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Preliminary Copy, Subject to Completion
Dated April 9, 2024

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1668 S. Garfield Avenue, 2nd Floor
Alhambra, California 91801

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NOTICE OF 20232024 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON
JUNE 13, 2023

To the Stockholders of Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thatfor the 20232024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “20232024 Annual Meeting”) of Apollo Medical Holdings,Astrana Health, Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) will be held.

Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at the Company’s offices located at10:00 a.m., Pacific Time

Location: 1668 S. Garfield Avenue, 3rd Floor Conference Room, Alhambra, California 91801 at 10:00 a.m., Pacific Time, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 for

Items of business: To consider and vote upon the following purposes:following:

1.To elect nine directors to our Board of Directors (the “Board”);, each to hold office until the 20242025 Annual Meeting of our stockholdersStockholders (“Proposal 1”);
2.To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 20232024 (“Proposal 2”);
3.To hold aapprove, on an advisory, non-binding advisory vote onbasis, the compensation program for our named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement accompanying this Noticenotice (“Proposal 3”);
4.To consider and vote upon a proposalapprove the Astrana Health, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (“Proposal 4”);
5.To approve an amendment to approve and adopt the Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan;Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to reflect new Delaware law provisions regarding officer exculpation (“Proposal 5”); and
5.6.To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting, or any postponement or adjournments of the meeting.

These matters are described more fully in the proxy statement accompanying this notice.

Record date: The Board has fixed the close of business on April 25, 202323, 2024 as the record date (the “Record Date”) for determining those stockholders who will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the 20232024 Annual Meeting. Only stockholders of record at the close of business on the Record Date will be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the meeting. If

Voting: We urge you are such a stockholder, you are urged to submit ayour proxy card as enclosed,promptly by Internet, telephone or mail, even if your shares were sold after such date.the Record Date. If your broker, bank, or other nominee is the holder of record of your shares (i.e., your shares are held in “street name”), you will receive voting instructions from the holder of record.such broker, bank or other nominee. You must follow these instructions in order for your shares to be voted. We recommend that you instruct your broker, bank, or other nominee, by following those instructions, to vote your shares for the accompanying proxy card.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS YOU VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF EACH OF THE DIRECTOR NOMINEES AS SET FORTH ON PROPOSAL 1, FOR THE RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG, LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM ON PROPOSAL 2, FOR THE APPROVAL, ON A NON-BINDING ADVISORY BASIS, OF THE COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AS DISCLOSED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT ON PROPOSAL 3, AND FOR THE APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE APOLLO MEDICAL HOLDINGS, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN ON PROPOSAL 4. WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE 2023 ANNUAL MEETING, PLEASE PROMPTLY VOTE BY TELEPHONE OR INTERNET AS INSTRUCTED ON THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY CARD OR THE NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS, OR COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN, AND RETURN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY CARD AS INSTRUCTED THEREON.

Please read the accompanying proxy materials carefully. Your vote is important, and we appreciate your cooperation in considering and acting on the matters presented. Even if you plan to attend the 20232024 Annual Meeting, we recommend that you vote prior to the meeting to ensure that your shares will be represented.

By Order of the Board of Directors,
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Kenneth Sim, M.D.
Executive Chairman
April 28, 202324, 2024
Alhambra, California
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PROXY STATEMENT FOR
2023 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF
APOLLO MEDICAL HOLDINGS, INC.



To Be Held on June 13, 2023

























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IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE
ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD ON JUNE 12, 2024:

The Notice of Annual Meeting Proxy Statement and Annual Report to Stockholders available at www.proxyvote.com
APOLLO MEDICAL HOLDINGS,
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ASTRANA HEALTH, INC
TABLE OF CONTENTS

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BACKGROUND OF DIRECTORS
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
PROPOSAL 2 - RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OVERVIEW
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
CEO PAY RATIO
PAY V. PERFORMANCE
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
PROPOSAL 4 - APPROVAL OF THE ASTRANA HEALTH, INC. 2024 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORTPROPOSAL 5 - APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY’S RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO REFLECT NEW DELAWARE LAW PROVISIONS REGARDING OFFICER EXCULPATION
DELINQUENT SECTION 16(a) REPORTS
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
OTHER MATTERS
ANNEX A 2024 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
ANNEX B EXCULPATION AMENDMENT
ANNEX C ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION

This document includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations, are inherently uncertain and are subject to changing assumptions. Actual results could differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons, including due to the risks and uncertainties that are discussed in our most recently filed periodic reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and subsequent filings. We do not undertake any obligation to update our forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances, except as otherwise required by law. No assurance can be given that any plan, initiative, projection, goal, target, commitment, expectation, or prospect set forth in this proxy statement can or will be achieved. Inclusion of information in this proxy statement is not an indication that the subject or information is material to our business or operating results.


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Preliminary Copy, Subject to Completion
Dated April 9, 2024
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2024 PROXY STATEMENT

PROXY SUMMARY

This summary highlights selected information contained in this proxy statement. Please read the entire proxy statement carefully before voting your shares.

TIME AND DATEWednesday, June 12, 2024 at 10:00 a.m., Pacific Time
PLACE1668 S. Garfield Avenue, 3rd Floor Conference Room, Alhambra, California 91801
RECORD DATEApril 23, 2024
ATTENDANCEOnly our stockholders as of the Record Date are entitled to attend the 2024 Annual Meeting. If you own our stock as a record holder, you will be able to gain entry with government-issued photo identification, such as a driver’s license, state-issued identification card, or passport. If you beneficially own our stock held in street name, in order to gain entry, you must present a valid legal proxy from a record holder of our stock as of the Record Date and government-issued photo identification. You should contact your bank, broker or other nominee to learn how to obtain a legal proxy.

Voting Matters
OTHER MATTERSProposalsRecommended VotePage
No. 1Elect nine directors
FOR
all nominees
No. 2Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024FOR
No. 3Approve, on an advisory, non-binding basis, 2023 executive compensationFOR
No. 4Approve the Astrana Health, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive PlanFOR
No. 5Approve an amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to reflect new Delaware law provisions regarding officer exculpationFOR

Director Nominees
NameAgeDirector SinceIndependentCurrent Committee Memberships
AuditCompensationNominating
Kenneth Sim, M.D.702017
Thomas S. Lam, M.D., M.P.H.742016
John Chiang612019üüü
Weili Dai622021ü
J. Lorraine Estradas, R.N., B.S.N., M.P.H.762021
Mitchell W. Kitayama672017üCC
Linda Marsh742019
Matthew Mazdyasni672019üüü
David G. Schmidt762013üCüü
C = Chairperson
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTING

General

In this proxy statement, we refer to Apollo Medical Holdings,Astrana Health, Inc. as the “Company,” “Astrana,” “we,” “our,” and “us.” This proxy statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation by our Board of Directors (the “Board”) of proxies to be voted at the 20232024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company (the “2023“2024 Annual Meeting”), which will be held at 10:00 a.m., Pacific Time, on Tuesday,Wednesday, June 13, 202312, 2024 at 1668 S. Garfield Avenue, 3rd Floor Conference Room, Alhambra, California 91801, or at adjournments or postponements thereof, for the purposes set forth in the accompanying Notice of 20232024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The proxy materials, including this proxy statement, Annual Report to Stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2023 (“2024 Annual Report to Stockholders”), and form of proxy card, or the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”). This proxy statement and the proxy card, are first being mailed or made available to stockholders on or about April 28, 2023.24, 2024. Stockholders may request to receive proxy materials in printed form by mail or electronically on an ongoing basis. A stockholder’s election to receive proxy materials by mail or electronically by email will remain in effect until the stockholder terminates such election. In addition, stockholders may obtain additional copies of our 2024 Annual Report to Stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2022 (“2023 Annual Report to Stockholders”) and this proxy statement, without charge, by following the instructions on the Notice or by writing to us at our principal executive offices at 1668 S. Garfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, Alhambra, California 91801, Attention: Corporate Secretary, or from our website at https://apollomed.net/ir.astranahealth.com/sec-filings. Our 20232024 Annual Report to Stockholders, which incorporates our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20222023 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 1, 2023,February 29, 2024, without exhibits, is being provided or made available to stockholders concurrently with this proxy statement. The Annual Report is not to be regarded as proxy soliciting material or as a communication by means of which any solicitation of proxies is to be made.

Outstanding Securities and Quorum

The close of business on April 25, 202323, 2024 was the record date (the “Record Date”) for stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the 20232024 Annual Meeting. As of the Record Date, we had 57,550,326 shares[•] shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, issued and outstanding, according to the records maintained by our transfer agent. All of the shares of our common stock, issued and outstanding on the Record Date, and only those shares, (collectively, the “Voting Shares”), are entitled to vote on each of the proposals to be voted upon at the 20232024 Annual Meeting.

Our largest stockholder and a consolidated variable interest entity of the Company, Allied Physicians of California, a Professional Medical Corporation (“APC”), held approximately 10,299,2597,132,698 shares of our common stock as of the Record Date, representing a controlling interest inor approximately [•]% of our Company.outstanding shares as of such date. Pursuant to a Voting and Registration Rights Agreement that APC and the Company entered into on September 11, 2019, in connection with the consummation of a series of interrelated transactions, APC shall is only be permitted to vote up to 9.99% of the outstanding shares of our common stock at any time a vote is taken and will grant a proxy to the Company’s management to vote any excess shares in the same proportion as all other votes cast on any proposal coming before the Company’s stockholders.

As of the Record Date, 1,111,111 shares of our Series A preferred stock and 555,555 shares of our Series B preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, were held by our wholly owned subsidiary, Network MedicalAstrana Health Management, Inc. (“NMM”AHM”). Pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law, such shares held by NMM shall beAHM are neither entitled to vote, nor counted for quorum purposes, at the 20232024 Annual Meeting.

The presence of the holders of a majority of the Voting Shares,outstanding shares of common stock, in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the 20232024 Annual Meeting, including voting on each proposal to be voted on at the meeting. Broker non-votes and abstentions by stockholders from voting will be counted towards determining whether or not a quorum is present at the 20232024 Annual Meeting, as the Voting Shares so held are entitled to vote at the meeting but do not count as affirmative or negative votes cast.Meeting.

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Voting Procedures

Holders of Voting Sharesshares of common stock will have one vote for each such share with regard to each matter to be voted upon. There is no cumulative voting for election of directors.

A broker non-vote occurs when shares held by a bank, broker or other nominee are not voted with respect to a particular proposal because the broker or nominee does not have discretionary authority to vote on the matter and has not received voting instructions from beneficial owners. If an executed proxy is returned, indicating that the broker or nominee holding shares in street name does not have discretionary authority as to the shares with respect to a proposal, such shares will be considered present at the 2023 Annual Meeting for purposes of determining a quorum on all matters, but will not be considered to be votes cast. Similarly, abstentions by stockholders from voting and broker non-votes will be counted toward determining whether or not a quorum is present. If your broker holds your shares in its name and you do not instruct your broker how to vote, your broker will only have discretion to vote your shares on “routine” matters. Where a proposal is not “routine,” a broker who has not received instructions from beneficial owners does not have discretion to vote uninstructed shares on that proposal. At the 20232024 Annual Meeting, only the ratification of the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm (Proposal 2) is considered a routine matter. All other proposals are considered “non-routine,” and your broker will not have discretion to vote on these proposals.
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Broker non-votes will be considered present at the 2024 Annual Meeting for purposes of determining a quorum on all matters, but will not be considered votes cast. Similarly, abstentions by stockholders from voting will be counted toward determining whether or not a quorum is present, but will not be considered votes cast.

For Proposal 1, you may vote “FOR” all the nominees to the Board, “WITHHOLD” your vote from all nominees, or “For” all except any nominee you specify. For Proposals 2 through 5 (as described below), you may vote “FOR” or “AGAINST,” or abstain from voting, on each proposal.

ProposalBoard RecommendationRequired VoteEffect of Withhold Votes, Abstentions and Broker Non‑Votes
Proposal 1: Elect Our Directors
The directors will be elected by a pluralityFOR
all nominees
Plurality of the votes cast bycast: the Voting Shares present in person or represented by proxy atnine nominees that receive the 2023 Annual Meeting, meaning that the nominees receiving the highest numbers ofmost “FOR” votes up to the number of directors to be elected, will be elected. Because our Series A and Series B preferred stock are held by a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and thus is not entitled to vote, only shares of our common stock, issued and outstanding as of the Record Date, are entitled to vote on this proposal. In voting on Proposal 1 to elect directors, you may vote either FOR all the

nominees, WITHHOLD your vote from all the nominees, or WITHHOLD your vote from any one or more specific nominees and vote FOR any one or more specific nominees. Votes that are withheld
Withhold votes and broker non-votes will not be included in the vote tally for the election of the directors and, therefore, will have no effect on the outcome of the election of directors.

this proposal.
Proposal 2: Ratify the Appointment of Our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
InFORThe number of votes cast “For” this proposal must exceed the number of votes cast “Against” this proposal.Abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, will have no effect on this proposal. As this is a “routine” proposal, if you do not provide voting with regardinstructions to your broker, your broker generally will have discretion to vote your shares on this proposal.
Proposal 3: Approve, on an Advisory, Non-Binding Basis, Our Named Executive Officer Compensation
FORThe number of votes cast “For” this proposal must exceed the number of votes cast “Against” this proposal.Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on this proposal.
Proposal 4: Approve the Astrana Health, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan
FORThe number of votes cast “For” this proposal must exceed the number of votes cast “Against” this proposal.Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on this proposal.
Proposal 5: Approve an Amendment to the ratificationCompany’s Restated Certificate of the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm, stockholders may vote in favor of such proposal, vote against such proposal, or abstain from voting. The vote requiredIncorporation to approve Proposal 2 is thereflect New Delaware Law Provisions Regarding Officer Exculpation

FORThe affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast affirmatively or negatively on this proposal. Because our Series A and Series B preferred stock are held by a wholly owned subsidiaryoutstanding shares of the Company and thus is not entitled to vote, only shares of our common stock, issued and outstanding as of the Record Date, are entitled to vote on this proposal. Abstentions, if any, will have no effect on the result of this vote. Brokerage firms and other nominees have the authority to vote uninstructed shares held by them in street name on this proposal. Any broker non-votes, if brokers or nominees do not exercise this authority, will have no effect on the result of this vote. We are not required to obtain the approval of stockholders to appoint our independent registered public accounting firm. However, if our stockholders do not ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm, the Audit Committee of the Board will reconsider its appointment.
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Proposal 3: Vote, on an Advisory Basis, on Named Executive Officer Compensation
In voting with regard to the non-binding advisory vote on the compensation program for our named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement, stockholders may vote in favor of such proposal or against such proposal or may abstain from voting. The vote required to approve Proposal 3 is the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present or represented by proxy at the 2023 Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the matter. Because our Series Aproposal is required to approve this proposal.
Abstentions and Series B preferred stock is held by a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and thus is not entitled to vote, only shares of our common stock, issued and outstanding as of the Record Date, are entitled to vote on this proposal. Abstentionsbroker non-votes will have the same effect as votes “against” the proposal. Brokers do not have discretionary authority to vote on this proposal. Broker non-votes, therefore, will have no effect on the proposal as brokers are not entitled to vote on such proposals in the absence of voting instructions from the beneficial owner.
Proposal 4: Vote on the Approval of Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”)
In voting with regard to the vote on the ESPP, stockholders may vote in favor of such proposal or against such proposal or may abstain from voting. The vote required to approve Proposal 4 is the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present or represented by proxy at the 2023 Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the matter. Because our Series A and Series B preferred stock is held by a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and thus is not entitled to vote, only shares of our common stock, issued and outstanding as of the Record Date, are entitled to vote on this proposal. Abstentions will have the same effect as votes “against” the proposal. Brokers do not have discretionary authority to vote on this proposal. Broker non-votes, therefore, will have no effect on the proposal as brokers are not entitled to vote on such proposals in the absence of voting instructions from the beneficial owner.

All votes will be tabulated by the inspector of elections appointed for the 20232024 Annual Meeting, who will separately tabulate affirmative and negative votes, withheld votes, abstentions, and broker non-votes, if any. Preliminary voting results will be announced at the 2024 Annual Meeting. Final voting results will be published in a Current Report on Form 8-K, which we will file within four business days of the 2024 Annual Meeting.
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Voting Methods

If you are a record holder, you can vote by attending the 20232024 Annual Meeting and voting in person, or you can vote by proxy in three ways:

By Internet: You may vote by submitting a proxy over the Internet.Internet, including by scanning the QR code provided on the Notice or proxy card with your mobile device. Please refer to the proxy card or voting instruction form provided or made available to you by your brokerNotice for instructions on how to vote by Internet.

By Telephone: Stockholders located in the United States that receive proxy materials by mail may vote by submitting a proxy by telephone by calling the toll-free telephone number on the proxy card or voting instruction form provided or made available to you and following the instructions.

By Mail: If you received proxy materials by mail, you can vote by submitting a proxy by mail by marking, dating, signing, and returning the accompanying proxy card.

In Person at the 20232024 Annual Meeting: If you attend the 20232024 Annual Meeting, you may deliver your completed proxy card in person, or you may vote by completing a ballot, which we will provide you at the meeting. You are encouraged to vote by telephone or Internet or complete, date, sign, and return the proxy card provided or made available to you, regardless of whether or not you plan to attend the 20232024 Annual Meeting.

With respect toIf, on the Record Date, your shares were held not in your name, but rather through a bank, broker or other nominee, then you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name,” meaning such sharesand these proxy materials are held forbeing forwarded to you by that organization. The organization holding your account byis considered to be the stockholder of record for purposes of voting at the 2024 Annual Meeting. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your bank, broker or other nominee you will receive instructions from such institution or person onregarding how to vote the shares in your shares.account and should follow the instructions contained in the Notice, proxy card or voting instruction form to vote by Internet, telephone or mail. If you want to vote your shares in person at the 2024 Annual Meeting, contact the bank, broker or other nominee who holds your shares to obtain a legal proxy and bring it with you to the 2024 Annual Meeting. You will not be able to attend the 2024 Annual Meeting unless you have proof of ownership from your bank, broker or other nominee. You should contact your bank, broker or other nominee or refer to the instructions provided by your bank, broker or other nominee for further information.

Voting by Proxy and RevocabilityChanging or Revoking your Vote

Voting Shares of common stock represented by proxies submitted over the Internet or by telephone, or for which proxy cards are properly executed and returned to us, will be voted at the 20232024 Annual Meeting in accordance with the stockholders’ instructions contained therein. In the absence of contrary instructions, shares represented by such proxies will be voted FOR the election of each of the director nominees named on Proposal 1, FOR the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 on Proposal 2, FOR the approval, on an advisory, non-binding basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers on Proposal 3,FOR the approval of the Astrana Health, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan on Proposal 4, and FORthe approval of an amendment to the ESPPCompany’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to reflect new Delaware law provisions regarding officer exculpation on Proposal 45. Management does not know of any matters to be presented at the 20232024 Annual Meeting other than those set forth in this proxy statement and the accompanying notice of the 20232024 Annual Meeting. If other matters should properly come before the meeting, the proxy holders intend to vote all proxies received by them on such matters in accordance with their best judgment.

Any stockholder of record has the right to revoke his, her, or its proxy at any time before it is voted at the 20232024 Annual Meeting by submitting another properly completed proxy card with a later date; by submitting new vote by telephone or Internet; by giving timely written notice that you are revoking your proxy to our Corporate Secretary at our principal executive offices that bears a later date than the date of the proxy you want to revoke and by executing and deliveringis received prior to the Corporate Secretary a duly executed proxy card bearing a later date,2024 Annual Meeting; or by appearing at the meeting2024 Annual Meeting and voting in person. A beneficial owner of our common stockAttending the 2024 Annual Meeting will not, by itself, revoke your proxy. If your shares are held by a bank, broker or other nominee and you provide instructions to that nominee on a form received from the nominee, you may revoke or change your voting instructions only by contacting the bank, brokerage firm, or other nominee holdingwho holds your shares. You may not vote in person at the shares in street names or by obtaining2024 Annual Meeting unless you obtain a legal proxy from the bank, broker or other nominee. In such institution and votingevent, your attendance at the meeting.2024 Annual Meeting will not, by itself, revoke prior voting instructions.

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Householding of Proxy Materials

Some banks, brokers, and other nominee record holders may be participating in the practice of “householding” proxy statements and annual reports. This means that only one copy of our proxy statement and annual report to stockholders may have been sent to multiple stockholders in your household. Once you have received notice from your broker that they will be householding materials to your address, householding will continue until you are notified otherwise or until you revoke your consent. If, at any time, you no longer wish to participate in householding and would prefer to receive a separate proxy statement in the future, or if you and other shareholdersstockholders sharing your address are receiving multiple copies of the proxy materials and you would like to receive only a single copy of such materials in the future, please notify your broker. You may also call (866) 540-7095 or write to: Householding Department, Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, New York 11717, and include your name, the name of your broker or other nominee, and your account number(s). If you share an address with another shareholderstockholder and have received only one set of this year’s proxy materials and you wish to receive a separate copy, please notify us in writing at: Apollo Medical Holdings,Astrana Health, Inc., 1668 S. Garfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, Alhambra, California 91801, Attention: Corporate Secretary, and we will deliver a separate copy to you promptly.
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Internet Availability of Proxy Materials

We are furnishing proxy materials for the 20232024 Annual Meeting to all of our stockholders via the Internet by mailing athe Notice, Regarding the Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (“Notice”), instead of mailing or emailing copies of those materials to our stockholders. However, we may still mail copies of such proxy materials to some stockholders. The Notice directs our stockholders to a website where they can access our proxy materials, including our proxy statement and our 20232024 Annual Report to Stockholders, and view instructions on how to vote via the Internet, a mobile device, or by telephone. If you received such a Notice and would prefer to receive a paper copy of our proxy materials, please follow the instructions included in the notice.Notice. If you have previously elected to receive our proxy materials via email, you will continue to receive access to those materials electronically unless you elect otherwise.

Attending the Annual Meeting

Only our stockholders as of the Record Date are entitled to attend the 20232024 Annual Meeting. If you own our stock as a record holder, your name will be on a list of record holders, and you will be able to gain entry with government-issued photo identification, such as a driver’s license, state-issued identification card, or passport. If you beneficially own our stock held in street name, in order to gain entry, you must present a valid legal proxy from a record holder of our stock as of the Record Date and government-issued photo identification. You should contact your brokerage account representative, bank, broker, or other nominee to learn how to obtain a legal proxy. All stockholders and proxy holders must register at the reception desk and sign the attendance sheet before entering the room for the 20232024 Annual Meeting. In fairness to all attendees and in the interest of an orderly and constructive meeting, we ask that you abide by the rules of procedure for the 20232024 Annual Meeting, which will be available to you when you register at the reception desk. Cameras, recording devices, and other electronic devices are prohibited at the meeting.

Stockholder List

A list of our stockholders of record as of the Record Date entitled to vote at the 20232024 Annual Meeting will be available for examination by any such stockholder for any purpose germane to the 20232024 Annual Meeting during ordinary business hours at our corporate headquarters located at 1668 S. Garfield Avenue, Alhambra, California 91801, for a period of 10 days prior toending on the 2023 Annual Meeting, and also atday before the 20232024 Annual Meeting. Please contact the Company’s Corporate Secretary at (626) 282-0288282-0288; or by email at: investors@apollomed.netinvestors@astranahealth.com if you wish to inspect the list of stockholders prior to the meeting.

Persons Making the Solicitation

We are required by law to convene annual meetings of stockholders at which our directors are elected. The Board is soliciting proxies from our stockholders for the 20232024 Annual Meeting. The entire cost of soliciting proxies will be borne by the Company. These costs will include, among other items, the expense of preparing, assembling, printing, and mailing the proxy materials or notices of Internet availabilityNotice to our stockholders of record and beneficial owners. Proxies will be solicited principally through mail, but, if deemed desirable,Our directors, officers and employees may be solicited personallysolicit proxies in person, by email or telephone, or by telephone or letters by our officers and regular employees for noother means of communication, without receiving additional compensation. We may also solicit proxies by email from stockholders who are our employees or who previously requested to receive proxy materials electronically. Arrangements may be made with brokerage houseswill reimburse brokers, banks and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to send proxies andwho hold shares of common stock in their names for the expenses of furnishing proxy materials or notices of Internet availability to beneficial owners of our stockthe shares. We may retain a proxy solicitor in conjunction with the 2024 Annual Meeting, and obtainits employees may assist us in the solicitation. We will pay all costs of soliciting proxies, including, in the event we retain a proxy solicitor, their voting instructions,fee and such persons may be reimbursed for their expenses.reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, if any.
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PROPOSAL 1

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Stockholders will be asked at the 20232024 Annual Meeting to elect nine directors who will constitute the full Board. Each elected director will hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders, and the director’s successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal.

The following nine personsindividuals have been nominated by the Board for election to the Board: Kenneth Sim, M.D., Thomas S. Lam, M.D., M.P.H., John Chiang, Linda Marsh, Mitchell W. Kitayama, David G. Schmidt, Matthew Mazdyasni,Weili Dai, J. Lorraine Estradas, R.N., B.S.N., M.P.H., Mitchell W. Kitayama, Linda Marsh,Matthew Mazdyasni, and Weili Dai.David G. Schmidt. All of the nominees are incumbent directors. Additional information about these nominees is provided in “Corporate Governance” and “Board of Directors and Executive Officers below.

Board Nomination and Election of Directors

Following a rigorous review process, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee recommended the nine incumbent directors for re-election at the 20232024 Annual Meeting as they continue to contribute to the mix of experience, skills, and qualifications that we seek to be represented on the Board. Each nominee has been nominated by the Board, acting upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Unless authority to vote for thisany nominee is withheld, the shares represented by the enclosed proxy will be voted FOR the election of all nominees as directors of the nine nominees.directors.

In the event that a nominee is unable or unwilling to serve as a director at the time of the 20232024 Annual Meeting, all proxies received by the proxy holders named on the accompanying proxy card will be voted FOR the election of such other person as either proxy holder may designate in such nominee’s place. In the event that additional persons are nominated for election as directors, the proxy holders intend to vote all proxies received by them for each of the nominees listed below, unless instructions are given to the contrary. As of the date of this proxy statement, the Board is not aware of any nominee who is unable or unwilling to serve as a director. If elected at the 20232024 Annual Meeting, a director will serve until the annual meeting of our stockholders to be held in 20242025 and a successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier resignation or removal.

Vote Required

Pursuant to the Company’s Restated Bylaws, as amended, nine directors will be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the Voting Shares present in person or represented by proxy at the 2023 Annual Meeting. Such voting standard means that the nominees who receive the highest number of votes “FOR” their election up to the number of directors to be elected at the meeting, which is nine, will be elected even if any such nominee receives a greater number of votes “withheld” than votes “FOR” his or her election. Votes withheld and broker non-votes, if any, will not be treated as votes cast and, therefore, will not affect the outcome of the election of directors at the 2023 Annual Meeting.

Recommendation of the Board

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT OUR STOCKHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” EACH OF THE NAMED NOMINEES ON PROPOSAL 1.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT OUR STOCKHOLDERS VOTE “FOR ALL” OF THE DIRECTOR NOMINEES.
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PROPOSAL 2

RATIFICATIONBACKGROUND OF THE APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board Recommendation

The Audit Committee has appointed Ernst & Young, LLP (“EY”) as our independent registered public accounting firm, to audit our financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. In deciding to appoint EY, the Audit Committee reviewed auditor independence issues and existing commercial relationships with EY and concluded that EY has no commercial relationship with the Company that would impair its independence for the year ending December 31, 2023. The Board recommends that our stockholders ratify the appointment of EY as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. While we are not required to have our stockholders ratify the appointment of EY as our independent registered public accounting firm, we are doing so because we value our stockholders’ views on the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. If the stockholders do not ratify this appointment, the Audit Committee will reconsider whether to retain EY. If the selection of EY is ratified, the Audit Committee, in its discretion, may still direct the appointment of a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time it determines that such a change would be in the best interest of the Company and our stockholders.

Representatives of EY are expected to be present at the 2023 Annual Meeting, will have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and are expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.


AUDIT AND OTHER FEESDIRECTORS

The following table presents fees for professional audit services and other services rendered by EY forsets forth certain information concerning the auditnominees to the Board, all of whom are incumbent directors of the Company’s annual financial statementsCompany. The information presented below regarding each nominee’s specific experience, expertise, qualifications, attributes, and skills led the Board to conclude that such nominee should serve as a director. Additionally, the Board believes that each director nominee has a reputation for integrity, honesty, and adherence to high ethical standards and has demonstrated business acumen and sound judgment, as well as a commitment of service to the years ended December 31, 2022Company and December 31, 2021.the Board. There are no family relationships among our directors or executive officers, except that Brandon K. Sim, M.S., our Chief Executive Officer, is the son of Dr. Sim, Executive Chairman.

20222021
Audit (1)
$2,165,100 $1,321,100 
Audit-Related— — 
Tax (2)
132,927 115,005 
All Other Fees— — 
Total$2,298,027 $1,436,105 
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Kenneth Sim, M.D.
Executive Chairman

Age:70
Director since: 2017
Dr. Sim is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of the Company. He has been the Chairman of AHM since 2013 and has been a member of the AHM Board of Directors since 2006. Dr. Sim also serves as the Chairman of the board of APC. Dr. Sim is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and was awarded the Independent Physician Leadership Award in 2014 by the Los Angeles County Medical Association. Dr. Sim is also a member of the Governing Board of Directors at Alhambra Hospital Medical Center and a Board Member on the National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians.

As an entrepreneur, Dr. Sim founded “Healthcare City” in the City of Industry, California, which helped streamline the healthcare process by providing outpatient health services at one location which included a surgical center, a senior wellness center and laboratory, radiology and urgent care services. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and received his medical training from the Loma Linda University School of Medicine and the Autonomous University of Guadalajara, in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Dr. Sim’s qualifications to serve on the Board include his more than 30 years of experience as a practitioner, entrepreneur, and administrator in the medical industry, including his years of operating experience as the Company’s Executive Chairman and his 12 years of experience prior to AHM’s business combination with the Company as a member of AHM’s board of directors and subsequent service as the chairman of AHM’s board of directors.

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Thomas S. Lam, M.D., M.P.H.
Vice Chairman

Age: 74
Director since: 2016
Dr. Lam is the Co-Founder of the Company and has served as Vice Chairman of the Company since January 2024. Dr. Lam previously served as the Company’s Co-Chief Executive Officer and President from September 2019 to January 2024; as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer from April 2019 to September 2019; and as the Company’s Co-Chief Executive Officer from December 2017 to March 2019. Dr. Lam has been a member of the Board since January 2016. Dr. Lam has also served as Chief Executive Officer of AHM since January 2006 and has been a member of AHM’s Board of Directors since 2005. From January 2006 to September 2014, Dr. Lam was the Chairman and CEO of APC. Since October 2014, he has served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of APC.

Dr. Lam was the recipient of the Corporate Citizens of the Year Award from the Board of Directors of East Los Angeles College Foundation in April 2014. In February 2015, the YMCA Board of Directors of West San Gabriel Valley honored Dr. Lam as the recipient of the Heart of the Community Award. Dr. Lam received his medical training from New York Medical College and gastroenterology training from Georgetown University.

Dr. Lam’s qualifications to serve on the Board include his approximately 30 years of experience as a practitioner, entrepreneur, and administrator in the medical industry, including his years of operating experience as a Chief Executive Officer of the Company and his 12 years of experience prior to AHM’s business combination with the Company as AHM’s chief executive officer and board member.

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(1)Represents aggregate fees charged by EY in each respective year serving as the external auditor, as applicable, for audit work performed on the annual financial statements and review of quarterly financial statements, as well as other services that are provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings.

(2)Tax fees consist of various permissible tax compliance and tax advisory service fees by EY.

The Audit Committee has determined that all services performed by EY were, and are, compatible with maintaining the independence of EY, as applicable. The Audit Committee’s policy is to pre-approve all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm, which may include audit services, audit-related services, tax services, and other services. Pre-approval is generally provided for up to one year and any pre-approval is detailed as to the particular service or category of services. The independent registered public accounting firm and management are required to periodically report to the Audit Committee regarding the extent of services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm in accordance with this pre-approval. For additional information concerning the Audit Committee and its activities with EY, please see “Report of the Audit Committee” below.
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John Chiang

Age: 61
Director since: 2019

Board Committees:
Audit
Compensation
Mr. Chiang serves as a consultant and previously served as California State Treasurer from 2015 to 2019. From 2007 to 2015, he served as California State Controller. Prior to this, he served on the California Board of Equalization from 1999 to 2006. Mr. Chiang began his career as a tax law specialist for the Internal Revenue Service. He then worked as an attorney for then-California State Controller Gray Davis and also worked on the staff of California Senator Barbara Boxer. Mr. Chiang graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from the University of South Florida and received his Doctor of Laws degree from Georgetown University Law Center.

Mr. Chiang also serves as a member of companies including:
Board of Director of Boom Interactive since May 2023
Board of Director of Chijet Motor Company, Inc. since June 2023
Board of Director of Pasadena Private Lending, LLC since December 2023. Prior to his service as Board of Director, Mr. Chiang served on the Advisory Board since 2019
Advisory Board of Adept Urban since January 2021
Board of Director of GrubMarket since February 2024
Board of Director of Chime TV

Mr. Chiang previously served as a member of the following companies:
Board of Director of Aegis Systems
Corporate advisory board of Calyx Peak Companies from February 2019 to December 2022;
Board of Director of Zeus Technologies from January 2019 to March 2021.
Board of Director of Deep Medicine Acquisition Corp. (n/k/a TruGolf Holdings, Inc.) from October 2022 to January 2024

Mr. Chiang’s qualifications to serve on the Board include his finance, tax, and legal expertise and significant experience in public office, including his over 23 years of experience as Treasurer, Controller and a member of the Board of Equalization of the State of California, as well as his extensive experience as a director of both public and private companies.


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Weili Dai

Age: 62
Director since: 2021
Boasting over 25 years of experience in the technology industry, Ms. Dai is the cofounder of global semiconductor company Marvell Technology where she served as President and Director until 2016. In 2018, Ms. Dai cofounded MeetKai, Inc., an AI-enabled personalized conversational search company, and continues to serve as its Executive Chairwoman today. She also serves as Chairman of the Board at Lark Technologies, Inc., a healthcare technology company aimed at delivering scalable, virtual chronic conditions care and preventive healthcare through conversational AI. Ms. Dai has been honored on Forbes’ “World’s Most Powerful Women” list and was named an EY Entrepreneur of the Year. She is recognized for her visionary work at Marvell and in technology advocacy for women and minorities. Ms. Dai holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley.

Ms. Dai’s qualifications to serve on the board include her extensive experience and expertise in the technology industry and board or executive-level role with numerous technology, data science, and AI companies, including Marvell Technology, MeetKai, Inc, and Lark Technologies, Inc.


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J. Lorraine Estradas, R.N., B.S.N., M.P.H.

Age: 76
Director since: 2021
Ms. Estradas currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Arroyo Vista Family Health Center, a non-profit network of community health centers serving Greater Northeast Los Angeles since 1981. Under Ms. Estradas’ leadership, Arroyo Vista has grown from a small storefront clinic to a healthcare delivery network of four health centers and a mobile medical clinic serving the healthcare needs of medically underserved families within its local communities as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Ms. Estradas has a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing as well as a master’s degree in Public Health, both from UCLA. While pursuing an education, Ms. Estradas continued advocacy for access to quality health care for the poor and medically underserved in Los Angeles. Her experience included hospital and community public health nursing at UCLA, the Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center for the Developmentally Disabled, the State of California Department of Health Services – Rural Health Farmworker Division, and Arroyo Vista Family Health Center.

Ms. Estradas’ qualifications to serve on the board include her extensive experience and expertise in healthcare service provision and healthcare administration, including as Chief Executive Officer of Arroyo Vista Family Health Center.

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Vote Required

The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on Proposal 2 at the 2023 Annual Meeting is required to ratify the Audit Committee’s appointment of Ernst & Young, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023. A stockholder may vote “FOR,” “AGAINST” or “ABSTAIN” on this proposal. This proposal will pass, and the Audit Committee’s appointment of Ernst & Young, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2023 will be ratified, if the total votes cast “FOR” Proposal 2 exceed the total number of votes cast “AGAINST” Proposal 2. Brokerage firms and other nominees have the authority to vote uninstructed shares held by them in street name on this proposal. Broker non-votes and abstentions, if any, will not constitute votes cast and will accordingly have no effect on the outcome of the vote on this proposal.

Recommendation of the Board

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT OUR STOCKHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG, LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM AS SET FORTH ON THIS PROPOSAL 2.
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Mitchell W. Kitayama
Lead Independent Director

Age: 67
Director since: 2017

Board Committees:
Compensation (Chair)
Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair)
Mr. Kitayama serves as the Company’s Lead Independent Director and has served as a Board member since December 2017. Mr. Kitayama has served as Chairman of the board of directors of Winslow Drake, a boutique investment advisory and wealth management practice, since June 2016; as Managing Director of MMK & Associates, which advises financial institutions, medical groups, and private companies, since May 2009; and as President of Advanced Biomedical Inc., since September 2019. From April 2005 to May 2009, he served as the Chief Executive Officer, Vice Chairman, and Director of Metro United Bank, and as the Executive Vice President for its holding company, MetroCorp. He also previously served Senior Vice President Treasurer of East West Bank. He served as Chairman of the American Diabetes Association-Los Angeles and on the National Finance Committee. Mr. Kitayama also served as a Trustee and Treasurer for the Los Angeles Ronald McDonald House and served on the Finance and Investment Committees for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California. He served on the President’s cabinet and the Alexis de Tocqueville Society for the United Way of Greater Los Angeles. He also served on the board for the National Banker’s Association. He is a Certified Cash Manager and received a B.A. in Biology with a Chemistry Minor and an M.B.A. from Baylor University.

Mr. Kitayama’s qualifications to serve on the Board include his extensive financial expertise and leadership experience gained from his service as board member and executive officer of multiple for-profit and non-profit organizations, including his service as Chief Executive Officer, Vice Chairman, and Director of Metro United Bank.

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Linda Marsh

Age: 74
Director since: 2019
Ms. Marsh is currently the Senior Executive Vice President of AHMC Healthcare Inc., a fully integrated hospital health system in Southern California with over 1,200 acute care beds and over 7,000 employees. She joined AHMC Healthcare in 1999 and oversees all financial matters for seven acute care hospitals: San Gabriel Valley Medical Center, Garfield Medical Center, Anaheim Regional Medical Center, Whittier Hospital Medical Center, Alhambra Hospital, Monterey Park Hospital and Greater El Monte Community Hospital.

Additionally, Ms. Marsh is responsible for all federal, state and local government relations, as well as all risk management activities. Ms. Marsh has also served as the Senior Executive Vice President of Health Source MSO Inc. since 2005.

Ms. Marsh has served as a member of the board of directors of Fulgent Genetics, Inc. since August 2019. Ms. Marsh is a Board member of the Hospital Association of Southern California, a Board member of Private Essential Access Community Hospitals and also a Board member of the American Red Cross. She is also an active member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association. In addition, she chairs or is a participating member of numerous hospital governing boards, hospital committees and community organizations. Ms. Marsh received a Bachelor of Science degree in economics and a master’s degree in accounting from the University of Southern California. She also completed a healthcare executive program at the University of Colorado.

Ms. Marsh’s qualifications to serve on the Board include her extensive experience in the healthcare industry and in particular, her expertise in hospital administration, government relations, and risk management gained through her various executive and board-level roles with numerous healthcare organizations, including AHMC Healthcare, the Hospital Association of Southern California, Fulgent Genetics, and the American Red Cross.


