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1668 SouthS. Garfield Avenue, 2nd Floor
Alhambra, CACalifornia 91801

___________, 2019


NOTICE OF 2021 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON JUNE 17, 2021

To the Stockholders of Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.:


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2021 Annual Meeting”) of Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) will be held at the Company’s offices located at 1668 S. Garfield Avenue, 3rd Floor (Ballroom), Alhambra, California 91801, at 10:00 a.m., Pacific Time, on Thursday, June 17, 2021 for the following purposes:

1.To elect eleven directors to our Board of Directors (the “Board”); each to hold office until the 2022 annual meeting of our stockholders (“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, 2021 (“Proposal 2”);
3.To approve an amendment of the Company’s 2015 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the maximum number of shares authorized for issuance thereunder by 2,000,000 shares, from 1,500,000 shares to 3,500,000 shares (“Proposal 3”); and
4.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. The Board has fixed the close of business on April 28, 2021 as the record date (the “Record Date”) for determining those stockholders who will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the 2021 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 you are such a stockholder, you are urged to submit a proxy card as enclosed, even if your shares were sold after such 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. You are cordially invitedmust 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 AND FOR THE APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT OF THE COMPANY’S 2015 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SHARES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE THEREUNDER ON PROPOSAL 3. WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE 2021 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 Special2021 Annual Meeting, we recommend that you vote prior to the meeting to ensure that your shares will be represented.


By Order of the Board,
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Kenneth Sim, M.D.
Executive Chairman & Co-Chief Executive Officer

April 29, 2021
Alhambra, California
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PROXY STATEMENT FOR
2021 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF
APOLLO MEDICAL HOLDINGS, INC.



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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTING

General

In this proxy statement, we refer to Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. as the “Company,” “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 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ApolloMed”the Company (the “2021 Annual Meeting”), which will be held at ___ _.m.10:00 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time, on _________, 2019,Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 1668 S. Garfield Avenue, 3rd Floor (Ballroom), Alhambra, California 91801, or at adjournments or postponements thereof, for the purposes set forth in the Ballroomaccompanying Notice of 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Notice”). This proxy statement and the proxy card are first being mailed or made available to stockholders on or about April 29, 2021. In addition, stockholders may obtain additional copies of our Annual Report to Stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2020 (“2021 Annual Report to Stockholders”) and this proxy statement, without charge, 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/sec-filings. Our 2021 Annual Report to Stockholders, which incorporates our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 15, 2021, 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 28, 2021 was the record date (the “Record Date”) for stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the 2021 Annual Meeting. As of the Record Date, we had 54,996,738 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 third floorRecord Date, and only those shares (collectively, the “Voting Shares”), are entitled to vote on each of our corporate headquarters, locatedthe proposals to be voted upon at 1668 South Garfield Avenue, Alhambra, California, unless postponed or adjourned tothe 2021 Annual Meeting.

Our largest stockholder and a later date. This is an important meeting that affects your investment in ApolloMed.

On May 10, 2019, ApolloMed,consolidated variable interest entity of the Company, Allied Physicians of California, a Professional Medical Corporation (“APC”), held approximately 10,895,193 shares of our common stock as of the Record Date, representing a controlling interest in our Company. Pursuant to a Voting and a newly-created professional medical corporation, AP-AMH Medical Corporation (“AP-AMH”),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 that we refer to as the “APC Transactions.” Pursuant to the APC Transactions, ApolloMed has agreed to loan $545,000,000 to AP-AMH (the “AP-AMH Loan”), which AP-AMH will use to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock of APC. ApolloMed will acquire the AP-AMH Loan funds by (i) entering into a $250,000,000 senior secured credit facility from a commercial bank and immediately drawing down $245,000,000 in cash and (ii) by selling $300,000,000 shares of ApolloMed common stock to APC in a separate, but interrelated, purchase that will be offset against $300,000,000 of AP-AMH’s purchase price for its APC Preferred Stock. The $245,000,000 in cash from the credit facility that ApolloMed will pay to APC on behalf of AP-AMH is the only cash that will flow among the parties at the concurrent closings of the APC Transactions. Thereafter, the APC Preferred Stock will pay a quarterly mandatory cumulative preferred dividend based upon APC’s healthcare services business following the concurrent closings. AP-AMH will use the quarterly distributions from the APC Series A dividend to pay us interest on the loan, the quarterly license fee and the management fee.

Why is ApolloMed participating in the APC Transactions? As discussed in greater detail in the accompanying proxy statement, the APC Transactions have been structured primarily for ApolloMed’s benefit in an effort to enhance stockholder value. Since the merger of ApolloMed and Network Medical Management, Inc (“NMM”) in December 2017, top-line revenue and net income on our consolidated statements of income have included revenue and net income of APC because APC is our variable interest entity. However, because ApolloMed does not own any shares of APC, the operating results of APC are considered “noncontrolling interests” of ApolloMed; therefore, we back out APC’s net income before calculating earnings and earnings per share. This exclusion has had a material impact on our bottom-line results as it relates to net income attributable to ApolloMed. The APC Transactions will result in a fundamental change in the character of APC’s healthcare services net income and how it is ultimately reflected on ApolloMed’s consolidated statements of income. We believe that that this change will be in the best interests of our company and our stockholders over time.

ApolloMed is holding the Special Meeting in order to obtain the stockholder approvals necessary to complete the APC Transactions. At the Special Meeting, we will ask our stockholders to approve (i) making the loan to AP-AMH; (ii) the issuance of ApolloMed common stock to APC; and (iii) adjourning the Special Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional votes in favor of either or both of the substantive proposals. There are many conditions that must be satisfied in order for the APC Transactions to close, but without your approval of the two substantive proposals coming before the Special Meeting, the APC Transactions will not close.

After considering the recommendations of a special committee of independent directors established by the ApolloMed Board of Directors for the purpose of negotiating and evaluating the APC Transactions, ApolloMed’s Board has approved the APC Transactions as a whole and the proposals referred to above and has determined that they are in the best interests of ApolloMed’s stockholders. Accordingly, ApolloMed’s Board of Directors recommends that our stockholders vote FOR each of the proposals.

Your vote is very important, regardless of the number of shares you own. Whether or not you expect to attend the Special Meeting in person, please vote your shares, either on the Internet, by telephone or by dating, signing and promptly returning the accompanying physical proxy card in the enclosed postage paid envelope to ensure that your shares will be represented and voted at the Special Meeting. More specific instructions are included on the proxy card andfurther described in the proxy statement.

More information about ApolloMed and the APCRelated Person Transactions is contained in this proxy statement. ApolloMed urges you to read the accompanying proxy statement carefully and in its entirety.IN PARTICULAR, YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE MATTERS DISCUSSED UNDER “RISK FACTORS” BEGINNING ON PAGE 64.

ApolloMed thanks you for your consideration and continued support.

Very truly yours,
Mitchell W. Kitayama

Chairman of the Independent Committee of the Board of Directors

1668 South Garfield Avenue, 2nd Floor

Alhambra, CA 91801

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held On _____________, 2019

To the Stockholders of Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) of Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. (“ApolloMed, the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) will be held in the Ballroom at the Company’s corporate headquarters located at 1668 South Garfield Avenue, Third Floor, Alhambra, CA 91801, at ____ _.m., Pacific Daylight Time, on _________, __, 2019. At the Special Meeting, we will ask you to consider the following proposals:

Proposal No.1 – To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve the Company making a loan of $545,000,000 to AP-AMH Medical Corporation, a Professional Medical Corporation (“AP-AMH”), pursuant to that certain Loan Agreement dated May 10, 2019, the proceeds of which AP-AMH will use to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock of APC. We refer to this proposal as the “AP-AMH Loan Proposal.”

Proposal No. 2 – To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve the issuance of 15,015,015 shares of the Company’s common stock to Allied Physicians of California, a California Professional Medical Corporation (“APC”), pursuant to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated May 10, 2019, for the purposes of complying with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5635(b) pertaining to a change in control. We refer to this proposal as the “APC Stock Issuance Proposal.”

Proposal No. 3 – To consider and vote upon a proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit the solicitation of additional proxies if, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the Special Meeting, there are not sufficient votes to approve the APC Stock Issuance Proposal and the AP-AMH Loan Proposal. We refer to this proposal as the “Adjournment Proposal.”

The substance of these matters and related information are more fully described in the proxy statement accompanying this Notice.

No other business may be conducted at the Special Meeting except as required by law.

Any action on the business described above may be considered at the time and on the date specified above or at any other time and date to which the Special Meeting may be properly adjourned or postponed.

Holders of record of the Company’s common stock at the close of business on _________, 2019 (the “Record Date”), other than APC, its officers, directors and other affiliates who own the Company’s common stock, are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Special Meeting or any adjournment thereof. In accordance with Delaware law, if necessary to obtain a quorum or to obtain additional votes needed to win approval for either the AP-AMH Loan Proposal or the APC Stock Issuance Proposal, the Company will adjourn the Special Meeting. At the adjourned meeting, the Company will be permitted to transact any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting. A new notice will not be required if the adjourned meeting is convened within 30 days of the initial meeting date. If the adjournment is for more than 30 days, the Company will give notice of the adjourned meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the reconvened meeting. If after the adjournment a new record date for stockholders entitled to vote is fixed for the adjourned meeting, the Board of Directors will fix a new record date for notice of such adjourned meeting and will give notice of the adjourned meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such adjourned meeting as of the record date fixed for notice of such adjourned meeting.

The Board of Directors recommends that all stockholders consent to Proposal Nos. 1 and 2 (and Proposal No. 3, if needed), and submit your proxy card by one of the methods set forth in the proxy card that accompanies the proxy statement. If you sign and send in the proxy card but do not indicate how you want to vote as to the proposals, your proxy will be treated as consent “FOR” the AP-AMH Loan Proposal, the APC Stock Issuance Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal.

YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT. WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE SPECIAL MEETING IN PERSON, PLEASE SUBMIT A PROXY TO VOTE YOUR SHARES OVER THE INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE PURSUANT TO THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN THESE MATERIALS OR COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND RETURN A PROXY CARD AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE. IF YOU RECEIVE MORE THAN ONE PROXY BECAUSE YOU OWN SHARES REGISTERED IN DIFFERENT NAMES OR DIFFERENT ADDRESSES, EACH PROXY CARD SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN ORDER FOR ALL OF YOUR VOTES TO BE CAST.

No postage is required if the envelope is mailed in the United States. The proxy is revocable and will not affect your right to vote in person if you are a stockholder of record and attend the Special Meeting. If your shares are held through an intermediary such as a broker, bank or other nominee, you will be required to present proof of your ownership as of the record date, such as a recent account statement reflecting your holdings as of the record date, a copy of the voting instruction card provided by your broker, bank or nominee, or other similar evidence of ownership.

A list of stockholders entitled to vote will be available at the Special Meeting and during ordinary business hours for 10 days prior to the Special Meeting at our corporate offices, 1668 South Garfield Avenue, Second Floor, Alhambra, California, for examination by any stockholder who is a stockholder as of the Record Date for any legally valid purpose related to the Special Meeting.

The Company encourages you to take an active role in the affairs of your Company by either attending the Special Meeting in person and/or by executing and returning the enclosed proxy card.

To ensure your representation at the Special Meeting, please fill in, sign, date and return the attached proxy using the enclosed addressed envelope. By returning the enclosed proxy, you will not affect your right to revoke doing so in writing or to cast your vote in person should you later decide to attend the Special Meeting.

By Order of the Board of Directors
Eric Chin
Corporate Secretary
_________, 2019
Alhambra, California

PROXY STATEMENT
FOR THE 2019 SPECIAL MEETING
OF STOCKHOLDERS OF APOLLO MEDICAL HOLDINGS, INC.

At the Special Meeting, we are seeking stockholder approval for (i) our proposed loan of $545,000,000 (the “AP-AMH Loan”) to AP-AMH Medical Corporation, a Professional Medical Corporation (“AP-AMH”), to enable AP-AMH to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock of Allied Physicians of California, a Professional Medical Corporation dba Allied Pacific of California IPA (“APC”) (the “APC Preferred Stock”);(ii) the issuance of 15,015,015 shares of our common stock (the “ApolloMed Shares”) to APC pursuant to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement between us and APC dated May 10, 2019; (iii) adjournment of the Special Meeting, if deemed necessary. This proxy statement provides extensive information regarding a series of interrelated transactions among us, APC and AP-AMH, of which the loan to AP-AMH and the issuance of the ApolloMed Shares to APC are integral parts and must be understood in the context of the entire series of transactions (the “APC Transactions” or the “Transactions”). However, we are not seeking stockholder approval for any portion of the APC Transactions other than the AP-AMH Loan and the issuance of the ApolloMed Shares to APC. As more fully discussed in this proxy statement, our Board of Directors believes that the APC Transactions, when fully consummated, will benefit our Company and our stockholders by allowing ApolloMed to more fully integrate the financial results of APC into the consolidated financial results of ApolloMed, with the ultimate goal of enhancing the value of your Company. It is important to note that both Proposals No. 1 and No. 2 must be approved or we will not be able to consummate the APC Transactions. Therefore, if you vote against either proposal, you are, in effect, voting against both proposals and the APC Transactions as a whole.

