amount of such hard‑copy and electronic data and information from our patients and employees. We must comply with numerous federal and state laws and regulations governing the collection, processing, sharing, access, use, security and privacy of personally identifiable information, including protected health information (“PHI”). Such laws and regulations include but are not limited to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and its implementing regulations and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 and its implementing regulations (collectively, “HIPAA”), and state data breach disclosure laws. If we fail to comply with applicable privacy and security laws, regulations and standards, properly protect the integrity and security of our facilities and systems and the data located within them, protect our proprietary rights to our systems or defend against cybersecurity attacks, or if our third‑party service providers fail to do any of the foregoing with respect to data and information accessed, used or collected on our behalf, our business, reputation, results of operations and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.
Privacy laws, including those that specifically cover PHI, are changing rapidly and subject to differing interpretations. New laws, regulations and standards relating to privacy and security, whether implemented pursuant to HIPAA or otherwise, could have a significant effect on the manner in which we must handle healthcare‑related data, and the cost of monitoring and complying with such laws, regulations and standards could be significant. In addition, governmental regulation and other legal obligations related to privacy and security could be interpreted, enforced or applied to our operations in a manner adverse to us. If we do not properly comply with existing or new laws and regulations related to PHI, we could be subject to threatened or actual civil or criminal proceedings, investigations, actions, monetary fines, civil penalties or sanctions by government entities, consumer advocacy groups, private individuals or others.
Information security risks have significantly increased in recent years in part because of the proliferation of new technologies, the use of the internet and telecommunications technologies to conduct our operations and the increased sophistication and activities of organized crime, hackers, terrorists and other external parties, including foreign state agents. Our business and operations rely on the secure processing, transmission and storage of confidential, proprietary and other information in our computer systems and networks, as well as those of our third‑party service providers, including sensitive personal information, such as PHI, social security numbers and credit card information of our patients, physicians, business partners and others.
Our facilities and systems and those of our third‑party service providers, as well as the data that they hold, may be vulnerable to security attacks and breaches caused by acts of vandalism, fraud or theft, computer viruses, criminal activity, coordinated attacks by activist entities or others, programming and/or human errors or other similar events. Because the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, disable services or sabotage systems change frequently, may originate from less regulated and remote areas around the world and generally are not recognized until launched against us, we may be unable to proactively address these techniques or to implement adequate preventative measures. Emerging and advanced security threats, including coordinated attacks, require additional layers of security that may disrupt or impact efficiency of operations.
Any security breach involving the misappropriation, loss, corruption or other unauthorized disclosure or use of personally identifiable, protected health or other sensitive or confidential information, including financial data, competitively sensitive information or other proprietary data, whether suffered by us or one of our third‑party service providers, could have a material adverse effect on our business, reputation, financial condition, cash flows or results of operations. The occurrence of any of the foregoing events to us or a third‑party service provider could result in business interruptions and delays, cessations in the availability of systems and our ability to provide services, potential liability and regulatory action, harm or loss to our reputation and relationships with our patients, physicians, vendors and other business partners, investigations, monetary fines, civil or criminal suits, civil penalties or criminal sanctions, as well as significant costs, including as they relate to legal requirements to disclose the breach publicly, repairing any system damage, incentives offered to patients or others to maintain business relationships after a breach and the implementation of measures to prevent future breaches. Any of the foregoing may result in a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position, cash flows and our business reputation. In addition, concerns about our practices with regard to the collection, use, disclosure or security of personally identifiable, protected health and other sensitive or confidential information, even if unfounded and even if we are in compliance with applicable laws, could damage our reputation and harm our business.
 

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Complications associated with implementing an electronic medical records system could have a material adverse effect on our revenues, cash flows and operating results.
 
We have selected an electronic medical record (“EMR”) system for implementation at an increasing number of our facilities in the future. The cost of implementing an EMR system at our facilities may be significant, and the system’s launch may be unsuccessful or may result in inefficiencies. Defects or design issues with the EMR may increase costs and subject us to additional regulatory risks. For example, problems with system implementation and operation may increase the likelihood of or cause noncompliance with federal and state security and privacy laws such as HIPAA and with requirements imposed by third‑party payors. If such issues were to arise, they could materially adversely affect our revenues, cash flows and operating results.
We may be subject to liability claims for malpractice, professional liability and other matters that could harm our reputation or result in damages and other expenses not covered by insurance that could adversely impact us.
 
Our business, and in particular the administration of dialysis services to patients subjects us to litigation and liability for damages based on an allegation of malpractice, professional negligence in the performance of our treatment and related services, the acts or omissions of our employees, or other matters. Our exposure to this litigation and liability for damages increases with growth in the number of our clinics and treatments performed. Potential judgments, settlements or costs relating to potential future claims, complaints or lawsuits could result in substantial damages and could subject us to the incurrence of significant fees and costs. In addition, our business, reputation, profitability and growth prospects could suffer if we face negative publicity in connection with such claims, including claims related to adverse patient events, contractual disputes, professional and general liability, workplace behavior or other personnel matters and directors’ and officers’ duties. We maintain liability insurance in amounts that we believe are appropriate for our operations, including professional and general liability insurance. Our insurance coverage may not cover all claims against us, and insurance coverage may not continue to be available at a cost satisfactory to us to allow for the maintenance of adequate levels of insurance. If we incur damages or defense costs in connection with a claim that is outside the scope of any applicable insurance coverage or if one or more successful claims against us exceeds the coverage limit of our insurance, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.
Our insurance costs have been increasing substantially over the last several years, and our coverage may not be sufficient to cover claims and losses.
 
We maintain a program of insurance coverage against a broad range of risks in our business, including professional liability insurance, which is subject to deductibles. The premiums and deductibles under our insurance program have been increasing over the last several years as a result of litigation activity since our IPO and general business rate increases. We are unable to predict further increases in premiums and deductibles, but based on recent experience, we expect further increases in premiums and deductibles, which could adversely impact our earnings. The liability exposure of operations in the healthcare services industry has increased, resulting not only in increased premiums but also in limitations on the liability covered by insurance carriers. We may not be able to obtain necessary or sufficient insurance coverage for our operations upon expiration of our insurance policies, or obtain any insurance on acceptable terms, if at all, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, we could be materially and adversely affected by the collapse or insolvency of our insurance carriers.
Material decisions regarding our dialysis clinics may require the consent of our joint venture partners, and we may not be able to resolve disputes.
 
Our joint venture partners, who may be single practitioners, an affiliated group of nephrologists, hospitals or multi‑practice institutions, participate in material strategic and operating decisions we make for our clinics. For example, we generally must obtain the consent of our joint venture partners before making any material amendments to the operating agreement for the dialysis clinic or admitting additional members. The operating agreement for a clinic may provide that we cannot take certain specified actions affecting that clinic without the consent of the joint venture partner(s) for that clinic. Such actions may include (i) a sale, transfer, liquidation or reorganization of all or substantially all of the clinic, or a merger or dissolution of the clinic, (ii) a lease of all or substantially all of the clinic, (iii) the admission of a new or substituted member, (iv) an amendment or modification of the applicable operating agreement or the constituent documents for the clinic, (v) certain transactions with affiliates, (vi) any distribution in kind of assets of the clinic, (vii) any capital calls except to the extent specifically provided, (viii) any hiring or firing of certain key employees of the clinic, (ix) entering into borrowing arrangements on behalf of the clinic or incurring other liabilities, in each case, exceeding specified amounts, (x) entering into any material agreements on behalf of the clinic where annual payments exceed a specified amount, (xi) any transfer of all or any part of a membership interest in the clinic other than a permitted transfer under the operating agreement and (xii) any

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substantial expansion or capital improvements to the clinic. The rights of our joint venture partners to approve material decisions could limit our ability to take actions that we believe are in our best interest and the best interest of the dialysis clinic. Some of our joint venture partners may have interests in multiple clinics, and it may be more difficult for us to successfully negotiate or resolve disputes with such partners to the extent they have approval rights over material decisions for a number of clinics. We may not be able to resolve favorably, or at all, any dispute regarding material decisions with our joint venture partners.
We may be required to purchase the ownership interests of our nephrologist partners, which may require additional debt or equity financing.
 
A substantial number of our JV operating agreements grant our nephrologist partners rights to require us to purchase their ownership interests, at the estimated fair value as defined within the applicable JV operating agreement, at certain set times or upon the occurrence of certain triggering events. Except in the case of event-based triggers and a limited number of time-based triggers, our nephrologist partners in each JV are generally required to collectively maintain a minimum percentage, most commonly at least 20%, of the total outstanding membership interests in the clinic following the exercise of their put rights. Event‑based triggers of these rights in various JV operating agreements may include the sale of all or substantially all of our assets or the assets of a clinic, closure of the clinic, change of control of us or of a clinic, departure of key executives, third-party members’ death, disability, bankruptcy, retirement, material breach of the operating agreement or if third-party members are dissolved and other events. Time‑based triggers give nephrologist partners at certain of our clinics the option to require us to purchase previously agreed upon percentages of their ownership interests at certain set dates. The timing of when some of the time‑based put rights are exercisable may be accelerated upon the occurrence of certain events, such as those noted above.
 The estimate of the fair values of the interests subject to these put provisions is a critical accounting estimate that involves significant judgments and assumptions and may not be indicative of the actual values at which these obligations may ultimately be settled in the future. The estimated fair values of the interests subject to these put provisions can also fluctuate, and the implied multiple of earnings at which these obligations may be settled will vary depending upon clinic performance, market conditions and access to the credit and capital markets. As of December 31, 2018, we had recorded liabilities of approximately $101.1 million for all existing time‑based put obligations, of which we have estimated approximately $11.2 million were accelerated as a result of physicians with IPO put rights having elected to exercise, or who may potentially exercise, the puts, and approximately $28.0 million for all existing event‑based put obligations to our nephrologist partners. The funds required to honor our put obligations may make it difficult for us to meet our other debt obligations, including obligations under our credit facilities, or could require us to incur additional indebtedness or issue additional common stock to fund such purchases.

In certain limited circumstances some of our nephrologist partners may have the right to purchase our JV ownership interests, which rights could affect the value of our company.
 In certain limited circumstances, some of our JV operating agreements grant our nephrologist partners rights to purchase our ownership interests in the applicable JV. A limited number of our JV operating agreements give our nephrologist partners the right to purchase all of our membership interests within a specified period, at fair market value or otherwise dissolve the JV. In the event of a change of control transaction, such as a merger or a sale of all or substantially all of our assets or stock to a third party, or the departure of key executives, some of our nephrologist partners would have the right to purchase all of our ownership interests in the applicable JV or require us to offer to sell our ownership interests in the applicable JV to them at a purchase price typically based, in whole or in part, on the clinic valuation or transaction valuation. These provisions could adversely affect the value of our company to a potential acquirer and our ability to fully realize the value of a change of control transaction.

We may have a special legal responsibility to our nephrologist partners, which may conflict with, and prevent us from acting solely in, our own best interests.
 
We generally hold our ownership interests in facilities through JVs in which we maintain an ownership interest along with physicians. As majority managing member of most of our JVs, we may have fiduciary duties under state laws to manage these entities in the best interests of the minority interest holders. We may encounter conflicts between our responsibility to further the interests of these nephrologist partners and our own best interests. For example, we have entered into management agreements to provide management services to the dialysis clinics in exchange for a fee. Disputes may arise as to the nature of the services to be provided or the amount of the fee to be paid. Disputes may also arise between us and our nephrologist partners with respect to a particular business decision or regarding the interpretation of the provisions of the applicable JV operating agreement. In addition, disputes may arise as to the amounts and timing of distributions we make to our nephrologist partners. In these cases, we may be obligated to exercise reasonable, good faith judgment to resolve the disputes and may not

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be free to act solely in our own best interests. We have not implemented any measures to resolve these conflicts if they arise. If we are unable to resolve a dispute on terms favorable or satisfactory to us, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.
Shortages of qualified skilled clinical personnel, or higher than normal turnover rates, could affect our ability to grow and deliver quality, timely and cost‑effective care services.
 
We depend on qualified nurses and other skilled clinical personnel to provide quality service to patients in our clinics. Competition is intense for qualified nurses, technical staff and nephrologists. We depend on our ability to attract and retain skilled clinical personnel to support our growth and generate revenues. There is currently a shortage of skilled clinical personnel in many of the markets in which we operate our clinics as well as markets in which we are considering opening new clinics. This nursing shortage may adversely affect our ability to grow or, in some cases, to replace existing staff, thereby leading to disruptions in our services. In addition, this shortage of skilled clinical personnel and the more stressful working conditions it creates for those remaining in the profession are increasingly viewed as a threat to patient safety and may trigger the adoption of state and federal laws and regulations intended to reduce that risk. For example, some states have adopted or are considering legislation that would prohibit forced overtime for nurses or establish mandatory staffing level requirements.
In response to the shortage of skilled clinical personnel, we have increased and are likely to have to continue to increase our wages and benefits to recruit and retain nurses or to engage contract nurses at a higher expense until we hire permanent staff nurses. We may not be able to increase the rates we charge to offset increased costs. The shortage of skilled clinical personnel may in the future delay our ability to achieve our operational goals at a dialysis clinic by limiting the number of patients we are able to service. The shortage of skilled clinical personnel also makes it difficult for us in some markets to reduce personnel expense at our clinics by implementing a temporary reduction in the size of the skilled clinical personnel staff during periods of reduced patient admissions and procedure volumes. In addition, we believe that retention of skilled clinical personnel is an important factor in a patient’s decision to continue receiving treatment at one of our clinics. If we are unable to hire skilled clinical personnel when needed, or if we experience a higher than normal turnover rate for our skilled clinical personnel, our operations and treatment growth will be negatively impacted, which would result in reduced revenues, earnings and cash flows.
Growing numbers of skilled clinical personnel are also joining unions that threaten and sometimes call work stoppages. Although we do not currently directly employ personnel that are members of a union, we lease employees in New York and the District of Columbia that are members of unions. Accordingly, we are required to abide by certain laws, regulations and procedures in our interactions with these employees. Union organizing activities at our clinics could adversely affect our operating costs, our employee relations, productivity, earnings and cash flows. If union organizing activities or other national or local trends result in an increase in labor and employment costs or claims, including class action lawsuits, our operating costs, earnings and cash flows could be adversely affected.
 
Our substantial level of indebtedness could adversely affect our ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, expose us to significant interest rate risk to the extent of our variable rate debt and prevent us from meeting our obligations under our indebtedness.
 
We have substantial indebtedness. As of December 31, 2018, we had total consolidated long‑term indebtedness of $517.5 million. Our high level of indebtedness could, among other consequences:

make it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations under our indebtedness, including our credit facilities, exposing us to the risk of default, which could result in a foreclosure on our assets, which, in turn, would negatively affect our ability to operate as a going concern;
require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flows from operations to interest and principal payments on our indebtedness, reducing the availability of our cash flows for other purposes, such as capital expenditures, acquisitions and working capital;
limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industries in which we operate;
increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;
place us at a disadvantage compared to our competitors that have less debt;
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limit our ability to borrow additional funds; and
require us to sell assets to raise funds, if needed, for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or other purposes.
 
Substantially all of our indebtedness is floating rate debt. We are exposed to interest rate volatility to the extent such interest rate risk is not hedged. We have and may continue to enter into swaps or other derivative financial instruments to reduce our exposure to floating interest rates as described under “—We utilize derivative financial instruments to reduce our exposure to market risks from changes in interest rates on our variable rate indebtedness and we will be exposed to risks related to counterparty creditworthiness or non‑performance of these instruments.”
Our debt agreements impose significant operating and financial restrictions on us and our subsidiaries, which may prevent us from capitalizing on business opportunities and taking some actions, and our failure to comply with these restrictions may subject us to increased interest expense, lender consent and amendment costs or other adverse financial consequences.
 
Our credit facilities impose significant operating and financial restrictions on us. These restrictions limit our ability to, among other things:
incur additional indebtedness;
incur liens;
make investments and sell assets;
pay dividends and make other distributions;
purchase our stock;
engage in business activities unrelated to our current business;
enter into transactions with affiliates; or
consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of our assets.

In addition, under our credit facilities, we are required to satisfy and maintain specified financial ratios and other financial condition tests. Our ability to meet those financial ratios and tests can be affected by events beyond our control, and we may be unable to meet those ratios and tests. We are also required under our credit facilities to timely deliver our financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Due to the factors that led to the Restatement and our material weaknesses, we have not been able to timely deliver our financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 and for each of the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, and we have determined that the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 and for the fiscal quarters in 2017 and 2018 that we had previously delivered to the lenders under our credit facilities were not prepared in accordance with GAAP. These failures on our part resulted in defaults under our credit facilities, our third-party clinic level debt and our Assigned Clinic Loans (as defined in “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Key Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations—Impact of the IPO and Certain Legal Matters”). See “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Debt Facilities.” To remedy these defaults, we have entered into an amendment to our credit facilities, whereby we have provided lenders with consent fees, are subject to increased constraints on our ability to borrow under our credit facilities and are required to pay higher interest costs. To the extent that we fail to meet our requirements to timely deliver financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP in future periods, to comply with our financial covenants, to pay interest or principal when due or to meet other covenants and requirements contained within our credit facilities, we may default under one or more of our credit facilities. In particular, under the amendment to our credit facilities, if it is determined that we failed to satisfy the maximum consolidated net leverage ratio at the time of borrowing under our revolving credit facility or when required on or after the last day of the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2018 or the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2019, an event of default will be deemed to have occurred. In addition, to remedy the defaults under our third-party clinic level debt, we obtained individual waivers or forbearances from substantially all of our third-party clinic lenders, and continue to seek waivers or forbearances from the remaining lenders. The total balance of clinic-level debt as of December 31, 2018 for which we have not obtained waivers through the date of these consolidated financial statements amounts to approximately $4.2 million. We have not sought a formal waiver for the outstanding Assigned Clinic Loans, which are held by Term Loan Holdings LLC, an entity owned by our pre-IPO stockholders. As of December 31, 2018, we had $5.1 million of outstanding Assigned Clinic Loans.

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A breach of any of those requirements or covenants could result in a default under our credit facilities and require further amendments, leading to increases in consent fees to lenders or increased interest costs, the imposition of additional constraints on borrowing or potentially more serious liquidity constraints and adverse financial consequences. Upon the occurrence of an event of default under our credit facilities, our lenders could elect to declare all amounts outstanding under our credit facilities to be immediately due and payable and terminate all commitments to extend further credit.
As a result of these covenants and restrictions, we are limited in how we conduct our business, and we may be unable to raise additional debt or equity financing to compete effectively or to take advantage of new business opportunities. The terms of any future indebtedness we may incur could include more restrictive covenants. A breach of any of these covenants could result in a default in respect of the related indebtedness. If a default occurs, the relevant lenders could elect to declare the indebtedness, together with accrued interest and other fees, to be due and payable immediately. This, in turn, could cause our other debt, including debt under our credit facilities, to become due and payable as a result of cross‑default or acceleration provisions contained in the agreements governing such other debt. In the event that some or all of our debt is accelerated and becomes immediately due and payable, we may not have the funds to repay, or the ability to refinance, such debt.
Our ability to repay our indebtedness depends on the performance of our subsidiaries and their ability to make distributions to us.
 
We are a holding company. We have no operations of our own and derive all of our revenues and cash flow from our joint venture and other subsidiaries. We depend on our joint venture subsidiaries for dividends and other payments to generate the funds necessary to meet our financial obligations, including payments of principal and interest on our indebtedness. The earnings from, or other available assets of, our subsidiaries may not be sufficient to pay dividends or make distributions or loans to enable us to make payments in respect of our indebtedness when such payments are due. Legal and contractual restrictions in agreements governing current and future indebtedness and our joint ventures, as well as the financial condition and operating requirements of our subsidiaries, limit our ability to obtain cash from our joint ventures. Such agreements, including the agreements governing our credit facilities and joint ventures, may restrict our subsidiaries from providing us with sufficient dividends, distributions or loans to fund interest and principal payments on our indebtedness when due. In addition, our operating agreements generally provide that distributions may only be made to us if at the same time we make pro rata distributions to our joint venture partners, and accordingly, a significant portion of our cash flows is used to make distributions to our joint venture partners and is not available to service our indebtedness. Further, if our subsidiaries’ operating performance declines or if our subsidiaries are unable to generate sufficient cash flows or are otherwise unable to obtain funds necessary to meet required payments on indebtedness, or if our subsidiaries otherwise fail to comply with the various covenants, including financial and operating covenants, in the instruments governing their indebtedness, our subsidiaries could be in default under the terms of the agreements governing such indebtedness. Under such a scenario, our subsidiaries would need to seek to obtain waivers from their lenders to avoid being in default, which they may not be able to obtain. In the event of such default, the holders of such indebtedness could elect to declare all the funds borrowed thereunder to be due and payable, together with accrued and unpaid interest, could elect to terminate their commitments, cease making further loans and institute foreclosure proceedings against our subsidiaries’ assets, and our subsidiaries could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation. 
We utilize derivative financial instruments to reduce our exposure to market risks from changes in interest rates on our variable rate indebtedness, and we will be exposed to risks related to counterparty creditworthiness or non‑performance of these instruments.
 
In March 2017, we entered into a forward starting interest rate swap agreement with a notional amount of $133 million and two interest rate cap agreements with notional amounts totaling $147 million, as a means of reducing our exposure to the floating interest rate component on $440 million of our variable rate debt under our term loans. The swap and interest rate caps are designated as a cash flow hedge, with a termination date of March 31, 2021. We may enter into additional interest rate swaps or other derivative financial instruments to further limit our exposure to changes in variable interest rates. Such instruments may result in economic losses should interest rates decline to a point lower than our fixed rate commitments. We will be exposed to credit‑related losses, which could impact our results of operations in the event of fluctuations in the fair value of the interest rate swaps due to a change in the creditworthiness or non‑performance by the counterparties to our derivative financial instruments.
We are required to pay our pre‑IPO stockholders for certain tax benefits, which amounts are expected to be material.
 
In connection with our initial public offering in April 2016 (“IPO”), we entered into an income tax receivable agreement (the “TRA”) for the benefit of our pre‑IPO stockholders that provides for the payment by us to our pre‑IPO stockholders on a pro rata basis of 85% of the amount of cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax that we actually realize as a result of any deductions (including net operating losses resulting from such deductions) attributable to the

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exercise of (or any payment, including any dividend equivalent right or payment, in respect of) any compensatory stock option issued by us that was outstanding (whether vested or unvested) as of the day before the date of our IPO prospectus (such stock options, “Relevant Stock Options” and such deductions, “Option Deductions”).
 
These payment obligations are our obligations and not obligations of any of our subsidiaries. The actual amount and timing of any payments under the TRA will vary depending upon a number of factors, including the amount and timing of the taxable income we generate in the future, whether and when any Relevant Stock Options are exercised and the value of our common stock at the time of such exercise. We expect that during the term of the TRA the payments that we make will be material. Such payments will reduce the liquidity that would otherwise have been available to us. See “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Income Tax Receivable Agreement.”
 
In addition, the TRA provides that upon certain mergers, consolidations, acquisitions, asset sales, other changes of control (including changes of continuing directors) or our complete liquidation, the TRA is terminable with respect to certain Relevant Stock Options at the election of Centerbridge Capital Partners, L.P. (together with its affiliates, “Centerbridge”) (or its assignee). If Centerbridge (or its assignee) elects to terminate the TRA with respect to such Relevant Stock Options, we will be required to make a payment equal to the present value of future payments under the TRA with respect to such Relevant Stock Options, which payment would be based on certain assumptions, including those relating to our future taxable income. Upon such termination, our obligations under the TRA could have a substantial negative impact on our liquidity and could have the effect of reducing the amount otherwise payable to stockholders in a change of control transaction or delaying, deferring or preventing certain mergers, consolidations, acquisitions, asset sales or other changes of control. If Centerbridge (or its assignee) does not elect to terminate the TRA with respect to such Relevant Stock Options upon a change of control, subsequent payments under the TRA will be calculated assuming that we have sufficient taxable income to utilize any available Option Deductions, in which case we may be required to make payments under the TRA that exceed our actual cash savings as a result of the Option Deductions in the taxable year.
 
The TRA provides that in the event that we breach any of our material obligations under it, whether as a result of our failure to make any payment when due (subject to a specified cure period), failure to honor any other material obligation under it or by operation of law as a result of the rejection of it in a case commenced under the United States Bankruptcy Code or otherwise, then all our payment and other obligations under the TRA could be accelerated and become due and payable applying the same assumptions described above. Such payments could be substantial and could exceed our actual cash tax savings under the TRA.
 
Additionally, we generally have the right to terminate the TRA. If we terminate the TRA, our payment and other obligations under the TRA will be accelerated and will become due and payable, also applying assumptions similar to those described above, except that if we terminate the TRA at a time during which any Relevant Stock Options remain outstanding, the value of the common stock that would be delivered as a result of the exercise of such Relevant Stock Options will be assumed to be the value of our common stock at such time plus a premium on such value, determined as of the date the TRA is terminated (the “Applicable Premium”). The Applicable Premium is 20% if we terminate the TRA after the third anniversary but on or before the fourth anniversary of the date we entered into the TRA, 10% if we terminate the TRA after the fourth anniversary but on or before the fifth anniversary of such date and 0% if we terminate the TRA after the fifth anniversary of such date. Any such termination payments could be substantial and could exceed our actual cash tax savings under the TRA.
 
Our pre‑IPO stockholders will not reimburse us for any payments previously made under the TRA if the tax benefits giving rise to any payments under the TRA are subsequently disallowed (although future payments would be adjusted to the extent possible to reflect the result of such disallowance). As a result, in certain circumstances, payments could be made under the TRA in excess of our cash tax savings.
 
Because we are a holding company with no operations of our own, our ability to make payments under the TRA is dependent on the ability of our subsidiaries to make distributions to us. To the extent that we are unable to make payments under the TRA, such payments will generally accrue interest at a rate equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 500 basis points from the due date until paid; however, if we are unable to make payments under the TRA because we do not have sufficient cash to make such payments as a result of limitations imposed by existing credit agreements to which we or any of our subsidiaries is a party, such payments will accrue interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 100 basis points from the due date until paid.




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We could be subject to adverse changes in tax laws, regulations and interpretations or challenges to our tax positions.
We are subject to tax laws and regulations of the U.S. federal, state and local governments. We compute our income tax provision based on enacted tax rates in the jurisdictions in which we operate. As the tax rates vary among jurisdictions, a change in earnings attributable to the various jurisdictions in which we operate could result in an unfavorable change in our overall tax provision.
From time to time, changes in tax laws or regulations may be proposed or enacted that could adversely affect our overall tax liability. There can be no assurance that changes in tax laws or regulations will not materially and adversely affect our effective tax rate, tax payments, financial condition and results of operations. Similarly, changes in tax laws and regulations that impact our patients, business partners and counterparties or the economy generally may also impact our financial condition and results of operations.
In addition, tax laws and regulations are complex and subject to varying interpretations, and any significant failure to comply with applicable tax laws and regulations in all relevant jurisdictions could give rise to substantial penalties and liabilities.
Any changes in enacted tax laws, rules or regulatory or judicial interpretations; any adverse development or outcome in connection with tax audits in any jurisdiction; or any change in the pronouncements relating to accounting for income taxes could materially and adversely impact our effective tax rate, tax payments, financial condition and results of operations. 
Risks Related to the Ownership of Our Common Stock
 
Our stock price has been and will likely continue to be volatile and fluctuate substantially. As a result, you may not be able to resell your shares at or above your purchase price.
The market price of our common stock has been and will likely continue to fluctuate substantially as a result of many factors, some of which are beyond our control. For example, since January 1, 2018, the trading price of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange has ranged from a low of $5.48 to a high of $24.07 through September 3, 2019. These fluctuations could cause you to lose all or part of the value of your investment in our common stock. Factors that could cause fluctuations in the market price of our common stock include the following:
performance of third parties on whom we rely to operate our clinics, including their ability to comply with regulatory requirements;
the success of, and fluctuation in, the revenue generated from our clinics;
execution of our operations and other aspects of our business plan;
results of operations that vary from those of our competitors and the expectations of securities analysts and investors;
changes in expectations as to our future financial performance, including financial estimates by securities analysts and investors;
investor perceptions of the investment opportunity associated with our common stock relative to other investment alternatives;
our announcement of significant contracts, acquisitions, or capital commitments;
announcements by our competitors of competing clinics;
announcements by third parties or governmental authorities of significant claims or proceedings against us or investigations of us;
regulatory and reimbursement developments in the United States;
future sales of our common stock;
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disruptions in government operations or general domestic and international economic conditions unrelated to our performance.
 
In addition, the stock market in general has experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to operating performance of individual companies. These broad market factors may adversely affect the market price of our common stock, regardless of our operating performance. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company’s securities, securities class action litigation has often been instituted. Any securities class action suit against us could result in significant liabilities and, regardless of the outcome, could result in substantial costs and the diversion of our management’s attention and resources.
Because we have no current plans to pay cash dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future, you may not receive any return on investment unless you sell your common stock for a price greater than that which you paid for it.
 
We intend to retain future earnings, if any, for future operations, expansion, and debt repayment and have no current plans to pay any cash dividends for the foreseeable future. The declaration, amount and payment of any future dividends on shares of common stock will be at the sole discretion of our board of directors. Our board of directors may take into account general and economic conditions, our financial condition, and results of operations, our available cash and current and anticipated cash needs, capital requirements, contractual, legal, tax and regulatory restrictions, implications on the payment of dividends by us to our stockholders or by our subsidiaries to us, and such other factors as our board of directors may deem relevant. In addition, our ability to pay dividends is limited by covenants of our existing outstanding indebtedness and may be limited by covenants of any future indebtedness we or our subsidiaries incur, including pursuant to our credit agreement. As a result, you may not receive any return on an investment in our common stock unless you sell our common stock for a price greater than that which you paid for it.
Future sales, or the perception of future sales, of a substantial amount of our common shares could depress the trading price of our common stock.
 
As of December 31, 2018, we have a total of 32,603,846 shares of common stock outstanding.  Of those shares, 13,150,192 shares are freely tradable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), though certain shares remain subject to continued service vesting requirements. The remaining 19,453,654 shares are held by our affiliates, including our directors, executive officers and other affiliates (including Centerbridge) and are “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144 of the Securities Act (“Rule 144”), subject to certain restrictions on resale.  Restricted securities may be sold in the public market only if they are registered under the Securities Act or are sold pursuant to an exemption from registration such as Rule 144. Pursuant to our amended and restated registration rights agreement, we have filed and had declared effective a registration statement with the SEC for the resale of up to 19,017,413 shares of our common stock by Centerbridge, Joe Carlucci, our Chief Executive Officer, and Syed Kamal, our President. Shares covered by such registration statement represented approximately 59% of our outstanding common stock as of December 31, 2018. These outstanding shares of common stock will become freely tradable without compliance with Rule 144 upon any sale pursuant to the registration statement. However, because we were unable to file our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2019 with the SEC on a timely basis, none of Centerbridge or Messrs. Carlucci or Kamal will be able to use such registration statement for resales of stock held by them until we have timely filed all periodic reports required under the Exchange Act for one year.

As restrictions on resale end or if these stockholders sell their shares pursuant to the registration statement, the market price of our shares of common stock could drop significantly if the holders of these shares sell them or are perceived by the market as intending to sell them. These factors could also make it more difficult for us to raise additional funds through future offerings of our shares of common stock or other securities.
 
As of December 31, 2018, we have issued outstanding options to purchase 5,011,191 shares of our common stock. In addition, we had 2,056,620 shares reserved for future issuance under our 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan. We have registered all of the common stock subject to outstanding stock options and other equity awards, as well as shares reserved for future issuance, under our 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Under SEC regulations, our failure to timely file with the SEC this Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019 resulted in the suspension of the availability of our registration statement on Form S-8 for issuances of equity awards under our employee and director equity incentive plans, including our 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan, or to allow our employees to exercise any options to purchase our common stock that they hold using the Form S-8. However, once we are deemed to have filed all reports and other materials required to be filed under the Exchange Act, shares registered under such registration statements will be generally

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available for sale in the open market, subject to our trading policies and, in the case of shares held by our officers and directors, to volume limits under Rule 144. 
 
In the future, we may also issue our securities in connection with investments or acquisitions. The amount of shares of our common stock issued in connection with an investment or acquisition could constitute a material portion of our then‑outstanding shares of our common stock. Any issuance of additional securities in connection with investments or acquisitions may result in additional dilution to you.

If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, our stock price and trading volume could decline.
 
The trading market for our common stock will depend in part on the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about us or our business. If one or more of the analysts who covers us downgrades our stock or publishes inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, our stock price would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts ceases coverage of us or fails to publish reports on us regularly, demand for our stock could decrease, which could cause our stock price and trading volume to decline.
Centerbridge controls us and its interests may conflict with ours or yours in the future.
 
As of December 31, 2018, Centerbridge beneficially owns approximately 54% of our outstanding common stock. Investment funds associated with or designated by Centerbridge have the ability to elect a majority of the members of our board of directors and thereby control our policies and operations, including the appointment of management, future issuances of our common stock or other securities, the payment of dividends, if any, on our common stock, the incurrence or modification of debt by us, amendments to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, and the entering into of extraordinary transactions, and their interests may not in all cases be aligned with your interests. In addition, Centerbridge may have an interest in pursuing acquisitions, divestitures, and other transactions that, in its judgment, could enhance its investment, even though such transactions might involve risks to you. For example, Centerbridge could cause us to make acquisitions that increase our indebtedness. Centerbridge may direct us to make significant changes to our business operations and strategy, including with respect to, among other things, clinic openings and closings, sales of other assets, employee headcount levels and initiatives to reduce costs and expenses.
 
Centerbridge is in the business of making investments in companies and may from time to time acquire and hold interests in businesses that compete directly or indirectly with us. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that neither Centerbridge nor any director who is not employed by us (including any non‑employee director who serves as one of our officers in both his director and officer capacities) nor his or her affiliates have any duty to refrain from engaging, directly or indirectly, in the same business activities or similar business activities or lines of business in which we operate.
 
So long as Centerbridge continues to own a significant amount of the outstanding shares of our common stock, even if such amount is less than 50%, Centerbridge will continue to be able to strongly influence or effectively control our decisions. In addition, so long as Centerbridge continues to maintain this ownership, it will be able effectively to determine the outcome of all matters requiring stockholder approval and will be able to cause or prevent a change of control or a change in the composition of our board of directors and could preclude any unsolicited acquisition of our company. The concentration of ownership could deprive you of an opportunity to receive a premium for your shares of common stock as part of a sale of our company and ultimately might affect the market price of our common stock.
 
We are a “controlled company” within the meaning of the NYSE rules and the rules of the SEC. As a result, we qualify for, and are relying on, exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements that provide protection to stockholders of other companies.
 
Centerbridge beneficially owns a majority of our outstanding common stock. As a result, we are a “controlled company” within the meaning of the corporate governance standards of the NYSE. Under these rules, a company of which more than 50% of the voting power is held by an individual, group or another company is a “controlled company” and may elect not to comply with certain corporate governance requirements, including:

the requirement that a majority of its board of directors consist of “independent directors” as defined under the rules of the NYSE;

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the requirement that it have a compensation committee that is composed entirely of directors meeting the NYSE independence standards applicable to compensation committee members with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities;
the requirement that its compensation committee be responsible for hiring and overseeing of persons acting as compensation consultants and be required to consider certain independence factors when engaging such persons;
the requirement that it have a nominating and corporate governance committee that is composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities; and
the requirement for an annual performance evaluation of the compensation and nominating and corporate governance committees.

Our Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee do not currently consist entirely of independent directors because we are relying on the exemptions for controlled companies. Accordingly, you may not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the corporate governance requirements of the NYSE.
 
Provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, amended and restated bylaws, amended and restated stockholders agreement and under Delaware law might discourage, delay or prevent a change of control of our company or changes in our management.
 
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, amended and restated bylaws and amended and restated stockholders agreement contain provisions that could depress the trading price of our common stock by discouraging, delaying or preventing a change of control of our company or changes in our management that the stockholders of our company may believe advantageous. These provisions include:
 
establishing a classified board of directors so that not all members of our board of directors are elected at one time;
authorizing “blank check” preferred stock that our board of directors could issue to increase the number of outstanding shares to discourage a takeover attempt;
limiting the ability of stockholders to call a special stockholder meeting;
limiting the ability of stockholders to act by written consent;
establishing advance notice requirements for nominations for elections to our board of directors or for proposing matters that can be acted upon by stockholders at stockholder meetings;
allowing the removal of directors only for cause and only upon the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66-2/3% in voting power of all the then‑outstanding shares of our stock entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class, if Centerbridge holds less than 40% in voting power of the stock of our company; and
specifying that certain provisions may be amended only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66-2/3% in voting power of all the then‑outstanding shares of our stock entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class, if Centerbridge holds less than 40% in voting power of the stock of our company but still has the right to nominate directors to, or has its director nominees serving on, our board of directors.

 Additionally, we have opted out of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation includes a similar provision, which, subject to certain exceptions, prohibits us from engaging in a business combination with an interested stockholder (generally a person that together with its affiliates owns, or within the last three years has owned, 15% of our voting stock, for a period of which the person became an interested stockholder), unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that Centerbridge and any of its respective direct or indirect transferees, and any group as to which such persons are party, do not constitute interested stockholders for purposes of this provision.
 

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These anti‑takeover provisions could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us, even if the third party’s offer may be considered beneficial by many of our stockholders. As a result, our stockholders may be limited in their ability to obtain a premium for their shares.

We are an emerging growth company and the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies may make our common stock less attractive to investors.
 
We are an emerging growth company as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”). For as long as we continue to be an emerging growth company, we may choose to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements applicable to other public companies, including, among other things:

exemption from the auditor attestation requirements under Section 404 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002;
reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements;
exemption from the requirements of holding non‑binding stockholder votes on executive compensation arrangements; and
exemption from any rules requiring mandatory audit firm rotation and auditor discussion and analysis and, unless the SEC otherwise determines, any future audit rules that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

 We will be an emerging growth company until the earliest of (i) December 31, 2021, (ii) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have annual gross revenue of $1 billion or more, (iii) the date on which we have, during the previous three‑year period, issued more than $1 billion in non‑convertible debt or (iv) the first day of the first fiscal year after we have more than $700 million in aggregate market value of outstanding common equity held by our non‑affiliates as of the last day of our second fiscal quarter.
 
We cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive if we continue to rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be more volatile.
 
We incur significant increased costs as a result of operating as a public company, and our management will continue to be required to devote substantial time to comply with the laws and regulations affecting public companies.
As a public company, we incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company, including costs associated with public company reporting and corporate governance requirements, in order to comply with the rules and regulations imposed by the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act, as well as rules implemented by the SEC and the NYSE. These costs will further increase after we cease to qualify as an emerging growth company. Furthermore, as we grow our business, our disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting will continue to become more complex, and we may require significantly more resources to ensure the effectiveness of these controls.  We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting that existed as of December 31, 2018 in connection with the Restatement, which has and continues to require management and other personnel to devote a substantial amount of time to remediation efforts, as described in “—Risks Related to the Restatement—We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting which could, if not remediated, adversely affect our ability to report our financial condition and results of operations in a timely and accurate manner, negatively impacting investor confidence.” In addition, it may become more difficult or more costly for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance because of the Restatement, the increasing complexity of our business and other factors, and we may be forced to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage when we renew our current policy.
The Sarbanes‑Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we maintain effective internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures. In particular, as a public company, we are required to perform system and process evaluations and testing of our internal control over financial reporting to allow management and in the future our independent registered public accounting firm to report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act. As described above, as an emerging growth company, we may not need to comply with the auditor attestation provisions of Section 404 for a number of years. Our testing, or the subsequent testing by our independent registered public accounting firm, may reveal deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting that are deemed to be material weaknesses. Our compliance with Section 404 will require that we incur substantial accounting expense and that management expend time on compliance‑related issues. Moreover, if we are not able to comply with the

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requirements of Section 404 in a timely manner, or if we or our independent registered public accounting firm identify deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting that are deemed to be material weaknesses, we could lose investor confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, which could cause our stock price to decline.
When the available exemptions under the JOBS Act, as described above, cease to apply, we expect to incur additional expenses and devote increased management effort toward ensuring compliance with the applicable regulatory and corporate governance requirements. We cannot predict or estimate the amount of additional costs we may continue to incur as a result of becoming a public company or the timing of such costs.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
 
None. 

Item 2. Properties.
 
Properties and Clinics

Our corporate headquarters are located at 500 Cummings Center, Suite 6550, Beverly, Massachusetts 01915 in an approximately 60,000 square foot leased portion of an office building. The lease for our headquarters expires on December 30, 2022 and includes one five‑year renewal option.
 
As of December 31, 2018, we owned and operated 241 dialysis clinics located in 27 states and Washington, D.C. as identified below under “—Location and Capacity of Our Clinics.” Our dialysis clinics range in size from approximately 1,300 to 18,000 square feet. The majority of our dialysis clinics are located on premises that we lease under non‑cancelable operating leases expiring in various years through 2033. Most clinic lease agreements have initial periods from 10 to 15 years. Some leases contain renewal options of five to ten years at the fair rental value at the time of renewal, while others have renewal terms at pre‑set rates associated with the initial term. We also own the real estate for several clinic sites.

Location and Capacity of Our Clinics
 
The locations of our clinics as of December 31, 2018, each of which is consolidated in our financial statements, were as follows:
State
 
Clinics
 
State
 
Clinics
 
State
 
Clinics
Arizona
 
2

 
Kentucky
 
7

 
Pennsylvania
 
16

California
 
6

 
Louisiana
 
2

 
Rhode Island
 
9

Colorado
 
13

 
Maryland
 
5

 
South Carolina
 
11

Connecticut
 
3

 
Massachusetts
 
14

 
Texas
 
26

Delaware
 
2

 
Michigan
 
5

 
Virginia
 
6

Florida
 
44

 
Missouri
 
2

 
Washington, D.C.
 
2

Georgia
 
20

 
New Jersey
 
5

 
West Virginia
 
1

Idaho
 
1

 
New York
 
9

 
Wisconsin
 
1

Illinois
 
3

 
Ohio
 
17

 
 
 
 
Kentucky
 
7

 
Oklahoma
 
2

 
 
 
 
 
 
  

 
  
 
  

 
TOTAL
 
241

 
We have developed our clinics in a manner that we believe promotes high‑quality patient care. We select the geographic area of the clinic locations based on the identification of well‑qualified nephrologist partners with whom we are interested in developing a clinic. In cooperation with our nephrologist partners, we select a specific location to maximize convenience to the patients based on demographic and other factors. Other considerations in identifying geographic areas and specific locations include:

the availability and cost of qualified and skilled personnel, particularly nursing and technical staff;
the area’s demographics and population growth estimates; and
state regulation of dialysis and healthcare services.

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Some of our dialysis clinics may be operating at or near capacity. We continuously monitor our dialysis clinics as they are nearing capacity. If a clinic is approaching full capacity, we may accommodate additional patient volume through increased hours or days of operation or, if additional space is available within an existing clinic, by adding dialysis stations, or we may open an additional clinic in that local area. Substantially all of our clinics lease their space on terms that we believe are customary in the industry. Opening of de novo clinics or expansion of existing clinics may be subject to review for state regulatory compliance, as well as those conditions relating to participation in the Medicare ESRD program. In states that require a certificate of need or clinic license, additional approvals would generally be necessary for development or expansion.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
 
Government Inquiries and Investigations 

On January 3, 2017, we received a subpoena from the United States Attorney’s Office, District of Massachusetts, requesting certain information relating to our payments and other interactions with the AKF and any efforts to educate patients qualified or enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid about enrollment in ACA-compliant individual marketplace plans, among other related matters under applicable healthcare laws. As we have done with the other regulators who have expressed interest in such matters, we cooperated fully with the government. We believe that this investigation related to a complaint, unsealed on August 1, 2019 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, that named certain of our competitors, the AKF and certain unidentified parties as defendants. The complaint alleges violations of the federal False Claims Act and various state false claims acts. The Department of Justice elected not to intervene in the matter. While we were not identified as a defendant in the matter, we can make no assurance that we will not be named as one of the unidentified defendant parties.  
In October 2018, the Staff of the SEC requested that we voluntarily provide documents and information relating to certain revenue recognition, collections and related matters. Following receipt of the SEC request, we responded by producing documents and information to the Staff. On March 27, 2019, we filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “March 27 Form 8-K”) that described, among other things, certain preliminary findings arising from the review being conducted by the Audit Committee of the Board, which commenced following receipt of the SEC request. On March 28, 2019, we received a subpoena from the Staff of the SEC, which reiterated the SEC’s prior request and required the production of additional documents and information relating to the matters disclosed in the March 27 Form 8-K and related matters. On June 19, 2019, we received an additional subpoena from the Staff of the SEC, which required the production of additional related documents and information. We may receive additional related subpoenas or other requests for documents and information from the Staff. We have cooperated fully with this investigation and will continue to do so.

Shareholder and Derivative Claims

On March 28, 2019 and April 19, 2019, putative shareholder class action complaints were filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey against us and certain of our current and former executive officers. Both complaints allege violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 10b-5 thereunder related to the matters disclosed in the March 27 Form 8-K and certain prior filings. The complaints seek unspecified damages on behalf of the individuals or entities that purchased or otherwise acquired ARA’s securities from August 10, 2016 to March 27, 2019. On July 3, 2019, the complaints were consolidated and a lead plaintiff was appointed for the putative shareholder class action complaint, captioned Ali Vandevar, et al. v. American Renal Associates Holdings Inc., et al., No. 19-09074-ES-MA. We, the Board and our current and former executive officers could become subject to additional litigation relating to these matters. We intend to vigorously defend ourselves against these claims.

On July 25, 2019, a derivative lawsuit, Luke Johnson v. Joseph A. Carlucci, et al., 2:19-CV-15812-JMV-JBC was filed, purportedly on our behalf, in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey against the members of our board of directors and certain of our current and former executive officers. The lawsuit asserts claims for violations of Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act, breach of fiduciary duties, unjust enrichment and waste of corporate assets based on, among other things, the Restatement and the related material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, alleged misstatements and omissions in our 2017 and 2018 proxy statements, compensation paid to the individual defendants and the costs incurred in connection with the Restatement process. The lawsuit seeks, among other things, recovery of damages sustained by us as a result of the individual defendants’ alleged misconduct, a direction to us to hold an annual meeting of stockholders and reforms to our corporate governance and internal procedures. The complaint also seeks restitution and costs and attorney’s fees.


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Other
 From time to time, we are subject to various legal actions and proceedings involving claims incidental to the conduct of our business, including contractual disputes and professional and general liability claims, as well as audits and investigations by various government entities, in the ordinary course of business. Based on information currently available, established reserves, available insurance coverage and other resources, we do not believe that the outcomes of any such pending actions, proceedings or investigations, in the ordinary course of business, are likely to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. However, legal actions and proceedings are subject to inherent uncertainties, and it is possible that the ultimate resolution of such matters, if unfavorable, may be materially adverse to our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

No assurance can be given as to the timing or outcome of the legal matters discussed above, nor can any assurance be given as to whether the filing of these lawsuits and any inquiries will affect our business relationships, or our business generally. We cannot predict the outcome of any of these matters, and an adverse result in one or more of them could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Although we are not currently subject to any formal regulatory investigations or proceedings other than those described above, there is no assurance that any such investigations or proceedings will not be commenced by any U.S. federal or state healthcare or other regulatory agencies. In addition, we may in the future be subject to additional inquiries, investigations, litigation or other proceedings or actions, regulatory or otherwise, arising in relation to the matters described above and related litigation and investigative matters. An unfavorable outcome of any such litigation or regulatory proceeding or action could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
 
None.
 

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PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
 
Our common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol “ARA”.  As of July 31, 2019, there were 197 holders of record of our common stock. This number does not include stockholders for whom shares were held in a “nominee” or “street” name.  

Stock Performance Graph
 
Our performance graph and tables below compare the cumulative total return and annual return percentage on our common stock from April 21, 2016, the date our common stock began trading on the NYSE, through December 31, 2018 with the cumulative total return and annual return percentage of the Russell 2000 Index, the S&P 500 Composite Index and the S&P Health Care Services Select Industry Index, in each case assuming an investment of $100 in our common stock and in each of the indices on April 21, 2016 and that all dividends were reinvested, and relative performance is tracked through December 31, 2018. We declared no dividends on our common stock during the period covered by the graph and tables. Measurement points are April 21, 2016 and the last trading day of each subsequent month-end through December 31, 2018.
 
The comparisons below are based on historical data and are not intended to forecast the potential future performance of our common stock. This graph is not deemed to be “filed” with the SEC or subject to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act and the graph shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any prior or subsequent filing by American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. under the Securities or the Exchange Act.
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Cumulative Total Return
 
 
Base Period
 
For the Years Ended December 31,
Company/ Index
 
4/21/2016
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018
American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
 
$100
 
$80.30
 
$65.66
 
$43.47
S&P 500 Index
 
$100
 
$108.68
 
$132.41
 
$126.61
S&P Health Care Sector
 
$100
 
$97.32
 
$118.80
 
$126.49
Russell 2000 Index
 
$100
 
$120.77
 
$138.46
 
$123.21



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Annual Return Percentage
 
 
For the Years Ended December 31,
Company/ Index
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018
American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
 
(19.7
)%
 
(18.23
)%
 
(33.79
)%
S&P 500 Index
 
8.68
 %
 
21.83
 %
 
(4.38
)%
S&P Health Care Sector
 
(2.68
)%
 
22.08
 %
 
6.47
 %
Russell 2000 Index
 
20.77
 %
 
14.65
 %
 
(11.01
)%

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
 
During the year ended December 31, 2018, we did not sell any equity securities that were not registered under the Securities Act.
 
Purchases of Equity Securities

During the year ended December 31, 2018, we repurchased approximately 19,000 shares of common stock at an aggregate cost of $400,000 to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of previously granted shares of restricted stock. The following table provides information about these repurchases:
Period
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased
 
Average Price Paid per Share
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
 
Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
March 1 - March 31
 
16,341

 
$
22.33

 

 

September 1 - September 30
 
2,597

 
20.46

 

 

 
 
18,938

 
$
22.07

 

 


Item 6. Selected Financial Data.
 
The following tables set forth our selected historical consolidated financial data, our selected historical consolidated operating data and our selected historical consolidated Non-GAAP financial measures as of the dates and for the periods indicated. The selected historical consolidated financial data as of and for the year ended December 31, 2018 has been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K. The selected historical consolidated financial data as of and for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 has been derived from our restated audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K. The selected historical consolidated financial data as of and for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 has been derived from our unaudited restated consolidated financial statements.

As discussed above, the selected historical consolidated financial data presented in the following tables as of and for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014 has been adjusted to reflect the restatement of our financial results, which is more fully described in the “Explanatory Note” immediately preceding Part 1, Item 1 and in “Note 3 - Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements” to our consolidated financial statements. 
 
Our financial statements reflect 100% of the revenues and expenses of our joint ventures (after elimination of intercompany transactions and accounts) and 100% of the assets and liabilities of these joint ventures (after elimination of intercompany assets and liabilities), although we do not own 100% of the equity interests in these consolidated entities. The net income attributable to our joint venture partners is classified within the line item Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests. We generally make distributions to our joint venture partners with net cash flow available at least on a quarterly basis in an amount approximating the noncontrolling interest. See also “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—Noncontrolling Interests.”

Historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for any future period. You should read the information set forth below in conjunction with “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.
 

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Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands, except share data)
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Statement of Operations Data:
 
  

 
  

 
  

 
 

 
 

Patient service operating revenues
 
$
805,776

 
$
737,318

 
$
772,221

 
$
672,249

 
$
564,004

Provision for uncollectible accounts(1)
 

 
(8,316
)
 
(5,441
)
 
(5,553
)
 
(4,924
)
Net patient service operating revenues
 
805,776

 
729,002

 
766,780

 
666,696

 
559,080

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Patient care costs
 
570,009

 
483,101

 
452,453

 
390,949

 
329,847

General and administrative
 
101,101

 
102,093

 
127,921

 
77,826

 
63,600

Transaction-related costs(2)
 
856

 
717

 
2,239

 
2,086

 

Gain on business interruption insurance(3)
 
(375
)
 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization
 
39,802

 
37,634

 
33,862

 
31,846

 
28,527

Certain legal and other matters(4)
 
39,061

 
15,249

 
6,779

 

 

Total operating expenses
 
750,454

 
638,794

 
623,254

 
502,707


421,974

Operating income
 
55,322

 
90,208

 
143,526

 
163,989

 
137,106

Interest expense, net
 
(32,632
)
 
(29,309
)
 
(35,959
)
 
(45,412
)
 
(44,080
)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
 

 
(526
)
 
(4,708
)
 

 

Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement(5)
 
2,673

 
7,234

 
1,286

 

 

Income before income taxes
 
25,363

 
67,607

 
104,145

 
118,577

 
93,026

Income tax expense
 
2,896

 
9,471

 
2,479

 
18,713

 
10,325

Net income
 
22,467

 
58,136

 
101,666

 
99,864

 
82,701

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
(51,234
)
 
(62,733
)
 
(98,520
)
 
(80,539
)
 
(65,785
)
Net (loss) income attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
 
(28,767
)
 
(4,597
)
 
3,146

 
19,325

 
16,916

Less: Change in the difference between the redemption value and estimated fair value for accounting purposes of the related noncontrolling interests
 
(2,566
)
 
(11,503
)
 
(10,067
)
 

 

Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders
 
$
(31,333
)
 
$
(16,100
)
 
$
(6,921
)
 
$
19,325

 
$
16,916

(Loss) earnings per share:
 
  

 
  

 
  

 
 

 
 

Basic
 
$
(0.98
)
 
$
(0.52
)
 
$
(0.25
)
 
$
0.87

 
$
0.77

Diluted
 
$
(0.98
)
 
$
(0.52
)
 
$
(0.25
)
 
$
0.85

 
$
0.76

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Basic
 
31,965,844

 
31,081,824

 
28,118,673

 
22,153,451

 
21,930,398

Diluted
 
31,965,844

 
31,081,824

 
28,118,673

 
22,707,874

 
22,332,887

Other Financial Data:
 
  

 
  

 
  

 
 

 
  

Adjusted EBITDA (including noncontrolling interests)(6)
 
$
141,254

 
$
160,859

 
$
229,176

 
$
201,438

 
$
168,501

Adjusted EBITDA-NCI(6)
 
$
90,020

 
$
98,126

 
$
130,656

 
$
120,899

 
$
102,716

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Development capital expenditures(7)
 
$
33,309

 
$
29,696

 
$
48,437

 
$
35,313

 
$
32,059

Other capital expenditures(8)
 
$
11,651

 
$
6,377

 
$
12,995

 
$
10,960

 
$
7,790

Total capital expenditures
 
$
44,960

 
$
36,073

 
$
61,432

 
$
46,273

 
$
39,849


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December 31,
Operating Data:
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Number of clinics (as of end of period)
 
241

 
228

 
214

 
192

 
175

Number of de novo clinics opened (during period)
 
13

 
15

 
20

 
16

 
15

Number of acquired clinics (during period)
 
1

 
3

 
2

 
2

 
11

Number of sold or merged clinics (during period)
 
(1
)
 
(4
)
 

 
(1
)
 
(1
)
Patients (as of end of period)
 
16,543

 
15,637

 
14,590

 
13,151

 
11,581

Number of treatments
 
2,311,037

 
2,191,172

 
2,027,423

 
1,804,910

 
1,563,802

Non-acquired treatment growth(9)
 
4.4
%
 
7.9
%
 
11.7
%
 
11.7
%
 
12.4
%
Normalized non-acquired treatment growth(10)
 
5.0
%
 
8.6
%
 
11.4
%
 
11.7
%
 
12.4
%
Normalized total treatment growth(10)
 
6.1
%
 
8.8
%
 
12.0
%
 
15.4
%
 
13.1
%
 
 
December 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Per Treatment Financial Data:
 
 
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
Net patient service operating revenues per treatment(11)
 
$
349

 
$
333

 
$
378

 
$
369

 
$
358

Patient care costs per treatment(11)
 
$
247

 
$
220

 
$
223

 
$
217

 
$
211

Adjusted patient care costs per treatment(11)(12)
 
$
247

 
$
219

 
$
221

 
$
217

 
$
211

General and administrative expenses per treatment(11)(13)
 
$
44

 
$
47

 
$
63

 
$
43

 
$
41

Adjusted general and administrative expenses per treatment(11)(12)
 
$
44

 
$
42

 
$
46

 
$
43

 
$
41

Provision for uncollectible accounts per treatment(1)(11)
 
$

 
$
4

 
$
3

 
$
3

 
$
3

 
 
 
As of December 31,
(in thousands)
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:
 
 
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
Cash
 
$
55,200

 
$
71,511

 
$
100,905

 
$
90,982

 
$
61,468

Working capital(14)
 
(2,777
)
 
42,301

 
82,764

 
113,539

 
80,683

Total assets
 
985,843

 
990,151

 
1,040,228

 
967,604

 
900,742

Total debt
 
560,366

 
560,088

 
570,332

 
682,982

 
662,600

Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions
 
129,099

 
130,438

 
150,049

 
117,575

 
101,662

Accumulated deficit
 
(164,451
)
 
(135,898
)
 
(131,301
)
 
(122,279
)
 
(133,081
)
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions
 
168,881

 
187,698

 
194,799

 
188,843

 
183,831


(1)
On January 1, 2018, we adopted ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, using the modified retrospective transition method. As a result of the adoption, a majority of the provision for uncollectible accounts is now recognized as a direct reduction to revenues, instead of separately as a deduction to arrive at net revenues. Effective 2018, we no longer separately present a provision for uncollectible accounts on the consolidated statements of operations as it is included in net patient service operating revenues after the adoption of the new accounting standard. See “Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements for further discussion of our adoption of ASC 606.
(2)
For 2018, represents expenses incurred for the registration statement and the secondary offering that was withdrawn in March 2018. For 2017, represents professional fees associated with our debt refinancing. See “Note 15 - Debt” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements. For 2016, represents costs associated with our IPO and related transactions.  See “Note 4 - Initial Public Offering” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements. For 2015, represents the forgiveness of all indebtedness and accrued interest under a revolving credit promissory note issued to an executive. See “Note 20 - Related Party Transactions” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
(3)
During 2018, we received $0.4 million of business interruption insurance proceeds related to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

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(4)
For 2018, includes $29.6 million to reflect the present value of the settlement amount for the UnitedHealthGroup Incorporated (“United”) litigation and $0.4 million relating to the SEC Investigation and related Audit Committee review and Restatement process. See “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for further discussion of certain legal and other matters costs.
(5)
Represents the non-cash gain associated with the change in fair value of the TRA. See “Note 4 - Initial Public Offering” and “Note 8 - Fair Value Measurements ”of the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
(6)
For definitions of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA-NCI, see “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Non-GAAP Financial Measures.” 
(7)
Represents capital expenditures primarily incurred in connection with development of our de novo clinics and expansion of other clinics.
(8)
Represents capital expenditures primarily incurred in connection with capital improvements, including renovations and equipment replacement at our existing clinics. 
(9)
We calculate non-acquired treatment growth by dividing the number of treatments performed during the applicable period by the number of treatments performed during the corresponding prior period, including the number of treatments performed at de novo clinics but excluding the number of treatments performed at clinics acquired during the applicable period, and expressing the resulting number as a percentage. 
(10)
We calculate normalized total treatment growth and normalized non-acquired treatment growth by dividing the number of treatments performed during the applicable period by the number of treatments performed during the corresponding prior period, excluding the number of treatments performed at clinics divested subsequent to the corresponding prior period, and expressing the resulting number as a percentage. The calculation of normalized treatment growth and normalized non-acquired treatment growth is further adjusted to equalize the number of treatment days during the applicable period with the corresponding prior period, to the extent there are differences due to the calendar.
(11)
We calculate patient service operating revenues per treatment, patient care costs per treatment, adjusted patient care costs per treatment, general and administrative expenses per treatment, adjusted general and administrative expenses per treatment, and provision for uncollectible accounts per treatment by dividing net patient service operating revenues, patient care costs, adjusted patient care costs, general and administrative expenses, adjusted general and administrative expenses, and provision for uncollectible accounts, respectively, for the applicable period by the number of treatments performed in the applicable period. Patient care costs and general and administrative expenses do not include depreciation and amortization.
(12)
See “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for discussion of the adjusted patient care costs per treatment and adjusted general and administrative expenses per treatment calculations.
(13)
See “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for discussion of our IPO, our debt refinancing, and other IPO-related transactions and their effect on our general and administrative expenses on an absolute and per treatment basis. 
(14)
Current assets minus current liabilities.


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The following table presents the reconciliation from net income to Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA-NCI for the periods indicated: 
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
Net income
 
$
22,467

 
$
58,136

 
$
101,666

 
$
99,864

 
$
82,701

Add:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Stock-based compensation(a)
 
5,931

 
16,359

 
40,298

 
1,451

 
1,047

Depreciation and amortization
 
39,802

 
37,634

 
33,862

 
31,846

 
28,527

Interest expense, net
 
32,632

 
29,309

 
35,959

 
45,412

 
44,080

Income tax expense and other non-income-based tax(b)
 
3,439

 
9,754

 
2,764

 
18,957

 
10,510

Transaction-related costs
 
856

 
717

 
2,239

 
2,086

 

Loss on early extinguishment of debt
 

 
526

 
4,708

 

 

Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
 
(2,673
)
 
(7,234
)
 
(1,286
)
 

 

Certain legal and other matters(c)
 
39,061

 
15,249

 
6,779

 

 

Executive and management severance costs(d)
 

 
917

 
1,650

 

 

(Gain) loss on sale or closure of clinics
 
(261
)
 
(508
)
 

 

 
63

Management fees(e)
 

 

 
537

 
1,822

 
1,573

Adjusted EBITDA (including noncontrolling interests)
 
141,254

 
160,859

 
229,176

 
201,438

 
168,501

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
(51,234
)
 
(62,733
)
 
(98,520
)
 
(80,539
)
 
(65,785
)
Adjusted EBITDA-NCI
 
$
90,020

 
$
98,126

 
$
130,656

 
$
120,899

 
$
102,716


(a)
2017 and 2016 includes $11.7 million and $37.0 million, respectively, of Modification Expense and other stock compensation expense related to the modification of options and other transactions at the time of the IPO. See “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Impact of the IPO and Certain Legal Matters” and “Note 4 - Initial Public Offering” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements for a description of Modification Expense. For all other periods, stock-based compensation related to our periodic option grants and cash paid for employer payroll taxes.
(b)
Non-income-based tax includes franchise, gross receipts, and similar tax assessments.
(c)
See “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Components of Operations—Certain legal and other matters” for a description of certain matters included in these amounts.
(d)
Represents executive and management severance costs primarily related to the departure of our former chief operating officer. 
(e)
Represents management fees paid to Centerbridge. In connection with our IPO, we amended our transaction fee and advisory services agreement with Centerbridge to terminate our obligation to pay management fees thereunder upon the consummation of our IPO. No additional fees will be paid in connection with such termination (other than accrued amounts as of the date of termination). See “Note 20 - Related Party Transactions” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Descriptions of Restatement Adjustments

The categories of adjustments and their impact on previously reported consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 are detailed in “Note 3 - Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements” contained in the notes to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-K. The categories of adjustments and their impact on previously reported consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 are described below.

Revenue recognition and accounts receivable - Our methodology for reserving for contractual allowances did not sufficiently reconcile revenue and accounts receivable to our collection experience and actual cash collections. The restated amounts consider actual cash collections associated with the dates of service in each relevant period. The adjustments correct for the understatement of previously reported income before income taxes by approximately $13.7

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million and overstated income before income taxes of $1.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
Noncontrolling interest subject to puts - Based on the restatement adjustments related to revenue recognition and accounts receivable, we adjusted the estimated fair value of noncontrolling interests subject to puts for the relevant periods. In addition, we did not correctly account for noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions during the Restated Periods, therefore we have reclassified certain equity balances. The reclassifications had no impact on income before income taxes or net income.
Clinic dispositions - Our loss calculation for the closure of a dialysis clinic did not consider all relevant accounts. The restated amounts include the impact of all relevant accounts including goodwill. The adjustments correct for the overstatement of income before income taxes by $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2014.
Income taxes - Adjustments to income taxes were made for the income tax effects of the revenue recognition and accounts receivable restatement adjustments described above. In addition, we did not correctly account for certain income tax provisions during the Restated Periods, causing income tax expenses to be accrued incorrectly in those periods.
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests - The adjustments related to net income attributable to noncontrolling interests are due to the impacts of the other adjustments noted above. The adjustments correct for the understatement of previously reported net income attributable to noncontrolling interests by approximately $6.3 million and the overstatement previously reported net income attributable to noncontrolling interests of $0.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
All other restatement adjustments - We made adjustments not otherwise described above that are individually insignificant to previously reported income from operations before income taxes. The adjustments correct for the overstatement of previously reported income before income taxes by $0.3 million and $0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
In addition, the Company made certain reclassification entries to previously reported consolidated financial statements. The impact of these reclassifications on previously reported consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 are described below.