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Matthew Mazdyasni

Age: 67
Director since: 2019

Board Committees:
Audit
Nominating and Corporate Governance
Mr. Mazdyasni currently provides consulting and advisory services to various companies and previously served as Executive Vice-President, Chief Administrative and Chief Financial Officer of HealthCare Partners Holding, LLC until February 2014. As a member of the senior executive team, Mr. Mazdyasni significantly contributed to HealthCare Partners’ success, which led to its acquisition by DaVita, Inc. in November 2012. Prior to joining HealthCare Partners in 1982, he worked for national and local public accounting firms. Mr. Mazdyasni holds a Master of Science degree in accounting from the University of Kentucky.

Mr. Mazdyasni’s qualifications to serve on the Board include his extensive experience and expertise in healthcare service provision and healthcare administration, including as Chief Financial Officer of Healthcare Partners Holding, LLC.

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David G. Schmidt

Age: 76
Director since: 2013

Board Committees:
Audit (Chair)
Compensation
Nominating and Corporate Governance
Mr. Schmidt has been a member of the Board since May 2013. He has served since January 2011 as Principal of Schmidt & Associates, a consultancy practice that focuses on strategic planning and implementation in the healthcare industry. From April 2015 through May 2019, Mr. Schmidt also served as the CEO of the TPG-International Health Academy, a company that organizes trade missions to expose Senior Health Plan and Health System executives from the United States to other country’s health systems. From August 2002 to December 2010, he served as the CEO and member of the Board of SCAN Health Plan, a provider of Medicare Advantage plans.

From 2000 to 2002, Mr. Schmidt served as CEO of Medicheck, a firm that provided Internet-based financial service management to healthcare organizations, which was sold to Passport Health Communications. He served on Passport’s board of directors from 2002 to 2006. From 1992 to 1998, he was the Senior Vice President of Sales and Customer Services for Care America/Blue Shield Health Plan and Regional Vice President for FHP Healthcare. He received a bachelor’s in economics from UCLA and a Master of Business Administration from The Anderson School of Management at UCLA. Prior to his healthcare experience, he held senior management roles in manufacturing companies including Avery Dennison. He also served on the Board of Beacon Healthcare Systems and was a founding board member of the SCAN Foundation, a 501(c)(3) corporation focused on long-term care in the U.S.

Mr. Schmidt’s qualifications to serve on the Board include his over 40 years of experience in the healthcare industry, including his years of experience as a principal with the healthcare consulting firm, Schmidt & Associates, and his lengthy tenures as Chief Executive Officer of various healthcare service providers, including TPG-International Health Academy, SCAN Health Plan, and Medicheck.










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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Code of Ethics and Other Governance Documents

We maintain a corporate governance page on our website at https://apollomed.net/ir.astranahealth.com/corporate-governance,, which includes information regarding the Company’s corporate governance practices. Our Code of Ethics for Directors, Executive Officers(which applies to all of our officers, directors and Other Employees (which, among others, covers our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, or controller, if any, or persons performing similar functions)employees), Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policy, Audit Committee Policy Regarding Complaint Procedures for Accounting and Auditing Matters, Related-PartyRelated Party Transaction Policy, charters of the three standing committees of the Board, Compensation Recovery Policy and Insider Trading Policy are each available on that page of our website, in addition to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended. Any changesBylaws. We intend to these documents and any waivers granted with respectsatisfy the disclosure requirement under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding an amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of our Code of Ethics will be postedby posting such information on our website.website at the web address specified above within four business days following the date of the amendment or waiver. In addition, we will provide a copy of any of these documents without charge to any stockholder upon written request made to: Apollo Medical Holdings,Astrana Health, Inc. at, 1668 S. Garfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, Alhambra, California 91801, Attention: Corporate Secretary. The information on or accessible through, including any reports available on, our website is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a part of this proxy statement or incorporated by reference into this or any other filing we make with the SEC. Any reference to our website throughout this proxy statement is intended to be an inactive textual reference only.

Director Independence

The Board has determined that a majority of its current members and a majority of its director nominees for election at the 2023 Annual Meeting meet the independence requirements of the NASDAQNasdaq Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”Nasdaq”). Based upon information requested from and provided by each director or nominee concerning his or her background, employment, and affiliations, including family relationships, the Board has affirmatively determined that each of John Chiang, Weili Dai, Mitchell W. Kitayama, Matthew Mazdyasni and David G. Schmidt John Chiang, Matthew Mazdyasnisatisfies the independence criteria in the applicable Nasdaq listing standards and SEC rules. The Board also determined that Michael F. Eng and Ernest A. Bates, M.D., who served on the Board during 2023, satisfied such independence criteria. The Board also has a standing Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Weili Dai would qualifyNominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Board has determined that all committee members are independent under applicable Nasdaq and SEC rules for committee memberships, and that each member of the Audit Committee also meets the additional independence criteria set forth in Rule 10A-3(b)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as “independent” as defined in NASDAQ Listing Rule 5605(a)(2)amended (the “Exchange Act”). In making such determinations, the Board considered all relevant facts and circumstances, including commercial, industrial, banking, employment and consulting, legal, accounting, charitable, and familial relationships, not merely from the standpoint of a director or nominee, but also from that of persons or organizations affiliated with the director or nominee.

Subject to certain exceptions, NASDAQ Listing Rule 5605(a)(2) provides that a director will only qualify as an “independent director” if, in the opinion of the Board, that person does not have a relationship that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director, and that a director cannot be an “independent” director if (a) the director is, or in the past three years has been, an employee of ours; (b) a member of the director’s immediate family is, or in the past three years has been, an executive officer of ours; (c) the director or a member of the director’s immediate family has received more than $120,000 per year in direct compensation from us within the preceding three years, other than for service as a director or benefits under a tax-qualified retirement plan or non-discretionary compensation (or, for a family member, as a non-executive employee); (d) the director or a member of the director’s immediate family is a current partner of our independent public accounting firm, or has worked for such firm in any capacity on our audit at any time during the past three years; (e) the director or a member of the director’s immediate family is, or in the past three years has been, employed as an executive officer of a company where one of our executive officers serves on the compensation committee; or (f) the director or a member of the director’s immediate family is an executive officer, partner, or controlling stockholder of a company that makes payments to, or receives payments from, us in an amount which, in any 12 month period during our past three fiscal years, exceeds the greater of 5% of the recipient’s consolidated gross revenues for that year or $200,000 (except for payments arising solely from investments in our securities or payments under non-discretionary charitable contribution matching programs). With respect to any relationship not covered above, the determination of whether the relationship is material, and therefore whether a director would be independent, will be made by those directors who satisfy the independence criteria set forth above.

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The Board also makes such independence determinations with respectDiversity

As part of our commitment to its committees after taking into accountdiversity, we value diversity on our Board of Directors. Three of our directors are women, representing approximately 33% of our Board, and seven of our directors are from historically underrepresented groups, representing approximately 78% of our Board. Additional information regarding director diversity is included in the additional independence standards for members of each such committee, as applicable, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC and NASDAQ listing rules as currently in effect. In order to be considered an independent member of an audit committee under Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act, a committee member may not, other than in his or her capacity as a member of the audit committee, the Board, or any other committee of the Board, accept, directly or indirectly, any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the applicable company or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise be an affiliated person of the applicable company or any of its subsidiaries. Based upon information requested from and provided by each director who is table below.

currently serving on a committee of the Board concerning his or her background, employment, and affiliations, including family relationships, the Board has affirmatively determined that each of its three standing committees consists solely of “independent” directors who meet NASDAQ Listing Rule 5605(a)(2) and all other applicable independence standards.
Board Diversity Matrix
(as of April 23, 2024)
Total Number of Directors9
FemaleMaleNon-BinaryDid Not Disclose Gender
Part I: Gender Identity
Directors36
Part II: Demographic Background
African American or Black
Alaskan Native or Native American
Asian24
Hispanic or Latinx1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White2
Two or More Races or Ethnicities
LGBTQ+
Did Not Disclose Demographic Background

Board Meetings

The Board held twelvenine meetings and acted by written consent eightthree times during 2022.2023. Each of our incumbent directors except Ms. Estradas, attended 75% or more of the aggregate number of meetings of the Board and the committees on which such director served in 2022. We attempt to schedule each annual meeting of our stockholders at a time and date to accommodate attendance byduring 2023. While directorstaking into account the directors’ schedules. Directors are encouraged to attend our annual meetings of stockholders, but the Board has not adopted a formal policy with respect to such attendance. SixFour directors attended the Company’s 20222023 annual meeting of stockholders.

Our independent directors meet periodically in executive session without management present to discuss our operations, policies, and practices, as well as other matters relating to us or the functioning of the Board.

Board Leadership Structure and Lead Independent Director

Dr. Lam and Mr. Sim serve as our Co-Chief Executive Officers, while Dr. Sim serves as our Executive Chairman of the Board and Dr. Lam serves as a director.

Our Board has not taken a position onThe Company believes that independent board oversight is an essential component of strong corporate performance. We also believe that the desirability,decision as a general matter,to whether the positions of having two individualsChairman and Chief Executive Officer should be combined or separated, and whether an executive or an independent director should serve as Co-Chief Executive Officer. Rather, ourthe Chairman, should be based upon the circumstances facing the Company. Maintaining a flexible policy allows the Board believesto choose the leadership structure that decisions regardingbest serves the individuals most appropriate to fill these and other critical senior leadership positions are highly dependent on the specific circumstancesinterests of the Company and its leadershipstockholders at the time of such decisions, including the availability of qualified candidates for the position and the specific talents and experience of the available candidates. any particular time.The Board believes that the Company benefits from Dr. Lam’s long-standing experience in the healthcare industry, as well as senior-level management experience leading the Company. The Board also believes its risk oversight framework would be effective under a variety of leadership structures.

The Board continues to believe that its current leadership structure, which has a non-independent Executive Chairman and Vice Chairman, both of whom previously served as a Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company, benefits from Mr. Sim’s experience in the technology industry, as well as executive-level management experience leading companies. Accordingly,counterbalanced by an independent Board led by a Lead Independent Director and independent directors chairing each of the Board believes that itcommittees, is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders for both individualsstockholders. In the Board’s view, separating the positions of Chief Executive Officer and Board chair allows our Chief Executive Officer to serve as Co-Chieffocus on our day-to-day business, while allowing the Executive Officers.

TheChairman to lead the Board believes that independent directorsin its fundamental role of providing advice to and management have different perspectives and rolesoversight of management. Our Vice Chairman presides over Board meetings in the development ofevent that the strategic visionExecutive Chairman is not present and risk management ofparticipates in the Company. The Company’s independent directors provide experience, oversight,Board and expertise from outside the Company and the Company’s industry, while thecommittee agenda review process. Having former Co-Chief Executive Officers provide Company-specific experience and expertise. The Board believes that Dr. Sim is currentlyof the director best situated toCompany serve as Executive Chairman and Vice Chairman also enables us to leverage their in-depth knowledge of and experience with our business to provide advice to and oversight of management, as he is the director most familiar with the Company’s business and industry and most capable of effectively identifying well as their ability to identify
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strategic priorities and leadinglead the discussionBoard’s discussions and execution of strategy.

The Board has designated independent director Mr. Kitayama as At the same time, our Lead Independent Director. Mr.Director, Mitchell Kitayama, presides over executive sessions of the independent directors. As Lead Independent Director, Mr. Kitayama has duties and responsibilities, which include consultingworks with the Executive Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officers regarding theto schedule and set the agenda for Board meetings, actingacts as a liaison between the non-management directors as a group and management, and discharging such other dutiesexercises additional oversight on behalf of the independent directors. We recognize that our Board leadership structure is somewhat unique but we believe that it is the right structure for the Company at this time. The Board will continue to review the appropriateness of this structure and responsibilitiesconsider stockholder feedback from our ongoing engagements.

Lead Independent Director

In selecting the Lead Independent Director, the Nominating and Governance Committee reviews potential candidates’ qualifications and attributes, before making a recommendation to the independent directors, who, after review, elect the lead director. Mr. Kitayama was first elected as the Lead Independent Director in 2018. The Lead Independent Director has the following responsibilities (and may also perform other functions at the Board’s or independent directors’ request), as detailed in the Lead Independent Director Charter:

Board Leadership: provides leadership to the Board in any situation where the Executive Chairman’s and Vice Chairman’s role may determine from timebe perceived to time.be in conflict, and chairs Board meetings in the absence of the Executive Chairman and Vice Chairman, including executive sessions of the independent directors.

Board Agenda, Schedule and Information: reviews and, when appropriate, makes changes to the agenda, schedule and information sent to directors and call additional meetings as needed.

Leadership of Independent Director Meetings: calls and leads independent director meetings without any management directors or Company employees present.

Chairman-Independent Director Liaison: serves as the principal liaison between the Chairman and the independent directors (although every director has direct access to the Executive Chairman).

Stockholder Communications: is available for consultation and direct communication with the Company’s stockholders.

Director Candidates: interviews, along with the chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, all director candidates and makes recommendations to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

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Risk Oversight Function of the Board

The Board has allocated responsibilities fortakes an active role in overseeing risk associated with the Company’s business amongrisk governance framework and corporate strategy and seeks to ensure the long-term interests of the Company and its stockholders are being served. The Board believes that evaluating the executive team’s management of the risks confronting the Company is one of its most important areas of oversight. In carrying out this responsibility, the Board as a wholeis assisted by its committees, each of which considers risks within its areas of primary responsibility and expertise and apprises the committeesfull Board of the Board.significant matters and management’s response. In performing itsthe risk oversight function, the Board is responsible for overseeing management’s development and execution of appropriate business strategies to mitigate the risk that such strategies will fail to generate long-term value for the Company and its stockholders or that such strategies will motivate management to take excessive risks. The Board periodically reviews information regarding the Company’s financial, operational, and strategic risks, including risks related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Each of the three committees of the Board is responsible for overseeing the management of risks that fall within the committee’s areas of responsibility, including identifying, quantifying, and assisting management in mitigating risks. In performing this function, each committee has full access to management, as well as the ability to engage advisors. As set forth in its charter, the Audit Committee is responsibleThe specific risk areas of focus for managing the Company’s major financial risk exposures and the steps management has taken to monitor and control those exposures. In addition, the Audit Committee is responsible for addressing risks associated with related-party transactions and concerns and complaints related to accounting and auditing matters. The Audit Committee provides regular updates to the entire Board. The Compensation Committee is responsible for overseeing the risk management related to the Company’s compensation plans and arrangements. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee manages risks associated with the independence of the Board and overall effectivenesseach of the organization of the Board.its committees are summarized below.

Communications

Board of Directors

Oversees the Company’s risk governance framework, general corporate strategy, including merger and acquisition activity, and other matters reserved to the full Board. Reviews and discusses with management significant risks affecting the Company, including matters escalated by its committees from within their respective areas of oversight.


Audit Committee

Oversees financial matters, including accounting and internal controls, business conduct and ethics, related party transactions, cybersecurity risks, tax, and legal and regulatory compliance.

Compensation Committee

Oversees the design and administration of executive compensation programs and policies, director compensation, and human capital management, including talent acquisition, development and retention.

Nominating Committee

Oversees Board structure and independence, director compensation and benefits, executive succession planning, corporate governance practices, political contributions, and environmental and social responsibility policies, goals and programs.

Management

Led by our CEO and executive team, develops and executes our business strategy, manages operations, implements and supervises day-to-day risk management processes, and reports to the Board and its committees on significant matters.


The following procedures have been established by the Board to facilitate communications between our stockholders and the Board:
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Stockholders and any interested parties may send correspondence to the Board or to any individual director, by mail to: Corporate Secretary, Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc., 1668 S. Garfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, Alhambra, California 91801, or by email to: investors@apollomed.net.

Communications will be distributed to the Board, or to any individual director or group of directors as appropriate, depending on the facts and circumstances outlined in the communications.

Items that are unrelated to the duties and responsibilities of the Board may be excluded, such as:
junk mail and mass mailings
resumes and other forms of job inquiries
surveys
solicitations or advertisements.

In addition, any material that is unduly hostile, threatening, or illegal in nature may be excluded, provided that any communication that is filtered out will be made available to the Board or any director upon request.

Board Committees

The Board has a standing Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, each of which is comprised solely of independent directors. All members of each committee are independent, non-employee directors. Each committee operates under a written charter, which is available at https://ir.astranahealth.com/corporate-governance (see “Code of Ethics and Other Governance Documents” above). The composition,table below lists the current leadership and membership of each committee, and the functions and responsibilities of each committee are summarized below.

NameIndependent DirectorAudit CommitteeCompensation CommitteeNominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Kenneth Sim, M.D.
Thomas S. Lam, M.D., M.P.H.
John Chiangüüü
Weili Daiü
J. Lorraine Estradas, R.N., B.S.N., M.P.H.
Mitchell W. KitayamaüCC
Linda Marsh
Matthew Mazdyasniüüü
David G. SchmidtüCüü
C = Chairperson

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee operates under a written charter, a copy of which is available on our website at https://apollomed.net/corporate-governance. The Audit Committee currently consists of David Schmidt (chairman), Matthew Mazdyasni, and John Chiang. The Board has determined that each of the members of the Audit Committee is an audit committee financial expert, as that term is defined in Item 407 of Regulation S-K of the Exchange Act. The Board has determined that all members of the Audit Committee qualify as “independent” directors within the meaning of Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act and as defined under NASDAQ listing rules, as currently in effect and applicable to members of audit committees. As required by the Audit Committee charter, no Audit Committee member currently serves on audit committees of more than two other public companies. The Audit Committee met five timesduring 2022.
Committee Members:
David G. Schmidt (Chair)
John Chiang
Matthew Mazdyasni

Meetings Held in 2023: 6
Consents Approved in 2023:1

All members independent under applicable Nasdaq and SEC rules
Each member qualifies as an audit committee financial expert
Appoint and oversee the work of our independent registered public accounting firm, pre-approve audit and non-audit services performed by the firm, and consider the firm’s independence.
Review with management and the independent accounting firm, prior to filing, the annual and interim financial results (including Management’s Discussion and Analysis) to be included in Forms 10-K and 10-Q.
Consider the adequacy and effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting and auditing procedures.
Oversee procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the Company regarding accounting, internal control or auditing matters, and the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters.
Monitor and provide risk oversight with respect to focus areas assigned to the committee from time to time by the Board (including financial matters and cybersecurity).
Oversee performance of the Company’s internal audit function.
Review, approve and oversee related party transactions.

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The Audit Committee’s duties include monitoring and ensuring the integrity of our financial statements, compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, the qualifications and independence of our independent auditors, and the performance of our internal audit function and external auditors; preparing the report required to be prepared by the Audit Committee under the rules of the SEC for inclusion in our proxy statement; and overseeing our accounting and financial reporting processes and the audits of our financial results. In addition, the Audit Committee has responsibility for reviewing complaints about, and investigating allegations of, financial impropriety or misconduct. The Audit Committee is also responsible for engaging our independent registered public accounting firm and pre-approving audit and non-audit services performed by the firm in order to assure that the provision of such services does not impair their independence. To these ends, the Audit Committee has adopted an Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policy and an Audit Committee Policy Regarding Complaint Procedures for Accounting and Auditing Matters, which are available on our website. Please also see “Report of Audit Committee” below.

Compensation Committee

The Compensation Committee operates under a written charter, a copy of which is available on our website at https://apollomed.net/corporate-governance. The Compensation Committee currently consists of Mitchell Kitayama (chairman), David Schmidt, and John Chiang. The Board has determined that all members of the Compensation Committee qualify as “independent” directors as defined under NASDAQ listing rules, as a “non-employee director” as defined in Rule 16b-3(b)(3) under the Exchange Act and as an “outside director” as defined in Treasury Regulation 26 CFR § 1.162-27, implementing Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and currently in effect. The Compensation Committee acted by written consent ten times during 2022.

The Compensation Committee establishes the compensation and benefits of our executive officers and makes recommendations to the Board regarding director compensation, including for membership on any committee of the Board. The Compensation Committee also administers our compensation plans, including our equity incentive plans.

In establishing executive and director compensation, the Compensation Committee seeks to provide compensation that is competitive in light of current market conditions and industry practices. Accordingly, the Compensation Committee will generally review market data from peer companies and information from nationally recognized published surveys, adjusted for size. The Compensation Committee then considers other factors, such as each executive officer’s individual expertise, experience, and performance, any retention concerns and relevant compensation trends in the marketplace, in making its final compensation determinations. The Compensation Committee has the authority to directly retain the services of independent consultants and other experts to assist in fulfilling its responsibilities. While members of our human resources and finance departments support the Compensation Committee in its work, our executive officers, in general, are not involved in determining the amount or form of executive and director compensation, but may from time to time make recommendations and provide feedback to the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee reviews the performance of each executive officer in light of the above factors and determines whether the executive officer should receive any increase in base salary, annual bonus award, or discretionary equity award based on such evaluation.
Committee Members:
Mitchell W. Kitayama (Chair)
John Chiang
David G. Schmidt

Meetings Held in 2023: 2
Consents Approved in 2023:8

All members independent under applicable Nasdaq and SEC rules
All members qualify as “non-employee” directors, as defined in Rule 16b-3(b)(3) under the Exchange Act
Establish the compensation and benefits of our executive officers.
Administer our compensation plans, including our equity-based and our incentive compensation plans.
Review, and consult with and advise management on, the Company’s strategies and policies related to human capital management, including talent acquisition, development and retention, internal pay equity, diversity and inclusion, and corporate culture.
Establish the terms of, amend, and oversee the application of the Company’s policy for clawback, or recoupment, of incentive compensation.
Review the Company’s incentive compensation arrangements to determine whether they encourage excessive risk-taking, review and discuss the relationship between risk management policies and practices and compensation, and evaluate compensation policies and practices that could mitigate any such risk.
Make recommendations to the Board regarding director compensation, including for membership on any committee of the Board.
Review and discuss with management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and other executive compensation disclosures included in this proxy statement.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee operates under a written charter, a copy of which is available on our website at https://apollomed.net/corporate-governance. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee currently consists of Mitchell Kitayama (chairman), David Schmidt, and Matthew Mazdyasni. All members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee meet the independence requirements of NASDAQ. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee acted by written consent once during 2022. The principal ongoing functions of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee include developing criteria for selecting new directors, establishing and monitoring procedures for the receipt and consideration of director candidates recommended by management, stockholders, and others, considering and examining director candidates, recommending director nominations to the Board, developing corporate governance principles for the Company, overseeing the Company’s compliance with those principles, and establishing monitoring procedures for the receipt of stockholder communications directed to the Board, and periodically evaluating the Board to determine whether the Board and its committees are functioning effectively.
Committee Members:
Mitchell W. Kitayama (Chair)
Matthew Mazdyasni
David G. Schmidt

Meetings Held in 2023: 1
Consents Approved in 2023: 0

All members independent under applicable Nasdaq and SEC rules
Develop criteria for selecting new directors (including any applicable diversity requirements).
Identify and evaluate potential director candidates and recommend to the Board the nominees for election to the Board.
Establish procedures for consideration of, and consider any nominations of, director candidates properly made by the stockholders.
Review the type and amount of Board compensation, retirement and other benefits for non-employee directors and committee members and make recommendations to the full Board regarding such compensation.
Review the Company’s succession plans for the Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers.
Review the Company’s environmental and social responsibility policies and practices.

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The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee identifies appropriate candidates to serve as directors of the Company, interviews candidates and makes recommendations to the Board regarding director nominations. In considering candidates to serve as directors, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee evaluates them against one or more of the following qualifications: personal integrity, sound judgment, business and professional skills and experience, industry knowledge, financial acumen, and the extent to which the candidate would fill a present need on the Board. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also considers additional factors, including the current composition of the Board, the current strategy and future outlook of the Company, the range of experience and skills that would best complement those already represented on the Board and the need for specialized expertise. TheWhile the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee does not have a formal diversity policy (however that term may be defined), it recognizes that having a diverse Board with a variety of viewpoints provides a more comprehensive decision-making process and reflects an increased emphasis on gender and diversity parity by investors and considers issues of diversity in identifying and recommending director nominees to the Board,Board. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee strives to achieve a balance of backgrounds and perspectives on the Board and its committees.committees and our commitment to diversity is
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reflected, in part, by our current Board composition, which includes three women and seven directors from historically underrepresented groups.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers potential candidates properly recommended by stockholders, directors, officers, advisors, third-party search firms, or other appropriate sources. In selecting candidates, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee takes into account all factors it deems relevant, such as a candidate’s knowledge, experience, background, independence, possible conflicts of interest, and concerns for the long-term interests of our stockholders. Persons recommended by stockholders are generally considered on the same basis as candidates from other sources. If a stockholder wishes to propose a director candidate for consideration by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the stockholder must follow the procedures and comply with the requirements described in “Stockholder Proposals” at the end of this proxy statement.

In recommending to the Board the nine director nominees for election at the 20232024 Annual Meeting, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considered the factors described above, as well as each nominee’s previous service on the Board, which the committee believes provides a desirable level of continuity and institutional knowledge with respect to the Board’s deliberations. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also considered the specific qualifications, attributes, and skills that each nominee possesses and contributes to the Board, as identified underdescribed in the respective nominee’s biography inincluded above underBackground of Directors below..


Board DiversitySelf-Evaluation

OurThe Board and each of its committees regularly undertakes a self-evaluation process to help ensure continued effectiveness. This process is overseen by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is committedand may vary each year in order to ensuring diversity inbalance the compositionbenefits of our Board, including diversity with respect to race and gender. We seek out candidates whose diversity of experience and perspective will help allow the board of directors to fulfill its responsibilities. In accordance with the new Nasdaq listing rules, the following table provides information regarding the diversity of our director nominees, as of April 25, 2023.different approaches.

Board Diversity Matrix (As of April 25, 2023)Sustainability

board diversity.jpgThere has been increased focus from our stakeholders, including investors, clients and employees, on our sustainability, corporate citizenship and other environmental, social and governance (or ESG) policies and practices. Additionally, public interest and legislative pressure related to public companies’ environmental, social and governance practices continues to grow. We believe that good corporate citizenship includes responsiveness to environmental, social and governance issues that materially impact our stakeholders and the communities in which we operate.

We believe it is critical to maintain the highest ethical standards, and we have policies in place to ensure that our directors and employees operate ethically and with integrity, including our Code of Ethics. We also make a compliance hotline available to our employees. The hotline is serviced by a third-party provider that is available by phone or online 24 hours a day, seven days a week to help ensure any compliance concerns can be reported and addressed in a timely and appropriate manner.

We believe that culturally-competent care is essential for ensuring patient satisfaction and improving health outcomes. As an organization built by and for our community, we prioritize building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve. We understand the importance of strong community relationships in achieving our business goals, and we actively engage with local communities through volunteer programs, sponsorships, and educational initiatives.

Our Board provides overall oversight of our environmental, social and governance efforts, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee periodically reviews our environmental, social and governance policies and practices, including those relating to sustainability and corporate social responsibility. In addition, the Compensation Committee regularly reviews the Company’s strategies related to human capital management, including talent acquisition, development and retention, and diversity and inclusion initiatives, and the Audit Committee reviews the Company’s environmental, social and governance disclosures and adequacy and effectiveness of applicable internal controls related to such disclosures.

Human Capital

We are committed to supporting the professional development of our employees, providing competitive compensation and benefits and a safe and inclusive workplace. We measure employee engagement on an ongoing basis to create a more innovative, productive, and profitable company. The results from engagement surveys are used to implement programs and processes designed to support employee retention and satisfaction. The Company believes a diverse workforce fosters innovation and cultivates an
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environment filled with unique perspectives and growth. Respect for human rights is fundamental to the Company’s business and its commitment to ethical business conduct.

Our dedication to employee growth is reflected in the various learning and development programs offered at Astrana. We organize leadership programs, including a bi-annual summit, the Becoming Leaders program, individual coaching, and ad hoc training sessions, to support our employees in their professional advancement. Our professional development reimbursement program empowers employees to attend classes, seminars, or obtain certifications, enhancing their skill sets and opening up new opportunities for advancement within the Company.

We actively promote and support employees seeking to make a positive impact on their communities and charitable causes through the donation of time, talents, and resources. In 2023, Astrana contributed to several charitable organizations, including the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, American Heart Association, American Red Cross, and a blanket drive dedicated to supporting residents in our nursing homes.

Cybersecurity

Astrana, like the rest of the healthcare industry, continues to innovate and rely on digital technology, further increasing the importance of cybersecurity to the business. A breach of Astrana’s network, hosted service providers, or vendor systems may expose Astrana to a risk of loss or misuse of information, litigation, and potential liability. Therefore, the Company has a team of experienced professionals with expertise in cybersecurity leadership, risk management, incident response, and security operations overseeing Astrana’s program. This team is responsible for developing and implementing our cybersecurity strategy, identifying and mitigating risks, and responding to incidents. Astrana utilizes external resources from reputable cybersecurity firms to supplement certain Chief Information Security Officer functions, including risk assessments, strategy, and security, while integrating these activities with Astrana’s risk management processes. Astrana assesses third-party cybersecurity controls through cybersecurity questionnaires and includes security and privacy addendums to our contracts, where applicable.

To address cybersecurity, privacy, and overall business risk adequately, Astrana employs a consistent risk management process that assigns risks to functional owners. Risks can be strategic (e.g., loss of market share, technology shifts), reputational (e.g., loss of trust, revenue decline), regulatory (e.g., regulatory fines, business restrictions), or operational (e.g., operational downtime, productivity loss) in nature.

The cybersecurity team collaborates with leaders in management to assess materiality, align on a remediation roadmap, and comply with disclosure requirements. On an ongoing basis, the Board and the Audit Committee oversee Astrana’s cybersecurity risks and remediation strategies to prevent and mitigate cyberattacks.

Communications with the Board

Stockholders, as well as other interested parties, may send correspondence to the Board or to any individual director, by mail to: Corporate Secretary, Astrana Health, Inc., 1668 S. Garfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, Alhambra, California 91801, or by email to: investors@astranahealth.com. The Company’s Corporate Secretary reviews and promptly forwards communications to the directors as appropriate. Communications involving substantive accounting or auditing matters are forwarded to the Audit Committee Chair. Certain items that are unrelated to the duties and responsibilities of the Board will not be forwarded, such as business solicitation or advertisements; product or service related inquires; junk mail or mass mailings; resumes or other job‑related inquires; spam; and abusive, threatening, or otherwise inappropriate materials.

Review, Approval, or Ratification of Transactions with Related Persons

The Board has adopted a written policy setting forth our procedures for reviewing, and approving or ratifying, transactions with an executive officer, director, or nominee for election as a director of the Company, a greater than five percent beneficial owner of the Company’s common stock, or an immediate family member of any of the foregoing (collectively, “Related Persons”). The policy covers transactions, arrangements, or relationships in which the aggregate amount involved exceeds, or is expected to exceed, $120,000 in any fiscal year of the Company, the Company or any of its controlled subsidiaries is a participant, and a Related Person had, has, or is expected to have a direct or indirect material interest (a “Covered Transaction”). The Audit Committee is responsible for ratifying or approving a Covered Transaction.

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In reviewing a Covered Transaction, the Audit Committee shall consider all relevant facts and circumstances, including:

the Related Person’s interest and involvement in the transaction;
the nature of the Company’s participation in the transaction;
the Related Person’s relationship to the Company;
whether the transaction was undertaken in the ordinary course of business of the Company;
the availability of unrelated third parties as alternative counterparties to the proposed transaction;
whether the transaction is proposed to be, or was, entered into on an arms-length basis or on terms no less favorable to the Company than terms that could have been reached with an unrelated third party under the same or similar circumstances;
whether the transaction would impair the independence of a director or a nominee for election as a director of the Company under the NASDAQNasdaq listing rules;
the purpose of, and the potential benefits and materiality to the Company of, the transaction;
the risks and limitations that may arise as a result of or in connection with the proposed transaction, including any potential reputational risk; and
any other information that would be material to our investors in light of the context of the particular transaction and the Related Person.

Certain Covered Transactions are deemed to be pre-approved by the Audit Committee under this policy, including:

any compensation paid to an executive officer of the Company for his or her services to the Company if the compensation is, or would be required to be, reported in the Company’s proxy statements and the Compensation Committee has approved, or recommended that the Board approve, such compensation;compensation, or the transaction involves the recovery of erroneously awarded compensation, computed as provided in the Nasdaq listing rules and the Exchange Act, and is disclosed in the Company’s proxy statements;
any compensation paid to a director of the Company for services to the Company as a director if the compensation is required to be reported in the Company’s proxy statements;
any transaction where the Related Person’s interest arises solely from the ownership of the Company’s common stock and all holders of the Company’s common stock received the same benefit on a pro rata basis;
any transaction involving a Related Person where the rates or charges involved are determined by competitive bids;
any transaction between the Company or its controlled subsidiary and an entity with an executive officer of the Company serving as a nominee shareholderstockholder (including where the officer as a licensed physician, rather than the Company, is required by corporate practice of medicine or similar law to serve as the shareholderstockholder of such entity on behalf of the Company or its subsidiary in order to achieve certain corporate, regulatory and/or accounting treatment) and where such officer derives no direct financial benefit from such status; or
any transaction between the Company or its controlled subsidiary and an entity that has been reported in the Company’s statement of income for its last fiscal year on a consolidated basis (including any variable interest entity of the Company).

The Audit Committee may establish such other categories of transactions that shall be deemed pre-approved.

Certain Related Person Transactions

InFor the year ended December 2020, APC purchased31, 2023, the Company has leases with a 50% interestreal estate business to lease office space. Dr. Lam is the Chief Executive Officer of the real estate business managing these properties. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company recognized $14.1 million in Tag-8 Medical Investment Group, LLC (“Tag 8”)operating lease right-of-use assets and Tag-6 Medical Investment Group, LLC (“Tag 6”). In August 2022, APC purchased the remaining 50% interest$14.5 million in Tag-8 and Tag 6 for $4.1 million and $4.9 million, respectively. Drs. Sim, Lam, and Young each owned 8%operating lease liabilities from certain lease agreements with properties that were spun-off as part of both Tag 8 and Tag 6 before APC purchased the remaining 50%. Tag 8 has vacant land, which is in development to be a medical office building. Tag 6 leases its medical building to tenants.APC’s December 2023 restructuring transaction.
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Ms. Marsh is the Senior Executive Vice President at AHMC Healthcare Inc. and the Senior Executive Vice President of Health Source MSO Inc. (“Health Source MSO”). The Company has agreements with Health Source MSO Inc., Aurion Corporation (“Aurion”), and AHMC Healthcare Inc. for services provided to the Company. Aurion provides consulting services and is owned by Linda Marsh. The Company, its affiliates, (including NMM and APC) workAHMC have a risk-sharing agreement with one or morecertain AHMC Healthcare hospitals in coordinating patient care, including by sharingto share the surplus and deficits of risk pools with certain AHMC Healthcare hospitals pursuant to a risk-sharing agreement. Duringeach of the hospital pools. Under this agreement, during the year ended December 31, 2022,2023, the Company recognized risk pool revenue under this agreement of $50.5 million.$43.8 million. Health Source MSO provides administrative services in connection with the risk pool for which it receivedreceives a feemanagement fee. The Company recognized revenue, net of $0.5 million in 2022. Additionally, an entity, which is 100% owned by Ms. Marsh, receives compensation in the amountexpenses, of $25,000 per month (which is jointly paid by NMM$29.6 million from AHMC and APC) for consulting services provided to NMM$0.4 million from HSMSO and APC.incurred expenses of $0.3 million from Aurion.
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APC-LSMA Designated Shareholder Medical Corporation is solely owned by Dr. Lam, controlled by APC and consolidated as a variable interest entity of the Company. APC-LSMA owns 25% of the IPA business of LaSalle Medical Associates (“LMA”). During the year ended December 31, 2022, NMM2023, the Company earned approximately $21.216.7 million inmanagement fees from LMA pursuant to a management services agreement. The management services agreement ended during 2023.

Ms. Estradas is the Chief Executive Officer of Arroyo Vista Family Health Center, a non-profit network of community health centers serving Greater Northeast Los Angles. Arroyo Vista Family Health Center provides certain primary care services and other professional services to enrollees of certain healthcare service plans, the providers of which have contracted with APC. Under such arrangement, NMMour affiliates. For the year ended December 31, 2023, Arroyo Vista Family Health Center provided $0.3 million in primary care services to enrollees, which services were reimbursed by the Company and the Company earned approximately $1.8$2.1 million in management fees for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 from Arroyo Vista Family Health Center.Center.

Dr. Sim and Dr. Lam each own approximately 9.6%, and Dr. .YoungYoung owns approximately 8.0% of TAG-2 Medical Investment Group, LLC (“Tag-2”) d.b.a. Sunny Village Center). During 2022, Tag-2 (dbaIn November 2023, the Company entered into a three-year promissory note with Sunny Village Care Center)Center as the borrower for a principal amount of $0.5 million. During 2023, Tag-2 provided $2.6 million in skilled nursing facility services, to APC members, which services were reimbursed by the Company to Tag-2,Tag-2. During the year ended December 31, 2023, APC recognized approximately $1.1 million in rental income from Sunny Village Care Center, which is leasing from a property that was spun-off on December 26, 2023 as part fromof the risk pool arrangement between AHMC Healthcare Inc. facilities and APC (the “AHMC risk pool”) in which APC shares financial responsibility.restructuring.

As of December 31, 2023, Dr. Sim and Dr. Lam each have an ownership interest in Advanced Diagnostic and Surgical Center, Inc. (“ADSC”) and both serve as directors thereof. During 2022,For the year ended December 31, 2023, ADSC provided $0.3 million in ambulatory surgery center services to APC members, which services were reimbursed to ADSC,ADSC. For the year ended December 31, 2023, APC recognized approximately $0.6 million, in rental income from Advanced Diagnostic Surgery Center, which is leasing a medical office from a property that was spun-off on December 26, 2023 as part fromof the AHMC risk pool in which APC shares financial responsibility.restructuring.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, APC paid $0.3 million to Dr. Sim and $0.3 million to Dr. Lam for provider services.
Brandon K. Sim, M.S. is a board member of Third Way Health Inc. During the sole owner of Advance Surgeons Medical Group (“ASMG”). year ended December 31, 2023, the Company incurred approximately $1.3 million in expenses payable to Third Way Health for call center services.
During 2022, ASMG provided professional medical servicesthe year ended December 31, 2023, Astrana paid approximately $9.8 million to APCpurchase Astrana’s stock from certain board members which services were reimbursed byand paid $100.0 million to purchase Astrana’s stock from APC.
Dr. Lam is the sole ownerChief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, a director, and stockholder of Thomas S. Lam, M.D., A Professional Corporation d.b.a Allied Gastroenterologist Group (the “Lam Professional Corporation”). During 2022,APC and Dr. Lam provided professional medical services to APC members through the Lam Professional Corporation, which services were reimbursed byKenneth Sim is Chairman, a director, and stockholder of APC.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

BACKGROUND OF DIRECTORS

The following sets forth certain information concerning the nominees to the Board, allBecause of whom are incumbent directorscorporate practice of the Company. The information presented below regarding each nominee’s specific experience, expertise, qualifications, attributes, and skills led the Board to conclude that such nominee should serve as a director. Additionally, the Board believes that each director nominee has a reputation for integrity, honesty, and adherence to high ethical standards and has demonstrated business acumen and sound judgment, as well as a commitment of service tomedicine laws, the Company anduses designated shareholder professional corporations, of which the Board. There are no family relationships among our directors or executive officers, except that Brandon Sim, our Co-Chief Executive Officer is the son of Dr. Sim, Executive Chairman.

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Name and PositionAgePositions and Offices with the CompanyDirector SinceIndependent
Kenneth Sim, M.D.69Executive Chairman2017
Thomas S. Lam, M.D., M.P.H.73Co-Chief Executive Officer and President2016
Mitchell W. Kitayama(2)(3)
66Lead Independent Director2017X
David G. Schmidt(1)(2)(3)
75Director2013X
Linda Marsh73Director2019
John Chiang(1)(3)
60Director2019X
Matthew Mazdyasni(1)(2)
66Director2019X
J. Lorraine Estradas, R.N., B.S.N., M.P.H.75Director2021
Weili Dai61Director2021X

(1)Member of the Audit Committee.
(2)Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
(3)Member of the Compensation Committee.