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INTRODUCTION1
SOURCES OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION2
SUMMARY OF THE APC TRANSACTIONS3
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS12
Questions and Answers About the APC Transactions12
Questions and Answers About the Special Meeting15
NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS21
EXPLANATORY NOTE22
THE BUSINESS OF APOLLO MEDICAL HOLDINGS, INC .22
APC AND THE IMPACT OF THE APC TRANSACTIONS30
SELECTED UNAUDITED CONOSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF INCOME DATA33
MODIFIED SELECTED UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME DATA REFLECTING THE EFFECT OF THE APC TRANSACTIONS35
INFORMATION ABOUT THE APC TRANSACTIONS37
Background; Reasons for Undertaking the APC Transactions37
Overview37
Senior Secured Credit Facility38
The APC Transactions Agreements40
Representations and Warranties; Covenants and Conditions of the APC Transactions Agreements51
Amendments to the APC Transactions Agreements57
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Compliance58
Relationship of the Parties58
Interests of ApolloMed Directors and Executive Officers59
Impact of the APC Transactions on our Stockholders59
Impact of the APC Transactions on ApolloMed60
Independent Committee and Board Approval of the APC Transactions62
RISK FACTORS64
THE SPECIAL MEETING71

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PROPOSAL NO. 1 – THE AP-AMH LOAN PROPOSAL75
PROPOSAL NO. 2 – THE APC STOCK ISSUANCE PROPOSAL77
PROPOSAL NO. 3 – THE ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL79
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT81
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION83
PROXY SOLICITATION83
HOUSEHOLDING OF PROXY MATERIALS83
AUDITORS, TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR84
OTHER MATTERS84
SCHEDULE I – AP-AMH LOAN RESOLUTIONS-1
SCHEDULED I – APC STOCK ISSUANCE RESOLUTIONS-1

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INTRODUCTION

This proxy statement is furnished to the holders of common stock of Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, in connection with the solicitation of proxies by ApolloMed management to be voted at a special meeting of stockholders on ___________, _________, 2019, at _____ _.m. Pacific Daylight Time, in the Ballroom on the third floor of our corporate headquarters located at 1668 South Garfield Avenue, Alhambra, California and any adjournments or postponements thereof (the “Special Meeting”). We are providing you with this proxy statement and related materials in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors. This proxy statement and the accompanying proxy card are expected to be mailed to the stockholders of record as of ___________, 2019, commencing on or about __________, 2019.

In this document, the words “ApolloMed, “Apollo,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” and “ours” refer only to Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. and not to any other person or entity, unless the context otherwise provides.

Our stockholders will be asked at the Special Meeting to consider and vote upon two substantive resolutions (in the forms attached as Schedule I to this proxy statement) approving (i) the AP-AMH Loan to AP-AMH pursuant to the Loan Agreement (the “AP-AMH Loan Proposal” or “Proposal No. 1”); and (ii) the issuance of the ApolloMed Shares to APC pursuant to the ApolloMed Stock Purchase Agreement (the “APC Stock Issuance Proposal” or “Proposal No. 2”).Because each of the separate APC Transactions is contingent upon all of the APC Transactions closing simultaneously, if either the AP-AMH Loan Proposal or the APC Stock Issuance Proposal is not approved at the Special Meeting, none of the APC Transactions will be consummated. Moreover, a vote against either Proposal No. 1 or Proposal No. 2 is, in effect, a vote against both proposals and the APC Transactions as a whole.

We plan to make the AP-AMH Loan to enable AP-AMH to purchase the APC Preferred Stock. We intend to secure a $250,000,000 senior secured credit facility, the net proceeds of which will be used to fund approximately 45% of the loan to AP-AMH. Concurrently, we will obtain the remaining $300,000,000 of the AP-AMH Loan by selling 15,015,015 shares of our common stock to APC at $19.98 per share. We discuss the APC Transactions in greater detail later in this proxy statement to give full context to the AP-AMH Loan and the APC Stock Issuance. However, under applicable Nasdaq marketplace rules and state corporate laws and regulations, we are not required to obtain, and are not seeking, approval of any aspect of the APC Transactions other than the loan to AP-AMH and the issuance of the Shares to APC. We are seeking stockholder approval of both proposals because they are express conditions to closing the APC Transactions. In addition, we require stockholder approval of the APC Stock Issuance (i.e., the ApolloMed Private Placement) in order to comply with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5635(b) that requires stockholder approval when any issuance or potential issuance of securities will result or could result in a change of control.

We know of no specific matter to be brought before the Special Meeting that is not referred to in the Notice of Special Meeting of Stockholders dated ______, 2019. If any such matter properly comes before the Special Meeting, the proxy holders will vote proxies in accordance with their judgment.

Only holders of common stock at the closing of business on _______, 2019 are entitled to receive the Notice of Special Meeting and to vote their shares at the Special Meeting. As of that date, there were [35,898,184] shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. Each share of common stock is entitled to one vote on each matter to be voted on at the Special Meeting. As more fully explained below, APC its directors, officers and other affiliates, who collectively hold approximately 45% of our outstanding common stock, are entitled to notice and to vote at the Special Meeting. However, pursuant to an agreement between ApolloMed and APC, APC and certain APC directors and officers who are also directors or officers of ApolloMed, who collectively hold approximately 18% of the outstanding common stock entitled to vote, will give their proxies to the proxy holders to vote their respective shares proportionately based on all other votes cast by the non-affiliate stockholders. This will allow the decision on these proposals to be made by our non-affiliate stockholders. We also have issued shares of our Series A and Series B preferred stock, all of which are held by NMM, our wholly-owned subsidiary. Those shares of preferred stock are not considered outstanding under Delaware law and therefore will not be voted at the Special Meeting.

If we are unable to obtain the stockholder approval we seek for either the AP-AMH Loan Proposal or the APC Stock Issuance Proposal, the APC Transactions will not close. This will mean that the status quo will prevail. As such, we will be unable to realize the benefit (or, possibly, in some periods, the detriment) of full consolidation of APC’s Healthcare Services Business on our consolidated results of operations.

An independent committee of the ApolloMed Board of Directors recommended to the full Board of Directors that we undertake the APC Transactions by committing to loan AP-AMH the funds it requires to purchase the APC Preferred Stock and by partially funding that loan by selling the ApolloMed Shares to APC. Our Board of Directors thereafter unanimously approved ApolloMed’s participation in the APC Transactions as contemplated and directed management to obtain the approval of our stockholders.

The ApolloMed Board unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” the AP-AMH Loan Proposal, “FOR” the APC Stock Issuance Proposal and “FOR” the Adjournment Proposal, in the event it is needed.

All properly executed written proxies and all properly completed proxies submitted by mail, telephone or via the Internet, which are delivered pursuant to, and which appoint Hing Ang and Eric Chin as proxy holders in accordance with, this solicitation will be voted at the Special Meeting in accordance with the directions given in the proxy, unless the proxy is revoked prior to completion of voting at the Special Meeting. If no direction is provided in otherwise properly dated and signed proxies that are timely delivered, the proxy holders will vote the applicable shares “FOR” the AP-AMH Loan Proposal, “FOR” the APC Stock Issuance Proposal and “FOR” the Adjournment Proposal, in the event it is needed.

Your vote is very important. Whether or not you plan to attend the Special Meeting, please take time to vote by voting online or by telephone, by completing and mailing your proxy card or by following the voting instructions provided to you if you own your shares through a broker, bank or other nominee or intermediary. If you do not receive instructions, you may request them from that broker, bank or other nominee or intermediary.

SOURCES OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This proxy statement incorporates important business and financial information about ApolloMed that is not included in or delivered with this document. Additional information about ApolloMed is available to you without charge upon your request. You can obtain any of the documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the “SEC,” by ApolloMed at no cost from the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You may also request copies of these documents at no cost by requesting them in writing or by telephone at the following address and telephone number:

Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.

1668 South Garfield Avenue, Second Floor

Alhambra, CA 91801

Attn: Corporate Secretary

Telephone: (626) 282-0288

Email: Eric.Chin@nmm.cc

You should rely only on the information contained in this document. No one has been authorized to provide you with information that is different from that contained in this document. This document is dated _____, 2019, and you should assume that the information in this document is accurate only as of such date. Neither the mailing nor delivery of this document to ApolloMed stockholders nor the consummation of the APC Transactions described in this proxy statement will create any implication to the contrary.

If you have any questions about completing, signing, dating or delivering your proxy card or require assistance, please contact us at the address, telephone number or email address above. Please vote by telephone, over the Internet or complete, sign, date and return your proxy card today.

SUMMARY OF THE APC TRANSACTIONS

The following is a summary of information contained elsewhere in this proxy statement. The summary is provided for convenience only and should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by, the more detailed information appearing or referred to elsewhere in this proxy statement.

Overview

Although ApolloMed is not a party to every aspect of the APC Transactions, the parties have negotiated this series of transactions primarily for the benefit of ApolloMed. The various agreements that constitute the APC Transactions will be described in detail throughout this proxy statement.

ApolloMed will not own APC’s business nor any of its stock, and, in fact, is legally prohibited from doing so. However, the APC Transactions will have the effect of having a mandatory cumulative preferred stock dividend be payable to AP-AMH, the proceeds of which AP-AMH will be obligated to pay ApolloMed to the extent of its receipt of the dividends it receives, in the form of interest payments pursuant to the Loan Agreement, license fee payments pursuant to the Tradename License Agreement and management fees pursuant to the Administrative Services Agreement, each of which is described below. Those transactions will be eliminated upon consolidation; however, the noncontrolling interest portion will reflect only the operating results from APC’s “Excluded Assets” (see page 31) and not its operating results from its Healthcare Services Business from the closing date of the APC Transactions.

The following events will close concurrently upon satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions in the various agreements: ApolloMed will secure a $250,000,000 senior secured credit facility, $245,000,000 of which will be used to partially fund the $545,000,000 loan to AP-AMH. We will obtain the remaining $300,000,000 for the AP-AMH Loan by selling 15,015,015 shares of our common stock to APC for $19.98 per share in a purchase that will be offset against $300,000,000 of AP-AMH’s purchase price for its APC Preferred Stock. The net effect of these concurrent Transactions is that the $245,000,000 in cash from the credit facility that ApolloMed will pay to APC on behalf of AP-AMH is the only cash that will flow among the parties at the concurrent closings of the APC Transactions. No cash will be exchanged in the purchase of the ApolloMed Shares or the APC Preferred Stock, and no cash will, in fact, flow to AP-AMH in connection with the AP-AMH Loan. As such, if any individual transaction does not close, none of the APC Transactions will close.

The concurrent closings of the APC Transactions are collectively referred to herein as the “Closing,” and the date on which the Closing occurs as the “Closing Date.”

The Parties (see page 58)

·     ApolloMed:Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. is a Delaware corporation with its common stock traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “AMEH.” Our address is 1668 South Garfield Avenue, Second Floor, Alhambra, CA 91801, and our telephone number is (626) 282-0288. The Company, together with our affiliated physician groups and consolidated entities, is a physician-centric integrated population health management company working to provide coordinated, outcomes-based medical care in a cost-effective manner to California patients. There will be no change in the business or operations of ApolloMed as a result of the consummation of the APC Transactions.
·      APC:Allied Physicians of California, a Professional Medical Corporation, is a California professional corporation doing business as Allied Pacific of California IPA. APC’s address is 1668 South Garfield Avenue, Second Floor, Alhambra, CA 91801. APC, operating as an independent practice association (“IPA”), contracts with various health maintenance organizations or licensed healthcare service plans to arrange for delivery of healthcare services, which it provides by contracting with physicians or professional medical corporations for primary care and specialty care services. APC, which has a management services agreement with our wholly-owned subsidiary, Network Medical Management, Inc. (“NMM”), is considered a variable interest entity (“VIE”) of NMM because NMM is deemed to be the primary beneficiary resulting from the Management Services Agreement between the parties, and therefore, is a consolidating VIE of ApolloMed.

In May 2019, APC, through APC-LSMA Designated Shareholder Medical Corporation (“APC-LSMA”) acquired 100% of the outstanding capital stock of Alpha Care Medical Group, Inc. (“Alpha Care” or “ACMG”). Dr. Thomas Lam, our Chief Executive Officer, is the sole shareholder of APC-LSMA. Future results of Alpha Care will be reflected in our consolidated statements of income as part of APC’s consolidation.
·     AP-AMH:AP-AMH Medical Corporation is a California professional medical corporation. AP-AMH’s address is 1668 South Garfield Avenue, Second Floor, Alhambra, CA 91801. AP-AMH was incorporated in May 2019 primarily for the purpose of investing in APC. It is solely owned by Dr. Lam.
·     NMM:Network Medical Management, Inc. is a California corporation. NMM’s address is 1668 South Garfield Avenue, Second Floor, Alhambra, CA 91801. NMM is the principal wholly-owned subsidiary of ApolloMed, resulting from the December 2017 merger between ApolloMed and NMM. NMM is in the business of providing and performing non-medical management and administrative services. The ApolloMed Board of Directors is controlled by former NMM affiliates, and certain of ApolloMed’s current executive officers are NMM affiliates.
·     Thomas Lam:Thomas S. Lam, M.D. holds executive officer positions and is a member of the respective boards of directors in each of ApolloMed, APC, AP-AMH, APC-LSMA and NMM. He is the sole shareholder of AP-AMH; owns approximately 3.7% of the outstanding shares of APC and approximately 4.6% of ApolloMed prior to the consummation of the ApolloMed Private Placement.
·     Relationships of the PartiesAPC has entered into a 30-year management services agreement (expiring on June 30, 2029) with our wholly-owned subsidiary, NMM. APC is a VIE of NMM and as such, its results are consolidated with those of NMM but are reflected in our consolidated financial statements as a noncontrolling interest. Before the purchase of the ApolloMed shares in the pending ApolloMed Private Placement, APC owns approximately 5% of ApolloMed. ApolloMed owns no interest in APC nor AP-AMH. Prior to the APC Transactions, AP-AMH owns no interest in APC or ApolloMed. Certain of our executive officers and directors also hold affiliate positions at APC and AP-AMH.

·      Certain Persons who have Overlapping ApolloMed and APC Interests in the Transactions:Certain ApolloMed directors and officers are also directors and/or officers of APC:  Dr. Lam, together with Kenneth Sim, M.D. and Albert W. Young, M.D. are executive officers and, as to Drs. Sim and Lam, also directors, of ApolloMed, APC and NMM. They all own shares of common stock in ApolloMed and APC. Dr. Lam is also the sole owner of AP-AMH. In addition, Linda Marsh, a director of ApolloMed, holds ceremonial officer positions in NMM and APC, although she has no ability to exercise control or influence over either entity nor the management thereof in her officer capacity. She is an indirect beneficial owner of ApolloMed but holds no ownership interest in APC. While none of these directors and officers has a direct interest in the APC Transactions, they could benefit as stockholders of ApolloMed and APC, if the purposes for which the APC Transactions were structured are realized, of which there can be no assurance.