Non-income-based tax - The Company reclassified non-income-based tax expenses that were misclassified in income tax expense to general and administrative and expense. The adjustment reclassified $0.3 million and $0.2 million from income tax expense to general and administrative expense for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The reclassifications had no impact on net income.
   
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
 
This discussion contains management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations for the period covered by this Form 10-K and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related footnotes included in Item 8 of this Form 10-K. 
 
The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs and involve numerous risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, due to a number of factors, including those discussed in the section of this Form 10-K entitled “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-K.  You should read these sections carefully.
 
Restatement of Prior Financial Information
 
In this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we include:
 
(a)   restated Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 and the related Consolidated Statements of Operations, Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016;
 
(b)   restated “Selected Financial Data” in Item 6 as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014; and

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(c)   restated “Quarterly Results of Operations” and “Selected Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)” for the first three quarters in the year ended December 31, 2018 and each of the quarters in the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.
 
The effects of the accounting adjustments made as a part of the Restatement of our consolidated financial statements are more fully discussed in “Note 3 - Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements” and “Note 26 - Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements. For a description of the material weaknesses identified by management in connection with the Restatement and related matters, including management’s plan to remediate those material weaknesses (the “Material Weaknesses”), refer to the “Explanatory Note” to this Form 10-K and to “Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.”  Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for all prior quarterly periods, have not been amended.  Accordingly, investors and others should no longer rely upon our previously issued consolidated financial statements for these periods and any earnings releases or other communications relating to these periods. See “Note 26 - Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements for the impact of these adjustments on the first three quarters in the year ended December 31, 2018 and each of the quarters in the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. 

Executive Overview
 
We are the largest dialysis services provider in the United States focused on joint venture partnerships with physicians. We provide high-quality patient care and clinical outcomes through physicians, known as nephrologists, who specialize in treating patients suffering from end-stage renal disease (“ESRD”). Our core values create a culture of clinical autonomy and operational accountability for our nephrologist partners and staff members.
 
We derive our patient service operating revenues from providing outpatient and inpatient dialysis treatments. The sources of payment of these patient service operating revenues are principally government-based programs, including Medicare, Medicaid and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) plans, as well as commercial insurance plans. Substantially all of our payors (both government-based and commercial) have moved toward a bundled payment system of reimbursement, with a single lump-sum per treatment covering not only the dialysis treatment itself but also the ancillary items and services provided to a patient during the treatment, such as laboratory services and pharmaceuticals.
 
We operate our clinics principally through the joint venture (“JV”) model, in which we share the ownership and operational responsibility of our dialysis clinics with our nephrologist partners and other joint venture partners, while the providers of the majority of dialysis services in the United States operate through a combination of wholly owned subsidiaries and joint ventures. Substantially all of our clinics are maintained as separate joint ventures in which generally we have the controlling interest and our nephrologist partners and other joint venture partners have a noncontrolling interest. We believe that our focus on a JV model makes us well-positioned to increase our market share by attracting nephrologists who are interested in our service platform and want greater clinical autonomy and a potential return on capital investment associated with ownership of a noncontrolling interest in a dialysis clinic. We believe the JV model best aligns our interests with those of our nephrologist partners and their patients. By owning a portion of the clinics where their patients are treated, our nephrologist partners have a shared interest in the quality, reputation and performance of the clinics. We believe that this enhances patient and staff satisfaction and retention, clinical outcomes, patient growth, and operational and financial performance.

Key Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations
 
Clinic Growth and Start-Up Clinic Costs
 
Our results of operations are dependent on increases in the number of, and growth at, our de novo clinics and acquired clinics as well as growth at our existing clinics. As of December 31, 2018, we had developed 189 de novo clinics and acquired 52 clinics. The following table shows the number of de novo and acquired clinics over the periods indicated: 
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
De novo clinics(1)
 
13

 
15

 
20

Acquired clinics(2)
 
1

 
3

 
2

Sold or merged clinics(3)
 
(1
)

(4
)


Total new clinics
 
13

 
14

 
22


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(1) Clinics formed by us which began to operate and dialyze patients in the applicable period.
(2) Clinics acquired by us in the applicable period.
(3) Clinics sold or merged by us in the applicable period.

De novo clinics. We have primarily grown through de novo clinic development. A typical de novo facility requires approximately $1.9 to $2.2 million of capital for equipment purchases, leasehold improvements and initial working capital. For the years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, development capital expenditures incurred in connection with de novo clinics were $33.3 million and $29.7 million, respectively, representing 4.1% of net patient service operating revenues in each year. A portion of the total capital required to develop a de novo clinic may be equity capital funded by us and our nephrologist partners in proportion to our respective ownership interests. The balance of such development cost may be funded through third-party debt financing or through intercompany loans provided by one of our wholly owned subsidiaries to the joint venture entity that, in each case, we and our nephrologist partners generally guarantee on a basis proportionate to our respective ownership interests.
 
Our results of operations have been and will continue to be affected by the timing and number of openings, the timing of certifications and the amount of opening costs incurred in conjunction with our de novo clinics program. In particular, our patient care costs on an absolute basis and as a percentage of our net patient service operating revenues may fluctuate from quarter to quarter due to the timing and number of de novo clinic openings, which affect our operating income in a given quarter. Our patient care costs reflect pre-opening expenses, which primarily consist of staff expenses, including the costs of hiring and training new staff, as well as rent and utilities. In addition, a de novo clinic builds its patient volumes over time and, as a result, generally has lower revenue than our existing clinics. Newly established de novo clinics, although contributing to increased revenues, have adversely affected our results of operations in the short term due to a smaller patient base to absorb operating expenses. The time and expense devoted to the Restatement process has caused us to re-evaluate the timing of our investments in certain de novo projects and could cause certain of these projects to be delayed or otherwise altered.
 
We consider a de novo clinic to be a “start-up clinic” until the first month it generates positive clinic-level EBITDA, which differs from our consolidated EBITDA in that management fees, consisting of a percentage of the clinic’s net revenues paid to ARA for management services, are eliminated in consolidation but are reflected on a clinic-level basis. Start-up clinic losses affect the comparability of our results from period to period and may disproportionately impact our operating margins in any given quarter, including quarters during which we have a significant number of clinics qualifying as start-up clinics. The following table sets forth the number of de novo clinics opened during the periods indicated:
 
 
 
Three Months Ended 
 
 
 
 
March 31,
 
June 30,
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
Total
2018
 
1

 
5

 
2

 
5

 
13

2017
 
3

 
2

 
1

 
9

 
15

2016
 
2

 
6

 
5

 
7

 
20

2015
 
1

 
5

 
6

 
4

 
16

2014
 
2

 
4

 
3

 
6

 
15


Existing clinics. Depending on demand and capacity utilization, we may have space within our existing clinics to accommodate a greater number of dialysis stations or operate additional shifts in order to increase patient volume without compromising our quality standards. Such expansions leverage the fixed cost infrastructure of our existing clinics. From January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2018, we added 128 dialysis stations to our existing clinics, representing the equivalent of nearly seven de novo clinics.
 
Acquired clinics. We have also grown through acquisitions of existing clinics, and our results of operations have been and will continue to be affected by the timing and number of our acquisitions. Our acquisition strategy is primarily driven by the quality of the nephrologist in the market. We opportunistically pursue select acquisitions in situations where we believe the clinic offers us an attractive opportunity to enter a new market or expand within an existing market.
 





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Our clinic growth is a significant driver of our treatment growth. The following table summarizes the sources of our treatment growth for the periods indicated:
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
Source of Treatment Growth:
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Non-acquired treatment growth(1)
 
4.4
%
 
7.9
%
 
11.7
%
Normalized non-acquired treatment growth(2)
 
5.0
%
 
8.6
%
 
11.4
%
Acquired treatment growth(3)
 
1.1
%
 
0.2
%
 
0.6
%
Total treatment growth
 
5.5
%
 
8.1
%
 
12.3
%
Normalized total treatment growth(2)
 
6.1
%
 
8.8
%
 
12.0
%
 
(1)
Represents net growth in treatments attributable to clinics operating at the end of the period that were also open at the end of the prior period and de novo clinics opened since the end of the prior period.
(2)
We calculate normalized total treatment growth and normalized non-acquired treatment growth by dividing the number of treatments performed during the applicable period by the number of treatments performed during the corresponding prior period, excluding the number of treatments performed at clinics divested subsequent to the corresponding prior period, and expressing the resulting number as a percentage. The calculation of normalized treatment growth and normalized non-acquired treatment growth is further adjusted to equalize the number of treatment days during the applicable period with the corresponding prior period, to the extent there are differences due to the calendar.
(3)
Represents net growth in treatments attributable to clinics acquired since the end of the prior period.

Sources of Payment of Revenues by Payor
 
Our net patient service operating revenues are principally driven by our mix of commercial and government payor patients and commercial and government payment rates. We are generally paid more for services provided to patients covered by commercial healthcare plans than we are for patients covered by Medicare or Medicaid. ESRD patients covered by employer group health plans generally transition to Medicare coverage after a maximum of 33 months. Medicare payment rates are determined under the Medicare ESRD prospective payment rate system (“PPS”), a bundled payment system, which sets a base rate on an annual basis that is subject to adjustments to arrive at the actual payment rate for individual clinics. Effective January 1, 2018, under the Medicare ESRD PPS TDAPA program, calcimimetic pharmaceuticals became reimbursable as an add-on to the base rate. During the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, the Medicare ESRD PPS payment rates for our clinics were approximately $281, $248 and $247, respectively, per treatment. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issues annual updates to the ESRD PPS, which may impact the base rate as well as the various adjusters. The ESRD PPS final rule for 2019, released on November 1, 2018 by CMS (the “2019 Final Rule”), includes a base rate of $235.27, representing a $2.90 increase from the 2018 base rate of $232.37. CMS has estimated that the 2019 Final Rule will result in an overall increase of payments to ESRD facilities of 1.6%.
 
Medicare and Medicaid payment rates are generally insufficient to cover our total operating expenses allocable to providing dialysis treatments for Medicare and Medicaid patients. As a result, our ability to generate operating income is substantially dependent on revenues derived from commercial payors, which typically pay us either negotiated payment rates or at a discount to our usual and customary fee schedule. Negotiated in-network rates paid by commercial payors are generally lower than out-of-network payment rates. Pressure from commercial payors and our strategy of increasing our in-network payor relationships has resulted in lower average commercial payment rates.

The following table summarizes our percentage of net patient service operating revenues by payor source for the periods indicated. 
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Percentage of Revenues by Payor:
 
 
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
Medicare and Medicare Advantage
 
67
%
 
61
%
 
54
%
Commercial and other(1)
 
28
%
 
35
%
 
43
%
Medicaid and Managed Medicaid
 
4
%
 
3
%
 
2
%
Other(2)
 
1
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
 
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%

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(1)
Principally commercial insurance companies and also includes the VA.
(2)
Other sources of payment of revenues include hospitals and patient self-pay. “Patient self-pay” revenues consist of payments received directly from patients who are either uninsured or self-pay for a portion of the bill.

The percentage of treatments by payor source does not necessarily correlate with our results of operations or margins in any given period because of a number of other factors, including the effect of the difference in rates per treatment associated with each payor. For the year ended December 31, 2018, commercial payors and other, excluding the VA but including Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) compliant plans (“ACA plans”), accounted for an average of approximately 9% of the treatments we performed, which is a decrease from historical levels. The VA accounted for an average of 2.5% of the treatments performed in that period. For the year ended December 31, 2018, we derived approximately 1% of net patient service operating revenues from ACA plans, both on-exchange and off-exchange, and these ACA plans were the source of reimbursement for approximately 1% of the treatments performed. During the year ended December 31, 2018, we experienced an adverse change in the commercial treatment mix as compared to the year ended December 31, 2017, due to an increase of more restrictive benefit plan designs by certain commercial payors, including plans with disincentives for patients to select or remain with out-of-network providers. We believe the percentage of treatments represented by commercial payors and others, and the rates per treatment associated with them, could remain lower than historical levels.
 
Effective in November 2016, for patients enrolled in minimum essential Medicaid coverage, we suspended assistance in the application process for charitable premium support from the American Kidney Fund (“AKF”), which caused an adverse change in the mix of patients and treatments in 2017. Prior to the 2017 ACA open enrollment period, approximately 2% of our total patients chose to enhance their pre-existing minimum Medicaid coverage by electing to enroll in an ACA plan. Virtually all of these low-income patients relied on charitable premium assistance because they were ineligible for federal premium tax credits. Due to the suspension of assistance in the application process for charitable premium support from the AKF, virtually all of our patients with ACA primary insurance coverage and secondary minimum essential Medicaid coverage reverted back to Medicaid-only coverage during 2017. We continue to advise our other patients about the potential availability of assistance with the payment of premiums from the AKF under the AKF Health Insurance Premium Program (“HIPP”), subject to the suspension described above, and compliance with the AKF’s policies and procedures and approved regulatory guidance from CMS.
    
The aforementioned suspension has adversely impacted, and any CMS action relating to establishing policies to restrict or limit charitable assistance for ACA plans or other individual marketplace plans could adversely impact, the number of patients covered by ACA plans and other individual marketplace plans, our average reimbursement rate and our results of operations and cash flows, which impact has been and may continue to be material.  Further, the other changes to our patient insurance education program, whether or not the suspension continues or CMS restricts charitable premium assistance, together with the other developments in the market, including the impact of such changes on enrollment in ACA plans and other individual marketplace plans, other insurance coverage, and/or potential regulatory changes in the future, have adversely impacted, and are expected to continue to adversely impact, the number of our patients covered by insurance, as well as our average reimbursement rate in the future.

In addition to charitable premium support for patients enrolled in ACA plans, the AKF provides charitable premium support to patients with other insurance coverage, including Medicare supplemental insurance and commercial insurance. We have, from time to time, received letters from certain insurance companies indicating that they will not insure patients who receive premium payment assistance from third-party charitable organizations. There have also been legislative efforts to impose restrictions and obligations relating to the use by patients on commercial plans of charitable premium support, including the January 2019 introduction in California of a bill that, if passed, would, among other things, limit the amount of reimbursement paid to certain providers for services provided to patients with commercial insurance who receive charitable premium assistance. If patients are unable to obtain or to continue to receive AKF charitable premium support, or if payments that a dialysis provider can retain for treatment to patients receiving such support is restricted, whether due to insurance company challenges to covering patients receiving charitable premium support, legislative changes, rules or interpretations limiting such support or other reasons, the financial impact on our company could be materially greater than the annual financial impact described above of patients previously enrolled in ACA plans and could materially and adversely affect our results of operations. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—If the number of patients with commercial insurance declines, our operating results and cash flows would be adversely affected.”

We believe that the operating environment will continue to be challenging due to adverse trends in our commercial payor mix, continuing pressure on commercial rates, the uncertainty around the ACA and the ability of our patients overall to access charitable premium assistance from non-profit organizations such as the AKF resulting from actions by the U.S. President and Congress. We believe that the pressure on commercial rates due to more restrictive health plan benefit design and

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our strategy of increasing our in-network payor relationships could continue to create additional challenges. In addition, certain members of Congress have proposed measures that would expand government-sponsored coverage of healthcare expenses, including single payor proposals, which, if adopted, could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. In addition, in July 2019, the U.S. President signed an executive order to launch the Advancing American Kidney Health initiative that, among other things, will further encourage dialysis in the home. We are unable to predict the full effect of the foregoing factors on our business, results of operations and cash flows. See also “Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—If the rates paid by commercial payors continue to decline, our operating results and cash flow would be adversely affected” and “Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—The Advancing American Kidney Health initiative may adversely affect our business, results of operations, cash flows and revenues.”

Clinical Staff, Pharmaceutical and Medical Supply Costs
 
Because our ability to influence the pricing of our services is limited, our profitability depends not only on our ability to grow but also on our ability to manage patient care costs, including clinical staff, pharmaceutical and medical supply costs. The principal drivers of our patient care costs are clinical staff hours per treatment, salary rates and vendor pricing and utilization of pharmaceuticals, including ESAs and medical supplies. We currently obtain the ESAs Aranesp and Epogen from Amgen Inc. and, since 2017, have contracted with Vifor International AG to obtain the ESAs Mircera and Retacrit. Increased utilization of ESAs for patients for whom the cost of ESAs is included in a bundled reimbursement rate, including Medicare patients, could increase our operating costs without any increase in revenue. In addition, any shortage of supplies could have a negative impact on our revenues, earnings and cash flows. Other cost categories, such as employee benefit costs and insurance costs, can also result in significant cost changes from period to period. Our results of operations are also affected by the start-up clinic costs described above. See also “Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—Changes in the availability and cost of ESAs and other pharmaceuticals could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition as well as our ability to care for patients” and “—If our suppliers are unable to meet our needs, if there are material price increases or if we are unable to effectively access new technology, our operating results and financial condition could be adversely affected.”
 
Seasonality
 
Our treatment volumes are sensitive to seasonal fluctuations due to generally fewer treatment days during the first quarter of the calendar year. Additionally, our patients are generally responsible for a greater percentage of the cost of their treatments during the early months of the year due to co-insurance, co-payments and deductibles, which may lead to lower total net revenues and lower net revenues per treatment during the early months of the year. Our quarterly operating results may fluctuate significantly in the future depending on these and other factors.
 
Gain on Business Interruption Insurance
We currently operate 44 clinics in Florida and 26 clinics in Texas. Due to severe weather conditions in connection with Hurricanes Harvey and Irma in August 2017 and September 2017, our clinic operations located in Florida and Texas were adversely impacted. During the three months ended December 31, 2018, we received $0.4 million of business interruption insurance proceeds, which is included in gain on business interruption insurance within operating expenses on the consolidated statements of operations for the period then ended.

Impact of the IPO and Certain Legal Matters
 
Since our IPO in April 2016, our results of operations have been affected by one-time costs and recurring costs of being a public company, including increases in executive and board compensation (including equity-based compensation), increased insurance, accounting, legal and investor relations costs and the costs of compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other rules and regulations of the SEC and the NYSE. In addition, when the available exemptions under the JOBS Act cease to apply, we expect to incur additional expenses and devote increased management effort toward ensuring compliance with the applicable regulatory and corporate governance requirements. In addition, we have incurred and expect to incur additional legal expenses in connection with various legal and regulatory matters and related matters.  See “—Operating Expenses—Certain legal and other matters” and “Item 3.  Legal Proceedings.”
 
As a result of certain modifications made to our outstanding market and performance-based stock options at the time of the IPO, the amount of the non-cash compensation costs increased by approximately $38.9 million (the “Modification Expense”). The Modification Expense was recognized over a period of approximately 12 months from the date of the IPO.
 
In addition, in connection with the distribution (the “Term Loan Holdings Distributions”) of membership interests in an entity holding assigned clinic loans (the “Assigned Clinic Loans”), described in “Note 15 - Debt” of the notes to the

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consolidated financial statements, since the interest on these loans is no longer eliminated in consolidation, we now incur additional interest expense. These Assigned Clinic Loans have maturities ranging from February 2019 to July 2020.
 
On April 26, 2016, we entered into an income tax receivable agreement (the “TRA”) for the benefit of our pre-IPO stockholders, which provides for the payment by us to our pre-IPO stockholders on a pro rata basis of 85% of the amount of cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax that we actually realize as a result of the option deductions (as defined in the TRA). While the actual amount and timing of any payments under the TRA will vary depending upon a number of factors, including the amount and timing of the taxable income we generate in the future and whether and when any relevant stock options, as defined in the TRA, are exercised and the value of our common stock at such time, we expect that during the term of the TRA the payments that we make will be material. We recorded a liability for the value of the TRA at the time of the IPO. We calculated fair value of the TRA by using a Monte Carlo simulation-based approach that relies on significant assumptions about our stock price, stock volatility and risk-free rate as well as the timing and amounts of options exercised. Changes in assumptions based on future events, including changes in the price of our common stock from our IPO price and changes to the income tax rate, change the amount of the liability for the TRA, and such changes may be material. Changes to the TRA liability are recognized in our statement of operations as Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement. See “Note 8 - Fair Value Measurements” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements.  
 
Key Performance Indicators
 
We use a variety of financial and other information to evaluate our financial condition and operating performance. Some of this information is financial information that is prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), while other financial information, such as Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA-NCI, is not prepared in accordance with GAAP. The following table presents certain operating data, which we monitor as key performance indicators, for the periods indicated.
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
Operating Data:
2018
    
2017
 
2016
 
Number of clinics (as of end of period)
 
241
 
 
228

 
214

 
Number of de novo clinics opened (during period)
 
13
 
 
15

 
20

 
Patients (as of end of period)
 
16,543
 
 
15,637

 
14,590

 
Number of treatments
 
2,311,037
 
 
2,191,172

 
2,027,423

 
Non-acquired treatment growth
 
4.4
%
 
7.9
%
 
11.7
%
 
Normalized non-acquired treatment growth(1)
 
5.0
%
 
8.6
%
 
11.4
%
 
Acquired treatment growth
 
1.1
%
 
0.2
%
 
0.6
%
 
Total treatment growth
 
5.5
%
 
8.1
%
 
12.3
%
 
Normalized total treatment growth(1)
 
6.1
%
 
8.8
%
 
12.0
%
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2018
    
2017
 
2016
 
Per Treatment and Non-GAAP Financial Data:
 
 
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
 
Net patient service operating revenues per treatment
 
$
349
 
 
$
333

 
$
378

 
Patient care costs per treatment
 
$
247
 
 
$
221

 
$
223

 
Adjusted patient care costs per treatment(2)
 
$
247
 
 
$
220

 
$
221

 
General and administrative expenses per treatment
 
$
44
 
 
$
46

 
$
63

 
Adjusted general and administrative expenses per treatment(3)
 
$
44
 
 
$
42

 
$
46

 
Adjusted EBITDA (including noncontrolling interests)(4)
 
$
141,254
 
 
$
160,859

 
$
229,176

 
Adjusted EBITDA-NCI(3)(4)
 
$
90,020
 
 
$
98,126

 
$
130,656

 
 
(1)
See “—Key Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations—Clinic Growth and Start-Up Clinic Costs” above.

(2)
The year ended December 31, 2017 excludes $2.2 million of Modification Expense, and the year ended December 31, 2016 excludes $5.2 million of Modification Expense.


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(3)
The year ended December 31, 2017 excludes $9.5 million of Modification Expense and $0.8 million of severance expense. The year ended December 31, 2016 excludes $31.7 million of Modification Expense and $3.1 million of severance expense.

(4)
See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

Number of Clinics
 
We track our number of clinics as an indicator of growth. The number of clinics as of the end of the period includes all opened de novo clinics, acquired clinics and existing clinics. See “—Key Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations—Clinic Growth and Start-Up Clinic Costs” for a discussion of clinic growth and start-up costs as a factor affecting our operating performance.
 
Patient Volume
 
The number of patients as of the end of the period is an indicator we use to assess our performance. Our patient volumes are correlated with our de novo clinic openings, and to a lesser extent, our marketing efforts and certain external factors, such as the overall economic environment. We believe that patients choose to get their dialysis services at one of our clinics due to their relationship with our physicians, as well as the quality of care, comfort and patient-friendly features and convenience of location and clinic hours.
 
Non-Acquired Treatments
 
We evaluate our operating performance based on the growth in number of non-acquired treatments, or treatments performed at our existing and de novo clinics, including those de novo clinics opened during the applicable period. Accordingly, our non-acquired treatment growth rate is affected by the timing and number of de novo clinic openings. We calculate non-acquired treatment growth by dividing the number of treatments performed during the applicable period by the number of treatments performed during the corresponding prior period, excluding the number of treatments performed at clinics acquired during the applicable period, and expressing the resulting number as a percentage.
 
Per Treatment Metrics
 
We evaluate our net patient service operating revenues, adjusted patient care costs and adjusted general and administrative expenses on a per treatment basis to assess our operational efficiency.
 
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
 
This Form 10-K makes reference to certain non-GAAP financial measures.  These non-GAAP financial measures are not recognized measures under GAAP and do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP. When used, these measures are defined in such terms as to allow the reconciliation to the closest GAAP measure. These measures are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Rather, these measures are provided as additional information to complement those GAAP measures by providing further understanding of our results of operations from management’s perspective. Accordingly, they should not be considered in isolation nor as a substitute for analysis of our financial information reported under GAAP. We use non-GAAP financial measures, such as Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA-NCI, to provide investors with a supplemental measure of our operating performance and thus highlight trends in our core business that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on GAAP financial measures.
 
Adjusted EBITDA
 
We use Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA-NCI to track our performance. “Adjusted EBITDA” is defined as net income before stock-based compensation and associated payroll taxes, depreciation and amortization, interest expense, net, income taxes and other non-income-based tax, as adjusted for transaction-related costs, loss on early extinguishment of debt, change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement, certain legal and other matters costs, executive and management severance costs, gain or loss on sale or closure of clinics and management fees. “Adjusted EBITDA-NCI” is defined as Adjusted EBITDA less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests. We believe Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA-NCI provide information useful for evaluating our business and a further understanding of our results of operations from management’s perspective. We believe Adjusted EBITDA is helpful in highlighting trends because Adjusted EBITDA excludes certain expenses that can differ significantly from company to company depending on, among other things, long-term strategic decisions regarding capital structure and investments, the tax jurisdictions in which companies operate, or that we

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believe do not reflect our core business operations. We believe Adjusted EBITDA-NCI is helpful in highlighting the amount of Adjusted EBITDA that is available to us after reflecting the interests of our joint venture partners. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA-NCI are not measures of operating performance computed in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as a substitute for operating income, net income, cash flows from operations, or other statement of operations or cash flow data prepared in conformity with GAAP, or as measures of profitability or liquidity. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA-NCI may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies and differ from the calculation of “Consolidated EBITDA” under our credit agreement. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA-NCI may not be indicative of historical operating results, and we do not mean for these items to be predictive of future results of operations or cash flows. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA-NCI have limitations as analytical tools, and they should not be considered in isolation, or as substitutes for an analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are that Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA-NCI:

do not include stock-based compensation expense, and do not include associated payroll taxes;
do not include depreciation and amortization—because construction and operation of our dialysis clinics requires significant capital expenditures, depreciation and amortization are a necessary element of our costs and our ability to generate profits;
do not include interest expense—as we have borrowed money for general corporate and facility purposes, interest expense is a necessary element of our costs and ability to generate profits and cash flows;
do not include income tax expense or benefits and other non-income-based taxes;
do not include transaction-related costs;
do not include loss on early extinguishment of debt;
do not include change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement;
do not include costs related to certain legal and other matters;
do not include executive and management severance costs;
do not reflect the gain or loss on sale or closure of clinics; and
do not include certain management advisory fees.

In addition, Adjusted EBITDA is not adjusted for the portion of earnings that we distribute to our joint venture partners.
The following table presents Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA-NCI for the periods indicated and the reconciliation from net income to such amounts:
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
Net income
 
$
22,467

 
$
58,136

 
$
101,666

Add:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Stock-based compensation and associated payroll taxes
 
5,931

 
16,359

 
40,298

Depreciation and amortization
 
39,802

 
37,634

 
33,862

Interest expense, net
 
32,632

 
29,309

 
35,959

Income tax expense and other non-income-based tax
 
3,439

 
9,754

 
2,764

Transaction-related costs(a)
 
856

 
717

 
2,239

Loss on early extinguishment of debt(b)
 

 
526

 
4,708

Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement(c)
 
(2,673
)
 
(7,234
)
 
(1,286
)
Certain legal and other matters(d)
 
39,061

 
15,249

 
6,779

Executive and management severance costs
 

 
917

 
1,650

Gain on sale or closure of clinics(e)
 
(261
)
 
(508
)
 

Management fees(f)
 

 

 
537

Adjusted EBITDA (including noncontrolling interests)
 
$
141,254

 
$
160,859

 
$
229,176

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
(51,234
)
 
(62,733
)
 
(98,520
)
Adjusted EBITDA – NCI
 
$
90,020

 
$
98,126

 
$
130,656


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(a)
For 2018, represents expenses incurred for the registration statement and the secondary offering that was withdrawn in March 2018. For 2017, represents professional fees associated with our debt refinancing. See “Note 15 - Debt” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements. For 2016, represents costs associated with our IPO and related transactions. See “Note 4 - Initial Public Offering” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
(b)
Represents costs related to debt financing. See “Note 15 - Debt” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

(c)
Represents the non-cash gain associated with the change in fair value of the TRA. See “Note 4 - Initial Public Offering” and “Note 8 - Fair Value Measurements” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

(d)
For 2018, includes $29.6 million to reflect the present value of the settlement amount for the UnitedHealthGroup Incorporated (“United”) litigation and $0.4 million relating to the SEC Investigation and related Audit Committee review and Restatement process.

(e)
Represents a gain (loss) on the sale or closure of clinics.

(f)
Represents management advisory fees paid to Centerbridge in 2016. See “Note 20 - Related Party Transactions” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Components of Operations
 
Net Patient Service Operating Revenues
 
Net patient service operating revenues. The major component of our revenues is reimbursement from dialysis treatments and related services. Sources of payment for patient service operating revenues are principally government-based programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, and state workers’ compensation programs, commercial insurance payors and other sources such as the VA and hospitals, as well as patient self-pay. Net patient service operating revenues are reported at the amounts that reflect the consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for providing dialysis treatments and related services. Amounts may include variable consideration for discounts, price concessions and retroactive revenue adjustments due to new information obtained, such as actual payment receipt, as well as settlement of audits, reviews and investigations. Third-party payors, patients and other payors are generally billed at least monthly, typically in the month the dialysis treatment is performed.

We maintain a usual and customary fee schedule for dialysis treatment and other related services. However, the transaction price is typically recorded at a discount to the fee schedule. The transaction prices for Medicare and Medicaid programs are based on predetermined net realizable rates per treatment that are established by statutes or regulations. The transaction prices for contracted payors are based on contracted rates. For other payors, we estimate the transaction price based on usual and customary rates for services provided, reduced by contractual adjustments provided to third-party payors, discounts provided to uninsured patients in accordance with our policy and/or implicit price concessions. We determine our estimates of contractual allowances and discounts based on contractual agreements, regulatory compliance, and historical collection experience. We determine our estimate of implicit price concessions based on our historical collection experience with each payor, and where no prior experience exists, we consider information from the patient’s health plan. Amounts billed that have not yet been collected and that meet the conditions for unconditional right to payment are presented as net accounts receivable.
 
Contractual adjustments result from differences between the rates charged for services performed and expected reimbursements from third-party payors. Contractual adjustments and discounts with third-party payors are considered variable consideration and are included in the determination of the estimated transaction price for providing patient care. In assessing the probability of these claim payments, we review previous payment history and record a reserve generally at the patient level that results in an estimate of expected revenue such that it is probable that a significant revenue reversal will not occur in future periods.
 
Operating Expenses
 
Patient care costs. Patient care costs are those costs directly associated with operating our dialysis clinics. Patient care costs principally include salaries, wages and benefits, stock-based compensation expense, pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, rent and utilities, laboratory testing, medical director fees and insurance costs and exclude depreciation and amortization.

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General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses generally consist of salaries, wages and benefits and stock-based compensation expense to personnel at our corporate office for clinic and corporate administration, including accounting, billing and cash collection functions; costs of patient insurance education; costs of regulatory compliance and legal oversight; charitable contributions; and professional fees, and exclude depreciation and amortization.
 
Transaction-related costs. Transaction-related costs represent costs associated with our debt refinancings, the registration statement and secondary offering that was withdrawn in March 2018 and, for the year ended December 31, 2016, our IPO. These costs include legal, accounting, valuation and other professional or consulting fees.

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense is primarily attributable to our clinics’ equipment and leasehold improvements and amortizing intangible assets. We calculate depreciation and amortization expense using a straight-line method over the assets’ estimated useful lives.
 
Certain legal and other matters. Certain legal and other matters include legal fees and other expenses associated with matters that we believe do not reflect our core business operations, including, but not limited to, our handling of, and response to the following:

the United litigation and settlement (2016-2018),
a now-concluded SEC inquiry relating to the subject matter covered by the United litigation (2016-2017),
the SEC Investigation and related Audit Committee review and Restatement process (2018),
the securities and derivative litigation related to the foregoing (2016-2018),
the subpoena from the United States Attorney’s Office, District of Massachusetts (2017),
a CMS request for information (2016), and
our internal review and analysis of factual and legal issues relating to the aforementioned matters and legal fees and other expenses relating to matters that we believe do not reflect our core business operations.
    
See “Item 3. Legal Proceedings” and “Note 22 - Certain Legal and Other Matters” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
 
Operating Income
 
Operating income is equal to our net patient service operating revenues minus our operating expenses. Our operating income is impacted by the factors described above and reflects the effects of losses relating to our start-up clinics.
 
Interest, Loss on Early Extinguishment of Debt, and Taxes
 
Interest expense, net. Interest expense represents charges for interest associated with our corporate level debt and credit facilities entered into by our dialysis clinics.
 
Loss on early extinguishment of debt.  Loss on early extinguishment of debt represents the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs.
 
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement. Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement is the non-cash gain or loss associated with the change in the fair value of the TRA from the prior year end.
 
Income tax (benefit) expense. Income tax (benefit) expense is recorded on our share of pre-tax income from our wholly owned subsidiaries and joint ventures as these entities are pass-through entities for tax purposes. We are not taxed on the share of pre-tax income attributable to noncontrolling interests, and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in our financial statements has not been presented net of income taxes attributable to these noncontrolling interests.

Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
 
Noncontrolling interests represent the equity interests in our consolidated entities that we do not wholly own, which are primarily the equity interests of our nephrologist partners in our JV clinics. Our financial statements reflect 100% of the revenues and expenses for our joint ventures (after elimination of intercompany transactions and accounts) and 100% of the assets and liabilities of these joint ventures (after elimination of intercompany assets and liabilities), although we do not own

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100% of the equity interests in these consolidated entities.  Our net income attributable to noncontrolling interests may fluctuate in future periods depending on the purchases or sales by us of noncontrolling interests in our clinics from our nephrologist partners, including pursuant to put obligations as described below under “—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Put Obligations.” The net income attributable to owners of our consolidated entities, other than our company, is classified within the line item Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests. See also “—Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—Noncontrolling Interests” and “Note 13 - Noncontrolling Interests Subject to Put Provisions” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
 
Results of Operations—Annual Periods
 
Year Ended December 31, 2018 Compared With Year Ended December 31, 2017
 
The following table summarizes our results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
 
Percentage
(in thousands)
 
 
 
(restated)
 
Amount
 
Change
Patient service operating revenues
 
$
805,776

 
$
737,318

 
$
68,458

 
9.3
 %
Provision for uncollectible accounts(1)
 

 
(8,316
)
 
8,316

 
NM

Net patient service operating revenues
 
805,776

 
729,002

 
76,774

 
10.5
 %
Operating expenses:
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Patient care costs
 
570,009

 
483,101

 
86,908

 
18.0
 %
General and administrative
 
101,101

 
102,093

 
(992
)
 
(1.0
)%
Transaction-related costs
 
856

 
717

 
139

 
19.4
 %
Gain on business interruption insurance
 
(375
)
 

 
(375
)
 
NM

Depreciation and amortization
 
39,802

 
37,634

 
2,168

 
5.8
 %
Certain legal and other matters
 
39,061

 
15,249

 
23,812

 
156.2
 %
Total operating expenses
 
750,454

 
638,794

 
111,660

 
17.5
 %
Operating income
 
55,322

 
90,208

 
(34,886
)
 
(38.7
)%
Interest expense, net
 
(32,632
)
 
(29,309
)
 
(3,323
)
 
(11.3
)%
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
 

 
(526
)
 
526

 
NM

Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
 
2,673

 
7,234

 
(4,561
)
 
(63.0
)%
Income before income taxes
 
25,363

 
67,607

 
(42,244
)
 
(62.5
)%
Income tax expense
 
2,896

 
9,471

 
(6,575
)
 
NM

Net income
 
22,467

 
58,136

 
(35,669
)
 
(61.4
)%
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
(51,234
)
 
(62,733
)
 
11,499

 
18.3
 %
Net loss attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
 
(28,767
)
 
(4,597
)
 
(24,170
)
 
NM

Less: Change in the difference between the redemption value and estimated fair value for accounting purposes of the related noncontrolling interests
 
(2,566
)
 
(11,503
)
 
8,937

 
NM

Net loss attributable to common shareholders
 
$
(31,333
)
 
$
(16,100
)
 
$
(15,233
)
 
NM

_____________________
(1)
On January 1, 2018, we adopted ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, using the modified retrospective transition method. As a result of the adoption, a majority of the provision for uncollectible accounts is now recognized as a direct reduction to revenues, instead of separately as a deduction to arrive at net revenues. Effective in 2018, we no longer separately present a provision for uncollectible accounts on the consolidated statements of operations as it is included in net patient service operating revenues the adoption of the new accounting standard. See “Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements for further discussion of our adoption of ASC 606.
NM – Not Meaningful
 
Patient Service Operating Revenues
 
Net patient service operating revenues. Net patient service operating revenues for the year ended December 31, 2018 were $805.8 million, an increase of $76.8 million, or 10.5%, from $729.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2017, which

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was primarily due to an increase of 5.5% in the number of dialysis treatments and reimbursement of calcimimetic pharmaceuticals under the Medicare ESRD PPS TDAPA program, which became effective January 1, 2018, partially offset by adverse changes in commercial treatment mix and rates. As a source of payments of revenue by payor type, government-based and other payors accounted for 72% and 65%, respectively, of our revenues for the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017. Patient service operating revenues per treatment for the year ended December 31, 2018 were $349 compared to $333 for the year ended December 31, 2017, an increase of 4.8%, primarily due to the reimbursement of calcimimetic drugs under the TDAPA program.

Non-acquired treatment growth was 4.4% and acquired treatment growth was 1.1%. Normalized non-acquired treatment growth was 5.0% and normalized acquired treatment growth was 1.1%. Net patient service operating revenues relating to start-up clinics for the year ended December 31, 2018 were $11.1 million compared to $8.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2017, an increase of $2.4 million due to the timing of opening and certification of de novo clinics, as described under “—Key Factors Affecting our Results of Operations—Clinic Growth and Start-Up Clinic Costs.” 
 
Operating Expenses  
 
Patient care costs. Patient care costs for the year ended December 31, 2018 were $570.0 million, an increase of $86.9 million, or 18.0%, from $483.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2017, which was primarily due to a 5.5% increase in the number of treatments, an increase in calcimimetic pharmaceutical expenses in connection with the TDAPA program referenced above, an increase in salary and benefit costs, and an increase in supply expenses, partially offset by improved productivity. Patient care costs per treatment for the year ended December 31, 2018 were $247, compared to $221 for the year ended December 31, 2017

As a percentage of patient service operating revenues, patient care costs were 70.7% for the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to 66.3% for the year ended December 31, 2017.
 
General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2018 were $101.1 million, a decrease of $1.0 million, or 1.0%, from $102.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2017 primarily due to increased professional fees and travel and corporate meetings expenses, partially offset by $9.5 million of Modification Expense in the year ended December 31, 2017. General and administrative expenses per treatment for the year ended December 31, 2018 were $44, compared to $46 for the year ended December 31, 2017. General and administrative expenses per treatment excluding the Modification Expense were $42 for the year ended December 31, 2017

As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, general and administrative expenses were 12.5% for the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to 14.0% (or 12.7% excluding the Modification Expense) for the year ended December 31, 2017.
 
Transaction-related costs. Transaction-related costs for the year ended December 31, 2018 were $0.9 million associated with our registration statement on Form S-3 and the withdrawn secondary offering, including related legal, accounting, valuation and other professional or consulting fees. Transaction-related costs for the year ended December 31, 2017 were $0.7 million associated with our 2017 debt refinancing described below, including related legal, accounting and other professional or consulting fees.
 
Gain on business interruption insurance. During the year ended December 31, 2018, we received $0.4 million of business interruption insurance proceeds related to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $39.8 million, compared to $37.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2017. As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, depreciation and amortization were 4.9% for the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to 5.2% for the year ended December 31, 2017.
 
Certain legal and other matters. Certain legal and other matter costs for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $39.1 million, compared to $15.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2017. For the year ended December 31, 2018, these costs included $29.6 million related to the United litigation settlement. See “—Components of Operations—Certain legal and other matters.”



 

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Operating Income
 
Operating income for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $55.3 million, a decrease of $34.9 million, or 38.7%, from $90.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2017. The decrease was primarily due to the United litigation settlement described under “Note 22 - Certain Legal and Other Matters” and the factors described above. In addition, for the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, start-up clinics reduced operating income by $11.4 million and $9.7 million, respectively, an increase of $1.7 million.

As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, operating income was 6.9% for the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to 12.4% for the year ended December 31, 2017, reflecting the factors described above.
 
Interest, Loss on Extinguishment of Debt, and Taxes
 
Interest expense, net. Interest expense, net for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $32.6 million, compared to $29.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2017, an increase of 11.3%. The increase is primarily attributable to rising interest rates.
 
Loss on early extinguishment of debt. Loss on early extinguishment of debt for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $0.5 million as a result of our debt refinancing in June 2017. The loss was comprised of write-offs of unamortized debt issuance costs.
 
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement.  Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $2.7 million, compared to $7.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2017
 
Income tax expense. The provision for income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 represented an effective tax rate of 11.4% and 14.0%, respectively. The variation from the statutory federal rate of 21% and 35% on our share of pre-tax income during the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, is primarily due to the tax impact of the noncontrolling interest in the clinics as a result of the joint venture model, the valuation allowance, the change in fair value of the TRA liability, which is not deductible for income tax purposes, and other non-deductible expenses.
 
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $51.2 million, representing a decrease of $11.5 million, or 18.3%, from $62.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2017. The decrease was primarily due to decreased profitability in our joint ventures for the reasons described above.


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Year Ended December 31, 2017 Compared With Year Ended December 31, 2016
 
The following table summarizes our results of operations for the periods indicated.
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
Percentage
(in thousands)
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
 
Amount
 
Change
Patient service operating revenues
 
$
737,318

 
$
772,221

 
$
(34,903
)
 
(4.5
)%
Provision for uncollectible accounts
 
(8,316
)
 
(5,441
)
 
(2,875
)
 
(52.8
)%
Net patient service operating revenues
 
729,002

 
766,780

 
(37,778
)
 
(4.9
)%
Operating expenses:
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Patient care costs
 
483,101

 
452,453

 
30,648

 
6.8
 %
General and administrative
 
102,093

 
127,921

 
(25,828
)
 
(20.2
)%
Transaction-related costs
 
717

 
2,239

 
(1,522
)
 
(68.0
)%
Depreciation and amortization
 
37,634

 
33,862

 
3,772

 
11.1
 %
Certain legal and other matters
 
15,249

 
6,779

 
8,470

 
NM

Total operating expenses
 
638,794

 
623,254

 
15,540

 
2.5
 %
Operating income
 
90,208

 
143,526

 
(53,318
)
 
(37.1
)%
Interest expense, net
 
(29,309
)
 
(35,959
)
 
6,650

 
18.5
 %
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
 
(526
)
 
(4,708
)
 
4,182

 
88.8
 %
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
 
7,234

 
1,286

 
5,948

 
NM

Income before income taxes
 
67,607

 
104,145

 
(36,538
)
 
(35.1
)%
Income tax expense
 
9,471

 
2,479

 
6,992

 
NM

Net income
 
58,136

 
101,666

 
(43,530
)
 
(42.8
)%
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
(62,733
)
 
(98,520
)
 
35,787

 
36.3
 %
Net (loss) income attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
 
(4,597
)
 
3,146

 
(7,743
)
 
NM

Less: Change in the difference between the redemption value and estimated fair value for accounting purposes of the related noncontrolling interests
 
(11,503
)
 
(10,067
)
 
(1,436
)
 
(14.3
)%
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
 
$
(16,100
)
 
$
(6,921
)
 
$
(9,179
)
 
NM

_____________
NM – Not Meaningful
 
Net Patient Service Operating Revenues 
Patient service operating revenues. Patient service operating revenues for the year ended December 31, 2017 were $737.3 million, a decrease of $34.9 million, or 4.5%, from $772.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, which was primarily due to adverse changes in commercial treatment mix and rates, partially offset by an increase of 8.1% in the number of dialysis treatments. As a source of revenue by payor type, government-based and other payors accounted for 65% and 57%, respectively, of our revenues for the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. Patient service operating revenues per treatment for the year ended December 31, 2017 were $336, compared with $381 for the year ended December 31, 2016.
Non-acquired treatment growth was 7.9% from existing clinics and de novo clinics. Patient service operating revenues relating to start-up clinics for the year ended December 31, 2017 were $8.7 million compared to $12.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, a decrease of $3.6 million due to the timing of opening and certification of de novo clinics, as described under “–Key Factors Affecting our Results of Operations – Clinic Growth and Start-Up Clinic Costs.”
Provision for uncollectible accounts. Provision for uncollectible accounts for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $8.3 million, or 1.1% of net patient service operating revenues, as compared to $5.4 million, or 0.7% of net patient

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service operating revenues, for the same period in 2016. The increase was primarily due to an increase in the patient self-pay component of our payor mix.
Operating Expenses

Patient care costs. Patient care costs for the year ended December 31, 2017 were $483.1 million, an increase of $30.6 million, or 6.8%, from $452.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, which was primarily due to the 8.1% increase in the number of treatments and increases in start-up clinic expenses related to our de novo development program, including expenses incurred due to delays in certifications, partially offset by a decrease in the Modification Expense described above of $3.0 million. Patient care costs per treatment for the year ended December 31, 2017 were $220, compared to $223 for the year ended December 31, 2016. Patient care costs per treatment excluding the Modification Expense were $219 for the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to $221 for the year ended December 31, 2016.

As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, patient care costs were 66.3% for the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to 59.0% for the year ended December 31, 2016. Excluding the Modification Expense of $2.2 million and $5.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, patient care costs were 66.0% and 58.3% of net patient service operating revenues for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. 
 
General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2017 were $102.1 million, a decrease of $25.8 million, or 20.2%, from $127.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, primarily due to a decrease of $22.2 million in Modification Expense, a decrease in charitable contributions and a decrease in corporate costs. General and administrative expenses per treatment for the year ended December 31, 2017 were $47, compared to $63 for the year ended December 31, 2016. General and administrative expenses per treatment excluding the Modification Expense and executive severance costs were $42 for the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to $46 for the year ended December 31, 2016. 

As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, general and administrative expenses were 14.0% (or 12.6% excluding the Modification Expense of $9.5 million and executive severance costs of $0.8 million) for the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to 16.7% (or 12.1% excluding the Modification Expense of $31.7 million and executive severance costs of $3.1 million) for the year ended December 31, 2016.
 
Transaction-related costs. Transaction-related costs for the year ended December 31, 2017 were $0.7 million associated with our 2017 debt refinancing described below. Transaction-related costs for the year ended December 31, 2016 were $2.2 million related to our debt refinancing and other transactions associated with our IPO.
 
Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $37.6 million, compared to $33.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2016. As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, depreciation and amortization were 5.2% for the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to 4.4% for the year ended December 31, 2016.
 
Certain legal and other matters. Certain legal and other matter costs for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $15.2 million, compared to $6.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2016. See “—Components of Operations—Certain legal and other matters.”

Operating Income

Operating income for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $90.2 million, a decrease of $53.3 million, or 37.1%, from $143.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2016. The decrease was primarily due to the factors described above under “—Net Patient Service Operating Revenues” and “Operating Expenses” and includes adverse changes in commercial treatment mix and rates and the impact of the rebasing reimbursement environment for Medicare, in which Medicare rate updates were not keeping pace with annual increases to our operating costs. In addition, for the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, start-up clinics reduced operating income by $9.7 million and $13.3 million, respectively, a decrease of $3.6 million reflecting the timing of opening and certification of de novo clinics each year as described under “—Key Factors Affecting our Results of Operations—Clinic Growth and Start-Up Clinic Costs.” As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, operating income was 12.2% for the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to 18.6% for the year ended December 31, 2016, reflecting the factors described above. Excluding the impact of the Modification Expense of $11.7 million and executive severance costs of $0.9 million, as a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, operating income was 14.0% for the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to 23.8% for the year ended December 31, 2016.


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Interest, Loss on Extinguishment of Debt, and Taxes

Interest expense, net. Interest expense, net for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $29.3 million, compared to $35.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, a decrease of 18.5%, primarily due to lower average debt balances for the year ended December 31, 2017 and lower interest rates as a result of our debt refinancing, partially offset by an increase in third-party clinic debt, including the Assigned Clinic Loans (as defined under “—Liquidity and Capital Resources”).
 
Loss on early extinguishment of debt. Loss on early extinguishment of debt for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $0.5 million as a result of write-offs of unamortized debt issuance costs in connection with our debt refinancing in June 2017. Loss on early extinguishment of debt for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $4.7 million as a result of the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs in connection with our debt refinancing activities associated with our IPO.   
 
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement.  Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $7.2 million, compared to $1.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2016. 
 
Income tax expense. The provision for income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 represented an effective tax rate of 14.0% and 2.4%, respectively. The variation from the statutory federal rate of 35% on our share of pre-tax income during the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 is primarily due to the tax impact of the noncontrolling interest in the clinics as a result of the joint venture model and the change in fair value of the TRA liability, which is not deductible for income tax purposes.  The effective tax rate in 2017 was higher primarily due to increases in the valuation allowance.

Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $62.7 million, representing a decrease of $35.8 million, or 36.3%, from $98.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2016. The decrease was primarily due to an increase in our ownership interest in existing clinics, partially offset by growth in the earnings of our existing joint ventures for the reasons described above.


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Year Ended December 31, 2016 Compared With Year Ended December 31, 2015

The following table summarizes our results of operations for the periods indicated.
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
Increase (Decrease)
(in thousands)
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
 
Percentage
 
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
 
Amount
 
Change
Patient service operating revenues
 
$
772,221

 
$
672,249

 
$
99,972

 
14.9
 %
Provision for uncollectible accounts
 
(5,441
)
 
(5,553
)
 
112

 
2.0
 %
Net patient service operating revenues
 
766,780

 
666,696

 
100,084

 
15.0
 %
Operating expenses:
 
 

 
 

 


 


Patient care costs
 
452,453

 
390,949

 
61,504

 
15.7
 %
General and administrative
 
127,921

 
77,826

 
50,095

 
64.4
 %
Transaction-related costs
 
2,239

 
2,086

 
153

 
7.3
 %
Depreciation and amortization
 
33,862

 
31,846

 
2,016

 
6.3
 %
Certain legal and other matters
 
6,779

 

 
6,779

 
NM

Total operating expenses
 
623,254

 
502,707

 
120,547

 
24.0
 %
Operating income
 
143,526

 
163,989

 
(20,463
)
 
(12.5
)%
Interest expense, net
 
(35,959
)
 
(45,412
)
 
9,453

 
20.8
 %
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
 
(4,708
)
 

 
(4,708
)
 
NM

Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
 
1,286

 

 
1,286

 
NM

Income before income taxes
 
104,145

 
118,577

 
(14,432
)
 
(12.2
)%
Income tax expense
 
2,479

 
18,713

 
(16,234
)
 
NM

Net income
 
101,666

 
99,864

 
1,802

 
1.8
 %
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
(98,520
)
 
(80,539
)
 
(17,981
)
 
(22.3
)%
Net income attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
 
3,146

 
19,325

 
(16,179
)
 
NM

Less: Change in the difference between the redemption value and estimated fair value for accounting purposes of the related noncontrolling interests
 
(10,067
)
 

 
(10,067
)
 
NM

Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders
 
$
(6,921
)
 
$
19,325

 
$
(26,246
)
 
NM

_____________
NM – Not Meaningful
 
Net Patient Service Operating Revenues
Patient service operating revenues. Patient service operating revenues for the year ended December 31, 2016 were $772.2 million, an increase of $100.0 million, or 14.9%, from $672.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2015, which was primarily due to an increase of 12.3% in the number of dialysis treatments and favorable changes in commercial treatment mix, including an increase in patients covered by ACA plans and other individual marketplace plans. As a source of revenue by payor type, government-based and other payors accounted for 57% and 59%, respectively, of our revenues for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. Patient service operating revenues per treatment for the year ended December 31, 2016 were $381, compared to $372 for the year ended December 31, 2015.

The increase in treatments resulted principally from non-acquired treatment growth of 11.7% from existing clinics and de novo clinics. Patient service operating revenues relating to start-up clinics for the year ended December 31, 2016 were $12.3 million, compared to $10.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2015, an increase of $1.8 million due to the timing of opening and certification of de novo clinics, as described under “—Key Factors Affecting our Results of Operations—Clinic Growth and Start-Up Clinic Costs.”


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Provision for uncollectible accounts. Provision for uncollectible accounts for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $5.4 million, or 0.7% of net patient service operating revenues, as compared to $5.6 million, or 0.8% of net patient service operating revenues, for the same period in 2015.

Operating Expenses

Patient care costs. Patient care costs for the year ended December 31, 2016 were $452.5 million, an increase of $61.5 million, or 15.7%, from $390.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2015. This increase was primarily due to the 12.3% increase in the number of treatments, the $5.3 million of Modification Expense for the year ended December 31, 2016 described above, and increases in start-up clinic expenses related to our de novo development program, including expenses incurred due to delays in certifications. Patient care costs per treatment for the year ended December 31, 2016 were $223, compared to $217 for the year ended December 31, 2015. Patient care costs per treatment excluding the Modification Expense were $221 for the year ended December 31, 2016.

As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, patient care costs were 59.0% (or 58.3% excluding the Modification Expense) for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to 58.6% for the year ended December 31, 2015.
 
General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2016 were $127.9 million, an increase of $50.1 million, or 64.4%, from $77.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2015, primarily due to corporate costs associated with becoming a public company, including the $31.7 million of Modification Expense described above. Also contributing to the increase was an increase in charitable contributions, $3.1 million of executive severance costs, a 12.3% increase in the number of treatments and increased legal costs in addition to the legal costs described below in “—Certain legal and other matters.” General and administrative expenses per treatment for the year ended December 31, 2016 were $63, compared to $43 for the year ended December 31, 2015. General and administrative expenses per treatment excluding the Modification Expense and executive severance costs were $46 for the year ended December 31, 2016. 

As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, general and administrative expenses were 16.7% (or 12.1% excluding the Modification Expense and executive severance costs) for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to 11.7% for the year ended December 31, 2015.
 
Transaction-related costs. Transaction-related costs for the year ended December 31, 2016 were $2.2 million.  These costs are associated with our debt refinancing and other transactions associated with our IPO. Transaction-related costs for the year ended December 31, 2015 were $2.1 million, which were costs associated with the forgiveness of indebtedness and accrued interest under a line of credit extended to an executive. 
 
Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $33.9 million, compared to $31.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2015. As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, depreciation and amortization were 4.4% for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to 4.8% for the year ended December 31, 2015.
 
Certain legal and other matters. Certain legal and other matter costs for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $6.8 million. See “—Components of Operations—Certain legal and other matters.”

Operating Income

Operating income for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $143.5 million, a decrease of $20.5 million, or 12.5%, from $164.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2015. The decrease was primarily due to the increase in operating expenses described above, partially offset by the impact of the rebasing reimbursement environment for Medicare, in which Medicare rate updates were not keeping pace with annual increases to our operating costs. In addition, for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, start-up clinics reduced operating income by $13.3 million and $2.1 million, respectively, an increase of $11.2 million reflecting the timing of opening and certification of de novo clinics each year as described under “—Key Factors Affecting our Results of Operations—Clinic Growth and Start-Up Clinic Costs.” As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, operating income was 18.6% for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to 24.4% for the year ended December 31, 2015, reflecting the factors described above. Excluding the impact of the Modification Expense of $37.3 million and executive severance costs of $1.7 million, as a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, operating income was 23.8% for the year ended December 31, 2016.



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Interest and Taxes

Interest expense, net. Interest expense, net for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $35.9 million, compared to $45.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2015, a decrease of 20.8%, primarily due to lower interest rates as a result of our debt refinancing associated with the IPO, partially offset by an increase in third-party clinic debt, including the Assigned Clinic Loans.
 
Loss on early extinguishment of debt. Loss on early extinguishment of debt for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $4.7 million as a result of the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs in connection with our debt refinancing activities.  
 
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement.  Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $1.3 million.
 
Income tax expense. The provision for income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 represented an effective tax rate of 2.4% and 15.8%, respectively. The variation from the statutory federal rate of 35% on our share of pre-tax income during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 is primarily due to the tax impact of the noncontrolling interest in the clinics as a result of the joint venture model and the change in fair value of the TRA liability, which is not deductible for income tax purposes. 

Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $98.5 million, representing an increase of $18.0 million, or 22.3%, from $80.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2015. The increase was primarily due to growth in the earnings of our existing joint ventures for the reasons described above, partially offset by an increase in our ownership interest in an existing clinic.

Year Ended December 31, 2015 Compared With Year Ended December 31, 2014

 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
Increase (Decrease)
(in thousands)
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
Percentage
 
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
 
Amount
 
Change
Patient service operating revenues
 
$
672,249

 
$
564,004

 
$
108,245

 
19.2
 %
Provision for uncollectible accounts
 
(5,553
)
 
(4,924
)
 
(629
)
 
(12.8
)%
Net patient service operating revenues
 
666,696

 
559,080

 
107,616

 
19.2
 %
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 


 


Patient care costs
 
390,949

 
329,847

 
61,102

 
18.5
 %
General and administrative
 
77,826

 
63,600

 
14,226

 
22.4
 %
Transaction-related costs
 
2,086

 

 
2,086

 
NM

Depreciation and amortization
 
31,846

 
28,527

 
3,319

 
11.6
 %
Total operating expenses
 
502,707

 
421,974

 
80,733

 
19.1
 %
Operating income
 
163,989

 
137,106

 
26,883

 
19.6
 %
Interest expense, net
 
(45,412
)
 
(44,080
)
 
(1,332
)
 
(3.0
)%
Income before income taxes
 
118,577

 
93,026

 
25,551

 
27.5
 %
Income tax expense
 
18,713

 
10,325

 
8,388

 
81.2
 %
Net income
 
99,864

 
82,701

 
17,163

 
20.8
 %
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
(80,539
)
 
(65,785
)
 
(14,754
)
 
(22.4
)%
Net income attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
 
$
19,325

 
$
16,916

 
$
2,409

 
14.2
 %
_____________
NM – Not Meaningful



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Net Patient Service Operating Revenues
Patient service operating revenues.  Patient service operating revenues for the year ended December 31, 2015 were $672.2 million, an increase of $108.2 million, or 19.2%, from $564.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2014, which was primarily due to an increase of 15.4% in the number of dialysis treatments. As a source of revenues, government-based and other payors accounted for 59% and 61%, respectively, of our revenues for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. Patient service operating revenues per treatment for the year ended December 31, 2015 were $372, compared to $361 for the year ended December 31, 2014. 
The increase in treatments resulted principally from non-acquired treatment growth of 11.7% from existing clinics and de novo clinics in 2015. Patient service operating revenues relating to start-up clinics for the year ended December 31, 2015 was $10.5 million, compared to $6.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2014, a decrease of $4.1 million, due to the timing of opening and certification of de novo clinics as described under “—Key Factors Affecting our Results of Operations—Clinic Growth and Start-Up Clinic Costs.”
Provision for uncollectible accounts. Provision for uncollectible accounts for the year ended December 31, 2015 was $5.6 million, or 0.8% of patient service operating revenues, as compared to $4.9 million, or 0.9% of patient service operating revenues, for the same period in 2014.
Operating Expenses
Patient care costs. Patient care costs for the year ended December 31, 2015 were $390.9 million, an increase of $61.1 million, or 18.5%, from $329.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2014, which was primarily due to the 15.4% increase in the number of treatments as well as an increase in salary and benefit costs, pharmaceutical unit costs, occupancy costs and other direct clinic expenses, partially offset by improved productivity. Patient care costs per treatment for the year ended December 31, 2015 were $217, compared to $211 for the year ended December 31, 2014.
As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, patient care costs were 58.6% for the year ended December 31, 2015, compared to 59.0% for the year ended December 31, 2014.
General and administrative. General and administrative expenses for the years ended December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 were $77.8 million and $63.6 million, respectively, an increase of $14.2 million, or 22.4%, which was primarily due to an increase in salary costs, charitable contributions and professional fees. General and administrative expenses per treatment for the year ended December 31, 2015 were $43, compared to $41 for the year ended December 31, 2014.
As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, general and administrative expenses were 11.7% for the year ended December 31, 2015, compared to 11.4% for the year ended December 31, 2014.
Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2015 was $31.8 million, an increase of 11.6% from $28.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2014, primarily related to new clinics. As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, depreciation and amortization expense was 4.8% for the year ended December 31, 2015, compared to 5.1% for the year ended December 31, 2014.
Operating Income
Operating income for the year ended December 31, 2015 was $164.0 million, an increase of $26.9 million, or 19.6%, from $137.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2014. The increase was primarily due to the factors described above. In addition, for the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, start-up clinics reduced operating income by $2.1 million and $7.7 million, respectively, a decrease of $5.6 million reflecting the timing of opening and certification of de novo clinics each year as described under “—Key Factors Affecting our Results of Operations—Clinic Growth and Start-Up Clinic Costs.” As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, operating income was 24.4% for the year ended December 31, 2015, compared to 24.3% for the year ended December 31, 2014, reflecting the factors described above.
Interest and Taxes
Interest expense, net. Interest expense, net for the year ended December 31, 2015 was $45.4 million, compared to $44.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2014, an increase of 3.0%, primarily due to an increase in third-party clinic-level debt, as well as rising interest rates.

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Income tax expense. The provision for income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2015 represented an effective tax rate of 15.8%, compared with 11.1% in 2014. The variation from the statutory federal rate of 35% on our share of pre-tax income during the years ended December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 is primarily due to the tax impact of the noncontrolling interest in the clinics as a result of the joint venture model.
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests for the year ended December 31, 2015 was $80.5 million, an increase of $14.8 million, or 22.4%, from $65.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2014. The increase was primarily due to the addition of de novo and acquired clinics and growth in the earnings of our existing joint ventures for the reasons described above.
Quarterly Results of Operations
 
The following tables set forth our unaudited quarterly consolidated financial data for each of the eight quarters in the 24 month period ended December 31, 2018. We have prepared the quarterly data on a basis consistent with our audited consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K and include, in our opinion, all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the financial information contained in those statements. This information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Form 10-K. The results of historical periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for a full year or any future period.
 