Kenneth Sim, M.D. Dr. Sim has served as Executive Chairman of the Board since December 2017. He has also served as Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company from September 2019 to November 2021, as a member of NMM’s board of directors since 2006, as Chairman of NMM’s board of directors since 2013 and as Chairman of APC’s board of directors since 2014. Dr. Sim is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and was awarded the Independent Physician Leadership Award in 2014 by the Los Angeles County Medical Association. Dr. Simsole shareholder is a member of the Governing Board of Directors at Alhambra Hospital Medical Center. He serves onCompany’s key personnel, to engage in certain transactions and make intercompany loans from time to time. In addition, affiliates wholly owned by the board of directors of the National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians. As an entrepreneur, Dr. Sim founded “Healthcare City”Company’s key personnel, are reported in the CityCompany’s consolidated statements of Industry, California, which helped streamlineincome on a consolidated basis, together with the healthcare process by providing outpatient health services at one location including a surgical center, senior wellness center, laboratory, radiologyCompany’s subsidiaries, and urgent care. He received his bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry fromtherefore, the University of California, Los Angeles (“UCLA”) and received his medical degree from the Autonomous University of GuadalajaraCompany does not separately disclose transactions between such affiliates and the Loma Linda University School of Medicine.Company’s subsidiaries as related-party transactions.

Dr. Sim’s qualifications to serve on the Board include his over 33 years of experience as a practitioner, entrepreneur, and administrator in the medical industry, including his five years of operating experience as the Company’s Executive Chairman, his 12 years of experience prior to NMM’s business combination with the Company as a member of NMM’s board of directors and subsequent service as the chairman of NMM’s board of directors.

Thomas S. Lam, M.D., M.P.H. Dr. Lam has served as a Board member since January 2016. Dr. Lam served as the Company’s Co-Chief Executive Officer from December 2017 to March 2019 and as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer from April 2019 to September 2019. He currently serves as the President and Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Dr. Lam has also served as Chief Executive Officer of NMM since January 2006 and has been a member of NMM’s board of directors since 2005. Dr. Lam was the Chairman of the board of directors of APC from January 2006 to September 2014 and has been APC’s Chief Executive Officer since January 2006 and APC’s Chief Financial Officer since October 2014. Dr. Lam received a Corporate Citizens of the Year Award from the Board of Directors of East Los Angeles College Foundation in April 2014. In February 2015, the YMCA Board of Directors of West San Gabriel Valley honored Dr. Lam as the recipient of the Heart of the Community Award. Dr. Lam received his medical training from New York Medical College and gastroenterology training from Georgetown University.

Dr. Lam’s qualifications to serve on the Board include his over 28 years of experience as a practitioner, entrepreneur, and administrator in the medical industry, including his four years of operating experience as a Chief Executive Officer of the Company and his 12 years of experience prior to NMM’s business combination with the Company as NMM’s chief executive officer and board member.

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Mitchell W. Kitayama. Mr. Kitayama has been the Lead Independent Director and a Board member since December 2017. Mr. Kitayama has served as Chairman of the board of directors of Winslow Drake, a boutique investment advisory and wealth management practice, since June 2016 and as Managing Director of MMK & Associates, which advises financial institutions, medical groups, and private companies, since May 2009. From May 2005 to May 2009, he served as the Chief Executive Officer, Vice Chairman, and Director of Metro United Bank, and as the Executive Vice President for its holding company, MetroCorp. He held various positions within the American Diabetes Association and currently serves on the Finance and Investment committees for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California. He is a Certified Cash Manager and received a B.A. in Biology with a Chemistry Minor and an M.B.A. from Baylor University.

Mr. Kitayama’s qualifications to serve on the Board include his extensive financial expertise and leadership experience gained from his service as board member and executive officer of multiple for-profit and non-profit organizations, including his service as Chief Executive Officer, Vice Chairman, and Director of Metro United Bank.

David G. Schmidt. Mr. Schmidt has been a Board member since May 2013. He has served since January 2011 as a principal of Schmidt & Associates, a consultancy practice that focuses on strategic planning and implementation in the healthcare industry. From April 2015 to June 2019, Mr. Schmidt served as Chief Executive Officer of the TPG-International Health Academy, which organizes trade missions for healthcare executives. From August 2002 to December 2010, he served as Chief Executive Officer and a director of SCAN Health Plan, a provider of Medicare Advantage plans. From 2000 to 2002, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Medicheck, which provided financial service management to healthcare organizations before being acquired. He served on Passport’s board of directors from 2002 to 2006. From 1992 to 1998, he was the Senior Vice President of Sales and Customer Services for Care America/Blue Shield Health Plan and Regional Vice President for FHP Healthcare. He received a B.A. in Economics from UCLA and an M.B.A. from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA. Prior to his healthcare experience, he held senior management roles at Avery Dennison and other manufacturing companies. He serves on the board of Beacon Healthcare Systems and was a founding board member of the SCAN Foundation, which is focused on long-term care in the United States.

Mr. Schmidt’s qualifications to serve on the Board include his over 40 years of experience in the healthcare industry, including his 12 years of experience as a principal with the healthcare consulting firm, Schmidt & Associates, and his lengthy tenures as Chief Executive Officer of various healthcare service providers, including TPG-International Health Academy, SCAN Health Plan, and Medicheck.

Linda Marsh. Ms. Marsh has been a Board member since January 2019. Ms. Marsh is currently the Senior Executive Vice President of AHMC Healthcare Inc., a fully integrated hospital health system in Southern California with over 1,200 acute care beds and over 7,000 employees. She joined AHMC Healthcare Inc. in 1999 and oversees all financial matters for seven acute care hospitals: San Gabriel Valley Medical Center, Garfield Medical Center, Anaheim Regional Medical Center, Whittier Hospital Medical Center, Alhambra Hospital, Monterey Park Hospital, and Greater El Monte Community Hospital. Additionally, Ms. Marsh is responsible for all federal, state and local government relations, as well as all risk management activities. Ms. Marsh is a board member of the Hospital Association of Southern California, Private Essential Access Community Hospitals, and the American Red Cross. She is also an active member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association. In addition, she chairs or is a participating member of numerous hospital governing boards, hospital committees, and community organizations. Ms. Marsh received a Bachelor of Science in Economics and a Master’s degree in Accounting from the University of Southern California. She also completed a Healthcare Executive Program at the University of Colorado.

Ms. Marsh’s qualifications to serve on the Board include her extensive experience in the healthcare industry and in particular, her expertise in hospital administration, government relations, and risk management gained through her various executive and board-level roles with numerous healthcare organizations, including AHMC Healthcare, the Hospital Association of Southern California, Fulgent Genetics, and the American Red Cross.

John Chiang. Mr. Chiang has been a Board member since January 2019. He most recently served as California State Treasurer from 2015 to 2019. From 2007 to 2015, he served as California State Controller. Prior to this, he served on the California Board of Equalization from 1999 to 2006. Mr. Chiang began his career as a tax law specialist for the Internal Revenue Service. He later worked as an attorney for the California State Controller Gray Davis, and also worked on the staff of California Senator Barbara Boxer. Mr. Chiang graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Arts in finance from the University of South Florida and received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.

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Mr. Chiang’s qualifications to serve on the Board include his finance, tax, and legal expertise and significant experience in public office, including his over 23 years of experience as Treasurer, Controller, a member of the Board of Equalization of the State of California and a board member of CalPERS and CalSTRS, two of the largest pension plans in the United States.

Matthew Mazdyasni. Mr. Mazdyasni has served as a Board member since September 2019. Mr. Mazdyasni currently provides consulting and advisory services to various companies (including the Company) and previously served as Executive Vice-President, Chief Administrative Officer, and Chief Financial Officer of HealthCare Partners Holding, LLC until February 2014. As a member of the senior executive team, Mr. Mazdyasni significantly contributed to HealthCare Partners’ success, which led to its acquisition by DaVita, Inc. in November 2012 for approximately $4.4 billion. Prior to joining HealthCare Partners in 1982, he worked for national and local public accounting firms. Mr. Mazdyasni was an active board member of several trade associations, including the American Physician Group (“APG”), previously known as CAPG, where he was a member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of CAPG until 2014. He became the CAPG Chairman of its Board of Directors in 2004. Since retiring in February 2014, Mr. Mazdyasni continued as a board member of the APG Foundation. Mr. Mazdyasni has also distinguished himself as a mentor in health administration leadership. He was a preceptor to the University of Southern California’s Master of Health Administration program for more than 25 years and was named Preceptor of the Year for 2000-2001. Mr. Mazdyasni is a current member of the Health Advisory Board of USC Sol Price School of Public Policy. Mr. Mazdyasni holds a Master of Science in Accounting from the University of Kentucky.

Mr. Mazdyasni’s qualifications to serve on the Board include his extensive experience and expertise in healthcare service provision and healthcare administration, including as Chief Financial Officer of Healthcare Partners Holding, LLC.

J. Lorraine Estradas, R.N., B.S.N., M.P.H. Ms. Estradas currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Arroyo Vista Family Health Center, a non-profit network of community health centers serving Greater Northeast Los Angeles since 1981. Under Ms. Estradas’ leadership, Arroyo Vista has grown from a small storefront clinic to a healthcare delivery network of four health centers and a mobile medical clinic serving the healthcare needs of medically underserved families within its local communities. Ms. Estradas also serves as a City Health Commissioner in Los Angeles, and as a Board member of the Alhambra Hospital Medical Center. Her experience includes hospital and community public health nursing at UCLA, the Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center for the Developmentally Disabled, the State of California Department of Health Services – Rural Health Farmworker Division, and Arroyo Vista Family Health Center. Ms. Estradas has a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing, as well as a master’s degree in Public Health, both from UCLA.

Ms. Estradas’ qualifications to serve on the board include her extensive experience and expertise in healthcare service provision and healthcare administration, including as Chief Executive Officer of Arroyo Vista Family Health Center.

Weili Dai. Ms. Dai is the cofounder of global semiconductor company Marvell Technology where she served as president and director until 2016. In 2018, Ms. Dai co-founded MeetKai, Inc., an AI-enabled personalized conversational search company, and continues to serve as its Executive Chairwoman today. She also serves as Chairman of the Board at Lark Technologies, Inc., a healthcare technology company aimed at delivering scalable, virtual chronic conditions care and preventative healthcare through conversational AI. Ms. Dai has been honored on Forbes’ “World’s Most Powerful Women” list and was named an EY Entrepreneur of the Year. Ms. Dai holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley.

Ms. Dai’s qualifications to serve on the board include her extensive experience and expertise in the technology industry and board or executive-level role with numerous technology, data science, and AI companies, including Marvell Technology, MeetKai, Inc, and Lark Technologies, Inc.


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BACKGROUND OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The following sets forth the names, positions, ages, and other information regarding our executive officers as of April 28, 2023.

NamePositionAge
Kenneth Sim, M.D.Executive Chairman69
Thomas S. Lam, M.D., M.P.H.Co-Chief Executive Officer and President73
Brandon SimCo-Chief Executive Officer29
Chandan BashoChief Strategy Officer, Interim Chief Financial Officer, and Corporate Secretary41
Albert Young, M.D., M.P.H.Chief Administrative Officer76

Kenneth Sim, M.D. and Thomas S. Lam, M.D., M.P.H. See “Background of Directors” above.

Brandon Sim. Mr. Sim is the Co-Chief Executive Officer at ApolloMed, where he leads the transformation of healthcare delivery for physicians and patients. He is responsible for the Company’s overall strategy, growth, operations, and technology innovation. Since joining ApolloMed in 2019, he has also served as Chief Operating Officer, Chief Technology Officer, and Vice President of Engineering. Prior to joining ApolloMed, Mr. Sim served as Quantitative Researcher at Citadel Securities from 2015 to 2019. From 2012 to 2015, Mr. Sim co-founded and served as Chief Technology Officer at Theratech, a medical device company focused on developing a low-cost, simple-to-use patch for automated drug delivery. Mr. Sim is a member of the board of directors of Cardio Diagnostics, where he serves as the chair of the nominating and corporate governance committee and is a member of the audit committee. He was also a member of the board of directors of Clinigence Health from 2021 to 2022. Mr. Sim received his Master of Science in Computer Science and Engineering and Bachelor of Arts in Statistics and Physics, Magna Cum Laude with High Honors, from Harvard University.

Chandan Basho. Mr. Basho possesses 15 years of experience in strategy, finance, and operations at reputable healthcare companies, most recently having served as Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development at Alignment Healthcare since 2018. From 2017 to 2018, Mr. Basho served as Chief Financial Officer at Alsana, a private equity-backed behavioral health company. From 2014 to 2017, Mr. Basho served in different positions at HealthCare Partners, a DaVita Medical Group company, including as Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development leading strategy and development for the California market. From 2007 to 2014, Mr. Basho served in different capacities related to strategy and finance at DaVita Kidney Care, including as Director of Corporate Finance. Mr. Basho received a bachelor’s degree in Bioengineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Albert Young, M.D., M.P.H. Dr. Young has served as our Chief Administrative Officer since September 2019. He previously served as our Co-Chief Medical Officer from December 2017 to August 2019. Dr. Young has also served as the Chief Medical Officer of NMM since 2005, as a member of NMM’s board of directors since 2010, and as the Chief Medical Officer of APC from 2004 to 2019. Dr. Young received his undergraduate degree from West Virginia University and his medical degree from West Virginia University School of Medicine. He completed his internal medicine residency training at the Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center. Upon completing his residency training, Dr. Young completed a fellowship in pulmonary medicine at the Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center. As an advocate of general preventive medicine, Dr. Young also obtained a Master’s degree in Public Health from UCLA in 1998.

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NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

Non-employee director compensation in 20222023 consisted of the following:
An annual cash retainer of $80,000 for board services, paid in monthly installments;
An annual cash retainer for committee members, paid in monthly installments, in the following amounts: Audit Committee — $12,000, Compensation Committee — $10,000 and Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee — $10,000;
An annual cash retainer for committee chairpersons, paid in monthly installments, in the following amounts: Audit Committee — $10,000, Compensation Committee — $5,000 and Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee — $5,000;
An annual cash fee of $20,000 for the lead independent director, paid in monthly installments;
Additional cash compensation, at a rate of $1,200 per day or a pro-rated portion thereof, for Board service requiring out-of-town travel;
Options to purchase sharesRestricted stock awards that vest on December 9, 2024 (or if earlier, upon the date of the Company’s common stock, which generally vest quarterly over a one-year period followingReporting Person's cessation of service on the grant date, subject to the director’s continued service with the Company.Issuer's board of directors).

The following table reflects the compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to our directors for the year ended December 31, 2022.2023. Drs. Sim and Lam are not included in the following table because they received no separate compensation for their services as directors of the Company, and all compensation earned by them during the year ended December 31, 2022,2023, as executive officers of the Company is reflected in the Summary Compensation Table below:below.
NameName
Fees Earned in Cash(1)
($)
Option Awards(2)
($)
All Other Compensation ($)
Total
($)
Name
Fees Earned in Cash(1)
($)
Restricted Stock Awards(2)
($)
All Other Compensation ($)
Total
($)
Mark Fawcett$45,000 $199,070 $— $244,070 
Ernest A. Bates, M.D.(3)
John Chiang
Weili Dai
J. Lorraine Estradas, R.N., B.S.N., M.P.H.
Michael F. Eng(4)
Mitchell W. Kitayama
Mitchell W. Kitayama
Mitchell W. Kitayama
Linda Marsh
Matthew Mazdyasni
David G. SchmidtDavid G. Schmidt$116,996 $199,070 $— $316,066 
Mitchell W. Kitayama$129,996 $199,070 $— $329,066 
Michael F. Eng(4)$92,004 $199,070 $— $291,074 
Ernest A. Bates, M.D.$90,000 $199,070 $— $289,070 
Linda Marsh$80,004 $199,070 $— $279,074 
John Chiang$102,000 $199,070 $— $301,070 
Matthew Mazdyasni$80,004 $199,070 $— $279,074 
J. Lorraine Estradas, R.N., B.S.N., M.P.H.$— $— $— $— 
Weili Dai$80,004 $— $— $80,004 

(1)The amounts reported in this column represent the total cash compensation earned in 20222023 for service as a director.

(2)The amounts reportedamount shown in this column representreflects the aggregate grant date fair value computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, “Compensation - Stock Compensation.” The value shown of the options to purchase sharesstock awards is based on the fair market value of the Company’s common stock granted in 2022 underon the date of grant and was computed by multiplying the number of shares awarded to each director by the closing price of the Company’s 2015 Equity Incentive Plan, as calculated in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 718. Assumptions used incommon stock on the calculationdate of these amounts are included in Note 2 to our audited financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-Kgrant. The amount shown for the year ended December 31, 2022. These amounts dostock award excludes the impact of estimated forfeiture related to service-based vesting conditions and may not reflectcorrespond to the actual economic value that may be realizedis recognized by each officer upon the non-employee director upon vesting or the exercise of the stock options, or the sale of the common stock underlying such options.grant.

(3)Dr. Bates’s term as a director expired at the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders.

(4)Mr. Eng resigned from the Board effective as of February 15, 2023.
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PROPOSAL 2

RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


The Audit Committee has appointed Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) as our independent registered public accounting firm to audit our financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. In deciding to appoint EY, the Audit Committee reviewed auditor independence issues and existing commercial relationships with EY and concluded that EY has no commercial relationship with the Company that would impair its independence for the year ending December 31, 2024. The Board recommends that our stockholders ratify the appointment of EY as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. While we are not required to have our stockholders ratify the appointment of EY as our independent registered public accounting firm, we are doing so because we value our stockholders’ views on the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. If the stockholders do not ratify this appointment, the Audit Committee will reconsider whether to retain EY. If the selection of EY is ratified, the Audit Committee, in its discretion, may still direct the appointment of a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time it determines that such a change would be in the best interest of the Company and our stockholders.

Representatives of EY are expected to be present at the 2024 Annual Meeting, will have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and are expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.


AUDIT AND OTHER FEES

The following table presents fees for professional audit services and other services rendered by EY for the audit of the Company’s annual financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

20232022
Audit (1)
$2,707,000 $2,165,100 
Audit-Related (2)
320,000 — 
Tax (3)
Tax Compliance627,589 132,927 
Other tax services1,092,170 — 
All Other Fees— — 
Total$4,746,759 $2,298,027 

(1)Represents aggregate fees charged by EY in each respective year serving as the external auditor, as applicable, for audit work performed on the annual financial statements and review of quarterly financial statements, as well as other services that are provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings.

(2)Represents financial due diligence services related to mergers and acquisitions.

(3)Tax fees consist of various permissible tax compliance, tax planning and advisory service fees by EY.

The Audit Committee has determined that all services performed by EY were, and are, compatible with maintaining the independence of EY, as applicable. The Audit Committee’s policy is to pre-approve all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm, which may include audit services, audit-related services, tax services, and other services. Pre-approval is generally provided for up to one year and any pre-approval is detailed as to the particular service or category of services. The independent registered public accounting firm and management are required to periodically report to the Audit Committee regarding the extent of services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm in accordance with this pre-approval. For additional information concerning the Audit Committee and its activities with EY, please see “Report of the Audit Committee” below.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT OUR STOCKHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM.
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PROPOSAL 3

ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

WeThe Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Section 14A of the Exchange Act require that we provide our stockholders with the opportunity to vote, on a non-binding advisory basis, on the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in this proxy statement in accordance with the compensation disclosure rules of the SEC. Accordingly, we are asking stockholders to approve an advisory resolution on the compensation of our named executive officers as reported in this proxy statement, commonly referred to as the “say-on-pay” vote. Although the say-on-pay vote is advisory and therefore non-binding on us, the Board and the Compensation Committee will review and consider the voting results when making future decisions regarding our executive compensation program. AsIn accordance with the preference of our stockholders, as expressed in a non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation at our 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and as accepted by the Board, we hold annual advisory votes on the compensation of the named executive officers. Stockholders are next expected to have the opportunity to vote on the frequency of future votes on named executive officer compensation at the 2028 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

The vote on this resolution is not intended to address any specific element of compensation. Instead, the vote relates to the overall compensation of our named executive officers, as described below in the “Executive Compensation” section of this proxy statement in accordance with the Compensation Committee has structured our executive compensation program to achieve the following key objectives:

Attract and retain highly qualified and productive executives.

Motivate executives to enhance our overall performance and profitability through the successful executiondisclosure rules of the Company’s short-term and long-term business strategies, with an emphasis on the long term.

Align the long-term interests of our executives and stockholders through ownership of the Company’s common stock by executives and by rewarding stockholder value creation.

Ensure that compensation opportunities are competitive.

SEC. We encourage stockholders to read the “Executive Compensation” section of this proxy statement, which provides an overview of our executive compensation policies and procedures. The Summary Compensation Table and other related compensation tables and narrative provide detailed information on the compensation of our named executive officers. The Compensation Committee and the Board believe that the policies and procedures articulated in the “Executive Compensation” section of this proxy statement are effectively achieve our goals and that the compensation of the named executive officers reported in this proxy statement has contributed to our success.

In accordance with Section 14A of the Exchange Act and as a matter of good corporate governance, we are asking stockholders to approve the following advisory resolution at the 20232024 Annual Meeting:

“RESOLVED, that the Company’s stockholders approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the Executive Compensation section of this proxy statement and the Summary Compensation Table and the related compensation tables, notes and narrative in this proxy statement.”

As an advisory vote, this proposal is not binding on our company, our Board, or our Compensation Committee. The outcome of this advisory vote does not overrule any decision by us or our Board (or any committee thereof), create or imply any change to the fiduciary duties of the company or our Board (or any committee thereof), or create or imply any additional fiduciary duties for the company or our Board (or any committee thereof). However, our Compensation Committee and Board value the opinions to be expressed by our stockholders in their vote on this proposal and will consider the outcome of the vote when making future compensation decisions for our named executive officers.

Recommendation of the Board
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT OUR STOCKHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL, ON AN ADVISORY, NON-BINDING BASIS, OF THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AS DISCLOSED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT OUR STOCKHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL, ON A NON-BINDING ADVISORY BASIS, OF THE COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AS DISCLOSED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT AS SET FORTH IN THIS PROPOSAL 3.
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PROPOSAL 4INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

VOTE ON THE APPROVAL OF THE APOLLO MEDICAL HOLDINGS, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLANThe following sets forth the names, positions, ages, and other information regarding our executive officers as of the Record Date. Dr. Kenneth Sim’s background is described above under “Background of Director Nominees.

Overview

The Board has approved the Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”), subject to approval of the ESPP by our stockholders at the 2023 Annual Meeting. If the ESPP is approved by our stockholders, the Company will be authorized to offer eligible employees of the Company and its designated subsidiaries the ability to purchase shares of our common stock at a discount, subject to various limitations under the ESPP. The Board of Directors believes that the ESPP will promote broad-based ownership of our common stock by employees and will help to align the interests of ESPP participants with those of our stockholders.

The ESPP is designed to allow eligible employees of (and in some cases, consultants to) the Company and its designated subsidiaries to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock with accumulated payroll deductions. The ESPP is divided into two components: the “423 Component” and the “Non-423 Component.” The 423 Component is intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Non-423 Component is not intended to qualify under Section 423 of the Code and may be used to grant purchase rights to employees and consultants who may be designated by the ESPP administrator and who would not be eligible to participate in the 423 Component as a result of applicable restrictions under the Code.

The key terms of the ESPP are described in the summary below. A copy of the ESPP is attached to this proxy statement as Annex A. The summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the ESPP.

Summary of the ESPP

Administration

The ESPP will be administered by the Compensation Committee (the “Administrator”). Subject to the terms and conditions of the ESPP, the Administrator will have discretionary authority to administer and interpret the ESPP and to determine the terms and conditions of the offerings of the Company’s common stock to be made under the ESPP. Subject to applicable laws and regulations, the Administrator is authorized to delegate administrative authority under the ESPP to one or more officers of the Company or to other individuals or groups. The Administrator’s interpretation of any provision of the ESPP or of any rights thereunder will be conclusive and binding on all persons. No member of the Board or the Compensation Committee or any other individual exercising administrative authority with respect to the ESPP will be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the ESPP.

Share Reserve

The maximum number of shares of the Company’s common stock which will be authorized for issuance under the ESPP is 5,000,000 shares, subject to adjustment as described below. The shares reserved for issuance under the ESPP may be authorized but unissued shares, treasury shares, or shares from any other proper source.

Eligibility

Employees eligible to participate in the ESPP for a given offering generally include all employees who are employed by the Company or one of its designated subsidiaries for that offering. However, as permitted by Section 423 of the Code, the Administrator may provide that any of the following employees will be ineligible to participate in a given offering under the 423 Component: (i) employees with less than two years of service, (ii) employees who customarily work not more than 20 hours per week or not more than five months per calendar year, (iii) highly compensated employees, and (iv) certain non-U.S. employees. Eligibility for offerings under the Non-423 Component may be subject to these and other restrictions as determined by the Administrator, and the Administrator may also permit non-employee consultants to participate in offerings under the Non-423 Component. Further, an employee will not be eligible to participate in an offering if, immediately after the option to purchase stock in the offering otherwise would be granted, the employee would own (actually or constructively) 5% or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company, or of a subsidiary or parent corporation of the Company. If approved by our stockholders, approximately 1,050 employees and approximately 100 non-employee consultants would be eligible to participate in the ESPP.
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Participation

Participants will enroll in the ESPP by completing an enrollment form authorizing the deduction of a whole percentage of at least 1% but not more than 25% of their eligible compensation (generally, base salary and cash incentive bonus payments) otherwise payable during an offering. The Administrator is also authorized to permit employees to enroll in the ESPP by electing to have a fixed dollar amount of compensation. All accumulated payroll deductions will be credited to a notional account and applied to the purchase of shares on the exercise date of the offering.

However, no employee may be granted purchase rights under the 423 Component that would permit the employee to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock with a fair market value of more than $25,000 (determined at the time the purchase right is granted) under the 423 Component (and any other “employee stock purchase plans” of the Company and its subsidiaries and parent corporations) during any calendar year. In addition, a participant may not purchase more than 920 shares in each offering (or any lesser maximum number that may be determined by the Administrator).

Offering

Under the ESPP, participating employees will be granted the right to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at a discount during a series of successive offerings. Unless and until otherwise determined by the Administrator, each offering period will be a six-month period beginning on the first day of a calendar quarter and ending on the last day of the next succeeding calendar quarter. However, in no event may any single offering period be longer than 27 months.

The purchase price for each offering will be established by the Administrator, provided that in no event will the purchase price established by the Administrator for any offering be less than the lower of (i) 85% of the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock on the first trading day of the offering period, or (ii) 85% of the closing price per share on the exercise date, which will occur on the last trading day of each offering period. On the Record Date, the closing price of the Company’s common stock was $36.48 per share.

The Administrator’s determinations regarding offerings under the ESPP, including the length of those offerings, the component of the ESPP under which those offerings are made and the purchase price of shares acquired in those offerings may be changed by the Administrator as provided in the ESPP, and in any case, the Administrator’s determinations are subject to the approval of the ESPP by the Company’s stockholders.

Unless a participant has withdrawn from participation in the ESPP before the exercise date of the applicable offering, the participant will be deemed to have exercised the participant’s purchase right in full as of such exercise date. Upon exercise, the participant will purchase the number of whole shares (and/or fractional shares, as determined by the Administrator) that the participant’s accumulated payroll deductions will buy at the purchase price, subject to the limitations described above.

A participant may cancel his or her payroll deduction authorization and withdraw from the offering at any time prior to the end of the offering. Upon withdrawal, the participant will receive a refund of the participant’s notional account balance in cash without interest. If a participant withdraws from an offering, the participant may not later re-enroll in the same offering, but the participant may (if eligible) enroll in any later offering under the ESPP. If a participant wants to increase or decrease the rate of payroll withholding, the participant may do so effective for the next offering by submitting a new enrollment form before the offering for which the change is to be effective, at such time and in such manner as provided by the Administrator.

A participant may not transfer any rights under the ESPP other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. During a participant’s lifetime, purchase rights under the ESPP shall be exercisable only by the participant. The ESPP is unfunded, and all funds received by the Company under the ESPP may be combined with other corporate funds and used for any corporate purpose, unless otherwise required by applicable law.
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Brandon K. Sim, M.S.
Chief Executive Officer

Age:30
Mr. Sim is the Chief Executive Officer and President at Astrana, where he leads the transformation of healthcare delivery for physicians and patients. He is responsible for the Company’s overall strategy, growth, operations, and technology innovation. Mr. Sim previously served as the Company’s Co-Chief Executive Officer from November 2021 to January 2024 and also served as Chief Operating Officer, Chief Technology Officer, and Vice President of Engineering since joining Astrana in 2019. Prior to joining Astrana, Mr. Sim served as Quantitative Researcher at Citadel Securities from 2015 to 2019. From 2012 to 2015, Mr. Sim co-founded and served as Chief Technology Officer at Theratech, a medical device company focused on developing a low-cost, simple-to-use patch for automated drug delivery. Mr. Sim serves as a board member for a private healthcare technology company and previously served as a board member of Cardio Diagnostics Holdings, Inc. from October 2022 to December 2023. Mr. Sim received his M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering as well as his B.A. in Statistics and Physics with high honors from Harvard University.

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Chandan Basho, M.B.A.
Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary

Age: 42
Mr. Basho is the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Astrana Health, where he leads the development and execution of the company’s operations, finance and strategy along with improving operating discipline to ensure the Company’s ability to scale successfully. With 15 years of experience in strategy, finance, and operations at reputable healthcare companies, Mr. Basho brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to this role. Mr. Basho previously served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer from May 2023 to January 2024 and as Interim Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer from May 2022 to May 2023. Prior to joining Astrana Health, he served as Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development at Alignment Healthcare and Chief Financial Officer at Alsana, a private equity-backed behavioral health company. Mr. Basho also held various positions at HealthCare Partners, a DaVita Medical Group company, and DaVita Kidney Care. Mr. Basho received a bachelor’s degree in Bioengineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Albert Young, M.D., M.P.H.
Chief Administrative Officer

Age: 77
Dr. Young has served as the Company’s Chief Administrative Officer since 2019 and previously served as Chief Medical Officer since 2006. Dr. Young received his medical degree from West Virginia University School of Medicine and completed his internal medicine residency training at Los Angeles County and USC Medical Center. Upon completing his residency training, Dr. Young completed a fellowship in pulmonary medicine. An advocate of general preventive medicine, Dr. Young also obtained a master’s degree in public health from UCLA in 1998.
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Dinesh Kumar, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer

Age: 56
Dr. Kumar was appointed the Chief Medical Officer at Astrana in January 2024. Dr. Kumar is a visionary healthcare leader with over 25 years of healthcare experience and has spent his career transforming healthcare for the better, across clinical, provider group, and payer settings. Prior to his appointment as CMO of Astrana, Dr. Kumar served as Chief Medical and Chief Operating Officer at Alignment Healthcare. Before that, Dr. Kumar led value-based care and population health efforts as Senior Vice President of Clinical Transformation at DaVita. Prior, he served as Chief Medical Officer of HealthCare Partners within the California market.

Dr. Kumar received his medical degree from the University of Madras and completed his residency in internal medicine at Howard University. He then completed his fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and completed a Health Care Leadership Program at the University of California-San Francisco.


In the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the common stock, spin-off, or other similar change in capitalization or event, the number and class of shares approved under the ESPP, the purchase price for an offering, and the maximum number of shares which a participant may elect to purchase in any single offering will be adjusted to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of ESPP participants. If the Company is liquidated or dissolved, the Administrator may provide that purchase rights under the ESPP will convert into the right to receive liquidation proceeds (net of the purchase price). In connection with a merger with or into another corporation, a sale of all or substantially all of our assets or common stock, or any other transaction in which the owners of our voting power immediately before the transaction do not hold a majority following the transaction, the Administrator may take any of the following actions, or do any combination thereof: (i) determine that each outstanding purchase right will be assumed or an equivalent purchase right substituted by the successor corporation or the parent or subsidiary of the successor corporation; (ii) upon written notice to participants, provide that all outstanding purchase rights will become exercisable to the extent of accumulated payroll deductions as of a specified date that is more than 10 days before the effective date of the applicable corporate transaction; (iii) upon written notice to participants, provide that all outstanding purchase rights will be canceled and accumulated payroll deductions will be returned to participants; or (iv) if the applicable transaction provides for cash payments to the holders of the Company’s common stock, provide for cash payments to participants in amounts based on the per-share amount of such cash payments to the stockholders.

Amendment and Termination

The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the ESPP at any time, subject to stockholder approval where required by applicable law.

U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences

The following is a general summary of certain United States federal income tax consequences related to the purchase of shares under the ESPP. This summary deals with general federal income tax principles under currently applicable law and is provided only for general information. Other taxes, such as state, local and foreign income taxes and federal employment taxes, are not discussed in this summary. In any event, this summary is not intended as tax advice to ESPP participants, who should consult their own tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of participation in the ESPP.

Tax Consequences of the 423 Component

The 423 Component of the ESPP is intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under the provisions of Section 423 of the Code. Accordingly, under the applicable Code provisions for Section 423 employee stock purchase plans, no income will be taxable to a participant until the sale or other disposition of the shares purchased under the 423 Component. This means that an employee will not recognize taxable income upon being granted a purchase right under the ESPP or upon the purchase of shares. However, any shares acquired under the 423 Component will be purchased using after-tax compensation (meaning that the participant will recognize as ordinary income an amount equal to any compensation withheld for purposes of purchasing shares under the 423 Component). Upon a sale or disposition of shares purchased under the 423 Component, however, the participant will be subject to tax in an amount that depends upon the length of time the shares are held by the participant prior to disposing of them.

If the shares acquired under the 423 Component of the ESPP are sold or disposed of more than two years from the date of grant and more than one year from the date of purchase, or if the participant dies while holding the shares (sometimes called a “qualifying disposition”), the participant (or the participant’s estate) generally will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the excess of the fair market value of the shares at the time of such sale or disposition (or death) over the purchase price, or (ii) an amount equal to the applicable discount from the fair market value of the shares as of the date of grant. The Company will not be entitled to a federal income tax deduction for any compensation income recognized by the participant in a qualifying disposition. Any additional gain recognized by the participant in such a qualifying disposition will be treated as long-term capital gain. If the shares are held for the holding periods described above but are sold in a qualifying disposition for a price that is less than the purchase price, there is no ordinary income and the participating employee generally would have a long-term capital loss for the difference between the purchase price and the sale price.

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If shares acquired under the 423 Component of the ESPP are sold or otherwise disposed of before the expiration of the holding periods described above (sometimes called a “disqualifying disposition”) at a price that is more than the purchase price, the participant will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares on the date the participant purchased the shares under the 423 Component over the purchase price; and (ii) the participant’s employer generally will be entitled to a tax deduction for compensation expense in the amount of ordinary income recognized by the participant (subject to any applicable limitations on such deductions). Any additional gain on such sale or disposition will be long-term or short-term capital gain, depending on how long the shares were held following the date they were purchased by the participant prior to disposing of them. If the shares are sold or otherwise disposed of in a disqualifying disposition at a price that is less than the purchase price, the participant will recognize ordinary income equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares on the date the participant purchased the shares under the 423 Component over the purchase price (and the Company will generally be entitled to a corresponding deduction, subject to any applicable limitations on deductions), but the participant generally will have a capital loss equal to the difference between the sales price of the shares and the fair market value of the shares on the purchase date. The deductibility of any losses realized by participants under the 423 Component may be subject to limitations under applicable law.

Tax Consequences of the Non-423 Component

The Non-423 Component is not intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” for purposes of Section 423 of the Code, and participants in the Non-423 Component therefore will not be eligible for the special tax treatment provided to participants in the 423 Component pursuant to 423 of the Code.

A participant who elects to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock under the Non-423 Component generally will recognize as ordinary income at the time of purchase the amount of the purchase price discount attributable to the participant’s purchased shares. [Any shares acquired under the Non-423 Component will be purchased using after-tax compensation (meaning that the participant also will recognize as ordinary income an amount equal to any compensation withheld for purposes of purchasing shares under the Non-423 Component). To the extent that a participant recognizes ordinary income in the circumstances described above, the participant’s employer generally will be entitled to a corresponding deduction (subject to any applicable limitations on such deductions).

Upon subsequent sale of shares of common stock purchased under the 423 Component, the difference between the sale price and the Participant’s basis in the shares (generally, the fair market value on the date the shares were purchased) generally will be treated as a capital gain or loss, and will be long-term or short-term, depending on whether the shares are held for more than one year from the date the shares were purchased. The deductibility of any losses realized by participants under the Non-423 Component may be subject to limitations under applicable law.

New Plan Benefits

Participation in the ESPP is voluntary and dependent on each eligible employee’s (or consultant’s) election to participate, as well as the level of payroll deductions elected by each participant. As a result, future benefits under the ESPP cannot be determined at this time.

Registration with the SEC

Promptly following approval of the ESPP by our stockholders, the Company intends to file a Registration Statement with the SEC relating to the shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for issuance under the ESPP.

Vote Required for Approval

The affirmative vote of the majority of shares present or represented by proxy at the 2023 Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the matter is required for approval of the ESPP. Abstentions, if any, count as a vote against this proposal. Broker non-votes will have no effect on the result of the vote on this proposal.

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Recommendation of the Board

THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE APOLLO MEDICAL HOLDINGS, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN (THE “ESPP”). OUR BOARD HAS APPROVED AND ADOPTED THE ESPP, SUBJECT TO STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL. ACCORDINGLY, THE ESPP WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE AS OF THE DATE ON WHICH IT IS APPROVED BY OUR STOCKHOLDERS.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT

The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Apollo Medical Holdings,Astrana Health, Inc. has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis set forth in this proxy statement with management. Based on this review and discussion, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this proxy statement.

Compensation Committee

Mitchell W. Kitayama (Chairman)
David Schmidt
John Chiang

COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Overview

This Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) explains the material elements of the compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table below during 2022,2023, who we refer to as our “named executive officers.” For the 2023 fiscal year, our named executive officers and their positions were as follows:

NamePosition
Kenneth Sim, M.D.Executive Chairman
Brandon K. Sim(1), M.S.
Co-Chief Executive Officer and President
Thomas S. Lam, M.D., M.P.H.(2)
Co-Chief Executive Officer and President
Chandan Basho, M.B.A.(3)
Chief Financial Officer, Chief Strategy Officer and Corporate Secretary
Albert Young, M.D., M.P.H.Chief Administrative Officer

(1)Mr. Brandon K. Sim, M.S. was named President and Chief Executive Officer effective January 19, 2024.

(2)Dr. Thomas Lam retired as President and Co-Chief Executive Officer and was appointed Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors effective January 19, 2024.

(3)Mr. Chandan Basho, M.B.A., in addition to his roles as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary, was named Chief Operating Officer, effective January 19, 2024. He did not retain the Chief Strategy Officer position.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

We are a leading provider-centric, technology-powered, risk-bearing healthcare company. Leveraging our proprietary end-to-end technology solutions, we operate an integrated healthcare delivery platform that enables providers to successfully participate in value-based care arrangements, thus empowering them to deliver accessible, high-quality care to patients in a cost-effective manner. We, together with our affiliated physician groups and consolidated entities, provide coordinated outcomes-based medical care serving patients in California, Nevada, and Texas, the majority of whom are covered by private or public insurance provided through Medicare, Medicaid, and health maintenance organizations (“HMOs”), with a small portion of our revenue coming from non-insured patients. We provide care coordination services to each major constituent of the healthcare delivery system, including patients, families, primary care physicians, specialists, acute care hospitals, alternative sites of inpatient care, physician groups, and health plans. Our physician network consists of primary care physicians, specialist physicians, physician and specialist extenders, and hospitalists. Led by a management team with several decades of experience, we have built a company and culture that is focused on physicians providing high-quality medical care, population health management, and care coordination for patients. Through our integrated health network, with more than 10,000 contracted physicians, we are responsible for coordinating value-based care for approximately 0.9 million patients as of December 31, 2023. As a result, we are well-positioned to take advantage of the shift in the U.S. healthcare industry toward providing value-based and results-oriented healthcare with a focus on patient satisfaction, high-quality care, and cost efficiency.