ApolloMed Credit Facility with a Commercial Financial Institution (page 38)

·     Reason for Securing a Credit Facility:In order for the APC Transactions to be consummated, ApolloMed will be entering into a senior secured credit facility with a commercial financial institution in the principal amount of $250,000,000. ApolloMed will apply $245,000,000 from the credit facility to fund approximately 45% of the AP-AMH Loan. The balance of the AP-AMH Loan will be funded through the sale of the ApolloMed Shares to APC, as discussed immediately below. The funds from the credit facility will be the only cash that will flow from or to any of the parties, and APC will be the recipient of such funds as partial consideration for the sale of its Series A Preferred Stock to AP-AMH (the “APC Retained Proceeds”). We do not yet have a definitive agreement with any commercial bank for the needed credit facility. See page 39 for a discussion of terms, including restrictions, that we anticipate will be included in any definitive credit agreement.

Transactions between ApolloMed and APC(page 42)

·     The Transactions:On May 10, 2019, ApolloMed and APC entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement under the terms of which APC has agreed to purchase 15,015,015 ApolloMed Shares at $19.98 per share, for total consideration of $300,000,000, subject to customary representations and warranties, covenants and conditions to closing. This transaction is sometimes referred to as the “ApolloMed Private Placement.” Because this is one piece of a series of interrelated transactions that includes our loan to AP-AMH and AP-AMH’s purchase of APC Preferred Stock, no cash will change hands in the purchase of the ApolloMed Shares. However, the $300,000,000 consideration for the sale of our common stock to APC represents 55% of the proceeds of the AP-AMH Loan and that amount will be netted against the $545,000,000 AP-AMH will pay for the APC Preferred Stock. See “Transactions between ApolloMed and AP-AMH” and “Transactions between AP-AMH and APC” below.

On the Closing Date, we and APC will enter into a Voting and Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Under the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, at any time after six months from the closing of the APC Transactions, the holders of at least 25% of the ApolloMed Shares may require us to prepare, file and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the SEC to declare effective a registration statement covering the ApolloMed Shares for resale. In return, APC will agree that, to the extent it has voting power in excess of 9.99% of all voting securities of ApolloMed, any such excess shares above 9.99% will be cast by the proxy holders in proportion to all other votes cast on any particular proposal. APC has further agreed that it will grant a proxy to ApolloMed’s management to vote any excess shares, and ApolloMed has agreed that such proxy will vote the APC excess shares in the same percentages as the votes otherwise cast by ApolloMed stockholders on any particular matter voted upon after the APC Transactions close.
·     Pricing the Apollo Private Placement:The closing prices of ApolloMed’s common stock on the five preceding trading days before the Stock Purchase Agreement was executed were:  $19.93 (May 3, 2019), $19.90 (May 6, 2019), $19.77 (May 7, 2019), $20.04 (May 8, 2019) and $20.25 (May 9, 2019). The average closing price for that five-day period was $19.98. On May 10, 2019, the parties agreed to a purchase price for the ApolloMed Shares of $19.98 per share.
·     Conditions to Closing:In addition to customary closing conditions, the closing of the ApolloMed Private Placement is conditioned upon receipt of the stockholder approval sought at the Special Meeting, as well as both parties having received satisfactory fairness opinions from their respective financial advisors, and as to ApolloMed, having also received a satisfactory tax analysis of the APC Transactions from its tax advisors and modified lock-up agreements from substantially all of the ApolloMed stockholders whose shares of common stock are currently subject to a lockup agreement. Certain of these key conditions have already been satisfied as of the date of this proxy statement. In addition, all interrelated APC Transactions must close concurrently, together with the senior secured credit facility ApolloMed will need in order to fulfill its obligation to loan AP-AMH the funds it requires to purchase the APC Preferred Stock. See discussion on page 56.
·     Use of Proceeds:APC will pay no cash to ApolloMed for the purchase of the ApolloMed Shares as a result of the set off of funds among ApolloMed, APC and AP-AMH throughout the APC Transactions as a whole. However, the $300,000,000 purchase price will account for approximately 55% of the funds that we contemplate loaning to AP-AMH as described below.
·     The Closing:The closing will take place concurrently with the closing of the transactions between ApolloMed and AP-AMH, the closing of the credit facility transaction between ApolloMed and a commercial financial institution, as well as the transactions between AP-AMH and APC and AP-AMH and NMM. The concurrent closings are anticipated to take place promptly upon receipt of stockholder approval by both the ApolloMed and APC stockholders, but in no event later than September 30, 2019, unless the parties agree to extend that deadline.

·     Relationship of the Parties:ApolloMed has no ownership interest in APC and, under California law, cannot own any interest in APC, which is a California professional medical corporation. Prior to the APC Transactions, APC is the largest single stockholder in ApolloMed, currently holding approximately 5% of the outstanding shares of common stock. APC has entered into a long-term management services agreement with our wholly-owned subsidiary, NMM, which provides the non-medical-related services needed or advisable to run APC’s Healthcare Services Business. APC is considered a VIE of NMM and therefore its financial results are consolidated with those of NMM. Certain of the executive officers and directors of ApolloMed are also executive officers and directors of APC.

Transactions between ApolloMed and AP-AMH(page 40)

·     The Transactions:On May 10, 2019, ApolloMed and AP-AMH entered into a Loan Agreement under the terms of which ApolloMed has agreed, subject to certain conditions, to loan AP-AMH $545,000,000 to enable AP-AMH to purchase shares of tracking preferred stock of APC (the “AP-AMH Loan”). The AP-AMH Loan, which will be secured by a first priority security interest in all of the assets of AP-AMH, will have a 10-year term and will bear simple interest at 10% per annum (10.75% under certain circumstances), payable quarterly in arrears. Principal, which is payable at maturity, is not prepayable without the prior written consent of ApolloMed. Interest will be payable solely out of the APC Series A Dividend (defined below). Funding for the AP-AMH Loan will come from two sources:  (i) $245,000,000 from the senior secured credit facility; and (ii) the remaining $300,000,000 from the sale of ApolloMed Shares to APC in the ApolloMed Private Placement (see above). As a result of the interrelated nature of the APC Transactions, the only flow of cash funds pursuant to the AP-AMH Loan will be the payment of the $245,000,000 that ApolloMed will take down from its credit facility and pay to APC on behalf of AP-AMH in partial payment for its purchase of APC Preferred Stock.
On the Closing Date, ApolloMed and AP-AMH will enter into a Security Agreement to secure the payment and performance of AP-AMH’s obligations under the Loan Agreement. Under the terms of the Security Agreement, AP-AMH will grant to ApolloMed a security interest in and to AP-AMH’s assets, whether now owned or after acquired, including, without limitation, the APC Preferred Stock being purchased as part of the APC Transactions, which is expected to be the primary collateral. However, under California’s corporate practice of medicine doctrine discussed below (see page 28), ApolloMed is prohibited from owning the APC Preferred Stock, and accordingly, in the event of a foreclosure, ApolloMed will need to designate an eligible nominee to hold the APC Preferred Stock or take other action to derive benefit from the collateral.
On May 10, 2019, ApolloMed and AP-AMH also entered into a Tradename Licensing Agreement under which ApolloMed has granted AP-AMH a nonexclusive, non-sublicensable, non-transferable and royalty-bearing right to use the tradename “Apollo Medical Associates” for certain specified uses. The fee will be equal to a percentage multiplied by the aggregate gross revenues of AP-AMH on an accrual basis during each calendar quarter and will be payable solely out of the APC Series A Dividend. This agreement will remain in effect as long as AP-AMH owns shares of APC Preferred Stock.

On May 10, 2019, AP-AMH entered into an Administrative Services Agreement with NMM under the terms of which NMM has agreed to provide administrative and management services to AP-AMH for a fee equal to a percentage multiplied by the aggregate gross revenues of AP-AMH. The fee is payable solely out of the APC Series A Dividend. This agreement will remain in effect as long as AP-AMH owns shares of APC Preferred Stock.
On May 10, 2019, Dr. Lam, as the sole shareholder of AP-AMH, entered into a Physician Shareholder Agreement with NMM and ApolloMed for the benefit of AP-AMH. Pursuant to this agreement, Dr. Lam has agreed that he will (i) not assign, transfer, gift, pledge, hypothecate, encumber or otherwise dispose of any or all of his shares of AP-AMH, (ii) provide notice to ApolloMed and NMM of certain material business actions of AP-AMH; and (c) upon request of ApolloMed, sell his shares of AP-AMH to a designee of ApolloMed or cause AP-AMH to issue such designee at least the number of newly-issued shares of AP-AMH that would represent 51% or more of the ownership of AP-AMH, in either instance, for $100.
·     Conditions to Closing:In addition to customary closing conditions, the Closing is conditioned upon APC being prepared to close on its purchase of the ApolloMed Shares and its sale to AP-AMH of APC Preferred Stock, that ApolloMed has secured the necessary funding to enable it to loan AP-AMH $545,000,000, that it has completed its business, legal and collateral due diligence of AP-AMH to its satisfaction and that ApolloMed has received a satisfactory fairness opinion from its financial advisors, among other conditions. Certain of the conditions have been satisfied as of the date of this proxy statement. See discussion on page 56.
·     The Closing:The Closing will take place concurrently with the Closing of the sale of ApolloMed Shares to APC, the Closing by ApolloMed of the $250,000,000 credit facility, the sale of APC Preferred Stock to AP-AMH and ancillary transactions associated with these transactions. The concurrent Closings are anticipated to take place promptly upon receipt of stockholder approval by both the ApolloMed and APC stockholders, but in no event later than September 30, 2019, unless the parties agree to extend that deadline.
·     Relationship of the Parties:Prior to the execution of the transaction documents referred to above, AP-AMH did not have a direct relationship with either ApolloMed or NMM. However, AP-AMH was established for the purpose of facilitating the APC Transactions. Dr. Lam, the Chief Executive Officer and sole shareholder of AP-AMH, is Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of both ApolloMed and NMM.

Transactions between APC and AP-AMH (page 47)

·     The Transactions:On May 10, 2019, APC and AP-AMH entered into a Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement. Under the terms of this agreement, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions, APC has agreed to sell to AP-AMH 1,000,000 shares of “tracking” Series A Preferred Stock at $545 per share for total consideration of $545,000,000. APC is a private professional medical corporation. As such, the purchase price was determined by the APC board of directors, based on a multiple of Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization. AP-AMH will pay for the APC Preferred Stock with the proceeds of the AP-AMH Loan from ApolloMed, the net effect of which is that ApolloMed will pay APC $245,000,000 in cash on behalf of AP-AMH, with the $300,000,000 balance being an offset against APC’s purchase of ApolloMed Shares.

On May 10, 2019, APC and AP-AMH, as the sole holder of the APC Preferred Stock upon closing of the concurrent APC Transactions, entered into the Special Purpose Shareholder Agreement. Under the terms of this agreement, (i) AP-AMH agreed to fund any losses or deficits related to APC’s Healthcare Services assets; and (ii) AP-AMH was granted consent rights with respect to certain material corporate decisions of APC. This agreement will remain in effect as long as AP-AMH owns shares of APC Preferred Stock.
·     Terms of the APC Preferred:Following is a summary of certain significant terms of the APC Preferred Stock. See page 48 for a more detailed description of the terms of the APC Preferred Stock.
·     Dividends:The APC Preferred Stock will bear a preferential mandatory cumulative dividend that will accrue daily from the date of the purchase and will be paid quarterly in arrears, if, when and as declared by the APC board of directors. The amount of the APC Series A Dividend for any determination period will be equal to the sum of (A) APC’s Net Income from Healthcare Services (as defined in the Certificate of Determination for the APC Series A Preferred Stock, the “Certificate of Determination”), plus (B) any dividends received by APC in such period from certain affiliated entities, minus (C) any Retained Amounts (as defined in the Certificate of Determination). The Retained Amounts provision will allow APC to retain 50% of the Net Income from its Healthcare Services Business in excess of a baseline amount (initially, $54,000,000), with the remaining 50% paid to AP-AMH as part of the APC Series A Dividend. Accordingly, a substantial amount, but not necessarily all, of APC’s Net Income from its Healthcare Services Business will be distributed to AP-AMH, with those funds thereafter available to pay ApolloMed under its various APC Transactions Agreements.
·     Voting Rights:AP-AMH, as the holder of the APC Preferred Stock will be entitled to vote only on certain material events that could materially affect the value of the APC Preferred Stock, such as changes that modify the rights of the APC Preferred Stock, increases or decreases in the authorized number of shares of APC Preferred Stock, liquidation events and issuances of any stock that has preferential rights to the APC Preferred Stock. Other than as set forth in the Certificate of Determination, the holder of APC Preferred Stock is not entitled to vote.