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Three Months Ended 
(in thousands, except operating data)
 
December 31,
 
September 30,
 
June 30,
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
September 30,
 
June 30,
 
March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2018
 
2018
 
2018
 
2017
 
2017
 
2017
 
2017
 
 
 
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
Statement of Operations Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Patient service operating revenues
 
$
207,806

 
$
205,719

 
$
205,952

 
$
186,299

 
$
190,509

 
$
190,670

 
$
177,890

 
$
178,249

Provision for uncollectible accounts
 

 

 

 

 
(3,178
)
 
(2,752
)
 
(431
)
 
(1,955
)
Net patient service operating revenues
 
207,806

 
205,719

 
205,952

 
186,299

 
187,331

 
187,918

 
177,459

 
176,294

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Patient care costs
 
148,525

 
145,939

 
141,468

 
134,077

 
124,493

 
119,739

 
118,568

 
120,301

General and administrative
 
24,981

 
24,619

 
26,434

 
25,067

 
22,530

 
22,036

 
26,218

 
31,309

Transaction‑related costs
 

 

 

 
856

 

 

 
717

 

Gain on business interruption insurance
 
(375
)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization
 
10,342

 
10,023

 
9,814

 
9,623

 
9,740

 
9,438

 
9,382

 
9,074

Certain legal and other matters
 
1,384

 
1,028

 
32,546

 
4,103

 
3,535

 
3,481

 
4,297

 
3,936

Total operating expenses
 
184,857

 
181,609

 
210,262

 
173,726

 
160,298

 
154,694

 
159,182

 
164,620

Operating Income (loss)
 
22,949

 
24,110

 
(4,310
)
 
12,573

 
27,033

 
33,224

 
18,277

 
11,674

Interest expense, net
 
(8,797
)
 
(8,242
)
 
(8,136
)
 
(7,457
)
 
(7,257
)
 
(7,255
)
 
(7,188
)
 
(7,609
)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(526
)
 

Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
 
5,438

 
(3,480
)
 
1,736

 
(1,021
)
 
1,773

 
3,585

 
(2,641
)
 
4,517

Income (loss) before income taxes
 
19,590

 
12,388

 
(10,710
)
 
4,095

 
21,549

 
29,554

 
7,922

 
8,582

Income tax expense (benefit)
 
8,416

 
(124
)
 
(2,327
)
 
(3,069
)
 
10,725

 
3,763

 
(1,837
)
 
(3,180
)
Net income (loss)
 
11,174

 
12,512

 
(8,383
)
 
7,164

 
10,824

 
25,791

 
9,759

 
11,762

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
 
(11,746
)
 
(13,246
)
 
(15,276
)
 
(10,966
)
 
(15,722
)
 
(18,295
)
 
(14,832
)
 
(13,884
)
Net (loss) income attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
 
$
(572
)
 
$
(734
)
 
$
(23,659
)
 
$
(3,802
)
 
$
(4,898
)
 
$
7,496

 
$
(5,073
)
 
$
(2,122
)
Less: Change in the difference between the redemption value and estimated fair value for accounting purposes of the related noncontrolling interests
 
(1,235
)
 
(580
)
 
(1,248
)
 
497

 
1,229

 
559

 
(2,884
)
 
(10,407
)
Net (loss) income attributed to common shareholders
 
$
(1,807
)

$
(1,314
)

$
(24,907
)

$
(3,305
)

$
(3,669
)

$
8,055


$
(7,957
)

$
(12,529
)
Other Financial Data:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Adjusted EBITDA (including noncontrolling interests)(1)
 
$
36,454

 
$
36,496

 
$
40,030

 
$
28,274

 
$
41,707

 
$
46,939

 
$
37,375

 
$
34,838

Adjusted EBITDA‑NCI(1)
 
24,708

 
23,250

 
24,754

 
17,308

 
25,985

 
28,644

 
22,543

 
20,954

Capital Expenditures Total
 
15,886

 
10,656

 
8,567

 
9,851

 
11,293

 
10,727

 
7,647

 
6,406

Development capital expenditures
 
13,166

 
6,619

 
6,628

 
6,896

 
10,352

 
9,205

 
5,651

 
4,488

Other capital expenditures
 
2,720

 
4,037

 
1,939

 
2,955

 
941

 
1,522

 
1,996

 
1,918

Operating Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Number of clinics (as of end of period)
 
241

 
235

 
233

 
228

 
228

 
217

 
218

 
216

Number of de novo clinics opened (during period)
 
5

 
2

 
5

 
1

 
9

 
1

 
2

 
3

Patients (as of end of period)
 
16,543

 
16,092

 
16,018

 
15,776

 
15,637

 
15,237

 
15,023

 
14,735

Number of treatments
 
600,190

 
578,982

 
572,929

 
558,936

 
565,945

 
551,258

 
542,749

 
531,220

Non‑acquired treatment growth
 
4.9
%
 
3.9
%
 
4.5
%
 
4.2
%
 
6.1
%
 
6.8
%
 
8.6
%
 
9.2
%
Net patient service operating revenues per treatment
 
$
346

 
$
355

 
$
359

 
$
333

 
$
331

 
$
341

 
$
327

 
$
332

Patient care costs per treatment
 
$
247

 
$
252

 
$
247

 
$
240

 
$
220

 
$
217

 
$
218

 
$
226

Adjusted patient care costs per treatment (2)
 
$
247

 
$
252

 
$
247

 
$
240

 
$
220

 
$
217

 
$
217

 
$
223

General and administrative per treatment
 
$
42

 
$
43

 
$
46

 
$
45

 
$
40

 
$
40

 
$
48

 
$
59

Adjusted general and administrative per treatment (2)
 
$
42

 
$
43

 
$
46

 
$
45

 
$
40

 
$
40

 
$
43

 
$
45

.
(1)
The following table represents the reconciliation from net income to Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA-NCI for the periods indicated:

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Three Months Ended 
 
 
 
 
 
December 
31,
September
 30,
June 
30,
March 
31,
December 31,
September
30,
June 
30,
March 
31,
December
31,
September
30,
June 
30,
March 
31,
(in thousands)
2018
2018
2018
2018
2017
2017
2017
2017
2016
2016
2016
2016
 
 
(restated)
(restated)
(restated)
(restated)
(restated)
(restated)
(restated)
(restated)
(restated)
(restated)
(restated)
Net Income (loss)
$
11,174

$
12,512

$
(8,383
)
$
7,164

$
10,824

$
25,791

$
9,759

$
11,762

$
12,390

$
36,117

$
21,169

$
31,990

Add:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock-based compensation
1,575

1,298

1,678

1,380

1,269

1,054

3,948

10,088

17,047

12,673

10,192

386

Depreciation and amortization
10,342

10,023

9,814

9,623

9,740

9,438

9,382

9,074

9,246

8,687

8,252

7,677

Interest expense, net
8,797

8,242

8,136

7,457

7,257

7,255

7,188

7,609

7,373

7,372

8,951

12,263

Income tax expense (benefit) and other non-income related tax
8,620

(87
)
(2,025
)
(3,069
)
10,852

3,766

(1,750
)
(3,114
)
(2,153
)
(956
)
1,342

4,531

Transaction-related costs



856



717


 

2,215

24

Loss on early extinguishment of debt






526




4,708


Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
(5,438
)
3,480

(1,736
)
1,021

(1,773
)
(3,585
)
2,641

(4,517
)
3,444

(12,565
)
7,835


Certain legal and other matters
1,384

1,028

32,546

4,103

3,535

3,481

4,297

3,936

2,737

4,042



Executive and management severance costs






917


1,650




(Gain) loss on sale or closure of clinics



(261
)
3

(261
)
(250
)





Management fees








 

80

457

Adjusted EBITDA (including noncontrolling interests)
36,454

36,496

40,030

28,274

41,707

46,939

37,375

34,838

51,734

55,370

64,744

57,328

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(11,746
)
(13,246
)
(15,276
)
(10,966
)
(15,722
)
(18,295
)
(14,832
)
(13,884
)
(21,464
)
(23,345
)
(28,242
)
(25,469
)
Adjusted EBITDA –NCI
$
24,708

$
23,250

$
24,754

$
17,308

$
25,985

$
28,644

$
22,543

$
20,954

$
30,270

$
32,025

$
36,502

$
31,859

 
For information about the nature of the adjustments set forth above, see “—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” above.
 
(2)
See “—Key Performance Indicators” for discussion of the adjusted patient care costs per treatment and adjusted general and administrative per treatment calculations.


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Results of Operations—Quarterly Periods

Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 Compared With the Three Months Ended September 30, 2017

The following table summarizes our results of operations for the periods indicated. 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
 
Percentage
(in thousands)
(restated)
 
(restated)
 
Amount
 
Change
Patient service operating revenues
$
205,719

 
$
190,670

 
$
15,049

 
7.9
 %
Provision for uncollectible accounts

 
(2,752
)
 
2,752

 
NM

Net patient service operating revenues
205,719

 
187,918

 
17,801

 
9.5
 %
Operating expenses:
 

 
 

 
 
 

Patient care costs
145,939

 
119,739

 
26,200

 
21.9
 %
General and administrative
24,619

 
22,036

 
2,583

 
11.7
 %
Depreciation and amortization
10,023

 
9,438

 
585

 
6.2
 %
Certain legal and other matters
1,028

 
3,481

 
(2,453
)
 
(70.5
)%
Total operating expenses
181,609

 
154,694

 
26,915

 
17.4
 %
Operating income
24,110

 
33,224

 
(9,114
)
 
(27.4
)%
Interest expense, net
(8,242
)
 
(7,255
)
 
(987
)
 
(13.6
)%
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
(3,480
)
 
3,585

 
(7,065
)
 
NM

Income before income taxes
12,388

 
29,554

 
(17,166
)
 
(58.1
)%
Income tax (benefit) expense
(124
)
 
3,763

 
(3,887
)
 
NM

Net income
12,512

 
25,791

 
(13,279
)
 
(51.5
)%
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(13,246
)
 
(18,295
)
 
5,049

 
27.6
 %
Net (loss) income attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
(734
)
 
$
7,496

 
$
(8,230
)
 
NM

_____________________
NM – Not Meaningful

Net Patient Service Operating Revenues
 
Net patient service operating revenues. Net patient service operating revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2018 were $205.7 million, an increase of $17.8 million, or 9.5%, from $187.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, which was primarily due to an increase of 5.0% in the number of dialysis treatments and reimbursement of calcimimetic pharmaceuticals under the Medicare ESRD PPS TDAPA program, which became effective January 1, 2018, partially offset by adverse changes in commercial treatment mix and rates. As a source of revenue by payor type, government-based and other payors accounted for 72% and 65%, respectively, of our revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. Net patient service operating revenues per treatment for the three months ended September 30, 2018 were $355, compared with $341 for the three months ended September 30, 2017, an increase of 4.3%, primarily due to the reimbursement of calcimimetic drugs under the TDAPA program.

Non-acquired treatment growth was 3.9% and acquired treatment growth was 1.1%. Normalized total treatment growth was 6.1% and normalized non-acquired treatment growth was 5.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2018. Net patient service operating revenues relating to start-up clinics for the three months ended September 30, 2018 were $2.4 million, compared to $0.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, an increase of $1.8 million due to the timing of opening and certification of de novo clinics, as described under “ —Key Factors Affecting our Results of Operations —Clinic Growth and Start-Up Clinic Costs.”
 




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Operating Expenses  
 
Patient care costs. Patient care costs for the three months ended September 30, 2018 were $145.9 million, an increase of $26.2 million, or 21.9%, from $119.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, which was primarily due to a 5.0% increase in the number of treatments and an increase in supply expense in connection with the TDAPA program referenced above. Patient care costs per treatment for the three months ended September 30, 2018 were $252, compared to $217 for the three months ended September 30, 2017. 

As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, patient care costs were 70.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared to 63.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2017.
 
General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2018 were $24.6 million, an increase of $2.6 million, or 11.7%, from $22.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017. General and administrative expenses per treatment for the three months ended September 30, 2018 were $43, compared to $40 for the three months ended September 30, 2017.  

As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, general and administrative expenses were 12.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared to 11.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2017.

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was $10.0 million, compared to $9.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017. As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, depreciation and amortization expense was 4.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to 5.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2017.
 
Certain legal and other matters. Certain legal and other matter costs for the three months ended September 30, 2018 were $1.0 million, compared to $3.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017. See “—Components of Operations—Certain legal and other matters.”

Operating Income
 
Operating income for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was $24.1 million, a decrease of $9.1 million, or 27.4%, from $33.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017. The decrease was primarily due to the factors described above under “—Operating Expenses.” For the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, start-up clinics reduced operating income by $2.5 million and $1.5 million, respectively, an increase of $1.0 million reflecting the timing of opening and certification of de novo clinics as described under “—Key Factors Affecting our Results of Operations—Clinic Growth and Start-Up Clinic Costs.” As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, operating income was 11.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to 17.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2017, reflecting the factors described above.

Interest and Taxes
 
Interest expense, net. Interest expense, net for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was $8.2 million, compared to $7.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, an increase of 13.6%. The increase is primarily attributable to rising interest rates.

Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement. Changes in fair value of income tax receivable agreement for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was $(3.5) million and $3.6 million, respectively.
 
Income tax (benefit) expense. The (benefit) provision for income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017 represented an effective tax rate of (1.0)% and 12.7%, respectively. The variation from the statutory federal rate of 21% and 35% on our share of pre-tax income during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, is primarily due to the tax impact of the noncontrolling interest in the clinics as a result of the joint venture model, the valuation allowance and the change in fair value of the TRA liability, which is not deductible for income tax purposes, and other non-deductible expenses. 






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Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was $13.2 million, representing a decrease of $5.0 million, or 27.6%, from $18.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017. The decrease was primarily due to decreased profitability in our joint ventures for the reasons described above.
Three Months Ended June 30, 2018 Compared With the Three Months Ended June 30, 2017

The following table summarizes our results of operations for the periods indicated. 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
 
Percentage
(in thousands)
(restated)
 
(restated)
 
Amount
 
Change
Patient service operating revenues
$
205,952

 
$
177,890

 
$
28,062

 
15.8
 %
Provision for uncollectible accounts

 
(431
)
 
431

 
NM

Net patient service operating revenues
205,952

 
177,459

 
28,493

 
16.1
 %
Operating expenses:
 

 
 
 
 
 


Patient care costs
141,468

 
118,568

 
22,900

 
19.3
 %
General and administrative
26,434

 
26,218

 
216

 
0.8
 %
Transaction-related costs

 
717

 
(717
)
 
NM

Depreciation and amortization
9,814

 
9,382

 
432

 
4.6
 %
Certain legal and other matters
32,546

 
4,297

 
28,249

 
NM

Total operating expenses
210,262

 
159,182

 
51,080

 
32.1
 %
Operating (loss) income
(4,310
)
 
18,277

 
(22,587
)
 
NM

Interest expense, net
(8,136
)
 
(7,188
)
 
(948
)
 
(13.2
)%
Loss on early extinguishment of debt

 
(526
)
 
526

 
NM

Changes in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
1,736

 
(2,641
)
 
4,377

 
NM

(Loss) income before income taxes
(10,710
)
 
7,922

 
(18,632
)
 
NM

Income tax benefit
(2,327
)
 
(1,837
)
 
(490
)
 
(26.7
)%
Net (loss) income
(8,383
)
 
9,759

 
(18,142
)
 
NM

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(15,276
)
 
(14,832
)
 
(444
)
 
(3.0
)%
Net loss attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
(23,659
)
 
$
(5,073
)
 
$
(18,586
)
 
NM

_____________________
NM – Not Meaningful

Net Patient Service Operating Revenues
 
Net patient service operating revenues. Net patient service operating revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2018 were $206.0 million, an increase of $28.5 million, or 16.1%, from $177.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017, which was primarily due to an increase of 5.6% in the number of dialysis treatments and reimbursement of calcimimetic pharmaceuticals under the TDAPA program, which became effective January 1, 2018, partially offset by adverse changes in commercial treatment mix and rates. As a source of revenue by payor type, government-based and other payors accounted for 71% and 66%, respectively, of our revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017. Net patient service operating revenues per treatment for the three months ended June 30, 2018 was $359, compared with $327 for the three months ended June 30, 2017, an increase of 9.8%, primarily due to the reimbursement of calcimimetic drugs under the TDAPA program.

Non-acquired treatment growth was 4.5% and acquired treatment growth was 1.1%. Normalized for clinic sales, total treatment growth was 6.3% and non-acquired treatment growth was 5.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2018. Net patient service operating revenues relating to start-up clinics for the three months ended June 30, 2018 were $2.5 million, compared to $3.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017, a decrease of $0.6 million due to the timing of opening and certification

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of de novo clinics, as described under “—Key Factors Affecting our Results of Operations—Clinic Growth and Start-Up Clinic Costs.”
 
Operating Expenses  
 
Patient care costs. Patient care costs for the three months ended June 30, 2018 were $141.5 million, an increase of $22.9 million, or 19.3%, from $118.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017, which was primarily due to an increase in the number of treatments and an increase in supply expense in connection with the TDAPA program referenced above. Patient care costs per treatment for the three months ended June 30, 2018 were $247, compared to $218 for the three months ended June 30, 2017.

As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, patient care costs were 68.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2018, compared to 66.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2017.
 
General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2018 were $26.4 million, an increase of $0.2 million, or 0.8%, from $26.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017. General and administrative expenses per treatment for the three months ended June 30, 2018 were $46, compared to $48 for the three months ended June 30, 2017. General and administrative expenses per treatment excluding the Modification Expense were $43 for the three months ended June 30, 2017. 

As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, general and administrative expenses were 12.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2018, compared to 14.8% (or 13.3% excluding Modification Expense of $2.1 million) for the three months ended June 30, 2017.

Transaction-related costs. Transaction-related costs for the three months ended June 30, 2017 were $0.7 million associated with our 2017 debt refinancing.

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended June 30, 2018 was $9.8 million, compared to $9.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017. As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, depreciation and amortization expense was 4.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2018 compared to 5.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2017.
 
Certain legal and other matters. Certain legal and other matter costs for the three months ended June 30, 2018 were $32.5 million, compared to $4.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017. The three months ended June 30, 2018 include $29.6 million related to the United litigation settlement. See “—Components of Operations—Certain legal and other matters.”
 
Operating (Loss) Income
 
Operating (loss) income for the three months ended June 30, 2018 was $(4.3) million, a decrease of $22.6 million, from $18.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017. The decrease was primarily due to the $29.6 million United litigation settlement described above under “—Certain legal and other matters,” offset by the factors described above under “—Net patient service operating revenues.” As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, operating income was 2.1% (or 12.3% excluding the impact of the United litigation settlement) for the three months ended June 30, 2018 compared to 10.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2017, reflecting the factors described above.

Interest and Taxes
 
Interest expense, net. Interest expense, net for the three months ended June 30, 2018 was $8.1 million, and for the three months ended June 30, 2017 was $7.2 million, an increase of 13.1%. The increase is primarily attributable to our debt refinancing in June 2017 as well as rising interest rates.

Loss on early extinguishment of debt. Loss on early extinguishment of debt for the three months ended June 30, 2017 was $0.5 million as a result of our debt refinancing in June 2017. The loss was comprised of write-offs of unamortized debt issuance costs.

Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement. Changes in fair value of income tax receivable agreement for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 was $1.7 million and $(2.6) million, respectively.
 

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Income tax benefit.  The benefit for income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2017 represented an effective tax rate of 21.7% and (23.2)%, respectively. The variation from the statutory federal rate of 21% and 35% on our share of pre-tax income during the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, is primarily due to the tax impact of the noncontrolling interest in the clinics as a result of the joint venture model, the valuation allowance and the change in fair value of the TRA liability, which is not deductible for income tax purposes, and other non-deductible expenses. 
 
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests for the three months ended June 30, 2018 was $15.3 million, representing an increase of $0.4 million, or 3.0% from $14.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017. The increase was primarily due to increased profitability in our joint ventures for the reasons described above.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 Compared With the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
The following table summarizes our results of operations for the periods indicated. 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
 
Percentage
(in thousands)
(restated)
 
(restated)
 
Amount
 
Change
Patient service operating revenues
$
186,299

 
$
178,249

 
$
8,050

 
4.5
 %
Provision for uncollectible accounts

 
(1,955
)
 
1,955

 
NM

Net patient service operating revenues
186,299

 
176,294

 
10,005

 
5.7
 %
Operating expenses:
 

 
 

 
 
 


Patient care costs
134,077

 
120,301

 
13,776

 
11.5
 %
General and administrative
25,067

 
31,309

 
(6,242
)
 
(19.9
)%
Transaction-related costs
856

 

 
856

 
NM

Depreciation and amortization
9,623

 
9,074

 
549

 
6.1
 %
Certain legal and other matters
4,103

 
3,936

 
167

 
4.2
 %
Total operating expenses
173,726

 
164,620

 
9,106

 
5.5
 %
Operating income
12,573

 
11,674

 
899

 
7.7
 %
Interest expense, net
(7,457
)
 
(7,609
)
 
152

 
2.0
 %
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
(1,021
)
 
4,517

 
(5,538
)
 
(122.6
)%
Income before income taxes
4,095

 
8,582

 
(4,487
)
 
(52.3
)%
Income tax benefit
(3,069
)
 
(3,180
)
 
111

 
NM

Net income
7,164

 
11,762

 
(4,598
)
 
(39.1
)%
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(10,966
)
 
(13,884
)
 
2,918

 
21.0
 %
Net loss attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
(3,802
)
 
$
(2,122
)
 
$
(1,680
)
 
(79.2
)%
_____________________
NM – Not Meaningful

Net Patient Service Operating Revenues
 
Net patient service operating revenues. Net patient service operating revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2018 were $186.3 million, an increase of $10.0 million, or 5.7%, from $176.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017, which was primarily due to an increase of 5.2% in the number of dialysis treatments and reimbursement of calcimimetic pharmaceuticals under the Medicare ESRD PPS TDAPA program, which became effective January 1, 2018, partially offset by adverse changes in commercial treatment mix and rates. As a source of payments of revenue by payor type, government-based and other payors accounted for 70% and 66%, respectively, of our revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. Net patient service operating revenues per treatment for the three months ended March 31, 2018 were $333, compared with $332 for the three months ended March 31, 2017, an increase of 1.4%, primarily due to the reimbursement of calcimimetic drugs under the TDAPA program.


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Non-acquired treatment growth was 4.2% and acquired treatment growth was 1.0%.
 
Operating Expenses  
 
Patient care costs. Patient care costs for the three months ended March 31, 2018 were $134.1 million, an increase of $13.8 million, or 11.5%, from $120.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017, which was primarily due to a 5.2% increase in the number of treatments and an increase in supply expense in connection with the TDAPA program referenced above. Patient care costs per treatment for the three months ended March 31, 2018 were $240, compared to $226 for the three months ended March 31, 2017. Patient care costs per treatment excluding the Modification Expense were $223 for the three months ended March 31, 2017.

As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, patient care costs were 72.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to 68.2% (or 67.3% excluding Modification Expense of $1.7 million) for the three months ended March 31, 2017.
 
General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2018 were $25.1 million, a decrease of $6.2 million, or 19.9%, from $31.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. The decrease was primarily due to $7.4 million in Modification Expense incurred in 2017. General and administrative expenses per treatment for the three months ended March 31, 2018 were $45, compared to $59 for the three months ended March 31, 2017. General and administrative expenses per treatment excluding the Modification Expense were $45 for the three months ended March 31, 2017. 

As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, general and administrative expenses were 13.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to 17.8% (or 13.6% excluding the Modification Expense) for the three months ended March 31, 2017.

Transaction-related costs. Transaction-related costs for the three months ended March 31, 2018 were $0.9 million. These costs represent costs associated with our registration statement on Form S-3 and the withdrawn secondary offering.  They include legal, accounting, valuation and other professional or consulting fees.

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $9.6 million, compared to $9.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, depreciation and amortization expense was 5.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to 5.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2017.
 
Certain legal and other matters. Certain legal and other matter costs for the three months ended March 31, 2018 were $4.1 million, compared to $3.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. See “—Components of Operations—Certain legal and other matters.”
 
Operating Income
 
Operating income for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $12.6 million, an increase of $0.9 million, or 7.7%, from $11.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. The increase was primarily due to the factors described above under “—Net Patient Service Operating Revenues.” As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, operating income was 6.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to 6.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, reflecting the factors described above.

Interest and Taxes
 
Interest expense, net. Interest expense, net for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $7.5 million, compared to $7.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017, a decrease of 2.0%, primarily due to our debt refinancing in June 2017, partially offset by an increase in third-party clinic debt, including the Assigned Clinic Loans, as well as rising interest rates.

Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement. Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was $(1.0) million and $4.5 million, respectively.
 
Income tax benefit.  The benefit for income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017 represented an effective tax rate of (74.9)% and (37.1)%, respectively. The variation from the statutory federal rate of 21% and

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35% on our share of pre-tax income during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, is primarily due to the tax impact of the noncontrolling interest in the clinics as a result of the joint venture model, the valuation allowance and the change in fair value of the TRA liability, which is not deductible for income tax purposes, and other non-deductible expenses. 
 
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $11.0 million, representing an increase of $2.9 million, or 21.0%, from $13.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. The increase was primarily due to increased profitability in our joint ventures for the reasons described above.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2017 Compared With the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016

The following table summarizes our results of operations for the periods indicated. 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
Percentage
(in thousands)
(restated)
 
(restated)
 
Amount
 
Change
Patient service operating revenues
$
190,670

 
$
195,103

 
$
(4,433
)
 
(2.3
)%
Provision for uncollectible accounts
(2,752
)
 
(2,964
)
 
212

 
7.2
 %
Net patient service operating revenues
187,918

 
192,139

 
(4,221
)
 
(2.2
)%
Operating expenses:
 

 
 

 
 
 


Patient care costs
119,739

 
116,115

 
3,624

 
3.1
 %
General and administrative
22,036

 
33,354

 
(11,318
)
 
(33.9
)%
Depreciation and amortization
9,438

 
8,687

 
751

 
8.6
 %
Certain legal and other matters
3,481

 
4,042

 
(561
)
 
(13.9
)%
Total operating expenses
154,694

 
162,198

 
(7,504
)
 
(4.6
)%
Operating income
33,224

 
29,941

 
3,283

 
11.0
 %
Interest expense, net
(7,255
)
 
(7,372
)
 
117

 
1.6
 %
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
3,585

 
12,565

 
(8,980
)
 
(71.5
)%
Income before income taxes
29,554

 
35,134

 
(5,580
)
 
(15.9
)%
Income tax expense (benefit)
3,763

 
(983
)
 
4,746

 
NM

Net income
25,791

 
36,117

 
(10,326
)
 
(28.6
)%
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(18,295
)
 
(23,345
)
 
5,050

 
21.6
 %
Net income attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
7,496

 
$
12,772

 
$
(5,276
)
 
(41.3
)%
___________________
NM – Not Meaningful

Net Patient Service Operating Revenues
 
Patient service operating revenues. Patient service operating revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2017 were $190.7 million, a decrease of $4.4 million, or 2.3%, from $195.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016, which was primarily due to adverse changes in commercial treatment mix and rates, partially offset by an increase of 6.8% in the number of dialysis treatments. As a source of revenue by payor type, government-based and other payors accounted for 65% and 56%, respectively, of our revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. Patient service operating revenues per treatment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 were $346 compared with $378 for the three months ended September 30, 2016. 

The increase in treatments resulted from non-acquired treatment growth from existing clinics and de novo clinics. Patient service operating revenues relating to start-up clinics for the three months ended September 30, 2017 were $0.6 million compared to $3.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016, a decrease of $2.7 million due to the timing of

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opening and certification of de novo clinics, as described under “—Key Factors Affecting our Results of Operations—Clinic Growth and Start-Up Clinic Costs.”

Provision for uncollectible accounts. Provision for uncollectible accounts for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was $2.8 million, or 1.4% of patient service operating revenues, as compared to $3.0 million, or 1.5% of patient service operating revenues, for the same period in 2016. The increase was primarily due to an increase in the patient self-pay payor mix.
 
Operating Expenses  
 
Patient care costs. Patient care costs for the three months ended September 30, 2017 were $119.7 million, an increase of $3.6 million, or 3.1%, from $116.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016, which was primarily due to a 6.8% increase in the number of treatments and an increase in supply expense, offset by improvements in labor productivity. Patient care costs per treatment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 were $217, compared to $225 for the three months ended September 30, 2016. Patient care costs per treatment excluding the Modification Expense were $221 for the three months ended September 30, 2016.

As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, patient care costs were 63.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to 60.4% (or 59.4% excluding Modification Expense of $1.9 million) for the three months ended September 30, 2016.
 
General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2017 were $22.0 million, a decrease of $11.3 million, or 33.9%, from $33.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. The decrease was primarily due to $10.3 million in Modification Expense incurred in 2016. General and administrative expenses per treatment for the three months ended September 30, 2017 were $40, compared to $65 for the three months ended September 30, 2016.  General and administrative expenses per treatment excluding the Modification Expense were $44 for the three months ended September 30, 2016. 

As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, general and administrative expenses were 11.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to 17.4% (or 12.0% excluding the Modification Expense) for the three months ended September 30, 2016.

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was $9.4 million, compared to $8.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, depreciation and amortization expense was 5.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to 4.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2016.
 
Certain legal and other matters. Certain legal and other matter costs for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was $3.5 million, compared to $4.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. See “—Components of Operations—Certain legal and other matters.”
 
Operating Income
 
Operating income for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was $33.2 million, an increase of $3.3 million, or 11.0%, from $29.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. The increase was primarily due to the factors described above under “—Net Patient Service Operating Revenues” and “—Operating Expenses,” partially offset by the impact of the rebasing reimbursement environment for Medicare, in which Medicare rate updates were not keeping pace with annual increases to our operating costs. For the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, start-up clinics reduced operating income by $1.5 million and $4.2 million, respectively, a decrease of $2.7 million reflecting the timing of opening and certification of de novo clinics each year as described under “—Key Factors Affecting our Results of Operations—Clinic Growth and Start-Up Clinic Costs.” As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, operating income was 17.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to 15.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2016, reflecting the factors described above.

Interest and Taxes
 
Interest expense, net. Interest expense, net for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was $7.3 million, and for the three months ended September 30, 2016 was $7.4 million, a decrease of 1.6%, primarily due to our debt refinancing in April 2016, offset by an increase in third-party clinic debt, including the Assigned Clinic Loans, as well as rising interest rates.

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Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement . Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was $3.6 million and $12.6 million, respectively.
 
Income tax expense (benefit).  The provision (benefit) for income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016 represented an effective tax rate of 12.7% and (2.8)%, respectively. The variation from the statutory federal rate of 35% on our share of pre-tax income during the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 is primarily due to the tax impact of the noncontrolling interest in the clinics as a result of the joint venture model and the change in fair value of the TRA liability, which is not deductible for income tax purposes. 
 
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was $18.3 million, representing a decrease of $5.1 million, or 21.6%, from $23.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. The decrease was primarily due to reduced profitability in our joint ventures due to the factors described above.

Three Months Ended June 30, 2017 Compared With the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016

The following table summarizes our results of operations for the periods indicated. 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
Percentage
(in thousands)
(restated)
 
(restated)
 
Amount
 
Change
Patient service operating revenues
$
177,890

 
$
197,752

 
$
(19,862
)
 
(10.0
)%
Provision for uncollectible accounts
(431
)
 
(1,596
)
 
1,165

 
73.0
 %
Net patient service operating revenues
177,459

 
196,156

 
(18,697
)
 
(9.5
)%
Operating expenses:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Patient care costs
118,568

 
109,779

 
8,789

 
8.0
 %
General and administrative
26,218

 
32,039

 
(5,821
)
 
(18.2
)%
Transaction-related costs
717

 
2,215

 
(1,498
)
 
NM

Depreciation and amortization
9,382

 
8,252

 
1,130

 
13.7
 %
Certain legal and other matters
4,297

 

 
4,297

 
NM

Total operating expenses
159,182

 
152,285

 
6,897

 
4.5
 %
Operating income
18,277

 
43,871

 
(25,594
)
 
(58.3
)%
Interest expense, net
(7,188
)
 
(8,951
)
 
1,763

 
19.7
 %
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
(526
)
 
(4,708
)
 
4,182

 
88.8
 %
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
(2,641
)
 
(7,835
)
 
5,194

 
NM

Income before income taxes
7,922

 
22,377

 
(14,455
)
 
(64.6
)%
Income tax (benefit) expense
(1,837
)
 
1,208

 
(3,045
)
 
NM

Net income
9,759

 
21,169

 
(11,410
)
 
(53.9
)%
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(14,832
)
 
(28,242
)
 
13,410

 
47.5
 %
Net loss attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
(5,073
)
 
$
(7,073
)
 
$
2,000

 
NM

___________________
NM – Not Meaningful

Net Patient Service Operating Revenues
 
Patient service operating revenues. Patient service operating revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2017 were $177.9 million, an increase of $19.9 million, or 10.0%, from $197.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, which was primarily due to an increase of 8.9% in the number of dialysis treatments partially offset by adverse changes in commercial treatment mix and rates. As a source of revenue by payor type, government-based and other payors accounted for 66% and

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56%, respectively, of our revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016. Patient service operating revenues per treatment for the three months ended June 30, 2017 were $328, compared with $397 for the three months ended June 30, 2016.

Non-acquired treatment growth was 8.6% from existing clinics and de novo clinics.
 
Provision for uncollectible accounts. Provision for uncollectible accounts for the three months ended June 30, 2017 was $0.4 million, or 0.2% of net patient service operating revenues, as compared to $1.6 million, or 0.8% of net patient service operating revenues, for the same period in 2016. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in the patient self-pay payor mix.
 
Operating Expenses  
 
Patient care costs. Patient care costs for the three months ended June 30, 2017 were $118.6 million, an increase of $8.8 million, or 8.0%, from $109.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, which was primarily due to a 8.9% increase in the number of treatments. Patient care costs per treatment for the three months ended June 30, 2017 were $218, compared to $220 for the three months ended June 30, 2016. Patient care costs per treatment excluding the Modification Expense were $217 for each of the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016.

As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, patient care costs were 66.8% (or 66.4% excluding Modification Expense of $0.5 million) for the three months ended June 30, 2017, compared to 56.0% (or 55.2% excluding Modification Expense of $1.4 million) for the three months ended June 30, 2016.
 
General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2017 were $26.2 million, a decrease of $5.8 million, or 18.2%, from $32.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, which was primarily due to a $5.9 million decrease in Modification Expense. General and administrative expenses per treatment for the three months ended June 30, 2017 were $48, compared to $64 for the three months ended June 30, 2016. General and administrative expenses per treatment excluding the Modification Expense were $43 for the three months ended June 30, 2017, compared to $48 for the three months ended June 30, 2016. 

As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, general and administrative expenses were 14.8% (or 13.3% excluding Modification Expense of $2.1 million) for the three months ended June 30, 2017, compared to 16.3% (or 12.1% excluding Modification Expense of $8.0 million) for the three months ended June 30, 2016.
 
Transaction-related costs. Transaction-related costs for the three months ended June 30, 2017 were $0.7 million associated with our June 2017 debt refinancing. Transaction-related costs for the three months ended June 30, 2016 were $2.2 million associated with our April 2016 debt refinancing and other transactions associated with our IPO.

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended June 30, 2017 was $9.4 million, compared to $8.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016. As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, depreciation and amortization expense was 5.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to 4.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2016.
 
Certain legal and other matters. Certain legal and other matter costs for the three months ended June 30, 2017 was $4.3 million. See “—Components of Operations—Certain legal and other matters.”
 
Operating Income
 
Operating income for the three months ended June 30, 2017 was $18.3 million, a decrease of $25.6 million, or 58.3%, from $43.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016. The decrease was primarily due to the factors described above under “—Net Patient Service Operating Revenues” and “—Operating Expenses,” and includes the impact of the rebasing reimbursement environment for Medicare, in which Medicare rate updates were not keeping pace with annual increases to our operating costs. In addition, for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, start-up clinics reduced operating income by $1.6 million and $3.1 million, respectively, a decrease of $1.5 million reflecting the timing of opening and certification of de novo clinics each year as described under “—Key Factors Affecting our Results of Operations—Clinic Growth and Start-Up Clinic Costs.” As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, operating income was 10.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2017, compared to 22.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, reflecting the factors described above.




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Interest and Taxes
 
Interest expense, net. Interest expense, net for the three months ended June 30, 2017 was $7.2 million, and for the three months ended June 30, 2016 was $8.9 million, a decrease of 19.7%, primarily due to our debt refinancing in April 2016, offset by an increase in third-party clinic debt, including the Assigned Clinic Loans, as well as rising interest rates.
    
Loss on early extinguishment of debt. Loss on early extinguishment of debt for the three months ended June 30, 2017 was $0.5 million as a result of our debt refinancing in June 2017. Loss on early extinguishment of debt for the three months ended June 30, 2016 was $4.7 million as a result of our debt refinancing in April 2016. The losses were comprised of write-offs of unamortized debt issuance costs.

Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement. Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 was $2.6 million and $7.8 million, respectively.
 
Income tax (benefit) expense.  The (benefit) provision for income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2016 represented an effective tax rate of (23.2)% and 5.4%, respectively. The variation from the statutory federal rate of 35% on our share of pre-tax income during the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 is primarily due to the tax impact of the noncontrolling interest in the clinics as a result of the joint venture model and the change in fair value of the TRA liability, which is not deductible for income tax purposes. 
 
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests for the three months ended June 30, 2017 was $14.8 million, representing a decrease of $13.4 million, or 47.5%, from $28.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016. The decrease was primarily due to reduced profitability in our joint ventures due to the factors described above.


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Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 Compared With the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016

The following table summarizes our results of operations for the periods indicated.
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
Percentage
(in thousands)
(restated)
 
(restated)
 
Amount
 
Change
Patient service operating revenues
$
178,249

 
$
184,834

 
$
(6,585
)
 
(3.6
)%
Provision for uncollectible accounts
(1,955
)
 
(1,283
)
 
(672
)
 
(52.4
)%
Net patient service operating revenues
176,294

 
183,551

 
(7,257
)
 
(4.0
)%
Operating expenses:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Patient care costs
120,301

 
105,455

 
14,846

 
14.1
 %
General and administrative
31,309

 
21,643

 
9,666

 
44.7
 %
Transaction-related costs

 
24

 
(24
)
 
NM

Depreciation and amortization
9,074

 
7,677

 
1,397

 
18.2
 %
Certain legal and other matters
3,936

 

 
3,936

 
NM

Total operating expenses
164,620

 
134,799

 
29,821

 
22.1
 %
Operating income
11,674

 
48,752

 
(37,078
)
 
(76.1
)%
Interest expense, net
(7,609
)
 
(12,263
)
 
4,654

 
38.0
 %
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
4,517

 

 
4,517

 
NM

Income before income taxes
8,582

 
36,489

 
(27,907
)
 
(76.5
)%
Income tax (benefit) expense
(3,180
)
 
4,499

 
(7,679
)
 
NM

Net income
11,762

 
31,990

 
(20,228
)
 
(63.2
)%
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(13,884
)
 
(25,469
)
 
11,585

 
45.5
 %
Net (loss) income attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
(2,122
)
 
$
6,521

 
$
(8,643
)
 
NM

___________________
NM – Not Meaningful

Net Patient Service Operating Revenues
 
Patient service operating revenues. Patient service operating revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2017 were $178.2 million, an increase of $6.6 million, or 3.6%, from $184.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016, which was primarily due to an increase of 10.1% in the number of dialysis treatments. As a source of revenue by payor type, government-based and other payors accounted for 66% and 58%, respectively, of our revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016. Patient service operating revenues per treatment for the three months ended March 31, 2017 were $336, compared with $383 for the three months ended March 31, 2016.
 
Non-acquired treatment growth was 9.2% from existing clinics and de novo clinics.

Provision for uncollectible accounts. Provision for uncollectible accounts for the three months ended March 31, 2017 was $2.0 million, or 1.1% of net patient service operating revenues, as compared to $1.3 million, or 0.7% of net patient service operating revenues, for the same period in 2016. The increase was primarily due to an increase in the patient self-pay payor mix.
 
Operating Expenses  
 
Patient care costs. Patient care costs for the three months ended March 31, 2017 were $120.3 million, an increase of$14.8 million, or 14.1%, from $105.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016, which was primarily due to a 10.1% increase in the number of treatments, $1.7 million of Modification Expense described above and increases in start-up clinic expenses related to our de novo development program, including expenses incurred due to delays in certifications. Patient care costs per treatment for the three months ended March 31, 2017 were $226, compared to $218 for the three months ended March

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31, 2016. Patient care costs per treatment excluding the Modification Expense were $223 for the three months ended March 31, 2017.

As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, patient care costs were 68.2% (or 67.3% excluding the Modification Expense) for the three months ended March 31, 2017, compared to 57.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2016.
 
General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2017 were $31.3 million, an increase of $9.7 million, or 44.7%, from $21.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016, primarily due to corporate costs associated with becoming a public company, including $7.4 million of Modification Expense described above, an increase in the number of treatments and increased legal costs in addition to the legal costs relating to certain legal and other matters described below. General and administrative expenses per treatment for the three months ended March 31, 2017 were $59, compared to $45 for the three months ended March 31, 2016. General and administrative expenses per treatment excluding the Modification Expense were $45 for the three months ended March 31, 2017. 

As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, general and administrative expenses were 17.8% (or 13.6% excluding the Modification Expense) for the three months ended March 31, 2017, compared to 11.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2016.
 
Transaction-related costs. Transaction-related costs for the three months ended March 31, 2016 were costs associated with our IPO.

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2017 was $9.1 million, compared to $7.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016. As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, depreciation and amortization expense was 5.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2017 compared to 4.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2016.
 
Certain legal and other matters. Certain legal and other matter costs for the three months ended March 31, 2017 was $3.9 million. See “—Components of Operations—Certain legal and other matters.”
 
Operating Income
 
Operating income for the three months ended March 31, 2017 was $11.7 million, a decrease of $37.1 million, or 76.1%, from $48.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016. The decrease was primarily due to the factors described above under “—Operating Expenses,” and includes the impact of the rebasing reimbursement environment for Medicare, in which Medicare rate updates were not keeping pace with annual increases to our operating costs. As a percentage of net patient service operating revenues, operating income was 6.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, compared to 26.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, reflecting the factors described above. Excluding the impact of the Modification Expense of $9.1 million, operating income was 11.8% as a percentage of net patient service operating revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2017.
 
Interest and Taxes
 
Interest expense, net. Interest expense, net for the three months ended March 31, 2017 was $7.6 million, and for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was $12.3 million, a decrease of 38.0% primarily due to our debt refinancing in April 2016, offset by an increase in third party clinic debt, including the Assigned Clinic Loans, as well as rising interest rates.

Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement. Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement for the three months ended March 31, 2017 was $4.5 million
 
Income tax expense (benefit). The provision (benefit) for income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016 represented an effective tax rate of (37.1)% and 12.3%, respectively. The variation from the statutory federal rate of 35% on our share of pre-tax income during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 is primarily due to the tax impact of the noncontrolling interest in the clinics as a result of the joint venture model and the change in fair value of the TRA liability, which is not deductible for income tax purposes. 
 




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Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests for the three months ended March 31, 2017 was $13.9 million, representing a decrease of $11.6 million, or 45.5%, from $25.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016. The decrease was primarily due to reduced profitability in our joint ventures due to the factors described above.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
Our primary sources of liquidity are funds generated from our operations, short-term borrowings under our revolving credit facility and borrowings of long-term debt. Our principal needs for liquidity are to pay our operating expenses, to fund the development and acquisition of new clinics, to fund capital expenditures, to service our debt and to fund purchases of equity held by our nephrologist partners. A significant portion of our cash flows is used to make distributions to the noncontrolling equity interests held by our nephrologist partners in our joint venture clinics. Except as otherwise indicated, the following discussion of our liquidity and capital resources presents information on a consolidated basis, without adjusting for the effect of noncontrolling interests.

In addition to our typical requirements for operating capital and capital expenditures, in the period subsequent to December 31, 2018, our expenses for professional accounting, consulting and legal fees have significantly increased as a result of the Restatement, the SEC Investigation, private litigation, the amendment of our Credit Agreement (as defined below) and our third-party clinic-level debt resulting from the Restatement and in-process remediation of material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. For the year ended December 31, 2018, we incurred $0.4 million in professional accounting, consulting and legal fees related to these matters. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, we incurred approximately $16 million in similar fees, and we believe it likely that we will continue to incur substantial fees in 2019 for these services in connection with our financial statement preparation, defense of the private litigation, cooperation with the SEC Investigation and other matters. The time and expense of the Restatement have caused us to re-evaluate the timing of our investments in certain de novo projects and could cause certain of these projects to be delayed or otherwise altered.

We believe our cash flows from operations, combined with availability under our revolving credit facility, provide sufficient liquidity to fund our current obligations, projected working capital requirements and capital spending for a period that includes the next 12 months. If existing cash and cash generated from operations and borrowings under our revolving credit facility are insufficient to satisfy our liquidity requirements, we may seek to obtain additional debt or equity financing. If additional funds are raised through the issuance of debt, this debt could contain covenants that would restrict our operations. Any financing may not be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us. If we are unable to obtain required financing, we may be required to reduce the scope of our planned growth efforts, which could harm our financial condition and operating results.
 
If we decide to pursue one or more acquisitions, we may incur additional debt or sell additional equity to finance such acquisitions.
 
Cash Flows  
 
The following table shows a summary of our cash flows for the periods indicated.
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
$
106,404

 
$
128,548

 
$
172,206

Net cash used in investing activities
 
(42,846
)
 
(35,303
)
 
(65,939
)
Net cash used in financing activities
 
(79,869
)
 
(122,539
)
 
(96,344
)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and restricted cash
 
$
(16,311
)
 
$
(29,294
)
 
$
9,923


Cash Flows from Operations
 
Net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $106.4 million, compared to $128.5 million for the same period in 2017, a decrease of $22.1 million, or 17.2%, primarily attributable to the $10.0 million installment payment related to the United litigation settlement and to a decrease in net income adjusted for non-cash expenses and the timing of working capital fluctuations.

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Net cash provided by operating activities in 2017 was $128.5 million compared to $172.2 million in 2016, a decrease of $43.7 million, or 25.4%, primarily attributable to a decrease in net income adjusted for non-cash expenses and the timing of working capital fluctuations.
 
Days sales outstanding (“DSO”) were as follows:
 
DSO
DSO
As of Date
As Reported
As Restated
March 31, 2016
40
59
June 30, 2016
37
61
September 30, 2016
37
62
December 31, 2016
37
61
March 31, 2017
39
64
June 30, 2017
38
60
September 30, 2017
39
59
December 31, 2017
37
55
March 31, 2018
40
53
June 30, 2018
38
46
September 30, 2018
40
44

DSO was 45 days as of December 31, 2018.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities
 
Net cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $42.8 million, compared to $35.3 million for the same period in 2017, an increase of $7.5 million, or 21.4%, due to fluctuations in the timing of our de novo clinic openings.
 
Net cash used in investing activities in 2017 was $35.3 million, compared to $65.9 million in 2016, a decrease of $30.6 million, or 46.5%, due to fluctuations in the timing and number of our de novo clinic openings, as well as the timing of acquisitions.
 
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
 
Net cash used in financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $79.9 million compared to $122.5 million for the same period in 2017, a decrease of $42.7 million, or 34.8%, due to our debt refinancing in 2017. Our distributions to our partners were $71.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to $79.5 million for the same period in 2017. Additionally, our purchases of noncontrolling interests in existing clinics were $9.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to $29.5 million for the same period in 2017.
 
Net cash used in financing activities in 2017 was $122.5 million compared to $96.3 million in 2016, an increase of $26.2 million, or 27.2%. Our distributions to our partners were $79.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to $94.5 million for the same period in 2016. Additionally, our purchases of noncontrolling interests in existing clinics were $29.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to $8.4 million for the same period in 2016. Proceeds from the issuance of common stock sold in our IPO, net of underwriting discounts and offering expenses, was $175.3 million in 2016. Net cash paid due to debt refinancing was $63.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to $216.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2016.
 







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The following table displays certain factors impacting cash from financing activities during the year ended 2018, 2017 and 2016:
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock sold in initial public offering, net of underwriting discounts and offering expense
 
$

 
$

 
$
175,254

Dividends and dividend equivalents paid
 
(332
)
 
(8,729
)
 
(30,241
)
Proceeds from term loans, net of deferred financing costs
 
82,389

 
49,921

 
70,590

Net cash paid on long-term debt
 
(90,428
)
 
(63,681
)
 
(216,593
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
 
(70,960
)
 
(79,478
)
 
(94,468
)
Purchases of noncontrolling interests
 
(9,066
)
 
(29,540
)
 
(8,397
)
 
Capital Expenditures
 
For the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, we made capital expenditures of $45.0 million, $36.1 million and $61.4 million, respectively, of which $33.3 million, $29.7 million and $48.4 million, respectively, were development capital expenditures primarily incurred in connection with de novo clinic development and clinic expansions and $11.7 million, $6.4 million and $13.0 million, respectively, were other capital expenditures, primarily consisting of capital improvements at our existing clinics, including renovations and equipment replacement. For 2019, we expect to spend approximately 2% to 2.5% of total annual net patient service operating revenues for development capital expenditures and 0.5% to 1% of total annual net patient service operating revenues on other capital expenditures.
 
Debt Facilities
 
As of December 31, 2018, we had outstanding $568.4 million in aggregate principal amount of indebtedness, with an additional $94.5 million of borrowing capacity available under our 2017 Revolving Credit Facility (as defined below) and no outstanding letters of credit. Our outstanding indebtedness included $433.4 million of term B loans under our 2017 Credit Agreement, $5.5 million of borrowings under our 2017 Revolving Credit Facility, and $2.0 million of other corporate debt as of December 31, 2018. Our outstanding indebtedness also included our third-party clinic-level debt, which includes term loans and lines of credit (other than Assigned Clinic Loans (as defined below)) totaling $115.7 million as of December 31, 2018 with maturities ranging from February 2019 to June 2026 and interest rates ranging from 3.31% to 7.98%, and $6.7 million of capital lease obligations. In addition, our clinic level debt includes our assigned clinic loans (the “Assigned Clinic Loans”) held by Term Loan Holdings of $5.1 million as of December 31, 2018 with maturities ranging from February 2019 to July 2020 and interest rates ranging from 4.25% to 8.08%.  See “Note 15 - Debt” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements for further information about our debt and “Note 4 - Initial Public Offering” and “Note 20 - Related Party Transactions” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements for a description of the Assigned Clinic Loans.
 
On June 22, 2017, ARH and American Renal Holdings Intermediate Company, LLC (“ARHIC”) entered into a new credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) to refinance the credit facilities under ARH’s then existing prior first lien credit agreement. The Credit Agreement was amended on April 26, 2019 (as amended, the “2017 Credit Agreement”) as discussed below. The 2017 Credit Agreement provides for (i) a $100 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the “2017 Revolving Credit Facility”) and (ii) a $440 million senior secured term B loan facility (the “2017 Term B Loan Facility” and, together with the 2017 Revolving Credit Facility, the “2017 Facilities”). In addition, the 2017 Credit Agreement includes a feature under which maximum borrowings under the 2017 Facilities may be increased by an amount in the aggregate equal to the sum of (i) the greater of $125 million and 100% of Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the 2017 Credit Agreement) plus (ii) an amount such that certain leverage ratios will not be exceeded after giving pro forma effect to the increase.

On June 22, 2017, ARH borrowed the full amount of the 2017 Term B Loan Facility and used such borrowings to repay outstanding balances under the then existing prior first lien credit agreement and the payment of customary fees and expenses incurred in connection with the foregoing.

On April 26, 2019, ARH entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the 2017 Credit Agreement, waiving certain actual or potential defaults and amending certain covenants and other provisions. Among other things, the waiver addressed actual or potential defaults that may have resulted from our failure to (i) satisfy the maximum consolidated net leverage ratio when required, and (ii) deliver when required certain financial information for the fiscal years ended December

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31, 2017 and December 31, 2018 and for the fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2017, September 30, 2017, March 31, 2018, June 30, 2018, September 30, 2018, March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, in each case prepared in accordance with GAAP. In connection with the Amendment, we paid fees of $6.0 million including a consent fee of $5.2 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2019 and agreed to increase the interest rate on borrowings under the 2017 Credit Agreement.

The 2017 Revolving Credit Facility is scheduled to mature in June 2022 and the 2017 Term B Loan Facility is scheduled to mature in June 2024. The principal amount of the term B loans under the 2017 Term B Loan Facility (“term B loan”) amortize in equal quarterly installments in an aggregate annual amount of (i) 1.00% of the original principal amount of such term B loans through December 31, 2019 and (ii) 2.00% thereafter. The maturity dates under the 2017 Revolving Credit Facility and the 2017 Term Loan Facility are subject to extension with lender consent according to the terms of the 2017 Credit Agreement. The 2017 Credit Agreement includes provisions requiring ARH to offer to prepay term B loans in an amount equal to (i) the net cash proceeds above certain thresholds received from (a) asset sales and (b) casualty events resulting in the receipt of insurance proceeds, subject to customary provisions for the reinvestment of such proceeds, (ii) the net cash proceeds from the incurrence of debt not otherwise permitted under the 2017 Credit Agreement, and (iii) a percentage of consolidated excess cash flow retained in the business from the preceding fiscal year minus voluntary prepayments.

For the period from April 26, 2019 until the date on which ARH has, following the filing of this Form 10-K, delivered the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2019 and no default under the 2017 Credit Agreement is continuing (the “Covenant Reversion Date”), the loans under the 2017 Term B Loan Facility bear interest at a rate equal to, at ARH’s option, either (a) an alternate base rate equal to the higher of (1) the prime rate in effect on such day, (2) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.5% or (3) the Eurodollar rate applicable for a one-month interest period plus 1.0% (collectively, the “ABR Rate”), plus an applicable margin of 4.50% (increased from 2.25% prior to the Amendment), or (b) LIBOR, adjusted for changes in Eurodollar reserves (“Eurodollar Rate”), plus an applicable margin of 5.50% (increased from 3.25% prior to the Amendment). From and after the Covenant Reversion Date, the applicable margin on term B loans will be 4.00% for ABR Rate loans and 5.00% for Eurodollar rate loans. As of December 31, 2018, the interest payable quarterly was 5.77%.

For the period from April 26, 2019 until the Covenant Reversion Date, outstanding loans under the 2017 Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at a rate equal to, at ARH’s option, either (a) the ABR Rate, plus an applicable margin of 4.25%, or (b) the Eurodollar Rate, plus an applicable margin of 5.25%, instead of pricing each such margin off a grid based upon the consolidated net leverage ratio of ARH and its restricted subsidiaries. From and after the Covenant Reversion Date, any outstanding loans under the 2017 Revolving Credit Facility will bear interest at a rate equal to, at ARH’s option, either the ABR Rate or the Eurodollar Rate, plus, in each case, an applicable margin priced off a grid based upon the consolidated net leverage ratio of ARH and its restricted subsidiaries, which margin is 1.75% higher than the applicable margin prior to the Amendment. There were $5.5 million of borrowings outstanding under the 2017 Revolving Credit Facility as of December 31, 2018. As of December 31, 2018, these borrowings had an interest rate of 4.86%. Prior to the Amendment, the commitment fee applicable to undrawn revolving commitments under the 2017 Revolving Credit Facility was priced off a grid based upon the consolidated net leverage ratio of ARH and its restricted subsidiaries and, as of December 31, 2018, was 0.50%. For the period from April 26, 2019 until the Covenant Reversion Date, the commitment fee applicable to undrawn revolving commitments under the 2017 Revolving Credit Facility will be 0.50% without regard to the consolidated net leverage ratio. In addition, until the Covenant Reversion Date, ARH will not be permitted to incur revolving credit loans or swing line loans or have letters of credit issued if, after giving effect to the incurrence or issuance, our cash and cash equivalents would exceed $75 million.

The 2017 Credit Agreement contains customary events of default, the occurrence of which would permit the lenders to accelerate payment of the full amounts outstanding. Additionally, the 2017 Credit Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants and negative covenants, including restrictive financial and operating covenants. As a result of the Restatement and related matters, as of December 31, 2018, ARH was not in compliance with all of these covenants, which non-compliance was waived for the period specified in the Amendment. The 2017 Credit Agreement includes a springing maximum consolidated net leverage ratio financial covenant of 6.00:1.00 for the benefit of the lenders under the 2017 Revolving Credit Facility (the “Revolver Financial Covenant”) and, following the Amendment a maximum consolidated net leverage ratio maintenance financial covenant of 7.00:1.00 for the benefit of the lenders under both the 2017 Revolving Credit Facility and the 2017 Term B Loan Facility. As of December 31, 2018, we were in compliance with the applicable consolidated net leverage ratio.

In addition, the Amendment added a new event of default in the event it is determined that ARH failed to satisfy the maximum consolidated net leverage ratio at the time of borrowing under the 2017 Revolving Credit Facility or when required on or after the last day of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 or the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2019.


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The Amendment also waived any default or events of default that may have resulted from ARH underpaying any interest payments or letter of credit fees based on the application of a lower applicable rate due to the delivery, prior to the effective date of the Amendment, of inaccurate financial statements if such inaccuracy arose out of the Inaccurate Matters (as defined below). However, ARH will be required to pay any accrued interest and letter of credit fees that are ultimately determined to have been payable but for such lower applicable rate. The Amendment waived inaccuracies of certain representations and warranties previously made to the extent that the inaccuracies were a result of (i) inaccuracies or errors in financial reporting, accounting and related metrics described in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by ARAH with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2019 (the “March 27 Form 8-K”) or otherwise identified pursuant to, or as a result of, the review of the audit committee of the board of directors of ARAH described in the March 27 Form 8-K, and (ii) any weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting related to the foregoing (together, the “Inaccurate Matters”).

The obligations of ARH under the 2017 Credit Agreement are guaranteed by ARHIC and all of its existing and future wholly owned domestic subsidiaries (collectively, the “Guarantors”) and secured by a pledge of all of ARH’s capital stock and substantially all of the assets of ARH and the Guarantors, including their respective interests in their joint ventures.        

Our clinic-level debt includes third-party term loans and lines of credit, as well as the Assigned Clinic Loans. Due to the factors that led to the Restatement and our material weaknesses, we failed to, among other things, timely deliver certain financial statements to these lenders as required, resulting in defaults under the applicable loan documents. We obtained individual waivers or forbearances for the Assigned Clinic Loans and from substantially all of our third-party clinic lenders, and continue to seek waivers or forbearances from the remaining lenders. The total balance of clinic-level debt as of December 31, 2018 for which we have not obtained waivers through the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements amounts to approximately $4.2 million, of which the long-term portion of the balance at both March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019 will be reclassified to Current portion of long-term debt.

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

On December 22, 2017, the United States enacted tax reform legislation commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “2017 Tax Act”), resulting in significant modifications to existing law. Also on December 22, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) 118 to provide guidance for companies that are not able to complete their accounting for the income tax effects of the Tax Act in the period of enactment. SAB 118 provides for a measurement period of up to one year from the date of enactment. During the measurement period, a company is required to reflect adjustments to any provisional amounts if it obtains, prepares or analyzes additional information about facts and circumstances that existed as of the enactment date that, if known, would have affected the income tax effects initially reported as provisional amounts. As of December 31, 2018, we have completed our analysis of the Tax Act. Income tax expense for the year ending December 31, 2017, included a provisional amount of $1.5 million tax benefit related to the federal rate change. During 2018, this amount was finalized, and no further adjustments were made.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments
 
The following is a summary of contractual obligations and commitments as of December 31, 2018 (excluding put obligations relating to our joint ventures, dividend equivalent payments due to our pre-IPO option holders, obligations under our income tax receivable agreement, and obligations related to our United litigation settlement, which are described separately below):
 
Scheduled payments under contractual obligations
(in thousands) 
 
 
 
Less than 1
 
 
 
 
 
More than 5
 
 
Total 
 
year 
 
1-3 years 
 
3-5 years 
 
years 
Third-party clinic-level debt
 
$
120,792

 
$
37,737

 
$
51,375

 
$
23,575

 
$
8,105

2017 Credit Agreement loans(1)
 
438,900

 
4,400

 
8,800

 
14,300

 
411,400

Other corporate debt
 
2,040

 
583

 
1,240

 
217

 

Operating leases(2)
 
184,552

 
29,774

 
54,082

 
42,786

 
57,910

Capital leases
 
10,945

 
876

 
1,870

 
1,913

 
6,286

Interest payments(3)
 
151,488

 
30,883

 
56,545

 
51,784

 
12,276

Purchase obligations(4)
 
139,625

 
57,000

 
56,525

 
26,100

 

Total
 
$
1,048,342

 
$
161,253

 
$
230,437

 
$
160,675

 
$
495,977

 


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(1)
Includes the Term B Loan Facility with total borrowings of $433.4 million, which bears interest at a variable rate, with principal payments of $1.1 million and interest payments due quarterly, and the Revolving Credit Facility, which also bears interest at a variable rate, with total borrowings outstanding of $5.5 million.

(2)
Net of estimated sublease proceeds of approximately $1.5 million per year from 2019 through 2022 and approximately $4.3 million in the aggregate thereafter.

(3)
Represents interest payments on debt obligations, including the 2017 Term B Loan Facility under the 2017 Credit Agreement described above. To project interest payments on floating rate debt, we have used the rate as of December 31, 2018.

(4)
Reflects amounts payable pursuant to minimum purchase commitments under our agreements with certain suppliers. In the event of a shortfall, we are required to pay in cash a portion or all of the amount of such shortfall or may, under certain circumstances, be subject to a price increase or other fee. In addition to the amounts above, we entered into a purchase agreement in March 2019 with a supplier for an amount of approximately $105 million in years 2019 through 2022.

Put Obligations
 
We also have potential obligations with respect to some of our non-wholly owned subsidiaries in the form of put provisions, which are exercisable at our nephrologist partners’ future discretion at certain time periods (“time-based puts”). Additionally, we have certain put agreements that are exercisable upon the occurrence of certain events (“event-based puts”) including the sale of all or substantially all of our assets, closure of the clinic, change of control, departure of key executives, third-party members’ death, disability, bankruptcy, retirement, or if third-party members are dissolved and other events, which could accelerate time-based vesting. Some of these puts accelerated as a result of the IPO, of which some were exercised during the year ended December 31, 2018. If the put obligations are exercised by a nephrologist partner, we are required to purchase, at the estimated fair value calculated as set forth in the applicable joint venture agreements, a previously agreed upon percentage of such nephrologist partner’s ownership interest. See “Note 13 - Noncontrolling Interests Subject to Put Provisions” in the notes to the consolidated financial statements for discussion of these put provisions.  The table below summarizes our potential obligations as of December 31, 2018.
 
Noncontrolling interest subject to put provisions
As of December 31, 2018
(dollars in thousands)
Time-based puts
$
101,115

Event-based puts
27,984

Total Obligation
$
129,099

 
As of December 31, 2018, $41.8 million of time-based put obligations were exercisable by our nephrologist partners, including those accelerated as a result of physician IPO put rights. The following is a summary of the estimated potential cash payments in each of the specified years under all time-based puts existing as of December 31, 2018 and reflects the payments that would be made, assuming (a) all vested puts as of December 31, 2018 were exercised on January 1, 2019 and paid according to the applicable agreement and (b) all puts exercisable thereafter were exercised as soon as they vest and are paid accordingly.
 
(dollars in thousands)
Amount
Year 
Exercisable 
2019
$
54,924

2020
20,213

2021
10,848

2022
8,451

2023
2,900

Thereafter
3,779

Total
$
101,115

 

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The estimated fair values of the interests subject to these put provisions can also fluctuate, and the implicit multiple of earnings at which these obligations may be settled will vary depending upon clinic performance, market conditions and access to the credit and capital markets. In addition, our estimates are in two instances being challenged by nephrologist partners which, if successful, could cause an increase to the amount we owe. As of December 31, 2018, we had recorded liabilities of approximately $101.1 million for all existing time-based puts, of which we have estimated approximately $11.2 million were accelerated as a result of physicians with IPO put rights having elected to potentially exercise the puts. The nephrologist partners have the right to decide how much, up to specified limits, of their put rights, if any, they will exercise. 
 
Dividend Equivalent Payments
 
On April 26, 2016, we declared and paid a cash dividend to our pre-IPO stockholders equal to $1.30 per share, or $28.9 million in the aggregate.  In connection with the dividend, all employees with outstanding options had their option exercise price reduced and in some cases were awarded a future dividend equivalent payment, which were paid on vested options and become due upon vesting for unvested options.  Additionally, in connection with the cash dividend, we have made payments to date equal to $1.30 per share, or $5.3 million in the aggregate, to option holders, and, in the case of some performance and market options, as of December 31, 2018 a future payment will be due upon vesting totaling $1.4 million

In connection with the Term Loan Holdings Distribution, as described in “Note 4 - Initial Public Offering” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements, we also equitably adjusted the outstanding stock options by reducing exercise prices and making cash dividend equivalent payments of $2.5 million, all of which were paid to vested option holders as of December 31, 2018.
 
In March 2013, we declared and paid a dividend to holders of our common stock equal to $7.90 per share.  In connection with the dividend, all employees with outstanding 2010 Stock Incentive Plan options had their option exercise price reduced and in some cases were awarded a future dividend equivalent payment, which becomes due upon vesting, of $2.6 million, all of which were paid to vested option holders as of December 31, 2018.