2023 Business Overview

In 2023, we made significant strides in expanding our unique care model, aiming to empower healthcare providers and improve healthcare quality in local communities. Our strong year was marked with robust financial achievements, demonstrating that our growth efforts are sustainable while maintaining a focus on profitability. We continued to execute against our strategic roadmap by focusing on expanding our membership base across existing and new geographies, increasing the level of accountability and risk we are responsible for in our value-based care contracts, empowering our providers to achieve superior patient outcomes, and executing strategic acquisitions to further accelerate our growth trajectory for the foreseeable future. Key 2023 financial and operational highlights included:

Financial:

Total revenue of $1,386.7 million, up 21% from $1,144.2 million in 2022
Care Partners revenue of $1,300.1 million, up 24% from $1,051.5 million in 2022
Net income attributable to Astrana of $60.7 million, up 34% from $45.2 million in 2022
Earnings per share — diluted (“EPS — diluted”) of $1.29, up 30% from $0.99 per share in 2022
Adjusted EBITDA* of $146.6 million, up 5% from $140.0 million in 2022

*Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure that we calculate as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, excluding income or loss from equity method investments, non-recurring and non-cash transactions, stock-based compensation, and APC excluded assets costs. A reconciliation of Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA to GAAP net income is available on page 62 of our 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Operational:

Successfully entered new markets in Nevada and Texas, alongside substantial growth in California, particularly in Northern and Central regions.
Achieved significant expansion through strategic acquisitions such as Community Family Care and Texas Independent Physicians, while successfully integrating For Your Benefit (FYB).
Progressed towards assuming full risk through our Restricted Knox-Keene health plan license, demonstrating commitment to evolving business models in order to better serve patients while also enhancing shareholder value.
Strengthened operational capabilities and efficiency with investments in technology, including:
Development and launch of Pathways application, which allows our care management and social worker teams to stratify, identify, create care plans for, and support our patients.
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Introduction of AYCE application, an end-to-end application which supports our utilization management teams, streamlines operations, and allows for faster and more compliant prior authorization turnaround times, improving patient and provider experiences in the Astrana ecosystem.
Enhancement of NCQA HEDIS Engine for improved performance accuracy through integration of new data sources, allowing for faster and more accurate identification of gaps in quality of care provided.
Adoption of an electronic payment deposit system to providers, enhancing financial efficiency.
Implementation of cloud-based call center infrastructure, enhancing customer service capabilities.
Expanded care delivery network by building and acquiring clinics in Northern California, Southern California, and Nevada.
Signed at least 8 new payer and/or provider groups partnerships across multiple states.
Revamped investor-related materials and initiated segment reporting (Care Partners, Care Enablement, Care Delivery), aiming to provide clearer insights into business performance and strategic focus areas.

2023 Say-on-Pay and Response to Stockholder Feedback

As a fast-growing company, we regularly meet with our stockholders to discuss business topics, seek feedback on our performance, and address other matters, such as executive compensation. We communicated with our largest stockholders throughout 2023, representing approximately 51% of our common shares outstanding which included our regular broad outreach cadence and a more targeted outreach following our 2023 annual meeting where our say-on-pay vote yielded approximately 55% support for our executive compensation program. Through these exchanges, we gained a greater appreciation for our stockholders and were able to listen to their views on compensation philosophies, annual and long-term incentive designs, performance metrics, governance and transparency. We reviewed what we heard with senior management, our Compensation Committee, and the entire Board.


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What We HeardWhat We Did
Stockholders expect a compensation peer group that aligns with Astrana’s valuation and growth trajectoryImplemented a formal compensation peer group for purposes of setting compensation levels for 2024.
Stockholders would like clearer parameters around annual incentives, with focus on profitable growth
Beginning with 2024, target annual bonus opportunities will be based on a percentage of base salary and actual award payouts will be based on the achievement of predetermined financial and strategic goals as follows:

Performance Measures        Weightings
Revenue             50%
Adjusted EBITDA        25%
Annual Wellness Visit Percentage    25%

Actual awards may range between 0% and 200% of target, based on results.
Stockholders would like to see a more market-aligned approach to equity-based compensation
Beginning with 2024 grants, the Compensation Committee will grant awards using a mix of 1/3 time-based and 2/3 performance-based restricted stock units to each of the named executive offers.
Time-based restricted stock units will vest in equal installments over four-years, starting on the first six-month anniversary of the grant date.
Performance-based restricted stock units will vest based on the achievement of predetermined Adjusted EBITDA and Revenue goals at the end of a three-year performance measurement period.
Stockholders would like executives and non-employee directors to be subject to stock ownership requirementsImplemented new stock ownership guidelines of five times base salary for the CEO, three times base salary for all other Section 16 Officers and three times annual cash retainers for all non-employee directors
Stockholders sought more clarity in our overall executive compensation program disclosureProvided enhanced transparency about our program in this CD&A, including more details around our executive compensation philosophy, overall executive compensation program structure, annual incentive plan goals and results, performance-based equity award criteria for our Chief Executive Officer, and our good governance practices

As our business and executive compensation program evolve, we will continue our stockholder engagement efforts and facilitate open and ongoing dialogues. Our goal is to continue to listen to stockholders and continue to make changes to our executive compensation program that more closely align with market best practices, while balancing the interest of our executives and stockholders. In the future, we will also continue to consider the feedback we receive from our stockholders as well as the outcome of say-on-pay votes when making decisions about our program design.
Best Compensation Practices & Policies

We believe the following practices and policies promote sound compensation governance and are in the best interests of our stockholders and executives:

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What We DoWhat We Don’t Do
Place heavy emphasis on variable compensationNo hedging or pledging (without prior written approval of the CEO)
Maintain a clawback policyNo option backdating or repricing
Hold an annual say-on-pay voteNo excessive perquisites
Maintain a Compensation Committee of independent directorsNo excise tax gross ups
Engage an independent compensation consultantNo guaranteed incentives
Hold annual compensation risk assessmentsNo “single trigger” severance payments upon a change in control
Maintain stock ownership guidelinesNo repricing of stock options without stockholder approval
WHAT GUIDES OUR PROGRAM

Compensation Program Objectives and Philosophy

The Compensation Committee oversees the design and administration of the compensation program for our executive officers.officers. The Compensation Committee’s primary objectives in structuring and administering our executive officer compensation program are to:

Attract, motivate, and retain talented and dedicated executive officers; and
Reinforce business strategies and objectives for enhanced stockholder value.

To achieve these goals, the Compensation Committee evaluates individual executive performance with a goal of setting compensation at levels the Committee believes are comparable with those of executive officers at other public companies having a similar size and line of business, while taking into account our relative performance and our own strategic goals.

ThePrincipal Elements of Compensation
Our compensation philosophy is supported by the following principal elements of our executive compensation program are base salaries, discretionary cash bonus awards, equity award grants, and other benefits and perquisites. Our benefits and perquisites consist of life, disability, and health insurance benefits and a qualified 401(k) savings plan.compensation:
Compensation ElementHow It’s PaidPurpose
Base SalaryCash
(Fixed)
Provide a competitive base salary rate relative to similar positions in the market and enable the Company to attract and retain critical executive talent.
Annual IncentivesCash
(Variable)
Reward executive officers for delivering on annual financial and operational objectives that contribute to the creation of stockholder value.
Long-Term IncentivesEquity
(Variable)
Provide incentives for executive officers to execute on longer-term financial goals that drive the creation of stockholder value and support the Company’s retention strategy.

We view these components of compensation as related, but distinct. Although the Compensation Committee reviews total compensation, we do not believe that significant compensation derived from one component of compensation should negate or offset compensation from other components. We determine the appropriate level for each compensation component based in part on
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compensation paid to executive officers at comparable companies consistent with our recruiting and retention goals, our view of internal equity and consistency, the results of its most recent stockholder advisory vote, and other considerations we deem relevant, such as rewarding extraordinary performance.

Determination of Compensation AwardsThe Decision-Making Process

The Role of the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee oversees the executive compensation program for our named executive officers. The Compensation Committee is comprised of independent, non-employee members of the Board. The Compensation Committee works with its independent consultant and management to examine the effectiveness of the Company’s executive compensation program throughout the year. Details of the Compensation Committee’s authority and responsibilities are specified in its charter, which may be accessed at www.astranahealth.com, by selecting ‘‘Investors,’’ and then ‘‘Governance,” and then “Board Committees.”

The Compensation Committee typically performs an annual strategic review of our executive officers’ compensation to determine whether such compensation provides adequate incentives and motivation to our executive officers and whether it adequately compensates our executive officers relative to comparable officers in other similarly situated companies. The Compensation Committee makes all final compensation and equity award decisions regarding our named executive officers.

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The role of Management.
For compensation decisions relating to executive officers other than our Co-Chiefthe Chief Executive Officers,Officer, the Compensation Committee considers recommendations from our Co-ChiefChief Executive OfficersOfficer and Executive Chairman. When determining compensation for our Chief Executive Officer (formerly our Co-Chief Executive OfficersOfficers) and Executive Chairman, the Compensation Committee considers such factors as competitive industry salaries, an assessment of the Chief Executive Officer’s (formerly each Co-Chief Executive Officer’sOfficer’s) and the Executive Chairman’s contributions made during the preceding year, and his respective industry expertise.

Review The Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman do not participate in the deliberations of Compensation Surveys

The Compensation Committee believes that it is important when making its compensation-related decisions to be informed as to the current practices of similarly situated companies. As a result, the Compensation Committee from time to time, reviews broad-based third-party surveys and other information collected from public and private sources regarding the compensation for executive officers of comparably sized companies. The Compensation Committee considers the information in these surveys in connection with establishing the base salaries, performance-compensation awards, equity awards, and other benefits and perquisites for our named executive officers.their own compensation.

The Compensation Committee does not believe that the compensation of our named executive officers should be established solely by reference to the compensation programs of other companies or that the compensation of our named executive officers should be set as a specified percentageRole of the average compensation that is paid to executive officers of other companies. However, theIndependent Compensation Committee believes that collecting and reviewing this compensation survey information is a useful resource in providing information about current compensation practices and in confirming that the Company’s executive compensation program remains competitive.Consultant.

Role of Compensation Consultant

For 2022,2023, the Company retained Pearl Meyer as its independent compensation consultant to provide analysis and recommendations that inform the Compensation Committee’s decisions with respect to executive officer compensation, including, among other things, analysis and input on compensation program structure and performance measures and goals. Pearl Meyer did not perform any other services for the Company in 2022.2023. The Company has reviewed the independence of Pearl Meyer under applicable SEC and Nasdaq rules and believes that Pearl Meyer does not have any conflicts of interest in advising the Company.

The Role of the Peer Group. The Compensation Committee believes that it is important when making its compensation-related decisions to be informed as to the current practices of similarly situated companies. For purposes of setting compensation levels for 2023, and historically, the Compensation Committee reviewed broad-based third-party surveys and other information collected from public and private sources regarding the compensation for executive officers of comparably sized companies. However, ensuring that our compensation peer group is aligned with our business objectives and stockholder expectations is a priority — especially as we evolve at a rapid pace. In February 2024, our independent compensation consultant conducted a comprehensive analysis to develop a formal compensation peer group that is aligned with our valuation and growth trajectory. The analysis looked at companies operating in the health care providers and services sector as well as the health care technology industry with a comparable market capitalization (targeting companies with a market value of between 0.3x and 3.0x of our market value) and revenue (targeting companies with revenues between 0.5x and 3.5x our estimated revenue). Our Compensation Committee also qualitatively evaluated each prospective peer group company based on business focus and corporate strategy to identify companies in a similar space, to the extent possible, and seeks to maintain year-over-year continuity in our peer group by maintaining flexibility in applying the foregoing criteria, particularly in uncertain market conditions. The compensation peer group companies selected by our Compensation Committee for 2024 executive compensation purposes are listed below along with graphs of the Company and the peer group’s stock performance for five years, three years, and one year. The annual changes shown in the graphs are based on the assumption that $100 was invested in each common stock on base year, and that all dividends were reinvested. The stock price performance included in the line graph below is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.

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agilon health, inc.HealthEquity, Inc.Health Catalyst, Inc.
Alignment Healthcare, Inc.NeueHealth, Inc.RadNet, Inc.
Chemed CorporationPremier, Inc.Teladoc Health, Inc.
Evolent Health, Inc.Privia Health Group, Inc.Veradigm Inc.

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It is important to note that this market data is not the sole determinant in setting pay levels for the named executive officers. The Compensation Committee also considers Company and individual performance and the nature of an individual’s role within the Company, as well as his or her experience and contributions to his or her current role when making its compensation-related decisions.
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2023 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM

Base Salaries

We provide our named executive officers with base salaries that we believe enable us to hire and retain individuals in a competitive environment and to reward individual performance and contribution to our overall business goals, while taking into account the unique circumstances of the Company. We review base salaries for our named executive officers annually, and increases, if any, are based on our performance and individual performance, as well as relevant market data. Brandon K. Sim, M.S. and Chandan Basho, M.B.A. received compensation increases in 2023, to recognize their increased responsibilities and expanded roles over the course of 2022 and 2023. Annual base salaries as of December 31, 2023 were as follows:

Name2022 Base Salary2023 Base Salary% Increase
Kenneth Sim, M.D.$950,000$950,000
Brandon K. Sim, M.S.$670,000$725,0008.20%
Thomas S. Lam, M.D., M.P.H$950,000$950,000
Chandan Basho, M.B.A.$300,000$450,00050%
Albert Young, M.D., M.P.H.$400,000$400,000

Annual Cash Bonus Awards

For 2023, our named executive officers had an opportunity to earn an annual cash-based bonus award based on the achievement of Company and individual performance results. Annual cash bonuses are intended to reward both incremental improvement and continued strong performance.

CEO Pay RatioFor 2023, all awards were paid from a bonus funding pool, subject to the achievement of Adjusted EBITDA goals. We use Adjusted EBITDA as the primary performance measure for annual cash bonuses because it focuses the team on profitable growth, while continuing to provide strong accountability for returns. Adjusted EBITDA also provides a more useful illustration of our financial performance and the ongoing operations of our business, since the adjustments exclude certain expenses that are not indicative of our recurring core operating results. This facilitates better comparisons to our historical performance and our competitors’ operating results. For 2023, the bonus pool was funded based on achieving Adjusted EBITDA as follows:
Performance Range:ThresholdTargetStretch
Adjusted EBITDA Range:$120 million$140 million$160 million
Pool Funding (as a % of Adjusted EBITDA)4%6%8%

As required by applicable SEC rules, we are providingIf the Company achieves the threshold EBITDA goal, the Compensation Committee may then use its business judgement to determine actual bonus payouts based on its holistic view of performance results and considers the following information aboutfactors:
Key financial performance results compared to prior year and budget expectations;
Comparison to peers to ensure a balanced perspective of relative performance (i.e., financial, regulatory, business/strategy mode, geographic, etc.);
General economic conditions and degree of difficulty in attaining performance objectives;
One time, or non-recurring events, whether positive or negative; and
Individual performance contributions and achievements.
For 2023, the relationshipCompany achieved $146 million in Adjusted EBITDA. As a result, the organizations bonus pool was funded at 6.6%. Actual award amounts were also based on our strong performance as described in the “2023 Business Overview” section above, the significant contributions of the annual total compensation paidnamed executive officers to drive our success during a volatile period within the median employeevalue-based care sector, and the annual total compensationadditional efforts of Brandon K. Sim, M.S. and Chandan Basho, M.B.A. to successfully execute the CFC acquisition, which is our Company’s most significant acquisition to date. Annual cash bonus awards to each of our Co-Chief Executive Officers, Dr. Lam and Mr. Sim.

For 2022, our last completed fiscal year, the median of the annual total worldwide compensation of our employees (other than our Co-Chief Executive Officers) was $45,839. As reportednamed executive officers are listed in the Summary Compensation Table, the annual total compensation of Dr. Lam and Mr. Sim was $1,487,709 and $15,302,775, respectively.Table.

Based on this information, for 2022, the ratio of the annual total compensation of Dr. Lam and Mr. Sim to the median of the annual total compensation of all our employees (other than our Co-Chief Executive Officers) was 32 to 1 and 334 to 1, respectively. We took the following steps to identify the median of the annual total compensation of all our employees, as well as to determine the annual total compensation of our median employee and our Co-Chief Executive Officers:

We determined that, during the year ended December 31, 2022, our employee population consisted of 1,360 individuals, excluding our Co-Chief Executive Officers. This population consisted of full-time and part-time employees employed with us during the period.
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Equity Compensation Awards

Our Compensation Committee believes that in order to appropriately incentivize the named executive officers to create stockholder value, a significant portion of their compensation should be in the form of equity-based compensation. Our equity-based compensation program is designed to promote stock ownership by our executives and senior management, tie compensation realized to stock price performance and encourage retention.

In 2023, the Compensation Committee granted long-term equity incentive awards using a mix of time-based and performance-based restricted stock awards for each of the named executive officers.

Time-based restricted stock awards are intended to provide the named executive officers with the economic equivalent of a direct ownership interest in the Company during the vesting period and provide us with significant retention security regardless of post-grant share price volatility. Performance-based restricted stock awards link actual earned award values to the achievement of certain financial and/or operational objectives and to drive long-term stockholder value.
A Closer Look at Performance-Based Equity. For 2023, our Chief Executive Officer’s performance-based equity was granted in two separate tranches and vests contingent upon achieving specific Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA milestones by the annual total compensationend of our median employee, we identified and calculated the elements of that employee’s compensation for 2022 in accordance with the requirements of Item 402(c)(2)(x) of Regulation S-K, resulting in annual total compensation of $45,839.fiscal year 2025:
Revenue TargetAdjusted EBITDA Target
Tranche 1$1.514 billion$121 million
Tranche 2$1.675 billion$134 million

These targets reflect a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 18% and 20% for Tranche 1 Revenue and Tranche 2 Revenue, respectively, and an 8% Adjusted EBITDA margin for each tranche, based on the target Revenue, reinforcing our commitment to outperformance in our industry. For the annual total compensation2023, other named executive officers were granted performance equity based on similarly challenging financial milestones to that of Mr. Sim, and Dr. Lam, who were each serving as our Co-Chief Executive Officers on December 31, 2022, we usedincluded additional quantitative goals tailored to their respective roles. The grants made to the amounts reported for 2022named executive officers in 2023 are set forth in the “Total” columnGrants of the Summary Compensation Table included in this proxy statement.Plan-Based Awards and Outstanding Equity Awards tables that follow.

Annual Cash and Stock-Based Bonus AwardsOTHER PRACTICES, POLICIES & GUIDELINES

During each fiscal year, the Compensation Committee evaluates our bonus compensation practices in light of the objectives of the compensation program. As a result of this evaluation, the Compensation Committee determined that it was appropriate for our executive officers to be eligible to receive cash and/or stock-based bonus compensation based upon their individual performance during 2022.Stock Ownership Guidelines

Executive Officers’ BenefitsThe Board believes that it is important to promote the alignment of the interests of executives and Perquisitesnon-employee directors with the interests of the Company’s stockholders. Accordingly, the Board adopted formal stock ownership guidelines in April 2024. Under the guidelines, each named executive officers is required to hold shares of the Company’s stock as set forth below:

PositionGuideline
CEOFive times base salary
Section 16 Officers (other than CEO)Three times base salary
Non-Employee DirectorsThree times annual cash retainer

Executives and directors will have five (5) years from the date of implementation of the stock ownership guidelines or, if later, five (5) years from their initial appointment as a Section 16 Officer or director to attain the ownership threshold.

Until the executive or non-employee director satisfies the guidelines, he or she will be required to retain at least 50% of any shares received upon the vesting of restricted stock, the settlement of restricted stock units, the exercise of stock options, the exercise of purchase rights under an employee stock purchase plan, or the settlement of any other equity awards, in each case net of shares tendered or withheld to cover applicable tax withholding obligations or the applicable exercise price of the award.

Shares that count toward satisfying the guidelines include shares owned directly by executive or non-employee director, shares owned indirectly (e.g., by a spouse or a trust), shares represented by amounts invested in a 401(k) plan or credited to an
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executive’s or non-employee director’s account under a nonqualified deferred compensation plan maintained by the Company or an affiliate; and outstanding unvested time-based restricted stock or time-based restricted stock units.

Unexercised stock options (whether vested or unvested) and unvested performance-based restricted stock and performance-based restricted stock units (or other unvested equity awards subject to performance goals) shall not be counted toward the satisfaction of guidelines.

Compensation Recovery Policy

We provideadopted a Compensation Recovery Policy (sometimes referred to as a “clawback” policy) effective as of October 2, 2023.Our Compensation Recovery Policy provides for the opportunity for our namedrecoupment of certain incentive-based executive compensation in the event that the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement of its financial statements due to material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws, including any required accounting restatement to correct an error in previously issued financial statements that is material to the previously issued financial statements, or that would result in a material misstatement if the error were corrected in the current period or left uncorrected in the current period.In the event of an applicable restatement, the Compensation Recovery Policy provides that the Compensation Committee will cause the Company to promptly recover any erroneously awarded incentive-based compensation received by any covered executive officer during the three completed fiscal years immediately preceding the date on which the Company is required to prepare such an accounting restatement. Covered executive officers include both current and former executive officers. Incentive-based compensation includes any compensation that is granted, earned or vested based wholly or in part on the attainment of a financial reporting measure. Financial reporting measures are those that are determined and presented in accordance with the accounting principles used in preparing the Company’s financial statements, and any measures that are derived wholly or in part from such measures, regardless of whether such measures are presented within the Company’s financial statements or included in a filing with the SEC. With limited exceptions, the amount required to be recovered in the event of an accounting restatement generally will equal the amount of incentive-based compensation received by the covered executive officer that exceeds the amount of such compensation that otherwise would have been received had it been determined based on the restated amounts, computed without regard to any taxes paid.The Compensation Recovery Policy is intended to comply with the requirements of SEC Rule 10D-1 under the Securities Exchange Act and the listing requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market and the Compensation Recovery Policy is effective with respect to covered incentive-based compensation received on or after October 2, 2023.

Insider Trading Policy

The Company’s Board of Directors has adopted an insider trading policy (“Insider Trading Policy”) that applies to all of the Company’s directors, officers and other personnel including employees, consultants, and contractors to the Company, to prevent the misuse of confidential information about the Company, as well as other companies with which the Company has a business relationship, and to promote compliance with the securities laws. Among other things, the Insider Trading Policy prohibits engaging in transactions in securities on material non-public information and prohibits directors, executive officers and certain other executivespersonnel from buying or selling the Company’s securities during certain periods, except pursuant to an approved trading plan under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Rule 10b5-1”). In addition, certain individuals, including directors and officers, are required to receive certain perquisites and general health and welfare benefits and participateprior approval from the Corporate Secretary prior to engaging in our defined contribution 401(k) plan. We provide these benefitstransactions in the Company’s securities. The Insider Trading Policy also sets forth mandatory guidelines that apply to create additional incentives for ourall executive officers, directors and employees of the Company who adopt Rule 10b5-1 plans for trading in the Company’s securities, which are intended to ensure compliance with Rule 10b5-1 and to remain competitive inconform to best practices with respect to the general marketplace for executive talent.design and implementation of Rule 10b5-1 plans.

Hedging Policy

The Company has determined that there is a substantial likelihood for the appearance of improper conduct by Company personnel when they engage in short-term or speculative securities transactions. Therefore, under the Company’s Insider Trading Policy, Company personnel are prohibited from engaging in any of the following activities involving the Company’s shares, except with the prior written consent of the Chief Executive Officer (formerly the Co-Chief Executive Officers, who areOfficers), as the compliance officersofficer responsible for the administration of the policy:policy

purchasing the Company’s securities on margin;
pledging Company securities;
short sales;
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buying or selling puts or calls; and
engaging in options transactions (other than where the options were granted by the Company).

Executive Officers’ Benefits and Perquisites

We provide the opportunity for our named executive officers and other executives to receive certain limited perquisites and general health and welfare benefits and participate in our defined contribution 401(k) plan. We provide these benefits to create additional incentives for our executive officers and to remain competitive in the general marketplace for executive talent.

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan

Effective July 1, 2023, we adopted a nonqualified deferred compensation plan (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”) that allows certain employees, including the named executive officers, to elect to defer receipt of a portion of their base salary and bonus payments. The Company also has the discretionary authority to make contributions to participant accounts under the Deferred Compensation Plan. Amounts deferred under the Deferred Compensation Plan are credited with earnings (or losses) based on notional investment options elected by the participant until payment in accordance with the participant’s payment elections and the terms of the Deferred Compensation Plan.

Executive Employment Agreements
Employment Agreements in Effect During Fiscal 2023

We have entered into employment agreements with each of our named executive officers, which set terms and conditions of each executive’s employment. The employment agreement in effect during fiscal 2023 generally have initial terms of one year with automatic renewals and provides for annual cash bonuses as determined by the board of directors in its discretion consistent with the Company’s business plan, eligibility to receive cash or equity awards under the long-term incentive plans, and other benefits, including the payment of premiums for medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.

Additionally, the employment agreement of each named executive officer, as in effect during fiscal 2023, provides that the executive officer’s employment may be terminated by the employer (a) in the event of death or disability of the executive officer, (b) without cause (as defined in the employment agreement) upon thirty (30) to sixty (60) days advance written notice, or (c) for cause at any time. The executive officer may terminate his employment at any time and for any reason, including for good reason (as defined in the employment agreement). Upon termination of the executive officer’s employment by the employer for cause or by the executive officer without good reason, the executive officer shall be paid any earned but unpaid base salary or annual bonus through the date of termination, accrued but unused paid time off and unpaid expense reimbursements. Upon termination of the executive officer’s employment by the employer without cause or by the executive officer for good reason, in addition to the amounts described in the preceding sentence, the executive officer shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12) of the executive officer’s most recent base salary times the number of full years of service completed, not to exceed twelve (12) years. In addition, upon the termination of the executive officer’s employment by the employer without cause, by the executive officer for good reason, or as a result of the executive officer’s death or disability, the executive officer will be 100% vested with respect to any outstanding long-term incentive awards (subject to the actual achievement of any applicable performance goals for long-term incentive awards subject to corporate or business performance goals). Each employment agreement also contains restrictive covenants for the Company’s benefit, including confidentiality, non-solicitation and inventions assignment provisions.

2024 Amended and Restated Employment Agreements for CEO and COO/CFO

Effective April 2, 2024, the Company entered into amended and restated employment agreements with our President and Chief Executive Officer, Brandon K. Sim, M.S., and with our Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Chandan Basho, M.B.A. (the “2024 Employment Agreements”). Each of the 2024 Employment Agreements has an initial term of three years ending on April 2, 2027, and will automatically renew for successive one-year terms on each annual anniversary thereafter, unless either party provides written notice of intent not to renew at least sixty days prior to that date.

Under his 2024 Employment Agreement, Mr. Sim is entitled to receive an annual base salary of $850,000 and a target annual cash bonus opportunity of 125% of his annual base salary, and under his 2024 Employment Agreement, Mr. Basho is entitled to receive an annual base salary of $600,000 and a target annual cash bonus opportunity of 80% of his annual base salary. Mr. Sim and Mr. Basho are eligible to participate in any long-term incentive plan available to similarly positioned executives, and they also are
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eligible to participate in the employee benefit plans offered to the Company’s employees. The employee benefits of Mr. Sim and Mr. Basho will include (i) Company-paid premiums for medical, dental and vision care coverage; (ii) Company-paid insurance premiums for short-term and long-term disability insurance, providing for no less than 60% of annual base salary; and (iii) Company-paid insurance premiums for term life insurance providing for no less than two million dollars of coverage.

Each of the 2024 Employment Agreements provides that if the employment of Mr. Sim or Mr. Basho is terminated by the Company without cause or by the executive for good reason, then, in addition to any earned but unpaid base salary or annual bonus, accrued but unused paid time off and unpaid expense reimbursements, Mr. Sim or Mr. Basho would be entitled to receive the following severance benefits, subject to his provision of a release of claims in favor of the Company: (i) one year of annual base salary, or two years of annual base salary, if his termination occurs within two years following a “Change of Control” (as defined in the 2024 Employment Agreement); and (ii) subject to his election of continued coverage under COBRA, an amount in cash equal to the Company’s premium amounts paid for his coverage under the Company’s group medical, dental and vision programs for a period of twelve months, or a period of twenty-four months, if his termination occurs within two years following a Change of Control. In addition, if the employment of Mr. Sim or Mr. Basho is terminated by the Company without cause, by him for good reason, or as a result of his death or disability, Mr. Sim or Mr. Basho will be 100% vested with respect to any outstanding long-term incentive awards (subject to the actual achievement of any applicable performance goals for long-term incentive awards subject to corporate or business performance goals). Each 2024 Employment Agreement also contains restrictive covenants for the Company’s benefit, including confidentiality, non-solicitation and inventions assignment provisions.

Impact of Tax and Accounting
Our Compensation Committee considers the tax and accounting consequences of compensation paid under our executive compensation program. However, our Compensation Committee believes that its primary responsibility is to maintain an executive compensation program that attracts, retains and rewards our executives. Accordingly, our Compensation Committee has paid, and may continue to pay, in its discretion, compensation that is not fully deductible or is limited as to tax deductibility.

Compensation Risk

Our Compensation Committee reviewed the compensation policies and practices of the Company that could have a material impact on the Company. The Compensation Committee’s review considered whether any of these policies and practices may encourage inappropriate risk-taking, whether any policy or practice may give rise to risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us, and whether it would recommend any changes to the Company’s compensation policies and practices. The Compensation Committee also reviewed risk-mitigating controls with the Board, such as the degree of committee and senior management oversight of each compensation program and the level and design of internal controls over such programs. Based on these reviews, the Company determined that risks arising from its compensation policies and practices are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

COMPENSATION TABLES AND RELATED NARRATIVE

Summary Compensation Table (“SCT”)

The following table discloses the compensation awarded to, earned by, paid to or accrued to our named executive officers listed therein for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020,2021, respectively:



Name and Principal Position


Year

Salary
($)

Bonus
($)

Stock Awards(1)
($)

Option Awards (1)
($)

All Other Compensation
($)

Total
($)
Kenneth Sim, M.D.2022$950,000 $450,000 (4)$— $— $94,015 (12)(13)$1,494,015 
Executive Chairman2021$950,000 $— $4,661,541 $1,115,766 $136,220 (12)(14)$6,863,527 
2020$950,000 $100,000 $1,160,003 $290,000 $21,770 (12)$2,521,773 
Thomas Lam, M.D., M.P.H.2022$950,000 $450,000 (4)$— $— $87,709 (12)(13)$1,487,709 
Co-Chief Executive2021$950,000 $— $4,661,541 $1,115,766 $129,887 (12)(14)$6,857,194 
Officer and President2020$950,000 $100,000 $1,160,003 $290,000 $15,139 (12)$2,515,142 
Brandon Sim2022$670,000 (2)$1,000,000 (4)$13,567,843 (7)$— $64,932 (15)$15,302,775 
Co-Chief Executive2021$364,423 $750,000 (5)$5,587,518 (8)$2,229,313 $74,903 (15)$9,006,157 
Officer2020$124,039 $600,000 (6)$709,984 (9)$— $12,708 (15)$1,446,731 
Chandan Basho2022$195,000 $385,000 (4)$3,308,377 $213,431 $1,419 (17)$4,103,227 
Interim Chief Financial
Officer and Corporate
Secretary
Albert Young, M.D., M.P.H.2022$400,000 $150,000 (4)$— $— $23,673 (12)(13)$573,673 
Chief Administrative2021$400,000 (3)$— $— $— $53,726 (12)(14)$453,726 
Officer2020$366,945 $8,101 $34,611 (11)$— $6,991 (12)$416,648 
Eric Chin2022$139,579 $— $— $— $358,912 (16)$498,491 
Chief Financial Officer2021$348,077 $— $371,555 (10)$39,905 $63,355 (16)$822,892 
and Corporate Secretary2020$300,000 $100,000 (6)$74,984 (11)$— $24,246 (16)$499,230 
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Name and Principal Position


Year

Salary
($)

Bonus
($)

Stock Awards(1)
($)

Option Awards (1)
($)

All Other Compensation
($)

Total
($)
Kenneth Sim, M.D.2023$950,000 $1,000,000 (2)$3,253,500 (3)$— $20,100 (4)$5,223,600 
Executive Chairman2022$950,000 $450,000 (5)$— $— $94,015 (4)$1,494,015 
2021$950,000 $— $4,661,541 $1,115,766 $136,220 (4)$6,863,527 
Thomas Lam, M.D., M.P.H.2023$950,000 $1,000,000 (2)$3,253,500 (3)$— $14,062 (6)$5,217,562 
Vice Chairman2022$950,000 $450,000 (5)$— $— $87,709 (6)$1,487,709 
2021$950,000 $— $4,661,541 $1,115,766 $129,887 (6)$6,857,194 
Brandon K. Sim, M.S.2023$712,308 (7)$1,087,500 (2)$12,499,943 (8)$— $11,499 (9)$14,311,250 
Chief Executive Officer2022$670,000 (10)$1,000,000 (5)$13,567,843 (11)$— $64,932 (9)$15,302,775 
2021$364,423 $750,000 (12)$5,587,518 (13)$2,229,313 $74,903 (9)$9,006,157 
Chandan Basho, M.B.A.2023$415,385 (14)$675,000 (2)$4,598,401 (15)$— $8,720 (16)$5,697,506 
Chief Financial Officer2022$195,000 $385,000 (5)$3,308,377 $213,431 $1,419 (16)$4,103,227 
 and Corporate Secretary
Albert Young, M.D., M.P.H.2023$400,000 $150,000 (2)$— $— $12,773 (17)$562,773 
Chief Administrative2022$400,000 $150,000 (5)$— $— $23,673 (17)$573,673 
Officer2021$400,000 (18)$— $— $— $53,726 (17)$453,726 

(1)The amount shown in this column reflects the aggregate grant date fair value computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, “Compensation - Stock Compensation.” Please see Footnote 1 of the GrantGrants of Plan-Based Awards in 20222023 table below for a discussion of the assumptions and methodologies used to calculate the valuations of the stock and option awards. The amount shown in the Stock Awards column for Mr. Basho for 2023 also reflects the incremental fair value of $298,625, as computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, attributable to the modification of Mr. Basho’s outstanding restricted stock awards on May 16, 2023, the date that the Compensation Committee approved changes to the number of restricted shares and the previously-established performance goals applicable to those awards.

(2)Per Mr. Sim's employment agreement dated June 8, 2020, base salary is subject for annual increases. On August 2, 2022, Mr. Sim’s annual salary was increased to $670,000 effective for the 2022 year.Reflects bonus awarded in 2023; cash payment received in 2024.

(3)Per Dr. Young's employment agreement dated June 8, 2020, base salary is subject for annual increases. On August 3, 2020, Dr. Young’s annual salaryThe restricted stock award of $1,084,500 was increased to $400,000 effective for the 2021 year.granted in recognition of performance in 2022 and 2023. The remaining restricted stock award of $2,169,000 was granted with pre-established performance goals.

(4)Reflects $19,998 in 2023, $20,938 in 2022 and $21,010 in 2021 for health, dental, and life insurance premiums paid for applicable year; cash payment of $73,077 in 2022 and $115,210 in 2021 for unused paid time off; $102 in 2023 for work from home and commuting reimbursement.

(5)Reflects bonus awarded in 2022; cash payment received in 2023.

(6)Reflects $13,960 in 2023, $14,632 in 2022 and $14,677 in 2021 for health, dental, and life insurance premiums paid for applicable year; cash payment of $73,077 in 2022 and $115,210 in 2021 for unused paid time off; $102 in 2023 for work from home and commuting reimbursement.

(7)Per Mr. Sim's employment agreement dated June 8, 2020, base salary subject for annual increases. Effective March 12, 2023, a Personnel Action Form increased the annual salary in 2022 of $670,000 to $725,000 effective for the 2023 year.

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(5)(8)Reflects bonus awardedThe restricted stock award of $4,499,977 was granted in 2021; cash payment receivedrecognition of performance in 20222022. The restricted stock award of $7,999,966 was granted with pre-established performance goals.

(6)(9)Reflects bonus awarded$4,699 in 2020;2023, $7,293 in 2022 and $6,772 in 2021 for health, dental, and life insurance premiums paid for applicable year; cash payment receivedof $51,538 in 2021.2022 and $62,331 in 2021 for unused paid time off; $6,600 in 2023, $6,100 in 2022 and $5,800 in 2021 relating to the Company’s 401(k) matching contribution; $200 in 2023 for work from home reimbursement.

(7)(10)Per Mr. Sim's employment agreement dated June 8, 2020, base salary subject for annual increases. On August 2, 2022, a Personnel Action Form increased the annual salary in 2021 of $375,000 to $670,000 effective for the 2022 year.

(11)The restricted stock award of $4,796,706 was granted in recognition of performance in 2021. The restricted stock award of $8,771,137 was$8,771,137was granted with pre-established performance conditions.goals.

(8)(12)Reflects bonus awarded in 2021; cash payment received in 2022.

(13)The restricted stock award of $2,554,394 was granted in recognition of performance in 2020. The restricted stock award of $3,033,124 was granted in recognition of performance in 2021.

(9)(14)Per Mr. Basho's employment agreement dated April 12, 2022, base salary subject for annual increases. Effective March 12, 2023, a Personnel Action Form increased the annual salary in 2022 of $300,000 to $450,000 effective for the 2023 year.

(15)The restricted stock award of $2,299,965 was granted in recognition of performance in 2019 and2022. The restricted stock award of $2,298,436 was not based on anygranted with pre-established performance goals.

(10)The restricted stock award was granted in recognition of performance in 2020.

(11)The number of shares of such restricted stock award granted on February 5, 2020 were as follows: Mr. Chin — 4,073 restricted shares with a grant date fair value of $74,984; Dr. Young — 1,880 restricted shares with a grant date fair value of $34,611.

(12)(16)Reflects $1,335 in 2023 and $1,400 in 2022 for medical waiver of health and dental insurance premiums paid for applicable year; $695 in 2023 and $19 in 2022 for health, dental, and life insurance premiums paid for applicable year; $6,600 in 2023 relating to the applicable year.Company's 401(k) matching contribution; $90 in 2023 for work from home reimbursement.

(13)(17)Dr. Sim received cash payment of $73,077Reflects $12,659 in 2023, $6,750 in 2022 for unused paid time off. Dr. Lam received cash payment of $73,077and $6,755 in 2022 for unused paid time off. Dr. Young received cash payment of $16,923 in 2022 for unused paid time off.

(14)Dr. Sim received cash payment of $115,210 in 2021 for unused paid time off. Dr. Lam received cash payment of $115,210 in 2021 for unused paid time off. Dr. Young received cash payment of $46,971 in 2021 for unused paid time off.

(15)Reflects $7,293 in 2022, $6,772 in 2021 and $7,008 in 2020 for health, dental, and life insurance premiums paid for applicable year; cash payment of $51,538$16,923 in 2022 and $62,331$46,971 in 2021 for unused paid time off; $6,100$114 in 2022, $5,800 in 20212023 for work from home and $5,700 in 2020 relating to the Company’s 401(k) matching contribution.commuting reimbursement.

(16)(18)Reflects $2,812 in 2022, $6,772 in 2021 and $7,007Per Dr. Young's employment agreement dated June 8, 2020, base salary subject for annual increases. On August 3, 2020, a Personnel Action Form increased the annual salary in 2020 for health, dental, and life insurance premiums paidof $366,000 to $400,000 effective for the applicable year; cash payment of $50,784 in 2021 and $11,538 in 2020 for unused paid time off; $6,100 in 2022, $5,800 in 2021 and $5,700 in 2020 relating to the Company’s 401(k) matching contribution; $350,000 in 2022 relating to separation pay.

(17)Reflects $1,400 in 2022 for medical waiver of health and dental insurance premiums paid for applicable year.