·     Liquidation:Upon the sale of APC or certain other liquidation events specified in the Certificate of Determination, subject to the prior rights of APC creditors, AP-AMH will be entitled to payment of all accrued but unpaid Series A Dividends, plus $545,000,000 before any payment may be made to the holders of APC common stock (the “Series A Liquidation Preference”). After payment in full of the Series A Liquidation Preference, the remaining assets or surplus funds legally available for distribution, if any, in an amount equal to the positive difference between the then-current fair value of the Healthcare Services Assets (as defined in the Certificate of Determination) and the Series A Liquidation Preference shall be distributed ratably 90% to the holders of the APC Preferred Stock and the remaining 10% to the holders of APC common stock (the “Additional Series A Preference Distribution”). If assets or surplus funds available for distribution remain after the Series A Liquidation Preference and the Additional Series A Preference Distribution, such available assets or surplus funds shall be distributed ratably 90% to the holder of the APC Preferred Stock and 10% to the holders of the APC common stock until such point as the holder of the APC Preferred Stock has received an amount equal to its Additional Series A Preference Distribution (the “Common Preference Distribution”). If any assets or surplus funds remain after the above-mentioned distributions, such remaining amounts shall be distributed ratably to the holders of the APC common stock.
·     Conditions to Closing:In addition to customary closing conditions, the Closing of the APC Transactions is conditioned upon AP-AMH having secured the $545,000,000 loan from ApolloMed for the purchase of the APC Preferred Stock, APC shareholders shall have approved the sale of the APC Preferred Stock and our stockholders shall have approved sale of ApolloMed Shares to APC, AP-AMH shall have completed its due diligence investigation of APC to its satisfaction, ApolloMed and APC must be prepared to close on the sale of the ApolloMed Shares, ApolloMed stockholders who entered into lockup agreements in connection with the ApolloMed-NMM merger shall have extended the term of the initial lockup period to September 30, 2019, and APC shall have received a satisfactory fairness opinion from its financial advisors and tax opinion from tax counsel, among other conditions. Some of these conditions have been satisfied as of the date of this proxy statement. See page 56.
·     The Closing:The Closing will take place concurrently with the Closing of the sale of ApolloMed common stock to APC, the Closing of a $250,000,000 credit facility to be entered into by ApolloMed with a commercial financial institution and the sale of APC Preferred Stock to AP-AMH and ancillary transactions associated with these transactions. The concurrent Closings are anticipated to take place promptly upon receipt of stockholder approval by both the ApolloMed and APC stockholders, but in no event later than September 30, 2019, unless the parties agree to extend that deadline.
·     Relationship of the Parties:Prior to the execution of the transaction documents referred to above, AP-AMH did not have a direct relationship with either ApolloMed or NMM. However, AP-AMH was established for the purpose of facilitating the APC Transactions. Dr. Lam, the Chief Executive Officer and sole shareholder of AP-AMH, is Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of both ApolloMed and NMM.

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Other Information Regarding the APC Transactions

·     Reasons for the APC Transactions (page 37):Since the consummation of the merger with NMM in 2017, the ApolloMed Board of Directors has been considering various means by which the Company can enhance stockholder value by being able to more fully realize the benefits (and detriments, when applicable) of APC’s relationship with ApolloMed. Because of the required U.S. generally accepted account principles (“GAAP”) regarding VIEs and noncontrolling interests, management believes that the market may not fully value ApolloMed on its own merits and in comparison to its peer group. Even were it desired, acquiring APC is not an option because the corporate practice of medicine doctrine prohibits ApolloMed from owning an interest in APC. The APC Transactions have been structured to retain the separate ownership of APC required under California law, but will enable ApolloMed to allocate APC’s operating results derived from its Excluded Assets as “attributable to noncontrolling interest,” rather than APC’s total operating results, net of eliminations, which is the current accounting treatment. In addition, the payments from AP-AMH, even after servicing the debt on our anticipated credit facility, could potentially enhance revenue and cash flows, although there can be no assurance that such outcomes will occur in every period, or at all. After consultation with advisors and diligent consideration, the Independent Committee of the ApolloMed Board determined that the APC Transactions could successfully achieve the recharacterization of APC’s net income (or loss, if applicable) so that it will be taken into account in calculating ApolloMed’s net income, earnings per share and the price/earnings ratio (“P/E Ratio”) derived therefrom. This, in turn, could inure to the benefit of our Company and our stockholders over time. However, the success of this structure will depend on the results of operations of APC’s Healthcare Services Business, which is not controlled, and cannot be controlled, by ApolloMed. Therefore, ApolloMed can give no assurance that the APC Transactions will result in increased earnings in every period or at all.
·     Risk Factors:In evaluating how to vote on the APC Stock Issuance Proposal and the AP-AMH Loan Proposal, which in effect, grants approval of the APC Transactions as a whole, you should carefully consider all of the information in this proxy statement. In particular, you are urged to read and consider all of the factors discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 64. The APC Transactions give rise to many serious risks to ApolloMed, a number of which will be completely out of our control.
·     Expected Timing of the APC Transaction Closings:ApolloMed, APC and AP-AMH currently expect to complete the APC Transactions promptly following this Special Meeting and the APC Special Meeting. The latest Closing Date contemplated by the various APC Transactions Agreements is September 30, 2019, but that date is subject to extension upon mutual agreement of the parties. Completion of all of the APC Transactions is subject to all conditions to closing applicable to each separate Transaction being satisfied or waived and that all of the Transactions close concurrently. It is possible that factors outside of any one party’s control could require the parties to complete the APC Transactions at a later time or not complete it at all.
·     The Special Meeting (page 71):The Special Meeting will be held on _____, 2019 at ___ _.m. Pacific Daylight Time, in the Third Floor Ballroom of our corporate headquarters, which is located at 1668 South Garfield Avenue, Alhambra, California. ApolloMed stockholders will be asked to consider and vote on the following:
(1)   The AP-AMH Loan Proposal (Proposal No. 1) – to approve a loan by ApolloMed of $545,000,000 to AP-AMH for the purpose of providing the funds needed by AP-AMH to purchase 1,000,000 shares of APC Series A Preferred Stock at $545 per share, for total consideration of $545,000,000;

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(2)   The APC Stock Issuance Proposal (Proposal No. 2) – to approve the issuance of 15,015,015 shares of ApolloMed common stock to APC at a purchase price of $19.98 per share, for total consideration of $300,000,000; and
(3)   The Adjournment Proposal (Proposal No. 3) – to vote upon a proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit the solicitation of additional proxies if, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the Special Meeting, there are not sufficient votes to approve either Proposal No. 1 or Proposal No. 2.
·     Recommendations of the ApolloMed Board (page 62):ApolloMed’s Board of Directors, based upon the consideration, evaluation, assessment and recommendation of its Independent Committee, unanimously determined that the APC Stock Issuance Proposal, the AP-AMH Loan Proposal and APC Transactions as a whole are in the best interests of ApolloMed and its stockholders. The ApolloMed Board of Directors unanimously recommends that our stockholders vote “FOR” each of the proposals.Note that a vote against either Proposal No. 1 or Proposal No. 2 will, in effect, be a vote against both proposals and the APC Transactions as a whole.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

The following are answers to some questions that you, as an ApolloMed stockholder, may have regarding the APC Stock Issuance Proposal, the AP-AMH Loan Proposal and the entire series of transactions of which the transactions to which those proposals are integral parts. We urge you to carefully read this entire proxy statement, including the annexes, because the information in this section does not provide all the information that might be important to you.

Questions and Answers about the APC Transactions

Who are the parties to the APC Transactions and what is their relationship to one another? ApolloMed, APC and AP-AMH are the principal parties to the APC Transactions. In addition, NMM, ApolloMed’s primary wholly-owned subsidiary, as well as Dr. Lam, who is an executive officer, director and stockholder of ApolloMed, NMM, APC and AP-AMH, have entered or will enter into certain agreements in connection with the APC Transactions. APC is a professional medical corporation operating as an independent practice association that provides healthcare services through its medical networks and ancillary healthcare operations held through various entities (the “Healthcare Services Business”). AP-AMH is a professional medical corporation, incorporated in May 2019 for the purpose of entering into the APC Transactions. NMM is a management services organization (“MSO”) that is in the business of providing management and administrative services to physician practices under long-term management and/or administrative services agreements (“MSAs”), pursuant to which it provides and/or manages non-medical services for physician practices and has exclusive authority over all non-medical decision making related to ongoing business operations. In July 1999, APC entered into a long-term MSA with NMM that expires in July 2029. In May 2019, AP-AMH entered into an MSA with NMM that will be effective on the Closing Date of the APC Transactions. In accordance with relevant accounting guidance, APC and AP-AMH are determined to be variable interest entities (“VIEs”) of NMM. This determination has a material impact on ApolloMed’s consolidated results of operations, as discussed in greater detail beginning on page 37, and it is this impact that is the primary driver underlying the APC Transactions. As of _______, 2019, APC had an ownership interest of approximately 5% in ApolloMed. Upon completion of the APC Transactions, APC will own approximately 33% of the outstanding shares of ApolloMed but will contractually be permitted to vote only 9.99%. APC will grant a proxy to ApolloMed’s management to vote any excess shares in the identical proportion to all other votes cast on each matter. Upon completion of the APC Transactions, AP-AMH will own 100% of the Series A Preferred Stock of APC. Dr. Lam is the sole shareholder of AP-AMH and is a minority shareholder of ApolloMed and APC. He is the Chief Executive Officer and a director of ApolloMed, the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and a director of APC and the Chief Executive Officer and a director of NMM. See page 58 for a more detailed discussion of the relationship of the parties before and after the APC Transactions.

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What are the component transactions that, together, constitute the APC Transactions?The APC Transactions consist of the following transactions, each of which is conditioned upon the closing of each of the other transactions and other important conditions: (i) ApolloMed has agreed to loan AP-AMH $545,000,000, secured by all of AP-AMH’s assets, including the APC Preferred; (ii) APC has agreed to purchase $300,000,000 shares of ApolloMed common stock in a private placement; and (iii) AP-AMH has agreed to use the AP-AMH Loan to purchase $545,000,000 of APC Preferred Stock in a private placement, which Preferred Stock will bear a dividend that tracks APC’s Healthcare Services Business (the “Series A Dividend”). Funding for the AP-AMH Loan will come from two sources: (i) $245,000,000 from the senior secured credit facility; and (ii) the remaining $300,000,000 from the sale of ApolloMed Shares to APC, which will be offset against $300,000,000 of the purchase price of the APC Preferred Stock by AP-AMH. Because of the interrelated nature of these transactions, the various payments for the AP-AMH Loan, the sale of our common stock to APC and APC’s sale of its preferred stock to AP-AMH will be offset against one another, with the result that the only cash that will flow among the parties will be the payment by us of $245,000,000 to APC on behalf of AP-AMH, which we will take down from a credit facility. Following the concurrent Closings, the proceeds from the Series A Dividend, and only those dividend distributions, will be used by AP-AMH to pay ApolloMed interest on the AP-AMH Loan and a licensing fee under the Tradename Licensing Agreement, as well as a management fee to NMM for the provision of administrative and management services to AP-AMH’s Healthcare Services Business. There are various ancillary agreements associated with each of the above-transactions that are key components of the APC Transactions, which are more fully described elsewhere in this proxy statement beginning on page 41.

Why are ApolloMed, APC and AP-AMH undertaking the APC Transactions? From ApolloMed’s perspective, the primary objective of the APC Transactions is to create a structure among the parties, consistent with applicable federal and state laws and regulations, that will enable ApolloMed to recognize and fully consolidate APC’s Healthcare Services Business net income in calculating net income attributable to ApolloMed on its consolidated statements of income. Under applicable current accounting treatment, as presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, APC revenue is consolidated with NMM revenue because it is considered a VIE of NMM. However, its net income is excluded from ApolloMed’s net income for purposes of calculating ApolloMed’s earnings and earnings per share on its consolidated statements of income. This, in turn, results in a price/earnings ratio (“P/E Ratio”) that we believe does not reflect the full value of the consolidated net income reflected in our statements of income. Depending on the results in APC’s Healthcare Services Business, which we cannot predict for any future period, the effect of the APC Transactions could have a positive impact on ApolloMed’s revenue, earnings and P/E Ratio, as well as its cash flows, which could inure to the benefit of our stockholders. However, as occurred in the first quarter of 2019, APC could experience a net loss from its Healthcare Services Business, which would impact its ability to pay the Series A Dividend to AP-AMH, and that, in turn, could negatively impact the amount of our revenue and net income in any future period. As for APC, by increasing its ownership in ApolloMed from approximately 5% to approximately 33% of our outstanding shares of common stock following the APC Transactions, it could benefit from this new structure by enabling it to monetize the revenue from its Healthcare Services Business at a higher valuation and in the form of a more liquid security than is possible in its own private professional medical corporation. Its ApolloMed Shares will be granted registration rights that will enable APC to sell its shares in the public market, which could materially benefit APC in the future, depending on how our stock performs. AP-AMH was formed in May 2019 to facilitate the overall structure but neither AP-AMH nor Dr. Lam, its sole shareholder, will directly benefit from AP-AMH’s role in the APC Transactions.

Why has ApolloMed structured the APC Transactions instead of simply acquiring APC’s Healthcare Services Business if the ultimate goal is to be able to more fully consolidate APC’s financial results with those of ApolloMed? Some states, including California where ApolloMed operates, have laws that prohibit business entities with non-physician owners, such as ApolloMed, from practicing medicine. These laws are generally referred to as the corporate practice of medicine doctrine. States that have corporate practice of medicine laws require that only licensed physicians may practice medicine, exercise control over medical decisions or engage in certain arrangements with other physicians, such as fee-splitting. As such, only licensed physicians may own a medical practice, including a professional medical corporation. Therefore, under the corporate practice of medicine doctrine, ApolloMed is prohibited from owning APC, which, as an IPA, arranges for delivery of healthcare services by contracting with doctors and professional medical corporations for primary and specialty care services. Consequently, ApolloMed cannot acquire APC’s business or its stock. The APC Transactions have been designed to recast certain APC revenue into revenue and other income sources that can be fully consolidated on ApolloMed’s statements of income. We believe that by recharacterizing the revenue from APC’s Healthcare Services Business, which will drive specific changes to our consolidated statements of income, we may be able to enhance ApolloMed’s revenue, earnings, earnings per share and cash flows, although these outcomes will vary from quarter to quarter, and positive results cannot be assured for any period.

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Where is ApolloMed going to obtain $545,000,000 to loan to AP-AMH? ApolloMed will acquire the $545,000,000 needed to loan to AP-AMH from two sources: (i) $245,000,000 from the senior secured credit facility; and (ii) the remaining $300,000,000 from the sale of ApolloMed Shares to APC in the ApolloMed Private Placement, although the purchase price for the ApolloMed Shares will be treated as an offset against other APC Transactions. This means that the only cash that will flow among the parties will be the $245,000,000 we will draw down from the credit facility and pay to APC on AP-AMH’s behalf for the purchase of the APC Preferred Stock. Accordingly, the closing of such a credit facility is a material condition to the closing of all of the APC Transactions. ApolloMed has been in negotiations with a commercial financial institution with respect to securing the requisite credit facility. However, there is no assurance that the negotiations will result in a definitive agreement and a successful completion of the credit facility transaction with that financial institution or any other bank. Failure to close on the credit facility with a commercial financial institution will mean that none of the APC Transactions will close.