Income Tax Receivable Agreement
 
On April 26, 2016, upon the completion of the IPO, we entered into the TRA, which provides for the payment by us to our pre-IPO stockholders on a pro rata basis of 85% of the amount of cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax that we actually realize as a result of any deductions (including net operating losses resulting from such deductions) attributable to the exercise of (or any payment, including any dividend equivalent right or payment, in respect of) any compensatory stock option issued by us that was outstanding (whether vested or unvested) as of the day before the date of our IPO prospectus (such stock options, “Relevant Stock Options” and such deductions, “Option Deductions”). We plan to fund the payments under the TRA with cash flows from operations and, to the extent necessary, the proceeds of borrowings under our credit facilities. The amounts and timing of our obligations under the TRA are subject to a number of factors, including the amount and timing of the taxable income we generate in the future, whether and when any Relevant Stock Options are exercised and the value of our common stock at the time of such exercise, and to uncertainty relating to the future events that could impact such obligations. Estimating the amount of payments that may be made under the TRA is by its nature imprecise given such uncertainty. However, we expect that during the term of the TRA the payments that we make will be material. Such payments will reduce the liquidity that would otherwise have been available to us. The amount of cash savings for 2018 is estimated to be $10.0 million as of December 31, 2018.
 
United Settlement

On July 2, 2018, ARA OpCo and ARM executed a binding Settlement Term Sheet with plaintiff United to resolve all ongoing litigation, and on August 1, 2018, the parties entered into a final settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) on substantially the terms provided in the Settlement Term Sheet. The Settlement Agreement includes a release of all claims that were asserted or that could have been asserted against us or against the nephrologists or other healthcare providers who have entered into joint venture arrangements or medical directorships with us (the “Joint Venture Providers”) and the joint venture entities without any admission of liability or wrongdoing. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, we will make total settlement payments of $32.0 million, inclusive of administrative fees and fees for plaintiffs’ counsel, in five installments, with an initial present value of $29.6 million, which is included in “Certain legal and other matters” in the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2018. We paid the first installment in the amount of $10.0 million on August 1, 2018 and the second installment in the amount of $8.0 million on August 1, 2019, and expect to pay $7.0 million on August 1, 2020, $3.5 million on August 1, 2021 and $3.5 million on August 1, 2022. As of December 31, 2018, $7.6 million is classified as Accrued expenses and other current liabilities and $12.0 million is classified in Other long-term liabilities. We also agreed to share

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certain information with United and to follow certain procedures with respect to patients covered by United. Subject to the mutual releases provided in the Settlement Agreement, United also agreed to renew, reinstate, and/or not to terminate the network agreements for any Joint Venture Providers whose network agreements United terminated or chose not to renew from August 1, 2017 through the date of the Settlement Agreement. The Settlement Agreement includes customary terms and conditions. In connection with the Settlement Agreement, we also entered into a three-year national network agreement with United on August 1, 2018 that provides for specified reimbursement rates for patients covered by Medicare Advantage, Medicaid HMO and commercial insurance products over the term of the agreement. The in-network agreement went into effect on September 1, 2018.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that would be material to investors. 
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
See “Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements.  
 
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
 
We believe that the accounting policies described below are critical to understanding our business, results of operations and financial condition because they involve significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. An accounting policy is deemed to be critical if it requires a judgment or accounting estimate to be made based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain, and if different estimates that could have been used, or if changes in the accounting estimates that are reasonably likely to occur periodically, could materially impact our consolidated financial statements. Other significant accounting policies, primarily those with lower levels of uncertainty than those discussed below, are also critical to understanding our consolidated financial statements. The notes to our consolidated financial statements contain additional information related to our accounting policies and should be read in conjunction with this discussion.

Net Patient Service Operating Revenues and Accounts Receivable
 
The major component of our revenues is derived from dialysis treatments and related services. Sources of payment of patient service operating revenues are principally government-based programs, including Medicare, Medicaid and state workers’ compensation programs, commercial insurance payors and other sources such as the VA, hospitals as well as patient self-pay. Net patient service operating revenues are reported at the amounts that reflect the consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for providing dialysis treatments and related services. Amounts may include variable consideration for discounts, price concessions and retroactive revenue adjustments due to new information obtained, such as actual payment receipt, as well as settlement of audits, reviews and investigations. Third-party payors, patients and other payors are generally billed at least monthly, typically in the month the dialysis treatment is performed, and payment is due upon receipt.

A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer, and is defined as the unit of account under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. We have determined that one performance obligation exists, a single dialysis treatment, which is satisfied over time as a dialysis treatment is provided. While we provide patients with other related services, they are considered a bundle of interrelated services with dialysis treatment as the primary service. Revenue is measured using the output method, which is based upon the delivery of a dialysis treatment to the patient. We believe that this method reflects the satisfaction of the performance obligation. All performance obligations are satisfied at the end of each reporting period.

We maintain a usual and customary fee schedule for dialysis treatment and other related services. However, the transaction price is typically recorded at a discount to the fee schedule. The transaction prices for Medicare and Medicaid programs are based on predetermined net realizable rates per treatment that are established by statutes or regulations. For Medicare programs, the Company receives 80% of the payment directly from Medicare as established under the government’s bundled payment system. The transaction prices for contracted payors are based on contracted rates. For other payors, we determine the transaction price based on usual and customary rates for services provided, reduced by contractual adjustments provided to third-party payors, discounts provided to uninsured patients in accordance with our policy, and/or implicit price concessions. We determine our estimate of implicit price concessions based on our historical collection experience with each payor and where no prior experience exists, we consider information from the patient’s health plan. We determine our estimate

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of implicit price concessions based on our historical collection experience with each payor. Amounts billed that have not yet been collected and that meet the conditions for unconditional right to payment are presented as net accounts receivable.

Contractual adjustments result from differences between the rates charged for services performed and expected reimbursements from third-party payors. Contractual adjustments and discounts with third-party payors are considered variable consideration and are included in the determination of the estimated transaction price for providing patient care. In assessing the probability of these claim payments, we consider previous payment history when recording a reserve, generally at the patient level, that results in an estimate of expected revenue such that it is probable that a significant revenue reversal will not occur in future periods.

There are significant challenges associated with estimating revenue, with certain transactions taking several years to resolve. Estimates are subject to ongoing insurance coverage changes, geographic coverage differences, differing interpretations of contract coverage and other payor issues, as well as other issues including determining applicable primary and secondary coverage, changes in patient coverage and coordination of benefits. As these estimates are refined over time, both positive and negative adjustments to revenue are recognized in the current period.

Settlements with third-party payors for retroactive adjustments due to audits, reviews or investigations are considered variable consideration and are included in the determination of the estimated transaction price for providing dialysis treatments and related services. These settlements are estimated based on the terms of the payment agreement with the payor, correspondence from the payor and our historical settlement activity, including an assessment to ensure that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty periods end and as adjustments become known (i.e., new information becomes available), or as years are settled or are no longer subject to such audits, reviews and investigations.

Adjustments arising from a change in the transaction price in instances where the performance obligation was satisfied in a previous period, were immaterial for the year ended December 31, 2018. These changes in transaction price are mostly attributable to an adjustment for balances with non-contracted payors. When we obtain new information, such as actual cash receipts, we adjust the estimated transaction price.

Amounts pending approval from third-party payors associated with Medicare recovery claims as of December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, other than standard monthly billing, consisted of approximately $15.8 million, $10.7 million and $9.2 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2018$10.6 million is classified as Prepaid expenses and other current assets and $5.2 million is classified as Other long-term assets. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the entire balance is classified as Prepaid expenses and other current assets.

The composition of patient care service revenues by payment source is as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
Percentage of Revenues by Payor:
 
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
 
Medicare and Medicare Advantage
67
%
 
61
%
 
54
%
 
Commercial and other (1)
28
%
 
35
%
 
43
%
 
Medicaid and Managed Medicaid
4
%
 
3
%
 
2
%
 
Other (2)
1
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
 
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
________________________
(1)
Principally commercial insurance companies and also includes the VA, which we refer to collectively as “Commercial and other.”
(2)
Other sources of payment of revenues include hospitals and patient self-pay. Patient self-pay revenues consist of payments received directly from patients who are either uninsured or self-pay a portion of the bill.

Net accounts receivable from the Medicare and Medicaid programs accounted for 70%, 56%, and 42% of total patient net accounts receivable at December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. No other single payor accounted for more than 10% of total patient net accounts receivable. 

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Contingencies
 
We are defendants in various legal actions in the normal course of business. We record a liability when we believe that it is probable that a loss has been incurred, and the amount can be reasonably estimated. If we determine that a loss is reasonably possible and the loss or range of loss can be estimated, we disclose the possible loss in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
 
We evaluate, on a monthly basis, developments in our legal matters that could affect the amount of liability that has been previously accrued, and the matters and related reasonably possible losses disclosed, and make adjustments and changes to our disclosures as appropriate. Significant judgment is required to determine both likelihood of there being and the estimated amount of a loss related to such matters. Until the final resolution of such matters, there may be an exposure to loss in excess of the amount recorded, and such amounts could be material. If our estimates and assumptions change or prove to have been incorrect, it could have a material impact on our business, consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. See “Note 21 - Commitments and Contingencies” and “Note 22 - Certain Legal and Other Matters” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements for additional information.

Fair Value Measurements
 
We estimate the fair value of certain assets, liabilities and noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions based upon certain valuation techniques that include observable or unobservable inputs and assumptions that market participants would use in valuing these assets, liabilities and noncontrolling interests. We have also classified certain assets, liabilities and noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions that are measured at fair value into the appropriate fair value hierarchy levels. The determination of the fair value of these assets and liabilities is a critical accounting estimate that involves significant judgments and assumptions and may not be indicative of the actual values at which these assets could be sold to a third party or at which these obligations could be settled. For more information on our noncontrolling interests, see “-Noncontrolling Interests” below.
 
Property and Equipment
 
We account for property and equipment at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is being recorded over the remaining useful lives. Property and equipment acquired as part of an acquisition are recorded at fair value and other purchases are stated at cost with depreciation calculated using the straight‑line method over their estimated useful lives as follows:
 
Buildings
39 years
Leasehold improvements
Shorter of lease term or useful lives
Equipment and information systems
3 to 10 years
 
Upon retirement or sale, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gain or loss is credited or charged to income. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Included in construction in progress are amounts expended for leasehold improvement costs incurred for new dialysis clinics and clinic expansions, in each case, that are not in service as of December 31 of the applicable year.
 
Amortizable Intangible Assets
 
Amortizable intangible assets include noncompete agreements, certificates of need and right of first refusal waivers. Each of these assets is amortized on a straight‑line basis over the term of the agreement, which is generally 5 to 10 years.
 
Identified Non‑Amortizable Intangible Assets and Goodwill
 
Goodwill represents the excess cost of a business acquisition over the fair value of the net assets acquired. Indefinite-life identifiable intangible assets consist primarily of trademarks and are considered indefinite when they are expected to generate cash flows indefinitely. Goodwill and indefinite‑life identifiable intangible assets are not amortized but are tested for impairment at least annually. We perform our annual review in the fourth quarter of each year, or more frequently if indicators of potential impairment exist, to determine if the carrying value of the recorded goodwill or indefinite lived intangible assets is greater than the fair value, indicating impairment. If an asset is impaired, the difference between the carrying value of the asset

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reflected on the financial statements and its current fair value is recognized as an expense in the period in which the impairment occurs.

We elected to early adopt Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) - Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, effective as of the annual review performed in the fourth quarter of 2017. The new guidance removes the requirement to perform a hypothetical purchase price allocation to measure goodwill impairment (Step 2). Under the new guidance, a goodwill impairment is calculated as the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value.

The Company has determined it has one reporting unit for goodwill impairment testing purposes as it aggregated its dialysis clinics due to their similar components, economic characteristics and the operations of the Company.
 
Each annual reporting period, we can elect to initially perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative goodwill impairment test. If we believe, as a result of our qualitative assessment, that it is not more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then the quantitative goodwill impairment test is unnecessary.

If we elect to bypass the qualitative assessment option, or if potential impairment circumstances are considered to exist, we will perform the quantitative goodwill impairment test. We perform the quantitative goodwill impairment test using a discounted cash flow analysis, comparing the fair value with the carrying amount of the reporting unit. Such analysis is based on macro-economic factors and research, current financial information such as current results of operations and balance sheets, and projected financial results, which include only anticipated growth from current operations. The weighted average cost of capital method is used to determine the discount rate and the Gordon Growth Model is used to determine the residual value necessary for the discounted cash flow method. Changes in the estimates or assumptions used in these models could impact the results of the valuations.

If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, we would record the difference as an impairment loss as an expense in the period in which the impairment occurred. The carrying value of goodwill included on our consolidated balance sheet as of the goodwill impairment annual impairment test date of October 1, 2018 was $571.3 million. Our quantitative impairment test performed for goodwill in 2018 indicated that no impairment charges were necessary for the year ended December 31, 2018. Based on similar assessments and tests performed in the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, no impairment was identified for those respective years.

The impairment test for indefinite-lived intangibles other than goodwill consists of a comparison of the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset to the carrying value of the asset as of the impairment testing date. We estimate the fair value of our indefinite-lived intangibles using a discounted cash flow model based on our best estimate of amounts and timing of future revenues and cash flows and our most recent business and strategic plans, and compares the estimated fair value to the carrying value of the asset. For our 2018 impairment assessment, which occurred as of October 1, 2018, we performed quantitative assessments for all indefinite‑lived intangible assets. The estimated fair values exceeded the carrying value for each of our indefinite-lived intangible assets as of the annual testing date and therefore we have concluded that there was no impairment for the year ended December 31, 2018. Based on similar assessments and tests performed in the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, we have concluded there was no impairment for those respective years.
 Impairment of Long‑Lived Assets
 
Long‑lived assets include property and equipment and finite‑lived intangibles. In the event that facts and circumstances indicate that these assets may be impaired, an evaluation of recoverability at the lowest asset group level would be performed. If an evaluation is required, the estimated future undiscounted cash flows associated with the asset would be compared to the asset’s carrying amount to determine if a write‑down to fair value is required. The lowest level for which identifiable cash flows exist is the operating clinic level. No facts or circumstances were identified that indicated that these assets may be impaired, and as such there was no impairment charge recorded for the year ended December 31, 2018. Based on similar assessments performed in the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, no impairment charge was recorded for those respective years.
 
Assets Held for Sale

We classify our long-lived assets to be sold as held for sale in the period (i) we have approved and committed to a plan to sell the asset, (ii) the asset is available for immediate sale in its present condition, (iii) an active program to locate a buyer and other actions required to sell the asset have been initiated, (iv) the sale of the asset is probable, (v) the asset is being

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actively marketed for sale at a price that is reasonable in relation to its current fair value and (vi) it is unlikely that significant changes to the plan will be made or that the plan will be withdrawn. We initially measures a long-lived asset that is classified as held for sale at the lower of its carrying value or fair value less any costs to sell. Any loss resulting from this measurement is recognized in the period in which the held for sale criteria are met. Conversely, gains are not recognized on the sale of a long-lived asset until the date of sale. Upon designation as an asset held for sale, we stop recording depreciation expense on the asset. We assess the fair value of a long-lived asset less any costs to sell at each reporting period and until the asset is no longer classified as held for sale. As of December 31, 2018, we classified $0.6 million of assets as held for sale and concluded that there was no impairment for these assets.

Income Taxes
 
We account for income taxes under the liability approach. Under this approach, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based upon temporary differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities, as measured by the enacted tax rates that will be in effect when these differences reverse. Deferred tax expense or benefit is the result of changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities between reporting periods. A valuation allowance is established when, based on an evaluation of objectively verifiable evidence, there is a likelihood that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
 
We are not taxed on the share of pre‑tax income attributable to noncontrolling interests, and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in our consolidated financial statements has not been presented net of income taxes attributable to these noncontrolling interests. Therefore, our income tax provision (benefit) relates to our share of pre‑tax income (losses) from our ownership interest in our subsidiaries as these entities are pass‑through entities for tax purposes.
 
We recognize a tax position in our financial statements when that tax position, based upon its technical merits, is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the relevant taxing authority. Once the recognition threshold is met, the tax position is then measured to determine the actual amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements. In addition, the recognition threshold of more‑likely‑than‑not must continue to be met in each reporting period to support continued recognition of the tax benefit. Tax positions that previously failed to meet the more‑likely‑than‑not recognition threshold are recognized in the first financial reporting period in which that threshold is met. Previously recognized tax positions that no longer meet the more‑likely‑than‑not recognition threshold are derecognized in the financial reporting period in which that threshold is no longer met. We recognize interest and penalties related to unrecorded tax positions in our income tax expense.
 
Noncontrolling Interests
 
We own a controlling interest in the majority our clinics as of December 31, 2018, and our joint venture partners own the remaining noncontrolling interests. We are required to treat noncontrolling interests (other than noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions) as a separate component of equity, but apart from our equity, and not as a liability or other item outside of equity. We are also required to present separately consolidated net income (loss) attributable to us and to noncontrolling interests on the face of the consolidated statement of income. In addition, changes in our ownership interest while we retain a controlling financial interest are prospectively accounted for as equity transactions. We are also required to expand disclosures in the financial statements to include a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the equity attributable to us and the noncontrolling owners and a schedule showing the effects of changes in our ownership interest in a subsidiary on the equity attributable to us.

Further, we are also required to classify securities with redemption features that are not solely within our control, such as our noncontrolling interests that are subject to put provisions, outside of permanent equity. These noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions are recorded at the greater of the noncontrolling interest balance determined pursuant to ASC 810-10, Consolidation, or the redemption value. Changes in the fair value of noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions are accounted for as equity transactions. Changes in the redemption value over fair value are recognized as reductions of earnings available to our shareholders. These put provisions, if exercised, would require us to purchase our partners’ interests at the appraised fair value or the redemption value as defined in the specific put provision. We estimate the fair value of the noncontrolling interests subject to these put provisions using the income, market and asset based approaches. The fair value derived from the methods used is evaluated and weighted, as appropriate, considering the reasonableness of the range of values indicated. Under the income approach, fair value may be determined by utilizing a weighted average cost of capital to discount the expected cash flows to a single present value amount using current expectations about those future amounts. Under the market approach, fair value may be determined by reference to multiples of market-comparable companies or transactions, including revenue and EBITDA multiples. The estimated fair values of the interests subject to these put provisions can also fluctuate and the implicit multiples at which these obligations may be settled may vary depending upon market conditions and access to the credit and capital markets, which can impact the level of competition for dialysis and non-dialysis related

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businesses and the economic performance of these businesses. See “Note 13 - Noncontrolling Interests Subject to Put Provisions” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements for further details.

Stock‑Based Compensation
 
We measure and recognize compensation expense for all share‑based payment awards based on estimated fair values at the date of grant. Determining the fair value of share‑based awards requires judgment in developing assumptions, which involve a number of variables. We estimate fair value by using a Monte Carlo simulation‑based approach for the portion of the option that contains both a market and performance condition and the Black‑Scholes valuation model for the portion of the option that contains a performance or a service‑based condition. Key inputs used to estimate the fair value of stock options include the exercise price of the award, the expected term of the option, the expected volatility of the common stock over the option’s expected term, the risk‑free interest rate over the option’s expected term and our expected annual dividend yield. Since we have limited history as a public company and do not yet have sufficient trading history for our common stock, the expected volatility was largely estimated based on the historical equity volatility of common stock of comparable publicly traded entities over a period equal to the expected term of the stock option grants. For each of the comparable publicly traded entities, the historical equity volatility and the capital structure of the entity were used to calculate the implied stock volatility. The average implied stock volatility of the comparable publicly traded entities was then used to calculate a relevered equity volatility for our company based on our own capital structure. The comparable entities from the healthcare sector were chosen based on area of specialty. We will continue to apply this process until we believe a sufficient amount of historical information regarding the volatility of our own stock price becomes available. Stock‑based compensation expense for performance or service‑based stock awards is recognized over the requisite service period using the straight‑line method, which is generally the vesting period of the equity award, and is adjusted each period for actual forfeitures. We adopted the provision of ASU 2016-9, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718) – Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting as of July 1, 2016.  Upon early adoption, we elected to change our accounting policy to recognize forfeitures as they occur.  The change was applied on a modified retrospective basis.  See “Note 19 - Stock-Based Compensation” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements for additional discussion. For market and performance awards whose vesting is contingent upon a specified event, we recognize stock compensation expense over the derived service period.
 
Interest Rate Swap and Cap Agreements
 
We hold a combination of interest rate caps and a forward interest rate swap as a means of hedging our exposure to and volatility from variable‑based interest rate changes as part of our overall interest rate risk management strategy. The agreements have the economic effect of converting the LIBOR variable component of our interest rate to a fixed rate. These agreements are designated as cash flow hedges, and as a result, hedge‑effective gains or losses resulting from changes in fair values of these instruments are reported in other comprehensive income until such time as each swap or cap is realized, at which time the amounts are classified as net income. The instruments are perfectly effective. In the event the critical terms of the agreements no longer match our exposure, we will measure the ineffectiveness and record those cumulative measurements in the noncash component of interest expense. Net amounts paid or received for each swap or cap that has settled has been reflected as adjustments to interest expense. These instruments do not contain credit risk contingent features. See “Note 15 - Debt” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements for additional discussion.

Emerging Growth Company
We qualify as an “emerging growth company” pursuant to the provisions of the JOBS Act. For as long as we are an emerging growth company, we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our annual reports and proxy statements.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk
 
Our investments include cash. The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve principal while maximizing income without significantly increasing risk. We do not enter into investments for trading or speculative purposes.
 

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Interest Rate Risk
 
We enter into interest swap agreements from time to time as a means of hedging exposure to, and volatility from, variable‑based interest rate changes as part of an overall interest rate risk management strategy. These swap agreements are not held for trading or speculative purposes and have the economic effect of converting the LIBOR variable component of our interest rate to a fixed rate.
 
In March 2017, we entered into a forward starting interest rate swap agreement and two interest rate cap agreements (“the agreements”) with notional amounts totaling $280 million, as a means of fixing the floating interest rate component on $440 million of our variable rate debt under our 2017 Term B Loan Facility. The agreements are designated as cash flow hedges, with a termination date of March 31, 2021. Because these agreements are designated as cash flow hedges, hedge‑effective gains or losses resulting from changes in fair values of these agreements are reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) until such time as each agreement is realized, at which time the amounts are classified as net income. The instruments are perfectly effective for accounting purposes. In the event the critical terms of the agreements no longer match our exposure, we will measure the ineffectiveness, and record those cumulative measurements in the noncash component of interest expense. Net amounts paid or received for each swap or cap that has settled has been reflected as adjustments to interest expense. These instruments do not contain credit risk contingent features. Based on our interest rate swap and caps outstanding as of December 31, 2018, a 1 percentage point increase in interest rates would have increased interest expense by $1.1 million in 2018. See “Note 15 - Debt” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements for further discussion of these interest rate swaps.
 
Inflation Risk
 
We do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. If our costs were to become subject to significant inflationary pressures, we may not be able to fully offset such higher costs through price increases. Our inability or failure to do so could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.
 
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
 
See the Index to Financial Statements and Index to Financial Statement Schedules included at “Item 15.  Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.”
 
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
 
None.
 
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
 
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.  
 
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of December 31, 2018. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and our management necessarily applied its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level as of December 31, 2018 because of the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting described below. 

(b) Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements.

In our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2018, we disclosed that, in October 2018, the Staff of the SEC requested that we voluntarily provide documents and information relating to certain revenue recognition, collections and related matters. Following receipt of the SEC request, we responded by producing documents and information to the Staff. In addition, as previously disclosed in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 8, 2019, the Audit Committee began a review of our revenue recognition methodology and related accounting matters, including our internal control over financial reporting related to revenue recognition and related matters, with the assistance of legal counsel that reports to the Audit Committee, as well as independent accounting advisors retained by the Audit Committee’s counsel.

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In connection with the review of the matters described above, on March 21, 2019, the Board concluded that our previously issued consolidated financial statements and other financial information for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, and for the quarters and year-to-date periods ended March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2016; March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2017; and March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2018 should be restated and should no longer be relied upon. The Board also determined that our disclosures related to these financial statements and related communications issued by or on behalf of us with respect to such periods, including management’s assessment of internal control over financial reporting, should no longer be relied upon. The determination by the Board was made upon the recommendation of the Audit Committee as a result of the review described above.

(c) Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting.

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with general accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer, assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria set forth in the Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on its assessment, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2018 because of the material weaknesses described below under “Description of Material Weaknesses.”

Management has taken and is taking steps, as described below under “Remediation Plan for Material Weaknesses in Internal Control over Financial Reporting and Status,” to remediate the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting.

Description of Material Weaknesses

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

Based on our evaluation under the criteria set forth in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013), management has identified material weaknesses in the following areas:

Control Environment

An effective control environment is the foundation for the discipline and structure necessary for effective internal control over financial reporting. We did not maintain an effective control environment in connection with the revenue recognition process, accounting for income taxes and noncontrolling interests and review and approval of journal entries. As our Company grew, this was evidenced by our failure to: (i)(a) invest in, prioritize and support an adequate environment of controls, (b) establish and support adequate controls relating to compliance with appropriate accounting policies and procedures, and (c) implement controls that were adequately designed and operating effectively, thereby enabling our preparation of financial statements to be in accordance with GAAP; and (ii) employ personnel with an appropriate level of accounting knowledge, experience and training in the application of GAAP commensurate with the increasing size of the entity and nature and complexity of our financial reporting requirements.

Control Activities

Revenue, Accounts Receivable and Amounts due to Payors

We did not design and maintain effective controls over the accounting for net patient service operating revenues, net accounts receivable and amounts due to payors. Specifically, we did not design and maintain effective controls over (i) certain accounting estimates, including the completeness, accuracy and valuation of changes in estimates related to the recognition of

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net patient service operating revenues and specific transaction-related estimates of insurance plan repayments and (ii) the timely reconciliation of net accounts receivable balances and amounts due to payors with subsequent cash receipts, including controls over completeness and accuracy of such reconciliations, which led to inaccuracies in net patient service operating revenues, including contractual allowances, allowances for uncollectible accounts and amounts due to payors.

Accounting for Income Taxes

We did not design and maintain effective controls over the accounting for income taxes. Specifically, we did not design and maintain effective review controls over the completeness, existence, accuracy and presentation of our accounting for current and deferred income taxes.

Noncontrolling Interests

We did not maintain effective controls over the review of analyses and schedules used to determine the carrying value of non-controlling interests, including noncontrolling interests subject to put rights. Specifically, the review was not sufficiently precise to detect errors in the schedules used to determine the amounts recorded in the consolidated financial statements.

Journal Entries

We did not maintain effective internal control over the review and approval of journal entries. Specifically, our internal controls over journal entries were not operating effectively to ensure that journal entries included appropriate underlying supporting documentation to ensure the validity, accuracy, and completeness of recorded amounts. 

Information and Communication
    
We did not design and maintain effective controls over information and communication. Specifically, we did not have an adequate process for internally communicating information within the accounting department and between and among other groups, such as the groups responsible for revenue recognition, accounts receivable and income taxes, necessary to support the proper functioning of internal controls impacting these accounts. These material weaknesses led to misstatements in our accounting for revenue recognition, accounts receivable and income taxes.
Monitoring
We did not design and maintain effective monitoring controls over compliance with established accounting policies, procedures and controls related to:
revenue recognition (including accounting for accounts receivables and related reserves and amounts due to payors);
accounting for income taxes,
recording of balances impacted by noncontrolling interests, including noncontrolling interests subject to put rights; and
review and approval of journal entries.

These weaknesses included our failure to design and execute effective procedures and controls intended to evaluate and monitor the effectiveness of the Company’s control activities in those areas.
The material weaknesses described above contributed to the need for material adjustments to the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 and the restatement of our consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 and other financial information for the quarters and year-to-date periods ended March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2018; March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2017; and March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2016, and selected financial data (“Item 6. Selected Financial Data”) for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. If left uncorrected, these material weaknesses could in the future lead to a material misstatement to our annual or interim consolidated financial statements that would not be prevented or detected.

This Form 10-K does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm due to a transition period established by rules of the SEC for “emerging growth companies.”



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Remediation Plan for Material Weaknesses in Internal Control over Financial Reporting and Status
Management and the Board understand the importance of strong internal controls and the integrity of our financial statements. Management is committed to the planning and implementation of remediation efforts to address control deficiencies and any other identified areas of risk. These remediation efforts, which are either implemented or in process, are intended to both address the identified material weaknesses and to enhance our overall internal control environment. To date, we have taken and continue to take the actions described below to remediate the identified material weaknesses. Our remediation efforts are ongoing. As we continue to evaluate and work to improve our internal controls over financial reporting, our management may determine to take additional measures to address control deficiencies or determine to modify the remediation efforts described in this section.

Control Environment

The Audit Committee, Board of Directors and management are committed to establishing a culture of compliance and integrity and have begun a comprehensive review of key practices and procedures. To that end, our Board has directed management to ensure that a proper, consistent tone is communicated throughout the Company. In our effort to remediate our material weaknesses associated with our control environment, we have implemented, are implementing or intend to undertake the following:

Effective March 26, 2019, our former Chief Financial Officer resigned his position. The Board authorized the appointment of Mark Herbers as Interim Chief Financial Officer and Interim Chief Accounting Officer effective March 28, 2019.
To assist in the restatement activities and related matters, we augmented our personnel with qualified consulting services which will continue as long as necessary.
Initiatives are in process to redesign our internal control over financial reporting to formalize enhanced communication around revenue recognition, accounts receivable and income taxes; and
We expect to provide training to employees across our entire Company regarding the importance of integrity, accountability, communication and compliance with accounting policies and procedures.
Control Activities

Revenue, Accounts Receivable, and Amounts due to Payors
We have implemented and continue to implement measures to strengthen internal controls, including: (i) commencing the evaluation and establishment of policies, procedures and analytical tools, including certain controls to ensure that revenues, accounts receivable, contractual allowances and amounts due to payors are appropriately valued, (ii) ensuring a complete and accurate reconciliation of accounts receivable and amounts due to payors with subsequent cash receipts, (iii) developing more comprehensive and thorough analyses over the establishment of contractual allowances and reserves for uncollectible accounts, (iv) developing procedures to analyze the accounts receivable sub-ledger for over- and under-payments, and (v) establishing comprehensive and clear processes and controls to improve the completeness, accuracy and timeliness of billing.
Accounting for Income Taxes
We have implemented and continue to implement measures to strengthen internal controls, including developing comprehensive and clear policies, procedures and controls regarding the completeness, existence, accuracy and presentation of our accounting for income taxes including the income tax provision and related assets and liabilities.
Noncontrolling Interests
We are in the process of strengthening our controls over the review of schedules used to determine the carrying value of noncontrolling interests, including noncontrolling interests subject to put rights. Specifically, we are in the process of developing controls which will ensure a more thorough review over the inputs used in the calculation of noncontrolling interests and the completeness and accuracy of schedules used to determine adjustments to the carrying value of noncontrolling interest balances and their related impact on the consolidated financial statements.

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Journal Entries
We have re-assessed and revised our processes to strengthen controls over the review and approval of journal entries. Specifically, we have reinforced existing policies and procedures regarding obtaining adequate supporting documentation in connection with the review and approval of journal entries in order to ensure the validity, accuracy, and completeness of recorded amounts.

Information and Communication

In our effort to remediate our material weaknesses, we are formalizing procedures to ensure appropriate internal communication within the accounting department and between and among other departments. Among other things, we are instituting a control in which the finance team, including the Chief Financial Officer, Controller and the revenue recognition group, meets monthly with other departments to discuss changes in the business in order to timely identify those changes with implications for financial reporting.

Monitoring

We are enhancing our activities associated with monitoring activities employed to ascertain whether the Company’s components of internal control are present and functioning. We maintain an independent internal audit function that reports directly to the Audit Committee. We are enhancing our processes to ensure that internal audit activities are expanded to include monitoring of compliance with the remediated controls over revenue and accounts receivable, amounts due to payors, noncontrolling interests, accounting for income taxes and review and approval of journal entries described above. Management has begun to, and will continue to, further document and evaluate financial reporting and other business processes and key controls. All controls identified and established as part of this remediation plan will be subject to management and internal audit review.

We are committed to maintaining a strong internal control environment, and we believe the measures described above will strengthen our internal control over financial reporting and remediate the identified material weaknesses. We will also continue to review, optimize and enhance our financial reporting controls and procedures. As we continue to evaluate and work to improve our internal control over financial reporting, we may take additional measures to address control deficiencies or we may modify certain of the remediation measures described above. The material weaknesses described above will not be considered remediated until the applicable remediated controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively.
(d) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting.  
 
The material weaknesses identified above were discovered after December 31, 2018, and all of these material weaknesses existed as of December 31, 2018. The remediation activities identified above and any material changes to our internal control over financial reporting also occurred after December 31, 2018. Therefore, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended December 31, 2018 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. 
 
Item 9B. Other Information.
 
In light of the Restatement, the Board considered it appropriate, and Joseph A. Carlucci, our Chief Executive Officer, and Syed T. Kamal, our President, concurred, that they would voluntarily enter into (i) repayment agreements relating to the repayment by them of certain previously awarded non-equity based incentive compensation and (ii) amendments to their respective employment agreements relating to their non-equity based incentive compensation and equity awards for 2019. These agreements were entered into on August 28, 2019. For a discussion of these agreements, see “Item 11. Executive Compensation—Executive Compensation—Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table—Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation.”



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PART III
 



Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
 
Information about our Executive Officers and Directors
Set forth below is certain information regarding each of the current executive officers and directors as of July 31, 2019.
Name
Age
Principal Occupation and Other Information
Joseph A. Carlucci
65
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors
Syed T. Kamal
67
President and Director
Don E. Williamson, M.D.
56
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Mark Herbers
65
Interim Chief Financial Officer and Interim Chief Accounting Officer
Michael E. Boxer
57
Director
Susanne V. Clark
50
Director
Thomas W. Erickson
68
Director
Robert H. Fish
68
Director
Jared S. Hendricks
38
Director
John M. Jureller
60
Director
Patrick T. Ryan
61
Director
Steven M. Silver
51
Director

Joseph A. Carlucci is a co-founder of our company and has served as Chief Executive Officer since 2005 and as Chairman of the Board since 2012. Mr. Carlucci has more than 40 years of experience in the dialysis services industry. Mr. Carlucci also served as our Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer from our inception in 1999 to 2005. Prior to co-founding our company, Mr. Carlucci served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Optimal Renal Care, a joint venture between Fresenius Medical Care North America (“FMCNA”) and Kaiser Permanente of Southern California designed as a disease management organization providing additional opportunities to improve treatment outcomes, improve cost structures, and implement new technologies and methods of dialysis care. Prior to that, Mr. Carlucci served as Vice President of Administration at FMCNA and was responsible nationally for managed care, medical director relations and facility development. He has operations experience from Facility Administrator to Director of U.S. Operations at FMCNA. Mr. Carlucci also serves on the board of directors of the Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine. Mr. Carlucci holds a B.S. in Accounting from Bentley University.
Syed T. Kamal is a co-founder of our company and has served President and a director since our inception in 1999. Mr. Kamal also served as Executive Vice President from 1999 to 2005. Mr. Kamal has nearly 40 years of experience in the dialysis services industry. Prior to co-founding our company, Mr. Kamal served in various management roles at FMCNA, including as President of FMCNA’s southern business unit, Vice President of Operations for FMCNA’s North America division, Director and Vice President of Operations for FMNCA’s International division and Regional Manager of FMNCA’s Mid Atlantic and Southeast regions (U.S.). Mr. Kamal holds a B.A. in Economics and Statistics and an M.B.A. from the University of Punjab in Pakistan.
Don E. Williamson, M.D., is our Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to being appointed Chief Operating Officer in 2017, Dr. Williamson served as one of our three national Chief Medical Officers since 2011 and as one of our nephrologist partners since 2002. He has more than 25 years of experience as a nephrologist. Prior to his appointment as Chief Operating Officer, he served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner for our clinic joint venture Nephrology Associates, P.C. in Augusta, Georgia from 1998 to 2017 and as the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of our clinic joint venture, Nephrology Centers of America, LLC, from 2001 to 2017. He is the Co-Founder and, since 2010, has been the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of Kinetic Decision Solutions LLC, a developer of electronic medical record software. Dr. Williamson received his B.A. in Chemistry from Mercer University and his M.D. from the Medical College of Georgia.

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Mark C. Herbers has served as our Interim Chief Financial Officer and Interim Chief Accounting Officer since March 2019. He is currently employed as a Director with AP Services, LLC (“APS”), a consulting firm, in the Financial Advisory Services practice, where he has been employed since 2014. Mr. Herbers has provided financial leadership and management to various healthcare providers and health systems. His expertise includes improving revenue cycle performance, addressing regulatory, reimbursement, financing and strategic planning matters and physician relations. Prior to joining APS, he served at FTI Consulting and its predecessor Cambio Health Solutions from 2004 to 2014, ultimately serving as Managing Director. Mr. Herbers has also served as President at Progressive Financial Services from 2002-2003, Director in Risk Advisory Services, Healthcare at KPMG from 1999-2002, Chief Financial Officer at Columbia LaGrange Memorial Hospital from 1997-1999, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at In Home Health Care from 1997-1998 and Chief Financial Officer at Silver Cross Hospital from 1993-1996. Prior to that time, Mr. Herbers held a number of other finance and accounting positions. Mr. Herbers received a B.A from Georgetown University and an M.B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis.
Michael E. Boxer has served as a member of the Board since 2010. Mr. Boxer is President of The Enterprise Group Ltd., a healthcare advisory firm. Previously, he served as a senior advisor to Centerbridge Partners, L.P. from 2011 to 2018. Mr. Boxer serves on the board of directors of GI Scientific. Mr. Boxer previously served as vice chairperson of the board of directors and chairperson of the audit and compliance committees of Remedi SeniorCare Holding Corporation and served on the board of directors and was chairperson of the audit committee and compliance committees of Versant Health (formerly Superior Vision Corporation). He served as chairperson of the audit committee and as a board member of Genesis Healthcare, Inc. (formerly Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc.) from 2006 until 2015. Mr. Boxer served as the chief financial officer of HealthMarkets, Inc., a provider of health and life insurance products. Mr. Boxer was chief financial officer of Mariner Health Care, Inc., a skilled nursing facility and long-term acute care provider. Mr. Boxer served as chief financial officer of Allergan plc (formerly Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.), an integrated specialty pharmaceutical company. Prior to that, Mr. Boxer was a healthcare investment banker at Furman Selz. Mr. Boxer received a B.B.A. in Finance from Colorado State University and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Susanne V. Clark has served as a member of the Board since 2017. Ms. Clark has served as a Senior Managing Director and the General Counsel of Centerbridge Partners, L.P. since 2009. Prior to joining Centerbridge Partners, L.P., Ms. Clark was the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Basso Capital Management, L.P, an SEC-registered investment adviser managing multi-strategy, convertibles and credit funds from 2007 to 2009. Prior to Basso, Ms. Clark was the Deputy General Counsel of Amaranth Group Inc., an investment adviser for multi-strategy and long/short equity funds from 2003 to 2006. Before that, from 1999 to 2003, Ms. Clark served as Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at Goldman Sachs, where she was responsible for finance and corporate legal matters involving The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and, prior to that, for legal matters involving the investment banking business of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Ms. Clark started her career as an Associate in the New York office of Shearman & Sterling LLP. Ms. Clark also serves on the board of KIK Custom Products, Inc. Ms. Clark graduated with honors from Swarthmore College and received her J.D. from Columbia Law School.
Thomas W. Erickson has served as a member of the Board since 2011. Mr. Erickson also serves as chairman of the executive committee of Luminex Corporation, a developer and manufacturer of biological testing technologies and products for the diagnostics, pharmaceutical and life sciences industries, and is chairman of the executive committee of 3D Systems Corporation, a developer and manufacturer of 3D printing products and services. Mr. Erickson has also held various public company directorships and executive roles, including chairman and interim chief executive officer of Western Dental Services, Inc., senior advisor to New Mountain Capital, LLC, a private equity firm, chairman of the board and interim chief executive officer of National Medical Health Card Systems, Inc., a pharmacy benefits manager, chairman of the board of Pathways, Inc., an operator of post-acute care facilities, chairman of the board of TransHealthcare, Inc., a health care services company, chairman and interim chief executive officer of LifeCare Health Partners, LLC, an operator of long-term acute care hospitals, interim president and chief executive officer of Luminex Corporation, interim president and chief executive officer of Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., a healthcare focused real estate investment trust, and chairman of the board of Inmar, Inc., a reverse logistics and revenue recovery company. Mr. Erickson was also a cofounder, president and chief executive officer of CareSelect Group, Inc., a physician practice management company. Earlier in his career, Mr. Erickson held several management positions at American Hospital Supply Corporation. Mr. Erickson holds a B.B.A. from the University of Iowa and an M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University.
Robert H. Fish has served as a member of the Board since 2017. Mr. Fish has served, since May 2018, as Chief Executive Officer and, since September 2018, as a member of the board of directors of Quorum Health Corporation, an operator of general acute care hospitals and outpatient services. Prior to joining Quorum Health, he served as Interim Chief Executive Officer of Millennium Health, LLC from January 2018 to March 2018. Mr. Fish also serves as the Chairman of the board of directors of Genesis Healthcare, Inc., a national provider of post-acute healthcare services (“Genesis”). Mr. Fish joined Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc., which was later acquired by Genesis, as the Chief Executive Officer in 2013. Mr. Fish served as Skilled Healthcare’s Chief Executive Officer until February 2015, when the combination of Skilled Healthcare and Genesis

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was completed. During his career, Mr. Fish has served as Chairman, President or Chief Executive Officer of a number of public and private healthcare services companies. From 2012 until he joined Skilled Healthcare in 2013, Mr. Fish served as Managing Partner of Sonoma-Seacrest, LLC, a California health care firm specializing in strategic planning, performance improvement and merger and acquisition matters. Mr. Fish’s prior board positions include serving as the Chairman of REACH Medical Holdings, a regional air medical transport company, from 2008 to 2012, which was acquired by Air Medical Group Holdings; serving as the Executive Chairman of Coram, Inc., a large home infusion provider, from 2005 to 2006, until its sale to Apria; serving as a director of NeighborCare, Inc., a large institutional pharmacy, from 2003 to 2005, until its acquisition by Omnicare; and serving as the Lead Director of Genesis from 2003 to 2007. From 2001 to 2002, Mr. Fish served as a director and subsequently from 2002 to 2003, Mr. Fish served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Genesis Health Ventures, a long-term care and institutional pharmacy company and predecessor in interest to Genesis. Mr. Fish also has extensive experience in hospital administration, having been President and Chief Executive Officer of St. Joseph Health System from 1995 to 1999 and Valley Care Health System from 1985 to 1995, as well as a member of the Board of Directors of the St. Helena Hospital Foundation, a philanthropic organization benefiting the St. Helena Hospitals in Napa Valley, since 2013. Mr. Fish received a B.A. degree in Sociology from Whittier College and a M.P.H. degree in Hospital Administration from the University of California, Berkeley.
Jared S. Hendricks has served as a member of the Board since 2010. Mr. Hendricks also serves on the boards of directors of IPC Corp., Ligado Networks LLC and Syncsort Incorporated. Mr. Hendricks joined Centerbridge Partners, L.P., an investment management firm employing a flexible approach across investment disciplines—from private equity to credit and related strategies, and real estate, in 2006 and has served as a Senior Managing Director since 2014. Prior to joining Centerbridge Partners, L.P., from 2004 to 2006, Mr. Hendricks was an Associate at Silver Lake Partners, a private equity firm focused on investments in technology and related growth companies. Prior to joining Silver Lake, he was an investment banking analyst within the Global Industrial and Services group at Credit Suisse First Boston. Mr. Hendricks graduated summa cum laude from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania where he received a B.S. in Economics.
John M. Jureller has served as a member of the Board since 2015. Mr. Jureller also serves on the board of directors of White Plains Hospital in White Plains, New York and is the Chairman of the finance committee as well as a member of the audit committee of the board of directors of White Plains Hospital. Mr. Jureller served on the audit committees of Studio Moderna Holdings B.V. from 2011 to 2012 and Torex Retail Holdings Ltd. from 2009 to 2012. Since 2017, Mr. Jureller has served as a Managing Director at Accordion Partners, a financial advisory firm. Mr. Jureller was an independent financial and management consultant from 2016 to 2017, and prior to that served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Frontier Communications Corp. from 2013 until 2016. Prior to joining Frontier Communications Corp., Mr. Jureller served in a variety of senior financial roles with various companies including General Atlantic LLC, WestPoint International, Inc., AlixPartners, LLP, PepsiCo, Inc. and General Electric Capital Corporation. Mr. Jureller began his career with the corporate banking and leveraged finance groups at Bankers Trust Company. Mr. Jureller received a B.S. in Finance and an M.B.A. from Cornell University.
Patrick T. Ryan has served as a member of the Board since 2016. Prior to this role, Mr. Ryan had served as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the board of Press Ganey since 2012. Since January 2019, Mr. Ryan has served as Executive Chairman of Press Ganey Associates, Inc., a provider of health care performance improvement solutions and consulting. Prior to joining Press Ganey, Mr. Ryan served as the Chief Executive Officer of The Broadlane Group, a healthcare cost management and supply chain organization, from 2008 until 2010. Mr. Ryan served as Chief Executive Officer of PolyMedica Corporation, the parent company of Liberty Medical Supply, a direct-to-consumer provider of diabetes testing supplies and related services, from 2004 until 2007. In addition, Mr. Ryan served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Physicians Dialysis, Inc., Chief Executive Officer of Principalcare, Inc., President and Chief Executive Officer of ImageAmerica, Inc. and Co-Founder and President of R.B Diagnostics. He began his career working for American Hospital Supply Corporation. Mr. Ryan has served as a director of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. since 2007, and is a member of its audit, compensation and nominating committees. He is also a board member of Sound Physicians. He has served on the boards of the Massachusetts Hospital Association’s Committee on Governance, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Lahey Health and Atrius Health. Mr. Ryan earned a B.A. from the University of Rochester.
Steven M. Silver has served as a member of the Board since 2010. Mr. Silver also serves on the boards of directors of KIK Custom Products Inc., Wok Holdings, Ltd., Pei Wei Asian Diner LLC, Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc., Remedi SeniorCare Holding Corporation, TriMark USA, LLC and White Plains Hospital. Mr. Silver joined Centerbridge Partners, L.P. as a Senior Managing Director in 2006. Prior to joining Centerbridge Partners, L.P., Mr. Silver was a Managing Director and Partner at Vestar Capital Partners, a private equity investment firm. Mr. Silver began his career as a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions department of Wasserstein Perella & Co. in New York and London. Mr. Silver received a B.A. from Yale College and an M.B.A. with high distinction from Harvard Business School in 1995, where he was a George F. Baker Scholar.

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Messrs. Boxer, Erickson, Fish, Hendricks and Silver, as well as Ms. Clark, were selected as directors pursuant to the nomination rights granted to Centerbridge under our amended and restated stockholders agreement. Messrs. Carlucci and Kamal became our directors pursuant to the rights granted to them under our amended and restated stockholders agreement. See “Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence—Certain Related Party Transaction—Stockholders Agreement.”
Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires executive officers, directors and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of a company’s common stock to file initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership with the SEC and the NYSE.
Based solely on our review of electronic filings with the SEC of such reports and written representations from our executive officers and directors that no Form 5 is required, we believe that the executive officers and directors complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements during 2018, except as follows. Each of Syed Kamal, our President and a director, and Jason Boucher, our former Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, incorrectly reported the number of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of previously granted shares of restricted stock on his Form 4 filed on March 13, 2018, but such shares were subsequently reported on an amendment to such Form 4 filed on August 3, 2018. Don Williamson, M.D., our Chief Operating Officer, inadvertently failed to file a Form 4 to report the withholding on September 19, 2018 of 2,597 shares upon the vesting of previously granted shares of restricted stock to satisfy tax withholding obligations, but such shares were subsequently reported on a Form 4 filed on December 18, 2018.
Code of Ethics and Conduct
We have adopted a written Code of Ethics and Conduct that applies to all of the directors, officers and employees, including the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and other senior executive officers, as well as physician and institutional partners. The Code of Ethics and Conduct sets forth policies and expectations on a number of topics, including obligations to patients and relations with referral sources and others, other conflicts of interest, compliance with laws, use of assets, business practices, protecting stockholders and the Compliance Program. A current copy of the Code of Ethics and Conduct is posted on our website at www.americanrenal.com under “Investor Relations: Corporate Governance: Governance Documents: Code of Ethics and Conduct.” If we ever were to amend or waive any provision of our Code of Ethics and Conduct that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or any person performing similar functions, we intend to satisfy our disclosure obligations, if any, with respect to any such waiver or amendment by posting such information on our website at www.americanrenal.com rather than by filing a Form 8-K. In the case of a waiver for an executive officer or a director, the required disclosure also will be made available on our website.
Audit Committee
We have an Audit Committee consisting of Messrs. Jureller, Fish and Ryan, with Mr. Jureller serving as chair. All members of the Audit Committee have been determined to be “independent,” consistent with our Audit Committee charter, Corporate Governance Guidelines, SEC rules and the NYSE listing standards applicable to boards of directors in general and audit committees in particular. The Board has also determined that each of the members of the Audit Committee is “financially literate” within the meaning of the listing standards of the NYSE. In addition, the Board has determined that Mr. Jureller qualifies as an audit committee financial expert, as defined by applicable SEC regulations.
The duties and responsibilities of the Audit Committee are set forth in its charter, which can be found at www.americanrenal.com under “Investor Relations: Corporate Governance: Governance Documents: Audit Committee Charter,” and include assisting the Board in overseeing the following:
the quality and integrity of our financial statements;
our accounting and financial reporting process and the audits of our financial statements;
our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements in coordination with the Compliance Committee;
the independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications, performance and independence; and
the qualifications and performance of our internal audit function.

The Audit Committee also prepares the report of the committee required by the rules and regulations of the SEC to be included in our annual proxy statement.


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Item 11. Executive Compensation.
Emerging Growth Company Status
We qualify as an “emerging growth company” under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act. As a result, we are permitted to rely on, and do rely on, exemptions from certain disclosure requirements that are applicable to other companies that are not emerging growth companies. Accordingly, we have provided reduced disclosure about our executive compensation arrangements, including compensation information for only the Chief Executive Officer and two most highly compensated executive officers (other than the Chief Executive Officer) serving at fiscal year-end, and we have not included a compensation discussion and analysis or tabular compensation information for executive officers other than the Summary Compensation table and the Outstanding Equity Awards table. In addition, for so long as we are an emerging growth company, we will not be required to submit certain executive compensation matters to stockholder advisory votes, such as the “say-on-pay” vote.
Executive Compensation
Summary Compensation Table
The following table summarizes compensation for the years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 earned by the Chief Executive Officer and two most highly-compensated executive officers (other than the Chief Executive Officer) serving at fiscal year-end. These individuals are referred to as “named executive officers.”
Name and Principal Position
Year
Salary
($)
Bonus ($)(1)
Stock
Awards
($)(2) 
Option
Awards
($)(2) 
Non‑Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)(3)
All Other
Compensation
($)(4)
Total ($)
Joseph A. Carlucci
2018
926,519

2,150,022

446,102

114,076

3,636,718

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
2017
892,203

1,100,004
614,019

624,542

121,856

3,352,624

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Syed T. Kamal
2018
800,579

1,000,027

385,464

38,526

2,224,596

President
2017
770,928

499,997
280,694

539,649

62,292

2,153,560

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Don E. Williamson, M.D.
2018
750,000
375,000

1,100,020


68,604

2,293,624

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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(1)
Amount disclosed in this column reflects payment made by us for services performed during the year presented. See “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation TableAnnual Cash Bonus Award.”
(2)
Amounts disclosed reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of restricted stock and stock option awards granted during the indicated year computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, using the assumptions discussed in “Note 19 - Stock-Based Compensation” of the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K. 
(3)
Amounts disclosed in this column reflect payments made by us for services performed and performance measures satisfied during the years presented. In light of the Restatement, Messrs. Carlucci and Kamal have repaid these amounts in full, as described below. See “—Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table-Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” for a description of such executives’ agreements to repay certain amounts in light of the Restatement.
(4)
Amounts disclosed in this column include car allowances and payments for term life insurance and health insurance. For Messrs. Carlucci and Williamson, amounts disclosed in this column also include reimbursement for unutilized paid time off during the years presented and the cost of use of corporate aircraft for personal travel as described below under “Other Compensation.”
Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table
Employment Agreements
Joseph Carlucci and Syed Kamal
Each of Messrs. Carlucci and Kamal entered into an employment agreement with us as of March 22, 2010. Each of these agreements provides for an initial three-year term, subject to automatic one-year successive renewals unless either party thereto provides at least 60 days’ prior notice of intent not to renew. The terms of these agreements are substantially the same but for differences in title, role and compensation. These agreements provide for base salary subject to increase (but not decrease) from time to time by the Board. The employment agreements also provide for eligibility to receive an annual cash incentive award of up to a percentage of the executive’s base salary, subject to achievement of goals established by the Board,

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customary employee benefits, payment of severance following certain terminations of employment and restrictive covenants. See “—Termination and Change in Control Provisions” below.
In connection with our IPO, we amended Mr. Carlucci’s employment agreement to reflect an increase in his then-current base salary to include the compensation then-payable for his service as the Chairman of the Board. Following this amendment, Mr. Carlucci no longer receives compensation for his service on the Board. At that time, we also amended the employment agreements for each of Messrs. Carlucci and Kamal to update their target annual bonus opportunity from 75% to 100% of base salary. A further amendment was entered into in November 2017 by each of Messrs. Carlucci and Kamal to correct the annual cash bonus amounts payable to them upon achievement of specified annual Adjusted EBITDA bonus targets, which amendment was necessary to reflect the change in target annual bonus opportunity made in April 2016. This amendment did not change the target annual bonus opportunity of 100% or the maximum potential bonus of 150% of base salary.
Don Williamson, M.D.
Dr. Williamson entered an employment agreement with us on September 18, 2017. His agreement provides for an initial three-year term, subject to automatic one-year successive renewals, unless either party provides at least 60 days’ prior notice of intent not to renew. Dr. Williamson was entitled to an initial annual base salary of $750,000, which amount is subject to increase from time to time as we may determine. The agreement also provides for eligibility to receive an annual cash incentive award of up to 100% of his annual base salary based on achievement of objectives that we establish. In addition, he is eligible to receive annual equity awards, split evenly between stock options and restricted stock, with an aggregate value of $1.1 million as part of our long-term incentive compensation program. Under the agreement, Dr. Williamson is also entitled to customary employee benefits, up to 10 hours of personal travel on our company-owned aircraft, an automobile allowance, moving and relocation assistance, and payment of severance following certain terminations of employment and restrictive covenants. See “—Termination and Change in Control Provisions” below.
Annual Cash Bonus Award
As described above, Dr. Williamson is eligible under his employment agreement to receive an annual cash bonus award of up to 100% of his annual salary. For 2018, Dr. Williamson’s target bonus potential was calculated by multiplying his base salary in effect at fiscal year-end by 100% to obtain a target bonus potential of $750,000. His actual bonus amount was then determined based on an overall assessment of our financial and operational results, with consideration given to the achievement of the Adjusted EBITDA target established for Messrs. Carlucci and Kamal described below, and of Dr. Williamson’s achievement of individual performance and overall contributions during 2018. No performance objectives, formula or weightings were pre-established with respect to 2018. In determining Dr. Williamson’s actual 2018 bonus amount, the Compensation Committee considered our Chief Executive Officer’s assessment of the foregoing results and achievement of objectives and contributions and his recommendation with respect to Dr. Williamson’s bonus amount. With respect to service in 2018, Dr. Williamson was paid a bonus equal to 50% of his target bonus potential, which was paid at fiscal year-end. This amount is reflected in the “Bonus” column of the table under “—Summary Compensation Table” above.
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
As described above, each of Messrs. Carlucci and Kamal was eligible under his employment agreement to receive an annual cash incentive award. With respect to 2018, each of them was eligible to earn an annual cash incentive award based on our achievement of an Adjusted EBITDA target of $186.4 million for 2018. “Adjusted EBITDA” is defined, consistent with Adjusted EBITDA as reported in Part I, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” included elsewhere in this Form 10-K, as net income before income taxes and other non-income-based tax, interest expense, net, depreciation and amortization, as adjusted for stock-based compensation and associated payroll taxes, loss on early extinguishment of debt, transaction-related costs, certain legal and other matters costs, executive and management severance costs, change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement, gain or loss on sale or closure of clinics and management fees. The Adjusted EBITDA target was determined by the Board in January 2018 after taking into consideration our budget for 2018. Each of Messrs. Carlucci and Kamal had a target bonus potential, computed as a percentage of his base salary, which, for service in 2018, was 100% of his base salary in effect at fiscal year‑end. In addition, Messrs. Carlucci and Kamal had a threshold bonus potential of 50% and a maximum bonus potential of 150% of base salary. Actual amounts paid with respect to service are calculated by multiplying each individual’s base salary by his bonus potential percentage to obtain his target bonus potential, which is then adjusted by an achievement factor based on our actual achievement against the Adjusted EBITDA target.
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formula: 50% of such named executive officer’s annual base salary for achievement of 90% of target Adjusted EBITDA (before giving effect to the Restatement), plus an additional 5% of such named executed officer’s annual base salary for each full percentage point that Adjusted EBITDA exceeds 90% of target Adjusted EBITDA. These bonus amounts are reflected in the “Non‑Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” column of the table under “-Summary Compensation Table” above. Bonuses were paid at fiscal year-end based on the determination at that time that we expected to achieve 90% of target Adjusted EBITDA for 2018. In light of the Restatement and our revised determinations of Adjusted EBITDA for the relevant years, the Board determined, and Messrs. Carlucci and Kamal concurred, that the repayment of excess proceeds previously paid to them during the Restated Period is appropriate. Accordingly, pursuant to Repayment Agreements entered into on August 28, 2019, Messrs. Carlucci and Kamal voluntarily agreed to pay to the Company, $880,223 and $759,164, respectively, in cash, representing (i) the full amounts paid with respect to service in each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018, as disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table above, plus (ii) a portion of the amounts paid with respect to service in fiscal year 2014, offset by (iii) the aggregate bonus amounts that would have been paid for service in each of fiscal years 2015 and 2016, based on the consolidated financial statements for those periods giving effect to the Restatement. As of the date of this filing, Messrs. Carlucci and Kamal have repaid these amounts in full. As a result, there is no bonus expense for Messrs. Carlucci and Kamal in 2018 and a receivable of $831,565 is included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets on our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2018. The remaining $807,822 received for the prior fiscal years will be recorded as a reduction of bonus expense, which will be included in general and administrative expenses in our results of operations for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2019.
In addition, in light of the Restatement, the Board considered it appropriate, and Messrs. Carlucci and Kamal concurred, that Messrs. Carlucci and Kamal would voluntarily forego any contractual entitlement to non-equity based incentive compensation and equity awards with respect to 2019. Accordingly, on August 28, 2019, Messrs. Carlucci and Kamal entered into amendments to their respective employment agreements, pursuant to which they voluntarily agreed to forego any such contractual entitlement and that any non-equity based incentive compensation or equity awards for 2019 will be at the discretion of the Board.
Long‑Term Incentive Awards
Overview
Equity-based awards are an integral component of our executive compensation program. We believe that the named executive officers’ long-term compensation should be directly linked to the value we deliver to our stockholders. Equity awards to the named executive officers are designed to provide long-term incentive opportunities over a period of several years. Prior to the IPO, stock options were our preferred equity award because the options will not have any value unless the underlying shares of common stock appreciate in value following the grant date. Accordingly, awarding stock options causes more compensation to be “at risk” and further aligns our executive compensation with our long-term profitability and the creation of stockholder value. Currently, we award long-term incentive compensation in the form of stock options or restricted stock awards that vest over time. We believe this approach contributes to our ability to attract and retain key talent in our industry and aligns our executive team’s focus and contributions with the long-term strategic interests of our company and stockholders.
The Compensation Committee has typically evaluated various factors when making its determination with respect to the granting of equity-based awards to our named executive officers, rather than the adoption of a formal practice. Such factors have included the base salary and target cash incentive opportunity of each named executive officer, the value of the total compensation package and such other factors as the Compensation Committee deemed appropriate to attract and retain our highly qualified named executive officers.
We expect that the Board or the Compensation Committee will make annual awards of equity to employees, including the named executive officers. In addition, we typically grant equity-based awards upon an employee’s commencement of employment, and from time to time thereafter as the Board or the Compensation Committee deems appropriate to motivate, retain and reward named executive officers for their performance and our success. The Compensation Committee has in the past, and may in the future, make grants of equity outside of the annual grant in order to retain key employees, to compensate an employee in connection with a promotion or to compensate newly hired executives for equity or other benefits lost upon termination of their previous employment or to otherwise induce them to join us.
On March 9, 2018, as part of our annual equity incentive grants, Messrs. Carlucci, Kamal and Williamson received 63,547, 29,557 and 32,513 shares, respectively, of time vesting restricted stock (the “Time Shares”), and 32,737, 15,227 and 16,749 shares, respectively, of performance vesting restricted stock (the “Performance Shares”). The Time Shares vest in four annual installments beginning March 9, 2019, with 29.167% of such shares vesting on the first three anniversaries of the grant date and the remaining unvested shares vesting on the fourth anniversary. The Performance Shares vest on March 9, 2021 only

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to the extent of our achievement of two equally-weighted performance goals: business development and quality achievement. The business development performance goal is based on the total gross number of new dialysis facilities added between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2019, either through de novo development or acquisition, without reduction for any facilities sold or merged during that period. The quality achievement performance goal will be deemed to have been met with respect to each of the payment years 2017, 2018 and 2019 if the average proportion of all outpatient dialysis facilities receiving a payment reduction under the End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program, administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, for such year is lower than the average proportion of all national outpatient dialysis facilities receiving a payment reduction for such year.

For additional information with respect to outstanding equity awards held by our named executive officers, please see “—Outstanding Equity Awards at December 31, 2018” below.
Other Compensation
We provide named executive officers with certain perquisites that we believe aid the executives in their execution of our business. Depending on the officer, such benefits may include an annual car allowance; payments for term life insurance; payments for health insurance; and reimbursement for unutilized paid time off. For additional information on these perquisites and other benefits, please see the “Summary Compensation Table” above.
In addition, we permit Mr. Carlucci and Dr. Williamson to use our company-owned aircraft for personal travel. In 2018, the Board allotted 25 hours of personal travel to Mr. Carlucci and 10 hours of personal travel to Dr. Williamson, all of which were used. Any additional hours used were subject to reimbursement by the executive officer. From time to time, family members of each individual accompanied such individual on our company-owned aircraft. In May 2019, we commenced a process to sell the company-owned aircraft.
Retirement Plan
We maintain a qualified contributory retirement plan established under Section 401(k) of the Code, in which our employees, including our named executive officers, are eligible to participate. At this time, we do not match any employee contributions to the 401(k) plan.
Termination and Change in Control Provisions
As discussed above, we maintain employment agreements with each named executive officer that provide for certain payments and benefits upon their termination of employment for various reasons.
Payments Made Upon Termination Without Cause or for Good Reason. If a named executive officer’s employment was terminated by us without cause or by the named executive officer for good reason, the named executive officer would be entitled to receive:
continuation of base salary, at the then‑current level, for a period of 24 months, payable in installments in accordance with our normal payroll practices;
continuation of employee group health, life and disability plans until the earlier of (A) 24 months following the date of termination and (B) the date the executive is or becomes eligible for comparable coverage under health, life and disability plans of another employer; and
a pro rata portion of the officer’s bonus for the then‑current fiscal year based upon actual performance, payable at the time at which bonuses are normally paid.
In addition, if the buyer in a change of control fails to assume Dr. Williamson’s employment agreement, he will be entitled to the continuation of his base salary, at the then-current level, for a period of 24 months.
The term “cause” generally means the named executive officer’s (1) conviction of, or plea of guilty to, a crime if, as a result of his continued association with us, such crime is injurious to our business or reputation, (2) breach of duty of loyalty that is detrimental to us and involves his personal profit, (3) willful failure to perform his duties or to follow lawful directives of the Board, or (4) gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of his duties.