For a description of the material terms of the employment agreements, please see “Named Executive Officer Employment Agreements and Potential Payments Upon Change of Control or Termination” below.

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Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 20222023

The following table sets forth information regarding equity awards granted under the Company’s 2015 Equity Incentive Plan to our named executive officers in 2022:2023:

NameGrant DateStock Awards: Number of Shares of Stock (#)Option Awards: Number of Shares of Stock Underlying Options (#)Exercise or Base Price of Option Awards ($/Share)
Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and
Option Awards(1)
($)
Brandon Sim06/27/2022307,071 (2)— $— $12,374,961 
11/04/202231,433 (3)— $— $1,192,882 
Chandan Basho04/14/2022— 12,217 (4)$41.59 $213,431 
04/14/202276,939 (5)— $— $3,308,377 
Eric Chin05/20/20222,726 (6)— $— $98,436 
NameGrant DateStock Awards: Number of Shares of Stock (#)Option Awards: Number of Shares of Stock Underlying Options (#)Exercise or Base Price of Option Awards ($/Share)
Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and
Option Awards(1)
($)
Kenneth Sim, M.D.12/15/202390,000 (2)— $— $3,253,500 
Thomas Lam, M.D., M.P.H.12/15/202390,000 (2)— $— $3,253,500 
Brandon K. Sim, M.S.05/16/2023380,053 (3)— $— $12,499,943 
Chandan Basho, M.B.A.05/16/2023130,732 (4)— $— $4,598,401 

(1)The amount shown in this column reflects the aggregate grant date fair value computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, “Compensation - Stock Compensation.” The value shown of the stock awards is based on the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant and was computed by multiplying the number of shares awarded to each officer by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The amount shown for the stock award excludes the impact of estimated forfeiture related to service-based vesting conditions and may not correspond to the actual value that is recognized by each officer upon the vesting of such grant. The valueamount shown ofin this column for Mr. Basho also includes the option awards reflects theincremental fair value of $298,625, as computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, attributable to the non-qualifiedmodification of Mr. Basho’s outstanding restricted stock options grantedawards on May 16, 2023, the date that the Compensation Committee approved changes to each officerthe number of restricted shares and is computed using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model value. Assumptions used in the calculation of the option awards are included in Note 13previously-established performance goals applicable to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 1, 2023.those awards.

(2)Of the 307,07190,000 restricted stock awards, 108,560 reflects30,000 of the shares of restricted stock awarded with time-based restrictions that lapseshall vest in four equal annual installments beginning on June 27, 2023, June 27, 2024, June 27,a date during the first quarter of 2025 and June 27, 2026.to be determined by the compensation committee of the Issuer's board of directors. Vesting for the time-based restriction is generally contingent on the officer’s continued employment with the Company through the applicable vesting date. The award was granted in recognition of performance in 20212022 and 2023 and was not based on any pre-established performance goals. 198,511The remaining 60,000 restricted stock awards reflects restricted stock awarded withsubject to the achievement of a pre-established performance goal. The shares of restricted stock shall, based conditions.on the date the performance goal is achieved, vest either (i) in four equal annual installments, beginning on a date during the first quarter of 2025 to be determined by the compensation committee of the Issuer's board of directors or (ii) three annual installments of 15,000, 7,500 and 7,500, respectively, beginning on a date during the first quarter of 2026 to be determined by the compensation committee. Vesting is contingent on the officer’s continued employment with the Company through the applicable vesting date and achievement of performance based conditions on before December 31, 2024.performance-based conditions.

(3)Of the 31,433380,053 restricted stock awards, 11,113 reflects restricted stock awarded with time-based restrictions that lapse136,819 of the shares shall vest in foureight equal semi-annual installments, beginning on June 27, 2023, June 27, 2024, June 27, 2025, and June 27, 2026.September 30, 2023. Vesting for the time-based restriction is generally contingent on the officer’s continued employment with the Company through the applicable vesting date. The award was granted in recognition of performance in 20212022 and was not based on any pre-established performance goals. 20,320 restricted stock awards reflects restricted stock awarded withThe remaining 243,234 shares shall vest upon achievement of certain pre-established performance based conditions.goals. Vesting is contingent on the officer’s continued employment with the Company through the applicable vesting date and achievement of performance based conditions on before December 31, 2024.performance-based conditions.

(4)Reflects non-qualified stock options granted to Mr. Basho. Options vested on start date of April 14, 2022.

(5)Of the 76,939130,732 restricted stock awards, 28,853 reflects restricted stock awarded with time-based restrictions that lapse9,121 of the shares shall vest in two equal annual installments beginning May 16,2024. 60,808 of the shares shall vest in four equal(as nearly as possible) annual installments, beginning on April 14, 2023, April 14, 2024, April 14, 2025 and April 14, 2026.May 16, 2024. Vesting for the time-based restriction is generally contingent on the officer’s continued employment with the Company through the applicable vesting date. The award was granted in recognition of performance in 2022 and was not based on any pre-established performance goals. 48,086 restricted stock awards reflects restricted stock awarded withThe remaining 60,803 shares shall vest upon achievement of certain pre-established performance based conditions.goals and shall vest 50% on May 16, 2023, 25% on October 14, 2023, and 25% on April 14, 2024. Vesting is contingent on the officer’s continued employment with the Company through the applicable vesting date and achievement of performance basedperformance-based conditions.

(6)The restricted stock awards granted reflects restricted stock awarded with a vesting date of the grant date.


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Outstanding Equity Awards at Year-End

The following table summarizes the outstanding equity awards held by the Company’s named executive officers as of December 31, 2022:2023:

OPTION AWARDS (1)
STOCK AWARDS
NameGrant DateNumber of Shares of Stock Underlying Unexercised Options — ExercisableNumber of Shares of Stock Underlying Unexercised Options — UnexercisableOption Exercise Price ($/Share)Option Expiration DateNumber of Shares of Stock That Have Not Vested
(#)
Market Value of Shares of Stock That Have Not Vested (2)
($)
Kenneth Sim, M.D.11/02/20219,83419,668 $71.45 11/2/2026— — 
11/02/2021— — — 43,495 1,287,017 
12/10/202019,6689,834 $17.78 12/10/2025— — 
12/10/2020— — — 21,747 643,494 
12/30/201928,046— $18.65 12/30/2024— — 
Thomas S. Lam, M.D., M.P.H.11/02/20219,83419,668 $71.45 11/2/2026— — 
11/02/2021— — — 43,495 1,287,017 
12/10/202019,6689,834 $17.78 12/10/2025— — 
12/10/2020— — — 21,747 643,494 
12/30/201928,046— $18.65 12/30/2024— — 
Brandon Sim11/04/2022— — — 31,433 930,102 
06/27/2022— — — 307,071 9,086,231 
11/02/202118,16236,324 $80.00 11/2/2026— — 
11/02/2021— — — 28,301 837,427 
03/08/2021— — — 29,583 875,361 
02/03/202110,66710,667 $23.24 2/2/2026— — 
02/03/2021— — — 23,605 698,472 
Chandan Basho04/14/202212,217— $41.59 4/14/2025— — 
04/14/2022— — — 76,939 2,276,625 
OPTION AWARDS (1)
STOCK AWARDS
NameGrant DateNumber of Shares of Stock Underlying Unexercised Options — ExercisableNumber of Shares of Stock Underlying Unexercised Options — UnexercisableOption Exercise Price ($/Share)Option Expiration DateNumber of Shares of Stock That Have Not Vested
(#)
Market Value of Shares of Stock That Have Not Vested (2)
($)
Kenneth Sim, M.D.12/15/202390,000 (3)3,447,000 
11/02/202119,6689,834 (4)$71.45 11/2/2026— — 
11/02/2021— — — 21,748 (5)832,948 
12/10/202029,502— $17.78 12/10/2025— — 
12/30/201928,046— $18.65 12/30/2024— — 
Thomas S. Lam,12/15/2023— — — 90,000 (3)3,447,000 
M.D., M.P.H.11/02/202119,6689,834 (4)$71.45 11/2/2026— — 
11/02/2021— — — 21,748 (5)832,948 
12/10/202029,502— $17.78 12/10/2025— — 
12/30/201928,046— $18.65 12/30/2024— — 
Brandon K. Sim,05/16/2023— — — 362,951 (6)13,901,023 
M.S.11/04/2022— — — 28,655 (7)1,097,486 
06/27/2022— — — 279,931 (8)10,721,357 
11/02/202136,32418,162 (9)$80.00 11/2/2026— — 
11/02/2021— — — 14,151 (10)541,983 
02/03/202121,334— $23.24 2/2/2026— — 
Chandan Basho,05/16/2023— — — 103,372 (11)3,959,148 
M.B.A.04/14/202212,217— $41.59 4/14/2025— — 
04/14/2022— — — 21,640 (12)828,812 

(1)Reflects non-qualified stock options granted to each officer with a term of three -to five years. Vesting is generally contingent on each officer’s continued employment with the Company through the applicable vesting date.

(2)The amounts shown in this column were computed by multiplying the number of shares awarded to each officer by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on December 31, 2022.2023.

(3)Of the remaining outstanding 90,000 restricted stock awards granted on December 15, 2023, 30,000 reflects restricted stock awarded with time-based restrictions that have a remaining vesting date of four equal annual installments beginning on a date during the first quarter of 2025 to be determined by the compensation committee of the Issuer's board of directors. 60,000 restricted stock awards reflects restricted stock awarded subject to the achievement of a pre-established performance goal. The shares of restricted stock shall, based on the date the performance goal is achieved, vest either (i) in four equal annual installments, beginning on a date during the first quarter of 2025 to be determined by the compensation committee of the
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Issuer's board of directors or (ii) three annual installments of 15,000, 7,500 and 7,500, respectively, beginning on a date during the first quarter of 2026 to be determined by the compensation committee.

(4)The remaining outstanding options of 9,834 shares that were initially granted on November 2, 2021 have a remaining vesting date of November 2, 2024.

(5)The remaining outstanding restricted stock awards of 21,748 shares that were initially granted on November 2, 2021 have a remaining vesting date of November 2, 2024.

(6)Of the remaining outstanding 362,951 restricted stock awards granted on May 16, 2023, 119,717 reflects restricted stock awarded with time-based restrictions that have a remaining vesting date of March 31, 2024, September 30, 2024, March 31, 2025, September 30, 2024, March 31, 2026, September 30, 2026, and March 30, 2027. The remaining 243,234 shares shall vest upon achievement of certain pre-established performance goals. Vesting is contingent on the officer’s continued employment with the Company through the applicable vesting date and achievement of performance-based conditions.

(7)Of the remaining outstanding 28,655 restricted stock awards granted on November 4, 2022, 8,335 reflects restricted stock awarded with time-based restrictions that have a remaining vesting date of June 27, 2024, June 27, 2025, and June 27, 2026. The remaining 20,320 shares shall vest upon achievement of certain pre-established performance goals. Vesting is contingent on the officer’s continued employment with the Company through the applicable vesting date and achievement of performance-based conditions.

(8)Of the remaining outstanding 279,931 restricted stock awards granted on June 27, 2022, 81,420 reflects restricted stock awarded with time-based restrictions that have a remaining vesting date of June 27, 2024, June 27, 2025, and June 27, 2026. The remaining 198,511 shares shall vest upon achievement of certain pre-established performance goals. Vesting is contingent on the officer’s continued employment with the Company through the applicable vesting date and achievement of performance-based conditions.

(9)The remaining outstanding options of 18,162 shares that were initially granted on November 2, 2021 have a remaining vesting date of November 2, 2024.

(10)The remaining outstanding restricted stock awards of 14,151 shares that were initially granted on November 2, 2021 have a remaining vesting date of November 2, 2024.

(11)Of the remaining outstanding 105,561 restricted stock awards granted on May 16, 2023, 9,121 reflects restricted stock awarded with time-based restrictions that have a remaining vesting date of May 16, 2024 and May 16, 2025 and 60,808 reflects restricted stock awarded with time-based restrictions that have a remaining vesting date of May 16, 2024, May 16, 2025, May 16, 2026, and May 16, 2027. The remaining 33,443 shares shall vest upon achievement of certain pre-established performance goals and shall vest 75% on a date determined by the compensation committee and 25% on April 14, 2024. Vesting is contingent on the officer’s continued employment with the Company through the applicable vesting date and achievement of performance-based conditions.

(12)The remaining outstanding restricted stock awards of 21,640 shares that were initially granted on April 4, 2022 have a remaining vesting date of April 14, 2024, April 14, 2025, and April 14, 2026.

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Options Exercises and Stock Vested at Year-End

The following table provides information on restricted stock that vested for the following named executive officers of the Company during the year ended December 31, 2022.2023.

NameName
Number of Options Exercised (1)
Value realized upon Exercised(2) ($)
Number of Shares Acquired Vesting
Value Realized upon Vesting(3) ($)
NameNumber of Options ExercisedValue realized upon Exercise ($)Number of Shares Acquired Vesting
Value Realized upon Vesting(1) ($)
Kenneth Sim, M.D.Kenneth Sim, M.D.— — 63,942 $2,160,619 
Thomas S. Lam, M.D., M.P.H.Thomas S. Lam, M.D., M.P.H.— — 63,942 $2,160,619 
Brandon Sim— — 67,337 $3,191,514 
Chandan Basho— — — $— 
Eric Chin3,103 $92,438 18,199 $883,072 
Brandon K. Sim, M.S.
Chandan Basho, M.B.A.
Albert Young, M.D., M.P.H.Albert Young, M.D., M.P.H.— — 627 $30,391 

(1)These amounts represent the exercise of stock options granted in February 2021 and expiring in February 2026.

(2)Value realized represents the quoted marketThe value of the underlying share on the exercise date minus the exercise price, multiplied by the number of options exercised.

(3)Value realized represents the quoted market value of the underlying shares on the vesting date multiplied by the number of shares vested.

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation

Effective July 1, 2023, the company adopted the Astrana Health, Inc. Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”), a nonqualified deferred compensation plan that allows certain employees, including the named executive officers, to elect to defer receipt of a portion of their base salary and bonus payments. The Company also has the discretionary authority to make Company contributions to participant accounts under the Deferred Compensation Plan. Amounts deferred under the Deferred Compensation Plan are credited with earnings (or losses) based on notional investment options elected by the participant until payment in accordance with the participant’s payment elections and the terms of the Deferred Compensation Plan.

The table below sets forth information regarding executive and company contributions, earnings and withdrawals during 2023 and the account balances as of December 31, 2023, for the named executive officers under the Deferred Compensation Plan:

Name
Executive
Contributions
in Last FY(1)
($)

Company
Contributions
in Last FY
($)
Aggregate
Earnings
(Losses)
in Last FY(2)
($)

Aggregate
Withdrawals/
Distributions
($)
Aggregate
Balance at
Last FYE(3)
($)

Kenneth Sim, M.D.$— $— $— $— $— 
Thomas Lam, M.D., M.P.H.$— $— $— $— $— 
Brandon K. Sim, M.S.$— $— $— $— $— 
Chandan Basho, M.B.A.$22,569 $— $1,462 $— $24,031 
Albert Young, M.D., M.P.H.$— $— $— $— $— 

(1)Executive contributions to the Deferred Compensation Plan in the last fiscal year are reflected in the 2023 Summary Compensation Table on page 43 of this proxy statement.

(2)Aggregate earnings (losses) in the last fiscal year are not reflected in the 2023 Summary Compensation Table because the earnings (losses) were neither preferential nor above-market.

(3)The Deferred Compensation Plan did not become effective until July 1, 2023. Accordingly, no portion of the aggregate balance at the last fiscal year end was previously reported in the Summary Compensation Table for any executive for any prior fiscal year.

Named Executive Officer Employment Agreements and Potential Payments Upon Change of Control or Termination
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The following named executive officers: Kenneth Sim, M.D. (Executive Chairman), Thomas Lam, M.D. (Vice Chairman), M.P.H. (Co-ChiefBrandon K. Sim, M.S. (Chief Executive Officer and President), Brandon Sim (Co-Chief Executive Officer), and Albert Young, M.D., M.P.H. (Chief Administrative Officer) entered into employment agreements with the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Network MedicalAstrana Health Management, Inc. (“NMM”AHM”), on June 8, 2020. Chandan Basho, (Interim ChiefM.B.A. (Chief Financial Officer, Chief StrategicOperating Officer and Corporate Secretary) entered into an employment agreement with the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, NMM,AHM, on April 12, 2022.

The current annual base salaries of each named executive officer, as in effect on December 31, 2023, are as follows:
NamePositionsAnnual Base Salary ($)
Kenneth Sim, M.D.Executive Chairman$950,000 
Thomas Lam, M.D., M.P.H.Co-Chief Executive Officer and PresidentVice Chairman$950,000 
Brandon K. Sim, M.S.Co-ChiefChief Executive Officer$670,000725,000 
Chandan Basho, M.B.A.Interim Chief Financial Officer, Chief StrategicOperating Officer, Corporate Secretary$300,000450,000 
Albert Young, M.D., M.P.H.Chief Administrative Officer$400,000 

The employment agreement of each named executive officer, as in effect on December 31, 2023, has an initial term of one (1) year with automatic renewals and provides for annual cash bonuses as determined by the board of directors in its discretion consistent with the Company’s business plan, eligibility to receive cash or equity awards under the long-term incentive plans, and other benefits, including the payment of premiums for medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.

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Additionally, the employment agreement of each named executive officer, as in effect on December 31, 2023, provides that the executive officer’s employment may be terminated by the employer (a) in the event of death or disability of the executive officer, (b) without cause (as defined in the employment agreement) upon thirty (30) to sixty (60) days advance written notice, or (c) for cause at any time. The executive officer may terminate his employment at any time and for any reason, including for good reason (as defined in the employment agreement). Upon termination of the executive officer’s employment by the employer for cause or by the executive officer without good reason, the executive officer shall be paid any earned but unpaid base salary or annual bonus through the date of termination, accrued but unused paid time off and unpaid expense reimbursements. Upon termination of the executive officer’s employment by the employer without cause or by the executive officer for good reason, in addition to the amounts described in the preceding sentence, the executive officer shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12) of the executive officer’s most recent base salary times the number of full years of service completed, not to exceed twelve (12) years. Each employment agreement also contains restrictive covenants for the Company’s benefit, including confidentiality, non-solicitation and inventions assignment provisions.

The foregoing description of the employment agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the employment agreements, copies of which the Company filed as exhibits to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.2022, and Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

The following table sets forth estimates of the payments and benefits each named executive officer would have been entitled to receive from us upon a termination of employment by the Company without cause or by the executive for good reason, assuming that such termination had occurred December 31, 2023. In accordance with SEC rules, the potential payments were determined under the terms of our contracts, agreements, plans and arrangements as in effect on December 31, 2023. The tables do not include any previously vested awards or accrued benefits.Because the payments to be made to a named executive officer depend on several factors, the actual amounts to be paid out upon a triggering event can only be determined at the time of the triggering event. Amounts reported for accelerated vesting of equity awards are determined based on the closing price of our common stock on December 29, 2023, and, for performance-based equity awards, assuming that all performance conditions had been satisfied as of the last day of the 2023 fiscal year.The estimated amounts reported in the table below for accelerated vesting of equity awards also would have been received if the employment of each of the named executive officers had terminated on the last day of the 2023 fiscal year as a result of death or disability.


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NameCash Severance
($)
Accelerated
Vesting of Equity Awards
($)
Welfare Benefit Continuation
($)
Total
($)
Kenneth Sim, M.D.$950,000 $2,029,250 $20,965 $3,000,215 
Thomas Lam, M.D., M.P.H.$950,000 $2,029,250 $14,637 $2,993,887 
Brandon K. Sim, M.S.$241,667 $8,635,229 $6,080 $8,882,976 
Chandan Basho, M.B.A.$37,500 $828,812 $675 $866,987 
Albert Young, M.D., M.P.H.$400,000 $— $20,190 $420,190 

Compensation Risk

Our Compensation Committee reviewed the compensation policies and practices of the Company that could have a material impact on the Company. The Compensation Committee’s review considered whether any of these policies and practices maymight encourage inappropriate risk-taking, whether any policy or practice may give rise to risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us, and whether it would recommend any changes to the Company’s compensation policies and practices. The Compensation Committee also reviewed risk-mitigating controls with the Board, such as the degree of committee and senior management oversight of each compensation program and the level and design of internal controls over such programs. Based on these reviews, the Company determined that risks arising from its compensation policies and practices are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION

In 2022,2023, the members of our Compensation Committee were Mitchell Kitayama (chairman), David Schmidt, and John Chiang. None of these committee members (1) was an officer or employee of the Company during or prior to the time they served on the Compensation Committee or (2) had any relationship requiring disclosure by the Company pursuant to any paragraph of Item 404 of SEC Regulation S-K. None of the Company’s executive officers served on the board of directors or compensation committee of a company that had an executive officer who served as a member of our Board or Compensation Committee.
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CEO PAY RATIO

As required by applicable SEC rules, we are providing the following information about the relationship between the annual total compensation paid to the median employee and the annual total compensation of each of our former Co-Chief Executive Officers, Dr. Lam and Mr. Sim, who held such roles until January 19, 2024.

For 2023, our last completed fiscal year, the median of the annual total worldwide compensation of our employees (other than our Co-Chief Executive Officers) was $55,555. As reported in the Summary Compensation Table, the annual total compensation of Dr. Lam and Mr. Sim was $5,217,562 and $14,311,250, respectively.

Based on this information, for 2023, the ratio of the annual total compensation of Dr. Lam and Mr. Sim to the median of the annual total compensation of all our employees (other than our Co-Chief Executive Officers) was 94 to 1 and 258 to 1, respectively. We took the following steps to identify the median of the annual total compensation of all our employees, as well as to determine the annual total compensation of our median employee and our Co-Chief Executive Officers:

We determined that, during the year ended December 31, 2023, our employee population consisted of approximately 1,800 individuals, excluding our Co-Chief Executive Officers. This population consisted of full-time and part-time employees employed with us during the period.

We identified our median employee from that employee population based on annual total compensation.

For the annual total compensation of our median employee, we calculated the elements of that employee’s compensation for 2023 in accordance with the requirements of Item 402(c)(2)(x) of Regulation S-K, resulting in annual total compensation of $55,555.

For the annual total compensation of Mr. Sim and Dr. Lam, who were each serving as our Co-Chief Executive Officers on December 31, 2023, we used the amounts reported for 2023 in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table included in this proxy statement.
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PAY V. PERFORMANCE

Below is the disclosure of the compensation of the Company’s Principal Executive Officers (“PEO”PEOs”) and Named Executive Officersas an average for all of our other named executive officers (“NEO”Non-PEO NEOs”) for the last threefour fiscal years calculated in accordance with the recently adopted Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. Item 402(v). The table below also shows (i) the Company’s cumulative total stockholder return (or “TSR”), (ii) the TSR of the S&P 500 Healthcare Index, which we have used as our peer group for purposes of disclosure in the table below, (iii) the Company’s net income for the applicable fiscal year, and (iv) the Company’s performance with respect to a “company-selected measure” (or “CSM”) which in our assessment represents the single most important financial performance metric used to link compensation actually paid to our named executive officers for the most recently completed fiscal year to the Company’s performance. We selected Adjusted EBITDA as the CSM required for disclosure in the table below.


Year


Year
 Summary
Compensation
Table Total
For PEO - Thomas S. Lam, M.D., M.P.H
Compensation Actually Paid to PEO-Thomas S. Lam, M.D., M.P.H (1)
Summary
Compensation
Table Total
For PEO - Brandon Sim
Compensation Actually Paid to PEO- Brandon Sim (1)
Average Summary
Compensation
Table Total
For Non-PEO
NEOs (2)
Average
Compensation
Actually Paid
To Non-PEO
NEOs (1)(2)
Value of Initial Fixed td00 Investment Based on:Net Income
(In thousands)
AMEH TSR (3)
Russell 3000 Index TSR (3)(4)
S&P 500 healthcare Index TSR (3)(4)


Year


Year
SCT Total
For PEO
Compensation Actually Paid (“CAP”) to PEO
SCT Total
For PEO
CAP to PEO
SCT Total
For PEO
CAP to PEO
Average SCT Total
For Non-PEO
NEOs (3)
Average
CAP
To Non-PEO
NEOs (2)(3)
Value of Initial Fixed td00 Investment Based on TSR of:Net Income
Adjusted EBITDA(6)
Thomas S. Lam, M.D., M.P.H (1)(2)
Brandon K. Sim, M.S.(1)(2)
Kenneth Sim, M.D.(1)(2)
ASTH(4)
S&P 500 Healthcare Index(4)(5)
(In millions)
2023
20222022$1,487,709 $(5,920,199)$15,302,775 $997,261 $1,667,352 $(547,541)$161 $123 $87 $49,049 
20212021$6,857,194 $16,090,110 $9,006,157 $15,536,119 $2,060,036 $4,601,838 $399 $152 $143 $73,858 
20202020$2,515,142 $2,412,548 $1,446,731 $1,564,858 $834,413 $789,118 $99 $121 $113 $37,866 


(1)The PEOs shown in the table above for each applicable fiscal year are as follows:

YearPEOs
2023Thomas Lam, M.D., M.P.H and Brandon K. Sim, M.S.
2022Thomas Lam, M.D., M.P.H and Brandon K. Sim, M.S.
2021Kenneth Sim, M.D., Thomas Lam, M.D., M.P.H and Brandon K. Sim, M.S.
2020Kenneth Sim, M.D. and Thomas Lam, M.D., M.P.H

(2)As the valuation methods for compensation actually paid ("CAP") required by the SEC differ from those required in the Summary Compensation Table ("SCT"), the table below provides a reconciliation of the SCT amounts to the CAP amounts in the Pay Versus Performance table for the PEOs and Non-PEO NEOs for each of the last threefour fiscal years.

(2)(3)The other named executive officers include Kenneth Sim, M.D., Executive Chairman, Chandan Basho, Chief Strategy Officer, Interim Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary, Albert Young, M.D., M.P.H., Chief Administrative Officer, and Eric Chin, Former Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary.Non-PEO NEOs shown in the table above for each applicable fiscal year are as follows:



Year
Non-PEO NEOs
2023Kenneth Sim, M.D., Chandan Basho, M.B.A., and Albert Young, M.D., M.P.H.
2022Kenneth Sim, M.D., Chandan Basho, M.B.A., Albert Young, M.D., M.P.H., and Eric Chin
2021Eric Chin and Albert Young, M.D., M.P.H.
2020Eric Chin, Brandon K. Sim M.S., Adrian Vazquez, M.D., and Albert Young, M.D., M.P.H.
(3)
(4)Pursuant to the SEC rules, total shareholderstockholder return, or TSR, reflects an initial investment of $100 on December 31, 2019.

(4)(5)The peer group of the listed fiscal year consists of the Russell 3000 Index and S&P 500 Healthcare Index.


(6)


















The company selected measure is Adjusted EBITDA.

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Summary Compensation Table to Compensation Actually Paid Reconciliation Table



Year
Total Per Compensation SummaryDeduct: RSA Granted in Current Year
Deduct: Stock Options granted in CY (1)
Year-Over-Year Increase (Decrease) in Fair Value as of Year End of Unvested Awards Granted (1)(2) (3)
Increase (Decrease) From Prior Year End in Fair Value of Awards That Vested During the Year (1)(4)

Total
($)
PEO #12022$1,487,709 $— $— $(3,852,379)$(3,555,529)$(5,920,199)
Thomas S. Lam, M.D., M.P.H2021$6,857,194 $(4,661,541)$(1,115,766)$10,796,373 $4,213,850 $16,090,110 
2020$2,515,142 $(1,160,003)$(290,000)$1,419,563 $(72,154)$2,412,548 
PEO #22022$15,302,775 $(13,567,843)$— $1,746,542 $(2,484,213)$997,261 
Brandon Sim2021$9,006,157 $(5,587,518)$(2,229,313)$13,976,639 $370,154 $15,536,119 
2020$1,446,731 $(709,984)$— $407,147 $420,964 $1,564,858 
Average NEOs2022$1,667,352 $(827,094)$(53,358)$(431,525)$(902,916)$(547,541)
2021$2,060,036 $(1,258,274)$(288,918)$2,991,986 $1,097,007 $4,601,838 
2020$834,413 $(317,400)$(72,500)$360,618 $(16,013)$789,118 

PEO #1 Thomas S. Lam, M.D., M.P.H.
2023202220212020
Total Reported in Summary Compensation Table (SCT)$5,217,562 $1,487,709 $6,857,194 $2,515,142 
Less, Value of Stock & Option Awards Reported in SCT(1)
(3,253,500)— (5,777,307)(1,450,003)
Plus, Year-End Value of Awards Granted in Fiscal Year That Are Unvested and Outstanding2,298,000 — 5,875,821 1,486,990 
Plus, Change in Fair Value of Prior Year Awards That Are Outstanding and Unvested171,330 (3,852,379)4,920,552 (67,429)
Plus, FMV of Awards Granted this Year That Vested this Year— — — — 
Plus, Change in Fair Value (from Prior Year-End) of Prior Year awards That Vested this year(119,265)(3,555,529)4,213,850 (72,154)
Less, Prior Year Fair Value of Prior Year awards That Failed to Vest this year— — — — 
Plus, Dividends or Earnings Paid on Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Fair Value— — — — 
Compensation Actually Paid$4,314,127 $(5,920,199)$16,090,110 $2,412,546 

PEO #2 Brandon K. Sim, M.S.
202320222021
Total Reported in Summary Compensation Table (SCT)$14,311,250 $15,302,775 $9,006,157 
Less, Value of Stock & Option Awards Reported in SCT(1)
(12,499,943)(13,567,843)(7,816,831)
Plus, Year-End Value of Awards Granted in Fiscal Year That Are Unvested and Outstanding9,243,092 6,778,744 13,976,639 
Plus, Change in Fair Value of Prior Year Awards That Are Outstanding and Unvested1,821,347 (5,032,202)— 
Plus, FMV of Awards Granted this Year That Vested this Year527,597 — — 
Plus, Change in Fair Value (from Prior Year-End) of Prior Year awards That Vested this year158,412 (2,484,213)370,154 
Less, Prior Year Fair Value of Prior Year awards That Failed to Vest this year— — — 
Plus, Dividends or Earnings Paid on Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Fair Value— — — 
Compensation Actually Paid$13,561,755 $997,261 $15,536,119 

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PEO #3 Kenneth Sim, M.D.
20212020
Total Reported in Summary Compensation Table (SCT)$6,863,527 $2,521,773 
Less, Value of Stock & Option Awards Reported in SCT(1)
(5,777,307)(1,450,003)
Plus, Year-End Value of Awards Granted in Fiscal Year That Are Unvested and Outstanding5,875,819 1,486,991 
Plus, Change in Fair Value of Prior Year Awards That Are Outstanding and Unvested4,920,552 (67,429)
Plus, FMV of Awards Granted this Year That Vested this Year— — 
Plus, Change in Fair Value (from Prior Year-End) of Prior Year awards That Vested this year4,213,850 (72,154)
Less, Prior Year Fair Value of Prior Year awards That Failed to Vest this year— — 
Plus, Dividends or Earnings Paid on Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Fair Value— — 
Compensation Actually Paid$16,096,441 $2,419,178 


Average NEOs
2023202220212020
Total Reported in Summary Compensation Table (SCT)$3,827,960 $1,667,352 $688,309 $685,422 
Less, Value of Stock & Option Awards Reported in SCT(1)
(2,617,300)(880,452)(205,730)(204,895)
Plus, Year-End Value of Awards Granted in Fiscal Year That Are Unvested and Outstanding1,818,867 524,690 652,802 107,514 
Plus, Change in Fair Value of Prior Year Awards That Are Outstanding and Unvested180,624 (956,215)17,308 — 
Plus, FMV of Awards Granted this Year That Vested this Year155,544 77,967 — 107,266 
Plus, Change in Fair Value (from Prior Year-End) of Prior Year awards That Vested this year(9,656)(1,008,267)2,765 — 
Less, Prior Year Fair Value of Prior Year awards That Failed to Vest this year— — — — 
Plus, Dividends or Earnings Paid on Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Fair Value— — — — 
Compensation Actually Paid$3,356,039 $(574,925)$1,155,454 $695,307 

(1)Stock option fair values are calculated at each measurement date using a Black-Scholes valuation model, consistent with the approach used to value the awards at the grant date. Stock option fair values as of each measurement date were determined using updated assumptions (the closing stock price of our Common Stock as of the measurement date, risk-free interest rate, expected life, expected volatility of the price of our Common Stock, and expected dividend yield) and fair value increases are primarily driven by an increase in the price of the Company’s Common Stock.

(2)Includes year end fair value of equity awards granted in the covered fiscal year that are outstanding and unvested as of the end of the covered fiscal year. The year-over year increase is the year-end fair value since it was not granted in prior years.

(3)Unvested awards includes awards that have performance based metrics with the probability of being met.

(4)Includes awards that are granted and vested in the same covered fiscal year. The increase from the prior year end is the fair value as of the vesting date since it was not granted in prior years.












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Compensation Actually Paid and Performance Measures

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Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K also requires that we provide the following tabular list of the most important financial performance measures used to link compensation actually paid to our named executive officers for the most recently completed fiscal year to the Company’s performance:

Most Important Financial
Performance Measures
Adjusted EBITDA
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following tables set forth information, as of April 25, 2023the Record Date, regarding the beneficial ownership of each class of our outstanding equity securities by:
each person whom we know beneficially owns more than 5% of any class of our outstanding securities;
each of our directors and nominees for the board of directors;Board;
each named executive officer listed in the Summary Compensation Table below;Table; and
all of our directors and executive officers, including named executive officers, as a group.

As a result of a business combination between Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.the Company and NMMAHM in December 2017, NMMAHM became, and is, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Pursuant to instructions to Item 403 of Regulation S-K, all shares of our Series A preferred stock and Series B preferred stock, which are currently held by NMM,AHM, are excluded from our outstanding securities. Therefore, only one class of our equity securities, our common stock, is outstanding as of April 25, 2023.the Record Date. Except as indicated by the footnotes below, we believe, based on the information furnished to us, that the persons and entities named in the tables below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of our common stock that they beneficially own, subject to applicable community property laws. The information provided in the following table is based on our records, information filed with the SEC, and information provided to us by the applicable beneficial owner.


Name of Beneficial OwnerName of Beneficial Owner
Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned(1)
Percent of Class(1)
Name of Beneficial Owner
Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned(1)
Percent of Class(1)
More Than 5% StockholderMore Than 5% Stockholder
Allied Physicians of California, A Professional Medical CorporationAllied Physicians of California, A Professional Medical Corporation10,299,259 17.90 %
Allied Physicians of California, A Professional Medical Corporation
Allied Physicians of California, A Professional Medical Corporation7,132,698 (2)[•]
1668 S. Garfield Avenue, 2nd Floor Alhambra, California 918011668 S. Garfield Avenue, 2nd Floor Alhambra, California 91801
BlackRock, Inc.BlackRock, Inc.6,514,440 (2)11.32 %
55 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10055
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock, Inc.6,498,075 (3)[•]
50 Hudson Yards, New York, New York 10001
The Vanguard Group
The Vanguard Group
The Vanguard GroupThe Vanguard Group4,438,955 (3)7.71 %5,049,928 (4)(4)[•]
100 Vanguard Boulevard, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355100 Vanguard Boulevard, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355
Directors and Executive Officers:Directors and Executive Officers:
Directors and Executive Officers:
Directors and Executive Officers:
Kenneth Sim, M.D.
Kenneth Sim, M.D.
Kenneth Sim, M.D.Kenneth Sim, M.D.1,077,966 (4)1.87 %1,252,876 (5)(5)[•]
Thomas S. Lam, M.D., M.P.H.Thomas S. Lam, M.D., M.P.H.1,391,634 (5)2.41 %Thomas S. Lam, M.D., M.P.H.1,566,545 (6)(6)[•]
Brandon K. Sim, M.S.Brandon K. Sim, M.S.1,611,918 (7)[•]
Albert Young, M.D., M.P.H.Albert Young, M.D., M.P.H.1,184,749 2.06 %Albert Young, M.D., M.P.H.1,184,749 (14)(14)[•]
Brandon Sim846,898 (6)1.47 %
Chandan Basho19,430 (7)*
Chandan Basho, M.B.A.Chandan Basho, M.B.A.169,308 (8)[•]
Dinesh Kumar, M.D.Dinesh Kumar, M.D.150,395 [•]
Linda MarshLinda Marsh102,000 (8)*Linda Marsh105,650 (9)(9)[•]
David G. SchmidtDavid G. Schmidt90,409 (9)*David G. Schmidt88,659 (10)(10)[•]
Mitchell W. KitayamaMitchell W. Kitayama50,409 (10)*Mitchell W. Kitayama49,659 (11)(11)[•]
Ernest A. Bates, M.D.47,000 (11)*
John ChiangJohn Chiang41,115 (12)*John Chiang45,865 (12)(12)[•]
Matthew MazdyasniMatthew Mazdyasni28,500 (13)*Matthew Mazdyasni33,250 (13)(13)[•]
J. Lorraine Estradas, R.N., B.S.N., M.P.H.J. Lorraine Estradas, R.N., B.S.N., M.P.H.— *J. Lorraine Estradas, R.N., B.S.N., M.P.H.— [•][•]
Weili DaiWeili Dai— *Weili Dai3,650 [•][•]
All Executive Officers and Current Directors as a Group (13 persons)All Executive Officers and Current Directors as a Group (13 persons)4,880,110 (14)8.46 %
All Executive Officers and Current Directors as a Group (13 persons)
All Executive Officers and Current Directors as a Group (13 persons)6,262,524 (15)[•]

* Less than 1%

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(1)Beneficial ownership is determined according to the rules of the SEC and generally includes any shares over which a person exercises sole or shared voting or investment power. Applicable percentage ownership is based on 57,550,326[•] shares of the Company’s common stock, issued and outstanding, as of April 25, 2023,the Record Date, according to the records maintained by our transfer agent. In computing the number of shares of stock beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, we deemed to be outstanding all shares subject to options, warrants, and convertible securities held by that person or entity that are currently exercisable or convertible or that will become exercisable or convertible within 60 days following April 25, 2023the Record Date for the purpose of computing the ownership percentage of that person, but such shares are not considered outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. We did not deem these shares outstanding, however, for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.

(2)Derived solely from information contained in a Schedule 13G/13D/A filed with the SEC on January 26,November 17, 2023 and Form 4 filed with the SEC on November 16, 2023, by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”).APC. According to the Schedule 13G/13D/A BlackRockand Form 4, APC has sole voting power over 6,470,965 shares. BlackRock has5,506,191 shares, shared voting power over 1,626,507 shares, and sole dispositive power over 6,514,440 shares.7,132,698 shares, as a result of the Voting and Registration Rights Agreement that APC and the Company entered into on September 11, 2019 in connection with the consummation of a series of interrelated transactions, pursuant to which APC is only permitted to vote up to 9.99% of the outstanding shares of our common stock at any time a vote is taken and will grant a proxy to the Company’s management to vote any excess shares in the same proportion as all other votes cast on any proposal coming before the Company’s stockholders.

(3)Derived solely from information contained in a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on January 23, 2024, by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). According to the Schedule 13G/A, BlackRock has sole voting power over 6,434,238 shares and sole dispositive power over 6,498,075 shares.

(4)Derived solely from information contained in a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 9,13, 2023, by the Vanguard Group, Inc. (“Vanguard”). According to the Schedule 13G, Vanguard has shared voting power over 65,580 shares. Vanguard has78,831 shares, sole dispositive power over 4,932,268 shares, and shared dispositive power over 4,340,722 and 98,233 shares, respectively.117,660 shares.

(4)(5)Includes 57,54877,216 shares of common stock subject to options that are exercisable within 60 days following April 25, 2023.the Record Date.

(5)(6)Includes 57,54877,216 shares of common stock subject to options that are exercisable within 60 days following April 25, 2023.the Record Date.

(6)(7)Includes 39,49657,658 shares of common stock subject to options that are exercisable within 60 days following April 25, 2023.the Record Date.