Why are we asking you to approve the AP-AMH Loan Transaction? We are seeking stockholder approval of the AP-AMH Loan because we are contractually required to do so as a condition to closing the AP-AMH Loan Transaction and therefore, the APC Transactions as a whole. Assuming stockholder approval were not a condition to closing, our Board of Directors could proceed to make the AP-AMH Loan without stockholder consent because it is neither required under Delaware law nor by Nasdaq’s Marketplace Rules. However, our Board of Directors believes it reflects good corporate governance to advise our stockholders of the details of the AP-AMH Loan, including its purpose, the role it plays within the entire series of APC Transactions and the very real risks inherent in this substantial transaction, and to seek the approval of the non-affiliated stockholders before we proceed to close this significant series of Transactions, including the AP-AMH Loan. Accordingly, if our stockholders do not approve the AP-AMH Loan Proposal, we will not close the APC Transactions.

Why are we asking you to approve the APC Stock Issuance Proposal?Stockholder approval is required by Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5635(b) if an issuance of securities will result in a change in control of the Company. This rule does not specifically define when a change in control of an issuer may be deemed to occur. However, Nasdaq suggests in its guidance that a change of control would occur, subject to certain limited exceptions, if after a transaction, a person or entity would hold 20% or more of any issuer’s then outstanding capital stock. The issuance of 15,015,015 shares of our common stock to APC will increase the number of outstanding shares to approximately 50,913,199 shares, which is an increase of approximately 42%, all to a single stockholder (APC), who will own approximately 33% of the outstanding shares of common stock after the Closing. However, pursuant to the Voting and Registration Rights Agreement, APC will only be permitted to vote up to 9.99% of the outstanding shares of our common stock at any time a vote is taken. APCtaken and will grant a proxy to ApolloMed’sthe Company’s management to vote any excess shares in the identicalsame proportion toas all other votes cast on each matter. Prior to the consummation of the sale of the ApolloMed Shares, APC owns approximately 5% of our outstanding voting securities and as a result of the contractual limitation on its voting power, it is increasing its voting percentage by less than 5%. Nevertheless, Nasdaq has taken the position that the issuance of the ApolloMed Shares to APC constitutes a change of control or the possibility of a change of control, and therefore, we are required to obtain stockholder approval. Moreover, receipt of stockholder approval is a condition to the closing of the ApolloMed Private Placement, pursuant to which the shares of common stock will be sold to APC.

Why will a vote against oneany proposal effectively be a vote against both proposals and the APC Transactions as a whole? Pursuant to the various APC Transactions Agreements, all of the APC Transactions must close, and they must close concurrently. This means that if the parties are not prepared to close on even one segment of the overall APC Transactions on the Closing Date, no part of the APC Transactions will close. We are giving our stockholders the opportunity to vote on two separate proposals, but if one proposal is approved and the other is voted down, there will be no APC Transactions Closing.

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Questions and Answers About the Special Meeting

What is this proxy statement? The Board of Directors has provided you with these proxy materials in connection with its solicitation of proxies by the Company to be voted at the Special Meeting. Please note that throughout these proxy materials we may refer to Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. as “ApolloMed,” “Apollo,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our.” These proxy materials are first being mailed to stockholders entitled to vote at the Special Meeting on or about _________, 2019.

What is the purpose of the Special Meeting? At the Special Meeting, our stockholders will act upon the two substantive proposals described in these proxy materials: That is, you are being asked to consider a proposal to approve ApolloMed making a loan of $545,000,000 to AP-AMH (Proposal No. 1) and to approve the sale and issuance to APC of 15,015,015 shares ofcoming before the Company’s common stock at $19.98 per share for total consideration of $300,000,000 in the ApolloMed Private Placement (Proposal No. 2). If we do not have sufficient votes present in person or by proxy to approve both Proposals No. 1 and No. 2, Proposal No. 3, the Adjournment Proposal, will allow us to adjourn the Special Meeting to a later date or dates to provide additional time to secure additional votes.

Who May Vote?Only holders of record of our common stock on ________, 2019 (the “Record Date”) will be entitled to attend and vote at the Special Meeting or any adjournment thereof. stockholders.


As of the Record Date, there were [35,898,184] shares of common stock issued and outstanding, according to the records maintained by our transfer agent. In addition, 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 are issued and, par value $0.001 per share, were held by NMM but are not considered outstanding. Following the reverse merger between the Company and NMM in December 2017, NMM became and remains a wholly-ownedour wholly owned subsidiary, of the Company.Network Medical Management, Inc. (“NMM”). Pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law, (the “DGCL”), the preferredsuch shares held by NMM areshall be neither entitled to vote, nor will they be counted for quorum purposes, at the Special2021 Annual Meeting. Therefore, only

The presence of the holders of our common stock asa majority of the Record DateVoting Shares, in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the 2021 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 2021 Annual Meeting, as the Voting Shares so held are entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. Because certain officers and directorsmeeting but do not count as affirmative or negative votes cast.

Voting Procedures

Holders of APC are ApolloMed stockholders, as well as ApolloMed officers and directors, and APC itself is our largest stockholder and a partyVoting Shares will have one vote for each such share with regard to the APC Transactions, we have made special arrangements regarding voting of the ApolloMedeach matter to be voted upon. A broker non-vote occurs when shares held by APC and those officers and directors: APC and the affiliated officers and directors collectively hold 6,522,305 of the ApolloMed common stock, which represents approximately [18]% of the outstanding shares of common stock (the “Related Party Votes”). Those shares will be counted for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum. Further, in connection with the tabulation of votes on each of the proposals, the proxy holders will allocate the Related Party Votes in the same proportion as all other votes cast on each individual proposal brought before the Special Meeting. All other APC affiliates who own shares of ApolloMed common stock will be entitled to vote their shares at the Special Meeting in accordance with their best judgment. There are no agreements or understandings among any of these APC affiliates as to how they will vote on the proposals coming before the stockholders at the Special Meeting. Therefore, while the Related Party Votes will be treated as votes cast on each proposal, the ultimate outcome will be decided by our non-affiliated stockholders.

How May You Vote? We have two kinds of stockholders – stockholders of record and beneficial stockholders. The ways in which you can vote will differ depending on whether you are a record holder or a beneficial holder.

For Stockholders of Record

If, on __________, 2019, your shares of common stock were registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Pacific Stock Transfer Company, you are a stockholder of record, and we are sending these proxy materials directly to you. As the stockholder of record, you have the right to direct the voting of your shares of common stock by attending the Special Meeting and voting in person or you can vote by proxy:

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By proxy:

·By Internet:  You may vote by submitting a proxy over the Internet. Please refer to the proxy card or voting instruction form provided for instructions of 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 Special Meeting:   If you attend the Special Meeting, you may deliver your completed proxy card in person or you may vote by completing a ballot, which we will provide to you at the Special Meeting.

If you hold your shares of common stock directly in your own name, they will not be counted as shares present for the purposes of determining the presence of a quorum or be voted if you do not provide a proxy or attend the Special Meeting and vote the shares yourself.Whether or not you plan to attend the Special 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, to ensure that your vote is counted.

If you provide specific voting instructions, your shares will be voted as you instruct. If you sign but do not provide instructions, your shares will be voted as described below.

For Beneficial Owners (Street Name Holders)

If, on __________, 2019, your shares were held in an account at a brokerage firm or at a bankbroker or other nominee or intermediary holder (“intermediary”), you are considered the beneficial owner of shares held “in street name,” and these proxy materials are being forwarded to you by your broker, bank or other nominee or intermediary holder. It is intermediary who is considered the stockholder of record for purposes of voting at the Special Meeting. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your intermediary on how to vote your shares, and you may attend the Special Meeting. If your shares are held in street name, you will receive instructions from intermediary that must be followed in order for the intermediary to vote the shares per your instructions.

Under stock market rules currently in effect, brokerage firms and other nominees or intermediaries have the authority to vote their customers’ unvoted shares on certain “routine” matters if the customers have not furnished voting instructions within a specified period prior to the Special Meeting. However, the APC Stock Issuance Proposal, the AP-AMH Loan Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal to be voted upon at the Special Meeting are not considered “routine” matters, and hence brokerage firms and other nominees and intermediaries will not be able to vote the shares of customers from whom they have not received voting instructions.If your shares are held in street name, you must instruct your broker, bank or other nominee or intermediary how to vote your shares or your shares will not be voted.

Broker non-votes occur when shares held by an intermediary are not voted with respect to a particular proposal because (i) the intermediarybroker or nominee does not have discretionary authority to vote on the matter and has not received voting instructions from the beneficial owner of the shares and (ii) the intermediary lacks the authority to vote the shares at the intermediary’s discretion.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 Special2021 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 towards determining whether or not a quorum is present.

Proxies 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.

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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 2021 Annual Meeting, Proposal 2 (the Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm) is considered a routine matter. Proposal 1 (the Election of Directors) and Proposal 3 (the Approval of an Amendment to Our 2015 Equity Incentive Plan) are sentconsidered “non-routine,” and your broker will not have discretion to us and not votedvote on these proposals in person at the Special Meeting must be received by us no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on _______, 2019, in order to ensureabsence of your voting instructions.


Proposal 1: Elect Our Directors
The directors will be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the Voting Shares present in person or represented by proxy at the 2021 Annual Meeting, meaning that the nominees receiving the highest numbers of “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 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.

Proposal 2: Ratify the Appointment of Our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
In voting with regard to the ratification 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 required to approve Proposal 2 is the 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 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, 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.
Proposal 3: Approve an Amendment of Our 2015 Equity Incentive Plan
In voting with regard to the approval of an amendment of our 2015 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the maximum number of shares authorized for issuance thereunder by 2,000,000, from 1,500,000 shares to 3,500,000 shares, stockholders may vote in favor of such proposal, vote against such proposal, or abstain from voting. The vote required to approve Proposal 3 is the affirmative vote of the majority of shares present or represented by proxy at the 2021 Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the matter. 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. 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.


All votes will be counted.

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If you have voted prior to the Special Meeting but choose to attend the Special Meeting and change your vote, you must follow the instructions in the next question.

May you change or revoke your vote?Subject to any rules your broker, bank or other nominee or intermediary may have, you may change your proxy instructions at any time before your proxy is voted at the Special Meeting.

For Stockholders of Record

If you are a stockholder of record, you may change your vote by (i) filing with our Corporate Secretary, prior to your shares being voted at the Special Meeting, a written notice of revocation or another duly executed proxy, in either case dated later than the prior proxy relating to the same shares, or (ii) by attending the Special Meeting, revoking your proxy and voting in person (although attendance at the Special Meeting will not, by itself, revoke a proxy). Any written notice of revocation or subsequent proxy card must be received by our Corporate Secretary prior to the taking of the vote at the Special Meeting. Such written notice of revocation or subsequent proxy card should be hand delivered to our Corporate Secretary or the Inspector of Elections at the Special Meeting or should be sent so as to be delivered to our principal executive offices located at 1668 South Garfield Avenue, Second Floor, Alhambra, CA 91801, directed to the attention of the Corporate Secretary. If mailing a notice of revocation, please provide sufficient time for the revocation to be received no later than _______, 2019 to ensure that the revocation will be effective. You may also fax the notice of revocation to (___) ________ or e-mail it to Eric.Chin@nmm.cc until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on _______, 2019.

For Beneficial Owners (Street Name Holders)

If you are a beneficial owner of shares held in street name, you may change your vote (i) by submitting new voting instructions to your broker, trustee or other nominee or intermediary, or (ii) if you have obtained a legal proxy from the broker, bank or other nominee or intermediary that holds your shares giving you the right to vote the shares, by attending the Special Meeting and voting in person. Note that the same timing restrictions explained in the paragraph above relating to stockholders of record apply to beneficial owners desiring to revoke or change your votes.Please make sure that you plan for sufficient time for your broker, bank or other nominee or intermediary to meet the time deadlines in the prior paragraph or your original votes will stand.

May you attend the Special Meeting and vote in person?Whether or not you have previously submitted your voting instructions by returning a dated and signed proxy card, voting by telephone or over the Internet in accordance with your intermediary’s procedures, you are cordially invited to attend the Special Meeting. In order to enter the Special Meeting, you must present a form of photo identification acceptable to us, such as a valid driver’s license or a passport.Attendance at the Special Meeting does not revoke your previously submitted voting instructions. If you have previously voted but want to change your vote at the Special Meeting, you must follow the instructions provided in the prior question.Please be aware that that since a beneficial owner is not the stockholder of record, you may not vote your shares in person at the Special Meeting unless you follow your intermediary’s procedures for obtaining a legal proxy.

How will your shares be voted if you submit a proxy and do not make specific choices? If you sign and return your proxy card but do not give any voting instructions, your shares will be voted in favor of the AP-AMH Loan Proposal, the APC Stock Issuance Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal, if it is needed, and in accordance with the discretion of the proxy holders upon such other business as may properly come before the Special Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

What information is contained in this proxy statement? The information in this proxy statement relates to the APC Stock Issuance Proposal and the AP-AMH Loan Proposal to be voted on at the Special Meeting, the voting process and other required information, including a detailed narrative of the APC Transactions of which the issuance of the Shares to APC and the AP-AMH Loan are integral parts.

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What proposals will be voted on at the Special Meeting?At the Special Meeting, stockholders will be asked to vote on two substantive proposals: (i) a proposal to approve a $545,000,000 10-year loan to AP-AMH (Proposal No. 1); and (ii) a proposal to approve the issuance of 15,015,015 shares of our common stock to be issued to APC in the ApolloMed Private Placement (Proposal No. 2). We are not required to obtain, and are not seeking, approval of any other portion of the APC Transactions or the APC Transactions as a whole. However, unless both proposals are approved, no portion of the APC Transactions will be consummated. Moreover, although we are not expressly seeking stockholder approval for the APC Transactions as a whole, the approval of Proposal No. 1 and Proposal No. 2 in effect serves as an implicit approval of the APC Transactions as a whole. We also ask you to vote on the “Adjournment Proposal,” which we will only bring to the floor if there are not sufficient votes cast in favor of the APC Stock Issuance Proposal and the AP-AMH Loan Proposal.