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The term “good reason” generally means any substantial diminution of or substantial detrimental change in the executive’s responsibilities, salary or benefits, or relocation of the named executive officer’s principal office from the metropolitan Boston area.
Payments Made Upon Death or Termination of Employment by Reason of Disability. If a named executive officer’s employment is terminated by reason of death or disability, the executive or the executive’s estate, as the case may be, would be entitled to receive:
continuation of base salary, at the then‑current level, for a period of 12 months, payable in installments in accordance with our normal payroll practices;
continuation of employee group health, life and disability plans until the earlier of (A) 12 months following the date of termination; and (B) the date the executive is or becomes eligible for comparable coverage under health, life and disability plans of another employer; and
a pro rata portion of the executive’s bonus for the then‑current fiscal year based upon actual performance, payable at the time at which bonuses are normally paid.
In addition, regardless of the manner in which employment terminates, each named executive officer is entitled to receive amounts earned and accrued during the term of employment, including accrued but unpaid base salary through the date of termination, unreimbursed employment‑related expenses owed to the executive under our policies and accrued and vested benefits under our employee benefit plans. These payments and benefits do not differ from those provided to our other employees in connection with a termination of employment.
Change in Control. In the event of a change in control (as defined in the applicable award agreements and equity plan), all outstanding stock options and shares of restricted stock subject solely to time‑based vesting conditions (including those held by named executive officers), to the extent not then vested, will immediately fully vest on the date of a change in control. In the case of the Performance Shares, in the event a named executive officer is involuntarily terminated without cause or resigns for good reason, in either case within 24 months of the occurrence of a change in control, the Performance Shares will immediately fully vest on the date of such termination or resignation. Further, if the change in control occurs before December 31, 2019, the performance goals will be deemed to have been satisfied in full.
For additional information with respect to outstanding equity awards held by our named executive officers, please see “—Outstanding Equity Awards at December 31, 2018” below.
Restrictive Covenants
Each of our named executive officers is subject to certain restrictive covenants that apply during the named executive officer’s employment with us and through, in the case of Messrs. Carlucci and Kamal, the third anniversary of, and, in the case of Dr. Williamson, the six-month period following, the date of his termination of employment. However, solely in the case of a change in control, the restrictive period applicable to Messrs. Carlucci and Kamal will end on the later of (i) the third anniversary of the change in control and (ii) the first anniversary of the date of termination of employment. In addition, solely in the case of a change in control, we have the right to extend the restrictive period applicable to Mr. Carlucci or Mr. Kamal until the later of (a) the fifth anniversary of the change in control and (b) the first anniversary of the date of termination if we make a timely election and pay the executive an amount equal to 300% of his then current base salary in a lump sum.
During the applicable restrictive period, each of our named executive officers is prohibited from (1) soliciting any employee or contracting physician to terminate his or her relationship with us, (2) hiring any person who was employed by us at any time during the executive’s employment with us, (3) competing, directly or indirectly with us as an owner of any business (x) engaged in the kidney dialysis business and/or the operation of kidney dialysis facilities within 10 miles of any of our facilities, (y) engaged in the kidney dialysis business and/or the operation of kidney dialysis facilities where the executive is involved in a program to establish joint ventures with nephrologists in the United States of America or (z) in the case of a termination of employment that occurs on or before the third anniversary of the date of the applicable employment agreement or which occurs after a change in control, engaged in the kidney dialysis business and/or the operation of kidney dialysis facilities in the United States of America, and (4) representing any other entity or business in conducting substantial negotiations with any nephrologists with whom the executive had conducted substantial negotiations on our behalf during the year immediately preceding the termination of the executive’s employment.

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Each of our named executive officers is also subject to a confidentiality covenant prohibiting the named executive officer from disclosing our confidential information for an indefinite period and providing that we own all inventions, patents, discoveries and work product created by the named executive officer while employed by us.
Outstanding Equity Awards at December 31, 2018
The following table provides information regarding outstanding equity awards made to our named executive officers as of December 31, 2018.
 
Option Awards
 
Stock Awards
Name
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable
 
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Unexercisable
 
Equity
Incentive Plan
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options (#)
 
Option
Exercise
Price ($)
Option
Expiration
Date
 
Number of Shares or Units of Stock that Have Not Vested (#)
 
Market Value of Shares of Shares or Units of Stock that Have Not Vested ($)(11)
Joseph A. Carlucci
416,720

(1)

 

 
1.28

7/9/2020

 

 

 
199,307

(2)

 

 
6.47

3/22/2023

 

 

 

 

 
595,253

(6)
20.45

5/7/2024

 

 

 
35,000

(3)
70,000

(3)

 
17.39

3/10/2027

 

 

 

 

 

 


 
42,170

(7)
485,798

 

 

 

 


 
63,547

(8)
732,061

 

 

 

 


 
32,737

(9)
377,130

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Syed T. Kamal
416,720

(1)

 

 
1.28

7/9/2020

 

 

 
199,307

(2)

 

 
6.47

3/22/2023

 

 

 

 

 
218,639

(6)
20.45

5/7/2024

 

 

 
16,000

(3)
32,000

(3)

 
17.39

3/10/2027

 

 

 

 

 

 


 
19,168

(7)
220,815

 

 

 

 


 
29,557

(8)
340,497

 

 

 

 


 
15,227

(9)
175,415

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Don E. Williamson, M.D.
11,970

(4)

 

 
1.28

5/10/2021

 

 

 
5,725

(2)

 

 
6.47

3/22/2023

 

 

 
17,674

(5)
35,346

(5)

 
12.13

10/31/2027

 

 

 

 

 

 


 
17,633

(10)
203,132

 

 

 

 


 
32,513

(8)
374,550

 

 

 

 


 
16,749

(9)
192,948

____________
(1)
Represents performance‑based vesting stock options that were granted on July 9, 2010. Half of these options were eligible to vest upon either (i) the attainment by Centerbridge of both a 2.5 times return on investment (“MOIC”) and a 20% internal rate of return (“IRR”) or (ii) the date the volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) per share of common stock for the prior 365 consecutive days was equal to or greater than $8.70 (the “2.5X Options”). The remaining half of these options were eligible to vest upon either (i) the attainment by Centerbridge of both a 3.0 times MOIC and a 25% IRR or (ii) the date the VWAP per share of common stock for the prior 365 consecutive calendar days was equal to or greater than $13.28 (the “3.0X Options”). If the option holder’s employment is terminated without cause, due to the option holder’s death or disability, or for good reason, as applicable, then all of the foregoing performance-vesting stock options will remain outstanding for a period of 12 months following the date of termination.
(2)
Represents time-based vesting stock options granted on March 10, 2017. One-third of these stock options vest and become exercisable on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant, subject generally to the named executive officer’s continued employment with us. Outstanding and unvested stock options will become fully vested upon a change in control that occurs while the named executive officer is employed by us.
(3)
Represents time‑based vesting stock options that were granted on March 22, 2013. Twenty percent of these stock options vested and became exercisable on each of the first five anniversaries of the date of grant, subject generally to the named executive officer’s continued employment with us. Outstanding and unvested stock options will become fully vested upon a change in control that occurs while the named executive officer is employed by us.
(4)
Represents performance‑based vesting stock options that were granted on May 10, 2011. Half of these options were 2.5X Options, and the remaining half were 3.0X Options. For a description of the applicable vesting terms, see footnote 1.
(5)
Represents time-based vesting stock options granted on October 31, 2017. One-third of these stock options vest and become exercisable on each of the first three anniversaries of September 19, 2017, the effective date of Dr. Williamson’s appointment, subject generally to the named executive officer’s continued employment with us. Outstanding and unvested stock options will become fully vested upon a change in control that occurs while the named executive officer is employed by us.

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(6)
Represents performance‑based vesting stock options that were granted on May 7, 2014. Of these stock options, 198,419 vest with respect to Mr. Carlucci and 72,882 vest with respect to Mr. Kamal either (i) if our Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in our former first lien credit agreement, dated as of February 20, 2013, excluding a minority interest adjustment as defined therein), which has generally been equal to Adjusted EBITDA-NCI, as defined elsewhere in this Form 10-K, for any four consecutive and completed fiscal quarters commencing following the grant of the stock options, exceeds $200 million or (ii) on the date the VWAP per share of common stock is equal to or greater than $53.95 for the prior 60 consecutive trading days.
The remainder of these stock options vest on the date on which the average closing price of common stock for a 60 consecutive trading day period (together with the amount of any dividends paid per share of common stock since the date of grant) is equal to or greater than (x) $39.69 (with respect to half of the remaining stock options, which we refer to as the 2014 Plan Tranche A Options) or (y) $51.04 (with respect to the other half of the remaining stock options, which we refer to as the 2014 Plan Tranche B Options). Alternatively, after Centerbridge ceases to own a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock, these stock options also would vest on the date Centerbridge has received, in respect of shares transferred or sold by Centerbridge, cash (including through sale proceeds and dividends received in respect of such shares since the date of grant) in an amount equal to or exceeding the product of the number of shares transferred or sold by Centerbridge multiplied by (x) $39.69 (with respect to the 2014 Plan Tranche A Options) or (y) $51.04 (with respect to the 2014 Plan Tranche B Options).
(7)
Represents time-based vesting restricted stock that was granted on March 10, 2017. One-third of this stock award vests on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant, subject generally to the named executive officer’s continued employment with us. Outstanding and unvested stock awards will become fully vested upon a change in control that occurs while the named executive officer is employed by us.
(8)
Represents time-based vesting restricted stock that was granted on March 9, 2018. 29.167% of this stock award vests on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant and the remaining unvested shares vesting on the fourth anniversary, subject generally to the named executive officer’s continued employment with us. Outstanding and unvested stock awards will become fully vested upon a change in control that occurs while the named executive officer is employed by us.
(9)
Represents performance‑based vesting restricted stock that was granted on March 9, 2018. For a description of the applicable vesting terms, see “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation TableLong-Term Incentive Awards.”
(10)
Represents time-based vesting restricted stock that was granted on October 31, 2017. One-third of this stock award vests on each of the first three anniversaries of September 19, 2017, the effective date of Dr. Williamson’s appointment, subject generally to the named executive officer’s continued employment with us. Outstanding and unvested stock awards will become fully vested upon a change in control that occurs while the named executive officer is employed by us.
(11)
Based on the closing price of the common stock on the NYSE on December 31, 2018 ($11.52), the last trading day of our fiscal year.
Outstanding stock option awards held by our named executive officers have an expiration date of ten years from the date of grant, and once vested, they may be exercised at any time prior to the expiration date. Upon a termination of employment for cause of any of our named executive officers, unvested stock options are forfeited. Upon a termination of a named executive officer for good reason or by us without cause, (1) unvested performance-based stock options remain outstanding and eligible to vest through the first anniversary of the applicable termination date, and (2) unvested time-based stock options are forfeited. If the employment of any of our named executive officers is terminated, vested stock options will expire on the earlier to occur of the tenth anniversary and:
in the case of a termination due to death or disability, one year following such termination,
in the case of a termination by us for cause, immediately upon such termination,
in the case of a termination by us without cause or any voluntary resignation by the executive, 90 days following such termination, and
solely with respect to stock options granted prior to April 26, 2016, in the case of a termination due to retirement (i.e., reaching age 65 with at least ten years of service with us), the third anniversary of the retirement date (or the date the executive engages in any activity that would breach his restrictive covenants, if earlier than the third anniversary of the retirement date).
Upon a termination of employment for any reason (including death or disability), unvested shares of restricted stock are forfeited.
For additional information with respect to outstanding equity awards held by our named executive officers, including vesting, please see “—Termination and Change in Control Provisions” above. For a description of the material features of our compensation plans, see “Note 19 - Stock-Based Compensation” to the notes to the consolidated financial statements.






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Compensation of Directors
The following table provides, for the year ended December 31, 2018, summary information concerning the compensation of the current non-employee members of the Board of Directors (other than directors employed by Centerbridge, who do not receive additional compensation for service on the Board). The compensation paid to Joseph A. Carlucci, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Syed T. Kamal, the President, is presented in the section entitled “Executive Compensation.”  
Name
 
Fees Earned
or Paid
in Cash ($)
 
Stock Awards ($)(6)(7)
 
Total ($)
Michael E. Boxer(1)
 
80,000
 
130,015
 
210,015
Thomas W. Erickson(2)
 
90,000
 
130,015
 
220,015
Robert H. Fish(3)
 
65,000
 
130,015
 
195,015
John M. Jureller(4)
 
75,000
 
130,015
 
205,015
Patrick T. Ryan(5)
 
80,000
 
130,015
 
210,015
____________
(1)
Chairman of the Compliance Committee.
(2)
Chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Compliance Committee.
(3)
Member of the Audit Committee.
(4)
Chairman of the Audit Committee.
(5)
Member of the Audit Committee and the Compliance Committee.
(6)
Amounts reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of restricted stock awards granted during 2018, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718.
(7)
As of December 31, 2018, each of our non‑employee directors, other than Mr. Fish and directors affiliated with Centerbridge, held 11,450 stock options and 5,725 shares of restricted stock. As of December 31, 2018, Mr. Fish held 5,725 shares of restricted stock.

Narrative Disclosure to Director Compensation Table
Under our compensation program for non-employee directors, we pay each of our non-employee directors (other than directors employed by Centerbridge) a cash retainer for service on the Board and for service on each standing committee of which the director is a member. The chairman of each standing committee receives an additional retainer for such service. These retainers are payable in arrears in two installments semi-annually, provided that the amount of such payment will be prorated for any portion of such period that the director is not serving on the Board. The retainers paid to non-employee directors (other than directors employed by Centerbridge) for service on the Board and standing committees of the Board of which the director is a member are as follows:
 
Member Annual
Service Retainer ($)
 
Chairperson Additional Annual Service Retainer ($)
Board of Directors
55,000

 

Audit Committee
10,000

 
20,000

Compensation Committee
10,000

 
15,000

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
5,000

 

Compliance Committee
15,000

 
25,000

We also pay each non-employee director (other than directors employed by Centerbridge) a cash retainer of $15,000 for service on any special committee of the Board.
In addition, in 2018 the non-employee director compensation program provided for the grant of 5,725 shares of restricted stock to each non-employee director (other than directors employed by Centerbridge), all of which shares vested on March 19, 2019.
We may also reimburse directors for any reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with services provided in such capacity. Other than the foregoing, we do not currently pay any other directors, whether employed by us or affiliated with Centerbridge, any compensation for their services as directors.


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Consulting Agreement
On March 25, 2019, we entered into an independent contractor's agreement (“the Consulting Agreement”) with ECG Ventures, Inc. (“ECGV”), an entity wholly owned by Thomas W. Erickson, a member of the Board. Under this agreement, ECGV makes available the services of Mr. Erickson as a non-employee senior advisor to provide us with general strategic and management consulting services. The agreement may be terminated by either party on 30 days’ prior written notice, subject to Board approval in the event of a termination by us. The agreement provides for a base fee of $100,000 per month during the term of the agreement, plus both a restatement fee and a performance fee. The restatement fee is payable upon the filing of this Form 10-K. The restatement fee is approximately $500,000, representing the aggregate base fee earned by ECGV through the date of filing of this Form 10-K. The performance fee, which is payable at the end of the term of the agreement, is equal to the aggregate base fee through the date of termination of the agreement less the amount of the restatement fee paid to ECGV. We will also reimburse ECGV for reasonable and documented business and travel expenses incurred in the performance of its services and agreed to reimburse ECGV for up to $50,000 for reasonable legal fees incurred by ECGV or Mr. Erickson in connection with the negotiation of the Consulting Agreement, of which $6,032 in legal fees was incurred.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
Throughout 2018, the Compensation Committee consisted of Thomas W. Erickson, Jared S. Hendricks and Steven M. Silver. None of the members of the Compensation Committee has at any time been one of our executive officers or employees. During the last completed fiscal year, none of our executive officers served on the compensation committee or board of directors of any other entity that had one or more executive officers who served as a member of the Board of Directors or Compensation Committee. Each of Messrs. Hendricks and Silver is a Senior Managing Director of Centerbridge, an entity with which we are party to transactions described under “Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence-Certain Related Party Transaction.” We are also party to a Consulting Agreement with ECG Ventures, Inc., an entity wholly owned by Thomas W. Erickson, as described under “—Compensation of Directors—Consulting Agreement.”
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
Ownership of Securities
The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of shares of common stock as of July 31, 2019 by (1) each person known to us to beneficially own more than 5% of our outstanding common stock, (2) each director and named executive officer and (3) all of the directors and executive officers as a group. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC.
The amounts and percentages of shares beneficially owned are reported on the basis of SEC regulations governing the determination of beneficial ownership of securities. Under SEC rules, a person is deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has or shares voting power or investment power, which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of such security. A person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any securities of which that person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. Securities that can be so acquired are deemed to be outstanding for purposes of computing such person’s ownership percentage, but not for purposes of computing any other person’s percentage. Under these rules, more than one person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the same securities and a person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of securities as to which such person has no economic interest. Unless otherwise set forth in the footnotes below, (1) each beneficial owner possesses, to our knowledge, sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares listed, subject to community property laws where applicable, and (2) the address of each beneficial owner is in care of American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc., 500 Cummings Center, Suite 6550, Beverly, Massachusetts 01915.
As of July 31, 2019, there were 32,560,043 of common stock outstanding.

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Name of Beneficial Owner
 
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned
 
Percent of Class (%)
Principal Stockholders:
 
 
 
 
Centerbridge Capital Partners, L.P. and certain affiliated entities(1)
 
17,615,836

 
54.1
Van Berkom & Associates Inc.(2)
 
2,767,539

 
8.5
Directors, Director Nominees and Named Executive Officers:
 
 
 
 
Joseph A. Carlucci(3)
 
1,482,505

 
4.5
Syed T. Kamal(4)
 
1,369,623

 
4.1
Don E. Williamson(5)
 
145,129

 
*
Michael E. Boxer(6)
 
82,009

 
*
Susanne V. Clark(1)
 

 
Thomas W. Erickson(7)
 
49,296

 
*
Robert H. Fish
 
13,296

 
*
Jared S. Hendricks(1)
 

 
John M. Jureller(8)
 
30,976

 
*
Patrick T. Ryan(9)
 
30,976

 
*
Steven M. Silver(1)
 

 
Directors and executive officers as a group (12 persons)(10)
 
3,203,810

 
9.4
____________
*Less than one percent.
(1)
Comprised of 16,893,850 shares owned by Centerbridge Capital Partners, L.P. (together with its affiliates, “Centerbridge”), 523,697 shares owned by Centerbridge Capital Partners Strategic, L.P. and 198,289 shares owned by Centerbridge Capital Partners SBS, L.P. Centerbridge Associates, L.P. is the general partner of both Centerbridge Capital Partners, L.P. and Centerbridge Capital Partners Strategic, L.P., and Centerbridge Cayman GP Ltd. is the general partner of Centerbridge Associates, L.P. CCP SBS GP, LLC is the general partner of Centerbridge Capital Partners SBS, L.P. Jeffrey H. Aronson and Mark T. Gallogly are directors of Centerbridge Cayman GP Ltd. and managing members of CCP SBS GP, LLC. Messrs. Aronson and Gallogly are also the co-founders and managing principals of Centerbridge Partners, L.P., which is an affiliate of these entities but not a beneficial owner of shares of common stock. The business address of each of the entities and persons identified in this note is 375 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10152.
Steven Silver, Jared Hendricks and Susanne Clark, each a Senior Managing Director of Centerbridge Partners, L.P. and a direct and indirect owner of interests in Centerbridge Capital Partners, L.P., Centerbridge Capital Partners SBS, L.P. and Centerbridge Capital Partners Strategic, L.P., disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
(2)
Based on a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 11, 2019 reporting ownership as of December 31, 2018. The business address of Van Berkom & Associates Inc. is 1130 Sherbrooke Street West, Suite 1005, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2M8, Canada.
(3)
Includes (a) 686,027 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options that are currently exercisable and/or exercisable within 60 days after July 31, 2019, (b) 98,835 shares of restricted stock, (c) 392,572 shares owned by the U.S. Trust Company of Delaware, Trustee or its successor in trust under the Mary F. Carlucci Dynasty Trust dated October 21, 2012, and (d) 261,713 shares owned by the U.S. Trust Company of Delaware, Trustee or its successor in trust under the Joseph A. Carlucci Dynasty Trust dated October 21, 2012.
(4)
Includes (a) 648,027 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options that are currently exercisable and/or exercisable within 60 days after July 31, 2019 and (b) 45,748 shares of restricted stock.
(5)
Includes (a) 53,042 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options that are currently exercisable and/or exercisable within 60 days after July 31, 2019 and (b) 57,412 shares of restricted stock.
(6)
Includes 11,450 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options that are currently exercisable and/or exercisable within 60 days after July 31, 2019. Shares are beneficially owned through Black Diamond Partners LLC, JJ Bark LLC and Tribeca Investments LLC, all of which Mr. Boxer shares ownership with family members, except for 24,045 shares beneficially owned through The Enterprise Group Ltd., of which Mr. Boxer is the sole owner, and 13,801 shares and the shares issuable upon exercise of options, which are directly held by Mr. Boxer.
(7)
Includes (a) 11,450 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options that are currently exercisable and/or exercisable within 60 days after July 31, 2019, and (b) 18,320 shares beneficially owned through OTS Investments, Ltd., a family partnership in which Mr. Erickson and his wife are co‑general partners (each having a 0.5% ownership interest in the partnership) and their three children’s trusts are limited partners (each having a 33% ownership interest).
(8)
Includes 11,450 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options that are currently exercisable and/or exercisable within 60 days after July 31, 2019.
(9)
Includes 11,450 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options that are currently exercisable and/or exercisable within 60 days after July 31, 2019.
(10)
Includes (a) 1,432,896 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options that are currently exercisable and/or exercisable within 60 days after July 31, 2019 and (b) 201,995 shares of restricted stock.


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Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
The following table sets forth, as of December 31, 2018, information related to our compensation plans under which common stock may be issued.
Plan Category
 
Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights(1)
Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights(2)
 
Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities in column (a))
 
(a)
 
(b)
 
(c)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders:
 
 
 
 
 
2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan
1,106,578
 
 
$18.25
 
2,056,620
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders(3)
 
 
 
 
 
2005 Stock Incentive Plan
11,120
 
 
$0.69
 
 (4)
2010 Stock Incentive Plan
3,859,143
 
 
$14.78
 
(4)
2011 Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors
34,350
 
 
$26.13
 
 (4)
Total
5,011,191
 
 
 
 
2,056,620
____________
(1)
Consists of stock options.
(2)
Reflects the weighted-average exercise price of stock options.
(3)
For additional information concerning, and a narrative description of, the material terms of our equity compensation plans, see the discussion in “Note 19 - Stock-Based Compensation” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
(4)
No additional awards will be granted under the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, the 2010 Stock Incentive Plan or the 2011 Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
 
Statement of Policy Regarding Transactions with Related Persons
The Board of Directors has adopted a written Related Person Transaction Policy to assist it in reviewing, approving and ratifying transactions with related persons and to assist us in the preparation of related disclosures required by the SEC. This Related Person Transaction Policy supplements our other policies that may apply to transactions with related persons, such as the Corporate Governance Guidelines of the Board and the Code of Ethics and Conduct.
The Related Person Transaction Policy requires all “related persons” covered by the policy to promptly disclose to our general counsel the details of any related person transaction. The general counsel will then promptly communicate that information to the Board. The Related Person Transaction Policy provides that such transactions must then be reviewed and approved or ratified by an approving body comprised of the disinterested members of the Board or any committee of the Board.
In reviewing transactions with related persons, the approving body will consider all relevant facts and circumstances, including:
the relationship of the related person to our company;
the nature and extent of the related person’s interest in the transaction;
the material terms of the transaction;
the importance and fairness of the transaction both to us and to the related person;
the business rationale for engaging in the transaction;
whether the transaction would likely impair the judgment of a director or executive officer to act in our best interests;
whether the value and the terms of the transaction are substantially similar as compared to those of similar transactions we have previously entered into with non-related persons, if any; and
any other matters that management or the approving body deems appropriate.

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The approving body will not approve or ratify any related person transaction unless it determines in good faith that, upon consideration of all relevant information, the related person transaction is in, or is not inconsistent with, our best interests. The approving body may also conclude, upon review of all relevant information, that the transaction does not constitute a related person transaction and thus that no further review is required under the policy.
Generally, the Related Person Transaction Policy applies to any current or proposed transaction that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K in which:
we were or are to be a participant;
the amount involved exceeds $120,000; and
any related person (i.e., a director, director nominee, executive officer, greater than 5% beneficial owner and any immediate family member of such person) had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
All of the related party transactions described below have been approved in accordance with the Related Person Transaction Policy.
Certain Related Party Transactions
The following is a summary of related person transactions from January 1, 2018 through the date of this Form 10-K required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. For a summary of related party transactions from January 1, 2017 through the date of our definitive proxy statement for our 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, see “Transactions with Related Persons—Certain Related Party Transactions” in such definitive proxy statement, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2018, which section is incorporated herein by reference.
Stockholders Agreement
We are party to an amended and restated stockholders agreement with Centerbridge and certain of our executive officers. Our amended and restated stockholders agreement provides that until we cease to be a controlled company, Centerbridge will have the right to designate a majority of our directors. After we cease to be a controlled company, Centerbridge will continue to have the right to designate nominees to the Board, subject to the maintenance of certain ownership requirements in the Company. Centerbridge has the right to nominate to the Board a number of designees equal to: (i) the lowest whole number that is 40% or greater of the total number of directors, so long as Centerbridge beneficially owns at least 40% (but 50% or less) of the shares of common stock entitled to vote generally in the election of our directors; (ii) the lowest whole number that is 30% or greater of the total number of directors, so long as Centerbridge beneficially owns at least 30% (but less than 40%) of the shares of common stock entitled to vote generally in the election of our directors; (iii) the lowest whole number that is 20% or greater of the total number of directors, so long as Centerbridge beneficially owns at least 20% (but less than 30%) of the shares of common stock entitled to vote generally in the election of our directors; and (iv) one director, so long as Centerbridge beneficially owns at least 15% (but less than 20%) of the shares of common stock entitled to vote generally in the election of our directors. In addition, our amended and restated stockholders agreement provides that Joseph A. Carlucci and Syed T. Kamal will each be nominated to the Board, and Centerbridge will vote for each of them to be a director of the Company: (x) with respect to Mr. Carlucci, for so long as he is Chief Executive Officer, and with respect to Mr. Kamal, for so long as he is President; or, in each case, (y) unless he is terminated for cause or resigns without good reason, for so long as he beneficially owns (together with his family or any trust or similar vehicle established for the benefit of his family) more than 40% of the shares of common stock owned by him as of the completion of the IPO in April 2016.
Registration Rights Agreement
We are party to an amended and restated registration rights agreement with Centerbridge, certain executive officers and other stockholders. Centerbridge is entitled to certain “demand” registration rights with respect to non‑shelf registered offerings, shelf registration and shelf “takedown” offerings under the Securities Act of 1933 of their shares of common stock. Centerbridge and the other stockholders, including certain executive officers and other stockholders, that are a party to our amended and restated registration rights agreement, as amended, are entitled to certain “piggyback” registration rights with respect to the registration of the sale of their shares of common stock under the Securities Act of 1933. Our amended and restated registration rights agreement, as amended, also provides that we will pay certain expenses relating to such registrations and indemnify such holders who have registration rights against certain liabilities that may arise under the Securities Act of 1933. Pursuant to this agreement, on July 18, 2017, we filed a registration statement on Form S-3 to register for possible resale, from time to time, an aggregate of 19,017,413 shares of common stock, comprised of all 17,615,836 shares of common stock

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held by Centerbridge, 718,040 shares held by Mr. Carlucci and 683,537 shares held by Mr. Kamal. This registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on March 19, 2018. However, none of Centerbridge or Messrs. Carlucci or Kamal will be able to use such Form S-3 for resales of stock held by them until we have been deemed to have timely filed all periodic reports required under the Exchange Act for at least one year.
Income Tax Receivable Agreement
We are party to an income tax receivable agreement (the “TRA”) for the benefit of our pre-IPO stockholders, including Centerbridge and the executive officers, that provides for the payment by us to each pre-IPO stockholder, on a pro rata basis, of 85% of the amount of cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax that we actually realize as a result of any deductions (including net operating losses resulting from such deductions) (“Option Deductions”) attributable to the exercise of (or any payment, including any dividend equivalent right or payment, in respect of) any compensatory stock option issued by us that was outstanding (whether vested or unvested) as of April 19, 2016 ( “Relevant Stock Options”).
For purposes of the TRA, cash savings in income tax will be computed by comparing our actual income tax liability to the amount of such taxes that we would have been required to pay had we not been able to utilize the tax benefits subject to the TRA. The term of the TRA commenced upon consummation of the IPO and will continue until all Relevant Stock Options have either been exercised or lapsed and all Option Deductions have been utilized or, if earlier, two years after all Relevant Stock Options have either been exercised or lapsed.
Our pre-IPO stockholders will not reimburse us for any payments previously made if the tax benefits giving rise to any payments under the TRA are subsequently disallowed (although future payments would be adjusted to the extent possible to reflect the result of such disallowance). As a result, in such circumstances we could make payments under the TRA that are greater than our actual cash tax savings.
While the actual amount and timing of any payments under the TRA will vary depending upon a number of factors, including the amount and timing of the taxable income we generate in the future, whether and when any Relevant Stock Options are exercised and the value of common stock at the time of such exercise, we expect that the payments that we make during the term of the TRA will be material.
In addition, the TRA provides that upon certain mergers, consolidations, acquisitions, asset sales, other changes of control (including changes of continuing directors) or our complete liquidation, the TRA is terminable with respect to certain Relevant Stock Options at the election of Centerbridge (or its assignee). If Centerbridge (or its assignee) elects to terminate the TRA with respect to such Relevant Stock Options, we will be required to make a payment equal to the present value of future payments under the TRA with respect to such Relevant Stock Options, which payment would be based on certain assumptions, including those relating to our future taxable income. If Centerbridge (or its assignee) does not elect to terminate the TRA with respect to such Relevant Stock Options upon a change of control, subsequent payments under the TRA will be calculated assuming that we have sufficient taxable income to utilize any available Option Deductions, in which case we may be required to make payments under the TRA that exceed our actual cash savings as a result of the Option Deductions in the taxable year.
In the event that we breach any of our material obligations under the TRA, whether as a result of our failure to make any payment when due, failure to honor any other material obligation under it or otherwise, then all our payment and other obligations under the TRA could be accelerated and become due and payable applying the same assumptions described above. Such payments could be substantial and could exceed our actual cash tax savings under the TRA.
We have the right to terminate the TRA at any time. If we terminate the TRA, our payment and other obligations under the TRA will be accelerated and will become due and payable, also applying assumptions similar to those described above, except that if we terminate the TRA at a time during which any Relevant Stock Options remain outstanding, the value of the common stock that would be delivered as a result of the exercise of such Relevant Stock Options will be assumed to be the value of common stock at such time plus a premium on such value, determined as of the date the TRA is terminated. The premium is 20% if we terminate the TRA after April 26, 2019 but on or before April 26, 2020, 10% if we terminate the TRA after April 26, 2020 but on or before April 26, 2021 and 0% if we terminate the TRA after April 26, 2021. Any such termination payments could be substantial and could exceed our actual cash tax savings under the TRA.
Because we are a holding company with no operations of our own, our ability to make payments under the TRA is dependent on the ability of our subsidiaries to make distributions to us. To the extent that we are unable to make payments under the TRA, such payments will generally accrue interest at a rate equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate plus 500 basis points from the due date until paid; however, if we are unable to make payments under the TRA because we do not have sufficient cash to make such payments as a result of limitations imposed by existing credit agreements to which we or any of

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our subsidiaries is a party, such payments will accrue interest at a rate equal to London Interbank Offered Rate plus 100 basis points from the due date until paid.
Since January 1, 2018, payments under the TRA to each of Messrs. Carlucci, Kamal, Williamson and Costa totaled $187,748, $187,748, $6,229, and $3,909, respectively, all of which were paid in April 2018. In addition, since January 1, 2018, payments under the TRA to Jonathan Wilcox, our former Chief Financial Officer, totaled $937, which was paid in April 2018.
Since January 1, 2018, payments under the TRA to Centerbridge totaled $5.1 million, all of which was paid in April 2018.
TLH Interests and Loan Servicing Agreement
The de novo clinic development costs of some of our joint venture subsidiaries are partly financed through revolving loans provided by our wholly owned operating subsidiary, American Renal Associates LLC (“ARA”), and term loans provided by Term Loan Holdings, LLC (“TLH”). In connection with the IPO on April 26, 2016, we transferred to TLH substantially all of the then-existing intercompany term loans (“assigned clinic loans”) provided to our joint venture subsidiaries by ARA.  In connection with such transfer, we distributed all of the membership interests in TLH, which had been wholly owned by ARA, to our pre-IPO stockholders pro rata in accordance with their ownership in the Company (the “TLH Distribution”). Accordingly, certain of our executive officers and directors and affiliates of Centerbridge own economic interests in TLH. A Centerbridge entity, which does not hold any economic interest in TLH, is the manager of TLH.
The following table sets forth the percentage membership interests held as of December 31, 2018 by Centerbridge and our executive officers and directors who own interests in TLH, and the approximate dollar values of such interests, based on the $5.1 million aggregate principal amount of assigned clinic loans outstanding as of December 31, 2018.
Related Person
TLH
Interests (%)
 
Value ($)
(dollars in thousands)
Centerbridge
79.3
 
4,025.5
Joseph A. Carlucci
2.9
 
149.5
Syed T. Kamal
2.9
 
149.5
Michael E. Boxer
*
 
11.7
Don E. Williamson, M.D.
*
 
5.0
Thomas W. Erickson
*
 
4.2
Michael R. Costa
*
 
3.1
Jonathan L. Wilcox
*
 
0.7
____________
* Less than one percent.
As of December 31, 2018, the assigned clinic loans had maturities ranging from February 2019 to July 2020, with a weighted average maturity of approximately 0.9 years (December 2019), and a weighted average interest rate of 5.1%. Fixed principal and interest payments with respect to such assigned clinic term loans are payable monthly. For the year ended December 31, 2018, an aggregate of approximately $6.0 million in principal payments to TLH were made on the assigned clinic loans. Based on their proportionate interests in TLH, Centerbridge received approximately $4.8 million, and each of Messrs. Carlucci and Kamal received approximately $177,000, in value of these principal payments. Each assigned clinic loan is and will continue to be guaranteed by us and the applicable joint venture partner or partners in proportion to our respective ownership interests in the applicable joint venture. We guaranteed approximately $2.8 million of the assigned clinic loans outstanding as of December 31, 2018.
TLH is entitled to receive all interest and principal paid on the assigned clinic loans pursuant to the terms of a loan servicing agreement entered into between ARA and TLH (the “Loan Servicing Agreement”). ARA continues to administer and manage the assigned clinic loans as servicer pursuant to the Loan Servicing Agreement. ARA is entitled to be paid a quarterly fee for its services based on its reasonable costs and expenses, plus a specified percentage of such costs and expenses, which may be adjusted annually based on negotiations between ARA and TLH. The Loan Servicing Agreement provides that, at such time when the principal amount of assigned clinic loans outstanding is less than 10% of the amount outstanding as of the date of the agreement, TLH will have the right to require ARA to repurchase all of the outstanding assigned clinic loans and, additionally, ARA will have the right to require TLH to sell all of the outstanding assigned clinic loans to ARA, at a purchase

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price equal to the aggregate principal amount of the assigned clinic loans outstanding. As manager of TLH, Centerbridge may also be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in the course of its duties pursuant to the amended and restated limited liability company agreement of TLH but will not be entitled to any additional compensation for acting as managing member.
Transactions with Dr. Williamson
Software Services
Our Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Williamson, and his wife, Karon Williamson, own 51% and 2.5%, respectively, of Kinetic Decision Solutions LLC (“Kinetic”), a company from which we license software relating to electronic medical record solutions. Dr. Williamson is also co-founder, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of Kinetic. Under the terms of this arrangement, we paid Kinetic $317,735 during 2018 and $139,757 during 2019 through June 30, 2019.
Clinic Joint Ventures and Loans
Dr. Williamson and Spousal Limited Access Trust, Karon P. Williamson Trustee, a trust in which Dr. Williamson’s wife is trustee and beneficiary, are partners in certain of our clinic joint ventures. The clinics in which Dr. Williamson and/or his spousal trust have an ownership interest all receive intercompany revolving loans made through ARA and have a portion of their financing in the form of term loans held by TLH. See “—TLH Interests and Loan Servicing Agreement” above for a discussion of the interest of Dr. Williamson in TLH. As of January 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019, the aggregate principal amount outstanding of the intercompany revolving loans and assigned clinic loans made to our joint ventures in which Dr. Williamson and/or his spousal trust have an ownership interest was approximately $6.0 million and $3.2 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2019, such loans had maturities ranging from January 2020 to August 2024, with a weighted average maturity of approximately 3.4 years (December 2022), and a weighted average interest rate of 4.9%. Fixed principal and interest payments with respect to such loans are payable monthly. Each loan is secured by the assets of the applicable joint venture clinic and is, and will continue to be, guaranteed by us and Dr. Williamson and/or his spousal trust in proportion to each party’s ownership interests in the applicable joint venture. Based on their proportionate ownership interest in such joint ventures, Dr. Williamson and/or his spousal trust guaranteed $917,330 and $603,688 of such outstanding loans as of January 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019, respectively.
Clinic Lease
Dr. Williamson owns a 13.3% interest in an entity from which we lease space for a dialysis clinic. Under the lease agreement, we paid this entity $103,274 in 2017, $108,000 in 2018 and $54,000 through the six months ended June 30, 2019. Based on his proportionate ownership interest in such entity, Dr. Williamson received $13,735 in 2017, $14,364 in 2018 and $7,182 in the six months ended June 30, 2019.
Certain Family Relationships
Nicholas J. Carlucci, our Vice President of Financial Operations, is the son of our Chief Executive Officer. For the year ended December 31, 2018, his compensation, including salary, bonuses, equity awards and other benefits, totaled $325,970. This amount includes a grant of 2,240 shares of restricted stock with an initial grant-date fair value of $50,019.
Director Independence and Independence Determinations
Under our Corporate Governance Guidelines and NYSE rules, a director is not independent unless the Board affirmatively determines that he or she does not have a material relationship with us or any of our subsidiaries (either directly or as a partner, stockholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with us or any of our subsidiaries).
Our Corporate Governance Guidelines define an “independent” director in accordance with Section 303A.02 of the NYSE’s Listed Company Manual. In addition, audit and compensation committee members are subject to the additional independence requirements of applicable SEC rules and NYSE listing standards. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines require the Board to review the independence of all directors at least annually.
In the event a director has a relationship with our company that is relevant to his or her independence and is not addressed by the objective tests set forth in the NYSE independence definition, the Board will determine, considering all relevant facts and circumstances, whether such relationship is material.

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The Board has affirmatively determined that each of our directors, other than Messrs. Carlucci, Kamal and Erickson, is independent under the guidelines for director independence set forth in our Corporate Governance Guidelines and the applicable NYSE listing standards, including with respect to committee membership with respect to the committees, if any, on which they serve. In making the director independence determinations, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Board considered the fact that Messrs. Hendricks and Silver, and Ms. Clark, are employed by Centerbridge Partners, L.P., affiliates of which received payments from us during 2016 pursuant to a transaction fee and advisory services agreement that was terminated in April 2016, and the fact that Mr. Ryan is the Chief Executive Officer of Press Ganey Associates, Inc., which has provided, and continues to provide, patient and physician satisfaction surveys to us. Payments received by Centerbridge and Press Ganey, respectively, pursuant to the foregoing transactions did not exceed the greater of $1 million or 2% of their respective consolidated gross revenues in any of the last three fiscal years. Mr. Erickson continues to serve on the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee based on our reliance on the “controlled company” exception described below.
Controlled Company Exception
Centerbridge beneficially owns shares representing a majority in voting power of our shares eligible to vote in the election of directors, as shown under “Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters—Ownership of Securities.” As a result, we are a “controlled company” within the meaning of the NYSE corporate governance standards. Under these corporate governance standards, a company of which more than 50% of the voting power is held by an individual, group or another company is a “controlled company” and may elect not to comply with certain corporate governance standards, including the requirements that (1) a majority of its board of directors consist of independent directors, (2) its board of directors have a compensation committee that is comprised entirely of independent directors, with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities, and (3) its board of directors have a nominating and corporate governance committee that is comprised entirely of independent directors, with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities. Although, as disclosed above, as of the date of this Form 10-K, a majority of the Board consists of independent directors, we currently utilize the foregoing “controlled company” exemptions relating to the composition of compensation committees and nominating and corporate governance committees to permit Mr. Erickson, a non-independent director, to serve on each such committee. In the event that we cease to be a “controlled company” and our shares continue to be listed on the NYSE, we will be required to comply with the NYSE corporate governance standards and, depending on the Board’s independence determination with respect to our then-current directors, we may be required to add additional directors to the Board in order to achieve such compliance within the applicable transition periods. See ”Item 1A. Risk Factors—We are a “controlled company” within the meaning of the NYSE rules and the rules of the SEC. As a result, we qualify for, and are relying on, exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements that provide protection to stockholders of other companies.”
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.
 
Audit and Non-Audit Fees
The following table presents fees for professional services rendered by our independent registered public accounting firm, Grant Thornton LLP, for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017:
 
Years Ended December 31,
 Fee Category
2018
 
2017
Audit fees(1)
3,000,000

 
659,364

Audit-related fees

 

Tax fees

 

All other fees(2)
2,500

 
2,500

Total:
$
3,002,500

 
$
661,864

(1)
Includes the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual consolidated financial statements, reviews of quarterly consolidated financial statements and related reports and reviews of registration statements and certain periodic reports filed with the SEC. The fees are for services that are normally provided in connection with statutory or regulatory filings or engagements. The increase from 2017 to 2018 primarily related to the Restatement.
(2)
Includes fees related to use of the Grant Thornton LLP portal.
After consideration and discussion, the Audit Committee concluded that providing the non-audit services shown in this table is compatible with maintaining Grant Thornton LLP’s independence.

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Pre-Approval Policy for Services of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consistent with SEC rules regarding auditor independence and the Audit Committee’s charter, the Audit Committee has responsibility for engaging, setting compensation for and reviewing the performance of the independent registered public accounting firm. In exercising this responsibility, the Audit Committee approves all audit and non-audit services that are to be performed by our independent registered public accounting firm and, subject to the next sentence, pre-approves all audit and permitted non-audit services provided by any independent registered public accounting firm prior to each engagement. The Audit Committee may delegate the authority to review and pre-approve (including, solely to the extent possible, the estimated fees and terms thereof), any such services to one or more independent members, provided that any such pre-approval is presented to the full Audit Committee at the next regularly scheduled meeting.




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PART IV
 
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
 
(a) Documents filed as part of this report:
 
(1) Index to Financial Statements: 
 
(2) Financial Statement Schedules:
 
  
All other schedules have been omitted because they are not required, not applicable, or the required information is otherwise included.
 
(3) Exhibits:
 
 
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
 
None.


F-1



REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of Directors and Stockholders
American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.

Opinion on the financial statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive (loss) income, changes in equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2018, and the related notes and financial statement schedule included under Item 15(a)(2) (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2018, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Restatement of previously issued financial statements
As discussed in Note 3, the 2017 and 2016 consolidated financial statements have been restated to correct for certain errors.

Basis for opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2009.

Boston, Massachusetts
September 4, 2019

F-2



AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(dollars in thousands, except for share data)
 
 
As of December 31, 2018
 
As of December 31, 2017
 
As of December 31, 2016
 
 
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
Assets
  

 
  

 
 
Cash
$
55,200

 
$
71,511

 
$
100,905

Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,270, $8,676, and $9,733 at December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively
99,526

 
112,642

 
130,211

Inventories
11,433

 
4,665

 
4,676

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
28,127

 
24,998

 
18,498

Current assets held for sale
577

 

 

Total current assets
194,863

 
213,816

 
254,290

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
180,268

 
168,537

 
170,118

Deferred tax assets

 

 
10,349

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization
24,628

 
25,368

 
25,626

Other long-term assets
14,745

 
9,285

 
6,753

Goodwill
571,339

 
573,145

 
573,092

Total assets
$
985,843

 
$
990,151

 
$
1,040,228

Liabilities and Equity
  

 
  

 
 
Accounts payable
$
59,082

 
$
33,421

 
$
31,127

Accrued compensation and benefits
34,587

 
28,985

 
29,103

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
61,116

 
64,575

 
63,022

Current portion of long-term debt
42,855

 
44,534

 
48,274

Total current liabilities
197,640

 
171,515

 
171,526

Long-term debt, less current portion
517,511

 
515,554

 
522,058

Income tax receivable agreement payable
3,700

 
7,500

 
21,200

Other long-term liabilities
24,813

 
14,880

 
11,670

Deferred tax liabilities
3,169

 
422

 

Total liabilities
746,833

 
709,871

 
726,454

Commitments and contingencies (Notes 21 and 22)


 


 


Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions
129,099

 
130,438

 
150,049

Equity:
  

 
  

 
 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized; 32,603,846, 32,034,439, and 30,894,962 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2018, December 31, 2017, and December 31, 2016, respectively
196

 
193

 
184

Additional paid-in capital
105,715

 
99,098

 
100,687

Receivable from noncontrolling interests
(506
)
 
(358
)
 
(544
)
Accumulated deficit
(164,451
)
 
(135,898
)
 
(131,301
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
76

 
(891
)
 
(100
)
Total American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. deficit
(58,970
)
 
(37,856
)
 
(31,074
)
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions
168,881

 
187,698

 
194,799

Total equity
109,911

 
149,842

 
163,725

Total liabilities and equity
$
985,843

 
$
990,151

 
$
1,040,228

 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(dollars in thousands, except for share data)
 
 
For the Years Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
Patient service operating revenues
$
805,776

 
$
737,318

 
$
772,221

Provision for uncollectible accounts

 
(8,316
)
 
(5,441
)
Net patient service operating revenues
805,776

 
729,002

 
766,780

 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
Patient care costs
570,009

 
483,101

 
452,453

General and administrative
101,101

 
102,093

 
127,921

Transaction-related costs (Notes 2, 4 and 15)
856

 
717

 
2,239

Gain on business interruption insurance (Note 2)
(375
)
 

 

Depreciation and amortization
39,802

 
37,634

 
33,862

Certain legal and other matters (Note 22)
39,061

 
15,249

 
6,779

Total operating expenses
750,454

 
638,794

 
623,254

Operating income
55,322

 
90,208

 
143,526

Interest expense, net
(32,632
)
 
(29,309
)
 
(35,959
)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt

 
(526
)
 
(4,708
)
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
2,673

 
7,234

 
1,286

Income before income taxes
25,363

 
67,607

 
104,145

Income tax expense
2,896

 
9,471

 
2,479

Net income
22,467

 
58,136

 
101,666

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(51,234
)
 
(62,733
)
 
(98,520
)
Net (loss) income attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
(28,767
)
 
(4,597
)
 
3,146

Less: Change in the difference between the redemption value and estimated fair value for accounting purposes of the related noncontrolling interests
(2,566
)
 
(11,503
)
 
(10,067
)
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
$
(31,333
)
 
$
(16,100
)
 
$
(6,921
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss per share (Note 18):
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
(0.98
)
 
$
(0.52
)
 
$
(0.25
)
Diluted
$
(0.98
)
 
$
(0.52
)
 
$
(0.25
)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
31,965,844

 
31,081,824

 
28,118,673

Diluted
31,965,844

 
31,081,824

 
28,118,673

Cash dividends declared per share
$

 
$

 
$
1.30

 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


F-4


AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
(in thousands)
 
 
For the Years Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
Net income
$
22,467

 
$
58,136

 
$
101,666

Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative agreements, net of tax
1,181

 
(791
)
 
401

Total comprehensive income
23,648


57,345


102,067

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(51,234
)
 
(62,733
)
 
(98,520
)
Total comprehensive (loss) income attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
(27,586
)

$
(5,388
)

$
3,547

 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


F-5


AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(in thousands, except for share data)
 
 
 
Total American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. Equity (Deficit) for the Years Ended
 
Noncontrolling Interests subject to put provisions
 
Common Stock
 
Additional Paid-in
 Capital
 
Receivable from
Noncontrolling
 Interest Holders
 
Retained Earnings
 (Deficit)
 
Accumulated
 Other Comprehensive
 Income (loss)
 
Total
 
Noncontrolling Interests not subject to put provisions
 
 
Shares
 
Par Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2015 (As Restated)
$
117,575

 
22,213,967

 
$
98

 
$

 
$
(529
)
 
$
(122,279
)
 
$
(501
)
 
$
(123,211
)
 
$
188,843

Net income (loss)
28,162

 

 

 

 

 
3,146

 

 
3,146

 
70,358

Stock‑based compensation

 

 

 
40,285

 

 

 

 
40,285

 

Exercise of stock options

 
55,995

 

 
(186
)
 

 

 

 
(186
)
 

Issuance of common stock sold in initial public offering, net of offering expense of $19,619

 
8,625,000

 
86

 
170,045

 

 

 

 
170,131

 

Cash dividends, $1.30 per common share

 

 

 
(28,886
)
 

 

 

 
(28,886
)
 

Cash dividend equivalents paid on share-based payments

 

 

 
(1,355
)
 

 

 

 
(1,355
)
 

Cash dividend equivalents accrued on share-based payments

 

 

 
(6,688
)
 

 

 

 
(6,688
)
 

Non-cash dividends

 

 

 
(26,233
)
 

 

 

 
(26,233
)
 

Income tax receivable agreement dividend

 

 

 
(23,400
)
 

 

 

 
(23,400
)
 

Distributions to noncontrolling interests
(27,048
)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(67,419
)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
3,249

 

 

 

 
(15
)
 

 

 
(15
)
 
4,236

Purchases of noncontrolling interests

 

 

 
(7,680
)
 

 

 

 
(7,680
)
 
(717
)
Sales of noncontrolling interests
127

 

 

 
99

 

 

 

 
99

 

Reclassification and other adjustments
502

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(502
)
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 
401

 
401

 

Change in fair value of noncontrolling interests
27,482

 

 

 
(15,314
)
 

 
(12,168
)
 

 
(27,482
)
 

Balance, December 31, 2016 (As Restated)
$
150,049

 
30,894,962

 
$
184

 
$
100,687

 
$
(544
)
 
$
(131,301
)
 
$
(100
)
 
$
(31,074
)
 
$
194,799

Net income (loss)
17,224

 

 

 

 

 
(4,597
)
 

 
(4,597
)
 
45,509

Stock‑based compensation

 

 

 
15,872

 

 

 

 
15,872

 

Exercise of stock options

 
861,866

 
9

 
2,371

 

 

 

 
2,380

 

Issuance of Restricted Stock

 
277,611

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash dividend equivalents accrued on share-based payments

 

 

 
(2,880
)
 

 

 

 
(2,880
)
 

Distributions to noncontrolling interests
(23,656
)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(55,822
)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
3,015

 

 

 

 
186

 

 

 
186

 
3,321

Purchases of noncontrolling interests
(25,317
)
 

 

 
(7,566
)
 

 

 

 
(7,566
)
 
(353
)
Sales of noncontrolling interests
32

 

 

 
231

 

 

 

 
231

 
(282
)
Reclassification and other adjustments
(526
)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
526

Change in fair value of interest rate swaps, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 
(791
)
 
(791
)
 

Change in fair value of noncontrolling interests
9,617

 

 

 
(9,617
)
 

 

 

 
(9,617
)
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

F-6


Balance, December 31, 2017 (As Restated)
$
130,438

 
32,034,439

 
$
193

 
$
99,098

 
$
(358
)
 
$
(135,898
)
 
$
(891
)
 
$
(37,856
)
 
$
187,698

Net income
13,633

 

 

 

 

 
(28,767
)
 

 
(28,767
)
 
37,601

Reclassification of stranded tax effects related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017

 

 

 

 

 
214

 
(214
)
 

 

Stock‑based compensation

 

 

 
5,721

 

 

 

 
5,721

 

Exercise of stock options

 
348,442

 
3

 
1,395

 

 

 

 
1,398

 

Issuance of restricted stock

 
359,691

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeiture of restricted stock options

 
(70,382
)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock repurchases for tax withholdings of net settlement of equity awards

 
(49,406
)
 

 
(417
)
 

 

 

 
(417
)
 

Vested restricted stock awards withheld on net share settlement

 
(18,938
)
 

 
(421
)
 

 

 

 
(421
)
 

Cash dividend equivalents accrual reduction on share-based payments

 

 

 
478

 

 

 

 
478

 

Distributions to noncontrolling interests
(20,243
)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(50,717
)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
2,623

 

 

 

 
(148
)
 

 

 
(148
)
 
5,264

Purchases of noncontrolling interests
(1,062
)
 

 

 
(6,645
)
 

 

 

 
(6,645
)
 
(1,359
)
Sales of noncontrolling interests
166

 

 

 
(891
)
 

 

 

 
(891
)
 
1,335

Reclassification and other adjustments
10,941

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(10,941
)
Change in fair value of derivative agreements, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 
1,181

 
1,181

 

Change in fair value of noncontrolling interests
(7,397
)
 

 

 
7,397

 

 

 

 
7,397

 

Balance at December 31, 2018
$
129,099

 
32,603,846

 
$
196

 
$
105,715

 
$
(506
)
 
$
(164,451
)
 
$
76

 
$
(58,970
)
 
$
168,881

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

F-7


AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
 
For the Years Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
Operating activities
  

 
  

 
  

Net income
$
22,467

 
$
58,136

 
$
101,666

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
39,802

 
37,634

 
33,862

Amortization of discounts, fees and deferred financing costs
1,981

 
2,031

 
2,595

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

 
526

 
4,708

Stock-based compensation
5,721

 
15,872

 
40,285

Premium paid for interest rate cap agreements

 
(1,186
)
 

Deferred taxes
2,350

 
11,299

 
(18,570
)
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
(2,673
)
 
(7,234
)
 
(1,286
)
Non-cash charge related to derivative agreements
46

 
173

 
473

Non-cash rent charges
73

 
1,044

 
2,191

Loss (gain) on disposal of assets
80

 
(27
)
 
857

Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
13,118

 
17,568

 
(21,221
)
Inventories
(6,799
)
 
11

 
(385
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
(2,340
)
 
(6,353
)
 
(4,768
)
Other assets
(5,712
)
 
(1,325
)
 
(219
)
Accounts payable
25,661

 
2,294

 
8,556

Accrued compensation and benefits
5,602

 
(118
)
 
6,599

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
7,027

 
(1,797
)
 
16,863

Cash provided by operating activities
106,404

 
128,548

 
172,206

Investing activities
  

 
  

 
  

Purchases of property, equipment and intangible assets
(44,960
)
 
(36,073
)
 
(61,432
)
Proceeds from asset sales
2,502

 
2,325

 

Cash paid for acquisitions
(388
)
 
(1,555
)
 
(4,507
)
Cash used in investing activities
(42,846
)
 
(35,303
)
 
(65,939
)
Financing activities
  

 
  

 
  

Proceeds from issuance of common stock sold in initial public offering, net of underwriting discounts and offering expense

 

 
175,254

Net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

 
267,564

 
60,000

Cash paid for financing costs

 
(3,914
)
 
(1,350
)
Proceeds on term loans, net of deferred financing costs
82,389

 
49,921

 
70,590

Payments on long-term debt
(90,428
)
 
(327,331
)
 
(275,243
)
Dividends and dividend equivalents paid
(332
)
 
(8,729
)
 
(30,241
)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
1,398

 
2,380

 
170

Common stock repurchases for tax withholdings of net settlement of equity awards
(417
)
 

 
(356
)
Repurchases of vested restricted stock awards withheld on net share settlement
(421
)
 

 

Distributions to noncontrolling interests
(70,960
)
 
(79,478
)
 
(94,468
)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
7,739

 
6,522

 
7,470

Purchases of noncontrolling interests
(9,066
)
 
(29,540
)
 
(8,397
)
Proceeds from sales of additional noncontrolling interests
229

 
66

 
227

Cash used in financing activities
(79,869
)
 
(122,539
)
 
(96,344
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Decrease) increase in cash
(16,311
)
 
(29,294
)
 
9,923

Cash at beginning of year
71,611

 
100,905

 
90,982

Cash and restricted cash at end of year (Note 5)
$
55,300

 
$
71,611

 
$
100,905

 
 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
 
 
 
 
 
Cash paid for income taxes
$
2,635

 
$
1,885

 
$
16,095

Cash paid for interest
30,504

 
26,812

 
32,499

Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Flow Information
 
 
 
 
 
Liability accrued for initial fair value of Tax Receivable Agreement

 

 
23,400

Dividends declared not paid

 

 
26,232

Assets acquired under capital lease obligations
6,168

 

 

Change in liability accrued for dividend equivalent payments
(478
)
 
2,880

 
6,688

Contributions from noncontrolling interests in the form of a receivable
148

 

 
15

Liability accrued for purchases of noncontrolling interests

 
3,696

 

Non-cash portion of long-term debt refinancing

 
167,808

 

 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

F-8

AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)




Note 1. Basis of Presentation and Organization
 
Business
 
American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. (“the Company”) owns 100% of the membership units of its subsidiary American Renal Holdings Intermediate Company, LLC, which itself has no assets other than 100% of the shares of capital stock of American Renal Holdings Inc. All of the Company's operating activities are conducted through American Renal Holdings Inc. and its operating subsidiaries (“ARH”).
 
The Company is a national provider of kidney dialysis services for patients suffering from chronic kidney failure, also known as end stage renal disease (“ESRD”). As of December 31, 2018, the Company owned and operated 241 dialysis clinics treating 16,543 patients in 27 states and the District of Columbia. As of December 31, 2017, the Company owned and operated 228 dialysis clinics treating 15,637 patients in 26 states and the District of Columbia. The Company’s operating model is based on shared ownership of its facilities with physicians, known as nephrologists, who specialize in treating kidney‑related diseases in the local market served by the clinic. Substantially all clinics are maintained as a separate joint venture (“JV”) in which the Company has a controlling interest and its local nephrologist partners have noncontrolling interests.
 
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Basis of Presentation and Consolidation
 
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The Company's consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly owned subsidiaries and variable interest entities that operate its clinics (“joint ventures”). For its joint ventures, the Company has determined that a majority voting interest and/or contractual rights granted to it provides the Company with the ability to direct the activities of these entities, and therefore the Company has determined that it is the primary beneficiary of these entities. Accordingly, the financial results of these joint ventures are fully consolidated into the Company’s operating results. The equity interests of the outside investors in the equity and results of operations of these consolidated entities are accounted for and presented as noncontrolling interests. All significant intercompany balances and transactions of the Company's wholly owned subsidiaries and joint ventures, including management fees from subsidiaries, are eliminated in consolidation. Refer to “Note 12 - Variable Interest Entities”.
 
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S GAAP requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities, and contingencies. Although actual results in subsequent periods will differ from these estimates, such estimates are developed based on the best information available to management and management’s best judgments at the time made. All significant assumptions and estimates underlying the reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes are regularly reviewed and updated. Changes in estimates are reflected in the financial statements based upon ongoing actual experience, trends, or subsequent settlements and realizations, depending on the nature and predictability of the estimates and contingencies.
 
The most significant assumptions and estimates underlying these financial statements and accompanying notes involve revenue recognition and provisions for uncollectible accounts, impairments and valuation adjustments, the useful lives of property and equipment, fair value measurements, accounting for income taxes, acquisition accounting valuation estimates, commitments and contingencies and stock‑based compensation. Specific risks and contingencies related to these estimates are further addressed within the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
 
Segment Information
 
Accounting pronouncements establish standards for the manner in which public companies report information about operating segments in annual and interim financial statements. Operating segments are identified as components of an enterprise for which separate discrete financial information is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision‑maker in

F-9

AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

making decisions about how to allocate resources and assess performance. Based on its operating management and financial reporting structure, the Company has determined that it is operating as one reportable business segment, the ownership and operation of dialysis clinics, all of which are located in the United States.

Net Patient Service Operating Revenues and Accounts Receivable
 
The major component of the Company's revenues is derived from dialysis treatments and related services. Sources of payment of revenues are principally from government-based programs, including Medicare, Medicaid and state workers' compensation programs, commercial insurance payors and other sources such as the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (the “VA”), hospitals as well as patient self-pay. Net patient service operating revenues are reported at the amounts that reflect the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for providing dialysis treatments and related services. Amounts may include variable consideration for discounts, price concessions and retroactive revenue adjustments due to new information obtained, such as actual payment receipt, as well as settlement of audits, reviews and investigations. Third-party payors, patients and other payors are generally billed at least monthly, typically in the month the dialysis treatment is performed, and payment is due upon receipt.

A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer and is defined as the unit of account under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The Company has determined that one performance obligation exists, a single dialysis treatment, which is satisfied over time as a dialysis treatment is provided. While the Company provides patients with other related services, they are considered a bundle of interrelated services with dialysis treatment as the primary service. Revenue is measured using the output method, which is based upon the delivery of a dialysis treatment to the patient. The Company believes that this method reflects the satisfaction of the performance obligation. All performance obligations are satisfied at the end of each reporting period.

The Company maintains a usual and customary fee schedule for dialysis treatment and other related services. However, the transaction price is typically recorded at a discount to the fee schedule. The transaction prices for Medicare and Medicaid programs are based on predetermined net realizable rates per treatment that are established by statutes or regulations. For Medicare programs, the Company receives 80% of the payment directly from Medicare as established under the government’s bundled payment system. The transaction prices for contracted payors are based on contracted rates. For other payors, the Company determines the transaction price based on usual and customary rates for services provided, reduced by contractual adjustments provided to third-party payors, discounts provided to uninsured patients in accordance with the Company’s policy, and/or implicit price concessions. The Company determines its estimate of implicit price concessions based on its historical collection experience with each payor, and where no prior experience exists, it considers information from the patient's health plan. Amounts billed that have not yet been collected and that meet the conditions for unconditional right to payment are presented as net accounts receivable.

Contractual adjustments result from differences between the rates charged for services performed and expected reimbursements from third-party payors. Contractual adjustments and discounts with third-party payors are considered variable consideration and are included in the determination of the estimated transaction price for providing patient care. In assessing the probability of these claim payments, the Company considers previous payment history when recording a reserve, generally at the patient level, that results in an estimate of expected revenue such that it is probable that a significant revenue reversal will not occur in future periods.

There are significant challenges associated with estimating revenue, with certain transactions taking several years to resolve. Estimates are subject to ongoing insurance coverage changes, geographic coverage differences, differing interpretations of contract coverage and other payor issues, as well as other issues including determining applicable primary and secondary coverage, changes in patient coverage and coordination of benefits. As these estimates are refined over time, both positive and negative adjustments to revenue are recognized in the current period.

Settlements with third-party payors for retroactive adjustments due to audits, reviews or investigations are considered variable consideration and are included in the determination of the estimated transaction price for providing dialysis treatments and related services. These settlements are estimated based on the terms of the payment agreement with the payor, correspondence from the payor and the Company’s historical settlement activity, including an assessment to ensure that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty periods

F-10

AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

end and as adjustments become known (i.e., new information becomes available), or as years are settled or are no longer subject to such audits, reviews and investigations.

The Company recorded $5,521 of revenue during the year ended December 31, 2018 related to adjustments arising from a change in the transaction price in instances where the performance obligation was satisfied in a previous period related to a payor. Excluding the impact of this payor, adjustments arising from a change in the transaction price in instances where the performance obligation was satisfied in a previous period, were immaterial for the year ended December 31, 2018. These changes in transaction price are mostly attributable to an adjustment for balances with non-contracted payors. When the Company obtains new information, such as actual cash receipts, it adjusts the estimated transaction price.

Amounts pending approval from third-party payors associated with Medicare recovery claims as of December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016 other than standard monthly billing, consisted of approximately $15,820, $10,744, and $9,224, respectively. As of December 31, 2018$10,622 is classified as Prepaid expenses and other current assets and $5,198 is classified as Other long-term assets. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the entire balance is classified as Prepaid expense and other current assets.

The composition of patient care service revenue by payment source is as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2018
2017
2016
Percentage of Revenues by Payor:
 
(restated)
(restated)
Medicare and Medicare Advantage
67
%
61
%
54
%
Commercial and other (1)
28
%
35
%
43
%
Medicaid and Managed Medicaid
4
%
3
%
2
%
Other (2)
1
%
1
%
1
%
 
100
%
100
%
100
%
________________________
(1)
Principally commercial insurance companies and also includes the VA.
(2)
Other sources of payment of revenues include hospitals and patient self-pay. Patient self-pay revenues consist of payments received directly from patients who are either uninsured or self-pay a portion of the bill.
 