(7)(8)Includes 12,217 shares of common stock subject to options that are exercisable within 60 days following April 25, 2023.the Record Date.

(8)(9)Includes 39,500 shares of common stock subject to options that are exercisable within 60 days following April 25, 2023.the Record Date.

(9)(10)Includes 90,40982,909 shares of common stock subject to options that are exercisable within 60 days following April 25, 2023.the Record Date.

(10)(11)Includes 50,40942,909 shares of common stock subject to options that are exercisable within 60 days following April 25, 2023.

(11)Includes 47,000 shares of common stock subject to options that are exercisable within 60 days following April 25, 2023.the Record Date.

(12)Includes 41,015 shares of common stock subject to options that are exercisable within 60 days following April 25, 2023.the Record Date.

(13)Includes 28,500 shares of common stock subject to options that are exercisable within 60 days following April 25, 2023.the Record Date.

(14)Includes 1,164,501 shares held by Dr. Young that have been pledged as collateral to secure outstanding debt obligations, which pledge was pre-approved by the compliance officer in accordance with the Company’s Insider Trading Policy.

(15)Includes all of the shares identified in notes supra 45 through 13.

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SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS

The Company’s 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2010 Plan”), pursuant to which 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were reserved for issuance thereunder, was approved by the Company’s stockholders on March 4, 2010. The Company’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2013 Plan”), pursuant to which 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were reserved for
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issuance thereunder, was approved by the Company’s stockholders as of April 29, 2013. As of December 31, 2022,2023, there were no shares available for grant under the 2010 Plan or the 2013 Plan. The 2015 Plan, pursuant to which 1,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were reserved for issuance thereunder, was approved by the Company’s stockholders on September 14, 2016. In 2021, the 2015 Plan was amended to increase the maximum number of shares authorized for issuance by 2,000,000 shares, from 1,500,000 shares to 3,500,000 shares. In addition, shares that are subject to outstanding grants under the 2010 and 2013 Plans but would have been restored to such plans’ reserve due to award forfeitures and terminations are rolled into, and become available for awards under, the 2015 Plan.

46On November 15, 2023, the Company adopted the Employment Inducement Award Plan (the “Inducement Plan”), pursuant to which the Company may from time to time grant equity-based awards to new employees as a material inducement to their employment. A total of 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock have been reserved for issuance pursuant to awards granted under the Inducement Plan (subject to adjustment as provided in the Inducement Plan).


We do not currently have equity compensation plans, under which equity securities of the Company are authorized for issuance, that are not approved by our stockholders. The following table sets forth information concerning our stockholder-approved and non stockholder-approved equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2022:2023:

Plan CategoryPlan CategoryNumber of Securities to be Issued upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants, and Rights
Weighted-Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants, and Rights(1)
Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
Equity compensation plans approved by stockholders1,689,117 ⁽²⁾$25.88 1,050,916 ⁽³⁾
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders504,241 (2)$34.03 5,421,634 (3)
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holdersEquity compensation plans not approved by security holders— $— 459,541 (4)
TotalTotal1,689,117 1,050,916 
Total
Total

(1) The weighted-average exercise price is calculated based solely on the exercise prices of outstanding stock options.

(2) This number includes the following: 55,000 shares subject to outstanding awards granted under the 2013 Plan, of which all such shares were subject to outstanding stock options; and 1,634,117504,241 shares subject to outstanding awards granted under the 2015 Plan, all of which 804,850 shares were subject to outstanding stock options, 539,632 shares were issued pursuant to restricted stock awards and 289,635 shares were outstanding pursuant to restricted stock awards with performance based metrics with the probability of being met.options.

(3) This number consists of 1,050,916421,634 shares available for issuance under the 2015 Plan, and 5,000,000 shares available for issuance under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

(4) This number consists of 459,541 shares available for issuance under the Inducement Plan, pursuant to which the Company may from time to time grant equity-based awards to new employees as a material inducement to their employment.

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PROPOSAL 4

APPROVAL OF THE ASTRANA HEALTH, INC. 2024 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

Introduction
The Board believes that an equity-based incentive program is an important factor in attracting and retaining highly qualified officers, employees, non-employee directors and consultants, and that equity-based incentives help to align the interests of those persons with the interests of our stockholders. Accordingly, the Board unanimously adopted the Astrana Health, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2024 Plan”) on February 28, 2024, subject to approval of the 2024 Plan by our stockholders at the 2024 Annual Meeting.
The 2024 Plan, if approved by our stockholders, will be the successor to the Company’s 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”). If the 2024 Plan is approved by our stockholders, no further awards will be made under the 2015 Plan after the date of stockholder approval of the 2024 Plan. However, all awards granted under the 2015 Plan that are outstanding on the date of stockholder approval of the 2024 Plan will remain outstanding in accordance with their terms.
Stockholders are asked to approve the 2024 Plan to authorize 2,100,000 shares of our common stock (“shares”) for issuance under the 2024 Plan. Stockholders are also being asked to approve the 2024 Plan in order to satisfy the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market relating to stockholder approval of equity compensation plans and to authorize the grant of stock options under the 2024 Plan that are intended to qualify for treatment as incentive stock options for purposes of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code.
The Board believes that the 2024 Plan is necessary for the Company to continue to provide appropriate incentives for outstanding service and to assist in recruiting and retaining highly qualified individuals as employees, non-employee directors and consultants. Unless our stockholders approve the 2024 Plan, we may be required to increase the cash component of our compensation mix, which may inhibit our ability to retain and recruit highly qualified officers, employees, non-employee directors and consultants and align their interests with the interests of our stockholders.
We believe that the shares requested under the 2024 Plan will be sufficient for the Company to continue its equity compensation program for approximately four years. However, there can be no certainty as to the future use of shares under the 2024 Plan (assuming it is approved by stockholders) because we may grant a different mix of equity awards than in the past, and because other factors, such as our share price, may affect the rate at which shares are utilized under the 2024 Plan.


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Certain key features of the 2024 Plan are described below:
FeatureDescription
Reasonable Share ReserveThe total number of shares that may be issued pursuant to awards granted under the 2024 Plan will be limited to 2,100,000 shares.
Responsible Share Counting ProvisionsThe 2024 Plan does not permit “liberal share recycling.” Only awards that are cancelled, forfeited or paid only in cash can be added back to the 2024 Plan’s share reserve. Shares withheld to satisfy a tax withholding obligation or pay the exercise price of a stock option will not be added back to the 2024 Plan’s share reserve, and neither will any shares repurchased by the Company using stock option proceeds.
Minimum Vesting PeriodsThe 2024 Plan generally requires that awards be granted with a minimum vesting period of at least one year for full vesting of the award (or, for non-employee directors, a period of at least 50 weeks ending on the date of the next annual meeting of stockholders). However, 5% of the total number of shares authorized for issuance under the 2024 Plan may be used without imposing this minimum vesting requirement.
Director Compensation LimitThe 2024 Plan includes an annual limit on compensation of our non-employee directors (other than our Chair and Vice Chair). Specifically, the aggregate grant date fair value of all awards granted to a non-employee director (other than a Chair or Vice Chair of the Board) under the 2024 Plan during any single fiscal year, together with any cash compensation earned by that non-employee director during the fiscal year, may not exceed $750,000.
No “Liberal” Change of Control DefinitionThe 2024 Plan does not include a “liberal” change of control definition, which means that a change of control must actually occur in order for the change of control provisions of the 2024 Plan to apply.
Double-Trigger VestingThe 2024 Plan provides that, in the event of a change of control, awards generally will vest on a “double-trigger” basis. That is, if the awards are assumed or substituted by the acquiring or surviving company, they generally will continue to be subject to the original vesting schedule, except that vesting generally will accelerate as provided in the 2024 Plan in the event of a qualifying termination of employment within two years after the change of control. If awards are not assumed or substituted by the acquiring or surviving company, they generally will become vested upon the change of control as provided in the 2024 Plan.
No Repricing of Stock Options or SARs Without Stockholder ApprovalThe 2024 Plan does not permit the “repricing” of stock options or stock appreciation rights without stockholder approval. This includes repricing by exchange for cash or a new or different type of award.
Clawback PolicyAwards granted under the 2024 Plan will be subject to recovery (or “clawback”) of our compensation recovery policy as in effect from time to time.
No Discounted Stock Options or SARsThe 2024 Plan does not permit the use of “discounted” stock options or stock appreciation rights, which means that such awards must be granted with an exercise price or base price at least equal to the fair market value of a share on the date of grant.
Administered by an Independent CommitteeThe 2024 Plan generally will be administered by the compensation committee. However, the Board will approve awards to non-employee members of the Board. The compensation committee and the Board may also delegate authority under the 2024 Plan as permitted by applicable law.


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Summary of the Plan
The following summary of the 2024 Plan, which is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the 2024 Plan attached to this proxy statement as Annex A.
Eligibility and Types of Awards
The 2024 Plan authorizes the grant of equity-based and cash-based compensation awards to those officers and employees of, and consultants to, the Company and its subsidiaries who are selected by the compensation committee, and the 2024 Plan also authorizes the Board to grant awards to the non-employee directors of the Company. Awards under the 2024 Plan may be granted in the form of stock options, stock appreciation rights (or “SARs”), restricted shares, restricted share units, and other share-based awards. If approved by stockholders, approximately 8 non-employee directors, 800 employees and 50 consultants would be eligible to be selected to receive awards under the 2024 Plan. Individuals selected to receive awards under the 2024 Plan are referred to as “participants.”
Administration
The compensation committee, which is comprised of non-employee directors, generally will administer awards granted under the 2024 Plan. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the compensation committee or the Board may delegate its authority to one or more employees or directors of the Company. Further, the Board has reserved to itself the authority to grant awards to the non-employee members of the Board, and the Board may reserve to itself any of the compensation committee’s other authority and may act as the administrator of the 2024 Plan.
Shares Available
Subject to adjustments as described below, the total number of shares that may be delivered under the 2024 Plan will not exceed 2,100,000 shares, all of which may be issued pursuant to awards of incentive stock options. Shares tendered or withheld to pay the exercise price of a stock option or to cover tax withholding will not be added back to the number of shares available under the 2024 Plan. Upon exercise of any stock appreciation right that may be settled in shares, the full number of shares subject to that award will be counted against the number of shares available under the 2024 Plan, regardless of the number of shares used to settle the stock appreciation right upon exercise. To the extent that any award under the 2024 Plan or any award granted under the 2015 Plan is forfeited, or any option or stock appreciation right terminates, expires or lapses without being exercised, the shares subject to such awards granted but not delivered will be added to the number of shares available for awards under the 2024 Plan. Shares available for awards under the 2024 Plan may consist of authorized and unissued shares, treasury shares (including shares purchased by the Company in the open market) or a combination of the foregoing.
Director Compensation Limit
The 2024 Plan provides that the aggregate grant date fair value of all awards granted to a non-employee director (other than a Chair or Vice Chair of the Board) under the 2024 Plan during any single fiscal year, together with any cash compensation earned by that non-employee director during the fiscal year, may not exceed $750,000.
Stock Options
Subject to the terms and provisions of the 2024 Plan, options to purchase shares may be granted to participants at any time and from time to time as determined by the compensation committee. Options may be granted as incentive stock options (to employees only) or as nonqualified stock options. The compensation committee will determine the number of options granted to each recipient. Each option grant will be evidenced by an award agreement that specifies whether the options are intended to be incentive stock options or nonqualified stock options and such additional limitations, terms and conditions as the compensation committee may determine, consistent with the provisions of the 2024 Plan.
The exercise price for each stock option may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of a share on the date of grant, and each stock option shall have a term no longer than 10 years. As of the Record Date, the fair market value per share of the Company’s common stock was $[•]. Stock options granted under the Plan may be exercised by such methods and procedures as determined by the compensation committee from time to time.

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Stock Appreciation Rights
The compensation committee in its discretion may grant SARs to participants under the 2024 Plan. A SAR entitles the holder to receive from the Company upon exercise an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the aggregate fair market value of a specified number of shares that are the subject of such SAR over the aggregate exercise price for the underlying shares. The exercise price for each SAR may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of a share on the date of grant, and each SAR shall have a term no longer than 10 years.
We may make payment in settlement of the exercise of a SAR by delivering shares, cash or a combination of shares and cash as set forth in the applicable award agreement. Each SAR will be evidenced by an award agreement that specifies the date and terms of the award and such additional limitations, terms and conditions as the compensation committee may determine, consistent with the provisions of the 2024 Plan.
Restricted Shares
Under the Plan, the compensation committee may grant or sell restricted shares to participants (i.e., shares that are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture based on continued service to the Company and/or the achievement of performance objectives, and that are subject to restrictions on transferability). Except for these restrictions and any others imposed by the compensation committee, upon the grant of restricted shares, the recipient generally will have rights of a stockholder with respect to the restricted shares, including the right to vote the restricted shares and to receive dividends and other distributions paid or made with respect to the restricted shares. However, any dividends payable with respect to unvested restricted shares will be accumulated or reinvested in additional restricted shares on a contingent basis, subject to forfeiture until the vesting of the underlying award. During the applicable restriction period, the participant may not sell, transfer, pledge, exchange or otherwise encumber the restricted shares. Each award of restricted shares will be evidenced by an award agreement that specifies the terms of the award and such additional limitations, terms and conditions, which may include restrictions based upon the achievement of performance objectives, as the compensation committee may determine.
Restricted Share Units
The compensation committee may grant or sell restricted share units to participants under the 2024 Plan. Restricted share units constitute an agreement to deliver shares (or an equivalent value in cash) to the participant at the end of a specified restriction period and/or upon the achievement of specified performance objectives, subject to such other terms and conditions as the compensation committee may specify, consistent with the provisions of the 2024 Plan. Restricted share units are not shares of common stock and do not entitle the participants to any of the rights of a stockholder. Restricted share units will be settled, in cash or shares, in an amount based on the fair market value per share on the settlement date. Each restricted share unit award will be evidenced by an award agreement that specifies the terms of the award and such additional limitations, terms and conditions as the compensation committee may determine, which may include restrictions based upon the achievement of performance objectives.
Other Share-Based Awards
The compensation committee may grant other share-based awards to participants under the 2024 Plan. Other share-based awards are awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to shares or are otherwise based on the value of our common stock, such as unrestricted shares or time-based or performance-based units that are settled in shares and/or cash. Each other share-based award will be evidenced by an award agreement that specifies the terms of the award and such additional limitations, terms and conditions as the compensation committee may determine, consistent with the provisions of the 2024 Plan.
Dividend Equivalents
As determined by the compensation committee, in its discretion, awards (other than stock options and stock appreciation rights) may provide the participant with a deferred and contingent right to receive dividend equivalents, either in cash or in additional shares. Any such dividend equivalents will be accumulated or deemed reinvested on a contingent basis, subject to forfeiture until such time as the underlying award becomes vested (including, where applicable, vesting based on the achievement of performance objectives). No dividend equivalents may be granted with respect to shares underlying any stock option or SAR.

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Performance Objectives

The compensation committee may establish performance objectives in connection with any award granted under the 2024 Plan. Any such performance objectives may relate to the performance of the Company or one or more of our subsidiaries, divisions, departments, units, functions, partnerships, joint ventures or minority investments, product lines or products, or the performance of an individual participant, and performance objectives may be made relative to the performance of a group or companies or a special index of companies. Any such performance objectives will be based on the achievement of one or more criteria selected by the Compensation Committee, which may include (but shall not be limited to) the following: (i) revenue; (ii) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, as adjusted (EBITDA as adjusted); (iii) income before income taxes and minority interests; (iv) operating income; (v) pre- or after-tax income; (vi) average accounts receivable; (vii) cash flow; (viii) cash flow per share; (ix) net earnings; (x) basic or diluted earnings per share; (xi) return on equity; (xii) return on assets; (xiii) return on capital; (xiv) growth in assets; (xv) economic value added; (xvi) share price performance; (xvii) total stockholder return; (xviii) improvement or attainment of expense levels; (xix) market share or market penetration; (xx) business expansion, and/or acquisitions or divestitures; or (xxi) environmental, social or governance metrics.
Minimum Vesting Period

The 2024 Plan generally provides for awards to be granted with a minimum vesting period of at least one year for full vesting of the award (or, for non-employee directors, a period of at least 50 weeks ending on the date of the next annual meeting of stockholders). However, up to 5% of the total number of shares authorized for issuance under the 2024 Plan may be issued pursuant to awards that do not meet this minimum vesting requirement. Further, awards granted under the 2024 Plan may be scheduled to vest in installments during the applicable vesting period, and the compensation committee may provide for accelerated vesting of awards at any time.
Change of Control
The 2024 Plan provides that, except as otherwise may be provided in an award agreement or in another written agreement with the participant, awards granted under the 2024 Plan will be subject to “double-trigger” vesting in the event of a change of control. That is, awards that are assumed or substituted by the acquiring or surviving company in connection with a change of control will continue to be subject to the original vesting schedule, except that vesting will accelerate (at the “target” level, in the case of awards subject to performance objectives) in the event of a qualifying termination of employment within two years after the change of control (by the Company without “cause” or, if the employee is a party to a written agreement with the Company that defines “good reason”, by the employee for good reason. On the other hand, awards that are not assumed or substituted by the acquiring or surviving company in connection with a change of control will become vested in full (at the “target” level, in the case of awards subject to performance objectives) upon the change of control. The detailed definition of cause is contained in the 2024 Plan, which is attached to this proxy statement as Annex A.
The 2024 Plan generally defines a change of control to include: (i) the acquisition of more than 50% of the Company’s voting securities, (ii) the replacement of a majority of the incumbent members of the Board in a 24-month period, (iii) a merger or consolidation, unless the Company’s stockholders own more than 50% of voting securities of the resulting corporation, or (iv) sale of all or substantially of the Company’s assets in a transaction requiring stockholder approval. The 2024 Plan, attached to this proxy statement as Annex A, contains the complete, detailed definition of change of control.
Adjustments

In the event of any equity restructuring, such as a stock dividend, stock split, spin-off, rights offering or recapitalization through a large, nonrecurring cash dividend, the compensation committee will adjust the number and kind of shares that may be delivered under the 2024 Plan, the number and kind of shares subject to outstanding awards and the exercise price or other price of shares subject to outstanding awards, to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights. In the event of any other change in corporate capitalization, such as a merger, consolidation or liquidation, the compensation committee may, in its discretion, make such an equitable adjustment to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights. However, unless otherwise determined by the compensation committee, we will always round down to a whole number of shares subject to any award. Moreover, in the event of any such transaction or event, the compensation committee, in its discretion, may provide in substitution for any or all outstanding awards such alternative consideration (including cash) as it, in good faith, may determine to be equitable in the circumstances and may require in connection therewith the surrender of all awards so replaced.


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The compensation committee, in its sole discretion, may also provide at any time for the exercisability of outstanding stock options and SARs, the lapse of time-based vesting restrictions and the satisfaction of performance objectives applicable to outstanding awards, or the waiver of any other limitation or requirement under any awards.

Transferability

Except as the compensation committee otherwise determines, awards granted under the 2024 Plan will not be transferable by a participant other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Except as otherwise determined by the compensation committee, stock options and SARs will be exercisable during a participant’s lifetime only by him or her or, in the event of the participant’s incapacity, by his or her guardian or legal representative. Any award made under the 2024 Plan may provide that any shares issued as a result of the award will be subject to further restrictions on transfer.

No Repricing of Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights

Except in connection with an adjustment or change of control (both discussed above), the compensation committee may not authorize the amendment of any outstanding stock option or stock appreciation right to reduce its exercise price, and no outstanding stock option or stock appreciation right may be cancelled in exchange for cash or other awards, or cancelled in exchange for stock options or stock appreciation rights having a lower exercise price, or cancelled in exchange for cash, without the approval of our stockholders.

Compensation Recovery Policy

Awards granted under the 2024 Plan shall be subject to forfeiture or recoupment pursuant to the Company’s Recovery Policy as in effect from time to time, or any successor compensation recovery (or “clawback”) policy.

Stock Ownership Guidelines

Awards granted under the 2024 Plan to directors and covered executives will be subject to any applicable stock ownership guidelines as in effect from time to time, including any stock retention requirements that may apply under those guidelines.

Term of the 2024 Plan; Amendment and Termination
The 2024 Plan was adopted by the Board on February 28, 2024, subject to approval by the Company’s stockholders, and no awards may be granted under the 2024 Plan after February 27, 2034, or such earlier date as the Board may decide to terminate the 2024 Plan. The Board may, without stockholder approval, amend or terminate the 2024 Plan, except in any respect as to which stockholder approval is required by the Plan, by law, regulation or the rules of an applicable stock exchange.
Federal Income Tax Consequences
The following is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences of awards made under the 2024 Plan, based upon the laws in effect on the date hereof. The discussion is general in nature and does not take into account a number of considerations that may apply in light of the circumstances of a particular participant under the 2024 Plan. The income tax consequences under applicable foreign, state and local tax laws may not be the same as under U.S. federal income tax laws.
Non-Qualified Stock Options
A participant will not recognize taxable income at the time of grant of a non-qualified stock option. A participant will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income (and subject to income tax withholding for employees) upon exercise of a non-qualified stock option equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares purchased over their exercise price.
Incentive Stock Options
A participant will not recognize taxable income at the time of grant of an incentive stock option. A participant will not recognize taxable income (except for purposes of the alternative minimum tax) upon exercise of an incentive stock option. If the shares acquired by exercise of an incentive stock option are held for the longer of two years from the date the option was granted and more than one year from the date the shares were transferred, any gain or loss arising from a subsequent disposition of such shares will

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be taxed as long-term capital gain or loss. If, however, such shares are disposed of within either of such two- or one-year periods, then in the year of such disposition the participant will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income equal to the excess of the lesser of the amount realized upon such disposition and the fair market value of such shares on the date of exercise over the exercise price.
Stock Appreciation Rights
A participant will not recognize taxable income at the time of grant of a SAR. Upon exercise, a participant will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income (and subject to income tax withholding for employees) equal to the fair market value of any shares delivered and the amount of cash paid upon exercise of the SAR.
Restricted Shares
A participant will not recognize taxable income at the time of grant of restricted shares, unless the participant makes an election under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code to be taxed at such time. If such election is made, the participant will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income (and subject to income tax withholding for employees) at the time of the grant equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares at such time over the amount, if any, paid for the restricted shares. If such election is not made, the participant will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income (and subject to income tax withholding for employees) at the time the restrictions lapse in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares at such time over the amount, if any, paid for the restricted shares.
Restricted Share Units
A participant will not recognize taxable income at the time of grant of a restricted share unit award. A participant will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income (and subject to income tax withholding for employees) at the time of settlement of the award equal to the fair market value of any shares delivered and the amount of cash paid upon settlement of the award.
Other Share-Based Awards
Generally, participants will recognize taxable income at the time of settlement of other share-based awards, with the amount of income recognized generally being equal to the amount of cash and the fair market value of any shares delivered under the award.
Tax Deductibility of Compensation Provided Under the 2024 Plan
When a participant recognizes ordinary compensation income as a result of an award granted under the 2024 Plan, the Company may be permitted to claim a federal income tax deduction for such compensation, subject to various limitations that may apply under applicable law. As a result of those limitations, there can be no assurance that any compensation awarded or paid under the 2024 Plan will be deductible, in whole or in part. For example, Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code generally disallows the deduction of compensation in excess of $1 million per year payable to certain “covered employees.” As a result, all or a portion of the compensation paid to one of our covered employees pursuant to the 2024 Plan may be non-deductible pursuant to Section 162(m).
Further, to the extent that compensation provided under the Plan may be deemed to be contingent upon a change of control, a portion of such compensation may be non-deductible by the Company under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code and may be subject to a 20% excise tax imposed on the recipient of the compensation.
Section 409A. Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code imposes additional tax upon the payment of nonqualified deferred compensation unless certain requirements are met. We intend that awards granted under the 2024 Plan will be designed and administered in such a manner that they are either exempt from the application of, or comply with, the requirements of Section 409A. However, the Company does not warrant the tax treatment of any award under Section 409A or otherwise.
This general discussion of U.S. federal income tax consequences is intended for the information of stockholders considering how to vote with respect to this proposal and not as tax guidance to participants in the 2024 Plan. Different tax rules may apply to specific participants and transactions under the 2024 Plan.

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Registration with the SEC

The Company intends to file a Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the issuance of the shares reserved for issuance under the 2024 Plan with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as soon as practicable after approval of the 2024 Plan by the Company’s stockholders.
New Plan Benefits
It generally is not possible to determine specific amounts and types of awards that may be awarded in the future under the 2024 Plan because the grant of awards under the 2024 Plan is discretionary. However, on April 2, 2024, the Compensation Committee granted Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President, Brandon K. Sim, M.S., and its Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Chandan Basho, M.B.A., under the 2024 Plan, subject to and contingent upon stockholder approval of the 2024 Plan (the “Contingent PBRSUs”). The Contingent PBRSUs will be automatically forfeited in the event that stockholder approval of the 2024 Plan is not obtained. The Contingent PBRSUs will vest based on the level of achievement of pre-determined Adjusted EBITDA and Revenue performance goals over the three-year performance period beginning January 1, 2024 and ending December 31, 2026, subject to continued employment or other service until the date of the Compensation Committee’s certification of the achievement of such performance goals following the end of the performance period.

Assuming that stockholder approval of the 2024 Plan is obtained, the number of Contingent PBRSUs that may be earned, if at all, and eligible to vest will range between 50% (at threshold) and 200% (at maximum) of the target number of Contingent PBRSUs, depending on the level of achievement of the applicable performance goals.

The following table provides information concerning the Contingent PBRSUs granted to Messrs. Sim and Basho. No Contingent PBRSUs were granted to any other named executive officers, executive officers, current directors who are not executive officers, or current employees who are not executive officers.

Contingent PBRSUs
Dollar Value ($)(1)
Number of Units (#)(1)
Brandon K. Sim, M.S., Chief Executive Officer and President$7,370,000 175,226 
Chandan Basho, M.B.A., Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer$1,340,000 31,859 
Kenneth Sim, M.D., Executive Chairman— — 
Thomas Lam, M.D., M.P.H., Vice Chairman— — 
Albert Young, M.D., M.P.H., Chief Administrative Officer— — 
All current executive officers, as a group$8,710,000 207,085 
All current directors who are not executive officers, as a group— — 
All current employees who are not executive officers, as a group— — 

(1)Represents the dollar value and number of Contingent PBRSUs granted to Messrs. Sim and Basho, at target.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT OUR STOCKHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF THE ASTRANA HEALTH, INC. 2024 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN.

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PROPOSAL 5

APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY’S RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO REFLECT NEW DELAWARE LAW PROVISIONS REGARDING OFFICER EXCULPATION
Background
The State of Delaware, which is the Company’s state of incorporation, amended Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“Section 102(b)(7)”) on August 1, 2022, to enable Delaware companies to limit or eliminate the monetary liability of certain senior officers in limited circumstances (referred to as “exculpation”). Section 102(b)(7) previously permitted Delaware corporations to exculpate only directors, and the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation currently aligns with the previous Section 102(b)(7) in providing for the exculpation of directors (but not officers). The Company is asking its stockholders to approve an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to include a provision exculpating officers of the Company from personal liability for monetary damages associated with claims of breach of the duty of care, as now permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “Exculpation Amendment”).
Amended Section 102(b)(7) provides that only certain officers may be entitled to exculpation, namely: (i) the corporation’s president, chief executive officer, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, chief legal officer, controller, treasurer or chief accounting officer; (ii) an individual identified in the corporation’s public filings with the SEC as one of the most highly compensated executive officers of the corporation (i.e., the named executive officers); and (iii) an individual who, by written agreement with the corporation, has consented to be identified as an officer for purposes of accepting service of process (collectively, the “covered officers”).
The Exculpation Amendment would permit the exculpation of the covered officers for personal liability for monetary damages in connection with direct claims brought by stockholders for breach of fiduciary duty of care, including class actions. The Exculpation Amendment would not limit the liability of the covered officers for:
(1)breaches of the duty of loyalty;
(2)acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
(3)any transaction from which the officer derived an improper personal benefit; or
(4)claims for breach of fiduciary duty of care claims brought by the Company itself, or derivative claims brought by stockholders in the name of the Company.
For clarity, the Exculpation Amendment specifically sets forth those circumstances in which covered officers, as well as directors of the Company, will not be entitled to exculpation, consistent with the provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Proposed Exculpation Amendment
The Board is asking our stockholders to approve the Exculpation Amendment. The full text of the proposed amendment is set forth below and in Annex B. In Annex B, additions are marked with bold, underlined text and deletions are indicated by struck-out text.
If the Exculpation Amendment is adopted, the text of Article X, subsection (a) of the Certificate of Incorporation will be amended to read in its entirety as follows:
“ARTICLE X
INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
(a) Liability to the Corporation or its Stockholders. To the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended from time to time, a director or officer of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer, provided that this provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of (i) a director or officer for

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any breach of the director’s or officer’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) a director or officer for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) a director under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, (iv) a director or officer for any transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal benefit, or (v) an officer in any action by or in the right of the Corporation. Neither any amendment to, modification of, nor repeal of this Article, nor the adoption of any provision of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article, shall (i) eliminate, or reduce the effect of this Article in respect of any matter occurring, or any cause of action, suit or proceeding accruing or arising or that, but for this Article, would accrue or arise, prior to such amendment, modification, repeal or adoption of an inconsistent provision or (ii) eliminate, reduce or otherwise adversely affect any right or protection of a current or former director or officer of the Corporation existing at the time of such amendment, modification, repeal or adoption. If the Delaware General Corporation law is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors or officers, then the liability of a director or an officer to the Corporation or its stockholders shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended.”
Reasons for the Exculpation Amendment
The Board believes that there is a need for officers to have appropriate protections from personal liability, both to allow the Company to continue to attract and retain the most qualified officers and to prevent costly and protracted litigation that distracts our senior officers from important operational and strategic matters.
We believe that an exculpation provision that is updated to align with amended Section 102(b)(7) strikes the appropriate balance between stockholders’ interest in accountability from our senior officers and their interest in the Company being able to attract and retain quality officers. In the absence of appropriate protection from personal liability, qualified officers might be deterred from serving due to exposure to personal liability and the risk of incurring substantial expense in defending lawsuits, regardless of merit.
Furthermore, exculpation has long been available to directors of Delaware companies, and now that Delaware law permits officer exculpation, other public companies have begun adopting exculpation clauses that limit the personal liability of officers in their certificates of incorporation. Failure to adopt the Exculpation Amendment could impact our ability to recruit and retain experienced and qualified officers, who may conclude that the potential exposure to liabilities, costs of defense and other risks of proceedings exceeds the benefits of serving as an officer of the Company.
In addition, officers frequently must make decisions in response to time-sensitive opportunities and challenges, which can create substantial risk of investigations, claims, actions, suits or proceedings seeking to impose liability on the basis of hindsight, regardless of merit. Adopting the Exculpation Amendment could empower our officers to exercise their business judgment in furtherance of the interests of the stockholders and could limit the assertion of potentially frivolous claims, which would help prevent the diversion of management attention from business objectives and prevent the potential waste of Company resources. On the other hand, even under the Exculpation Amendment, our officers would not be protected from liability for breaches of the duty of loyalty, acts or omissions not in good faith or those that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or any transactions in which an officer derived an improper personal benefit.
In light of the narrow class and type of claims for which officers would be exculpated, the limited number of officers to whom the protections would apply, and the benefits that the Board believes would accrue to the Company and its stockholders in the form of an enhanced ability to attract and retain quality officers, our Board has determined that the Exculpation Amendment is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, and has unanimously approved the Exculpation Amendment.
Effect of the Proposed Amendment
Other than the replacement of the existing Article X, subsection (a) by the proposed Article X, subsection (a), the remainder of the Certificate of Incorporation will remain unchanged. If the Exculpation Amendment is approved by the stockholders, the amendment will become effective upon filing of the Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation with the Delaware Secretary of State, which the Company anticipates filing promptly following the Annual Meeting. However, in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law, our Board may elect to abandon the Exculpation Amendment without further action by the stockholders at any time prior to the effectiveness of the filing of the Exculpation Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, notwithstanding stockholder approval of the Exculpation Amendment.

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If the Exculpation Amendment is not approved, Article X of our Certificate of Incorporation will remain unchanged and as currently in effect.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT STOCKHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF THE EXCULPATION AMENDMENT.


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DELINQUENT SECTION 16(A)16(a) REPORTS

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors and officers, and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of a class of our equity securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of common stock and other equity securities. To the Company’s knowledge, based solely on a review of the Section 16(a) reports filed electronically with the SEC and written representations that no other reports were required during 2022,2023, all reports required by Section 16(a) applicable to our executive officers and directors and greater than 10% beneficial owners were filed on a timely basis during 20222023 except as follows: a Form 4 filed by Linda Marsh on March 13, 2023, reporting a stock option; a Form 4 filed by Brandon K. Sim, M.S. on May 25, 2023, reporting the grant of restricted shares on May 16, 2023; a Form 4 and Form 4/A filed by Chandan Basho, M.B.A. on May 25, 2023 and October 17, 2023, respectively, reporting the amendment of a prior grant of restricted shares on May 16, 2023, including the cancellation of the prior grant; a Form 4 filed by Mr. Basho on October 17, 2023, reporting shares withheld for onetaxes upon the vesting of restricted shares on April 14, 2023; and a Form 34 filed lateby John Vong on November 16, 2023, reporting the amendment of a prior grant of restricted shares on May 16, 2023, including the cancellation of the prior grant, the forfeiture of performance-based restricted shares for Mr. Basho.which the performance conditions were not met on July 1, 2023 and shares withheld for taxes upon the vesting of restricted shares on July 11, 2023.

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AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT

The Audit Committee, which consists entirely of directors who currently meet the independence and experience requirements of Nasdaq, has furnished the following report:

The Audit Committee assists the Board in overseeing and monitoring the integrity of our financial reporting process, compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, and the quality of internal and external audit processes. The Audit Committee is responsible for overseeing our overall financial reporting process, and for the appointment, compensation, retention, and oversight of the work of Ernst & Young LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.2023. In fulfilling its responsibilities, the Audit Committee took the following actions:

Reviewed and discussed the audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 20222023 included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K and the unaudited consolidated financial statements included in the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q with management and Ernst & Young LLP. Our officers represented to the Audit Committee that our audited consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The Audit Committee also met privately with Ernst & Young LLP and the Company’s internal auditors to discuss accounting policies and their application, internal controls over financial reporting, and other matters of importance to the Audit Committee, Ernst & Young LLP, or the internal auditors;
Discussed with Ernst & Young LLP the matters required to be discussed under Auditing Standard No. 1301, “Communications with Audit Committees,” issued by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board;Board (“PCAOB”) and the SEC;
Received the written disclosures and the letter from Ernst & Young LLP regarding its independence as required by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board,PCAOB, discussed with Ernst & Young LLP about the firm’s independence, and concluded that Ernst & Young LLP had beenwas independent; and
Considered the status of pending litigation, internal controls, taxation matters, and other areas of oversight relating to the financial reporting and audit process that the committeeAudit Committee determined appropriate.

Based on the Audit Committee’s review of the audited consolidated financial statements and discussions with management and Ernst & Young LLP, the Audit Committee’s review of the representations of our officers, and the report of Ernst & Young LLP to the Audit Committee, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board that the audited consolidated financial statements be included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20222023 for filing with the SEC. On the basis of these reviews and discussions, the Audit Committee believes that it has satisfied its responsibilities under its charter.

Audit Committee
David Schmidt, Chair
John Chiang
Matthew Mazdyasni

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ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

You can find a copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, which includes our financial statements, for the year ended December 31, 20222023 on the website of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, at www.sec.gov, or in the “SEC Filings” section of the “Investors” section of our website at:at: https://www.apollomed.net/investors/ir.astranahealth.com/sec-filings. You may also obtain a printed copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, including our financial statements, free of charge, from us by sending a written request to: Corporate Secretary, 1668 S. Garfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, Alhambra, California 91801. Exhibits will be provided upon written request and payment of an appropriate processing fee.

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholders Meeting
to be Held on June 13, 2023

The Notice of Annual Meeting, Proxy Statement, Form of Proxy Card, and Annual Report to Stockholders are available at: https://materials.proxyvote.com/03763A

You may request and receive a paper or email copy of our proxy materials relating to the 2023 Annual Meeting, free of charge, by email at: sendmaterial@proxyvote.com, or by phone at: 1-800-579-1639, or online at: http://www.proxyvote.com
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STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS

From time to time, our stockholders may present proposals that may be proper subjects for inclusion in a proxy statement of the Company and for consideration at an annual meeting of our stockholders. Pursuant to Rule 14a-8 promulgated under the Exchange Act,In order to be included in the Company’s proxy statementmaterials for the 2024 annual meeting2025 Annual Meeting of our stockholders, anyStockholders, a stockholder proposalsproposal must be received in writing by us no later than December 31, 2023; provided that if the date of the 2024 annual meeting is more than 30 days from the date of the 2023 Annual Meeting, then the deadline is a reasonable time before the Company begins to print and send its proxy materials. Stockholder proposals for nominating director candidates must be accompanied by a written consent of the proposed nominee to be named as a director. These proposals must comply with the requirements as to form and substance established by the SEC for such proposals to be included in the Company’s proxy statement. Proposals that are not received in a timely manner will not be voted on at the 2024 annual meeting of our stockholders. Even if a stockholder proposal is received on time, the proxies that the Board solicits for the meeting may still exercise discretionary voting authority on the proposal under circumstances consistent with the proxy rules of the SEC. Stockholders are advised to review and comply with the Company’s Restated Bylaws, which may contain additional requirements as to the timing, form, and content of notice of stockholder proposals to us. Stockholder proposals should be marked for the attention of: Corporate Secretary, Apollo Medical Holdings,Astrana Health, Inc.,1668 S. Garfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, Alhambra, California 91801.91801, Attention: Corporate Secretary by no later than December 25, 2024, and otherwise comply with all requirements of the SEC for stockholder proposals. The submission of a stockholder proposal does not guarantee that it will be included in the Company’s proxy statement.

In addition, the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws provide that any stockholder who desires to nominate a person for election as a director or bring a proposal before an annual meeting must give timely written notice of such nomination or proposal to the Company’s Corporate Secretary at the address above. To be timely, the notice must be delivered to the above address not later than the close of business on the 90th day nor earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting. For our 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, a notice proposing nomination of a director candidate or notice of any other proposal must be received no earlier than February 12, 2025 and no later than March 14, 2024. The bylaws specify the information that must accompany any such stockholder notices. A copy of the bylaws is available upon request from our Corporate Secretary at the address above. In addition, our bylaws have been filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our Exchange Act reports and can be accessed through the SEC’s website.

In addition to satisfying the foregoing requirements under our bylaws, including advance notice of director nominations, to comply with the universal proxy rules, stockholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than the Company’s nominees must provide notice that sets forth any additional information required by Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act no later than April 14, 2025. Such notice may be mailed to our Corporate Secretary at the address above.

Any proxy granted with respect to the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will confer on the proxyholder discretionary authority to vote with respect to a stockholder proposal or director nomination if notice of such proposal or nomination is not received by our Secretary within the timeframes provided above.


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OTHER MATTERS

Management does not know of any matters to be presented at the 20232024 Annual Meeting other than those set forth herein and in the Noticenotice accompanying this proxy statement. If a stockholder vote is necessary to transact any other matter that properly comes before the 20232024 Annual Meeting at the 20232024 Annual Meeting, the proxy holders intend to vote all proxies received by them in accordance with their best judgment related to such matter.

It is important that your shares be represented at the 20232024 Annual Meeting, regardless of the number of shares that you hold. TO ASSURE THAT YOUR SHARES ARE REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING, WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, WE URGE YOU TO PROMPTLY VOTE BY TELEPHONE OR INTERNET AS INSTRUCTED ON THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY CARD OR THE NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS, OR COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN, AND RETURN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY CARD AS INSTRUCTED ON THE CARD. YOU CAN REVOKE YOUR PROXY AT ANY TIME BEFORE IT IS VOTED.