What is the voting requirement to approve the AP-AMH Loan Proposal and the APC Stock Issuance Proposal, and how does the Board of Directors recommend that you vote? The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast is required to approve both the AP-AMH Loan Proposal and the APC Stock Issuance Proposal. Because broker non-votes and abstentions are not voted affirmatively or negatively, if you vote to abstain, or if you fail to vote or fail to instruct your broker, bank or other nominee or intermediary how to vote, it will have no effect on the voting outcome of these proposals. You may vote either “FOR,” “AGAINST” or “ABSTAIN.” The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote your shares of common stock “FOR” the AP-AMH Loan Proposal, “FOR” the APC Stock Issuance Proposal and “FOR” the Adjournment Proposal, in the event it is needed. The Related Party Votes will be casttabulated by the proxy holders in proportion to all other votes cast on each proposal.Note that a vote against either Proposal No. 1 or Proposal No. 2 will, in effect, be a vote against both proposals and the APC Transactions as a whole.

What constitutes a quorum? A quorum is the presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote (as calculated on __________, 2019). Our issued shares of Series A preferred stock and Series B preferred stock are not considered outstanding and are not entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, nor are they considered in determining the presence of a quorum. Therefore, only holders of our common stock will be eligible to vote. On the Record Date, there were [35,898,184] shares of common stock outstanding, and accordingly, at least [17,949,092] shares of common stock must be present at the Special Meeting in person or by proxy in order to constitute a quorum and enable us to conduct the Special Meeting. If you return valid proxy instructions or attend the Special Meeting in person, your shares of common stock will be counted for the purpose of determining whether there is a quorum, even if you wish to abstain from voting on some or all matters at the Special Meeting.

How will we handle the shares of APC and our officers and directors who are also officers and/or directors of APC? In order to ensure that the outcome of the voting on the proposals coming before the Special Meeting is decided by our stockholders who do not have interests in both ApolloMed and APC, we have designated the shares of common stock directly or indirectly held by the persons who serve as officers and directors of both entities, as well as the shares owned by APC itself, as “Related Party Votes.” The shares of APC and the overlapping affiliates will be counted as present for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum; however, these stockholders will instruct the proxy holders to cast their votes in the same percentages as all other votes cast on each proposal. As a result, the Related Party Votes will have no impact on the ultimate outcome of the voting on each proposal. All other officers or directors of either entity who are ApolloMed stockholders will be entitled to cast their votes in accordance with their own judgment.

Who will count the votes? A representative from Broadridge Financial Solutions will act as inspector of elections and will tabulateappointed for the votes. The inspector2021 Annual Meeting, who will separately tabulate “FOR”affirmative and “AGAINST”negative votes, withheld votes, abstentions and broker non-votes, for the APC Stock Issuance Proposal, the AP-AMH Loan Proposal, the Adjournment Proposal, if it is needed, and any other matter than may properly come before the Special Meeting.

What is an abstention and how is it treated?An abstention represents a stockholder’s affirmative choice to decline to vote on a proposal. Abstained shares are considered to be “present” and “entitled to vote” at the Special Meeting and therefore are included in determining whether or not a quorum is present at the Special Meeting. If you abstain, since no vote will have been cast, this will have no effect on the outcome of the AP-AMH Proposal, the Stock Issuance Proposal or the Adjournment Proposal.

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What is a broker non-vote and how is it treated?If your shares of common stock are held in “street name” in an account at your broker, bank or another nominee, you must instruct the broker, bank or such other nominee as to how to vote your shares by following the instructions they provide to you. If you do not provide these voting instructions, your shares will not be voted on any proposal on which your broker or other nominee does not have discretionary authority to vote. This is called a “broker non-vote.” For this Special Meeting, brokers will not have discretionary authority to vote on any of the proposals being submitted to a vote of the stockholders. Because no vote will have been cast, this will have no effect on the outcome of the Stock Issuance Proposal, AP-AMH Proposal or the Adjournment Proposal.

Is your vote confidential? Proxy instructions, ballots and voting tabulations that identify individual stockholders are handled in a manner that protects your voting privacy. Your vote will not be disclosed either within the Company or to third parties, except:

·as necessary to meet applicable legal requirements;
·to allow for the accurate and efficient tabulation and certification of votes; and
·to facilitate a successful proxy solicitation.

How can you learn the results of the vote?We intend to announce preliminary voting results at the Special Meeting and will publish final results on a Current Report on Form 8-K within four business days following the Special Meeting.

Are any of our officers and directors interested in the matters to be acted upon? None of our officers or directors are directly interested in the matters to be considered at the Special Meeting. However, Drs. Sim, Lam and Young, our Executive Chairman, our Chief Executive Officer and a director, and our Co-Chief Medical Officer, respectively, each hold positions at APC. Dr. Sim is the Chairman of the Board, Dr. Lam is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of APC, and Dr. Young is the Senior Executive Vice President of APC. All three officers are also shareholders of APC. Linda Marsh, a member of our Board of Directors, holds the ceremonial positions as Co-Chief Executive Officer of APC and NMM; however, she has no ability to exercise control or influence over either entity nor the management thereof in her capacity as an officer. She is a stockholder of ApolloMed but owns no APC shares. In these various capacities, none of our affiliated directors and officers has a direct interest in the stock purchase by APC, the loan to AP-AMH or any other aspect of the APC Transactions. In particular, although Dr. Lam is the Chief Executive Officer, director and sole shareholder of AP-AMH, he will derive no benefit from the APC Transactions in any of those capacities. However, along with all other ApolloMed stockholders, each of the ApolloMed officers and directors named above could potentially benefit from the APC Transactions from time to time if the purposes for which we are undertaking the APC Transactions are realized. There is no assurance that those benefits will accrue to them and other ApolloMed stockholders in any particular period or at all. In addition, Drs. Sim, Lam and Young, as shareholders of APC, could benefit indirectly from APC’s opportunity to monetize its revenue from its Healthcare Services Business at a higher valuation and in the form of a more liquid security than is possible within APC, a privately-held professional medical corporation. In addition, at any time after six months following the Closing Date, APC has the right to distribute all or a portion of the ApolloMed Shares to its shareholders, which would include Drs. Sim, Lam and Young. There currently is no agreement, plan or understanding with respect to any future distribution to APC shareholders.

Who is soliciting votes and who will bear the cost for this proxy solicitation? The ApolloMed Board of Directors is soliciting proxies from our stockholders for the Special 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 availability to our stockholders of record and beneficial owners. Proxies will be solicited principally through the use of the mails, but, if deemed desirable, may be solicited personally or by telephone or letters by our officers and regular employees for no 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 houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to send proxies and proxy materials or notices of Internet availability to beneficial owners of our stock and obtain their voting instructions, and such persons may be reimbursed for their expenses.

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What is “householding”? To reduce the expense of delivering duplicate materials to stockholders sharing the same address, we have adopted a procedure approved by SEC called “householding.” Under this procedure, certain stockholders of record who have the same address and last name and do not participate in electronic delivery of proxy materials will receive only one copy of the Notice of Internet Availability (if we use this procedure, which we have not done in connection with the Special Meeting), Annual Report on Form 10-K in connection with annual stockholder meetings and proxy materials, as applicable, until such time as one or more of these stockholders notifies us that they wish to receive individual copies. Householding reduces duplicate mailings and saves printing costs and postage fees, as well as natural resources. If your shares are held in street name, your broker, bank or other nominee similarly may deliver only one copy of a Notice of Internet Availability, Annual Report on Form 10-K and proxy materials, as applicable, to multiple stockholders who share an address.

If you received a “householded” mailing, and you would like to have additional copies of the proxy materials for this Special Meeting mailed to you, please submit your request to Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc., 1668 South Garfield Avenue, Second Floor, Alhambra, California 91801, Attention: Corporate Secretary, or call (626) 282-0288, and we will deliver these materials to you promptly. If you would like to opt out of  “householding” for future mailings, please notify us or your broker, bank or other nominee or intermediary. 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).

What should you do if you receive more than one copy of proxy materials?If you received more than one copy of proxy materials, your shares are registered in more than one name or brokerage account. This is not a duplication. Please follow the voting instructions on each voting instruction card that you receive to ensure that all of your shares are voted and counted.

May the Special Meeting be adjourned or postponed? Under Delaware law, we are not required to give any notice of an adjourned meeting or of the business to be transacted at an adjourned meeting, other than by announcement of the date, time and place at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, unless the board fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting or the meeting date is adjourned to a date more than 30 days later than the date set for the original meeting, in which case a new notice is required. If after the adjournment a new record date for stockholders entitled to vote is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting and new record date will be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting. Therefore, if we do not have sufficient votes for a quorum or to approve both the APC Stock Issuance Proposal and the AP-AMH Loan Proposal, it our intention to make an announcement at the Special Meeting of a new date and time for an adjourned or postponed meeting that is within the 30-day period permitted under Delaware law. Thereafter, if required, the ApolloMed Board will fix a new record date and a new meeting date and will deliver a notice of the new meeting date to stockholders entitled to vote at the rescheduled meeting.

What is the mailing address for ApolloMed’s principal executive offices?Our principal executive offices and our mailing address is 1668 South Garfield Avenue, Second Floor, Alhambra, CA 91801. Any written requests for additional information or copies of these proxy materials or any other communications should be sent to this address.

Will ApolloMed’s auditors be at the Special Meeting? Our auditors are BDO USA, LLP. Representatives of BDO are not expected to be present at the Special Meeting and accordingly, will not make any statement nor will there be an opportunity to ask questions of a representative of BDO.

How can you get assistance in connection with the Special Meeting?If you need assistance in completing your proxy card or have questions regarding the various voting options with respect to the ApolloMed Special Meeting, please contact:

Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.

1668 South Garfield Avenue, Second Floor

Alhambra, CA 91801

Attn: Corporate Secretary

Telephone: (626) 282-0288

Email: Eric.Chin@nmm.cc

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NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This proxy statement contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements other than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements” for purposes of federal and state securities laws, including, but not limited to, any statements about our business, financial condition, operating results, plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, any projections of earnings, revenue or other financial items, such as our projected net income following the APC Transactions and our future liquidity; any statements of any plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations such as the material opportunities that we believe exist for our company; any statements regarding management’s view of future expectations and prospects for us; any statements about prospective adoption of new accounting standards or effects of changes in accounting standards or regulations; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; any statements of belief; any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing; and other statements that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terms such as “anticipate,” “could,” “can,” “may,” “might,” “potential,” “predict,” “should,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “believe,” “think,” “plan,” “envision,” “intend,” “continue,” “target,” “seek,” “contemplate,” “budgeted,” “will,” “would,” and the negative of such terms, other variations on such terms or other similar or comparable words, phrases or terminology. These forward-looking statements present our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this proxy statement and are subject to change.

Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and are based on the current beliefs, expectations and certain assumptions of management. Some or all of such beliefs, expectations and assumptions may not materialize or may vary significantly from actual results. Such statements are qualified by important economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors that could cause our business, strategy, or actual results or events to differ materially from those in our forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results could differ materially from those projected or assumed in any of our forward-looking statements. Our future financial condition and results of operations, as well as any forward-looking statements, are subject to change and significant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual condition, outcomes and results to differ materially from those indicated by such statements. Some of the key factors impacting these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:

·If any condition in any of the APC Transactions Agreements is not satisfied or waived, none of the APC Transactions will close because the Transactions are interrelated and must close concurrently;
·We may not achieve positive results in every reporting period or at all as a result of the consummation of the APC Transactions;
·AP-AMH may not have the ability to repay the principal and accrued interest on the AP-AMH Loan when it matures;
·AP-AMH is obligated to fund APC losses and deficits upon demand of APC, and if AP-AMH is unable to do so, our Board of Directors may deem it in the Company’s best interest to fulfill the obligation on AP-AMH’s behalf in order to preserve the economic benefits accruing to it from the APC Transactions, even though we have no contractual obligation to do so; there is no cap on this potential liability;
·We may not be able to secure a credit facility that we will need in order to honor our obligation to make the AP-AMH Loan or the terms offered may not be acceptable to us; in either event, such failure would mean that the APC Transactions will not close; and
·If APC does not pay the Series A Dividend to AP-AMH in any period, AP-AMH will not be obligated to pay the amounts it would otherwise owe to us under the various APC Transactions Agreements, which could materially impact our results and as to which we would have no recourse.

For a detailed description of the factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement, please see “Risk Factors” beginning on page 64 in this proxy statement and Item 1A entitled “Risk Factors,” of our 2018 10-K. Except as required by law, we do not intend, and undertake no obligation, to update any statement, whether as a result of the receipt of new information, the occurrence of future events, the change of circumstances or otherwise. We further do not accept any responsibility for any projections or reports published by analysts, investors or other third parties.

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

We are seeking stockholder approval for two substantive proposals – a $545,000,000 loan to AP-AMH and the issuance of 15,015,015 shares of common stock to APC at a price of $300,000,000. However, those two transactions must be understood in the context of all of the interrelated and interdependent components of the APC Transactions as a whole. The ultimate goal of the APC Transactions is to enhance stockholder value in ApolloMed by being able to more fully realize the benefit (and perhaps the detriment) of consolidating the revenue and net income (or net loss) of APC’s Healthcare Services Business on our consolidated statements of income. Although there is no guarantee that there will be a positive impact on our earnings in every future period, management believes that over time, the recharacterization of APC’s net income as it impacts our consolidated results will be in the best interests of our Company and our stockholders.

In this proxy statement we provide extensive details about the each of the individual transactions that, together, constitute the APC Transactions. This includes transactions to which ApolloMed is not a party, but which are critical to achieving the purposes for which the APC Transactions were devised.