Net accounts receivable from the Medicare and Medicaid programs accounted for 70.4%, 56.2%, and 42.3% of total patient net accounts receivable as of December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively. No other single payor accounted for more than 10% of total patient net accounts receivable.

Contingencies
 
The Company and its subsidiaries are defendants in various legal actions in the normal course of business and legal actions relating the restatement of previously issued consolidated financial statements as described in “Note 3 - Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements.” The Company records a liability when it believes that it is probable that a loss has been incurred, and the amount can be reasonably estimated. If it determines that a loss is reasonably possible and the loss or range of loss can be estimated, the Company discloses the possible loss in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
The Company evaluates, on a quarterly basis, developments in its legal matters that could affect the amount of liability that has been previously accrued, and the matters and related reasonably possible losses disclosed, and make adjustments and changes to its disclosures as appropriate. Significant judgment is required to determine both likelihood of there being and the estimated amount of a loss related to such matters. Until the final resolution of such matters, there may be an exposure to loss in excess of the amount recorded, and such amounts could be material. Should any of the Company's estimates and assumptions change or prove to have been incorrect, it could have a material impact on its business, consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. See “Note 21 - Commitments and Contingencies” and “Note 22 - Certain Legal and Other Matters” for additional information.
 

F-11

AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Fair Value Measurements
 
The Company estimates the fair value of certain assets, liabilities and noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions based upon certain valuation techniques that include observable or unobservable inputs and assumptions that market participants would use in valuing these assets, liabilities and noncontrolling interests. The Company also has classified certain assets, liabilities and noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions that are measured at fair value into the appropriate fair value hierarchy levels. The determination of the fair value of these assets and liabilities is a critical accounting estimate that involves significant judgments and assumptions and may not be indicative of the actual values at which these assets could be sold to a third party or at which these obligations could be settled. For more information on the Company's noncontrolling interests, see “Noncontrolling interests.”

Inventories
 
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first‑in, first‑out method) or market, and consist principally of pharmaceuticals and dialysis‑related consumable supplies.
 
Property and Equipment
 
We account for property and equipment at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is being recorded over the remaining useful lives. Property and equipment acquired as part of an acquisition are recorded at fair value and other purchases are stated at cost with depreciation calculated using the straight‑line method over their estimated useful lives as follows:
 
Buildings
39 years
Leasehold improvements
Shorter of lease term or useful lives
Equipment and information systems
3 to 10 years
 
Upon retirement or sale, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gain or loss is credited or charged to income. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Included in construction in progress are amounts expended for leasehold improvement costs incurred for new dialysis clinics and clinic expansions, in each case, that are not in service as of December 31 of the applicable year.
 
Amortizable Intangible Assets
 
Amortizable intangible assets include noncompete agreements, certificates of need and right of first refusal waivers. Each of these assets is amortized on a straight‑line basis over the term of the agreement, which is generally 5 to 10 years.

Identified Non‑Amortizable Intangible Assets and Goodwill
 
Goodwill represents the excess cost of a business acquisition over the fair value of the net assets acquired. Indefinite‑life identifiable intangible assets consist primarily of trademarks are considered indefinite when they are expected to generate cash flows indefinitely. Goodwill and indefinite‑life identifiable intangible assets are not amortized but are tested for impairment at least annually. The Company performs its annual review in the fourth quarter of each year, or more frequently if indicators of potential impairment exist, to determine if the carrying value of the recorded goodwill or indefinite lived intangible assets is greater than the fair value, indicating impairment. If an asset is impaired, the difference between the carrying value of the asset reflected on the financial statements and its current fair value is recognized as an expense in the period in which the impairment occurs.
 
The Company elected to early adopt Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) - Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, effective as of the annual review performed in the fourth quarter of 2017. The new guidance removes the requirement to perform a hypothetical purchase price allocation to measure goodwill impairment (Step 2). Under the new guidance, a goodwill impairment is calculated as the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value.

F-12

AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)


The Company has determined it has one reporting unit for goodwill impairment testing purposes as it aggregated its dialysis clinics due to their similar operations components and economic characteristics of the Company.

Each annual reporting period, the Company can elect to initially perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative goodwill impairment test. If the Company believes, as a result of its qualitative assessment, that it is not more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then the quantitative goodwill impairment test is unnecessary.

If the Company elects to bypass the qualitative assessment option, or if potential impairment circumstances are considered to exist, the Company will perform the quantitative goodwill impairment test. The Company performs the quantitative goodwill impairment test using a discounted cash flow analysis, comparing the fair value with the carrying amount of the reporting unit. Such analysis is based on macro-economic factors and research, current financial information such as current results of operations and balance sheets, and projected financial results, which include only anticipated growth from current operations. The weighted average cost of capital method is used to determine the discount rate and the Gordon Growth Model is used to determine the residual value necessary for the discounted cash flow method. Changes in the estimates or assumptions used in these models could impact the results of the valuations. 

If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the Company would record the difference as an impairment loss as an expense in the period in which the impairment occurred. The carrying value of goodwill included on the Company's consolidated balance sheet as of the annual impairment test date of October 1, 2018 was $571,339. The Company’s quantitative impairment test performed for goodwill in 2018 indicated that no impairment charge was necessary for the year ended December 31, 2018. Based on similar assessments and tests performed in the years ended December 31, 2017, and 2016, no impairment was identified for those respective years.

The impairment test for indefinite-lived intangibles other than goodwill consists of a comparison of the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset to the carrying value of the asset as of the impairment testing date. The Company estimates the fair value of its indefinite-lived intangibles using a discounted cash flow model based on its best estimate of amounts and timing of future revenues and cash flows and its most recent business and strategic plans, and compares the estimated fair value to the carrying value of the asset. For its 2018 impairment assessment, which occurred as of October 1, 2018, the Company performed quantitative assessments for all indefinite‑lived intangible assets. The estimated fair values exceeded the carrying value for each of the Company’s indefinite-lived intangible assets as of the annual testing date, and therefore the Company has concluded that there was no impairment for the year ended December 31, 2018. Based on similar assessments and tests performed in the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company has concluded that there was no impairment for those respective years.

Impairment of Long‑Lived Assets
 
Long‑lived assets include property and equipment and finite‑lived intangibles. In the event that facts and circumstances indicate that these assets may be impaired, an evaluation of recoverability at the lowest asset group level would be performed. If an evaluation is required, the estimated future undiscounted cash flows associated with the asset would be compared to the asset’s carrying amount to determine if a write‑down to fair value is required. The lowest level for which identifiable cash flows exist is the operating clinic level. No facts or circumstances were identified that indicated that these assets may be impaired, and as such there was no impairment charge recorded for the year ended December 31, 2018. Based on similar assessments performed in the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, no impairment charge was recorded for those respective years.

Assets Held for Sale
 
The Company classifies its long-lived assets to be sold as held for sale in the period (i) it has approved and committed to a plan to sell the asset, (ii) the asset is available for immediate sale in its present condition, (iii) an active program to locate a buyer and other actions required to sell the asset have been initiated, (iv) the sale of the asset is probable, (v) the asset is being actively marketed for sale at a price that is reasonable in relation to its current fair value and (vi) it is unlikely that significant changes to the plan will be made or that the plan will be withdrawn. The Company initially measures a long-lived asset that is classified as held for sale at the lower of its carrying value or fair value less any costs to sell. Any loss resulting from this measurement is recognized in the period in which the held for sale criteria are met. Conversely, gains are not recognized on the

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

sale of a long-lived asset until the date of sale. Upon designation as an asset held for sale, the Company stops recording depreciation expense on the asset. The Company assesses the fair value of a long-lived asset less any costs to sell at each reporting period and until the asset is no longer classified as held for sale.

As of December 31, 2018, certain clinics in Maryland met the criteria to be classified as held for sale and the Company concluded that there was no impairment for these assets. We reclassified the property and equipment, inventory, and certain other assets, which had a combined carrying value of $0.6 million, to Current assets held for sale on the consolidated balance sheet. The sale of these clinics was executed on July 1, 2019, Refer to “Note 25 - Subsequent Events” for further discussion related to the clinic divestitures. There were no assets that met the criteria for classification as held for sale as of December 31, 2017 or 2016.

Income Taxes
 
The Company accounts for income taxes under the liability approach. Under this approach, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based upon temporary differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities, as measured by the enacted tax rates, which will be in effect when these differences reverse. Deferred tax expense or benefit is the result of changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities between reporting periods. A valuation allowance is established when, based on an evaluation of objectively verifiable evidence, there is a likelihood that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
 
The Company is not taxed on the share of pre‑tax income attributable to noncontrolling interests, and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in its consolidated financial statements has not been presented net of income taxes attributable to these noncontrolling interests. Therefore, the Company’s income tax provision (benefit) relates to its share of pre‑tax income (losses) from its ownership interest in its subsidiaries as these entities are pass‑through entities for tax purposes.
 
The Company recognizes a tax position in its financial statements when that tax position, based upon its technical merits, is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the relevant taxing authority. Once the recognition threshold is met, the tax position is then measured to determine the actual amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements. In addition, the recognition threshold of more‑likely‑than‑not must continue to be met in each reporting period to support continued recognition of the tax benefit. Tax positions that previously failed to meet the more‑likely‑than‑not recognition threshold are recognized in the first financial reporting period in which that threshold is met. Previously recognized tax positions that no longer meet the more‑likely‑than‑not recognition threshold are derecognized in the financial reporting period in which that threshold is no longer met. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecorded tax positions in its income tax expense.
 
Noncontrolling Interests
 
The Company owns a controlling interest in the majority of its clinics as of December 31, 2018, and its joint venture partners own the remaining noncontrolling interests. The Company is required to treat noncontrolling interests (other than noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions) as a separate component of equity, but apart from its own equity, and not as a liability or other item outside of equity. The Company is also required to present separately consolidated net income (loss) attributable to ARA and to noncontrolling interests on the face of the consolidated statement of income. In addition, changes in the Company's ownership interest while it retains a controlling financial interest are prospectively accounted for as equity transactions. The Company is also required to expand disclosures in the financial statements to include a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the equity attributable to the Company and the noncontrolling owners and a schedule showing the effects of changes in the Company's ownership interest in a subsidiary on the equity attributable to the Company.

Further, the Company is also required to classify securities with redemption features that are not solely within the Company’s control, such as the Company’s noncontrolling interests that are subject to put provisions, outside of permanent equity. These noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions are recorded at the greater of the noncontrolling interest balance determined pursuant to ASC 810-10, Consolidation, or the redemption value. Changes in the fair value of noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions are accounted for as equity transactions. Changes in the redemption value over fair value are recognized as reductions of earnings available to shareholders of the Company. These put provisions, if exercised, would require the Company to purchase its nephrologist partners' interests at the appraised fair value or the redemption value as defined in the specific put provision. The Company estimates the fair value of the noncontrolling interests subject to these put

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

provisions using the income, market and asset-based approaches. The fair value derived from the methods used is evaluated and weighted, as appropriate, considering the reasonableness of the range of values indicated. Under the income approach, fair value may be determined by utilizing a weighted average cost of capital to discount the expected cash flows to a single present value amount using current expectations about those future amounts. Under the market approach, fair value may be determined by reference to multiples of market-comparable companies or transactions, including revenue and EBITDA multiples. The estimated fair values of the interests subject to these put provisions can also fluctuate and the implicit multiples at which these obligations may be settled may vary depending upon market conditions and access to the credit and capital markets, which can impact the level of competition for dialysis and non-dialysis related businesses and the economic performance of these businesses. See “Note 13 - Noncontrolling Interests Subject to Put Provisions” for further details.

Stock‑Based Compensation
 
The Company measures and recognizes compensation expense for all share‑based payment awards based on estimated fair values at the date of grant. Determining the fair value of share‑based awards requires judgment in developing assumptions, which involve a number of variables. The Company estimates fair value by using a Monte Carlo simulation‑based approach for the portion of the option that contains both a market and performance condition and the Black‑Scholes valuation model for the portion of the option that contains a performance or a service‑based condition. The fair value of restricted stock awards is equal to the closing sale price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant.

Key inputs used to estimate the fair value of stock options include the exercise price of the award, the expected term of the option, the expected volatility of the common stock over the option’s expected term, the risk‑free interest rate over the option’s expected term and the Company’s expected annual dividend yield. Since the Company has limited history as a public company and does not yet have sufficient trading history for the Company's common stock, the expected volatility was largely estimated based on the historical equity volatility of common stock of comparable publicly traded entities over a period equal to the expected term of the stock option grants. For each of the comparable publicly traded entities, the historical equity volatility and the capital structure of the entity were used to calculate the implied stock volatility. The average implied stock volatility of the comparable publicly traded entities was then used to calculate a relevered equity volatility for the Company based on the Company’s own capital structure. Beginning in the second quarter of 2018, the Company began weighting in its own historical equity volatility to arrive at the concluded weighted-average equity volatility for the option valuation model. The comparable entities from the healthcare sector were chosen based on area of specialty. The Company will continue to apply this process until it believes a sufficient amount of historical information regarding the volatility of its own stock price becomes available. Stock‑based compensation expense for performance or service‑based stock awards is recognized over the requisite service period using the straight‑line method, which is generally the vesting period of the equity award, and is adjusted each period for actual forfeitures. The Company adopted the provision of ASU 2016-9, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718) – Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting as of July 1, 2016.  Upon early adoption, the Company elected to change its accounting policy to recognize forfeitures as they occur.  The change was applied on a modified retrospective basis.  See “Note 19 - Stock-Based Compensation” for additional discussion. For market and performance awards whose vesting is contingent upon a specified event, the Company recognizes stock compensation expense over the derived service period.
 
Interest Rate Swap and Cap Agreements
 
The Company holds a combination of interest rate caps and a forward interest rate swap as a means of hedging its exposure to and volatility from variable‑based interest rate changes as part of its overall interest rate risk management strategy. The agreements have the economic effect of converting the LIBOR variable component of the Company’s interest rate to a fixed rate. These agreements are designated as cash flow hedges, and as a result, hedge‑effective gains or losses resulting from changes in fair values of these instruments are reported in other comprehensive income until such time as each swap or cap is realized, at which time the amounts are reclassified to other income (expense). The instruments are perfectly effective. In the event the critical terms of the agreements no longer match the Company's exposure, the Company will measure the ineffectiveness, and record those cumulative measurements in the noncash component of interest expense. Net amounts paid or received for each swap or cap that has settled has been reflected as adjustments to interest expense. These instruments do not contain credit risk contingent features. See “Note 15 - Debt” for additional discussion.
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Gain on Business Interruption Insurance
As of December 31, 2018, the Company operated 44 clinics in Florida and 26 clinics in Texas. Due to severe weather conditions in connection with Hurricanes Harvey and Irma in August 2017 and September 2017, the Company's clinic operations located in Florida and Texas were adversely impacted. During the three months ended December 31, 2018, the Company received $375 of business interruption insurance proceeds, which is included in gain on business interruption insurance within operating expenses on the consolidated statements of operations for the period then ended.

2018 Secondary Offering

The Company recognized $856 of transaction-related costs in the year ended December 31, 2018, reflecting expenses incurred for the registration statement and the secondary offering that was withdrawn in March 2018. These costs include legal, accounting, valuation and other professional or consulting fees. 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. This amendment modifies the disclosure requirements for assets and liabilities measured at fair value. The requirements to disclose the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the policy for timing of transfers between levels and the valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements have all been removed. However, the changes in unrealized gains and losses included in other comprehensive income for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements held at the end of the reporting period must be disclosed along with the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements (or other quantitative information if it is more reasonable). This ASU is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company elected to early adopt ASU 2018-13 as of January 1, 2019 and it did not have material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. This amendment provides for the reclassification of the effect of remeasuring deferred tax balances related to items within accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) to retained earnings resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. For public business entities, the ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those years, with early adoption permitted. Adoption of this ASU is to be applied either in the period of adoption or retrospectively to each period in which the effect of the change in the tax laws or rates were recognized. The Company elected to early adopt ASU 2018-02 during the first quarter of 2018, and elected to reclassify the income tax effects from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 from AOCI to retained earnings. The reclassification decreased AOCI and increased retained earnings by $214 as of January 1, 2018.

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12,  Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities, which amends and simplifies existing guidance in order to allow companies to more accurately present the economic effects of risk management activities in the financial statements. For public business entities, the ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods therein; however, early adoption by all entities is permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2017-12 as of January 1, 2019 and it did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) – Leases: Amendments to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. The amendments are expected to increase transparency and comparability by recognizing lease assets and liabilities of lessees on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements in the financial statements. Since February 2016, the FASB has issued additional updates to serve as targeted improvements to the original standard update. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is permitted for all organizations. The Company adopted ASU 2016-02 effective January 1, 2019 and elected not to recast comparative periods presented. The Company has engaged a professional services firm and has implemented lease accounting systems to assist in the implementation of ASU 2016-02. The Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the new standard, which eliminates the reassessment of past leases, classification and initial direct costs.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)


The standard will add approximately $138,000 and $149,000 in right of use assets and lease liabilities, respectively, to the Company's consolidated balance sheet as of January 1, 2019 for certain leases currently accounted for as operating leases. The difference in right of use assets and lease liabilities is driven principally by the pre-existing deferred rent balance that was reclassified as a component of the right-of-use asset upon adoption. The Company does not believe the standard will materially affect its Consolidated Statements of Operations or Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and does not expect any impact on compliance with the Company's debt covenants, as described in “Note 15 - Debt.”
 
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (“ASC 606”), which requires companies to recognize revenue when a customer obtains control rather than when companies have transferred substantially all risks and rewards of a good or service. Since May 2014, the FASB has issued additional updates to serve as clarification to the original standard update. The standard also requires entities to enhance disclosures about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers.
 
The Company adopted ASU 2014-09 on January 1, 2018, using the modified retrospective transition method. Under this method, the Company assessed the recognition of revenue for open contracts during the transition period and there was no adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings at January 1, 2018. The comparative information has not been restated and continues to be reported under the accounting standards in effect for that period. Additionally, the Company elected the practical expedient that allows the recognition of revenue with each dialysis treatment, as that is when the Company has the right to invoice.

The adoption of ASU 2014-09 did not have a material impact to the timing of revenue recognition; however, a majority of the provision for uncollectible accounts is now recognized as a direct reduction to revenues, instead of separately as a deduction to arrive at net revenue. Any amount of the provision for uncollectible accounts meeting the definition of an impaired asset is included in Patient care costs after the adoption of the new accounting standard.

As a result of the Company’s election to apply ASU 2014-09 only to contracts not substantially completed as of January 1, 2018, the Company continues to maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts related to performance obligations satisfied prior to the adoption of the accounting standards. Changes to this allowance for doubtful accounts, other than write-offs of uncollectible accounts, are recorded through the provision for uncollectible accounts in accordance with prior accounting standards. The Company's provision for uncollectible accounts was $19,503 and $17,745 for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, of which $8,316 and $5,441, respectively, was recorded as a deduction to arrive at net revenue prior to the Company's adoption of ASU 2014-09. The Company's allowance for uncollectible accounts was $3,270, $8,676, and $9,733 for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively.

See above under “—Net Patient Service Operating Revenues” for additional discussion of the Company's revenue recognition accounting policies and expanded disclosures required by the new standard.

Note 3. Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements

Restatement Background

On March 21, 2019, the Board in conjunction with the management concluded that the Company's previously issued consolidated financial statements and related disclosures for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 should no longer be relied upon for the reasons described below.
The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 and the consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, consolidated statements of changes in shareholders’ equity and the consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 have been restated. The Company has also corrected certain disclosures within the consolidated financial statements related to the restatement adjustments discussed below. As a result of these adjustments, the Company has restated its consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 in accordance with ASC 250, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections (the “restated consolidated financial statements”).


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Descriptions of Restatement Adjustments

The primary categories of adjustments and their impact on previously reported consolidated financial statements for 2017 and 2016 annual periods are described below:

a.
Revenue recognition and accounts receivable - The methodology for reserving for contractual allowances did not reconcile revenue and accounts receivable to the Company's collection experience and actual cash collections. The restated amounts consider actual cash collections associated with the dates of service in each relevant period.

b.
Noncontrolling interests subject to puts provisions - As a result of the restatement adjustments described in item (a) of this Note, the fair values of Noncontrolling Interest subject to puts have been revalued and restated. In addition, the Company did not correctly account for noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions during the Restated Periods, therefore the Company has reclassified certain equity balances. The reclassifications had no impact on income before income taxes or net income.

c.
Clinic dispositions - The gain or loss calculation for the sale and/or closure of dialysis clinics did not consider all relevant accounts. The restated amounts include the impact of all relevant accounts, including goodwill.

d.
Income taxes - Adjustments to income taxes were made for the income tax effects of the restatement adjustments described in item (a) of this Note. In addition, the Company did not correctly account for certain income tax provisions during the Restated Periods, causing income tax expenses and related interest to be accrued incorrectly in those periods.

e.
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests - The restatement adjustments related to net income attributable to noncontrolling interests are due to the impacts of the other restatement adjustments noted above.

f.
Other - There are other adjustments not otherwise described in items (a) through (e) of this Note that are individually, and in the aggregate, insignificant to previously reported income from operations before income taxes.

In addition, the Company made certain reclassification entries to previously reported consolidated financial statements for 2017 and 2016 annual periods, which are described below:

g.
Clinic dispositions - In addition to the adjustment noted in (c) above related to clinic dispositions, in certain circumstances, the Company presented the gain or loss as a component of patient care costs rather than as a component of general and administrative expenses. The Company has reclassified the adjusted gain or loss to general and administrative expenses where applicable. The reclassifications had no impact on income before income taxes or net income.

h.
Non-income-based tax - The Company reclassified non-income-based tax expenses that were misclassified in income tax expense to general and administrative expense and patient care costs as applicable. The reclassifications had no impact on net income.

Consolidated financial statement adjustment tables

The following tables present the adjustments to previously issued consolidated financial statements. This information is presented for each impacted caption of the previously reported consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income and consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. The adjustments affecting fiscal years prior to 2016 are reflected as a cumulative adjustment to the balance of retained earnings as of December 31, 2015 on the consolidated statements of changes in shareholders’ equity.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Following are the restated Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands, except per share data):
 
As of December 31, 2017
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
 
As Restated
Assets
 
 
 
 
  
 
  

Cash
$
71,521

 
$
(10
)
 
f
 
$
71,511

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
79,662

 
32,980

 
a
 
112,642

Inventories
4,665

 

 
 
 
4,665

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
24,998

 

 
 
 
24,998

Income tax receivable
6,745

 
(6,745
)
 
d
 

Total current assets
187,591

 
26,225

 
 
 
213,816

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
168,537

 

 
 
 
168,537

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization
25,368

 

 
 
 
25,368

Other long-term assets
9,285

 

 
 
 
9,285

Goodwill
573,427

 
(282
)
 
c
 
573,145

Total assets
$
964,208

 
$
25,943

 
 
 
$
990,151

Liabilities and Equity
 
 


 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
33,421

 
$

 
 
 
$
33,421

Accrued compensation and benefits
28,985

 

 
 
 
28,985

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
49,963

 
14,612

 
d
 
64,575

Current portion of long-term debt
44,534

 

 
 
 
44,534

Total current liabilities
156,903

 
14,612

 
 
 
171,515

Long-term debt, less current portion
515,554

 

 
 
 
515,554

Income tax receivable agreement payable
7,500

 

 
 
 
7,500

Other long-term liabilities
14,880

 

 
 
 
14,880

Deferred tax liabilities
8,991

 
(8,569
)
 
d
 
422

Total liabilities
703,828

 
6,043

 
 
 
709,871

Commitments and contingencies


 


 
 
 


Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions
139,895

 
(9,457
)
 
b
 
130,438

Equity:
 
 


 
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued

 

 
 
 

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized; 32,034,439 issued and outstanding
193

 

 
 
 
193

Additional paid-in capital
67,853

 
31,245

 
b,c
 
99,098

Receivable from noncontrolling interests
(358
)
 

 
 
 
(358
)
Accumulated deficit
(123,789
)
 
(12,109
)
 
a,b,c,d,f
 
(135,898
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
(677
)
 
(214
)
 
d
 
(891
)
Total American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. deficit
(56,778
)
 
18,922

 
 
 
(37,856
)
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions
177,263

 
10,435

 
b
 
187,698

Total equity
120,485

 
29,357

 
 
 
149,842

Total liabilities and equity
$
964,208

 
$
25,943

 
 
 
$
990,151


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)


 
As of December 31, 2016
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
 
As Restated
Assets
 
 
 
 
  
 
  

Cash
$
100,916

 
$
(11
)
 
f
 
$
100,905

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
81,127

 
49,084

 
a
 
130,211

Inventories
4,676

 

 
 
 
4,676

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
18,498

 

 
 
 
18,498

Income tax receivable
5,163

 
(5,163
)
 
d
 

Total current assets
210,380

 
43,910

 
 
 
254,290

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
170,118

 

 
 
 
170,118

Deferred tax assets

 
10,349

 
d
 
10,349

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization
25,626

 

 
 
 
25,626

Other long-term assets
6,753

 

 
 
 
6,753

Goodwill
573,147

 
(55
)
 
c
 
573,092

Total assets
$
986,024

 
$
54,204

 
 
 
$
1,040,228

Liabilities and Equity
 
 


 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
31,127

 
$

 
 
 
$
31,127

Accrued compensation and benefits
29,103

 

 
 
 
29,103

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
45,286

 
17,736

 
d
 
63,022

Current portion of long-term debt
48,274

 

 
 
 
48,274

Total current liabilities
153,790

 
17,736

 
 
 
171,526

Long-term debt, less current portion
522,058

 

 
 
 
522,058

Income tax receivable agreement payable
21,200

 

 
 
 
21,200

Other long-term liabilities
11,670

 

 
 
 
11,670

Deferred tax liabilities
1,278

 
(1,278
)
 
d
 

Total liabilities
709,996

 
16,458

 
 
 
726,454

Commitments and contingencies


 


 
 
 


Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions
130,365

 
19,684

 
b
 
150,049

Equity:
 
 


 
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued

 

 
 
 

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized; 30,894,962 issued and outstanding
184

 

 
 
 
184

Additional paid-in capital
95,062

 
5,625

 
b,c
 
100,687

Receivable from noncontrolling interests
(544
)
 

 
 
 
(544
)
Accumulated deficit
(128,646
)
 
(2,655
)
 
a,b,c,d,f
 
(131,301
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
(100
)
 

 
 
 
(100
)
Total American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. deficit
(34,044
)
 
2,970

 
 
 
(31,074
)
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions
179,707

 
15,092

 
b
 
194,799

Total equity
145,663

 
18,062

 
 
 
163,725

Total liabilities and equity
$
986,024

 
$
54,204

 
 
 
$
1,040,228


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)


Following are the restated Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands, except share and per share data):  
 
For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
 
As Previously Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
 
As Restated
Patient service operating revenues
$
752,510

 
$
(15,192
)
 
a
 
$
737,318

Provision for uncollectible accounts
(7,404
)
 
(912
)
 
a
 
(8,316
)
Net patient service operating revenues
745,106

 
(16,104
)
 
 
 
729,002

 
 
 


 
 
 
 
Operating expenses:
 
 


 
 
 

Patient care costs
482,450

 
651

 
g
 
483,101

General and administrative
102,598

 
(505
)
 
c,g,h
 
102,093

Transaction-related costs
717

 

 
 
 
717

Depreciation and amortization
37,634

 

 
 
 
37,634

Certain legal and other matters
15,249

 

 
 
 
15,249

Total operating expenses
638,648

 
146

 
 
 
638,794

Operating income
106,458

 
(16,250
)
 
 
 
90,208

Interest expense, net
(29,289
)
 
(20
)
 
f
 
(29,309
)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
(526
)
 

 
 
 
(526
)
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
7,234

 

 

 
7,234

Income before income taxes
83,877

 
(16,270
)
 
 
 
67,607

Income tax expense
8,194

 
1,277

 
d,h
 
9,471

Net income
75,683

 
(17,547
)
 
 
 
58,136

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(70,826
)
 
8,093

 
e
 
(62,733
)
Net income (loss) attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
4,857

 
(9,454
)
 
 
 
(4,597
)
Less: Change in the difference between the redemption value and estimated fair value for accounting purposes of the related noncontrolling interests
(12,276
)
 
773

 
b
 
(11,503
)
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
$
(7,419
)
 
$
(8,681
)
 
 
 
$
(16,100
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss per share:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
(0.24
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.52
)
Diluted
$
(0.24
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.52
)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
 
 
 
 
 
 

Basic
31,081,824

 
 
 
 
 
31,081,824

Diluted
31,081,824

 
 
 
 
 
31,081,824



F-21

AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)


 
For the Year Ended December 31, 2016
 
As Previously Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
 
As Restated
Patient service operating revenues
$
756,329

 
$
15,892

 
a
 
$
772,221

Provision for uncollectible accounts
(6,562
)
 
1,121

 
a
 
(5,441
)
Net patient service operating revenues
749,767

 
17,013

 
 
 
766,780

 
 
 


 
 
 
 
Operating expenses:
 
 


 
 
 
 
Patient care costs
452,449

 
4

 
h
 
452,453

General and administrative
127,631

 
290

 
f,h
 
127,921

Transaction-related costs
2,239

 

 
 
 
2,239

Depreciation and amortization
33,862

 

 
 
 
33,862

Certain legal and other matters
6,779

 

 
 
 
6,779

Total operating expenses
622,960

 
294

 
 
 
623,254

Operating income
126,807

 
16,719

 
 
 
143,526

Interest expense, net
(35,933
)
 
(26
)
 
f
 
(35,959
)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
(4,708
)
 

 
 
 
(4,708
)
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
1,286

 

 
 
 
1,286

Income before income taxes
87,452

 
16,693

 
 
 
104,145

Income tax (benefit) expense
(753
)
 
3,232

 
d,h
 
2,479

Net income
88,205

 
13,461

 
 
 
101,666

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(88,590
)
 
(9,930
)
 
e
 
(98,520
)
Net (loss) income attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
(385
)
 
3,531

 
 
 
3,146

Less: Change in the difference between the redemption value and estimated fair value for accounting purposes of the related noncontrolling interests
(7,404
)
 
(2,663
)
 
b
 
(10,067
)
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
$
(7,789
)
 
$
868

 
 
 
$
(6,921
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss per share:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
(0.28
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.25
)
Diluted
$
(0.28
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.25
)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
28,116,673

 
 
 
 
 
28,118,673

Diluted
28,116,673

 
 
 
 
 
28,118,673

Cash dividends declared per share
$
1.30

 
 
 
 
 
$
1.30



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AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Following are the restated Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (in thousands):  
 
For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
 
As Restated
Net income
$
75,683

 
$
(17,547
)
 
a,c,f
 
$
58,136

Unrealized loss on derivative agreements, net of tax
(577
)
 
(214
)
 
d
 
(791
)
Total comprehensive income (loss)
75,106

 
(17,761
)
 
 
 
57,345

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(70,826
)
 
8,093

 
e
 
(62,733
)
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
4,280

 
$
(9,668
)
 
 
 
$
(5,388
)

 
For the Year Ended December 31, 2016
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
 
As Restated
Net income
$
88,205

 
$
13,461

 
a,f
 
$
101,666

Unrealized gain on derivative agreements, net of tax
401

 

 
 
 
401

Total comprehensive income
88,606

 
13,461

 
 
 
102,067

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(88,590
)
 
(9,930
)
 
e
 
(98,520
)
Total comprehensive income attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
16

 
$
3,531

 
 
 
$
3,547







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AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)


Following are the restated Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands):
 
For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
 
As Previously Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
 
As Restated
Operating activities
  

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
75,683

 
$
(17,547
)
 
a,c,f
 
$
58,136

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
 
 


 
 
 


Depreciation and amortization
37,634

 

 
 
 
37,634

Amortization of discounts, fees and deferred financing costs
2,031

 

 
 
 
2,031

Loss on early extinguishment of debt
526

 

 
 
 
526

Stock-based compensation
15,872

 

 
 
 
15,872

Premium paid for interest rate cap agreements
(1,186
)
 

 
 
 
(1,186
)
Deferred taxes
8,455

 
2,844

 
d
 
11,299

Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
(7,234
)
 

 
 
 
(7,234
)
Non-cash charge related to derivative agreements
173

 

 
 
 
173

Non-cash rent charges
1,044

 

 
 
 
1,044

Loss (gain) on disposal of assets
(772
)
 
745

 
c
 
(27
)
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
 
 


 
 
 


Accounts receivable
1,465

 
16,103

 
a
 
17,568

Inventories
11

 

 
 
 
11

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
(7,936
)
 
1,583

 
d
 
(6,353
)
Other assets
(1,325
)
 

 
 
 
(1,325
)
Accounts payable
2,294

 

 
 
 
2,294

Accrued compensation and benefits
(118
)
 

 
 
 
(118
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
1,930

 
(3,727
)
 
d
 
(1,797
)
Cash provided by operating activities
128,547

 
1

 
 
 
128,548

Investing activities
 
 


 
 
 


Purchases of property, equipment and intangible assets
(36,073
)
 

 
 
 
(36,073
)
Proceeds from asset sales
2,325

 

 
 
 
2,325

Cash paid for acquisitions
(1,555
)
 

 
 
 
(1,555
)
Cash used in investing activities
(35,303
)
 

 
 
 
(35,303
)
Financing activities
 
 


 
 
 


Net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
267,564

 

 
 
 
267,564

Cash paid for financing costs
(3,914
)
 

 
 
 
(3,914
)
Proceeds on term loans, net of deferred financing costs
49,921

 

 
 
 
49,921

Payments on long-term debt
(327,331
)
 

 
 
 
(327,331
)
Dividends and dividend equivalents paid
(8,729
)
 

 
 
 
(8,729
)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
2,380

 

 
 
 
2,380

Distribution to noncontrolling interests
(79,478
)
 

 
 
 
(79,478
)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
6,522

 

 
 
 
6,522

Purchases of noncontrolling interests
(29,540
)
 

 
 
 
(29,540
)
Proceeds from sales of additional noncontrolling interests
66

 

 
 
 
66

Cash used in financing activities
(122,539
)
 

 
 
 
(122,539
)
Decrease in cash
(29,295
)
 
1

 
f
 
(29,294
)
Cash at beginning of year
100,916

 
(11
)
 
f
 
100,905

Cash at end of year
$
71,621

 
$
(10
)
 
 
 
$
71,611



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AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)



 
For the Year Ended December 31, 2016
 
As Previously Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
 
As Restated
Operating activities
  

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
88,205

 
$
13,461

 
a,f
 
$
101,666

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
 
 


 
 
 


Depreciation and amortization
33,862

 

 
 
 
33,862

Amortization of discounts, fees and deferred financing costs
2,595

 

 
 
 
2,595

Loss on early extinguishment of debt
4,708

 

 
 
 
4,708

Stock-based compensation
40,285

 

 
 
 
40,285

Deferred taxes
(14,018
)
 
(4,552
)
 
d
 
(18,570
)
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
(1,286
)
 

 
 
 
(1,286
)
Non-cash charge related to derivative agreements
473

 

 
 
 
473

Non-cash rent charges
2,191

 

 
 
 
2,191

Loss (gain) on disposal of assets
857

 

 
 
 
857

Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
 
 


 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
(4,208
)
 
(17,013
)
 
a
 
(21,221
)
Inventories
(385
)
 

 
 
 
(385
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
(7,226
)
 
2,458

 
d
 
(4,768
)
Other assets
(219
)
 

 
 
 
(219
)
Accounts payable
8,556

 

 
 
 
8,556

Accrued compensation and benefits
6,599

 

 
 
 
6,599

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
11,222

 
5,641

 
d
 
16,863

Cash provided by operating activities
172,211

 
(5
)
 
 
 
172,206

Investing activities
 
 


 
 
 
 
Purchases of property, equipment and intangible assets
(61,432
)
 

 
 
 
(61,432
)
Cash paid for acquisitions
(4,507
)
 

 
 
 
(4,507
)
Cash used in investing activities
(65,939
)
 

 
 
 
(65,939
)
Financing activities
 
 


 
 
 
 
Proceeds from issuance of common stock sold in initial public offering, net of underwriting discounts and offering expense
175,254

 

 
 
 
175,254

Net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
60,000

 

 
 
 
60,000

Cash paid for financing costs
(1,350
)
 

 
 
 
(1,350
)
Proceeds on term loans, net of deferred financing costs
70,590

 

 
 
 
70,590

Payments on long-term debt
(275,243
)
 

 
 
 
(275,243
)
Dividends and dividend equivalents paid
(30,241
)
 

 
 
 
(30,241
)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
170

 

 
 
 
170

Common stock repurchases for tax withholdings of net settlement equity awards
(356
)
 

 
 
 
(356
)
Distribution to noncontrolling interests
(94,468
)
 

 
 
 
(94,468
)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
7,470

 

 
 
 
7,470

Purchases of noncontrolling interests
(8,397
)
 

 
 
 
(8,397
)
Proceeds from sales of additional noncontrolling interests
227

 

 
 
 
227

Cash used in financing activities
(96,344
)
 

 
 
 
(96,344
)
Increase in cash
9,928

 
(5
)
 
f
 
9,923

Cash at beginning of year
90,988

 
(6
)
 
f
 
90,982

Cash at end of year
$
100,916

 
$
(11
)
 
 
 
$
100,905



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AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Note 4. Initial Public Offering
 
On April 26, 2016, the Company completed an initial public offering (the “IPO”) pursuant to which the Company sold an aggregate of 8,625,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $22.00 per share. The net proceeds to the Company from its sale of shares of common stock in the IPO, after deducting underwriting discounts and before deducting offering expenses, amounted to $176,942.  The Company applied $165,635 of the net proceeds from the IPO toward repayment of outstanding amounts under its second lien credit facility, and funded the repayment in full of the outstanding balance with borrowings from its first lien credit facility, as amended, and cash on hand.  In connection to the IPO and the debt repayment, the Company incurred $2,239 of transaction-related costs for various legal, accounting, valuation and other professional and consulting services during the twelve months ended December 31, 2016.

Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation
 
On April 7, 2016, the Company’s board of directors authorized the amendment of its certificate of incorporation to increase the number of shares that the Company is authorized to issue to 300,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share. In addition, the amendment of the certificate of incorporation authorized the Company to effect a 2.29-for-one stock split of its outstanding common stock. The amendment became effective on April 26, 2016. Accordingly, all common share and per share amounts in these consolidated financial statements have been adjusted to reflect the 2.29-for-one stock split as though it had occurred at the beginning of the initial period presented.
 
Clinic Loan Assignment and Term Loan Holdings LLC Distribution
 
The Company partly finances clinic development costs of some of its JV subsidiaries by providing intercompany term loans and revolving loans through its wholly owned operating subsidiary American Renal Associates LLC (“ARA OpCo”). On April 26, 2016, the Company transferred substantially all of the then existing intercompany term loans (“Assigned Clinic Loans”) provided to its JV subsidiaries by ARA OpCo to a newly formed entity, Term Loan Holdings LLC (“Term Loan Holdings”), which ownership interest was distributed to pre-IPO stockholders (affiliates of Centerbridge and certain of the Company's current and former directors and executive officers) pro rata in accordance with their then ownership in the Company (the “Term Loan Holdings Distribution”).

Each assigned clinic loan is guaranteed by the Company and the applicable joint venture partner or partners in proportion to their respective ownership interests in the applicable JV. These guarantees would become payable if the joint venture fails to meet its obligations under the applicable Assigned Clinic Loan. Assigned Clinic Loans are reflected on the consolidated balance sheet as $5,078, $11,082, and $19,768 as of December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively, and had maturities ranging from February 2019 to July 2020, with a weighted average maturity of approximately 0.9 years (December 2019), and interest rates ranging from 4.25% to 8.08%, with a weighted average interest rate of 5.12%. Fixed principal and interest payments with respect to such Assigned Clinic Loans are payable monthly. The pro rata share of the guarantee was $2,813, $5,854, and $10,473 as of December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively. See Note 15 - Debt” and Note 20 - Related Party Transactions.”
 
Amendments to and Repayment of Credit Facility
 
On April 26, 2016, the Company entered into the first amendment (the “Amendment”) to the First Lien Credit Agreement. The Amendment increased the borrowing capacity under the first lien revolving credit facility by $50,000 to an aggregate amount of $100,000, increased the interest rate margin by 0.25% on the first lien term loans, and provided for additional borrowings of $60,000 of incremental first lien term loans. The Company incurred $2,700 of costs associated with these refinancing activities, of which $1,350 were charged as transaction costs and $1,350 were deferred upon execution of the Amendment and amortized over the life of the First Lien Credit Agreement.
 
The Company also applied $165,635 of the net proceeds from the IPO and cash on hand to repay the outstanding balance on the second lien term loans.  The write-off of deferred financing fees and discounts in the amount of $4,708 were charged as early extinguishment of debt upon repayment.
 



F-26

AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Income Tax Receivable Agreement
 
On April 26, 2016, the Company entered into the Income Tax Receivable Agreement (“TRA”) for the benefit of its pre-IPO stockholders, including Centerbridge and its executive officers.  The TRA provides for the Company to pay its pre-IPO stockholders on a pro rata basis of 85% of the amount of cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax that are actually realized as a result of any deductions (including net operating losses resulting from such deductions) attributable to the exercise of (or any payment, including any dividend equivalent right or payment, in respect of ) any compensatory stock option issued by us that is outstanding (whether vested or unvested) as of April 20, 2016, which is the record date set by the board of directors of the Company for this distribution. The Company recorded an estimated liability of $23,400 based on the fair value of the TRA as of April 20, 2016. As of December 31, 2018, the Company’s total liability under the TRA is estimated to be $4,952, including the fair value of the financial instrument of $3,700 as well as $1,252 of accrued but unpaid obligations, included as a component of other accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheet. During the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 the Company paid $6,376 and $878, respectively, relating to the TRA. See “Note 8 - Fair Value Measurements.”
 
Special Dividends and Stock Option Modification
 
On April 26, 2016, the Company declared and paid a cash dividend to its pre-IPO stockholders equal to $1.30 per share, or $28,886 in the aggregate. In connection with the dividend, all employees with outstanding options had their option exercise price reduced and in some cases were awarded a future dividend equivalent payment, which was paid on vested options and becomes due upon vesting for unvested options. Additionally, in connection with the cash dividend, through December 31, 2018 the Company has made payments equal to $1.30 per share, or $5,341 in the aggregate, to option holders, and, in the case of some performance and market options, a future payment totaling $1,385 will be due upon vesting.
 
In connection with the Term Loan Holdings Distribution, as described above, the Company also equitably adjusted certain outstanding stock options by reducing exercise prices and making cash dividend equivalent payments, of which $2,524 was paid to vested option holders through December 31, 2018 and an immaterial amount is payable to unvested option holders only if such unvested options become vested. Options were also equitably adjusted for the TRA, as described above. Options were adjusted by reducing exercise prices and, if necessary, increasing the number of shares subject to such stock options. 

In connection with these dividends, equitable adjustments are required by the terms of some of the Company's equity incentive plans and other plans were modified at the discretion of its Board of Directors. The Company also elected to modify the vesting conditions of certain market and performance-based stock options. These modifications are treated as an option modification and the Company accounted for the option modification under ASC Topic 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation. As a result of these modifications made to the Company's outstanding market and performance-based stock options at the time of the IPO, the amount of the non-cash compensation costs increased by approximately $38,877. These compensation costs, after giving effect to the modifications, were recognized over a period of approximately 12 months from the time of the IPO. As a result, the Company recognized $11,749 and $36,368 in incremental compensation expense during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The Company also incurred $586 of stock compensation expense due to transactions at the time of the IPO during the year ended December 31, 2016.
 
Note 5. Cash

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash reported within the balance sheet to the total shown in the statement of cash flows.
    
 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
Cash
$
55,200

 
$
71,511

 
$
100,905

Restricted cash included in other long-term assets
100

 
100

 

Total cash and restricted cash shown in the statement of cash flows
$
55,300

 
$
71,611

 
$
100,905

    

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AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Restricted cash included in other long-term assets on the balance sheet represent those amounts required to be set aside by contractual agreement with a financial institution.

Note 6. Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following at December 31:
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Medicare recovery claims
$
10,622

 
$
10,744

 
$
9,224

Prepaid expenses and other
17,505

 
14,254

 
9,274

 
$
28,127

 
$
24,998

 
$
18,498


Note 7. Acquisitions and Divestitures
 
Acquisitions
The Company periodically acquires the operating assets and liabilities of dialysis centers. The results of operations for these acquisitions are included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations from their respective acquisition consummation dates.
 
Fiscal Year 2018
 
On November 1, 2018, the Company acquired the assets of a dialysis center in California. The company has a controlling interest in the joint venture. 
 
The cash consideration paid was preliminarily based on the estimated fair value, as follows:
 
Property and equipment
$
329

Other assets
59

Cash consideration paid
$
388

 
This acquisition was made to expand the Company’s market presence in California. Pro forma information is not presented because such amounts are not significant.
 
Fiscal Year 2017
 
On November 1, 2017, the Company acquired the assets of two separate dialysis centers in Oklahoma.  The Company has a controlling interest in these joint ventures. 

On December 1, 2017, the Company acquired the assets of a dialysis center in Georgia. The Company has a controlling interest in the joint venture.
 
The cash consideration paid, on a combined basis for all acquisitions consummated during 2017, was allocated based on the estimated fair value, as follows:
 
Property and equipment
$
737

Noncompete agreements and other intangible assets
93

Goodwill
725

Cash consideration paid
$
1,555

 

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AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

These acquisitions were made to expand the Company’s market presence in the indicated locations. The goodwill arising from these acquisitions is primarily attributable to future growth opportunities and any intangible assets that did not qualify for separate recognition, and $647 of the goodwill is deductible for tax purposes. These acquisitions, individually and in the aggregate, had an immaterial impact on the results of operations in the year of acquisition. Pro forma information is not presented because such amounts are not significant.

Fiscal Year 2016
 
On April 11, 2016, the Company acquired the assets of a dialysis center in New York.  The Company has a controlling interest in the joint venture. 

On September 1, 2016, the Company acquired the assets of two separate dialysis centers in Pennsylvania.  The Company has a controlling interest in these joint ventures. One of the Pennsylvania dialysis centers was not in operation immediately prior to the acquisition, and therefore required a new Medicare license to restart operations.
 
The cash consideration paid, on a combined basis for all acquisitions consummated during 2016, was allocated based on the estimated fair value, as follows:
 
Property and equipment
$
400

Noncompete agreements and other intangible assets
268

Goodwill
3,839

Cash consideration paid
$
4,507

 
These acquisitions were made to expand the Company’s market presence in the indicated locations. The goodwill arising from these acquisitions is primarily attributable to future growth opportunities and any intangible assets that did not qualify for separate recognition, and $3,723 of the goodwill is deductible for tax purposes. These acquisitions, individually and in the aggregate, had an immaterial impact on the results of operations in the year of acquisition. Pro forma information is not presented because such amounts are not significant.

Divestitures
The Company periodically divests the operating assets and liabilities of dialysis centers. The results of operations for these divestitures are included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations through their respective sale consummation dates.
Fiscal Year 2018
On March 1, 2018, the Company sold 100% of its equity in a dialysis clinic in Florida and received cash consideration for the sale of $2,500. The transaction resulted in the recognition of a gain of $262 related to the sale of the clinic and its derecognition which is included as a reduction to general and administrative expenses to arrive at operating income in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2018 and a reduction of goodwill of $1,806
Fiscal Year 2017
On June 2, 2017, the Company sold 100% of its equity in a dialysis clinic in Massachusetts and on August 1, 2017, the Company sold 100% of its equity in a dialysis clinic in Florida for a combined cash consideration of $1,075. The transactions resulted in the recognition of a combined gain of $615 related to the sale of the clinics and their derecognition which is included as a reduction to general and administrative expenses to arrive at operating income in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2017 and a reduction of goodwill of $563
The Company also closed four clinics during the year ended December 31, 2017 for a combined loss of $107 and a reduction of goodwill of $109.
Fiscal Year 2016
None.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Note 8. Fair Value Measurements
 
The Company’s derivatives (interest rate swap and interest rate cap agreements, TRA and noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions) are accounted for at fair value and are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:
 
Level 1: Financial instruments with unadjusted, quoted prices listed on active market exchanges.
 
Level 2: Financial instruments determined using prices for recently traded financial instruments with similar underlying terms, as well as directly or indirectly observable inputs, such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals.
 
Level 3: Financial instruments not actively traded on a market exchange. This category includes situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the financial instrument. The prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs or valuation techniques.
 
The asset or liability fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. There were no changes in the methodologies used at December 31, 2018.
 
Derivative agreements— See “Note 15 - Debt” for a discussion of the Company’s methodology for estimating fair value of interest rate swap and interest rate cap agreements.
 
Income Tax Receivable Agreement—The fair value of the Company's TRA relies upon both Level 2 data and Level 3 data.  The liability is remeasured at fair value each reporting period with the change in fair value recognized as Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. The fair value is calculated using a Monte Carlo simulation-based approach that relies on significant assumptions about the Company's stock price, stock volatility and risk-free rate as well as the timing and amounts of options exercised. Changes in assumptions based on future events, including the price of the Company's common stock, will impact the fair value for the TRA.  See “Note 4 - Initial Public Offering” for further discussion of the TRA.   

Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions— See “Note 13 - Noncontrolling Interests Subject to Put Provisions”  for a discussion of the Company’s methodology for estimating fair value of noncontrolling interest subject to put provisions.
 
Transfers among levels are calculated on values as of the transfer date. There were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 during the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016.
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
Assets
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest rate derivative agreements (included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets)
$
836

 
$

 
$
836

 
$

Interest rate derivative agreements (included in Other long-term assets)
395

 

 
395

 

Total Assets
$
1,231

 
$

 
$
1,231

 
$

Liabilities
  

 
  

 
  

 
  

Tax Receivable Agreement Liability (included in Income tax receivable agreement payable)
$
3,700

 
$

 
$

 
$
3,700

Total Liabilities
$
3,700

 
$

 
$

 
$
3,700

Temporary Equity
  

 
  

 
  

 
  

Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions
$
129,099

 
$

 
$

 
$
129,099

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 
December 31, 2017
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
Assets
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest rate derivative agreements (included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets)
$
46

 
$

 
$
46

 
$

Interest rate derivative agreements (included in Other long-term assets)
255

 

 
255

 

Total Assets
$
301

 
$

 
$
301

 
$

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tax Receivable Agreement Liability (included in Income tax receivable agreement payable)
$
7,500

 
$

 
$

 
$
7,500

Interest rate derivative agreements (included in Accrued expense and other current liabilities)
403

 

 
403

 

Interest rate derivative agreements (included in Other long-term liabilities)
198

 

 
198

 

Total Liabilities
$
8,101

 
$

 
$
601

 
$
7,500

Temporary Equity
  

 
  

 
  

 
  

Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions(1)
$
130,438

 
$

 
$

 
$
130,438


 
December 31, 2016
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
Assets
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest rate swap agreements (included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets)
$
7

 
$

 
$
7

 
$

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tax Receivable Agreement Liability (included in Income tax receivable agreement payable)
$
21,200

 
$

 
$

 
$
21,200

Temporary Equity
  

 
  

 
  

 
  

Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions(1)
$
150,049

 
$

 
$

 
$
150,049


(1) Adjusted to reflect the restatement of the Company's financial results.
 
The following table provides the fair value rollforward for the TRA liability, which is classified as a Level 3 financial instrument.
 
Balance at January 1, 2016

Initial fair value as of April 20, 2016
23,400

Options exercised and dividend equivalent payment vesting
(914
)
Total realized/unrealized gains:
 
Included in earnings and reported as Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
$
(1,286
)
Balance at December 31, 2016
$
21,200

Options exercised and dividend equivalent payment vesting
(6,466
)
Total realized/unrealized gains:
 
Included in earnings and reported as Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
(7,234
)
Balance at December 31, 2017
$
7,500

Options exercised and dividend equivalent payment vesting
(1,127
)
Total realized/unrealized gains:
 
Included in earnings and reported as Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
(2,673
)
Balance at December 31, 2018
$
3,700


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AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 
The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets for cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate fair value because of their short‑term nature. The fair value of the Company’s debt is estimated using Level 2 inputs based on the quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rates offered to the Company for debt of the same remaining maturities. The Company estimated the fair value of the first lien term loans to be $424,732 as of December 31, 2018 compared to a carrying value of $433,400. As of December 31, 2017, the Company estimated the fair value of the first lien term loans to be $436,158 compared to the carrying value of $437,800. The Company estimated the fair value of its then-outstanding first lien term loans approximated the carrying value at $433,758 as of December 31, 2016.

 
Note 9. Property and Equipment
 
Property and equipment consist of the following at December 31:
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Land
$
2,030

 
$
2,030

 
$
2,203

Buildings and improvements
8,197

 
2,904

 
3,425

Leasehold improvements
201,445

 
178,569

 
154,783

Equipment and information systems
162,750

 
145,514

 
125,813

Construction in progress
5,549

 
6,910

 
5,136

 
379,971

 
335,927

 
291,360

Less accumulated depreciation
(199,703
)
 
(167,390
)
 
(121,242
)
 
$
180,268

 
$
168,537

 
$
170,118

 
Depreciation of property and equipment totaled $39,004 in 2018, $37,045 in 2017, and $32,837 in 2016. Included in construction in progress are amounts expended for leasehold improvement costs incurred for new dialysis clinics and clinic expansions, in each case, that are not in service as of December 31 of the applicable year. The cost and accumulated amortization of assets under capital leases included in Buildings and improvements above at December 31, 2018 were $6,381 and $213, respectively. There were no capital leases in 2017 or 2016. The Company also has $477 of property and equipment, net classified as Current assets held for sale as of December 31, 2018 related to the sale of certain clinics in Maryland which was executed on July 1, 2019 and met the held for sale criteria as of December 31, 2018. Refer to “Note 25 - Subsequent Events” for further discussion related to the clinic divestitures.

Note 10. Intangible Assets and Goodwill
 
Intangible assets consist of the following at December 31:
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Noncompete agreements
$
24,370

 
$
24,380

 
$
24,928

Other intangible assets
3,130

 
3,073

 
2,853

 
27,500

 
27,453

 
27,781

Less accumulated amortization
(24,206
)
 
(23,419
)
 
(23,489
)
Net intangible assets subject to amortization
3,294

 
4,034

 
4,292

Indefinite‑lived trademarks and trade name
21,334

 
21,334

 
21,334

 
$
24,628

 
$
25,368

 
$
25,626

 
Amortization of intangible assets totaled $798, $589, and $1,025 in 2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively.
 

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AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

The estimated annual amortization expense related to amortizable intangible assets is as follows for the years ending December 31:
 
2019
$
747

2020
665

2021
615

2022
470

2023
220

Thereafter
577

 
$
3,294

 
Changes in the value of goodwill: 
Balance at January 1, 2016, as restated
$
569,264

Acquisitions
3,839

Subsequent adjustment for prior year acquisition
(11
)
Balance at December 31, 2016, as restated
$
573,092

Acquisitions
725

Divestitures
(672
)
Balance as of December 31, 2017, as restated
$
573,145

Divestitures
(1,806
)
Balance at December 31, 2018
$
571,339


Note 11. Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
 
Accrued compensation and benefits consist of the following at December 31:
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Accrued compensation
$
22,480

 
$
17,987

 
$
18,077

Accrued vacation pay
12,107

 
10,998

 
11,026

 
$
34,587

 
$
28,985

 
$
29,103

 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following at December 31:
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
Due to payors
$
26,659

 
$
28,935

 
$
32,902

Income tax payable
13,618

 
14,654

 
17,851

Other
13,198

 
20,986

 
12,269

Accrued Settlement (Note 22)
7,641

 

 

 
$
61,116

 
$
64,575

 
$
63,022


Note 12. Variable Interest Entities
 
The Company has determined that all of the entities it is associated with that qualify as VIEs must be included in its consolidated financial statements. For its joint ventures, the Company has determined that contractual rights granted to it provide the Company with the ability to direct the most significant activities of these entities, including development, administrative and management services. In some cases, the contractual agreements include financial terms that may result in

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

the Company absorbing more than an insignificant amount of the entities' expected losses. Therefore, the Company has determined that it is the primary beneficiary of these entities. Accordingly, the financial results of these joint ventures are fully consolidated into the Company’s operating results. The equity interests of the outside investors in the equity and results of operations of these consolidated entities are accounted for and presented as noncontrolling interests.

Under U.S. GAAP, VIEs typically include entities for which (i) the entity’s equity is not sufficient to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support; (ii) the equity holders as a group lack the power to direct the activities that most significantly influence the entity’s economic performance, the obligation to absorb the entity’s expected losses, or the right to receive the entity’s expected returns; or (iii) the voting rights of some investors are not proportional to their obligations to absorb the entity’s losses. The analysis upon which these consolidation determinations rest is complex, involves uncertainties, and requires significant judgment on various matters, some of which could be subject to different interpretations. 

The Company relies on the operating activities of certain entities for which it does not own the majority voting interest, but over which it has indirect influence and of which it is considered the primary beneficiary. These entities are subject to the consolidation guidance applicable to variable interest entities (“VIEs”). As of December 31, 2018, these consolidated financial statements include total assets of these VIEs $16,669 and total liabilities of these VIEs $9,038
 
Term Loan Holdings
  
The Company has determined that it is not the primary beneficiary under VIE accounting guidance for Term Loan Holdings, as discussed in “Note 4 - Initial Public Offering.” Based on its involvement with Term Loan Holdings, the Company does not have the power to direct the activities which most significantly impact Term Loan Holding’s economic performance, and therefore this entity is not included in the Company's consolidated financial statements. The Company’s financial responsibility to repay the loans under its guarantee of a proportionate share of each clinic’s borrowing was not a factor in the Company’s assessment of the power criterion. The maximum exposure to loss with respect to Term Loan Holdings is limited to the proportion of the Assigned Clinic Loans which the Company guarantees. See “Note 20 - Related Party Transactions.”
 
Note 13. Noncontrolling Interests Subject to Put Provisions
 
The Company has potential obligations to purchase a portion or all of the noncontrolling interests held by third parties in certain of its consolidated subsidiaries. These obligations are in the form of put provisions and are exercisable at the third-party owners’ discretion within specified periods as outlined in each specific put provision. Additionally, the Company has certain agreements with put provisions which are exercisable upon the occurrence of specific events, including the sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets, closure of the clinic, change of control, departure of key executives, third-party members’ death, disability, bankruptcy, retirement, or if third-party members are dissolved and other events, which could accelerate vesting of the put. The Company has evaluated the applicable terms and determined that none of the put rights are mandatorily redeemable. Some of these put rights accelerated as a result of the Company’s IPO, of which some were exercised during the year ended December 31, 2018. If the remaining unexercised put rights were exercised, the Company would be required to purchase all or a portion of the third-party owners’ noncontrolling interests at the estimated fair value as defined within the put provisions. The majority of the equity subject to put provisions is reported at the greater of the carrying value or estimated fair value for accounting purposes, while some of the equity subject to put provisions is stated at the contractual estimated fair value or redemption value, as outlined in each specific put provision. The put rights of such noncontrolling interest holders were determined based on inputs that are not readily available in public markets or able to be derived from information available in publicly quoted markets. As such, the Company categorized the put options of the noncontrolling interest holders as Level 3.
    
The fair value of the noncontrolling interests subject to these put provisions is estimated using the Income, Market and Asset Based Approaches. The fair value derived from the methods used is evaluated and weighted, as appropriate, considering the reasonableness of the range of values indicated. Under the income approach, fair value may be determined by utilizing a Weighted Average Cost of Capital (14.50% - 20.50%) to discount the expected cash flows to a single present value amount using current expectations about those future amounts. Under the market approach, fair value may be determined by reference to multiples of market-comparable companies or transactions, including revenue and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) multiples. The estimated fair values of the interests subject to these put provisions can also fluctuate and the implicit multiples at which these obligations may be settled may vary depending upon market

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

conditions and access to the credit and capital markets, which can impact the level of competition for dialysis and non-dialysis related businesses and the economic performance of these businesses.
 
As of December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, the Company’s potential obligations under time‑based put provisions totaled approximately $101,115, $97,650, and $108,774, respectively. As of December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, the Company’s potential additional obligations under event‑based put provisions were approximately $27,984, $32,788, and $41,275, respectively. The Company’s potential obligations for all of these put provisions are included in noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

The Company's computation of the difference between the redemption value and estimated fair value for accounting purposes of the related noncontrolling interests as of December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016 is set forth below.
 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
Redemption value
$
11,221

 
$
12,283

 
$
20,491

Estimated fair values for accounting purposes
2,672

 
5,970

 
10,424

Difference between the redemption value and estimated fair value for accounting purposes of the related noncontrolling interests
$
8,549

 
$
6,313

 
$
10,067


In addition, the tables below set forth a reconciliation of noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions.
 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
Noncontrolling interest subject to put provisions - estimated fair values
$
120,550

 
$
124,125

 
$
139,982

Difference between the redemption value and estimated fair value for accounting purposes of the related noncontrolling interests
8,549

 
6,313

 
10,067

Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions - maximum redemption value
$
129,099

 
$
130,438

 
$
150,049


 
Year ended December 31, 2018
 
Year ended December 31, 2017
 
Year ended December 31, 2016
 
 
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
Change in estimated fair values for accounting purposes
$
(9,963
)
 
$
(1,886
)
 
$
17,415

Change in the difference between the redemption value and estimated fair value for accounting purposes of the related noncontrolling interests
2,566

 
11,503

 
10,067

Total change in fair value of noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions - maximum redemption
$
(7,397
)
 
$
9,617

 
$
27,482

  












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AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Note 14. Changes in Ownership Interest in Consolidated Subsidiaries
 
The effects of changes in the Company’s ownership interests in its consolidated subsidiaries on the Company’s equity are as follows:
 
Year ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
Net (loss) income attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
(28,767
)
 
$
(4,597
)
 
$
3,146

(Decrease) increase in paid-in capital for the sales of noncontrolling interest
(891
)
 
231

 
99

Decrease in paid-in capital for the purchase of noncontrolling interest and adjustments to ownership interest
(6,645
)
 
(7,566
)
 
(7,680
)
Net transfers to noncontrolling interests
(7,536
)
 
(7,335
)
 
(7,581
)
Net loss attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc., net of transfers to noncontrolling interests
$
(36,303
)
 
$
(11,932
)
 
$
(4,435
)
 
Note 15. Debt
 
Long‑term debt consists of the following at December 31
 
2018
    
2017
 
2016
2017 Credit Agreement - Term B Loan Facility
$
433,400

 
$
437,800

 
$
433,758

2017 Credit Agreement - Revolving Credit Facility
5,500

 

 

Assigned Clinic Loans due to Term Loan Holdings(1)
5,078

 
11,082

 
19,768

Other Term Loans(2)
113,866

 
114,536

 
98,735

Other Lines of Credit(3)
1,849

 
3,600

 
19,360

Capital Lease Obligations(4)
6,706

 

 

Other(5)
2,040

 
2,601

 
3,041

 
568,439

 
569,619

 
574,662

Less: discounts and fees, net of accumulated amortization
(8,073
)
 
(9,531
)
 
(4,330
)
Less: current maturities
(42,855
)
 
(44,534
)
 
(48,274
)
 
$
517,511

 
$
515,554

 
$
522,058

 
 
(1)
See “Note 4 - Initial Public Offering” and “Note 20 - Related Party Transactions.”
(2)
Principal and interest is payable monthly at rates between 3.31% and 7.98% over varying periods through June 2026.
(3)
The interest on the lines of credit is payable monthly at rates between 4.13% and 5.13% and convert to term loans at various maturity dates through August 2022.
(4)
Capital lease obligations expiring in various years through 2033.
(5)
Principal and interest of the other corporate debt is payable monthly at a rate of 4.07% maturing in April 2022.

Scheduled maturities of long‑term debt as of December 31, 2018 are as follows:
 
2019
$
43,022

2020
35,761

2021
26,461

2022
23,956

2023
15,128

Thereafter
424,111

 
$
568,439


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AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company made mandatory principal payments of $4,400 under the 2017 Credit Agreement (as defined below).
 