Stockholders who are present at the 20232024 Annual Meeting may revoke their proxies and vote onlinein person during the meeting or, if they prefer, may abstain from voting in person and allow their previously submitted proxies to be voted.

By Order of the Board,

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Kenneth Sim, M.D.
Executive Chairman

April 28, 202324, 2024
Alhambra, California




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Annex A (Employee Stock Purchase Plan)

APOLLO MEDICAL HOLDINGS,ASTRANA HEALTH, INC.
EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE
2024 EQUITY INCENTIVE
PLAN

1.Establishment, and Purpose, of PlanDuration.
(a)Establishment. This Apollo Medical Holdings,Astrana Health, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase(the “Company”) hereby establishes an equity compensation plan to be known as the Astrana Health, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) was adopted by the Board, effective April 21, 2023,as of February 28, 2024 (the “Effective Date”), subject to the approval of the Plan by the stockholders of the Company at the 20232024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Definitions of certain capitalized terms used in the Plan are contained in Section 2 hereof.
(b)Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to provide to eligible service providersattract and retain Directors, Consultants, officers and other key Employees of the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries, opportunitiesand to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock. The Plan includes two components: a Code Section 423 Component (the “provide to such persons incentives and rewards for superior performance.
(c)423 ComponentDuration”)and a non-Code Section 423 Component (the “Non-423 Component”). It is intended for the 423 Component to constitute an “employee stock purchase plan” within the meaning of Section 423(b) of the Code, pursuant to which Purchase RightsNo Award may be granted under the Plan on or after the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date, or such earlier date as the Board shall determine. The Plan will remain in effect with respect to Eligible Employees,outstanding Awards until no Awards remain outstanding.
(d)Termination of 2015 Plan. If the Company’s stockholders approve the Plan at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Company’s 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”) will terminate in its entirety effective upon stockholder approval of the Plan, and no further awards may be granted under the 423 Component2015 Plan thereafter; provided that all outstanding awards under the 2015 Plan as of the date of the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders shall remain outstanding and shall be interpretedadministered and settled in accordance with that intent. Undertheir terms and the Non-423 Component, which is not intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” within the meaning of Section 423(b)provisions of the 2015 Plan.
2.Definitions.As used in the Plan, the following definitions shall apply.
(a)Applicable Laws” means the applicable requirements relating to the administration of equity-based compensation plans under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities laws, the Code, Purchasethe rules of any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Shares are listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any other country or jurisdiction where Awards are granted or administered or in which Participants work or reside.
(b)Award” means an award of Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, may beRestricted Shares, Restricted Share Units or Other Share-Based Awards granted to Eligible Employees and Consultants pursuant to rules, proceduresthe terms and conditions of the Plan.
(c)Award Agreement” means either: (i) an agreement, in written or sub-plans adoptedelectronic format, entered into by the AdministratorCompany and designeda Participant setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to achieve tax, securities lawsan Award granted under the Plan; or other objectives. Except as otherwise provided herein,(ii) a statement, in written or electronic format, issued by the Non-423 Component shall operateCompany to a Participant describing the terms and provisions of such Award, which need not be administered insigned by the same manner as the 423 Component. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this PlanParticipant.
(d)Beneficial Owner shall have the meaningsmeaning ascribed to themsuch term in Section 2.Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act and any successor to such Rule.
2.    Definitions(e).
(a)     “423 Componenthas the meaning set forth in Section 1.
(b)     “Administratormeans the Committee (or a delegate appointed in accordance with Section 4(b)).
(c)    Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(d)     (f)Cause” as a reason for the Company’s (or a Subsidiary’s) termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service shall have the meaning specified in the applicable Award Agreement. In the absence of any definition in the Award Agreement, “Cause” shall have the equivalent meaning or the same meaning as “cause” or “for cause” set forth in any employment, consulting, or other agreement for the performance of services between the Participant and the Company or a Subsidiary or, in the absence of any such agreement that defines the term, “Cause” shall mean: (i) conduct by the Participant constituting a material act of willful misconduct in connection with the performance of the Participant’s duties that results in loss, damage or injury that is material to the Company or a Subsidiary; (ii) the commission by the Participant of any felony; (iii) continued, willful and deliberate non-performance by the Participant of the Participant’s duties to the Company or a Subsidiary (other than by reason of the Participant’s physical or mental illness, incapacity or disability); (iv) Participant’s material breach of any employment agreement, consulting agreement or agreement regarding nondisclosure of confidential information that results in loss, damage or injury that is material to the Company or a