No separate approval of the APC Transactions as a whole by our stockholders is necessary; our stockholders are not being asked to vote upon any portion of the APC Transactions other than the AP-AMH Loan and the ApolloMed Private Placement. If either Proposal No. 1 or Proposal No. 2 are voted down, the APC Transactions will not be completed. A vote in favor of the AP-AMH Loan and the APC Stock Issuance (i.e., the ApolloMed Private Placement) will be deemed an approval of by our stockholders of the APC Transactions as a whole.

THE BUSINESS OF APOLLO MEDICAL HOLDINGS, INC.

The following summary is not comprehensive. We have limited it to those aspects of our business that may, to some extent, be relevant to the APC Transactions. For a complete description of the business of ApolloMed, our subsidiaries and other affiliated entities, please refer to “Item 1 – Business” in our 2018 Form 10-K.

Overview

We, together with our affiliated physician groups and consolidated entities, are a physician-centric integrated population health management company providing coordinated, outcomes-based medical care in a cost-effective manner and serving patients in California, 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 and hospitalists. We operate primarily through Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. (“ApolloMed”) and the following subsidiaries: Network Medical Management (“NMM”), Apollo Medical Management, Inc. (“AMM”), APAACO and Apollo Care Connect, Inc. (“Apollo Care Connect”), and their consolidated entities, including consolidated VIEs.

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. We believe we are well-positioned to take advantage of the growing trends in the U.S. healthcare industry towards value-based and results-oriented healthcare focusing on the triple aim of patient satisfaction, high-quality care and cost efficiency.

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Through our NGACO model and a network of independent practice associations (“IPAs”) with more than 6,000 contracted physicians, which physician groups have agreements with various health plans, hospitals and other HMOs, we are currently responsible for coordinating the care for over 970,000 patients in California. These covered patients are comprised of managed care members whose health coverage is provided through their employers or who have acquired health coverage directly from a health plan or as a result of their eligibility for Medicaid or Medicare benefits. Our managed patients benefit from an integrated approach that places physicians at the center of patient care and utilizes sophisticated risk management techniques and clinical protocols to provide high-quality, cost effective care. To implement a patient-centered, physician-centric experience, we also have other integrated and synergistic operations, including (i) management service organizations (“MSOs”) that provide management and other services to our affiliated IPAs, (ii) outpatient clinics and (iii) hospitalists that coordinate the care of patients in hospitals.

In December 2017, we completed a reverse merger with NMM, a California corporation formed in 1994 (the “Merger”). As a result of the Merger, NMM became a wholly owned subsidiary of ApolloMed and the former NMM shareholders owned more than 80% of the issued and outstanding shares of ApolloMed’s common stock post-merger. The combined company operates under the Apollo Medical Holdings name. NMM is the larger entity in terms of assets, revenues and earnings. In addition, as of the closing of the Merger, the majority of the board of directors of the combined company was comprised of former NMM directors and directors nominated for election by NMM. Accordingly, ApolloMed was considered to be the legal acquirer (and accounting acquiree), whereas NMM was considered to be the accounting acquirer (and legal acquiree).

Our affiliated medical groups provide hospitalist services at multiple acute-care hospitals, long-term acute care facilities and outpatient clinics. ApolloMed and its subsidiaries, including consolidated VIEs, generate revenue by providing administrative, medical management and clinical services to affiliated IPAs and medical groups. The administrative services cover primarily billing, collection, accounting, administrative, quality assurance, marketing, compliance and education. In addition, our NGACO, which served over 30,000 beneficiaries through 2018, is eligible to receive periodic advance payments from CMS for managing care for aligned beneficiaries.

We implement and operate different innovative healthcare models, primarily including the following integrated operations:

·IPAs, which contract with physicians and provide care to Medicare, Medicaid, commercial and dual-eligible patients on a risk- and value-based fee basis;
·MSOs, which provide management, administrative and other support services to our affiliated physician groups such as IPAs;
·APAACO, which started operations on January 1, 2017, and previously, several accountable care organizations (“ACOs”), which participated in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (the “MSSP”) sponsored by CMS and focused on providing high-quality and cost-efficient care to Medicare fee-for-service (“FFS”) patients;
·Outpatient clinics providing specialty care, including an ambulatory surgery center and a cardiac clinic care and diagnostic testing center;
·Hospitalists, which includes our employed and contracted physicians who focus on the delivery of comprehensive medical care to hospitalized patients; and
·A cloud-based population health management IT platform, which includes digital care plans, a case management module, connectivity with multiple healthcare tracking devices and integrated clinical data.

We operate under one reportable segment, the healthcare delivery segment. Our revenue streams are diversified among our various operations and contract types, and include:

·Capitation payments, including payments made by CMS from the NGACO model;
·Risk pool settlements and incentives;
·Management fees, including stipends from hospitals and percentages of collections; and
·FFS reimbursements.

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There will be no change to our business structure or operations as a result of the successful completion of the APC Transactions.

Organization

Subsidiaries

We operate through our subsidiaries, primarily including:

·NMM;
·AMM;
·APAACO; and
·Apollo Care Connect.

Each of NMM and AMM operates as a MSO and is in the business of providing management services to physician practice corporations under long-term management and/or administrative services agreements (“MSAs”), pursuant to which NMM or AMM, as applicable, manages certain non-medical services for the physician group and has exclusive authority over all non-medical decision making related to ongoing business operations. The MSAs generally provide for management fees that are recognized as earned based on a percentage of revenue or cash collections generated by the physician practices.

APAACO, jointly owned by NMM and AMM, participates in the NGACO Model of CMS as of January 2017. The NGACO Model is a CMS program that allows provider groups to assume higher levels of financial risk and potentially achieve a higher reward from participating in this new attribution-based risk sharing model.

We operated three legacy ACOs that participated in the MSSP to serve the Medicare FFS population: ApolloMed Accountable Care Organization, Inc. (“Apollo-ACO”), majority owned by ApolloMed, as well as APCN-ACO, Inc. (“APCN-ACO”) and Allied Physicians ACO, LLC (“AP-ACO”), wholly owned by NMM. In 2017, we transitioned patients and physicians from the three legacy ACO’s into APAACO, which was established in May 2016 to operate under the NGACO Model.

Apollo Care Connect provides a cloud and mobile-based population health management platform, with an emphasis on chronic care management and high-risk patient management in addition to a comprehensive platform for total patient engagement. Features include a personal health assistant that allows patients to view their health data and interact with their physician and care managers, and evidence-based digital care plans that leverage our expertise in clinical care, care coordination and medical risk management to deliver value-based care.

Variable Interest Entities, Particularly APC

Our financial statements are consolidated and include the accounts of our majority-owned subsidiaries and various non-owned affiliated physician groups that are variable interest entities (“VIEs”), which consolidation is effectuated in accordance with applicable accounting rules promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”). Such accounting rules require that, under some circumstances, the VIE consolidation model be applied when a reporting enterprise holds a variable interest (e.g., equity interests, debt obligations, certain management and service contracts) in a legal entity. Under this model, an enterprise must assess the entity in which it holds a variable interest to determine whether it meets the criteria to be consolidated as a VIE. If the entity is a VIE, the consolidation framework next identifies the party, if one exists, that possesses a controlling financial interest in the VIE, and then requires that party to consolidate as the primary beneficiary. An enterprise’s determination of whether it has a controlling financial interest in a VIE requires that a qualitative determination be made and is not solely based on voting rights.

The primary beneficiary analysis is a qualitative analysis based on power and benefits. We consolidate a VIE if we have both power and benefits – that is, (i) we have the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly influence the VIE’s economic performance (power), and (ii) we have the obligation to absorb losses of, or the right to receive benefits from, the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE (benefits). As we discuss below, we have determined that APC is a VIE of NMM.

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If we have a variable interest in a VIE but are not the primary beneficiary, we may account for our investment using the equity method of accounting.

As a consequence of California being a corporate practice of medicine state, as we discuss below, in addition to our subsidiaries, we mainly operate by maintaining long-term management services agreements with our affiliated IPAs, which are owned and operated by a network of independent primary care physicians and specialists, and which employ or contract with additional physicians to provide medical services. Under such agreements, we provide and perform non-medical management and administrative services, including financial management, information systems, marketing, risk management and administrative support.

NMM has entered into MSAs with several affiliated IPAs, including APC. APC contracts with various HMOs or licensed healthcare service plans, each of which pays a fixed capitation payment to APC. In return, APC arranges for the delivery of healthcare services by contracting with physicians or professional medical corporations for primary care and specialty care services. APC assumes the financial risk of the cost of delivering healthcare services in excess of the fixed amounts received. The risk is subject to stop-loss provisions in contracts with HMOs. Some risk is transferred to the contracted physicians or professional corporations. The physicians in the IPA are exclusively in control of, and responsible for, all aspects of the practice of medicine for enrolled patients. In accordance with relevant accounting guidance, APC is determined to be a VIE of NMM, as NMM is the primary beneficiary of APC with the ability, through majority representation on the APC Joint Planning Board, to direct the activities (excluding clinical decisions) that most significantly affect APC’s economic performance.

APC itself also consolidates the results of certain entities they have been determined to be VIEs of APC, and APC has been determined to be the primary beneficiary of these entities. We also have VIEs through AMM.

Investments

We invested in several entities in the healthcare industry through APC, our VIE. You can find more information about this aspect of our business in our 2018 10-K. We have omitted a detailed description in this proxy statement because we determined that it would not add to our stockholders’ understanding of the APC Transactions.

Our Business Operations

IPAs

Each of our affiliated IPAs is comprised of a network of independent primary care physicians and specialists who collectively care for patients and contracts with HMOs to provide physician services to their enrollees typically under capitated arrangements. Under the capitated model, a HMO pays the IPA a capitation payment and assigns it the responsibility for providing physician services required by patients. The IPA physicians are exclusively in control of, and responsible for, all aspects of the practice of medicine for enrolled patients. Most of the HMO agreements have an initial term of two years renewing automatically for successive one-year terms. The HMO agreements generally allow either party to terminate the HMO agreements without cause typically with a four to six-month advance notice and provide for a termination for cause by the HMO at any time.

MSOs

Our MSOs generally provide services to our affiliated IPAs or ACOs under long-term MSAs, pursuant to which they manage certain non-medical services for the physician groups and have exclusive authority over all non-medical decision making related to ongoing business operations. These services include but are not limited to:

·Physician recruiting;
·Physician and health plan contracting;
·Medical management, including utilization management and quality assurance;

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·Provider relations;
·Member services, including annual wellness evaluations; and
·Pre-negotiating contracts with specialists, labs, imaging centers, nursing homes and other vendors.

NGACO

On January 18, 2017, CMS announced that APAACO had been approved to participate in the NGACO Model and began operations under this new model. We have devoted, and expect to continue to devote, significant effort and resources, financial and otherwise, to the NGACO Model. You can find a detailed explanation of the NGACO Model and our participation in this CMS program in our 2018 10-K. We have omitted a detailed description in this proxy statement because we determined that it would not add to our stockholders’ understanding of the APC Transactions.

Our Revenue Streams

Our revenue reflected in our consolidated financial statements includes revenue generated by our subsidiaries and consolidated entities. Revenue generated by consolidated entities, however, does not necessarily result in available or distributable cash for ApolloMed. Our revenue streams flow from various multi-year renewable contractual arrangements that vary by types of our business operations in the following manners:

Capitation Revenue

Our capitation revenue consists primarily of capitated fees for medical services provided by us under a capitated arrangement directly made with various managed care providers including HMOs. Capitation revenues are typically prepaid monthly to us based on the number of enrollees selecting us as their healthcare provider. Capitation is a fixed amount of money per patient per unit of time paid in advance for the delivery of healthcare services, whereby the service providers are generally liable for excess medical costs. The actual amount paid is determined by the ranges of services provided, the number of patients enrolled and the period of time during which the services are provided. Capitation rates are generally based on local costs and average utilization of services. Because Medicare pays capitation using a “risk adjustment model,” which compensates managed care providers based on the health status (acuity) of each individual enrollee, managed care providers with higher acuity enrollees receive more, and those with lower acuity enrollees receive less, capitation that can be allocated to service providers. Under the risk adjustment model, capitation is paid on an interim basis based on enrollee data submitted for the preceding year and is adjusted in subsequent periods after the final data is compiled.

Per member per month (“PMPM”) managed care contracts generally have a term of one year or longer. All managed care contracts have a single performance obligation that constitutes a series for the provision of managed healthcare services for a population of enrolled members for the duration of the contract. The transaction price for PMPM contracts is variable as it primarily includes PMPM fees associated with unspecified membership that fluctuates throughout the contract. In certain contracts, PMPM fees also include adjustments for items such as performance incentives, performance guarantees and risk shares. The majority of our net PMPM transaction price relates specifically to our efforts to transfer the service for a distinct increment of the series (e.g., day or month) and is recognized as revenue in the month in which members are entitled to service.

Risk Pool Settlements and Incentives

Capitation arrangements are supplemented by risk sharing arrangements. We have two different types of capitation risk sharing arrangements: full risk and shared risk arrangements. A detailed explanation of these risk sharing arrangements can be found in our 2018 Form 10-K. In addition to risk-sharing revenues, we also receive incentives under “pay-for-performance” programs for quality medical care, based on various criteria, which we explain in greater detail in our 2018 Form 10-K.

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Management Fee Income

Management fee income encompasses fees paid for management, physician advisory, healthcare staffing, administrative and other non-medical services provided by us to IPAs, hospitals and other healthcare providers. Such fees may be in the form of billings at agreed-upon hourly rates, percentages of revenue or fee collections, or amounts fixed on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis. The revenue may include variable arrangements measuring factors such as hours staffed, patient visits or collections per visit against benchmarks, and, in certain cases, may be subject to achieving quality metrics or fee collections.

NGACO Revenue

Through APA ACO, we participate in the AIPBP track of the NGACO Model sponsored by CMS. Through the NGACO model, we receive monthly payments and annually, on an all or nothing basis, may receive a payment based on the shared savings APA ACO is able to generate in the prior performance year. A detailed explanation of how we earn NGACO revenue and the risks and rewards of our participation in this program are discussed in our 2018 Form 10-K.