As of December 31, 2018, there were $5,500 of borrowings outstanding under the 2017 Revolving Credit Facility as provided for under the Company's 2017 Credit Agreement (as defined below).

2017 Credit Agreement and Repayment of First Lien Credit Agreement

On June 22, 2017, ARH and American Renal Holdings Intermediate Company, LLC (“ARHIC”) entered into a new credit agreement (the “2017 Credit Agreement”) to refinance the credit facilities under ARH's prior existing First Lien Credit Agreement. The 2017 Credit Agreement provides ARH with (a) a $100,000 senior secured revolving credit facility (the “2017 Revolving Credit Facility”); (b) a $440,000 senior secured term B loan facility (the “2017 Term B Loan Facility”), and (c) an uncommitted incremental accordion facility equal to the sum of the greater of (i) $125,000 or (ii) 100% of Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the 2017 Credit Agreement) plus an amount such that certain leverage ratios will not be exceeded after giving pro forma effect to the increase.

ARH borrowed the full amount of the 2017 Term B Loan Facility and used such borrowings to repay the outstanding balances under the First Lien Credit Agreement and to pay a portion of the transaction costs and expenses. The obligations of ARH under the 2017 Credit Agreement are guaranteed by ARHIC and all of its existing and future wholly owned domestic subsidiaries (collectively, the “Guarantors”) and secured by a pledge of all of ARH’s capital stock and substantially all of the assets of ARH and the Guarantors, including their respective interests in their joint ventures.

The 2017 Credit Agreement contains customary events of default, the occurrence of which would permit the lenders to accelerate payment of the full amounts outstanding. Additionally, the 2017 Credit Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants and negative covenants, including restrictive financial and operating covenants. These include covenants that restrict ARH's and its restricted subsidiaries’ ability to complete acquisitions, pay cash dividends, incur indebtedness, make investments, sell assets and take certain other corporate actions. The 2017 Credit Agreement events of default, representations and warranties, mandatory prepayments and affirmative and negative covenants are substantially the same as those under the prior first lien credit agreement; provided that the 2017 Credit Agreement contains additional exceptions to the negative covenants that increase the amount ARH and its restricted subsidiaries can use to make restricted payments and increases the flexibility for ARH and its restricted subsidiaries to undertake permitted acquisitions. As of December 31, 2018, ARH is in compliance with these covenants.

The Company incurred $9,259 of costs associated with these refinancing activities, of which $717 were charged as transaction costs, $4,628 represent debt discounts and $3,914 were deferred as financing costs upon the execution of the 2017 Credit Agreement. The debt discounts and deferred financing costs were amortized over the term of the 2017 Credit Agreement. The write-off of deferred financing fees and discounts in the amount of $526 was charged as early extinguishment of debt in 2017.

2017 Term B Loan Facility    

The term B loans under the 2017 Term B Loan Facility bear interest at a rate equal to, at ARH’s option, either (a) an alternate base rate equal to the higher of (1) the prime rate in effect on such day, (2) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.5% or (3) the Eurodollar rate applicable for a one-month interest period plus 1.0%, plus an applicable margin of 2.25%, (collectively, the “ABR Rate”) or (b) LIBOR, adjusted for changes in Eurodollar reserves, plus a margin of 3.25%. As of December 31, 2018, interest payable quarterly was 5.77% per annum. The 2017 Term B Loan Facility matures in June 2024.

The 2017 Credit Agreement includes provisions requiring ARH to offer to prepay term B loans in an amount equal to (i) the net cash proceeds above certain thresholds received from (a) asset sales and (b) casualty events resulting in the receipt of insurance proceeds, subject to customary provisions for the reinvestment of such proceeds, (ii) the net cash proceeds from the incurrence of debt not otherwise permitted under the 2017 Credit Agreement, and (iii) a percentage of consolidated excess cash flow retained in the business from the preceding fiscal year minus voluntary prepayments. There is no prepayment required as of December 31, 2018.


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AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

ARH is required to make principal payments under the 2017 Term B Loan Facility in equal quarterly installments of $1,100.

2017 Revolving Credit Facility

The 2017 Revolving Credit Facility of $100,000 is available through its maturity date of June 2022. Any outstanding loans under the 2017 Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at a rate equal to, at ARH’s option, the ABR Rate or LIBOR, adjusted for changes in Eurodollar reserves, plus, in each case, an applicable margin priced off a grid based upon the consolidated total net leverage ratio of ARH and its restricted subsidiaries. The commitment fee applicable to undrawn revolving commitments under the 2017 Revolving Credit Facility is also priced off a grid based upon the consolidated total net leverage ratio of ARH and its restricted subsidiaries, and as of December 31, 2018, the fee was 0.50%. There were $5,500 borrowings outstanding under the 2017 Revolving Credit Facility as of December 31, 2018 which had an interest rate of 4.86%.

The 2017 Credit Agreement was amended in April 2019. See "-Debt Related Subsequent Events" below.

Interest Rate Swap Agreement
 
In March 2017, ARH entered into a forward starting interest rate swap agreement (the “2017 Swap”) with a notional amount of $133,000, as a means of fixing the floating interest rate component on $440,000 of its variable-rate debt under the 2017 Term B Loan Facility, with an effective date of March 31, 2018. The 2017 Swap is designated as a cash flow hedge, with a termination date of March 31, 2021.

As a result of the application of hedge accounting treatment, to the extent the 2017 Swap is effective, the unrealized gains and losses related to the derivative instrument are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and are reclassified into operations in the same period in which the hedged transaction affects earnings, and to the extent the swap is ineffective and produces gains and losses differently from the losses or gains being hedged, the ineffectiveness portion is recognized in earnings, immediately. Hedge effectiveness is tested quarterly. Neither the Company nor ARH uses derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes. The unrealized pre‑tax (gain) loss of $(892), $601, and $(668) related to interest rate swap agreements was recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income during the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively. See “Note 8 - Fair Value Measurements” for the fair value of the derivative instruments and location on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016.
 
Interest Rate Cap Agreements

In March 2017, ARH entered into two interest rate cap agreements (the “Caps”) with notional amounts totaling $147,000, as a means of capping the floating interest rate component on $440,000 of its variable‑rate debt under the 2017 Term B Loan Facility. The Caps are designated as a cash flow hedge, with a termination date of March 31, 2021. As a result of the application of hedge accounting treatment, to the extent the Caps are effective, the unrealized gains and losses related to the derivative instrument are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and are reclassified into operations in the same period in which the hedged transaction affects earnings and to the extent the Caps are ineffective and produce gains and losses differently from the losses or gains being hedged, the ineffective portion is recognized in earnings, immediately. Hedge effectiveness is tested quarterly. Neither the Company nor ARH uses derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes. 
    
As more fully described within “Note 8 - Fair Value Measurements,” the Company uses a three‑level fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The fair value of the derivative instruments are recorded at fair value based upon valuation models utilizing the income approach and commonly accepted valuation techniques that use inputs from closing prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets as well as other relevant observable market inputs at quoted intervals such as current interest rates, forward yield curves, and implied volatility. The Company does not believe the ultimate amount that could be realized upon settlement would be materially different from the fair values currently reported. The associated unrealized pre‑tax loss of $586 and $884 was recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The Company had no interest rate Cap agreements in 2016. See “Note 8 - Fair Value Measurements” for the fair value of the derivative instruments and location on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Debt Related Subsequent Events
Subsequent Amendments and Waivers Related to Credit Agreement
On April 26, 2019, ARH entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the 2017 Credit Agreement, waiving certain actual or potential defaults and amending certain covenants and other provisions. Among other things, the waiver addressed actual or potential defaults that may have resulted from the Company's failure to (i) satisfy the maximum consolidated net leverage ratio when required, and (ii) deliver when required certain financial information for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2018 and for the fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2017, September 30, 2017, March 31, 2018, June 30, 2018, September 30, 2018, March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, in each case prepared in accordance with GAAP. In connection with the Amendment, the Company paid $6,021 of fees during the quarter ended June 30, 2019 and agreed to increase the interest rate on borrowings under the 2017 Credit Agreement.
The 2017 Revolving Credit Facility is scheduled to mature in June 2022 and the 2017 Term B Loan Facility is scheduled to mature in June 2024. The principal amount of the term B loans under the 2017 Term B Loan Facility (“term B loan”) amortize in equal quarterly installments in an aggregate annual amount of (i) 1.00% of the original principal amount of such term B loans through December 31, 2019 and (ii) 2.00% thereafter. The maturity dates under the 2017 Revolving Credit Facility and the 2017 Term Loan Facility are subject to extension with lender consent according to the terms of the 2017 Credit Agreement. The 2017 Credit Agreement includes provisions requiring ARH to offer to prepay term B loans in an amount equal to (i) the net cash proceeds above certain thresholds received from (a) asset sales and (b) casualty events resulting in the receipt of insurance proceeds, subject to customary provisions for the reinvestment of such proceeds, (ii) the net cash proceeds from the incurrence of debt not otherwise permitted under the 2017 Credit Agreement, and (iii) a percentage of consolidated excess cash flow retained in the business from the preceding fiscal year minus voluntary prepayments.
For the period from April 26, 2019 until the date on which ARH has delivered the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2019 and no default under the 2017 Credit Agreement is continuing (the “Covenant Reversion Date”), the term B loans under the 2017 Term B Loan Facility bear interest at a rate equal to, at ARH’s option, either (a) an alternate base rate equal to the higher of (1) the prime rate in effect on such day, (2) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50% or (3) the Eurodollar rate applicable for a one-month interest period plus 1.00% (collectively, the “ABR Rate”), plus an applicable margin of 4.50% (increased from 2.25% prior to the Amendment), or (b) LIBOR, adjusted for changes in Eurodollar reserves (“Eurodollar Rate”), plus an applicable margin of 5.50% (increased from 3.25% prior to the Amendment). From and after the Covenant Reversion Date, the applicable margin on term B loans will be 4.00% for ABR Rate loans and 5.00% for Eurodollar rate loans.
For the period from April 26, 2019 until the Covenant Reversion Date, outstanding loans under the 2017 Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at a rate equal to, at ARH’s option, either (a) the ABR Rate, plus an applicable margin of 4.25%, or (b) the Eurodollar Rate, plus an applicable margin of 5.25%, instead of pricing each such margin off a grid based upon the consolidated net leverage ratio of ARH and its restricted subsidiaries. From and after the Covenant Reversion Date, any outstanding loans under the revolving credit facility will bear interest at a rate equal to, at ARH’s option, either the ABR Rate or the Eurodollar Rate, plus, in each case, an applicable margin priced off a grid based upon the consolidated net leverage ratio of ARH and its restricted subsidiaries, which margin is 1.75% higher than the applicable margin prior to the Amendment. There were $5.5 million of borrowings outstanding under the 2017 Revolving Credit Facility as of December 31, 2018. Prior to the Amendment, the commitment fee applicable to undrawn revolving commitments under the 2017 Revolving Credit Facility was priced off a grid based upon the consolidated net leverage ratio of ARH and its restricted subsidiaries and, as of December 31, 2018, was 0.50%. For the period from April 26, 2019 until the Covenant Reversion Date, the commitment fee applicable to undrawn revolving commitments under the 2017 Revolving Credit Facility will be 0.50% without regard to the consolidated net leverage ratio. In addition, until the Covenant Reversion Date, ARH will not be permitted to incur revolving credit loans or swing line loans or have letters of credit issued if, after giving effect to the incurrence or issuance, the Company's cash and cash equivalents would exceed $75,000.
The 2017 Credit Agreement contains customary events of default, the occurrence which would permit the lenders to accelerate payment of the full amounts outstanding. Additionally, the 2017 Credit Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants and negative covenants, including restrictive financial and operating covenants. As a result of the Restatement and related matters, as of December 31, 2018, ARH was not in compliance with all of these covenants, which non-compliance was waived for the period specified in the Amendment. The 2017 Credit Agreement includes a springing maximum consolidated net leverage ratio financial covenant of 6.00:1.00 for the benefit of the lenders

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

under the 2017 Revolving Credit Facility (the “Revolver Financial Covenant”) and, following the Amendment a maximum consolidated net leverage ratio maintenance financial covenant of 7.00:1.00 for the benefit of the lenders under both the 2017 Revolving Credit Facility and the 2017 Term B Loan Facility. As of December 31, 2018, we were in compliance with the applicable consolidated net leverage ratio.
In addition, the Amendment added a new event of default in the event it is determined that ARH failed to satisfy the maximum consolidated net leverage ratio at the time of borrowing under the 2017 Revolving Credit Facility or when required on or after the last day of the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2018 or the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2019.
The Amendment also waived any default or events of default that may have resulted from ARH underpaying any interest payments or letter of credit fees based on the application of a lower applicable rate due to the delivery, prior to the effective date of the Amendment, of inaccurate financial statements if such inaccuracy arose out of the Inaccurate Matters (as defined below). However, ARH will be required to pay any accrued interest and letter of credit fees that are ultimately determined to have been payable but for such lower applicable rate. The Amendment waived inaccuracies of certain representations and warranties previously made to the extent that the inaccuracies were a result of (i) inaccuracies or errors in financial reporting, accounting and related metrics described in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by ARAH with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2019 (the “March 27 Form 8-K”) or otherwise identified pursuant to, or as a result of, the review of the audit committee of the board of directors of ARAH described in the March 27 Form 8-K, and (ii) any weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting related to the foregoing (together, the “Inaccurate Matters”).
The obligations of ARH under the 2017 Credit Agreement are guaranteed by ARHIC and all of its existing and future wholly owned domestic subsidiaries (collectively, the “Guarantors”) and secured by a pledge of all of ARH’s capital stock and substantially all of the assets of ARH and the Guarantors, including their respective interests in their joint ventures.
The Company’s clinic-level debt includes third-party term loans and lines of credit, as well as the Assigned Clinic Loans. Due to the factors that led to the Restatement and the Company’s material weaknesses, the Company failed to, among other things, timely deliver certain financial statements to these lenders as required, resulting in defaults under the applicable loan documents. The Company obtained individual waivers or forbearances from substantially all of its third-party clinic lenders, and continue to seek waivers or forbearances for the Assigned Clinic Loans and from the remaining lenders. The total balance of clinic-level debt as of December 31, 2018 for which the Company has not obtained waivers through the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements amounts to approximately $4.2 million of which the long-term portion of the balance at both March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019 will be reclassified to current portion of long-term debt.
Subsequent Amendment of Interest Rate Swap Agreement and Interest Rate Cap Agreements
Effective May 7, 2019, the Company obtained an amendment and waiver related to the 2017 Interest Rate Swap Agreement. The amendment waived any defaults or potential default under the Swap Agreement arising from ARH’s prior delivery of certain inaccurate financial statements, any associated breach of representations and warranties regarding the accuracy of such financial statements, and the delay in the Company’s filing of its Form 10-K. Under terms of the Amendment, any such defaults or potential defaults are waived until the earlier of (i) September 9, 2019 or (ii) such date as ARH has provided the lenders with the Company’s Form 10-K.
Effective May 16, 2019, the Company obtained an amendment and waiver related to the 2017 Interest Rate Cap Agreements. The amendment waived any defaults or potential default under the Cap Agreements arising from ARH’s prior delivery of certain inaccurate financial statements, any associated breach of representations and warranties regarding the accuracy of such financial statements, and the delay in the Company’s filing of its Form 10-K. Under terms of the Amendment, any such defaults or potential defaults are waived until the earlier of (i) September 9, 2019 or (ii) such date as ARH has provided the lenders with the Company’s Form 10-K.
Note 16. Leases
 
Substantially all of the Company’s facilities are leased under noncancelable operating leases expiring in various years through 2033. Most lease agreements cover periods from five to fifteen years and contain renewal options of five to ten years at the fair rental value at the time of renewal. Certain leases are subject to rent holidays and/or escalation clauses. The Company expenses rent using the straight‑line method over the initial lease term starting from date of possession. Tenant allowances received from lessors are capitalized and amortized over the initial term of the lease. Rent expense under operating leases was

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

$30,843 in 2018, $28,546 in 2017 and $25,346 in 2016. Total amortization expenses for assets purchased under capital leases were $213 in 2018. There were no capital leases in 2017 or 2016.

The Company leases certain facilities from noncontrolling interest members or entities under the control of noncontrolling interest members. Rent expense under these lease arrangements was approximately $10,778$10,160 and $8,238 in 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The Company subleases space at certain of these facilities to the noncontrolling interest members. Rental income under these sub‑lease arrangements, which extends to 2033, amounted to $963$853 and $813 in 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Future receipts of $6,581 due from these related parties are included in sublease receipts presented below. The Company subleases space in certain of its facilities to nephrologist partners at market values under non‑cancelable operating leases expiring in various years through 2032. Rental income under these subleases was $1,709 in 2018, $1,515 in 2017 and $1,439 in 2016.

Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases, net of sublease receipts and capital leases as of December 31, 2018, are as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
Operating
 Leases
 
Less:
 Sublease
 Receipts
 
Net Operating
 Leases
 
Capital Leases
2019
$
31,311

 
$
1,537

 
$
29,774

 
$
876

2020
29,608

 
1,551

 
28,057

 
930

2021
27,597

 
1,572

 
26,025

 
940

2022
25,132

 
1,592

 
23,540

 
950

2023
20,363

 
1,117

 
19,246

 
963

Thereafter
61,085

 
3,175

 
57,910

 
6,286

Total minimum lease payments
$
195,096

 
$
10,544

 
$
184,552

 
$
10,945

Less: amount representing interest
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,239

Present value of net minimum capital lease payments
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
6,706

Less: current installments of obligations under capital leases
 
 
 
 
 
 
302

Long-term capital lease obligation
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
6,404


The Company adopted ASU 2016-02 effective January 1, 2019. See “Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” for additional information.
 
Note 17. Income Taxes
 
The provision for income taxes consisted of the following for the years ended December 31:
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
Current:
  

 
  

 
  

Federal
$
(112
)
 
$
(2,000
)
 
$
17,432

State
657

 
173

 
3,617

 
$
545

 
$
(1,827
)
 
$
21,049

Deferred:
  

 
  

 
  

Federal
$
1,348

 
$
9,435

 
$
(15,873
)
State
1,003

 
1,863

 
(2,697
)
 
$
2,351

 
$
11,298

 
$
(18,570
)
Total provision for income taxes
$
2,896

 
$
9,471

 
$
2,479

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

The significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows at December 31:
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
Net operating loss and contribution carryforwards
$
5,542

 
$
5,541

 
$
7,092

Legal settlement (Note 23)
5,065

 

 

Accrued expenses
1,484

 
1,115

 
1,519

Stock-based compensation
9,417

 
9,708

 
16,568

Interest limitation
2,189

 

 

Other
165

 
165

 
250

Interest rate swap

 
379

 
66

Deferred tax assets:
23,862

 
16,908

 
25,495

Valuation allowance
(12,420
)
 
(5,414
)
 

Total deferred tax assets
11,442

 
11,494

 
25,495

 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment in joint ventures
(9,784
)
 
(7,254
)
 
(8,039
)
Goodwill and intangible amortization
(3,400
)
 
(3,331
)
 
(4,943
)
Depreciation
(1,378
)
 
(1,293
)
 
(2,054
)
Other
(49
)
 
(38
)
 
(110
)
Total deferred tax liabilities
(14,611
)
 
(11,916
)
 
(15,146
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net deferred tax (liabilities) assets
$
(3,169
)
 
$
(422
)
 
$
10,349


As of December 31, 2018, the Company has $3,410 in state loss carryforwards which expire at various dates ending 2033 and $20,510 in charitable contribution carryforwards which expire at various dates ending in 2023. As of December 31, 2018, the Company has recorded a valuation allowance of $12,420 against all federal and state tax assets because it has determined that it is not more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized. The current year change in the valuation allowance of $7,006 relates primarily to the following: increase related to current year charitable contributions of $1,042, a decrease of $1,041 related to the expiration of charitable contribution benefits and a $7,005 increase related to the valuation allowance on all other deferred tax assets.

On December 22, 2017, the United States enacted tax reform legislation commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “2017 Tax Act”), resulting in significant modifications to existing law. The Company has completed the accounting for the effects of the 2017 Tax Act during the year ended December 31, 2018. The Company recorded a net income tax of $2,700 during the fourth quarter of 2017 as a result of the 2017 Tax Act.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)


The income tax expense included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations principally relates to the Company’s proportionate share of the pre‑tax income from its ownership in joint venture subsidiaries. A reconciliation of the federal statutory rate to the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows for the years ended December 31:
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
Income tax provision at federal statutory rate
21
 %
 
35
 %
 
35
 %
Increase (decrease) in tax resulting from:
  

 
  

 
  

State taxes, net of federal benefit
(2.9
)%
 
0.6
 %
 
0.9
 %
Noncontrolling interests in passthrough entities
(44.0
)%
 
(32.3
)%
 
(33.4
)%
Valuation allowance
33.0
 %
 
8.7
 %
 
 %
Other permanent items, net
4.8
 %
 
2.0
 %
 
(0.1
)%
Effective income tax rate
11.9
 %
 
14.0
 %
 
2.4
 %
 
The Company and its subsidiaries file U.S. federal income tax returns and various state returns. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local examinations by tax authorities for years before 2012. The Company is currently under audit by the state of Louisiana for the 2013-2015 tax years and the District of Columbia for the tax years 2013-2017 as of December 31, 2018

The following table summarizes the gross amounts of unrecognized tax benefits without regard to reduction in tax liabilities or additions to deferred tax assets and liabilities if such unrecognized tax benefits were settled:

 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
January 1
 
$
21,077

 
$
25,062

 
$
15,833

Increase due to current year tax positions
 

 

 
9,229

Decrease due to prior year tax positions
 
(4,109
)
 
(3,985
)
 

December 31
 
$
16,968

 
$
21,077

 
$
25,062


The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate was $6,633, $9,245, and $11,020 as of December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, inclusive of $2,511, $1,353, and $474, respectively, of interest related to uncertain tax positions and are included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets. The Company believes that it is reasonably possible that the recorded amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2018 may decrease within twelve months of the reporting date as a result of the filing of Forms 3115 in the third quarter of 2019.

Note 18. Loss Per Share
 
Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc., net of the change in the difference between the redemption value and estimated fair value for accounting purposes of related noncontrolling interest put provisions, by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the applicable period, less unvested restricted stock. Diluted loss per share is computed using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the applicable period, plus the dilutive effect of outstanding options, using the treasury stock method and the average market price of the Company’s common stock during the applicable period. Certain shares related to some of the Company’s outstanding stock options were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because they were anti-dilutive in the periods presented, but could be dilutive in the future.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 
Year ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
Basic and Diluted
  

 
  

 
  

Net (loss) income attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
(28,767
)
 
$
(4,597
)
 
$
3,146

Change in the difference between the redemption values and estimated fair values for accounting purposes of the related noncontrolling interests
(2,566
)
 
(11,503
)
 
(10,067
)
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
(31,333
)
 
(16,100
)
 
(6,921
)
Weighted‑average common shares outstanding
31,965,844

 
31,081,824

 
28,118,673

Weighted‑average common shares outstanding, assuming dilution
31,965,844

 
31,081,824

 
28,118,673

Loss per share, basic and diluted
$
(0.98
)
 
$
(0.52
)
 
$
(0.25
)
Outstanding options excluded as impact would be antidilutive
3,442,048

 
1,894,340

 
572,097

 
Note 19. Stock-Based Compensation
 
The majority of the Company’s stock‑based compensation arrangements consist of options having a ten-year term and either vest over a three or five year vesting schedule (service‑based), on the occurrence of an event (market-based) or upon the achievement of certain performance conditions (performance‑based).
 
The Company’s stock‑based compensation awards are measured at their estimated grant‑date fair value. For the performance or service‑based stock awards, compensation expense is recognized on the straight‑line method over their requisite service periods, and is adjusted each period for actual forfeitures. For market and performance based awards, the Company defers all stock‑based compensation until it is probable that the event, as defined, will occur.
 
The Company grants options that allow for the settlement of vested stock options on a net share basis (“net settled stock options”), under certain circumstances, instead of settlement with a cash payment. With net settled stock options, the employee does not surrender any cash or shares upon exercise. Rather, the Company withholds the number of shares to cover the option exercise price and the minimum statutory tax withholding obligations from the shares that would otherwise be issued upon exercise. The settlement of vested stock options on a net share basis results in fewer shares issued by the Company.
 
Share‑Based Compensation Plans:
 
(a) American Renal Holdings Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan
 
In December 2005, the Company established the American Renal Holdings Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2005 Plan”), under which common stock were reserved for issuance to employees, directors, and consultants. Options granted under the 2005 Plan may be incentive stock options or nonstatutory stock options. In response to the May 2010 acquisition of the Company by certain affiliates of Centerbridge Capital Partners, L.P. and certain members of management, options granted under the 2005 Plan became exercisable into American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. As of December 31, 2018, options to purchase an aggregate of 11,120 shares of common stock were outstanding under the 2005 Plan.
 
(b) American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan
 
In May 2010, the Company adopted the American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2010 Plan”) under which 3,606,251 shares of the Company’s common stock were reserved for issuance to the Company’s employees, directors and consultants. In March 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors approved authorizing the issuance of an additional 1,627,258 shares under the plan. Options granted under the 2010 Plan must be nonstatutory stock options. Stock appreciation rights may also be granted under the 2010 Plan. As of December 31, 2018, options to purchase an aggregate of 3,859,143 shares of common stock were outstanding under the 2010 Plan.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

(c) American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. 2011 Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors
 
In January 2011, the Company adopted the American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. 2011 Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors (the “2011 Director’s Plan”) under which 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were reserved for issuance to the Company’s directors and consultants. Options granted under the 2011 Director’s Plan must be nonstatutory stock options. Stock appreciation rights may also be granted under the 2011 Director’s Plan. As of December 31, 2018, options to purchase an aggregate of 34,350 shares of common stock were outstanding under the 2011 Director’s Plan.
 
(d) American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. 2016 Omnibus Plan
 
On April 7, 2016, the Company approved the 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan”). The 2016 Plan authorized the Company to issue options and other awards to directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors to purchase up to a total of 4,000,000 shares of common stock. As of December 31, 2018, options to purchase an aggregate of 1,106,578 shares of common stock, and 441,063 unvested restricted stock awards, were outstanding under the 2016 Plan.
 
Shares Reserved
 
As of December 31, 2018, there were 2,056,620 shares remaining for issuance for future equity grants under the Company’s 2016 Plan. There were no shares available for future equity grants under the 2005 Plan, 2010 Plan and 2011 Director’s Plan.
 
Equity Grants, Assumptions and Activity
 
The following table presents the stock‑based compensation expense and related income tax benefit included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Patient care costs
$
714

 
$
2,773

 
$
5,720

General and administrative
5,007

 
13,099

 
34,578

Total stock‑based compensation
$
5,721

 
$
15,872

 
$
40,298

Income tax benefit
$
1,493

 
$
6,349

 
$
16,119

 
Stock Options
 
The Company estimates the grant-date fair value of stock options by using a Monte Carlo simulation‑based approach for the portion of the option that contains both a market and performance condition and the Black‑Scholes valuation model for the portion of the option that contains a performance or service‑based condition. Key inputs used to estimate the fair value of stock options include the exercise price of the award, the expected term of the option, the expected volatility of the Company’s common stock over the option’s expected terms, the risk‑free interest rate over the option’s expected term and the Company’s expected annual dividend yield.
 
The weighted‑average assumptions used in the option valuation models for awards granted in 2018, 2017 and 2016 are as follows. 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Expected volatility(1)
30 - 35%

 
30 - 35%

 
25
%
Expected term in years(2)
6.0

 
6.0

 
6.0 - 6.5

Risk-free interest rate(3)
2.74 - 2.99%

 
1.92 - 2.26%

 
1.20 - 1.58%

Expected annual dividend yield(4)
%
 
%
 
%
Weighted-average grant-date fair value
$
7.14

 
$
5.52

 
$
6.24

 
(1)
Since the Company does not have sufficient history as a public company and does not have sufficient trading history for its common stock, the expected volatility was largely estimated based on the historical equity volatility of common

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

stock of comparable publicly traded entities over a period equal to the expected term of the stock option grants. For each of the comparable publicly traded entities, the historical equity volatility and the capital structure of the entity were used to calculate the implied stock volatility. The average implied stock volatility of the comparable publicly traded entities was then used to calculate a relevered equity volatility for the Company based on the Company’s own capital structure. In the first quarter of 2018, the Company utilized the relevered equity volatility based on the comparable publicly traded entities for the Company and beginning in the second quarter of 2018, the Company began weighting in its own historical equity volatility to arrive at the concluded weighted-average equity volatility for the option valuation model. The comparable entities from the healthcare sector were chosen based on area of specialty. The Company will continue to apply this process until a sufficient amount of historical information regarding the volatility of the Company's own stock price becomes available.

(2)
Expected term of 6.0 years for a service‑based option is based on the “short‑cut method” as prescribed by Securities and Exchange Commission’s Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 110.

(3)
The risk‑free interest rate is based on the yield of zero‑coupon U.S. Treasury securities for a period that is commensurate with the expected option term at the time of grant.

(4)
Expected dividend yield is based on management’s expectations.

The following table summarizes the combined stock option activity under the Company’s stock option plans for the year ended December 31, 2018:
 
Number of Shares
 
Weighted -
average
exercise price
 
Weighted - average
remaining
contractual term
(in years)
 
Aggregate
intrinsic
value
Options outstanding as of January 1, 2018
5,280,261

 
$
11.79

 
  
 
  

Granted
296,286

 
19.32

 
  
 
  

Exercised
(348,442
)
 
5.17

 
  
 
  

Forfeited/Cancelled
(216,914
)
 
16.50

 
  
 
  

Options outstanding as of December 31, 2018
5,011,191

 
$
12.38

 
4.99
 
$
17,056

Vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2018
5,011,191

 
$
12.38

 
4.99
 
$
17,056

Exercisable as of December 31, 2018
3,172,792

 
$
8.29

 
3.98
 
$
17,056

 
The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised (i.e., the difference between the market price at exercise and the price paid by the employee at exercise) in 2018, 2017 and 2016 was $4,825$10,974 and $1,299, respectively.
 
As of December 31, 2018, the Company had approximately $6,178 of unrecognized compensation costs related to unvested share‑based compensation arrangements of which $408 is attributable to share‑based awards with market and performance conditions and $5,771 is attributable to time‑based vesting. The compensation cost associated with unvested awards is expected to be recognized as expense over a weighted‑average period of approximately 3.4 years.

Restricted Stock Awards
 
Employees and directors are eligible to receive grants of restricted stock, which entitle the holder to shares of common stock as the awards vest. The Company determines stock-based compensation expense using the fair value method. The fair value of restricted stock is equal to the closing sale price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant.

In March 2018, the Company granted approximately 95,000 performance-based restricted stock awards to certain executives, with a weighted average grant date fair value per share of $22.33. These awards will vest at the end of the three-year service period and the quantity of awards that vest is dependent upon the Company's achievement of defined performance metrics. The Company has determined that the performance conditions for these awards are probable of achievement as of December 31, 2018.


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As of December 31, 2018, a total of 441,063 shares of restricted stock were unvested and outstanding, which results in unamortized stock-based compensation of $4,929 to be recognized as stock-based compensation expense over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of 1.3 years.

A summary of restricted stock award activity is as follows: 
 
Number of Shares
 
Weighted -
 average
 grant date fair value
Unvested as of January 1, 2018
252,307

 
$
16.70

Granted
359,691

 
22.18

Vested
(100,553
)
 
16.91

Forfeited/Cancelled
(70,382
)
 
19.48

Unvested as of December 31, 2018
441,063

 
$
20.68


The total fair value of restricted stock vested during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 was approximately $1,701 and $440, respectively. There was no vested restricted stock during the years ended December 31, 2016.
 
Stock Option Modification
 
In connection with the dividends paid at the time of the IPO, equitable adjustments are required by the terms of some of the Company's equity incentive plans and for other plans were modified at the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors. See “Note 4 - Initial Public Offering”.  


Note 20. Related Party Transactions
 
Term Loan Holdings
 
The Company administers and manages the Assigned Clinic Loans as servicer pursuant to the terms of a loan servicing agreement as entered into between the Company and Term Loan Holdings. The Company is paid a quarterly fee for its services based on its reasonable costs and expenses, plus a specified percentage of such costs and expenses, which may be adjusted annually based on negotiations between the Company and Term Loan Holdings. The fee charged for the year ended December 31, 2018 is immaterial. See “Note 4 - Initial Public Offering” and “Note 15 - Debt.”
 
Due from Related Party
 
As described in Note 16 - Leases,” the Company subleases space in its facilities to certain nephrologist partners. In connection with certain such subleases, the Company loaned a total initial amount of $2,445 for various facility buildouts. The loans had an interest rate of 6% with maturities ranging from March 2026 through September 2033. Fixed principal and interest payments with respect to such loans are payable monthly. As of December 31, 2018, the remaining balance to be paid to the Company was $2,224, which is included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets on the consolidated balance sheet. 

Transactions with Executive Officer

The Company licenses software relating to electronic medical record solutions from Kinetic Decision Solutions LLC (“Kinetic”) which is owned 51% by an executive officer of the Company, and 2.5% by his spouse. The executive is also Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of Kinetic. Under the terms of this arrangement, the Company paid to Kinetic $318$310, and $344 during the year ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016 respectively.

The executive officer and his spouse, through a trust in which the executive officer's spouse is trustee and beneficiary, are partners in certain of the Company's clinic JVs. The clinics in which the executive officer and/or his spousal trust have an ownership interest all receive intercompany revolving loans made through the Company, and have a portion of their financing in the form of term loans held by Term Loan Holdings. As of December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, the aggregate principal

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amount outstanding of the intercompany revolving loans and assigned clinic loans made to the Company's joint ventures in which the executive officer and/or his spousal trust have an ownership interest was approximately $4,065, $6,027, and $7,213, respectively. As of December 31, 2018, such loans had maturities ranging from February 2019 to August 2024, with a weighted average maturity of approximately 3.4 years (May 2022), and interest rates ranging from 3.31% to 6.30%, with a weighted average interest rate of 4.8%. Fixed principal and interest payments with respect to such loans are payable monthly. Each loan is secured by the assets of the applicable joint venture clinic and is, and will continue to be, guaranteed by the Company and the executive officer and/or his spousal trust in proportion to each party’s ownership interests in the applicable joint venture. Based on their proportionate ownership interest in such joint ventures, the executive officer and/or his spousal trust guaranteed approximately $692 of such outstanding loans as of December 31, 2018.

Note 21. Commitments and Contingencies
 
The Company had obligations under contracts related to the construction of clinics totaling $4,367 as of December 31, 2018 which are expected to be paid in 2019.

The Company has aggregate additional purchase obligations of $139,625 for minimum purchase commitments over a period of five years under its agreements with certain suppliers. In the event of a shortfall, the Company is required to pay in cash a portion or all of the amount of such shortfall or may, under certain circumstances, be subject to a price increase or other fee. The Company entered into an additional purchase agreement in March 2019 with a supplier for an amount of approximately $105,000 in years 2019 through 2022.

Income Tax Receivable Agreement
 
As described in “Note 4 - Initial Public Offering” and “Note 8 - Fair Value Measurements,” the Company is a party to the TRA under which it is contractually committed to pay its pre-IPO stockholders on a pro rata basis 85% of the amount of cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax that it actually realizes (or are deemed to realize in the case of an early termination payment by the Company, or a change of control, as discussed below) as a result of any option deductions (as defined in the TRA). The actual amount and timing of any payments under the TRA will vary depending upon a number of factors, including the amount and timing of taxable income the Company generates in the future, changes in the income tax rate, whether and when any relevant stock options, as defined in the TRA, are exercised and the value of the Company's common stock at the time of such exercise.

Regulatory

 The healthcare industry is subject to numerous laws and regulations of federal, state, and local governments. Government activity has increased with respect to investigations and allegations concerning possible violations by healthcare providers of fraud and abuse statutes and regulations, which could result in the imposition of significant fines and penalties, as well as significant repayments for patient services previously billed. Compliance with such laws and regulations are subject to government review and interpretations, as well as regulatory actions unknown or unasserted at this time.

In addition, see “Note 23 - Certain Legal and Other Matters” below.

Note 22. Certain Legal and Other Matters

The following is a description of certain lawsuits, claims, governmental investigations and audits and other legal proceedings to which the Company is subject.

Government Inquiries and Investigations

On January 3, 2017, the Company received a subpoena from the United States Attorney’s Office, District of Massachusetts, requesting certain information relating to the Company’s payments and other interactions with the American Kidney Fund and any efforts to educate patients qualified or enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid about enrollment in ACA-compliant individual marketplace plans, among other related matters under applicable healthcare laws. The Company

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cooperated fully with the government. The Company believes that this investigation related to a complaint, unsealed on August 1, 2019 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, that named certain of its competitors, the AKF and certain unidentified parties as defendants. The complaint alleges violations of the federal False Claims Act and various state false claims acts. The Department of Justice elected not to intervene in the matter. While the Company was not identified as a defendant in the matter, it can make no assurance that it will not be named as one of the unidentified defendant parties.

In October 2018, the Staff of the SEC requested that the Company voluntarily provide documents and information relating to certain revenue recognition, collections and related matters. On March 27, 2019, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “March 27 Form 8-K”) that described, among other things, certain preliminary findings arising from the review being conducted by the Audit Committee of the Board, which commenced following receipt of the SEC request. On March 28, 2019, the Company received a subpoena from the Staff of the SEC, which reiterated the SEC’s prior request and required the production of additional documents and information relating to the matters disclosed in the March 27 Form 8-K and related matters. On June 19, 2019, the Company received an additional subpoena from the Staff of the SEC, which required the production of additional related documents and information. The Company may receive additional related subpoenas or other requests for documents and information from the Staff. The Company has cooperated fully with this investigation and will continue to do so.

Shareholder and Derivative Claims

On March 28, 2019 and April 19, 2019, putative shareholder class action complaints were filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey against the Company and certain of its current and former executive officers. Both complaints allege violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 10b-5 thereunder related to the matters disclosed in the March 27 Form 8-K and certain prior filings. The complaints seek unspecified damages on behalf of the individuals or entities that purchased or otherwise acquired ARA’s securities from August 10, 2016 to March 27, 2019. On July 3, 2019, the complaints were consolidated and a lead plaintiff was appointed for the putative shareholder class action complaint, captioned Ali Vandevar, et al. v. American Renal Associates Holdings Inc., et al., No. 19-09074-ES-MA. The Company, the Board, and its current and former executive officers could become subject to additional litigation relating to these matters. The Company intends to vigorously defend itself against these claims.

On July 25, 2019, a derivative lawsuit, Luke Johnson v. Joseph A. Carlucci, et al., 2:19-CV-15812-JMV-JBC, was filed, purportedly on behalf of the Company, in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey against the members of the Company’s board of directors and certain of its current and former executive officers. The lawsuit asserts claims for violations of Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act, breach of fiduciary duties, unjust enrichment and waste of corporate assets based on, among other things, the Restatement and the related material weaknesses in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, alleged misstatements and omissions in the Company’s 2017 and 2018 proxy statements, compensation paid to the individual defendants and the costs incurred in connection with the Restatement process. The lawsuit seeks, among other things, recovery of damages sustained by the Company as a result of the individual defendants’ alleged misconduct, a direction to the Company to hold an annual meeting of stockholders and reforms to the Company’s corporate governance and internal procedures. The complaint also seeks restitution and costs and attorney’s fees.

Other

From time to time, the Company is subject to various legal actions and proceedings involving claims incidental to the conduct of its business, including contractual disputes and professional and general liability claims, as well as audits and investigations by various government entities, in the ordinary course of business. Based on information currently available, established reserves, available insurance coverage and other resources, the Company does not believe that the outcomes of any such pending actions, proceedings or investigations in the ordinary course of business, are likely to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to its business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. However, legal actions and proceedings are subject to inherent uncertainties, and it is possible that the ultimate resolution of such matters, if unfavorable, may be materially adverse to the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
    
Although the Company is not currently subject to any formal regulatory investigations or proceedings other than those described herein, there is no assurance that any such investigations or proceedings will not be commenced by any U.S. federal or state healthcare or other regulatory agencies. In addition, the Company may in the future be subject to additional inquiries,

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investigations, litigation or other proceedings or actions, regulatory or otherwise, arising in relation to the matters described above and related litigation and investigative matters. An unfavorable outcome of any such litigation or regulatory proceeding or action could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.

The Company also records in Certain legal and other matters, legal fees and other expenses relating to matters that it believes do not reflect its core business operations.

Resolved Matters

The wholly owned operating subsidiary of ARA, American Renal Associates LLC (“ARA OpCo”), and its subsidiary, American Renal Management LLC (“ARM”), were defendants in lawsuits filed by affiliates of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (“United”) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (Case Number 9:16-cv-81180-KAM), filed July 1, 2016, and the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (Case Number 1:18-cv-10622-ADB), filed March 30, 2018. On July 2, 2018, ARA OpCo and ARM executed a binding Settlement Term Sheet with the plaintiffs with respect to a settlement to resolve all ongoing litigation between the Company and United, and on August 1, 2018, the parties entered into a final settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) on substantially the same terms as provided in the Settlement Term Sheet. The Settlement Agreement included a release of all claims arising from or related to the above-referenced litigations that were asserted or that could have been asserted against the Company or against the nephrologists or other healthcare providers who have entered into joint venture arrangements or medical directorships with the Company (the “Joint Venture Providers”) and the joint venture entities without any admission of liability or wrongdoing. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the Company will make total settlement payments of $32,000, inclusive of administrative fees and fees for plaintiffs’ counsel, in five installments, with an initial present value of $29,614, which is included in Certain legal and other matters in the Statement of Operations during the year ended December 31, 2018, and a remaining present value of $19,614. As of December 31, 2018, $7,641 is classified as Accrued expenses and other current liabilities and $11,973 is classified in Other long-term liabilities. The Company paid the first installment of $10,000 on August 1, 2018 and the second installment of $8,000 on August 1, 2019 and expects to pay $7,000 on August 1, 2020, $3,500 on August 1, 2021 and $3,500 on August 1, 2022. The Company also agreed to share certain information with United and to follow certain procedures with respect to patients covered by United. Subject to the mutual releases provided in the Settlement Agreement, United also agreed to renew, reinstate, and/or not to terminate the network agreements for any Joint Venture Providers whose network agreements United terminated or chose not to renew from August 1, 2017 through the date of the Settlement Agreement. The Settlement Agreement included customary terms and conditions. In connection with the Settlement Agreement, the Company also entered into a three-year national network agreement with United on August 1, 2018 that provides for specified reimbursement rates for patients covered by Medicare Advantage, Medicaid HMO and commercial insurance products over the term of the agreement. The in-network agreement went into effect on September 1, 2018.

On July 26, 2016, the Staff of the SEC sent a letter to the Company stating that it was conducting an inquiry and requesting that the Company provide certain documents and information relating to the subject matter covered by the United complaint described above. On April 28, 2017, the Company was notified by the SEC Staff that the SEC had concluded its investigation and, based on the information it had as of that date, did not intend to recommend an enforcement action against the Company.

On August 31, 2016 and September 2, 2016, putative shareholder class action complaints were filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, respectively, against the Company and certain officers and directors of the Company. On October 26, 2016, the complaint filed in the Southern District of New York was voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiff without prejudice. On June 15, 2018, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts approved a Stipulation of Settlement, entered into between the Company and Lead Plaintiff on January 30, 2018 in the matter captioned Esposito, et al. v. American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc., et al., Case No. 16-cv-11797 (ADB). The Stipulation of Settlement provided for a total settlement payment of $4,000, inclusive of administrative fees and fees for the lead plaintiff’s counsel. Substantially all of the settlement was funded by insurance proceeds. The settlement released all claims asserted against the Company and the other named defendants in the action without any liability or wrongdoing attributed to them.

On October 25, 2017, Stephen Bushansky, a shareholder, filed a derivative lawsuit purportedly on behalf of the Company against the members of its board of directors. The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. On May 31, 2018, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts approved a settlement

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agreement, entered into between the Company and Steven Bushansky on March 29, 2018 in the matter captioned Stephen Bushansky, Derivatively on Behalf of American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. v. Joseph A. Carlucci, et. al., Case No. 17-cv-12091 (ADB). The settlement agreement provided for, among other things, a settlement payment of $350, inclusive of attorney’s fees, and certain corporate governance changes. The payment was made by the Company’s insurer. The settlement resolved the claims asserted against all defendants in the action without any liability or wrongdoing attributed to them.

CMS Request for Information

On August 18, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a request for information seeking public comment on the concerns that some healthcare providers and provider-affiliated organizations may be steering patients eligible for, or receiving, Medicare and/or Medicaid benefits into ACA-compliant individual marketplace plans, including health insurance marketplace plans. The request for information also sought comment about certain charities that provide assistance to patients seeking private insurance coverage. CMS also sent letters to all Medicare-enrolled dialysis facilities and centers informing them of this request for information. The Company provided a response to the CMS request for information.

Note 23. Employee Benefit Plan
 
In 2018, the Company sponsored a 401(k) defined contribution retirement plan for qualifying employees. The Company made no contributions to the plan in 2018, 2017 and 2016.

Note 24. Concentrations
 
The Company holds cash at several major financial institutions, which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $250. The Company maintains balances in excess of these limits, but does not believe that such deposits with its banks are subject to any unusual risk.
 
EPOGEN® and Aranesp® are significant physician‑prescribed pharmaceuticals that are commonly administered during dialysis and are provided by Amgen. In September 2017, the Company entered into a purchase agreement with Vifor International AG that expires on December 31, 2022, pursuant to which it will provide the Company's clinics with epoetin alfa-epbx (Retacrit™) and Mircera®, alternatives to EPOGEN and Aranesp, respectively.  

Note 25. Subsequent Events

Acquisitions

On January 1, 2019, the Company acquired the assets of a dialysis center in Florida. The Company has a controlling interest in this joint venture.

On March 1, 2019, the Company acquired the assets of a dialysis center in South Carolina. The Company has a controlling interest in this joint venture.

The consideration transferred, on a combined basis for all acquisitions consummated during 2019 through the date of issuance of these financial statements, was as follows:

Cash
$
6,590

Equity interests
4,655

Fair value of total consideration transferred
$
11,245





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The amounts recognized as of the acquisition date, on a combined basis for all acquisitions consummated during 2019 through the date of issuance of these financial statements, for each major class of assets acquired and liabilities assumed were allocated preliminarily based on the estimated fair value, as follows:

Property and equipment
$
1,657

Noncompete agreements
660

Goodwill
8,683

Other assets
245

Total consideration paid
$
11,245

 
The acquisition was made to expand the Company’s market presence in the indicated locations. The goodwill arising from these acquisitions was primarily attributable to future growth opportunities and any intangible assets that did not qualify for separate recognition, and goodwill of $4,774 is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. Pro forma information is not presented because such amounts are not significant.

Divestitures

The Company periodically divests the operating assets and liabilities of dialysis centers. The results of operations for these divestitures are included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations through their respective sale consummation dates.

On March 1, 2019, the Company sold 100% of the Company’s equity in two dialysis clinics in Florida and received a combined cash consideration for the sales of $3,300. The transactions resulted in the recognition of a combined gain of $512 and a reduction of goodwill of $2,210 during the quarter ended March 31, 2019.
On July 1, 2019, the Company sold 100% of the Company’s equity in two dialysis clinics in Maryland and received a combined cash consideration for the sales of $3,000. The transactions resulted in the recognition of a combined gain of $264 and a reduction of goodwill of $2,155 during the quarter ended September 30, 2019.
Held for Sale
As of June 30, 2019, the Company reclassified the combined carrying value of assets of $14,061, which met the criteria of held for sale and are expected to be sold within one year, to Current assets held for sale on the consolidated balance sheet.
Key Employee Retention Plan

In April 2019, the Company entered into retention agreements with certain officers and other employees of the Company to be paid in October 2019. The maximum amount payable under the plan is $2,005, which is earned over the retention period.

Consulting Agreement

On March 25, 2019, the Company entered into an independent contractor's agreement with ECG Ventures, Inc., an entity wholly owned by a member of the Board. The board member provides consulting services to the Company on the terms set forth in the agreement. The agreement provides for a base fee of $100 per month during the term of the agreement, plus both a restatement fee and a performance fee, as well as reimbursement for travel and certain legal expenses. The Company incurred expenses of $656 during the three months ended June 30, 2019 relating to services provided under this consulting agreement.

Refer to “Note 15 - Debt” and “Note 22 - Certain Legal and Other Matters” for additional subsequent events identified.


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Note 26. Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended 
(in thousands, except for share data)
December 31, 2018
 
September 30, 2018
 
June 30, 2018
 
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
September 30, 2017
 
June 30, 2017
 
March 31, 2017
 
 
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
 
(restated)
Patient service operating revenues
$
207,806

 
$
205,719

 
$
205,952

 
$
186,299

 
$
190,509

 
$
190,670

 
$
177,890

 
$
178,249

Net patient service operating revenues
$
207,806

 
$
205,719

 
$
205,952

 
$
186,299

 
$
187,331

 
$
187,918

 
$
177,459

 
$
176,294

Operating Income (loss)
$
22,949

 
$
24,110

 
$
(4,310
)
 
$
12,573

 
$
27,033

 
$
33,224

 
$
18,277

 
$
11,674

Income (loss) before income taxes
$
19,590

 
$
12,388

 
$
(10,710
)
 
$
4,095

 
$
21,549

 
$
29,554

 
$
7,922

 
$
8,582

Net income (loss) attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
(572
)
 
$
(734
)
 
$
(23,659
)
 
$
(3,802
)
 
$
(4,898
)
 
$
7,496

 
$
(5,073
)
 
$
(2,122
)
Basic (loss) income per share attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
(0.06
)
 
$
(0.04
)
 
$
(0.78
)
 
$
(0.10
)
 
$
(0.12
)
 
$
0.26

 
$
(0.26
)
 
$
(0.41
)
Diluted (loss) income per share attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
(0.06
)
 
$
(0.04
)
 
$
(0.78
)
 
$
(0.10
)
 
$
(0.12
)
 
$
0.24

 
$
(0.26
)
 
$
(0.41
)

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(Unaudited)



Restatement of Previously Issued Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The following tables present the restated unaudited quarterly condensed consolidated financial statements for each quarter-to-date and year-to-date interim period for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016. In the opinion of the Company's management, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a basis consistent with the financial statements which appear elsewhere in these consolidated financial statements and include all adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the financial position and results of operations for such unaudited periods. Historical results are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected in the future. See “Note 3 - Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information and a description of the adjustments and reclassifications in each category of restatements referenced by (a) through (h).


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Following are the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for interim quarters ended 2018 (tables in thousands, except per share data):
 
As of March 31, 2018
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Assets
 
 
 
 
  
 
  

Cash
$
64,283

 
$
(10
)
 
f
 
$
64,273

Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts
85,723

 
24,608

 
a
 
110,331

Inventories
7,642

 
(1,513
)
 
a,f
 
6,129

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
24,478

 
799

 
f
 
25,277

Income tax receivable
7,835

 
(7,835
)
 
d
 

Total current assets
189,961

 
16,049

 
 
 
206,010

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
168,682

 

 
 
 
168,682

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization
25,182

 

 
 
 
25,182

Other long-term assets
15,013

 

 
 
 
15,013

Goodwill
570,946

 
395

 
c
 
571,341

Total assets
$
969,784

 
$
16,444

 
 
 
$
986,228

Liabilities and Equity
  

 


 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
40,885

 
$

 
 
 
$
40,885

Accrued compensation and benefits
27,160

 

 
 
 
27,160

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
51,954

 
11,836

 
d
 
63,790

Current portion of long-term debt
45,121

 

 
 
 
45,121

Total current liabilities
165,120

 
11,836

 
 
 
176,956

Long-term debt, less current portion
512,822

 

 
 
 
512,822

Income tax receivable agreement payable
8,646

 

 
 
 
8,646

Other long-term liabilities
14,171

 
(24
)
 
d
 
14,147

Deferred tax liabilities
9,560

 
(9,138
)
 
d
 
422

Total liabilities
710,319

 
2,674

 
 
 
712,993

Commitments and contingencies


 


 
 
 


Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions
148,769

 
(8,978
)
 
b
 
139,791

Equity:
  

 


 
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued

 

 
 
 

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized; 32,437,507 issued and outstanding
195

 

 
 
 
195

Additional paid-in capital
68,632

 
29,611

 
b,c
 
98,243

Receivable from noncontrolling interests
(515
)
 

 
 
 
(515
)
Accumulated deficit
(124,485
)
 
(15,001
)
 
a,b,c,d,f
 
(139,486
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
760

 
(214
)
 
d
 
546

Total American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. deficit
(55,413
)
 
14,396

 
 
 
(41,017
)
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions
166,109

 
8,352

 
a,b,c,d,f
 
174,461

Total equity
110,696

 
22,748

 
 
 
133,444

Total liabilities and equity
$
969,784

 
$
16,444

 
 
 
$
986,228


F-55

AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)



 
As of June 30, 2018
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Assets
 
 
 
 
  
 
  

Cash
$
69,403

 
$
(10
)
 
f
 
$
69,393

Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts
91,508

 
13,382

 
a
 
104,890

Inventories
6,535

 

 
 
 
6,535

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
20,338

 
(1,251
)
 
a,f
 
19,087

Income tax receivable
4,713

 
(4,713
)
 
d
 

Total current assets
192,497

 
7,408

 
 
 
199,905

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
167,621

 

 
 
 
167,621

Deferred tax assets

 
4,596

 
d
 
4,596

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization
24,966

 

 
 
 
24,966

Other long-term assets
19,639

 

 
 
 
19,639

Goodwill
570,946

 
393

 
c
 
571,339

Total assets
$
975,669

 
$
12,397

 
 
 
$
988,066

Liabilities and Equity
  

 


 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
52,849

 
$

 
 
 
$
52,849

Accrued compensation and benefits
30,881

 

 
 
 
30,881

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
48,961

 
13,989

 
d
 
62,950

Current portion of long-term debt
46,660

 

 
 
 
46,660

Total current liabilities
179,351

 
13,989

 
 
 
193,340

Long-term debt, less current portion
509,983

 

 
 
 
509,983

Income tax receivable agreement payable
6,037

 

 
 
 
6,037

Other long-term liabilities
33,819

 
(3
)
 
d
 
33,816

Deferred tax liabilities
4,696

 
(4,696
)
 
d
 

Total liabilities
733,886

 
9,290

 
 
 
743,176

Commitments and contingencies


 


 
 
 


Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions
145,500

 
(4,763
)
 
e
 
140,737

Equity:
  

 


 
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued

 

 
 
 

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized; 32,458,837 issued and outstanding
195

 

 
 
 
195

Additional paid-in capital
69,170

 
24,169

 
b,c
 
93,339

Receivable from noncontrolling interests
(477
)
 

 
 
 
(477
)
Accumulated deficit
(142,493
)
 
(20,652
)
 
a,b,c,d,f
 
(163,145
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
1,227

 
(214
)
 
d
 
1,013

Total American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. deficit
(72,378
)
 
3,303

 
 
 
(69,075
)
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions
168,661

 
4,567

 
a,b,c,d,f
 
173,228

Total equity
96,283

 
7,870

 
 
 
104,153

Total liabilities and equity
$
975,669

 
$
12,397

 
 
 
$
988,066


F-56

AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)



 
As of September 30, 2018
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Assets
 
 
 
 
  
 
  

Cash
$
61,872

 
$
(10
)
 
f
 
$
61,862

Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts
90,596

 
8,082

 
a
 
98,678

Inventories
6,382

 

 
 
 
6,382

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
20,608

 
(1,892
)
 
a,f
 
18,716

Income tax receivable
5,306

 
(5,306
)
 
d
 

Total current assets
184,764

 
874

 
 
 
185,638

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
168,346

 

 
 
 
168,346

Deferred tax assets

 
4,596

 
d
 
4,596

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization
24,811

 

 
 
 
24,811

Other long-term assets
18,198

 

 
 
 
18,198

Goodwill
570,944

 
395

 
c
 
571,339

Total assets
$
967,063

 
$
5,865

 
 
 
$
972,928

Liabilities and Equity
  

 


 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
54,023

 
$

 
 
 
$
54,023

Accrued compensation and benefits
34,658

 

 
 
 
34,658

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
43,153

 
13,385

 
d
 
56,538

Current portion of long-term debt
47,206

 

 
 
 
47,206

Total current liabilities
179,040

 
13,385

 
 
 
192,425

Long-term debt, less current portion
506,750

 

 
 
 
506,750

Income tax receivable agreement payable
9,476

 

 
 
 
9,476

Other long-term liabilities
24,378

 
(3
)
 
d
 
24,375

Deferred tax liabilities
4,843

 
(4,843
)
 
d
 

Total liabilities
724,487

 
8,539

 
 
 
733,026

Commitments and contingencies


 


 
 
 


Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions
150,152

 
(8,916
)
 
b
 
141,236

Equity:
  

 


 
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued

 

 
 
 

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized; 32,514,777 issued and outstanding
195

 

 
 
 
195

Additional paid-in capital
65,965

 
27,252

 
b,c
 
93,217

Receivable from noncontrolling interests
(1,340
)
 

 
 
 
(1,340
)
Accumulated deficit
(140,003
)
 
(23,875
)
 
a,b,c,d,f
 
(163,878
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
1,654

 
(214
)
 
d
 
1,440

Total American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. deficit
(73,529
)
 
3,163

 
 
 
(70,366
)
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions
165,953

 
3,079

 
a,b,c,d,f
 
169,032

Total equity
92,424

 
6,242

 
 
 
98,666

Total liabilities and equity
$
967,063

 
$
5,865

 
 
 
$
972,928


F-57

AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)




Following are the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for the interim quarters ended 2017 (tables in thousands, except per share data):
 
As of March 31, 2017
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Assets
 
 
 
 
  
 
  

Cash
$
84,003

 
$
(10
)
 
f
 
$
83,993

Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts
77,495

 
48,354

 
a
 
125,849

Inventories
4,648

 

 
 
 
4,648

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
18,217

 

 
 
 
18,217

Income tax receivable
9,415

 
(9,415
)
 
d
 

Total current assets
193,778

 
38,929

 
 
 
232,707

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
167,338

 

 
 
 
167,338

Deferred tax assets

 
9,691

 
d
 
9,691

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization
25,681

 

 
 
 
25,681

Other long-term assets
7,472

 

 
 
 
7,472

Goodwill
573,147

 
(55
)
 
c
 
573,092

Total assets
$
967,416

 
$
48,565

 
 
 
$
1,015,981

Liabilities and Equity
  

 


 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
24,605

 
$

 
 
 
$
24,605

Accrued compensation and benefits
26,092

 

 
 
 
26,092

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
45,075

 
13,484

 
d
 
58,559

Current portion of long-term debt
45,559

 

 
 
 
45,559

Total current liabilities
141,331

 
13,484

 
 
 
154,815

Long-term debt, less current portion
520,364

 

 
 
 
520,364

Income tax receivable agreement payable
16,683

 

 
 
 
16,683

Other long-term liabilities
12,826

 
(3
)
 
d
 
12,823

Deferred tax liabilities
1,522

 
(1,522
)
 
d
 

Total liabilities
692,726

 
11,959

 
 
 
704,685

Commitments and contingencies


 


 
 
 


Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions
132,465

 
25,621

 
b
 
158,086

Equity:
  

 


 
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued

 

 
 
 

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized; 31,143,998 issued and outstanding
184

 

 
 
 
184

Additional paid-in capital
93,596

 
364

 
b,c
 
93,960

Receivable from noncontrolling interests
(747
)
 

 
 
 
(747
)
Accumulated deficit
(129,897
)
 
(3,526
)
 
a,b,c,d,f
 
(133,423
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
(744
)
 

 
 
 
(744
)
Total American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. deficit
(37,608
)
 
(3,162
)
 
 
 
(40,770
)
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions
179,833

 
14,147

 
a,b,c,d,f
 
193,980

Total equity
142,225

 
10,985

 
 
 
153,210

Total liabilities and equity
$
967,416

 
$
48,565

 
 
 
$
1,015,981


F-58

AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)



 
As of June 30, 2017
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Assets
 
 
 
 
  
 
  

Cash
$
74,933

 
$
(11
)
 
f
 
$
74,922

Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts
77,841

 
39,819

 
a
 
117,660

Inventories
4,960

 

 
 
 
4,960

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
23,150

 

 
 
 
23,150

Income tax receivable
10,254

 
(10,254
)
 
d
 

Total current assets
191,138

 
29,554

 
 
 
220,692

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
165,495

 

 
 
 
165,495

Deferred tax assets

 
9,635

 
d
 
9,635

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization
25,638

 

 
 
 
25,638

Other long-term assets
8,885

 

 
 
 
8,885

Goodwill
573,147

 
(347
)
 
c
 
572,800

Total assets
$
964,303

 
$
38,842

 
 
 
$
1,003,145

Liabilities and Equity
  

 


 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
28,184

 
$

 
 
 
$
28,184

Accrued compensation and benefits
28,654

 

 
 
 
28,654

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
60,663

 
10,032

 
d
 
70,695

Current portion of long-term debt
45,711

 

 
 
 
45,711

Total current liabilities
163,212

 
10,032

 
 
 
173,244

Long-term debt, less current portion
516,442

 

 
 
 
516,442

Income tax receivable agreement payable
15,600

 

 
 
 
15,600

Other long-term liabilities
13,859

 
(3
)
 
d
 
13,856

Deferred tax liabilities
1,128

 
(1,128
)
 
d
 

Total liabilities
710,241

 
8,901

 
 
 
719,142

Commitments and contingencies


 


 
 
 


Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions
113,925

 
18,569

 
b
 
132,494

Equity:
  

 


 
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued

 

 
 
 

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized; 31,283,812 issued and outstanding
185

 

 
 
 
185

Additional paid-in capital
95,369

 
6,006

 
b,c
 
101,375

Receivable from noncontrolling interests
(415
)
 

 
 
 
(415
)
Accumulated deficit
(132,003
)
 
(6,585
)
 
a,b,c,d,f
 
(138,588
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
(1,420
)
 

 
 
 
(1,420
)
Total American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. deficit
(38,284
)
 
(579
)
 
 
 
(38,863
)
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions
178,421

 
11,951

 
a,b,c,d,f
 
190,372

Total equity
140,137

 
11,372

 
 
 
151,509

Total liabilities and equity
$
964,303

 
$
38,842

 
 
 
$
1,003,145


F-59

AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)



 
As of September 30, 2017
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Assets
 
 
 
 
  
 
  

Cash
$
67,593

 
$
(10
)
 
f
 
$
67,583

Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts
81,234

 
40,026

 
a
 
121,260

Inventories
4,672

 

 
 
 
4,672

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
17,133

 

 
 
 
17,133

Income tax receivable
8,071

 
(8,071
)
 
d
 

Total current assets
178,703

 
31,945

 
 
 
210,648

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
166,890

 

 
 
 
166,890

Deferred tax assets

 
9,635

 
d
 
9,635

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization
25,488

 

 
 
 
25,488

Other long-term assets
8,636

 

 
 
 
8,636

Goodwill
572,702

 
(282
)
 
c
 
572,420

Total assets
$
952,419

 
$
41,298

 
 
 
$
993,717

Liabilities and Equity
  

 


 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
33,863

 
$

 
 
 
$
33,863

Accrued compensation and benefits
31,767

 

 
 
 
31,767

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
43,797

 
13,402

 
d
 
57,199

Current portion of long-term debt
44,189

 

 
 
 
44,189

Total current liabilities
153,616

 
13,402

 
 
 
167,018

Long-term debt, less current portion
514,846

 

 
 
 
514,846

Income tax receivable agreement payable
11,900

 

 
 
 
11,900

Other long-term liabilities
15,713

 

 
 
 
15,713

Deferred tax liabilities
1,110

 
(1,110
)
 
d
 

Total liabilities
697,185

 
12,292

 
 
 
709,477

Commitments and contingencies


 


 
 
 


Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions
110,988

 
22,728

 
b
 
133,716

Equity:
  

 


 
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued

 

 
 
 

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized; 31,314,217 issued and outstanding
186

 

 
 
 
186

Additional paid-in capital
94,158

 
1,201

 
b,c
 
95,359

Receivable from noncontrolling interests
(484
)
 

 
 