Subsidiary; (v) willful failure to cooperate with a bona fide internal investigation or an investigation by regulatory or law enforcement authorities, after being instructed by the Company or a Subsidiary to cooperate, or the willful destruction or failure to preserve documents or other materials known to be relevant to such investigation or the willful inducement of others to fail to cooperate or to produce documents or other materials in connection with such investigations; or (vi) fraud, embezzlement or theft against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates. With respect to the events in (i), (iii) and (iv) herein, the Company or a Subsidiary shall have delivered written notice to the Participant of its intention to terminate the Participant’s employment or other service for Cause, which notice specifies in reasonable detail the circumstances claimed to give rise to the Company’s (or Subsidiary’s) right to terminate the Participant’s employment or other service for Cause and the Participant shall not have cured such circumstances to the extent such circumstances are reasonably susceptible to cure, as determined by the Company (or Subsidiary) in good faith, within thirty (30) days following the delivery of such notice to the Participant.
(g)Change of Control” shall mean, unless otherwise specified in an Award Agreement, the occurrence of any of the following:
(i)Any Person becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding voting securities (excluding for this purpose any such voting securities held by the Company or its Subsidiaries or by any employee benefit plan of the Company or a Subsidiary) pursuant to a transaction or a series of related transactions; or
(ii)The closing of either (A) A merger or consolidation of the Company whether or not approved by the Board, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or the parent of such corporation) more than 50% of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity or parent of such corporation, as the case may be, outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; or (B) the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; or
(iii)A change in the composition of the Board of Directors, as a result of which fewer than a majority of the directors are Incumbent Directors. For this purpose, “Incumbent Directors” shall mean members of the Board who either (A) are directors of the Company on the date twenty-four (24) months prior to the date of the event that may constitute a Change of Control, or (B) are elected, or nominated for election, to the Board with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors at the time of such election or nomination (but shall not include an individual whose election or nomination is in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election of directors to the Company).
(h)Codemeans the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, from time to time, orand any successor thereto. A reference to any specific section of the Code shall also be deemed to be a reference to the provisions of any section of the final treasury regulations issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury under the Code, as amended from time to time, under that Code section.promulgated and in effect thereunder.
(e)     (i)Committeemeans the Board’s Compensation Committee of the Board (or anyor such other committee or subcommittee of the Board which the Boardas may appointbe duly appointed to administer the Plan). Subject toPlan, and having such powers in each instance as shall be specified by the discretionBoard. To the extent required by Applicable Laws, the Committee shall consist of two or more members of the Board, the Committee shall be composed entirelyeach of individuals who meet the qualifications of (i)whom is a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act and an “independent director” within the meaning of 1934, as amended, and (ii)applicable rules of any other qualifications required by the applicablesecurities exchange onupon which the Common Stock is traded.
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(f)    “Common Stock” means the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share.Shares are listed.
(g)     (j)Company” means Apollo Medical Holdings,Astrana Health, Inc., a Delaware corporation (or(formerly known as Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.), and any successor corporation).thereto.
(h)     “(k)Compensationmeans, except as otherwise determined by the Administrator, an Eligible Employee’s (or, with respect to the Non-423 Component, a Consultant’s) base pay and cash incentive bonus otherwise payable during an Offering, prior to salary reduction (such as pursuant to Sections 125, 132(f) or 401(k) of the Code), as determined by the Administrator. The Administrator shall have the discretion to determine the application of this definition to Participants, including those outside working outside the United States.
(i)     Consultant” means an individualindependent contractor who (i) performs services for the Company or a Subsidiary as an independent contractor and in a capacity other than as an employeeEmployee or Director, and (ii) qualifies as a memberconsultant under the applicable rules of the SEC for registration of shares on a board of directors.Form S-8 Registration Statement.
(j)    (l)Designated SubsidiaryContinuous Servicemeans any present or future Subsidiary that has been designated by the Administrator to participate in the Plan. The Administrator may so designate any Subsidiary, or revoke any such designation, at any time and from time to time, either before or after the Plan is approved by the stockholders, and may further designate such Designated Subsidiaries as participating in the 423 Component or the Non-423 Component. The Administrator may also determine which Subsidiaries may be excluded from participation in the Plan, to the extent consistent with Section 423uninterrupted provision of the Code or as implemented under the Non-423 Component, and which Designated Subsidiaries shall participate in separate Offerings. For purposes of clarity, under the 423 Component, only those Subsidiaries that qualify as “subsidiary corporations”services to the Company withinor any Subsidiary in any capacity of Employee, Director or Consultant. Continuous Service shall not be considered to be interrupted in the meaningcase of Section 424(f)(i) any approved leave of absence; (ii) transfers among the Company, any Subsidiaries, or any successor entities, in any capacity of Employee, Director or Consultant; or (iii) any change in status as long as the individual remains in the service of the Code may be Designated Subsidiaries with respect toCompany, a Subsidiary, or successor of either in any Offering under the 423 Component.
(k)     “Eligiblecapacity of Employee,has the meaning set forth Director or Consultant (except as otherwise provided in Section 6.
(l)     “Enrollment Formmeans an agreement, which may be electronic, pursuant to which an Eligible Employee (or, with respect to the Non-423 Component, a Consultant) may elect to enroll in the Plan, to authorize a new level of payroll deductions, or to stop payroll deductions and withdraw from an Offering.
(m)     “Exercise Datemeans the last Trading Day of a Purchase Period.
(n)     “Fair Market Valueon any given date means the closing price of the Common Stock on the applicable Trading Day, as reported on the NASDAQ Capital Market or such other national securities exchange upon which the Common Stock may be listed at the time.
(o)     “Non-423 Componenthas the meaning set forth in Section 1.
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individual’s Award Agreement). An approved leave of absence shall include sick leave, military leave, or any other authorized personal leave.
(p)     (m)OfferingDate of Grant means the date specified by the Committee on which the grant of an Award is to be effective. The Date of Grant shall not be earlier than the date of the resolution and action therein by the Committee to grant such Award. In no event shall the Date of Grant be earlier than the Effective Date.
(n)Director” means any individual who is a member of the Board and who is not an Employee.
(o)Effective Date” has the meaning given such term in Section 1(a) hereof.
(p)Employee” means any employee of the Company or a Subsidiary; means an offering to Eligible Employees (or, with respect to the Non-423 Component, Consultants) to purchase Common Stock under the Plan. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, each Offering under the 423 Component in which Eligible Employees of one or more Designated Subsidiaries may participate may be deemed a separate offeringprovided, however, that for purposes of determining whether any person may be a Participant for purposes of any grant of Incentive Stock Options, the term “Employee” has the meaning given to such term in Section 4233401(c) of the Code, even ifas interpreted by the datesregulations thereunder and Applicable Laws.
(q)Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of the applicable Offering are identical,1934 and the provisions of the Plan will separately apply to each Offering. With respect to Offerings under the 423 Component, the terms of separate Offerings need not be identical, provided that all Eligible Employees granted a Purchase Rightrules and regulations promulgated and in a particular Offering under the 423 Component will have the same rightseffect thereunder, as such law, rules and privileges, except as otherwise may be permitted by Code Section 423; Offerings under the Non-423 Component need not satisfy such requirements.
(q)     “Offering Datemeans the first Trading Day of an Offering.
(r)     “Parentmeans a “parent corporation” with respect to the Company, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(s)     “Participant” means: (i) with respect to the 423 Component, an Eligible Employee as provided in Section 6 who has enrolled in the Plan in compliance with the provisions of Section 7; and (ii) with respect to the Non-423 Component, an Eligible Employee or Consultant whom the Administrator has determined to be eligible to participate in the Non-423 Component pursuant to Section 6 and who has enrolled in the Plan in compliance with the provisions of Section 7.
(t)     “Planmeans the Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as set forth in this document and as itregulations may be amended from time to time.
(u)     (r)Purchase PeriodFair Market Valuemeans the periodvalue of time specified within an Offering beginningone Share on any relevant date, determined under the following rules: (i) the closing sale price per Share on that date as reported on the Offering Date and endingNasdaq Stock Market or such other principal exchange on which Shares are then trading, if any, or if there are no sales on that date, on the Exercise Date.next preceding trading day during which a sale occurred; (ii) if the Shares are not reported on a principal exchange or national market system, the average of the closing bid and asked prices last quoted on that date by an established quotation service for over-the-counter securities; or (iii) if neither (i) nor (ii) applies, (A) with respect to Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and any Award of stock rights that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the value as determined by the Committee through the reasonable application of a reasonable valuation method, taking into account all information material to the value of the Company, within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, and (B) with respect to all other Awards, the fair market value as determined by the Committee in good faith.
(s)Good Reason” shall, with respect to any Participant, have the meaning (if any) specified in the applicable Award Agreement, or, in the absence of any definition in the Award Agreement, “Good Reason” shall have the equivalent meaning or the same meaning (if any) as “good reason” or “for good reason” set forth in an applicable employment, consulting or other agreement for the performance of services between the Participant and the Company or a Subsidiary, if any, that defines such term. For purposes of clarity, a Participant shall have no rights under this Plan with respect to termination for “Good Reason” unless and to the extent that such Participant is a party to an applicable Award Agreement, employment agreement, consulting agreement or other agreement for the performance of services between the Participant and the Company or a Subsidiary that defines the term “Good Reason” with respect to such Participant.
(t)Incentive Stock Option” or “ISO” means a Stock Option that is designated as an Incentive Stock Option and that is intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code.
(u)Nonqualified Stock Option” means a Stock Option that is not intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or otherwise does not meet such requirements.
(v)Purchase PriceOther Share-Based Awardhas means an equity-based or equity-related Award not otherwise described by the meaningterms of the Plan, granted in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in Section 11.10 hereof.
(w)Purchase RightParticipanthas the meaning means any eligible individual as set forth in Section 11.5 who holds one or more outstanding Awards.
(x)Reorganization EventPerformance Award has the meaning given such term in Section 14(a).
(y)means: (i)Performance Objectives” means the sale of allperformance objective or substantially all ofobjectives that may be established by the assets of the Company on a consolidated basisCommittee with respect to an unrelated person or entity; (ii) a merger, reorganization or consolidationAward granted pursuant to which the holders ofPlan. Any Performance Objectives may relate to the Company’s aggregate outstanding voting power and outstanding stock immediately prior to such transaction do not own a majority of the aggregate outstanding voting power and outstanding stock or other equity interests of the resulting or successor entity (or its ultimate parent, if applicable) immediately upon completion of such transaction; (iii) the sale of all of the Common Stock to an unrelated person, entity or group thereof acting in concert; or (iv) any other transaction in which the owners of the Company’s outstanding voting power immediately prior to such transaction do not own at least a majority of the outstanding voting powerperformance of the Company or any successor entity immediately upon completionone or more of its Subsidiaries, divisions, departments, units, functions, partnerships, joint ventures or minority investments, product lines or products, or the performance of the transaction other than asindividual Participant, and may include, without limitation, the Performance Objectives listed in Section 14(a). The Performance Objectives may be made relative to the performance of a resultgroup of the acquisition of securities directly from the Company.comparable companies, or
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(y)     a published or special index that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate, or the Company may select Performance Objectives as compared to various stock market indices. Performance Objectives may be stated as a combination of such factors. Any Performance Objectives that are financial metrics may be determined in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), if applicable, or may be adjusted when established to include or exclude any items otherwise includable or excludable under GAAP.
(z)Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, and shall include a “group” as defined in Section 13(d) thereof.
(aa)Plan” means this Astrana Health, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.
(ab)Qualified Termination” means any termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service during the two-year period commencing on the date of a Change of Control (i) by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or the entity resulting from such Change of Control other than for Cause (and not as a result of the Participant’s disability or death), or (ii) if applicable, by the Participant for Good Reason.
(ac)Restricted Shares” means Shares granted or sold pursuant to Section 8 hereof as to which neither the substantial risk of forfeiture nor the prohibition on transfers referred to in such Section 8 has expired.
(ad)Restricted Share Unit” means a grant or sale of the right to receive Shares or cash at the end of a specified restricted period made pursuant to Section 9 hereof.
(ae)SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.Commission, or any successor thereto.
(z)     (af)Share” means a share of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, or any security into which such Share may be changed by reason of any transaction or event of the type referred to in Section 16 hereof.
(ag)Stock Appreciation Right” means a right granted pursuant to Section 7.
(ah)Stock Option” means a right to purchase a Share granted to a Participant under the Plan in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in Section 6 hereof. Stock Options may be either Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options.
(ai)Subsidiarymeans means: (i) with respect to the 423 Component,an Incentive Stock Option, a “subsidiary corporation” of the Company within the meaningas defined under Section 424(f) of the Code,Code; and (ii) with respect tofor all other purposes under the Non-423 Component,Plan, any corporation or other entity that,in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, through onea proprietary interest of more than fifty percent (50%) by reason of stock ownership or more intermediaries, controls,otherwise.
(aj)Substitute Award” means an Award that is controlledgranted in assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, an outstanding award previously granted by an entity acquired directly or is under the common control with,indirectly by the Company whether or not such entity is a “subsidiary corporation”with which the Company directly or indirectly combines.
(ak)Ten Percent Stockholder” shall mean any Participant who owns more than 10% of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company, within the meaning of Section 424(f)422 of the Code.
(aa)    (al)Trading Day2015 Planmeans a day on whichhas the NASDAQ Capital Market (ormeaning given such other national securities exchange upon whichterm in Section 1(d) hereof.
3.Shares Available Under the Common StockPlan.
(a)Shares Available for Awards. The maximum number of Shares that may be listed atgranted pursuant to Awards under the time) isPlan shall be two million one hundred thousand (2,100,000) Shares, all of which may be issued pursuant to Incentive Stock Options. Shares issued or delivered pursuant to an Award may be authorized but unissued Shares, treasury Shares, including Shares purchased in the open market, or a combination of the foregoing. The aggregate number of Shares available for trading.
3.    Share Reserve. Subjectissuance or delivery under the Plan shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 15, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan shall be 5,000,000 shares, which shall consist of authorized but unissued shares, treasury shares, shares acquired on the open market, or any combination thereof. If an outstanding Purchase Right for any reason expires or is terminated or canceled without the issuance of shares of Common Stock thereunder, the shares of Common Stock allocable to the unexercised portion of that Purchase Right shall again be available for issuance under the Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, up to the maximum number of shares of Common Stock reserved under this Section 3 may be used to satisfy purchases of Common Stock under the 423 Component, and any remaining portion of such maximum number of shares may be used to satisfy purchases of Common Stock under the Non-423 Component.16 hereof.
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(b)Share Counting. Except as provided in Section 3(c) hereof, the following Shares shall not count against, or shall be added back to, the Share limit in Section 3(a) hereof: (i) Shares covered by an Award that expires or is forfeited, canceled, surrendered, or otherwise terminated; (ii) Shares covered by an award granted under the Prior Plan that, after stockholder approval of the Plan, is forfeited, canceled, surrendered, or otherwise terminated; (iii) Shares covered by an Award that is settled only in cash; and (iv) Substitute Awards (except as may be required by reason of the rules and regulations of any stock exchange or other trading market on which the Shares are listed). This Section 3(b) shall apply to the number of Shares reserved and available for Incentive Stock Options only to the extent consistent with applicable Code provisions relating to Incentive Stock Options under the Code.
(c)Prohibition of Liberal Share Recycling. Notwithstanding Section 3(b), the following Shares subject to an Award shall not again be available for grant as described above, regardless of whether those Shares are actually issued or delivered to the Participant: (i) Shares tendered in payment of the exercise price of a Stock Option; (ii) Shares withheld by the Company or any Subsidiary to satisfy a tax withholding obligation with respect to an Award; and (iii) Shares that are repurchased by the Company with Stock Option proceeds. Without limiting the foregoing, with respect to any Stock Appreciation Right that is settled in Shares, the full number of Shares subject to the Award shall count against the number of Shares available for Awards under the Plan regardless of the number of Shares used to settle the Stock Appreciation Right upon exercise.
(d)Limits on Awards to Certain Directors. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary and except as otherwise provided in this Section 3(d), the aggregate grant date fair value (determined as of the Date of Grant in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718) of all Awards granted to any Director (other than any Chair or Vice Chair of the Board) during any single fiscal year, together with any cash compensation earned by such Director during such fiscal year, shall not exceed seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000). For purposes of clarity, the limit set forth in this Section 3(d) shall not apply to the compensation of any Chair or Vice Chair of the Board.
4.Administration of the Plan.
(a)In General. The Plan shall be administered by the Administrator. The Administrator hasCommittee. Except as otherwise provided by the Board, the Committee shall have full and final authority at any time to: (i) adopt, alter and repeal such rules, guidelines and practices forin its discretion to take all actions determined by the Committee to be necessary in the administration of the Plan, including, without limitation, discretion to: (i) select Award recipients; (ii) determine the sizes and for its own acts and proceedings as it shall deem advisable and appoint such agents as it deems appropriate for the proper administrationtypes of the Plan; (ii) interpret and construe, reconcile any inconsistency in, correct any default in and supply any omission in, and apply the terms of the Plan and any Enrollment Form or other instrument or agreement relating to the Plan;Awards; (iii) determine the terms and conditions of Awards in a manner consistent with the Plan; (iv) grant waivers of terms, conditions, restrictions and limitations applicable to any right to purchase sharesAward, or (v) accelerate the vesting or exercisability of Common Stockany Award, in a manner consistent with the Plan; (vi) construe and interpret the Plan and any Award Agreement or other agreement or instrument entered into under the Plan; (iv) make all determinations(vii) establish, amend, or waive rules and take all actions it deems advisableregulations for the administration of the Plan, including to accommodate the specific requirements of local laws, regulationsPlan’s administration; and procedures for jurisdictions outside the United States,(viii) take such as adopting rules and procedures regarding payment of interest (if any), conversion of local currency, payroll tax, withholding procedures and handling of stock certificates that varyother action, not inconsistent with local requirements outside of the United States, and adopting sub-plans applicable to particular Designated Subsidiaries or locations, which sub-plans may be necessary or appropriate to permit the participation in the Plan by employees who are foreign nationals or employed outside the United States, as further set forth in Section 17 below; (v) determine eligibility and decide all disputes arising in connection with the Plan, including whether Eligible Employees will participate in the 423 Component, whether Eligible Employees or Consultants will participate in the Non-423 Component, and which Subsidiaries will be Designated Subsidiaries under the 423 Component or the Non-423 Component; (vi) amend an outstanding right to purchase shares of Common Stock, including any amendments to a right that may be necessary for purposes of effecting a transaction contemplated under Section 15 or Section 16 (including, but not limited to, an amendment to the class or type of stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of a right or the Purchase Price applicable to a right), provided that the amended right otherwise conforms to the terms of the Plan; and (vii) otherwise supervise and takePlan, as the Committee deems appropriate. To the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, the Committee may, in its discretion, delegate to one or more Directors or Employees any other actions necessary or desirable for the administration of the Committee’s authority under the Plan. The acts of any such delegates shall be treated hereunder as acts of the Committee with respect to any matters so delegated.
(b)Determinations. The Committee shall have no obligation to treat Participants or eligible Employees, Directors and Consultants uniformly, and the Committee may make determinations under the Plan selectively among Participants who receive, or Employees, Directors or Consultants who are eligible to receive, Awards (whether or not such Participants or eligible Employees, Directors or Consultants are similarly situated). All interpretationsdeterminations and decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the AdministratorPlan and all related orders and resolutions of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Company, its Subsidiaries, stockholders, Directors, Consultants, Employees, Participants and the Participants. Neither the Administrator nor any member of the Board, the Committee or any other individual exercising administrative authority with respect to the Plan shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Purchase Right granted hereunder.
(b)    Delegation. Subject to applicable laws, the Administrator may delegate administrative authority hereunder to one or more officers of the Company or to such other individual or group as the Administrator may determine in its discretion.their estates and beneficiaries.
(c)Authority of the Board. The Board may reserve to itself any or all of the authority or responsibility of the AdministratorCommittee under the Plan or may act as the Administratoradministrator of the Plan for any orand all purposes. To the extent the Board has reserved any such authority or responsibility, or during any time that the Board is acting as Administratoradministrator of the Plan, the Boardit shall have all the powers of the AdministratorCommittee hereunder, and any reference in the Planherein to the AdministratorCommittee (other than in this Section 4(c)) shall include the Board. To the extent that any action of the Board under the Plan conflicts with any action taken by the Committee, the action of the Board shall control. Without limiting the foregoing, the Board specifically reserves the authority to approve and administer all Awards granted to Directors under the Plan, and any references in the Plan to the “Committee” with respect to any such Awards shall be deemed to refer to the Board.
5.Eligibility and Participation. Each Employee, Director and Consultant is eligible to participate in the Plan, upon selection by the Committee, in the Committee’s discretion. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee may, from time to time, select from all eligible Employees, Directors and Consultants those to whom Awards shall be granted and shall determine, in its sole discretion, the nature of any and all terms permissible by Applicable Laws and the amount of each Award. No Employee, Director
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or Consultant shall have the right to be selected to receive an Award under the Plan, or, having been so selected, to be selected to receive future Awards.
5.     Offerings6.Stock Options. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Stock Options may be granted to Participants in such number, and upon such terms and conditions, as shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
(a)Award Agreement. Each Stock Option shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the exercise price, the term of the Stock Option, the number of Shares covered by the Stock Option, the conditions upon which the Stock Option shall become vested and exercisable and such other terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine and which are not inconsistent with the terms and conditions of the Plan. The Award Agreement also shall specify whether the Stock Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option. No dividend equivalents may be granted with respect to the Shares underlying a Stock Option.
(b)Exercise Price. The Company will makeexercise price per Share of a Stock Option shall be determined by the Committee at the time the Stock Option is granted and shall be specified in the related Award Agreement; provided, however, that in no event shall the exercise price per Share of any Stock Option (other than a Substitute Award) be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Date of Grant.
(c)Term. The term of a Stock Option shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the related Award Agreement;provided, however, that in no event shall the term of any Stock Option exceed ten (10) years from its Date of Grant.
(d)Exercisability. Stock Options shall become vested and exercisable at such times and upon such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the related Award Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, including the minimum vesting provisions of Section 12 hereof. Such terms and conditions may include, without limitation, the satisfaction of (i) one or more Offerings to Eligible Employees to purchase Common Stock under the 423 ComponentPerformance Objectives, and may make one or more Offerings to Eligible Employees and/or Consultants under the Non-423 Component. The Administrator shall, in its discretion, designate the period of any Offering, provided that no Offering shall exceed 27 months in duration. Unless and until the Administrator determines otherwise, each Offering shall be for a Purchase Period of 6 months beginning on the first day of a calendar quarter and ending on the last day of the next succeeding calendar quarter. Subject to applicable law, the Administrator, or its delegate, retains the discretion to impose trading restrictions or holding requirements on Common Stock purchased with respect to a particular Offering. If the Administrator elects to impose such restrictions or requirements, the restrictions or requirements will be described in the enrollment materials for the applicable Offering.(ii) time-based vesting requirements.
6.     Eligibility(e)Exercise of Stock Options.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 6 (including, but not limitedthe Plan or in a related Award Agreement, a Stock Option may be exercised for all or any portion of the Shares for which it is then exercisable. A Stock Option shall be exercised by the delivery of a notice of exercise to the provisionsCompany or its designee in a form specified by the Company which sets forth the number of Shares with respect to which the Stock Option is to be exercised and full payment of the exercise price for such Shares. The exercise price of a Stock Option may be paid, in the discretion of the Committee and as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement: (i) in cash or its equivalent; (ii) by tendering (either by actual delivery or attestation) previously acquired Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value at the time of exercise equal to the aggregate exercise price; (iii) by a cashless exercise (including by withholding Shares deliverable upon exercise or through a broker-assisted arrangement to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws); (iv) by a combination of the methods described in the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and/or (iii); or (v) through any other method approved by the Committee in its sole discretion. As soon as practicable after receipt of the notification of exercise and full payment of the exercise price, the Company shall cause the appropriate number of Shares to be issued to the Participant.
(f)Special Rules Applicable to Incentive Stock Options. Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan to the contrary:
(i)    Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees. The terms and conditions of Incentive Stock Options shall be subject to and comply with the requirements of Section 6(d) regarding422 of the Non-423 Component),Code.
(ii)    To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares (determined as of the Date of Grant) with respect to which an Incentive Stock Option is exercisable for the first time by any Participant during any calendar year (under all individuals classified as employees on the payroll recordsplans of the Company and each Designated Subsidiary shall be eligible to participateits Subsidiaries) is greater than $100,000 (or such other amount specified in any one or moreSection 422 of the OfferingsCode), as calculated under the Plan (“Eligible Employees”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Participant may be granted a Purchase Right under the 423 Component if such Participant, immediately after the Purchase Right was granted, would be treated as owning stock possessing 5% or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the attribution rules of Section 424(d)422 of the Code, shall apply in determiningthen the stock ownership of a Participant, and all stock which the Participant has a contractual right to purchaseStock Option shall be treated as stock owned bya Nonqualified Stock Option.
(iii)    No Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to any Participant who, on the Participant. Further notwithstandingDate of Grant, is a Ten Percent Stockholder, unless (A) the foregoing, the Administrator may determine, prior to the beginningexercise price per Share of an Offering, thatsuch Incentive Stock Option is at least one or morehundred and ten percent (110%) of the following categoriesFair Market Value of Eligible Employeesa Share on the Date of Grant, and (B) the term of such Incentive Stock Option shall not be eligible to participate in the Plan with respect to such Offering (provided that any such determination shall be applied in a consistent manner to all employees of the applicable corporation(s)):
(i)    Employees who have been employed by the Company or a Designated Subsidiary for fewer than two years (or such shorter period of time as may be specified by the Administrator);
(ii)     Employees who customarily work not more than twenty (20) hours per week (or such shorter period of time as may be specified by the Administrator);
(iii)    Employees who customarily work not more thanexceed five (5) months per calendar year (or such shorter periodyears from the Date of time as may be specified by the Administrator);
(iv)    “Highly compensated employees” (as defined in Section 414(q) of the Code), or a subset of highly compensated employees specified by the Administrator who (A) are officers of the Company and subject to the disclosure requirements of Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended, and/or (B) have compensation (within the meaning of Section 415(c)(3) of the Code) exceeding anGrant.
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amount specified by the Administrator that is higher than the amount provided in Section 414(q)(1)(B)(i) of the Code for the applicable calendar year; or
(v)     Employees who are citizens or residents of a non-U.S. jurisdiction, if the grant of a purchase right under the Plan to such an employee would be prohibited under the laws of such jurisdiction, or if compliance with the laws of such jurisdiction would cause the Plan to violate the requirements of Section 423 of the Code.
(b)     Notwithstanding any other provision herein, individuals who are not classified as employees of the Company or a Designated Subsidiary for purposes of the Company’s or applicable Designated Subsidiary’s payroll system on the Offering Date are not considered to be “Eligible Employees” of the Company or any Designated Subsidiary and shall not be eligible to participate in the 423 Component with respect to such Offering. In the event any such individuals are reclassified as employees of the Company or a Designated Subsidiary for any purpose, including, without limitation, common law or statutory employees, by any action of any third party, including, without limitation, any government agency, or as a result of any private lawsuit, action or administrative proceeding, such individuals shall, notwithstanding such reclassification, remain ineligible for participation in the 423 Component. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the exclusive means for individuals who are not classified as of an Offering Date as employees of the Company or a Designated Subsidiary on the Company’s or Designated Subsidiary’s payroll system to become eligible to participate in an Offering under the 423 Component is through an amendment to this Plan, duly executed by the Company, which specifically renders such individuals eligible to participate herein. For purposes of the Plan, in accordance with Treas. Reg. § 1.421-1(h)(2), the employment relationship shall be treated as continuing intact while the individual is on military leave, sick leave or other leave of absence approved by the Company or a Designated Subsidiary that does not exceed three months and during any period longer than three months if the individual’s right to reemployment is guaranteed by statute or contract.
(c)    The Administrator retains the discretion to determine which Eligible Employees may participate in the 423 Component pursuant to and consistent with Treasury Regulation §§ 1.423-2(e) and (f), and which Eligible Employees and Consultants may participate in the Non-423 Component.
(d)    Notwithstanding anything in this Section 6 to the contrary, in the case of an Offering under the Non-423 Component, (i) an Eligible Employee (or group of Eligible Employees) may be excluded from, or included in, participation in the Non-423 Component or an Offering as the Administrator may determine, in its sole discretion; and (ii) a Consultant (or group of Consultants) may be included in, or excluded from, participation in the Non-423 Component or an Offering as the Administrator may determine, in its sole discretion.
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7.     ParticipationStock Appreciation Rights. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted to Participants in such number, and upon such terms and conditions, as shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
(a)Award Agreement. Each Stock Appreciation Right shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the exercise price, the term of the Stock Appreciation Right, the number of Shares covered by the Stock Appreciation Right, the conditions upon which the Stock Appreciation Right shall become vested and exercisable and such other terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine and which are not inconsistent with the terms and conditions of the Plan. No dividend equivalents may be granted with respect to the Shares underlying a Stock Appreciation Right.
(b)Exercise Price. The exercise price per Share of a Stock Appreciation Right shall be determined by the Committee at the time the Stock Appreciation Right is granted and shall be specified in the related Award Agreement; provided, however, that in no event shall the exercise price per Share of any Stock Appreciation Right (other than a Substitute Award) be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Date of Grant.
(c)Term. The term of a Stock Appreciation Right shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the related Award Agreement; provided, however, that in no event shall the term of any Stock Appreciation Right exceed ten (10) years from its Date of Grant.
(d)Exercisability of Stock Appreciation Rights. A Stock Appreciation Right shall become vested and exercisable at such times and upon such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Committee and set forth in the related Award Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, including the minimum vesting provisions of Section 12 hereof. Such terms and conditions may include, without limitation, the satisfaction of (i) one or more Performance Objectives, and (ii) time-based vesting requirements.
(e)Exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or in a related Award Agreement, a Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised for all or any portion of the Shares for which it is then exercisable. A Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercised by the delivery of a notice of exercise to the Company or its designee in a form specified by the Company which sets forth the number of Shares with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right is to be exercised. Upon exercise, a Stock Appreciation Right shall entitle a Participant to an amount equal to (i) the excess of (A) the Fair Market Value of a Share on the exercise date over (B) the exercise price per Share, multiplied by (ii) the number of Shares with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised. A Stock Appreciation Right may be settled in whole Shares, cash or a combination thereof, as specified by the Committee in the related Award Agreement.
8.Restricted Shares. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Restricted Shares may be granted or sold to Participants in such number, and upon such terms and conditions, as shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
(a)Award Agreement. Each Restricted Share Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the number of Restricted Shares, the restricted period(s) applicable to the Restricted Shares, the conditions upon which the restrictions on the Restricted Shares will lapse and such other terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine and which are not inconsistent with the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(b)Terms, Conditions and Restrictions. The Committee shall impose such other terms, conditions and/or restrictions on any Restricted Shares as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, a requirement that the Participant pay a purchase price for each Restricted Share, restrictions based on the achievement of specific Performance Objectives, time-based restrictions or holding requirements or sale restrictions placed on the Shares by the Company upon vesting of such Restricted Shares subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, including the minimum vesting provisions of Section 12 hereof. Unless otherwise provided in the related Award Agreement or required by Applicable Law, the restrictions imposed on Restricted Shares shall lapse upon the expiration or termination of the applicable restricted period and the satisfaction of any other applicable terms and conditions.
(c)Custody of Certificates. To the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, the Company may retain any certificates representing Restricted Shares in the Company’s possession until such time as all terms, conditions and/or restrictions applicable to such Shares have been satisfied or lapse.
(d)Rights Associated with Restricted Shares during Restricted Period. During any restricted period applicable to Restricted Shares: (i) the Restricted Shares may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated or hypothecated; (ii)
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unless otherwise provided in the related Award Agreement, the Participant shall be entitled to exercise any voting rights associated with such Restricted Shares; and (iii) the Participant shall be entitled to any dividends and other distributions paid with respect to such Restricted Shares during the restricted period; provided, however, that any dividends with respect to unvested Restricted Shares shall be accumulated or deemed reinvested in additional Restricted Shares (as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement), subject to the same terms and conditions as the original Award (including service-based vesting conditions and any Performance Objectives) until such Award is earned and vested.
9.Restricted Share Units. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Restricted Share Units may be granted or sold to Participants in such number, and upon such terms and conditions, as shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
(a)Award Agreement. Each Restricted Share Unit Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the number of units, the restricted period(s) applicable to the Restricted Share Units, the conditions upon which the restrictions on the Restricted Share Units will lapse, the time and method of payment of the Restricted Share Units to the Participant, and such other terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine and which are not inconsistent with the terms and conditions of the Plan, including the minimum vesting provisions of Section 12 hereof.
(b)Terms, Conditions and Restrictions. The Committee shall impose such other terms, conditions and/or restrictions on any Restricted Share Units as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, a requirement that the Participant pay a purchase price for each Restricted Share Unit, restrictions based on the achievement of specific Performance Objectives or time-based restrictions or holding requirements.
(c)Form of Settlement. Restricted Share Units may be settled in whole Shares, cash or a combination thereof, as specified by the Committee in the related Award Agreement.
10.Other Share-Based Awards. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Other Share-Based Awards may be granted to Participants in such number, and upon such terms and conditions, as shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, including the minimum vesting provisions of Section 12 hereof. Other Share-Based Awards are Awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on the Fair Market Value of, Shares, and shall be in such form as the Committee shall determine, including without limitation, unrestricted Shares (subject to the limitations of Section 12 hereof) or time-based or performance-based units that are settled in Shares and/or cash.
(a)Award Agreement. Each Other Share-Based Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the terms and conditions upon which the Other Share-Based Award shall become vested, if applicable, the time and method of settlement, the form of settlement and such other terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine and which are not inconsistent with the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(b)Form of Settlement. An Other Share-Based Award may be settled in whole Shares, cash or a combination thereof, as specified by the Committee in the related Award Agreement.
11.Dividend Equivalents. Awards granted under the Plan (other than Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights) may provide the Participant with dividend equivalents, payable on a contingent basis and either in cash or in additional Shares, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion and set forth in the related Award Agreement; provided, however, that any dividend equivalents with respect to an unvested Award shall be either accumulated in cash or deemed reinvested in additional Restricted Share Units, subject to the same terms and conditions as the original Award (including service-based vesting conditions and the achievement of any Performance Objectives) until such Award is earned and vested. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no dividend equivalents may be granted under the Plan with respect to the Shares underlying any Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right.
12.Minimum Vesting Provisions. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, Awards granted under the Plan shall not become vested or exercisable in full any earlier than the first anniversary of the Date of Grant of the Award (excluding, for this purpose, any (a) Substitute Awards, and (b) Awards to Directors that vest in full no later than the earlier of the first anniversary of the date of grant or the next annual meeting of stockholders (provided that such vesting period is not less than 50 weeks after the Date of Grant)); provided, however, that the Committee may grant Awards without regard to the foregoing minimum vesting requirement with respect to a maximum of five percent (5%) of the available share reserve authorized for issuance under the Plan pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof; and, provided further that the foregoing restriction does not apply to the Committee’s discretion to provide for accelerated exercisability or vesting of any Award, including in cases of retirement, death, disability, other termination of
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employment or a Change of Control, by the terms of the Award Agreement or otherwise. For purposes of clarity, an Award that vests or becomes exercisable in installments over a period that ends on or after the first anniversary of the Date of Grant of the Award shall be considered to comply with the minimum vesting provisions of this Section 12.
13.Compliance with Section 409A. Awards granted under the Plan shall be designed and administered in such a manner that they are either exempt from the application of, or comply with, the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. To the extent that the Committee determines that any award granted under the Plan is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Award Agreement shall incorporate the terms and conditions necessary to avoid the imposition of an additional tax under Section 409A of the Code upon a Participant. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement (unless the Award Agreement provides otherwise with specific reference to this Section 13): (a) an Award shall not be granted, deferred, accelerated, extended, paid out, settled, substituted, modified or adjusted under the Plan in a manner that would result in the imposition of an additional tax under Section 409A of the Code upon a Participant; and (b) if an Award is subject to Section 409A of the Code, and if the Participant holding the award is a “specified employee” (as defined in Section 409A of the Code, with such classification to be determined in accordance with the methodology established by the Company), then, to the extent required to avoid the imposition of an additional tax under Section 409A of the Code upon a Participant, no distribution or payment of any amount shall be made before the date that is six (6) months following the date of such Participant’s “separation from service” (as defined in Section 409A of the Code) or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death. Although the Company intends to administer the Plan so that Awards will be exempt from, or will comply with, the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, the Company does not warrant that any Award under the Plan will qualify for favorable tax treatment under Section 409A of the Code, or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. The Company shall not be liable to any Participant for any tax, interest, or penalties the Participant might owe as a result of the grant, holding, vesting, exercise, or payment of any Award under the Plan.
14.Performance Objectives.
(a)Participants on Offering DateIn General. An Eligible Employee (or, with respect to the Non-423 Component, a Consultant) may elect to participateAs provided in the Plan, the vesting, exercisability and/or payment of any Award may be conditioned upon the achievement of one or more Performance Objectives (any such Award, a “Performance Award”). Any Performance Objectives shall be based on the achievement of one or more criteria selected by properly completingthe Committee, in its discretion, which may include, but shall not be limited to, the following: (i) revenue; (ii) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and submitting an Enrollment Form (inamortization, as adjusted (EBITDA as adjusted); (iii) income before income taxes and minority interests; (iv) operating income; (v) pre- or after-tax income; (vi) average accounts receivable; (vii) cash flow; (viii) cash flow per share; (ix) net earnings; (x) basic or diluted earnings per share; (xi) return on equity; (xii) return on assets; (xiii) return on capital; (xiv) growth in assets; (xv) economic value added; (xvi) share price performance; (xvii) total stockholder return; (xviii) improvement or attainment of expense levels; (xix) market share or market penetration; (xx) business expansion, and/or acquisitions or divestitures; or (xxi) environmental, social or governance metrics.
(b)Establishment of Performance Objectives. With respect to any Performance Award, the manner describedCommittee shall establish in Section 7(b)) by such deadline aswriting the Performance Objectives, the performance period, and any formula for computing the payout of the Performance Awards. Such terms and conditions shall be established in writing during the first ninety days of the applicable performance period (or by such other date as may be determined by the Administrator forCommittee, in its discretion).
(c)Certification of Performance. Prior to payment, exercise or vesting of any Performance Award, the OfferingCommittee will certify in writing whether the applicable Performance Objectives and other material terms imposed on such Performance Award have been satisfied, and, if they have, ascertain the amount of the payout or vesting of the Performance Award.
(d)Adjustments. If the Committee determines that a change in the Company’s business, operations, corporate structure or capital structure, or in the manner in which it conducts its business, or other events or circumstances render the Performance Objectives unsuitable, the Committee may, in its discretion and without the consent of any Participant, adjust such Performance Objectives or the related level of achievement, in whole or in part, as the Committee deems appropriate and equitable, including, without limitation, to exclude the effects of events that are unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence (as determined in accordance with enrollment procedures established by the Administrator. Participation in the Plan is entirely voluntary.applicable financial accounting standards), cumulative effects of tax or accounting changes, discontinued operations, acquisitions, divestitures and material restructuring or asset impairment charges.
(b)     15.Enrollment. The Enrollment Form shall (i) state a whole percentage or, to the extent permitted by the Administrator, a fixed dollar amount, to be deducted from an Eligible Employee’s (or, with respect to the Non-423 Component, a Consultant’s) Compensation per pay period during an Offering, (ii) authorize the purchase of Common Stock in each Offering in accordance with the terms of the Plan and (iii) specify the exact name or names in which shares of Common Stock purchased for such individual are to be issued pursuant to Section 13. An eligible individual who does not enroll in an Offering in accordance with these procedures shall be deemed to have waived participation in such Offering.
(c)     Automatic Re-EnrollmentTransferability. Except as otherwise determined by the Administrator priorCommittee, no Award or dividend equivalents paid with respect to an Offering Date, the deduction rate selected in the Enrollment Formany Award shall remain in effect for subsequent Offerings unlessbe transferable by the Participant (i) submitsexcept by will or the laws of descent and distribution; provided, that if so determined by the Committee, each Participant may, in a new Enrollment Form authorizingmanner established by the Board or the Committee, designate a new levelbeneficiary to exercise the rights of payroll deductions in accordancethe Participant with Section 9, (ii) withdraws fromrespect to any Award upon the Plan in accordance with Section 10, or (iii) terminates employmentdeath of the Participant and to receive Shares or other serviceproperty issued or delivered under such Award. Except as otherwise becomes ineligible to participate in the Plan.
 (d)     Electronic Submission of Enrollment Form. The Administrator may specify that Enrollment Forms to be submitted to the Company pursuant to this Section 7 or Section 10 below are to be submitted electronically via the Company’s intranet or the internet site of a third party or via email or any other means of electronic delivery specifieddetermined by the Administrator.Committee, Stock Options and Stock
(e)     Notwithstanding the foregoing, participation in the 423 Component shall neither be permitted nor denied contrary to the requirements of the Code.
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8.Appreciation Rights will be exercisable during a Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant Contributionsor, in the event of the Participant’s legal incapacity to do so, by the Participant’s guardian or legal representative acting on behalf of the Participant in a fiduciary capacity under state law and/or court supervision.
16.Adjustments. SubjectIn the event of any equity restructuring (within the meaning of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, or any successor thereto), such as a stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, spinoff, rights offering, or recapitalization through a large, nonrecurring cash dividend, the Committee shall cause there to be an equitable adjustment in the annual dollar amount limitation set forthnumber and kind of Shares specified in Section 11(b), each Eligible Employee (or,3 of the Plan and, with respect to outstanding Awards, in the Non-423 Component,number and kind of Shares subject to outstanding Awards and the exercise price or other price of Shares subject to outstanding Awards, in each eligible Consultant)case to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of Participants. In the event of any other change in corporate capitalization, or in the event of a merger, consolidation, liquidation, or similar transaction, the Committee may, by submittingin its sole discretion, cause there to be an Enrollment Formequitable adjustment as described in Section 7(b)the foregoing sentence, to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights; provided, authorize payroll deductions, in whole percentages, at a minimum of 1% up to a maximum of 25% of such individual’s Compensation (or such other maximum percentage deduction as may be determined by the Administrator)however, or, to the extent permitted by the Administrator, in a fixed dollar amount, such individual’s Compensation (between such minimum and maximum dollar amount as specified by the Administrator prior to the applicable Offering), to be deducted on a pro rata basis for each pay period during an Offering. Payroll deductions shall commence on the first payroll date following the Offering Date and end on the last payroll date on or before the last day of the Offering. Payroll deductions shall be made in accordance with the Eligible Employee’s (or, with respect to the Non-423 Component, the Consultant’s) election; however, if the Eligible Employee (or, with respect to the Non-423 Component, the Consultant) elects to contribute in whole percentages, due to rounding or other administrative reasons, the actual percentage contributed may be less than the elected percentage. The Company shall maintain notional book accounts showing the amount of payroll deductions made by each Participant for each Purchase Period, but the Company will not hold payroll deductions in a trust or in any segregated account,that, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator or required by applicable law. No interestCommittee, the number of Shares subject to any Award shall accrue oralways be paid on payroll deductions, except as may be required by applicable law. If required under applicable law or if specifically providedrounded down to a whole number. Moreover, in the Offering,event of any such transaction or event, the Committee, in either caseits discretion, may provide in substitution for any or all outstanding Awards such alternative consideration (including cash) as it, in good faith, may determine to be equitable in the circumstances, and tomay require in connection therewith the extent determined bysurrender of all Awards so replaced. Notwithstanding the Administrator, in addition to or instead of making contributions by payroll deduction, a Participant mayforegoing, the Committee shall not make contributions through a payment by cash, check, or wire transfer prior to an Exercise Date, in such manner as may be directed by the Administrator. Any reference to “payroll deductions” in this Section 8 (or in any other section of the Plan) shall similarly cover contributions by other means madeadjustment pursuant to this Section 8.16 that would (a) cause any Stock Option intended to qualify as an ISO to fail to so qualify, (b) cause an Award that is otherwise exempt from Section 409A of the Code to become subject to Section 409A, or (c) cause an Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code to fail to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A . The determination of the Committee as to the foregoing adjustments, if any, shall be conclusive and binding on all Participants and any other persons claiming under or through any Participant.
9.     Deduction Changes17.Fractional Shares. ExceptThe Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any fractional Shares pursuant to the Plan and, unless otherwise provided by the Committee, fractional shares shall be settled in cash.
18.Withholding Taxes. To the extent required by Applicable Laws, a Participant shall be required to satisfy, in a manner satisfactory to the Company or Subsidiary, as applicable, any withholding tax obligations that arise by reason of the exercise of a Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right, the vesting of or settlement of Shares under an Award, an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code or otherwise with respect to an Award. The Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be required to issue or deliver Shares, make any payment, or recognize the transfer or disposition of any Shares, until such withholding tax obligations are satisfied. The Committee may permit or require these obligations to be satisfied by having the Company withhold a portion of the Shares that otherwise would be issued or delivered to a Participant upon exercise of a Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right or upon the vesting or settlement of an Award, or by tendering Shares previously acquired, in each case having a value (as determined by the Administrator in advance of an Offering, a Participant may not increase or decrease his or her payroll deduction during any Offering, but may increase or decrease his or her payroll deduction with respectCompany) equal to the next Offering (subjectamount required to the limitations of Section 10) by filing a new Enrollment Form bybe withheld. Any such deadline as shall be established by the Administrator for the Offering. The Administrator may, in advance of any Offering, establish rules permitting a Participantelections are subject to increase, decreasesuch conditions or terminate his or her payroll deduction during an Offering.
10.     Withdrawal. A Participant may withdraw from participation in the Plan by submitting to the Company a revised Enrollment Form indicating his or her election to withdraw (in accordance with such procedures as may be established by the Administrator)Committee and may be subject to disapproval by the Committee. In no event will the value of the Shares to be withheld or tendered pursuant to this Section 18 to satisfy applicable withholding taxes exceed the amount of taxes required to be withheld based on the maximum statutory tax rates in the applicable taxing jurisdictions.
19.Non-U.S. Participants. Without amending the Plan, the Committee may grant Awards to Participants who are foreign nationals, or who are subject to Applicable Laws of one or more non-United States jurisdictions, on such terms and conditions different from those specified in the Plan as may in the judgment of the Committee be necessary or desirable to foster and promote achievement of the purposes of the Plan, and, in furtherance of such purposes, the Committee may approve such sub-plans, supplements to or amendments, modifications, restatements or alternative versions of this Plan as may be necessary or advisable to comply with provisions of Applicable Laws of other countries in which the Company or its Subsidiaries operate or have Employees or Consultants.
20.Compensation Recovery Policy. Any Award granted to a Participant shall be subject to forfeiture or repayment pursuant to the terms of the Company’s Compensation Recovery Policy as in effect from time to time (and any similar, supplemental, or successor policy).
21.Change of Control.
a.    In General. The Participant’s withdrawalprovisions of this Section 21 shall be effective asapply, notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the next business day, or as soon as practicable thereafter. Followingcontrary, except to the extent otherwise specifically provided in a Participant’s withdrawal, the Company shall promptly refund such individual’s entire account balance under the Plan to him or her (after payment for any Common Stock purchased before the effective date of withdrawal). Partial withdrawals are not permitted. Such an individual may not begin participation again during the remainder of the Offering, but may enroll in a subsequent Offering in accordance with Section 7.Award Agreement.
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11.     Grantb.    Awards that are Assumed. To the extent outstanding Awards granted under this Plan are assumed, converted or replaced by the resulting entity in the event of Purchase Rights.
(a)    On each Offering Date,a Change of Control (or, if the Company shall grant to each Participantis the resulting entity in the Plan the rightto purchase (“Purchase Right”), on the Exercise Date and at the Purchase Price hereinafter provided for, the lowestChange of (i) a number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing such Participant’s accumulated payroll deductions on such Exercise Date by the Purchase Price (as defined herein); (ii) 920 shares of Common Stock; or (iii) such other lesser maximum number of shares as shall have been established by the Administrator in advance of the Offering (in each case subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 15 or Section 16); provided, however, that such Purchase Right shall be subject to the limitations set forth below. Each Participant’s Purchase Right shall be exercisable onlyControl, to the extent such Awards are continued by the Company), then, except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement or in another written agreement with the Participant, or in a Company severance plan applicable to the Participant: (i) any outstanding Awards that are subject to Performance Objectives shall be converted to service-vesting awards by the resulting entity, as if “target” performance had been achieved as of the date of the Change of Control, and shall continue to vest based on the Participant’s Continuous Service during the remaining performance period or other period of required service, and (ii) all other Awards shall continue to vest during the applicable vesting period, if any. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if a Participant incurs a Qualified Termination, then upon such termination, all outstanding Awards shall become fully vested and any such Awards that are Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights shall become fully exercisable and shall remain exercisable for the full duration of their term.
c.    Awards that are not Assumed. To the extent outstanding Awards granted under this Plan are not assumed, converted or replaced by the resulting entity in connection with a Change of Control (or, if the Company is the resulting entity in the Change of Control, to the extent such Awards are not continued by the Company), then effective immediately prior to the Change of Control, except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement or in another written agreement with the Participant, or in a Company severance plan applicable to the Participant: (i) all outstanding Awards held by the Participant that may be exercised shall become fully exercisable and shall remain exercisable for the full duration of their term, (ii) all restrictions with respect to outstanding Awards shall lapse, with any specified Performance Objectives with respect to outstanding Awards deemed to be satisfied at the “target” level, and (iii) all outstanding Awards shall become fully vested.
d.    Cancellation Right. The Committee may, in its sole discretion and without the consent of Participants, either by the terms of the Award Agreement applicable to any Award or by resolution adopted prior to the occurrence of the Change of Control, provide that any outstanding Award (or a portion thereof) shall, upon the occurrence of such Participant’s accumulated payroll deductions on the Exercise Date. The purchase priceChange of Control, be cancelled in exchange for each share purchased under each Purchase Right shall be as determined by the Administratora payment in advancecash or other property (including shares of the applicable Offering (the “Purchase Price”),provided thatresulting entity in no event shallconnection with a Change of Control) in an amount equal to the Purchase Price be less than the lesser of 85%excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock onShares subject to the Offering Date or 85% ofAward, over any exercise price related to the Award, which amount may be zero if the Fair Market Value of the Common Stocka Share on the Exercise Date.
(b)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Participant may be granted a Purchase Right which permits the Participant’s rights to purchase stock under the 423 Component, and any other employee stock purchase plan (described in Section 423 of the Code) of the Company and its Parents and Subsidiaries, to accrue at a rate which exceeds $25,000 of the fair market value of such stock (determined on the Offering Date) for each calendar year in which the Purchase Right is outstanding at any time. The purpose of the limitation in the preceding sentence is to comply with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and shall be applied taking Purchase Rights into account in the order in which they were granted.
12.     Exercise of Purchase Right and Purchase of Shares. Each individual who continues to be a Participant in the Plan on the Exercise Date shall be deemed to have exercised his or her Purchase Right on such date and shall acquire from the Company such number of whole shares (and/or fractional shares, as determined by the Administrator) of Common Stock reserved for the purpose of the Plan as the Participant’s accumulated payroll deductions on such date shall purchase at the Purchase Price, subject to any other limitations contained in the Plan. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator in advance of an Offering, any amount remaining in a Participant’s account after the purchase of shares on an Exercise Date of an Offering solely by reason of any inability to purchase a fractional share shall be carried forward to the next Offering; any other balance remaining in a Participant’s account at the end of an Offering shall be refunded to the Participant promptly.
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13.     Issuance of Shares. Shares of Common Stock may be issued under the Plan, and certificates (if any) representing shares of Common Stock purchased under the Plan may be issued only in the name of the Participant, or, to the extent permitted by the Administrator in its discretion in the name of the Participant and another person of legal age as joint tenants with rights of survivorship, or in the name of a broker authorized by the Participant to be his, her or their, nominee for such purpose. Participants will not have any voting, dividend, or other rights of a stockholder with respect to the shares of Common Stock until such shares have been delivered pursuant to this Section 13. All transactions under this Plan are subject to the Company’s insider trading policy as may be in effect from time to time. This includes any blackout period prohibition or requirement to obtain mandatory pre-clearance of transactions such as enrollment, withdrawal, or trading. If the standard enrollment period is scheduled to occur during a blackout period, arrangements will be made to allow for restricted insiders to update their elections during the preceding open trading window.
14.     Rights on Termination or Transfer of Employment or Other Service. If a Participant’s employment or other service terminates for any reason, or if the Participant’s status changes such that the Participant is no longer an Eligible Employee (or, in the case of the Non-423 Component, an eligible Consultant), before the Exercise Date for any Purchase Period, no payroll deduction shall be taken from any Compensation due and owing to the Participant and the balance in the Participant’s notional account shall be paid—as if such Participant had withdrawn from the Plan under Section 10—to such Participant or, in the case of such Participant’s death, (a) to the participant’s designated beneficiary, if any, to the extent that the Administrator, in its discretion, has permitted the designation of a beneficiary, or (b) otherwise, to the Participant’s estate. A Participant shall be deemed to have terminated employment or other service, for this purpose, if the entity by which the Participant is employed or with which the Participant has a service relationship, ceases to be a Designated Subsidiary, or if the Participant’s employment or other service is transferred to any entity other than the Company or a Designated Subsidiary. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, a Participant whose employment transfers between, or whose employment or other service terminates with an immediate rehire (with no break in service) by, a Designated Subsidiary or the Company shall not be treated as having terminated employment or other service for purposes of participating in the Plan or an Offering; provided, however, that if a Participant transfers from an Offering under the 423 Component to an Offering under the Non-423 Component, the exercise of the Participant’s Purchase Right shall be qualified under the 423 Component only to the extent that such exercise complies with Section 423 of the Code. If a Participant transfers from an Offering under the Non-423 Component to an Offering under the 423 Component, the exercise of the Participant’s Purchase Right shall remain non-qualified under the Non-423 Component.
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15.     Adjustment in Case of Changes Affecting Common Stock. Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, in the event of any change in the Common Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, whether through merger, consolidation, reorganization, reincorporation, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, split-up, split-off, spin-off, combination of shares, exchange of shares, or similar change in the capital structure of the Company, or in the event of payment of a dividend or distribution to the stockholders of the Company in a form other than Common Stock (excepting normal cash dividends) that has a material effect on the Fair Market Value of shares of Common Stock, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the number and class of shares subject to the Plan, the limit on the shares which may be purchased by any Participant during an Offering (as described in Section 11(a)) and the number of shares of Common Stock subject to, and the Purchase Price of, each outstanding Purchase Right, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of Participants’ rights under the Plan. Any fractional share resulting from an adjustment pursuant to this Section 15 shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number, and in no event may the Purchase Price of any Purchase Right be decreased to an amount less than the par value, if any, of the stock subject to the Purchase Right. The adjustments determined by the Administrator pursuant to this Section 15 shall be final, binding and conclusive.
16.     Reorganization Events. In connection with a Reorganization Event, the Administrator may take such actions with respect to outstanding Purchase Rights as the Administrator deems appropriate, consistent with applicable law and the treatment of the 423 Component as an “employee stock purchase plan” within the meaning of Section 423(b) of the Code, including, any one or more of the following:
(a)     provide that Purchase Rights shall be assumed, or substantially equivalent Purchase Rights shall be substituted, by the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof);
(b)     upon written notice to Participants, provide that all outstanding Purchase Rights will be terminated as of the effective date of the Reorganization Event and that all such outstanding Purchase Rights will become exercisable toChange of Control does not exceed the extent of accumulated payroll deductions as of a date specified by the Administrator in such notice, which date shall not be less than ten (10) days preceding the effective dateexercise price per Share of the Reorganization Event;
(c)     upon written notice to Participants, provide that all outstanding Purchase Rights will be cancelled as of a date prior to the effective date of the Reorganization Event and that all accumulated payroll deductions will be returned to the Participant on such date;
(d)     in the event of a Reorganization Event under the terms of which holders of Common Stock will receive, upon consummation thereof, a cash payment for each share surrendered in the Reorganization Event, make or provide for a cash payment to a Participant equal to the excess, if any, of (1) the amount of cash payable for a Common Share pursuant to the Reorganization Event times the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Participant’s Purchase Right over (2) the aggregate Purchase Price of the Common Stock subject to such Purchase Right, in exchange for the termination of such Purchase Right;
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(e)     provide that, in connection with a liquidation or dissolution of the Company, Purchase Rights shall convert into the right to receive liquidation proceeds (net of the Purchase Price thereof); or
(f)     any combination of the foregoing.
For purposes of clause (a) above, a Purchase Right shall be considered assumed if, following consummation of the Reorganization Event, the Purchase Right confers the right to purchase, for each share of Common Stock subject to the Purchase Right immediately prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Event, the consideration (whether cash, securities, or other property) received as a result of the Reorganization Event by holders of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock held immediately prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Event (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock); provided, however, that if the consideration received as a result of the Reorganization Event is not solely common stock of the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof), the Company may, with the consent of the acquiring or succeeding corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of Purchase Rights to consist solely of common stock of the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof) equivalent in value (as determined by the Administrator) to the per share consideration received by holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock as a result of the Reorganization Event.
In addition, with respect to any outstanding Purchase Right under the 423 Component of the Plan, any action taken under this Section 16 shall be consistent with the intent that such Purchase Rights comply with Section 423 of the Code, unless otherwise expressly determined by the Administrator. The Plan shall in no event be construed to restrict in any way the Company’s right to undertake a dissolution, liquidation, merger, consolidation or other Reorganization Event.
17.     Special RulesAmendment, Modification and Sub-Plans. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Administrator may adopt special rules or sub-plans applicable to Participants who are employees of or Consultants to a particular Designated Subsidiary, whenever the Administrator determines that such rules are necessary or appropriate for the implementation of the Plan in a jurisdiction where such Designated Subsidiary has employees or Consultants, regarding, without limitation, eligibility to participate in the Plan, handling and making of payroll deductions or contribution by other means, establishment of bank or trust accounts to hold payroll deductions, payment of interest, conversion of local currency, obligations to pay payroll tax, withholding procedures and handling of share issuances, any of which may vary according to applicable requirements; provided that if such special rules or sub-plans are inconsistent with the requirements of Section 423 of the Code, any employees subject to such special rules or sub-plans shall participate in the Non-423 Component, and Purchase Rights granted thereunder will not be required by the terms of the Plan to comply with Section 423 of the Code.
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18.     Amendment, Suspension and Termination of the Plan.
(a)Amendment of the PlanIn General. The Board may at any time and from time to time, alter, amend, the Plan in any respect, except that, without the approval by the stockholders of the Company within 12 months of such Board action, no amendment shall be made increasing the number of shares approved for the Plansuspend or making any other change that would require stockholder approval under the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the shares may then be listed or in order for the 423 Component of the Plan, as amended, to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423(b) of the Code. In no event may any amendment be made which would cause the 423 Component of the Plan to fail to comply with Section 423 of the Code.
(b)    Suspension of the Plan. The Administrator may, at any time, suspend the Plan; provided that the Company shall provide notice to the Participants prior to the effectiveness of such suspension. The Administrator may resume the operation of the Plan following any such suspension; provided that the Company shall provide notice to the Participants prior to the date of termination of the suspension period. A Participant shall remain a Participant in the Plan during any suspension period (unless the Participant withdraws pursuant to Section 10). However, no Purchase Rights shall be granted or exercised, and no payroll deductions shall be made in respect of any Participant, during the suspension period.
(c)     Termination of the Plan. The Board reserves the right to terminate the Plan in whole or in part, at any time. The Plan shall terminate upon the date when all shares of Common Stock reserved under Section 3 of the Plan have been purchased,part; provided, however, that no alteration or upon such earlier date as may be determined by the Board. Upon termination of the Plan, all amountsamendment that requires stockholder approval in the accounts of Participants shall be promptly refunded.
19.     Insufficient Shares. If the total number of shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be purchased on any Exercise Date plus the number of shares of Common Stock purchased under previous Offerings under the Plan exceeds the maximum number of shares issuable under the Plan, the shares then available shall be apportioned in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 423(b)(4) and (5) of the Code and the regulations thereunder among Participants in proportion to the amount of payroll deductions accumulated on behalf of each Participant that would otherwise be used to purchase Common Stock on such Exercise Date.
20.     Notification Upon Sale of Shares Under 423 Component. Each Participant shall agree, by enrolling in the 423 Component oforder for the Plan to givecomply with any rule promulgated by the SEC or any securities exchange on which Shares are listed or any other Applicable Laws shall be effective unless such amendment is approved by the requisite vote of stockholders of the Company prompt noticeentitled to vote thereon within the time period required under such applicable listing standard, rule or law.
(b)Adjustments to Outstanding Awards. The Committee may, in its sole discretion and without the consent of any dispositionParticipant, at any time (i) provide that all or a portion of shares purchased undera Participant’s Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and other Awards in the Plan where such disposition occurs within two years after the datenature of grantrights that may be exercised shall become fully or partially exercisable; (ii) provide that all or a part of the Purchase Right pursuant to which such shares were purchasedtime-based vesting restrictions on all or within one year after the date such shares were purchased.
21.     Equal Rights and Privileges. Notwithstanding any provisiona portion of the Plan to the contrary and in accordance with Section 423 of the Code, all Eligible Employees participating in the 423 Componentoutstanding Awards shall have the same rights and privileges.
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22.     General.
(a)     No Right to Purchase Rights; No Stockholder Rights; No Right to Employmentlapse, and/or that any Performance Objectives or other service. No person shall have any right to be granted any Purchase Right under the Plan. No person shall have any rights as a stockholderperformance-based criteria with respect to any Common StockAwards shall be deemed to be issuedwholly or partially satisfied; or (iii) waive any other limitation or requirement under any such Award, in each case, as of such date as the Plan priorCommittee may, in its sole discretion, declare.
(c)Prohibition on Repricing Without Stockholder Approval. Except for adjustments made pursuant to Sections 16 or 21 hereof, the issuance thereof. The Plan isCommittee will not, a contractwithout the approval of employment or service, and the termsstockholders of employment or servicethe Company, authorize the amendment of any Participant shall notoutstanding Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right to reduce the exercise price of such Award. No Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right will be affected in any way bycancelled and replaced with an Award having a lower exercise price, or for another Award, or for cash, without approval of the Planstockholders of the Company, except as specifically provided in Sections 16 or 21 hereof. Furthermore, no Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right will provide for the Plan. The establishmentpayment, at the time of enrollment in,exercise, of a cash bonus or grant or sale of a Purchase Right underanother Award without further approval of the Plan shallstockholders of the Company. This Section 22(c) is intended to prohibit the repricing of “underwater” Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights without stockholder approval and will not be construed as giving any personto prohibit the right to be retainedadjustments provided for in the employSections 16 or other service of the Company or any Subsidiary. Further, the Company and each Subsidiary expressly reserves the right at any time to dismiss an employee or Consultant, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan, except as expressly provided herein.21 hereof.
(b)     (d)Purchase Rights Not TransferableEffect on Outstanding Awards. Except as provided herein, or to the extent otherwise required by applicable law, no Participant may alienate, commute, anticipate, assign, pledge, encumber, transfer, or dispose of any Purchase Rights hereunder, which Purchase Rights and the right to receive them are expressly declared to be nonassignable and nontransferable. Further, notwithstandingNotwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary Purchase Rights under(other than Sections 14(d), 16, 21, 22(b) and 24(e) hereof, which specifically do not require the 423 Component are not transferable by a Participant other than by will or the lawsconsent of descent and distribution and are exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant.
(c)     Application of Funds. All funds received or held by the Company under the Plan may be combined with other corporate funds and may be used for any corporate purpose, unless otherwise required under applicable law.
(d)     Governmental Regulations. The Company’s obligation to sell and deliver Common Stock under the Plan is subject to the completion of any registration or qualification of the Common Stock under any U.S. or non-U.S. local, state or federal securities or exchange control law, or under rulings or regulations of the SEC or of any other governmental regulatory body, and to obtaining any approval or other clearance from any U.S. and non-U.S. local, state or federal governmental agency, which registration, qualification or approval the Company may, in its absolute discretion, deem necessary or advisable. The Company is underParticipants), no obligation to register or qualify the Common Stock with the SEC or any other U.S. or non-U.S. securities commission or to seek approval or clearance from any governmental authority for the issuance or sale of such stock. If, pursuant to this Section 22, the Administrator determines that the shares of Common Stock will not be issued to any Participant, all accumulated payroll deductions will be promptly refunded, without interest (unless otherwise required pursuant to applicable law), to the Participant, without any liability to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(e)     Successors and Assigns. The Plan shall be binding on the Company and its successors and assigns.
(f)     Entire Plan. This Plan constitutes the entire plan with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior plans with respect to the subject matter hereof.termination, amendment,
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(g)suspension, or modification of the Plan or an Award Agreement shall adversely affect in any material way any Award previously granted under the Plan, without the written consent of the Participant holding such Award; Compliance with provided, however, that the Committee may modify an ISO held by a Participant to disqualify such Stock Option from treatment as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code without the Participant’s consent.
23.Applicable LawLaws. The obligations of the Company with respect to paymentsAwards under the Plan areshall be subject to complianceall Applicable Laws and such approvals by any governmental agencies as the Committee determines may be required. The Plan and each Award Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of the Plan to the substantive law of another jurisdiction.
24.Miscellaneous.
(a)Stock Ownership Guidelines. By accepting any Award under the Plan, each Participant shall thereby agree to comply with allthe terms and conditions of any stock ownership guidelines the Company may maintain or establish, as the same may be applicable lawsto the Participant from time to time, including any applicable stock retention requirements thereunder.
(b)Deferral of Awards. Except with respect to Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and regulations. Common StockRestricted Shares, the Committee, in its discretion, may permit Participants to elect to defer the issuance or delivery of Shares or the settlement of Awards in cash under the Plan pursuant to such rules, procedures or programs as it may establish for purposes of the Plan. The Committee also may provide that deferred issuances and settlements include the payment or crediting of dividend equivalents or interest on the deferral amounts. Any elections and deferrals permitted under this provision shall comply with Section 409A of the Code, including setting forth the time and manner of the election (including a compliant time and form of payment), the date on which the election is irrevocable, and whether the election can be changed until the date it is irrevocable.
(c)No Right of Continued Service. The Plan shall not confer upon any Participant any right with respect to continuance of employment or other service with the Company or any Subsidiary, nor shall it interfere in any way with any right the Company or any Subsidiary would otherwise have to terminate such Participant’s employment or other service at any time. Awards granted under the Plan shall not be issued with respectconsidered a part of any Participant’s normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments, and in no event shall any Award be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Company or any Subsidiary or affiliate.
(d)Unfunded, Unsecured Plan. Neither a Participant nor any other person shall, by reason of participation in the Plan, acquire any right or title to purchase unless the issuance and deliveryany assets, funds or property of the shares of Common Stock pursuant thereto shall comply with all applicable provisions of law,Company or any Subsidiary, including without limitation, any specific funds, assets or other property which the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (each as amended) and the requirementsCompany or any Subsidiary may set aside in anticipation of any stock exchange upon whichliability under the shares may thenPlan. A Participant shall have only a contractual right to an Award or the amounts, if any, payable under the Plan, unsecured by any assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, and nothing contained in the Plan shall constitute a guarantee that the assets of the Company or any Subsidiary shall be listed.sufficient to pay any benefits to any person.
(h)     (e)Severability of Provisions. If any provision of the Plan or an Award Agreement is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any Applicable Law, as determined by the Committee, such provision shall be held invalidconstrued or unenforceable,deemed amended or limited in scope to conform to such invalidityApplicable Law or, unenforceabilityin the discretion of the Committee, it shall not affect any other provision hereof,be stricken and the remainder of the Plan shall be construedremain in full force and enforced as if such provision had not been included.effect.
(i)f.    Governing LawAcceptance of Plan. ThisBy accepting any benefit under the Plan, each Participant and all Purchase Rights and actions taken thereundereach person claiming under or through any such Participant shall be governedconclusively deemed to have indicated their acceptance and ratification of, and consent to, all of the terms and conditions of the Plan, any Award Agreement and any action taken under the Plan by and construedthe Committee, the Board or the Company, in any case in accordance with applicable federal lawthe terms and to the extent not preempted by applicable federal law, the lawsconditions of the State of Delaware, applied without regard to conflict of law principles.Plan.
(j)g.    Tax WithholdingSuccessors. Participation inAll obligations of the Company under the Plan is subjectand with respect to Awards granted hereunder shall be binding on any applicable U.S. and non-U.S. federal, state or local tax withholding requirements on income the Participant realizes in connection with the Plan. Each Participant agrees, by entering the Plan, that the Company or any Subsidiary may, but shall not be obligated to, withhold from a Participant’s wages, salary or other compensation at any time the amount necessary for the Company or any Subsidiary to meet applicable withholding obligations, including any withholding required to make availablesuccessor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or any Subsidiary any tax deductionsindirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or benefits attributable to theother event, or a sale or disposition of Common Stock by such Participant. In addition, the Companyall or any Subsidiary may, but shall not be obligated to, withhold from the proceedssubstantially all of the salebusiness and/or assets of Common Stock or any other method of withholding that the Company or any Subsidiary deems appropriate to the extent permitted by U.S. Treasury Regulation Section 1.423-2(f) with respect to the 423 Component. The Company shall not be required to issue any Common Stock under the Plan until any such obligations are satisfied.
(k)     Section 409A of the Code. The 423 Component of the Plan is intended to be exempt from the provisions of Section 409A of the Code, and any ambiguities herein shall be interpreted to so be exempt from Section 409A of the Code. The Non-423 Component is intended to be exempt from, or to comply with, the provisions of Section 409A of the Code, any ambiguities herein shall be interpreted in accordance with such intent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Company, the Board, the Committee nor the Administrator shall have any liability to a Participant or any other party if a Purchase Right to purchase Common Stock under the Plan that is intended to be exempt from or compliant with Section 409A of the Code is not so exempt or compliant, or for any action taken by the Administrator with respect thereto. The Company makes no guaranty or warranty of the tax treatment of Purchase Rights under the Plan, under Section 409A or otherwise.
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(l)     Incapacity. Any benefit payable to or for the benefit of a minor, an incompetent person, or other person incapable of accepting receipt shall be deemed paid when paid to such person’s guardian, agent or attorney-in-fact under a power of attorney, or to the party providing or reasonably appearing to provide for the care of such person, and such payment shall fully discharge any liability or obligation of the Board, the Administrator, the Company and references to the “Company” herein and in any Designated Subsidiary, and all other parties with respect thereto.
(m)     Headings and Captions; Rules of Construction. The headings and captions herein are provided for reference and convenience only, shall not be considered part of the Plan, and shall not be employed in the construction of the Plan. Whenever used in the Plan, words in the masculine genderAward Agreements shall be deemed to refer to females as well as to males; words in the singular shall be deemed to refer also to the plural; and references to a statute or statutory provision shall be construed as if they referred also to that provision (or to a successor provision of similar import) as currently in effect, as amended, or as reenacted, and to any regulations and other formal guidance of general applicability issued thereunder. Except where otherwise indicated, references to Sections are references to sections of this Plan.
(n)     Unfunded Status of Plan. The Plan is unfunded and shall not create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between any Participant (or beneficiary thereof), on the one hand, and the Company, any Designated Subsidiary, the Board, the Administrator, or any other person, on the other hand.such successors.
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ANNEX B

Exculpation Amendment

ARTICLE X

INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

(a) Liability to the Corporation or its Stockholders. To the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended from time to time, a director or officer of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer, provided that this provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of (i) a director or officer for any breach of the director’s or officer’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) a director or officer for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) a director under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, (iv) a director or officer for any transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal benefit, or (v) an officer in any action by or in the right of the Corporation. Neither any amendment to, modification of, nor repeal of this Article, nor the adoption of any provision of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article, shall (i) eliminate, or reduce the effect of this Article in respect of any matter occurring, or any cause of action, suit or proceeding accruing or arising or that, but for this Article, would accrue or arise, prior to such amendment, modification, repeal or adoption of an inconsistent provision or (ii) eliminate, reduce or otherwise adversely affect any right or protection of a current or former director or officer of the Corporation existing at the time of such amendment, modification, repeal or adoption. If the Delaware General Corporation law is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors or officers, then the liability of a director or an officer to the Corporation or its stockholders shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended.

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Annex C

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Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
For the twelve months ended
$ in millions2023202220212020
Net income$57.8 $45.7 $46.1 $122.1 
Interest expense16.1 7.9 5.4 9.5 
Interest income(14.2)(2.0)(1.6)(2.8)
Provision for income taxes32.0 40.9 31.7 56.3 
Depreciation and amortization17.7 17.5 17.5 18.4 
EBITDA(1)
109.5 110.1 99.1 203.5 
(Income) loss from equity method investments(5.1)(5.7)(5)5.3 (5)(0.3)(5)
Gain on sale of equity method investment— — (2.2)— 
Other, net6.2 (2)3.3 (3)(1.7)(4)(0.5)(4)
Stock-based compensation22.0 16.1 6.7 3.4 
APC excluded assets costs14.0 16.2 (5)26.4 (5)(103.3)(5)
Adjusted EBITDA(1)
$146.6 $140.0 $133.5 $102.8 


(1)This proxy contains the non-GAAP financial measures EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA of which the most directly comparable financial measure presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) is net income. These measures are not in accordance with, or alternatives to GAAP, and may be calculated differently from other non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. The Company uses Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental performance measure of our operations, for financial and operational decision-making, and as a supplemental means of evaluating period-to-period comparisons on a consistent basis. Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, excluding income or loss from equity method investments, non-recurring and non-cash transactions, stock-based compensation, and APC excluded assets costs.

The Company believes the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with relevant and useful information, as it allows investors to evaluate the operating performance of the business activities without having to account for differences recognized because of non-core or non-recurring financial information. When GAAP financial measures are viewed in conjunction with non-GAAP financial measures, investors are provided with a more meaningful understanding of the Company’s ongoing operating performance. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures are among those indicators the Company uses as a basis for evaluating operational performance, allocating resources, and planning and forecasting future periods. Non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP financial measures. Other companies may calculate both EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA differently, limiting the usefulness of these measures for comparative purposes. To the extent this release contains historical or future non-GAAP financial measures, the Company has provided corresponding GAAP financial measures for comparative purposes. The reconciliation between certain GAAP and non-GAAP measures is provided above.

(2)Other, net for the year ended December 31, 2023 consists of nonrecurring transaction costs and tax restructuring fees incurred, non-cash gains and losses related to the changes in the fair value of our financing obligation to purchase the remaining equity interests, contingent liabilities, and the Company's Collar Agreement, and excise tax related to a nonrecurring buyback of the Company’s stock from APC.

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(3) Other, net for the year ended December 31, 2022 consists of one-time transaction costs incurred and non-cash gains and losses related to the changes in the fair value of our financing obligation to purchase the remaining equity interests and contingent considerations.

(4)Other, net for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 relate to COVID-19 relief payments recognized in 2021 and 2020.

(5)Certain APC minority interests where APC owns the asset but not the right to the dividends is reclassified from APC excluded asset costs to income from equity method investments.


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Directions for

20232024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Location:
1668 S. Garfield Avenue, 3rd Floor Conference Room, Alhambra, California 91801
Date and Time: Tuesday,Wednesday, June 13, 202312, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time

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