 
(484
)
Accumulated deficit
(124,020
)
 
(7,180
)
 
a,b,c,d,f
 
(131,200
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
(1,447
)
 

 
 
 
(1,447
)
Total American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. deficit
(31,607
)
 
(5,979
)
 
 
 
(37,586
)
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions
175,853

 
12,257

 
a,b,c,d,f
 
188,110

Total equity
144,246

 
6,278

 
 
 
150,524

Total liabilities and equity
$
952,419

 
$
41,298

 
 
 
$
993,717


F-60

AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)




Following are the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for the interim quarters ended 2016 (tables in thousands, except per share data):
 
As of March 31, 2016
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Assets
 
 
 
 
  
 
  

Cash
$
95,965

 
$
(4
)
 
f
 
$
95,961

Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts
75,831

 
43,492

 
a
 
119,323

Inventories
5,515

 

 
 
 
5,515

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
19,507

 
(112
)
 
c
 
19,395

Income tax receivable
2,661

 
(2,661
)
 
d
 

Total current assets
199,479

 
40,715

 
 
 
240,194

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
151,204

 

 
 
 
151,204

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization
25,877

 

 
 
 
25,877

Other long-term assets
6,574

 

 
 
 
6,574

Goodwill
569,315

 
(54
)
 
c
 
569,261

Total assets
$
952,449

 
$
40,661

 
 
 
$
993,110

Liabilities and Equity
  

 


 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
23,857

 
$

 
 
 
$
23,857

Accrued compensation and benefits
21,496

 

 
 
 
21,496

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
31,110

 
14,100

 
d
 
45,210

Current portion of long-term debt
27,171

 

 
 
 
27,171

Total current liabilities
103,634

 
14,100

 
 
 
117,734

Long-term debt, less current portion
661,369

 

 
 
 
661,369

Other long-term liabilities
9,927

 

 
 
 
9,927

Deferred tax liabilities
15,096

 
(7,142
)
 
d
 
7,954

Total liabilities
790,026

 
6,958

 
 
 
796,984

Commitments and contingencies


 


 
 
 


Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions
107,414

 
17,558

 
b
 
124,972

Equity:
  

 


 
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued

 

 
 
 

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized; 29,770,000 issued and outstanding
98

 

 
 
 
98

Additional paid-in capital
457

 
6,396

 
b,c
 
6,853

Receivable from noncontrolling interests
(605
)
 

 
 
 
(605
)
Accumulated deficit
(124,505
)
 
(3,435
)
 
a,b,c,d,f
 
(127,940
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
(401
)
 

 
 
 
(401
)
Total American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. deficit
(124,956
)
 
2,961

 
 
 
(121,995
)
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions
179,965

 
13,184

 
a,b,c,d,f
 
193,149

Total equity
55,009

 
16,145

 
 
 
71,154

Total liabilities and equity
$
952,449

 
$
40,661

 
 
 
$
993,110


F-61

AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)



 
As of June 30, 2016
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Assets
 
 
 
 
  
 
  

Cash
$
93,268

 
$
(6
)
 
f
 
$
93,262

Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts
76,904

 
54,081

 
a
 
130,985

Inventories
4,790

 

 
 
 
4,790

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
14,977

 
(75
)
 
c
 
14,902

Income tax receivable
144

 
(144
)
 
d
 

Total current assets
190,083

 
53,856

 
 
 
243,939

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
160,887

 

 
 
 
160,887

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization
25,938

 

 
 
 
25,938

Other long-term assets
6,174

 

 
 
 
6,174

Goodwill
569,930

 
(54
)
 
c
 
569,876

Total assets
$
953,012

 
$
53,802

 
 
 
$
1,006,814

Liabilities and Equity
  

 


 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
23,515

 
$

 
 
 
$
23,515

Accrued compensation and benefits
25,469

 

 
 
 
25,469

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
45,642

 
11,176

 
d
 
56,818

Current portion of long-term debt
40,579

 

 
 
 
40,579

Total current liabilities
135,205

 
11,176

 
 
 
146,381

Long-term debt, less current portion
517,798

 

 
 
 
517,798

Income tax receivable agreement payable
27,800

 

 
 
 
27,800

Other long-term liabilities
10,361

 
(6
)
 
d
 
10,355

Deferred tax liabilities
7,169

 
785

 
d
 
7,954

Total liabilities
698,333

 
11,955

 
 
 
710,288

Commitments and contingencies


 


 
 
 


Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions
134,762

 
16,862

 
b
 
151,624

Equity:
  

 


 
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued

 

 
 
 

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized; 30,845,109 issued and outstanding
184

 

 
 
 
184

Additional paid-in capital
72,405

 
9,444

 
b,c
 
81,849

Receivable from noncontrolling interests
(498
)
 

 
 
 
(498
)
Accumulated deficit
(133,597
)
 
(1,402
)
 
a,b,c,d,f
 
(134,999
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
(301
)
 

 
 
 
(301
)
Total American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. deficit
(61,807
)
 
8,042

 
 
 
(53,765
)
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions
181,724

 
16,943

 
a,b,c,d,f
 
198,667

Total equity
119,917

 
24,985

 
 
 
144,902

Total liabilities and equity
$
953,012

 
$
53,802

 
 
 
$
1,006,814



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)



 
As of September 30, 2016
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Assets
 
 
 
 
  
 
  

Cash
$
105,149

 
$
(11
)
 
f
 
$
105,138

Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts
77,253

 
53,265

 
a
 
130,518

Inventories
4,468

 

 
 
 
4,468

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
12,951

 
(37
)
 
f
 
12,914

Income tax receivable
4,656

 
(4,656
)
 
d
 

Total current assets
204,477

 
48,561

 
 
 
253,038

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
165,132

 

 
 
 
165,132

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization
25,943

 

 
 
 
25,943

Other long-term assets
6,593

 

 
 
 
6,593

Goodwill
573,107

 
(55
)
 
c
 
573,052

Total assets
$
975,252

 
$
48,506

 
 
 
$
1,023,758

Liabilities and Equity
  

 


 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
23,277

 
$

 
 
 
$
23,277

Accrued compensation and benefits
29,092

 

 
 
 
29,092

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
54,031

 
5,357

 
d
 
59,388

Current portion of long-term debt
43,582

 

 
 
 
43,582

Total current liabilities
149,982

 
5,357

 
 
 
155,339

Long-term debt, less current portion
520,017

 

 
 
 
520,017

Income tax receivable agreement payable
15,670

 

 
 
 
15,670

Other long-term liabilities
11,262

 

 
 
 
11,262

Deferred tax liabilities
6,722

 
1,232

 
d
 
7,954

Total liabilities
703,653

 
6,589

 
 
 
710,242

Commitments and contingencies


 


 
 
 


Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions
140,336

 
11,580

 
b
 
151,916

Equity:
  

 


 
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued

 

 
 
 

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized; 30,868,050 issued and outstanding
184

 

 
 
 
184

Additional paid-in capital
69,765

 
14,400

 
b,c
 
84,165

Receivable from noncontrolling interests
(562
)
 

 
 
 
(562
)
Accumulated deficit
(121,527
)
 
(699
)
 
a,b,c,d,f
 
(122,226
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
(201
)
 

 
 
 
(201
)
Total American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. deficit
(52,341
)
 
13,701

 
 
 
(38,640
)
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions
183,604

 
16,636

 
a,b,c,d,f
 
200,240

Total equity
131,263

 
30,337

 
 
 
161,600

Total liabilities and equity
$
975,252

 
$
48,506

 
 
 
$
1,023,758


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)




Following are the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the interim quarters ended 2018 (tables in thousands, except share and per share data):
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Patient service operating revenues
$
194,672

 
$
(8,373
)
 
a
 
$
186,299

Operating expenses:
 

 


 
 
 
 
Patient care costs
133,731

 
346

 
a
 
134,077

General and administrative
24,960

 
107

 
a,c,f
 
25,067

Transaction-related costs
856

 

 
 
 
856

Depreciation and amortization
9,623

 

 
 
 
9,623

Certain legal and other matters
4,103

 

 
 
 
4,103

Total operating expenses
173,273

 
453

 
 
 
173,726

Operating income
21,399

 
(8,826
)
 
 
 
12,573

Interest expense, net
(7,457
)
 

 
 
 
(7,457
)
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
(1,021
)
 

 
 
 
(1,021
)
Income before income taxes
12,921

 
(8,826
)
 
 
 
4,095

Income tax benefit
(792
)
 
(2,277
)
 
d
 
(3,069
)
Net income
13,713

 
(6,549
)
 
 
 
7,164

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(14,623
)
 
3,657

 
e
 
(10,966
)
Net loss attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
(910
)
 
(2,892
)
 
 
 
(3,802
)
Less: Change in the difference between the redemption value and estimated fair value for accounting purposes of the related noncontrolling interests
582

 
(85
)
 
b
 
497

Net loss attributable to common shareholders
$
(328
)
 
$
(2,977
)
 
 
 
$
(3,305
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss per share:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
(0.01
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.10
)
Diluted
$
(0.01
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.10
)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
31,800,553

 
 
 
 
 
31,800,553

Diluted
31,800,553

 
 
 
 
 
31,800,553


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)




 
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Patient service operating revenues
$
217,178

 
$
(11,226
)
 
a
 
$
205,952

Operating expenses:
 

 


 
 
 
 
Patient care costs
140,562

 
906

 
a
 
141,468

General and administrative
26,803

 
(369
)
 
b,c
 
26,434

Depreciation and amortization
9,814

 

 
 
 
9,814

Certain legal and other matters
32,546

 

 
f
 
32,546

Total operating expenses
209,725

 
537

 
 
 
210,262

Operating income
7,453

 
(11,763
)
 
 
 
(4,310
)
Interest expense, net
(8,131
)
 
(5
)
 
f
 
(8,136
)
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
1,736

 

 
 
 
1,736

Income before income taxes
1,058

 
(11,768
)
 
 
 
(10,710
)
Income tax benefit
(1,219
)
 
(1,108
)
 
d
 
(2,327
)
Net income (loss)
2,277

 
(10,660
)
 
 
 
(8,383
)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(20,285
)
 
5,009

 
e
 
(15,276
)
Net loss attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
(18,008
)
 
(5,651
)
 
 
 
(23,659
)
Less: Change in the difference between the redemption value and estimated fair value for accounting purposes of the related noncontrolling interests
(884
)
 
(364
)
 
b
 
(1,248
)
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
$
(18,892
)
 
$
(6,015
)
 
 
 
$
(24,907
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss per share:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
(0.59
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.78
)
Diluted
$
(0.59
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.78
)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
31,932,705

 
 
 
 
 
31,932,705

Diluted
31,932,705

 
 
 
 
 
31,932,705


F-65

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)



 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Patient service operating revenues
$
411,850

 
$
(19,599
)
 
a
 
$
392,251

Operating expenses:
 

 


 
 
 
 
Patient care costs
274,293

 
1,252

 
a
 
275,545

General and administrative
51,763

 
(262
)
 
c
 
51,501

Transaction-related costs
856

 

 
 
 
856

Depreciation and amortization
19,437

 

 
 
 
19,437

Certain legal and other matters
36,649

 

 
 
 
36,649

Total operating expenses
382,998

 
990

 
 
 
383,988

Operating income
28,852

 
(20,589
)
 
 
 
8,263

Interest expense, net
(15,588
)
 
(5
)
 
f
 
(15,593
)
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
715

 

 
 
 
715

Income before income taxes
13,979

 
(20,594
)
 
 
 
(6,615
)
Income tax benefit
(2,011
)
 
(3,385
)
 
d
 
(5,396
)
Net income
15,990

 
(17,209
)
 
 
 
(1,219
)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(34,908
)
 
8,666

 
e
 
(26,242
)
Net loss attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
(18,918
)
 
(8,543
)
 
 
 
(27,461
)
Less: Change in the difference between the redemption value and estimated fair value for accounting purposes of the related noncontrolling interests
(302
)
 
(449
)
 
b
 
(751
)
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
$
(19,220
)
 
$
(8,992
)
 
 
 
$
(28,212
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss per share:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
(0.60
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.89
)
Diluted
$
(0.60
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.89
)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
31,877,286

 
 
 
 
 
31,877,286

Diluted
31,877,286

 
 
 
 
 
31,877,286


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)



 
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Patient service operating revenues
$
211,019

 
$
(5,300
)
 
a
 
$
205,719

Operating expenses:
 

 


 
 
 
 
Patient care costs
145,300

 
639

 
a
 
145,939

General and administrative
24,619

 

 
 
 
24,619

Depreciation and amortization
10,023

 

 
 
 
10,023

Certain legal and other matters
1,028

 

 
 
 
1,028

Total operating expenses
180,970

 
639

 
 
 
181,609

Operating income
30,049

 
(5,939
)
 
 
 
24,110

Interest expense, net
(8,241
)
 
(1
)
 
f
 
(8,242
)
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
(3,480
)
 

 
 
 
(3,480
)
Income before income taxes
18,328

 
(5,940
)
 
 
 
12,388

Income tax expense (benefit)
34

 
(158
)
 
d
 
(124
)
Net income
18,294

 
(5,782
)
 
 
 
12,512

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(15,804
)
 
2,558

 
e
 
(13,246
)
Net income (loss) attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
2,490

 
(3,224
)
 
 
 
(734
)
Less: Change in the difference between the redemption value and estimated fair value for accounting purposes of the related noncontrolling interests
(481
)
 
(99
)
 
b
 
(580
)
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders
$
2,009

 
$
(3,323
)
 
 
 
$
(1,314
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings (loss) per share:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.06

 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.04
)
Diluted
$
0.06

 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.04
)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
32,005,544

 
 
 
 
 
32,005,544

Diluted
34,578,592

 
 
 
 
 
32,005,544


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AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)



 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Patient service operating revenues
$
622,869

 
$
(24,899
)
 
a
 
$
597,970

Operating expenses:
 

 


 
 
 
 
Patient care costs
419,593

 
1,891

 
a
 
421,484

General and administrative
76,382

 
(262
)
 
c
 
76,120

Transaction-related costs
856

 

 
 
 
856

Depreciation and amortization
29,460

 

 
 
 
29,460

Certain legal and other matters
37,677

 

 
 
 
37,677

Total operating expenses
563,968

 
1,629

 
 
 
565,597

Operating income
58,901

 
(26,528
)
 
 
 
32,373

Interest expense, net
(23,829
)
 
(6
)
 
f
 
(23,835
)
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
(2,765
)
 

 
 
 
(2,765
)
Income before income taxes
32,307

 
(26,534
)
 
 
 
5,773

Income tax benefit
(1,977
)
 
(3,543
)
 
d
 
(5,520
)
Net income
34,284

 
(22,991
)
 
 
 
11,293

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(50,712
)
 
11,224

 
e
 
(39,488
)
Net loss attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
(16,428
)
 
(11,767
)
 
 
 
(28,195
)
Less: Change in the difference between the redemption value and estimated fair value for accounting purposes of the related noncontrolling interests
(783
)
 
(548
)
 
b
 
(1,331
)
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
$
(17,211
)
 
$
(12,315
)
 
 
 
$
(29,526
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss per share:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
(0.54
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.93
)
Diluted
$
(0.54
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.93
)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
31,912,934

 
 
 
 
 
31,912,934

Diluted
31,912,934

 
 
 
 
 
31,912,934




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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)




Following are the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the interim quarters ended 2017 (tables in thousands, except share and per share data):
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Patient service operating revenues
$
178,632

 
$
(383
)
 
a
 
$
178,249

Provision for uncollectible accounts
(1,607
)
 
(348
)
 
a
 
(1,955
)
Net patient service operating revenues
177,025

 
(731
)
 
 
 
176,294

Operating expenses:
 

 


 
 
 
 
Patient care costs
120,301

 

 
 
 
120,301

General and administrative
31,244

 
65

 
h
 
31,309

Depreciation and amortization
9,074

 

 
 
 
9,074

Certain legal and other matters
3,936

 

 
 
 
3,936

Total operating expenses
164,555

 
65

 
 
 
164,620

Operating income
12,470

 
(796
)
 
 
 
11,674

Interest expense, net
(7,609
)
 

 
 
 
(7,609
)
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
4,517

 

 
 
 
4,517

Income before income taxes
9,378

 
(796
)
 
 
 
8,582

Income tax benefit
(3,524
)
 
344

 
d,h
 
(3,180
)
Net income
12,902

 
(1,140
)
 
 
 
11,762

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(14,153
)
 
269

 
e
 
(13,884
)
Net loss attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
(1,251
)
 
(871
)
 
 
 
(2,122
)
Less: Change in the difference between the redemption value and estimated fair value for accounting purposes of the related noncontrolling interests
(11,083
)
 
676

 
b
 
(10,407
)
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
$
(12,334
)
 
$
(195
)
 
 
 
$
(12,529
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss per share:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
(0.40
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.41
)
Diluted
$
(0.40
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.41
)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
30,907,482

 
 
 
 
 
30,907,482

Diluted
30,907,482

 
 
 
 
 
30,907,482


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AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)



 
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Patient service operating revenues
$
187,602

 
$
(9,712
)
 
a
 
$
177,890

Provision for uncollectible accounts
(1,610
)
 
1,179

 
a
 
(431
)
Net patient service operating revenues
185,992

 
(8,533
)
 
 
 
177,459

Operating expenses:
 

 


 
 
 
 
Patient care costs
118,059

 
509

 
g
 
118,568

General and administrative
26,381

 
(163
)
 
c,g,h
 
26,218

Transaction-related costs
717

 

 
 
 
717

Depreciation and amortization
9,382

 

 
 
 
9,382

Certain legal and other matters
4,297

 

 
 
 
4,297

Total operating expenses
158,836

 
346

 
 
 
159,182

Operating income
27,156

 
(8,879
)
 
 
 
18,277

Interest expense, net
(7,188
)
 

 
 
 
(7,188
)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
(526
)
 

 
 
 
(526
)
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
(2,641
)
 

 
 
 
(2,641
)
Income before income taxes
16,801

 
(8,879
)
 
 
 
7,922

Income tax expense (benefit)
410

 
(2,247
)
 
d,h
 
(1,837
)
Net income
16,391

 
(6,632
)
 
 
 
9,759

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(18,497
)
 
3,665

 
e
 
(14,832
)
Net loss attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
(2,106
)
 
(2,967
)
 
 
 
(5,073
)
Less: Change in the difference between the redemption value and estimated fair value for accounting purposes of the related noncontrolling interests
(2,527
)
 
(357
)
 
b
 
(2,884
)
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
$
(4,633
)
 
$
(3,324
)
 
 
 
$
(7,957
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss per share:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
(0.15
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.26
)
Diluted
$
(0.15
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.26
)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
30,986,689

 
 
 
 
 
30,986,689

Diluted
30,986,689

 
 
 
 
 
30,986,689


F-70

AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)



 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Patient service operating revenues
$
366,234

 
$
(10,095
)
 
a
 
$
356,139

Provision for uncollectible accounts
(3,217
)
 
831

 
a
 
(2,386
)
Net patient service operating revenues
363,017

 
(9,264
)
 
 
 
353,753

Operating expenses:
 

 


 
 
 
 
Patient care costs
238,360

 
509

 
g
 
238,869

General and administrative
57,625

 
(98
)
 
c,g,h
 
57,527

Transaction-related costs
717

 

 
 
 
717

Depreciation and amortization
18,456

 

 
 
 
18,456

Certain legal and other matters
8,233

 

 
 
 
8,233

Total operating expenses
323,391

 
411

 
 
 
323,802

Operating income
39,626

 
(9,675
)
 
 
 
29,951

Interest expense, net
(14,797
)
 

 
 
 
(14,797
)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
(526
)
 

 
 
 
(526
)
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
1,876

 

 
 
 
1,876

Income before income taxes
26,179

 
(9,675
)
 
 
 
16,504

Income tax benefit
(3,114
)
 
(1,903
)
 
d,h
 
(5,017
)
Net income
29,293

 
(7,772
)
 
 
 
21,521

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(32,650
)
 
3,934

 
e
 
(28,716
)
Net loss attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
(3,357
)
 
(3,838
)
 
 
 
(7,195
)
Less: Change in the difference between the redemption value and estimated fair value for accounting purposes of the related noncontrolling interests
(13,610
)
 
319

 
b
 
(13,291
)
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
$
(16,967
)
 
$
(3,519
)
 
 
 
$
(20,486
)
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
Loss per share:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
(0.55
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.66
)
Diluted
$
(0.55
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.66
)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
30,947,304

 
 
 
 
 
30,947,304

Diluted
30,947,304

 
 
 
 
 
30,947,304


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)



 
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Patient service operating revenues
$
189,497

 
$
1,173

 
a
 
$
190,670

Provision for uncollectible accounts
(1,786
)
 
(966
)
 
a
 
(2,752
)
Net patient service operating revenues
187,711

 
207

 
 
 
187,918

Operating expenses:
 

 


 
 
 
 
Patient care costs
119,599

 
140

 
g
 
119,739

General and administrative
22,292

 
(256
)
 
c,g,h
 
22,036

Depreciation and amortization
9,438

 

 
 
 
9,438

Certain legal and other matters
3,481

 

 
 
 
3,481

Total operating expenses
154,810

 
(116
)
 
 
 
154,694

Operating income
32,901

 
323

 
 
 
33,224

Interest expense, net
(7,255
)
 

 
 
 
(7,255
)
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
3,585

 

 
 
 
3,585

Income before income taxes
29,231

 
323

 
 
 
29,554

Income tax expense
2,559

 
1,204

 
d,h
 
3,763

Net income
26,672

 
(881
)
 
 
 
25,791

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(18,689
)
 
394

 
e
 
(18,295
)
Net income attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
7,983

 
(487
)
 
 
 
7,496

Less: Change in the difference between the redemption value and estimated fair value for accounting purposes of the related noncontrolling interests
5

 
554

 
b
 
559

Net income attributable to common shareholders
$
7,988

 
$
67

 
 
 
$
8,055

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per share:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.26

 
 
 
 
 
$
0.26

Diluted
$
0.24

 
 
 
 
 
$
0.24

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
31,095,418

 
 
 
 
 
31,095,418

Diluted
33,833,822

 
 
 
 
 
33,833,822



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)



 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Patient service operating revenues
$
555,731

 
$
(8,922
)
 
a
 
$
546,809

Provision for uncollectible accounts
(5,003
)
 
(135
)
 
a
 
(5,138
)
Net patient service operating revenues
550,728

 
(9,057
)
 
 
 
541,671

Operating expenses:
 

 


 
 
 
 
Patient care costs
357,959

 
649

 
g
 
358,608

General and administrative
79,917

 
(354
)
 
c,g,h
 
79,563

Transaction-related costs
717

 

 
 
 
717

Depreciation and amortization
27,894

 

 
 
 
27,894

Certain legal and other matters
11,714

 

 
 
 
11,714

Total operating expenses
478,201

 
295

 
 
 
478,496

Operating income
72,527

 
(9,352
)
 
 
 
63,175

Interest expense, net
(22,052
)
 

 
 
 
(22,052
)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
(526
)
 

 
 
 
(526
)
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
5,461

 

 
 
 
5,461

Income before income taxes
55,410

 
(9,352
)
 
 
 
46,058

Income tax benefit
(555
)
 
(699
)
 
d,h
 
(1,254
)
Net income
55,965

 
(8,653
)
 
 
 
47,312

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(51,339
)
 
4,328

 
e
 
(47,011
)
Net income attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
4,626

 
(4,325
)
 
 
 
301

Less: Change in the difference between the redemption value and estimated fair value for accounting purposes of the related noncontrolling interests
(13,605
)
 
873

 
b
 
(12,732
)
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
$
(8,979
)
 
$
(3,452
)
 
 
 
$
(12,431
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss per share:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
(0.29
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.40
)
Diluted
$
(0.29
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.40
)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
30,997,218

 
 
 
 
 
30,997,218

Diluted
30,997,218

 
 
 
 
 
30,997,218


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)




Following are the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the interim quarters ended 2016 (tables in thousands, except share and per share data):

 
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Patient service operating revenues
$
173,554

 
$
11,280

 
a
 
$
184,834

Provision for uncollectible accounts
(1,423
)
 
140

 
a
 
(1,283
)
Net patient service operating revenues
172,131

 
11,420

 
 
 
183,551

Operating expenses:
 

 


 
 
 
 
Patient care costs
105,455

 

 
 
 
105,455

General and administrative
21,499

 
144

 
c,h
 
21,643

Transaction-related costs
24

 

 
 
 
24

Depreciation and amortization
7,677

 

 
 
 
7,677

Total operating expenses
134,655

 
144

 
 
 
134,799

Operating income
37,476

 
11,276

 
 
 
48,752

Interest expense, net
(12,258
)
 
(5
)
 
f
 
(12,263
)
Income before income taxes
25,218

 
11,271

 
 
 
36,489

Income tax expense
2,661

 
1,838

 
d,h
 
4,499

Net income
22,557

 
9,433

 
 
 
31,990

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(18,801
)
 
(6,668
)
 
e
 
(25,469
)
Net income attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
3,756

 
$
2,765

 
 
 
$
6,521

Less: Change in the difference between the redemption value and estimated fair value for accounting purposes of the related noncontrolling interests

 

 
 
 

Net income attributable to common shareholders
$
3,756

 
$
2,765

 
 
 
$
6,521

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per share:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.17

 
 
 
 
 
$
0.29

Diluted
$
0.16

 
 
 
 
 
$
0.29

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
22,213,967

 
 
 
 
 
22,213,967

Diluted
22,785,670

 
 
 
 
 
22,785,670


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)



 
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Patient service operating revenues
$
186,938

 
$
10,814

 
a
 
$
197,752

Provision for uncollectible accounts
(1,371
)
 
(225
)
 
a
 
(1,596
)
Net patient service operating revenues
185,567

 
10,589

 
 
 
196,156

Operating expenses:
 

 


 
 
 
 
Patient care costs
109,779

 

 
 
 
109,779

General and administrative
31,942

 
97

 
c,h
 
32,039

Transaction-related costs
2,215

 

 
 
 
2,215

Depreciation and amortization
8,252

 

 
 
 
8,252

Total operating expenses
152,188

 
97

 
 
 
152,285

Operating income
33,379

 
10,492

 
 
 
43,871

Interest expense, net
(8,941
)
 
(10
)
 
f
 
(8,951
)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
(4,708
)
 

 
 
 
(4,708
)
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
(7,835
)
 

 
 
 
(7,835
)
Income before income taxes
11,895

 
10,482

 
 
 
22,377

Income tax (benefit) expense
(1,147
)
 
2,355

 
d,h
 
1,208

Net income
13,042

 
8,127

 
 
 
21,169

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(22,488
)
 
(5,754
)
 
e
 
(28,242
)
Net loss attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
(9,446
)
 
$
2,373

 
 
 
$
(7,073
)
Less: Change in the difference between the redemption value and estimated fair value for accounting purposes of the related noncontrolling interests
(12,133
)
 
1,811

 
b
 
(10,322
)
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
$
(21,579
)
 
$
4,184

 
 
 
$
(17,395
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss per share:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
(0.76
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.61
)
Diluted
$
(0.76
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.61
)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
28,406,999

 
 
 
 
 
28,406,999

Diluted
28,406,999

 
 
 
 
 
28,406,999

Cash dividends declared per share
$
1.30

 
 
 
 
 
$
1.30


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)





 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Patient service operating revenues
$
360,492

 
$
22,094

 
a
 
$
382,586

Provision for uncollectible accounts
(2,794
)
 
(85
)
 
a
 
(2,879
)
Net patient service operating revenues
357,698

 
22,009

 
 
 
379,707

Operating expenses:
 

 


 
 
 
 
Patient care costs
215,234

 

 
 
 
215,234

General and administrative
53,441

 
241

 
c,h
 
53,682

Transaction-related costs
2,239

 

 
 
 
2,239

Depreciation and amortization
15,929

 

 
 
 
15,929

Total operating expenses
286,843

 
241

 
 
 
287,084

Operating income
70,855

 
21,768

 
 
 
92,623

Interest expense, net
(21,199
)
 
(15
)
 
f
 
(21,214
)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
(4,708
)
 

 
 
 
(4,708
)
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
(7,835
)
 

 
 
 
(7,835
)
Income before income taxes
37,113

 
21,753

 
 
 
58,866

Income tax expense
1,514

 
4,193

 
d,h
 
5,707

Net income
35,599

 
17,560

 
 
 
53,159

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(41,289
)
 
(12,422
)
 
e
 
(53,711
)
Net loss attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
(5,690
)
 
$
5,138

 
 
 
$
(552
)
Less: Change in the difference between the redemption value and estimated fair value for accounting purposes of the related noncontrolling interests
(12,133
)
 
1,811

 
b
 
(10,322
)
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
$
(17,823
)
 
$
6,949

 
 
 
$
(10,874
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss per share:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
(0.70
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.43
)
Diluted
$
(0.70
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.43
)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
25,344,510

 
 
 
 
 
25,344,510

Diluted
25,344,510

 
 
 
 
 
25,344,510

Cash dividends declared per share
$
1.30

 
 
 
 
 
$
1.30


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)



 
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Patient service operating revenues
$
194,857

 
$
246

 
a
 
$
195,103

Provision for uncollectible accounts
(1,902
)
 
(1,062
)
 
a
 
(2,964
)
Net patient service operating revenues
192,955

 
(816
)
 
 
 
192,139

Operating expenses:
 

 


 
 
 
 
Patient care costs
116,115

 

 
 
 
116,115

General and administrative
33,359

 
(5
)
 
c,h
 
33,354

Depreciation and amortization
8,687

 

 
 
 
8,687

Certain legal and other matters
4,042

 

 
 
 
4,042

Total operating expenses
162,203

 
(5
)
 
 
 
162,198

Operating income
30,752

 
(811
)
 
 
 
29,941

Interest expense, net
(7,372
)
 

 
 
 
(7,372
)
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
12,565

 

 
 
 
12,565

Income before income taxes
35,945

 
(811
)
 
 
 
35,134

Income tax benefit
(101
)
 
(882
)
 
d,h
 
(983
)
Net income
36,046

 
71

 
 
 
36,117

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(23,622
)
 
277

 
e
 
(23,345
)
Net income attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
12,424

 
$
348

 
 
 
$
12,772

Less: Change in the difference between the redemption value and estimated fair value for accounting purposes of the related noncontrolling interests
(1,752
)
 
(1,587
)
 
b
 
(3,339
)
Net income attributable to common shareholders
$
10,672

 
$
(1,239
)
 
 
 
$
9,433

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per share:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.35

 
 
 
 
 
$
0.31

Diluted
$
0.34

 
 
 
 
 
$
0.30

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
30,865,350

 
 
 
 
 
30,865,350

Diluted
31,436,814

 
 
 
 
 
31,436,814


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)





 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Patient service operating revenues
$
555,349

 
$
22,340

 
a
 
$
577,689

Provision for uncollectible accounts
(4,696
)
 
(1,147
)
 
a
 
(5,843
)
Net patient service operating revenues
550,653

 
21,193

 
 
 
571,846

Operating expenses:
 

 


 
 
 
 
Patient care costs
331,349

 

 
 
 
331,349

General and administrative
86,800

 
236

 
c,h
 
87,036

Transaction-related costs
2,239

 

 
 
 
2,239

Depreciation and amortization
24,616

 

 
 
 
24,616

Certain legal and other matters
4,042

 

 
 
 
4,042

Total operating expenses
449,046

 
236

 
 
 
449,282

Operating income
101,607

 
20,957

 
 
 
122,564

Interest expense, net
(28,571
)
 
(15
)
 
f
 
(28,586
)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
(4,708
)
 

 
 
 
(4,708
)
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
4,730

 

 
 
 
4,730

Income before income taxes
73,058

 
20,942

 
 
 
94,000

Income tax expense
1,413

 
3,311

 
d,h
 
4,724

Net income
71,645

 
17,631

 
 
 
89,276

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(64,911
)
 
(12,145
)
 
e
 
(77,056
)
Net income attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
6,734

 
$
5,486

 
 
 
$
12,220

Less: Change in the difference between the redemption value and estimated fair value for accounting purposes of the related noncontrolling interests
(13,885
)
 
224

 
b
 
(13,661
)
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
$
(7,151
)
 
$
5,710

 
 
 
$
(1,441
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss per share:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
(0.26
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.05
)
Diluted
$
(0.26
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.05
)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
27,198,297

 
 
 
 
 
27,198,297

Diluted
27,198,297

 
 
 
 
 
27,198,297

Cash dividends declared per share
$
1.30

 
 
 
 
 
$
1.30



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)




Following are the restated Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the interim quarters ended 2018 (in thousands):  
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Net income
$
13,713

 
$
(6,549
)
 
a,c,d,f
 
$
7,164

Unrealized loss on derivative agreements, net of tax
1,651

 

 
 
 
1,651

Total comprehensive income
15,364

 
(6,549
)
 
 
 
8,815

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(14,623
)
 
3,657

 
e
 
(10,966
)
Total comprehensive income attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
741

 
$
(2,892
)
 
 
 
$
(2,151
)

 
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Net income (loss)
$
2,277

 
$
(10,660
)
 
a,c,d,f
 
$
(8,383
)
Unrealized gain on derivative agreements, net of tax
467

 

 
 
 
467

Total comprehensive income (loss)
2,744

 
(10,660
)
 
 
 
(7,916
)
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(20,285
)
 
5,009

 
e
 
(15,276
)
Total comprehensive loss attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
(17,541
)
 
$
(5,651
)
 
 
 
$
(23,192
)

 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Net income
$
15,990

 
$
(17,209
)
 
a,c,d,f
 
$
(1,219
)
Unrealized gain on derivative agreements, net of tax
2,118

 

 
 
 
2,118

Total comprehensive income
18,108

 
(17,209
)
 
 
 
899

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(34,908
)
 
8,666

 
e
 
(26,242
)
Total comprehensive loss attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
(16,800
)
 
$
(8,543
)
 
 
 
$
(25,343
)

 
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Net income
$
18,294

 
$
(5,782
)
 
a,c,d,f
 
$
12,512

Unrealized gain on derivative agreements, net of tax
427

 

 
 
 
427

Total comprehensive income
18,721

 
(5,782
)
 
 
 
12,939

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(15,804
)
 
2,558

 
e
 
(13,246
)
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
2,917

 
$
(3,224
)
 
 
 
$
(307
)


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)



 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Net income
$
34,284

 
$
(22,991
)
 
a,c,d,f
 
$
11,293

Unrealized gain on derivative agreements, net of tax
2,545

 

 
 
 
2,545

Total comprehensive income
36,829

 
(22,991
)
 
 
 
13,838

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(50,712
)
 
11,224

 
e
 
(39,488
)
Total comprehensive loss attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
(13,883
)
 
$
(11,767
)
 
 
 
$
(25,650
)

Following are the restated Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the interim quarters ended 2017 (in thousands):  
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Net income
$
12,902

 
$
(1,140
)
 
a,d
 
$
11,762

Unrealized loss on derivative agreements, net of tax
(644
)
 

 
 
 
(644
)
Total comprehensive income
12,258

 
(1,140
)
 
 
 
11,118

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(14,153
)
 
269

 
e
 
(13,884
)
Total comprehensive loss attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
(1,895
)
 
$
(871
)
 
 
 
$
(2,766
)

 
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Net income
$
16,391

 
$
(6,632
)
 
a,c,d
 
$
9,759

Unrealized gain on derivative agreements, net of tax
(676
)
 

 
 
 
(676
)
Total comprehensive income
15,715

 
(6,632
)
 
 
 
9,083

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(18,497
)
 
3,665

 
e
 
(14,832
)
Total comprehensive loss attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
(2,782
)
 
$
(2,967
)
 
 
 
$
(5,749
)

 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Net income
$
29,293

 
$
(7,772
)
 
a,c,d
 
$
21,521

Unrealized gain on derivative agreements, net of tax
(1,320
)
 

 
 
 
(1,320
)
Total comprehensive income
27,973

 
(7,772
)
 
 
 
20,201

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(32,650
)
 
3,934

 
e
 
(28,716
)
Total comprehensive loss attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
(4,677
)
 
$
(3,838
)
 
 
 
$
(8,515
)


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)



 
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Net income
$
26,672

 
$
(881
)
 
a,c,d,f
 
$
25,791

Unrealized gain on derivative agreements, net of tax
(27
)
 

 
 
 
(27
)
Total comprehensive income
26,645

 
(881
)
 
 
 
25,764

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(18,689
)
 
394

 
e
 
(18,295
)
Total comprehensive income attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
7,956

 
$
(487
)
 
 
 
$
7,469


 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Net income
$
55,965

 
$
(8,653
)
 
a,c,d
 
$
47,312

Unrealized gain on derivative agreements, net of tax
(1,347
)
 

 
 
 
(1,347
)
Total comprehensive income
54,618

 
(8,653
)
 
 
 
45,965

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(51,339
)
 
4,328

 
e
 
(47,011
)
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
3,279

 
$
(4,325
)
 
 
 
$
(1,046
)

Following are the restated Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the interim quarters ended 2016 (in thousands):  
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Net income
$
22,557

 
$
9,433

 
a,c,d
 
$
31,990

Unrealized loss on derivative agreements, net of tax
100

 

 
 
 
100

Total comprehensive income
22,657

 
9,433

 
 
 
32,090

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(18,801
)
 
(6,668
)
 
e
 
(25,469
)
Total comprehensive income attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
3,856

 
$
2,765

 
 
 
$
6,621


 
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Net income
$
13,042

 
$
8,127

 
a,c,f
 
$
21,169

Unrealized gain on derivative agreements, net of tax
100

 

 
 
 
100

Total comprehensive income
13,142

 
8,127

 
 
 
21,269

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(22,488
)
 
(5,754
)
 
e
 
(28,242
)
Total comprehensive loss attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
(9,346
)
 
$
2,373

 
 
 
$
(6,973
)


F-81

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)



 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Net income
$
35,599

 
$
17,560

 
a,c,d
 
$
53,159

Unrealized gain on derivative agreements, net of tax
200

 

 
 
 
200

Total comprehensive income
35,799

 
17,560

 
 
 
53,359

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(41,289
)
 
(12,422
)
 
e
 
(53,711
)
Total comprehensive loss attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
(5,490
)
 
$
5,138

 
 
 
$
(352
)

 
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Net income
$
36,046

 
$
71

 
a,c,d
 
$
36,117

Unrealized gain on derivative agreements, net of tax
100

 

 
 
 
100

Total comprehensive income
36,146

 
71

 
 
 
36,217

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(23,622
)
 
277

 
e
 
(23,345
)
Total comprehensive income attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
12,524

 
$
348

 
 
 
$
12,872


 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Net income
$
71,645

 
$
17,631

 
a,c,d
 
$
89,276

Unrealized gain on derivative agreements, net of tax
300

 

 
 
 
300

Total comprehensive income
71,945

 
17,631

 
 
 
89,576

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(64,911
)
 
(12,145
)
 
e
 
(77,056
)
Total comprehensive income attributable to American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.
$
7,034

 
$
5,486

 
 
 
$
12,520


F-82

AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)




Following are the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the interim quarters ended 2018 (in thousands):
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Operating activities
  

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
13,713

 
$
(6,549
)
 
a,c,d,f
 
$
7,164

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 


Depreciation and amortization
9,623

 

 
 
 
9,623

Amortization of discounts, fees and deferred financing costs
497

 

 
 
 
497

Stock-based compensation
1,264

 

 
 
 
1,264

Deferred taxes

 
(569
)
 
d
 
(569
)
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
1,021

 

 
 
 
1,021

Non-cash charge related to derivative agreements
1

 

 
 
 
1

Non-cash rent charges
167

 

 
 
 
167

Loss on disposal of assets
250

 
(262
)
 
c
 
(12
)
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
(6,061
)
 
8,374

 
a
 
2,313

Inventories
(2,977
)
 
1,513

 
f
 
(1,464
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
(457
)
 
291

 
d,f
 
(166
)
Other assets
(4,311
)
 
(2
)
 
f
 
(4,313
)
Accounts payable
7,464

 

 
 
 
7,464

Accrued compensation and benefits
(1,825
)
 

 
 
 
(1,825
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
2,640

 
(2,796
)
 
d
 
(156
)
Cash provided by operating activities
21,009

 

 
 
 
21,009

Investing activities
  

 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases of property, equipment and intangible assets
(9,851
)
 

 
 
 
(9,851
)
Proceeds from asset sales
2,500

 

 
 
 
2,500

Cash used in investing activities
(7,351
)
 

 
 
 
(7,351
)
Financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds on term loans, net of deferred financing costs
10,506

 

 
 
 
10,506

Payments on long-term debt
(13,060
)
 

 
 
 
(13,060
)
Dividends and dividend equivalents paid
(257
)
 

 
 
 
(257
)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
336

 

 
 
 
336

Vested restricted stock awards withheld on net share settlement
(367
)
 

 
 
 
(367
)
Distribution to noncontrolling interests
(16,718
)
 

 
 
 
(16,718
)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
1,730

 

 
 
 
1,730

Purchases of noncontrolling interests
(3,158
)
 

 
 
 
(3,158
)
Proceeds from sales of additional noncontrolling interests
92

 

 
 
 
92

Cash used in financing activities
(20,896
)
 

 
 
 
(20,896
)
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
Decrease in cash
(7,238
)
 

 
 
 
(7,238
)
Cash at beginning of period
71,621

 
(10
)
 
f
 
71,611

Cash at end of period
$
64,383

 
$
(10
)
 
 
 
$
64,373


F-83

AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)



 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Operating activities
  

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
15,990

 
$
(17,209
)
 
a,c,d,f
 
$
(1,219
)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
 
 


 
 
 


Depreciation and amortization
19,437

 

 
 
 
19,437

Amortization of discounts, fees and deferred financing costs
989

 

 
 
 
989

Stock-based compensation
2,927

 

 
 
 
2,927

Deferred taxes
(5,014
)
 
(723
)
 
d
 
(5,737
)
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
(715
)
 

 
 
 
(715
)
Non-cash charge related to derivative agreements
5

 

 
 
 
5

Non-cash rent charges
161

 

 
 
 
161

Loss on disposal of assets
279

 
(297
)
 
c
 
(18
)
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
 
 


 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
(11,846
)
 
19,599

 
a
 
7,753

Inventories
(1,870
)
 

 
 
 
(1,870
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
7,119

 
(781
)
 
d,f
 
6,338

Other assets
(8,733
)
 

 
 
 
(8,733
)
Accounts payable
19,428

 

 
 
 
19,428

Accrued compensation and benefits
1,896

 

 
 
 
1,896

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
18,426

 
(589
)
 
d
 
17,837

Cash provided by operating activities
58,479

 

 
 
 
58,479

Investing activities
  

 


 
 
 
 
Purchases of property, equipment and intangible assets
(18,418
)
 

 
 
 
(18,418
)
Proceeds from asset sales
2,500

 

 
 
 
2,500

Cash used in investing activities
(15,918
)
 

 
 
 
(15,918
)
Financing activities
 
 


 
 
 
 
Proceeds on term loans, net of deferred financing costs
28,946

 

 
 
 
28,946

Payments on long-term debt
(33,198
)
 

 
 
 
(33,198
)
Dividends and dividend equivalents paid
(278
)
 

 
 
 
(278
)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
396

 

 
 
 
396

Vested restricted stock awards withheld on net share settlement
(367
)
 

 
 
 
(367
)
Distribution to noncontrolling interests
(34,189
)
 

 
 
 
(34,189
)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
2,520

 

 
 
 
2,520

Purchases of noncontrolling interests
(8,601
)
 

 
 
 
(8,601
)
Proceeds from sales of additional noncontrolling interests
92

 

 
 
 
92

Cash used in financing activities
(44,679
)
 

 
 
 
(44,679
)
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
Decrease in cash
(2,118
)
 

 
 
 
(2,118
)
Cash at beginning of period
71,621

 
(10
)
 
f
 
71,611

Cash at end of period
$
69,503

 
$
(10
)
 
 
 
$
69,493




F-84

AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)



 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Operating activities
  

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
34,284

 
$
(22,991
)
 
a,c,d,f
 
$
11,293

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
 
 


 
 
 


Depreciation and amortization
29,460

 

 
 
 
29,460

Amortization of discounts, fees and deferred financing costs
1,384

 

 
 
 
1,384

Stock-based compensation
4,174

 

 
 
 
4,174

Deferred taxes
(5,014
)
 
(870
)
 
d
 
(5,884
)
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
2,765

 

 
 
 
2,765

Non-cash charge related to derivative agreements
18

 

 
 
 
18

Non-cash rent charges
400

 

 
 
 
400

Loss on disposal of assets
342

 
(261
)
 
c
 
81

Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
 
 


 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
(10,934
)
 
24,899

 
a
 
13,965

Inventories
(1,717
)
 
1

 
f
 
(1,716
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
6,809

 
452

 
d,f
 
7,261

Other assets
(7,291
)
 

 
 
 
(7,291
)
Accounts payable
20,602

 

 
 
 
20,602

Accrued compensation and benefits
5,673

 

 
 
 
5,673

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
2,916

 
(1,230
)
 
d
 
1,686

Cash provided by operating activities
83,871

 

 
 
 
83,871

Investing activities
  

 


 
 
 
 
Purchases of property, equipment and intangible assets
(29,074
)
 

 
 
 
(29,074
)
Proceeds from asset sales
2,502

 

 
 
 
2,502

Cash used in investing activities
(26,572
)
 

 
 
 
(26,572
)
Financing activities
 
 


 
 
 
 
Proceeds on term loans, net of deferred financing costs
52,576

 

 
 
 
52,576

Payments on long-term debt
(59,903
)
 

 
 
 
(59,903
)
Dividends and dividend equivalents paid
(320
)
 

 
 
 
(320
)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
1,157

 

 
 
 
1,157

Vested restricted stock awards withheld on net share settlement
(421
)
 

 
 
 
(421
)
Distribution to noncontrolling interests
(55,131
)
 

 
 
 
(55,131
)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
3,645

 

 
 
 
3,645

Purchases of noncontrolling interests
(8,729
)
 

 
 
 
(8,729
)
Proceeds from sales of additional noncontrolling interests
178

 

 
 
 
178

Cash used in financing activities
(66,948
)
 

 
 
 
(66,948
)
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
Decrease in cash
(9,649
)
 

 
 
 
(9,649
)
Cash at beginning of period
71,621

 
(10
)
 
f
 
71,611

Cash at end of period
$
61,972

 
$
(10
)
 
 
 
$
61,962


F-85

AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)




Following are the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the interim quarters ended 2017 (in thousands):
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Operating activities
  

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
12,902

 
$
(1,140
)
 
a,d
 
$
11,762

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
 
 


 
 
 


Depreciation and amortization
9,074

 

 
 
 
9,074

Amortization of discounts, fees and deferred financing costs
530

 

 
 
 
530

Stock-based compensation
10,088

 

 
 
 
10,088

Premium paid for interest rate cap agreements
(1,186
)
 

 
 
 
(1,186
)
Deferred taxes
673

 

 
 
 
673

Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
(4,517
)
 

 
 
 
(4,517
)
Non-cash charge related to derivative agreements
173

 

 
 
 
173

Non-cash rent charges
289

 

 
 
 
289

Loss on disposal of assets
57

 

 
 
 
57

Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
 
 


 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
3,632

 
731

 
a
 
4,363

Inventories
28

 

 
 
 
28

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
(3,870
)
 
4,668

 
d
 
798

Other assets
(63
)
 

 
 
 
(63
)
Accounts payable
(6,522
)
 

 
 
 
(6,522
)
Accrued compensation and benefits
(3,011
)
 

 
 
 
(3,011
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
(1,755
)
 
(4,258
)
 
d
 
(6,013
)
Cash provided by operating activities
16,522

 
1

 
 
 
16,523

Investing activities
  

 


 
 
 
 
Purchases of property, equipment and intangible assets
(6,406
)
 

 
 
 
(6,406
)
Cash used in investing activities
(6,406
)
 

 
 
 
(6,406
)
Financing activities
 
 


 
 
 
 
Proceeds on term loans, net of deferred financing costs
4,881

 

 
 
 
4,881

Payments on long-term debt
(9,689
)
 

 
 
 
(9,689
)
Dividends and dividend equivalents paid
(271
)
 

 
 
 
(271
)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
30

 

 
 
 
30

Distribution to noncontrolling interests
(19,044
)
 

 
 
 
(19,044
)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
1,710

 

 
 
 
1,710

Purchases of noncontrolling interests
(4,546
)
 

 
 
 
(4,546
)
Cash used in financing activities
(26,929
)
 

 
 
 
(26,929
)
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
Decrease in cash
(16,813
)
 
1

 
f
 
(16,812
)
Cash at beginning of period
100,916

 
(11
)
 
f
 
100,905

Cash at end of period
$
84,103

 
$
(10
)
 
 
 
$
84,093


F-86

AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)



 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Operating activities
  

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
29,293

 
$
(7,772
)
 
a,c,d
 
$
21,521

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
 
 


 
 
 


Depreciation and amortization
18,456

 

 
 
 
18,456

Amortization of discounts, fees and deferred financing costs
1,065

 

 
 
 
1,065

Loss on early extinguishment of debt
526

 

 
 
 
526

Stock-based compensation
13,731

 

 
 
 
13,731

Premium paid for interest rate cap agreements
(1,186
)
 

 
 
 
(1,186
)
Deferred taxes
729

 
863

 
d
 
1,592

Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
(1,876
)
 

 
 
 
(1,876
)
Non-cash charge related to derivative agreements
173

 

 
 
 
173

Non-cash rent charges
431

 

 
 
 
431

Loss on disposal of assets and sales of businesses
190

 
(250
)
 
c
 
(60
)
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
 
 


 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
3,286

 
9,265

 
a
 
12,551

Inventories
(284
)
 

 
 
 
(284
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
(9,637
)
 
5,091

 
d
 
(4,546
)
Other assets
(552
)
 

 
 
 
(552
)
Accounts payable
(2,943
)
 

 
 
 
(2,943
)
Accrued compensation and benefits
(449
)
 

 
 
 
(449
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
1,407

 
(7,747
)
 
d
 
(6,340
)
Cash provided by operating activities
52,360

 
(550
)
 
 
 
51,810

Investing activities
  

 


 
 
 
 
Purchases of property, equipment and intangible assets
(14,053
)
 

 
 
 
(14,053
)
Proceeds from sales of clinics

 
550

 
c
 
550

Cash used in investing activities
(14,053
)
 
550

 
 
 
(13,503
)
Financing activities
 
 


 
 
 
 
Net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
267,564

 

 
 
 
267,564

Cash paid for financing costs
(3,914
)
 

 
 
 
(3,914
)
Proceeds on term loans, net of deferred financing costs
11,991

 

 
 
 
11,991

Payments on long-term debt
(286,525
)
 

 
 
 
(286,525
)
Dividends and dividend equivalents paid
(8,680
)
 

 
 
 
(8,680
)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
536

 

 
 
 
536

Distribution to noncontrolling interests
(38,542
)
 

 
 
 
(38,542
)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
2,887

 

 
 
 
2,887

Purchases of noncontrolling interests
(9,507
)
 

 
 
 
(9,507
)
Cash used in financing activities
(64,190
)
 

 
 
 
(64,190
)
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
Decrease in cash
(25,883
)
 

 
 
 
(25,883
)
Cash at beginning of period
100,916

 
(11
)
 
f
 
100,905

Cash at end of period
$
75,033

 
$
(11
)
 
 
 
$
75,022




F-87

AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)



 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Operating activities
  

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
55,965

 
$
(8,653
)
 
a,c,d
 
$
47,312

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
 
 


 
 
 


Depreciation and amortization
27,894

 

 
 
 
27,894

Amortization of discounts, fees and deferred financing costs
1,534

 

 
 
 
1,534

Loss on early extinguishment of debt
526

 

 
 
 
526

Stock-based compensation
14,762

 

 
 
 
14,762

Premium paid for interest rate cap agreements
(1,186
)
 

 
 
 
(1,186
)
Deferred taxes
730

 
881

 
d
 
1,611

Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
(5,461
)
 

 
 
 
(5,461
)
Non-cash charge related to derivative agreements
173

 

 
 
 
173

Non-cash rent charges
588

 

 
 
 
588

Gain on disposal of assets and sales of businesses
(377
)
 
62

 
c
 
(315
)
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
 
 


 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
(107
)
 
9,058

 
a
 
8,951

Inventories
4

 

 
 
 
4

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
(1,425
)
 
2,909

 
d
 
1,484

Other assets
(558
)
 

 
 
 
(558
)
Accounts payable
2,736

 

 
 
 
2,736

Accrued compensation and benefits
2,664

 

 
 
 
2,664

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
(1,090
)
 
(4,256
)
 
c,d
 
(5,346
)
Cash provided by operating activities
97,372

 
1

 
 
 
97,373

Investing activities
  

 


 
 
 
 
Purchases of property, equipment and intangible assets
(24,780
)
 

 
 
 
(24,780
)
Proceeds from asset sales
1,075

 

 
 
 
1,075

Cash used in investing activities
(23,705
)
 

 
 
 
(23,705
)
Financing activities
 
 


 
 
 
 
Net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
267,564

 

 
 
 
267,564

Cash paid for financing costs
(3,914
)
 

 
 
 
(3,914
)
Proceeds on term loans, net of deferred financing costs
34,742

 

 
 
 
34,742

Payments on long-term debt
(312,800
)
 

 
 
 
(312,800
)
Dividends and dividend equivalents paid
(8,715
)
 

 
 
 
(8,715
)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
683

 

 
 
 
683

Distribution to noncontrolling interests
(60,509
)
 

 
 
 
(60,509
)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
3,847

 

 
 
 
3,847

Purchases of noncontrolling interests
(27,854
)
 

 
 
 
(27,854
)
Proceeds from sales of additional noncontrolling interests
66

 

 
 
 
66

Cash used in financing activities
(106,890
)
 

 
 
 
(106,890
)
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
Decrease in cash
(33,223
)
 
1

 
f
 
(33,222
)
Cash at beginning of period
100,916

 
(11
)
 
f
 
100,905

Cash at end of period
$
67,693

 
$
(10
)
 
 
 
$
67,683


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AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)




Following are the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the interim quarters ended 2016 (in thousands):
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Operating activities
  

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
22,557

 
$
9,433

 
a,c,d
 
$
31,990

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
 
 


 
 
 


Depreciation and amortization
7,677

 

 
 
 
7,677

Amortization of discounts, fees and deferred financing costs
797

 

 
 
 
797

Stock-based compensation
386

 

 
 
 
386

Deferred taxes
67

 
(67
)
 
d
 

Non-cash charge related to derivative agreements
623

 

 
 
 
623

Non-cash rent charges
512

 

 
 
 
512

Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
 
 


 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
1,088

 
(11,420
)
 
a
 
(10,332
)
Inventories
(1,224
)
 

 
 
 
(1,224
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
(152
)
 
87

 
c,d
 
(65
)
Other assets
(18
)
 

 
 
 
(18
)
Accounts payable
1,286

 

 
 
 
1,286

Accrued compensation and benefits
(1,008
)
 

 
 
 
(1,008
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
3,985

 
1,969

 
d
 
5,954

Cash provided by operating activities
36,576

 
2

 
 
 
36,578

Investing activities
  

 


 
 
 
 
Purchases of property, equipment and intangible assets
(16,396
)
 

 
 
 
(16,396
)
Cash used in investing activities
(16,396
)
 

 
 
 
(16,396
)
Financing activities
 
 


 
 
 
 
Proceeds on term loans, net of deferred financing costs
12,282

 

 
 
 
12,282

Payments on long-term debt
(7,462
)
 

 
 
 
(7,462
)
Payments of deferred offering costs
(467
)
 

 
 
 
(467
)
Distribution to noncontrolling interests
(21,440
)
 

 
 
 
(21,440
)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
1,884

 

 
 
 
1,884

Cash used in financing activities
(15,203
)
 

 
 
 
(15,203
)
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
Increase in cash
4,977

 
2

 
f
 
4,979

Cash at beginning of period
90,988

 
(6
)
 
f
 
90,982

Cash at end of period
$
95,965

 
$
(4
)
 
 
 
$
95,961


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AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)



 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Operating activities
  

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
35,599

 
$
17,560

 
a,c,d
 
$
53,159

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
 
 


 
 
 


Depreciation and amortization
15,929

 

 
 
 
15,929

Amortization of discounts, fees and deferred financing costs
1,807

 

 
 
 
1,807

Loss on early extinguishment of debt
4,708

 

 
 
 
4,708

Stock-based compensation
10,565

 

 
 
 
10,565

Deferred taxes
(7,769
)
 
7,860

 
d
 
91

Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
7,835

 

 
 
 
7,835

Non-cash charge related to derivative agreements
850

 

 
 
 
850

Non-cash rent charges
920

 

 
 
 
920

Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
 
 


 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
15

 
(22,010
)
 
a
 
(21,995
)
Inventories
(499
)
 

 
 
 
(499
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
1,305

 
(2,542
)
 
d
 
(1,237
)
Other assets
692

 

 
 
 
692

Accounts payable
944

 

 
 
 
944

Accrued compensation and benefits
2,965

 

 
 
 
2,965

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
13,363

 
(868
)
 
c,d
 
12,495

Cash provided by operating activities
89,229

 

 
 
 
89,229

Investing activities
  

 


 
 
 
 
Purchases of property, equipment and intangible assets
(34,221
)
 

 
 
 
(34,221
)
Cash paid for acquisitions
(800
)
 

 
 
 
(800
)
Cash used in investing activities
(35,021
)
 

 
 
 
(35,021
)
Financing activities
 
 


 
 
 
 
Proceeds from issuance of common stock sold in initial public offering, net of underwriting discounts and offering expense
175,378

 

 
 
 
175,378

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
60,000

 

 
 
 
60,000

Cash paid for debt issuance and other financing costs
(1,350
)
 

 
 
 
(1,350
)
Proceeds on term loans, net of deferred financing costs
39,764

 

 
 
 
39,764

Payments on long-term debt
(255,806
)
 

 
 
 
(255,806
)
Dividends and dividend equivalents paid
(30,176
)
 

 
 
 
(30,176
)
Common stock repurchases for tax withholdings of  net settlement equity awards
(71
)
 

 
 
 
(71
)
Distribution to noncontrolling interests
(43,973
)
 

 
 
 
(43,973
)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
4,441

 

 
 
 
4,441

Purchases of noncontrolling interests
(277
)
 

 
 
 
(277
)
Proceeds from sales of additional noncontrolling interests
142

 

 
 
 
142

Cash used in financing activities
(51,928
)
 

 
 
 
(51,928
)
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
Increase in cash
2,280

 

 
 
 
2,280

Cash at beginning of period
90,988

 
(6
)
 
f
 
90,982

Cash at end of period
$
93,268

 
$
(6
)
 
 
 
$
93,262




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AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)



 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
As Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
Reference
(Note 3)
 
As Restated
Operating activities
  

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
71,645

 
$
17,631

 
a,c,d
 
$
89,276

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
 
 


 
 
 


Depreciation and amortization
24,616

 

 
 
 
24,616

Amortization of discounts, fees and deferred financing costs
2,432

 

 
 
 
2,432

Loss on early extinguishment of debt
4,708

 

 
 
 
4,708

Stock-based compensation
23,238

 

 
 
 
23,238

Deferred taxes
(8,508
)
 
8,307

 
d
 
(201
)
Change in fair value of income tax receivable agreement
(4,730
)
 

 
 
 
(4,730
)
Non-cash charge related to derivative agreements
489

 

 
 
 
489

Non-cash rent charges
1,764

 

 
 
 
1,764

Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
 
 


 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
(334
)
 
(21,193
)
 
a
 
(21,527
)
Inventories
(177
)
 

 
 
 
(177
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
(1,171
)
 
2,007

 
d
 
836

Other assets
44

 

 
 
 
44

Accounts payable
706

 

 
 
 
706

Accrued compensation and benefits
6,588

 

 
 
 
6,588

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
20,593

 
(6,757
)
 
c,d
 
13,836

Cash provided by operating activities
141,903

 
(5
)
 
 
 
141,898

Investing activities
  

 


 
 
 
 
Purchases of property, equipment and intangible assets
(46,659
)
 

 
 
 
(46,659
)
Cash paid for acquisitions
(4,467
)
 

 
 
 
(4,467
)
Cash used in investing activities
(51,126
)
 

 
 
 
(51,126
)
Financing activities
 
 


 
 
 
 
Proceeds from issuance of common stock sold in initial public offering, net of underwriting discounts and offering expense
175,254

 

 
 
 
175,254

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
60,000

 

 
 
 
60,000

Cash paid for debt issuance and other financing costs
(1,350
)
 

 
 
 
(1,350
)
Proceeds on term loans, net of deferred financing costs
54,706

 

 
 
 
54,706

Payments on long-term debt
(266,040
)
 

 
 
 
(266,040
)
Dividends and dividend equivalents paid
(30,223
)
 

 
 
 
(30,223
)
Common stock repurchases for tax withholdings of  net settlement equity awards
(356
)
 

 
 
 
(356
)
Distribution to noncontrolling interests
(66,985
)
 

 
 
 
(66,985
)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
6,576

 

 
 
 
6,576

Purchases of noncontrolling interests
(8,397
)
 

 
 
 
(8,397
)
Proceeds from sales of additional noncontrolling interests
199

 

 
 
 
199

Cash used in financing activities
(76,616
)
 

 
 
 
(76,616
)
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
Increase in cash
14,161

 
(5
)
 
f
 
14,156

Cash at beginning of period
90,988

 
(6
)
 
f
 
90,982

Cash at end of period
$
105,149

 
$
(11
)
 
 
 
$
105,138


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AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
(in thousands)
 
Balance at Beginning of the Year
 
Amounts charged to income
 
Amounts written off
 
Balance at End of Year
Allowance for uncollectible accounts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year ended December 31, 2016, as restated
 
$
9,563

 
$
17,745

 
$
(17,575
)
 
$
9,733

Year ended December 31, 2017, as restated
 
$
9,733

 
$
19,503

 
$
(20,560
)
 
$
8,676

Year ended December 31, 2018
 
$
8,676

 
$

 
$
(5,406
)
 
$
3,270



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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
The following is a list of all exhibits filed or furnished as part of this Report:
 
 
 
 
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
    
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Page 1


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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101*
 
The following financial information from the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) and furnished electronically herewith: (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016; (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016; (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016; (iv) the Consolidated Changes in Equity for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016; (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016; and (vi) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
 
*     Filed herewith
 
†    Identifies exhibits that consist of a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
 
The agreements and other documents filed as exhibits to this report are not intended to provide factual information or other disclosure other than with respect to the terms of the agreements or other documents themselves, and you should not rely on them for that purpose. In particular, any representations and warranties made by us in these agreements or other documents were made solely within the specific context of the relevant agreement or document and may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time.


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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,  thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
AMERICAN RENAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS INC.
 
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
Dated:
September 4, 2019
By:
/s/ Joseph A. Carlucci
 
 
 
Name: Joseph A. Carlucci
 
 
 
Title:   Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.
 
Date:
September 4, 2019
/s/ Joseph A. Carlucci
 
 
Name: Joseph A. Carlucci
 
 
Title:   Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
Date:
September 4, 2019
/s/ Syed Kamal
 
 
Name: Syed Kamal
 
 
Title:  President and Director 
  
Date:
September 4, 2019
/s/ Mark Herbers
 
 
Name: Mark Herbers
 
 
Title:   Interim Chief Financial Officer and Interim Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
 
Date:
September 4, 2019
/s/ Steven M. Silver
 
 
Name: Steven M. Silver
 
 
Title:   Director
 
Date:
September 4, 2019
/s/ Jared Hendricks
 
 
Name: Jared Hendricks
 
 
Title:   Director
 
Date:
September 4, 2019
/s/ Michael Boxer
 
 
Name: Michael Boxer
 
 
Title:   Director
 
Date:
September 4, 2019
/s/ Tom Erickson
 
 
Name: Tom Erickson
 
 
Title:   Director
 
Date:
September 4, 2019
/s/ John M. Jureller
 
 
Name: John M. Jureller
 
 
Title:   Director

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Date:
September 4, 2019
/s/ Patrick Ryan
 
 
Name: Patrick Ryan
 
 
Title:   Director

Date:
September 4, 2019
/s/ Robert Fish
 
 
Name: Robert Fish
 
 
Title:   Director

Date:
September 4, 2019
/s/ Susanne Clark
 
 
Name: Susanne Clark
 
 
Title:   Director



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