Fee-For-Service Revenue

FFS revenue represents revenue earned under contracts in which we bill and collect the professional component of charges for medical services rendered by our contracted physicians and employed physicians. Under the FFS arrangements, we bill the hospitals and third-party payors for the physician staffing and further bill patients or their third-party payors for patient care services provided and receive payments.

Our Strengths and Advantages

The following are some of the material opportunities that we believe exist for our company.

Combination of Clinical, Administrative and Technology Capabilities

We believe our key strength lies in our combined clinical, administrative and technology capabilities. While many companies separately provide clinical, MSO or technology support services, to our knowledge there are currently very few organizations like us that provide all three types of services to over 970,000 patients.

Diversification

Through our subsidiaries, consolidated affiliates and invested entities, we have been able to reduce our business risk and increase revenue opportunities by diversifying our service offerings and expanding our ability to manage patient care across a horizontally integrated care network. Our revenue is spread across our operations. Additionally, with our ability to monitor and manage care within our wide network, we are an attractive business partner to health plans, hospitals, IPAs and other medical groups seeking to provide better care at lower costs.

Strong Management Team

Our management team has, collectively, several decades of experience managing physician practices, risk-based organizations, health plans, hospitals and health systems, a deep understanding of the healthcare marketplace and emerging trends, and a vision for the future of healthcare delivery led by physician-driven healthcare networks.

A Robust Physician Network

As of March 31, 2019, our physician network consisted of over 6,000 contracted physicians, including primary care physicians, specialist physicians and hospitalists, through our affiliated physician groups and ACOs.

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Cultural Affinities with Patients

In addition to delivering premium healthcare, we believe in the importance of providing services that are sensitive to the needs of local communities, including their cultural affinities, which are shared by physicians within our affiliated IPAs and medical groups, and thus promoting patients’ comfort in communicating with care providers. Our network of providers is diverse and serves various diverse cultural communities, including Asian, Hispanic and others, with many of our providers speaking multiple languages.

Long-Standing Relationships with Partners

We have developed long-standing relationships with and have earned trust from multiple health plans, hospitals, IPAs and other medical groups that have helped to generate recurring contractual revenue for us.

Comprehensive and Effective Healthcare Management Programs

We offer comprehensive and effective healthcare management programs to patients. We have developed expertise in population health management and care coordination, in proper medical coding, which results in improved Risk Adjustment Factor (“RAF”) scores and higher payments from health plans, and in improving quality metrics in both inpatient and outpatient settings and thus patient satisfaction and CMS scores. Using our own proprietary risk assessment scoring tool, we have also developed our own protocol for identifying high-risk patients.

Competition

The healthcare industry is highly competitive and fragmented. We compete for customers across all of our services with other healthcare management companies including MSOs and healthcare providers such as local, regional and national networks of physicians, medical groups and hospitals, many of which are substantially larger than us and have significantly greater financial and other resources, including personnel, than what we have.

IPAs

Our affiliated IPAs compete with other IPAs, medical groups and hospitals, many of which have greater financial, personnel and other resources available to them. In the greater Los Angeles area, examples of such competitors include Regal Medical Group and Lakeside Medical group, which are part of Heritage Provider Network (“Heritage”), as well as HealthCare Partners, which is owned by DaVita Medical Group which was recently bought by UnitedHealth Group.

ACOs

Our NGACO competes with sophisticated provider groups in the creation, administration, and management of ACOs, including MSSP ACOs and NGACOs, many of which have greater financial, personnel and other resources available to them. For example, in the greater Los Angeles area, major competitors of APAACO include Heritage California ACO and DaVita Medical ACO California.

Outpatient Clinics

Our outpatient clinics compete with large ambulatory surgery centers and/or diagnostic centers such as Foothill Cardiology (California Heart Medical Group), RadNet and Envision Healthcare, many of which have greater financial, personnel and other resources available to them, as well as smaller clinics that have ties to local communities. HealthCare Partners also has its own urgent care centers, clinics and diagnostic centers.

Hospitalists

Because individual physicians may provide hospitalist services if they have necessary credentials and privileges and thus the markets for hospitalist services are highly fragmented, our affiliated hospitalist groups face competition primarily from numerous small inpatient practices in existing and expanding markets but also compete with large physician groups, many of which have greater financial, personnel and other resources available to them. Some of such competitors operate on a national level, including EmCare, Team Health and Sound Physicians.

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Corporate Practice of Medicine

Our consolidated financial statements include our subsidiaries and VIEs. Some states have laws that prohibit business entities with non-physician owners, such as ApolloMed and its subsidiaries, from practicing medicine, employing physicians to practice medicine, exercising control over medical decisions by physicians; which are generally referred to as corporate practice of medicine. States that have corporate practice of medicine laws require only physicians to practice medicine, exercise control over medical decisions or engage in certain arrangements such as fee-splitting, with physicians. In these states, a violation of the corporate practice of medicine prohibition constitutes the unlawful practice of medicine, which is a public offense punishable by fines and other criminal penalties. In addition, any physician who participates in a scheme that violates the state’s corporate practice of medicine prohibition may be punished for aiding and abetting a lay entity in the unlawful practice of medicine.

California is a corporate practice of medicine state. Therefore, we operate by maintaining long-term MSAs with our affiliated IPAs and medical groups, each of which is owned and operated by physicians only and employs or contracts with additional physicians to provide medical services. Under such MSAs, our wholly-owned MSOs are contracted to provide non-medical management and administrative services such as financial and risk management as well as information systems, marketing and administrative support to the IPAs and medical groups. The MSAs typically have an initial term of 3-30 years and are generally not terminable by our affiliated IPAs and medical groups except in the case of bankruptcy, gross negligence, fraud, or other illegal acts by the contracting MSO.

Through the MSAs and the relationship with the physician owners of our medical affiliates, we have exclusive authority over all non-medical decisions related to the ongoing business operations of those affiliates. Consequently, ApolloMed consolidates the revenue and expenses of such affiliates as their primary beneficiary from the date of execution of the applicable MSA. When necessary, Dr. Thomas Lam, our Chief Executive Officer, including through entities in which he is the sole shareholder, serves as a nominee shareholder, on ApolloMed’s behalf, of affiliated medical practices, in order to comply with corporate practice of medicine laws and certain accounting rules applicable to consolidated financial reporting by our affiliates as VIEs.

While under these arrangements our MSOs perform only non-medical functions, do not represent to offer medical services and do not exercise influence or control over the practice of medicine by physicians. The California Medical Board, as well as other state’s regulatory bodies, has taken the position that MSAs that confer too much control over a physician practice to MSOs may violate the prohibition against corporate practice of medicine. Some of the relevant laws, regulations and agency interpretations in California and other states that have corporate practice prohibitions have been subject to limited judicial and regulatory interpretation. Moreover, state laws are subject to change and regulatory authorities. Other parties, including our affiliated physicians, may assert that, despite these arrangements, ApolloMed and its subsidiaries are engaged in the prohibited corporate practice of medicine or that such arrangements constitute unlawful fee-splitting between physicians and non-physicians. If this occurred, we could be subject to civil or criminal penalties, our MSAs could be found legally invalid and unenforceable in whole or in part, and we could be required to restructure arrangements with our affiliated IPAs and medical groups. If we were required to change our operating structures due to determination that a corporate practice of medicine violation existed, such a restructuring might require revising our MSOs’ management fees.

Although we have relationships with many physician-related entities, including APC, we have always been careful to seek to ensure that our operations comply with California’s corporate practice of medicine doctrine. The corporate practice of medicine doctrine, as defined in California and applicable to our operations, is a principal reason that the APC Transactions are structured in the manner they are structured. Even if the parties were inclined, ApolloMed is prohibited from owning an interest in APC because APC is professional medical corporation that operates as an IPA, so an acquisition is not a feasible option. The corporate practice of medicine doctrine further prohibits ApolloMed from participating in any fee splitting arrangement with APC or any other IPA or medical group, which could make certain payments from APC to ApolloMed subject to close scrutiny. The APC Transactions have been structured with a view towards complying with California’s corporate practice of medicine doctrine, with AP-AMH, a professional medical corporation, which is wholly-owned by Dr. Lam, as a facilitating entity. ApolloMed will continue to own no equity or other interest in APC, nor will it own or be permitted to own an equity or other interest in AP-AMH.

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Other Regulatory Matters

In addition to the corporate practice of medicine doctrine discussed above, as a healthcare company, our operations and relationships with healthcare providers such as hospitals, other healthcare facilities, and healthcare professionals are subject to extensive and increasing regulation by numerous federal, state, and local government agencies including the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”), the Department of Justice, CMS and various state authorities. These laws and regulations often are interpreted broadly and enforced aggressively. Imposition of liabilities associated with a violation of any of these healthcare laws and regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We cannot guarantee that our practices will not be subject to government scrutiny or be found to violate certain healthcare laws. Government investigations and prosecutions, even if we are ultimately found to be without fault, can be costly and disruptive to our business. Moreover, changes in healthcare legislation or government regulation may restrict our existing operations, limit our expansion or impose additional compliance requirements and costs, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our 2018 Form 10-K includes a detailed summary of some of the most significant laws and regulations that affect our business operations.

Impact of the Pending APC Transactions

We do not anticipate that the consummation of the APC Transactions will materially change our business strategy, plans or operations.

APC AND THE IMPACT OF THE APC TRANSACTIONS

APC is a privately-held California professional medical corporation that is overseen by a board of directors consisting of 26 board members. The APC board has appointed officers of the corporation who are responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the corporation. ApolloMed is not a shareholder and, under California’s corporate practice of medicine doctrine, it is prohibited from owning an interest in APC. Moreover, it has no right, by contract or otherwise, to suggest, nominate or appoint persons to serve on the APC board of directors.

APC was incorporated on August 17, 1992 for the purpose of arranging healthcare services as an independent physician association. APC has contracts with various health maintenance organizations (“HMOs”) and licensed healthcare service plans as defined in the Knox-Keene Healthcare Service Plan Act of 1975. Each HMO negotiates a fixed amount per member per month that is to be paid to APC. In return, APC arranges for the delivery of healthcare services by contracting with physicians or professional medical corporations for primary care and specialty care services. APC assumes the financial risk of the cost of delivering healthcare services in excess of the fixed amounts received. Some of the risk is transferred to the contracted physicians or professional corporations. The risk is also minimized by stop-loss provisions in contracts with HMOs. APC has a controlling financial interest in other entities, including entities that are consolidated VIEs, in which APC is the primary beneficiary, and other entities that are APC subsidiaries or in which the interests are held in one of APC’s VIEs. Not all of these entities are considered part of APC’s Healthcare Services Business. Following the closing of the APC Transactions, APC will continue to operate its business in the manner and to the extent it has historically operated.

As discussed more fully throughout this proxy statement, the primary purpose of the APC Transactions is to recharacterize certain APC-derived revenue that is currently consolidated on ApolloMed’s statements of income but is not taken into account in “net income attributable to Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.” or earnings per share derived therefrom. The principal mechanism to achieve this purpose will be the Series A Dividend payable on the APC Preferred Stock and the use of the dividend proceeds as they are paid.

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Following the closing of the APC Transactions, AP-AMH will own 1,000,000 shares of APC Preferred Stock that will carry a mandatory cumulative preferred dividend that is based on APC’s net income from its Healthcare Services Business, as set forth in APC’s Certificate of Determination of Preferences that will create its Series A Preferred Stock. Under the Certificate of Determination, AP-AMH will be entitled to receive Series A Dividends that are preferential, cumulative, accrue on a daily basis from the date of purchase of the APC Preferred Stock and are equal for any determination period to the sum of (i) APC’s Net Income from Healthcare Services (as defined in the Certificate of Determination), plus (ii) any dividends received by APC in such period from certain affiliated entities, minus (iii) any Retained Amounts (as defined in the Certificate of Determination). The Retained Amounts allow APC to retain 50% of the Net Income from Healthcare Services in excess of a baseline amount (which baseline amount is subject to annual adjustments based on Consumer Price Index increases, but not decreases), with the other 50% paid to AP-AMH as a part of the Series A Dividends. As a result, APC will retain 50% of increases after the closing of the APC Transactions in the amounts of the Net Income from Healthcare Services, with the remainder paid to AP-AMH. The Retained Amounts will not apply to any APC affiliated entities, including any future-acquired APC affiliated entities. The Series A Dividends are intended to be paid quarterly and will be based on the financial results of APC as of the quarter prior to the quarter in which any payment is made. Although it is contemplated that the Series A Dividends will be paid quarterly, in fact, the APC board of directors will be required to declare the dividend before it can be paid. To the extent it is not declared and paid, the Series A Dividend will cumulate.

The net effect of the APC Transactions generally, and the Series A Dividend formula, in particular, is that the Series A Dividend will not be based on 100% of APC’s assets. The “Excluded Assets” that will remain solely for the benefit of APC and its shareholders currently include (i) a 48.9% ownership in Universal Care Inc., (ii) a 50% ownership of 531 W. College LLC, (iii) certain land owned by APC in El Monte and Monterey Park, California; (iv) (iv) its 5% ownership of ApolloMed shares of common stock; and (v) the proceeds derived from the APC Transactions. Certain of these Excluded Assets support, but do not directly provide, services that are encompassed under the term Healthcare Services Business.

Over time, the assets constituting Excluded Assets could change as APC exercises its independent judgment to purchase or sell assets that do not fall under the definition of Healthcare Services Assets. If and to the extent there is a gain on the sale of any such Excluded Assets, that gain will have no impact on the Series A Dividend and will remain in APC exclusively for the benefit of APC and its shareholders. As such, neither AP-AMH nor ApolloMed will derive any benefit from any upside realized in the APC Excluded Assets.

Historically, certain of APC’s Excluded Assets have suffered losses, but those losses have been offset by APC’s Healthcare Services Business and Healthcare Services Assets. After the closing of the APC Transactions, a substantial portion, if not all (depending on the period), of the Healthcare Services Assets will be unavailable to offset losses in APC’s Excluded Assets portion of its business. Although APC and ApolloMed are distinct corporations, with their own boards of directors elected by their own shareholders, the APC Transactions have the potential to create risk in ApolloMed that would be entirely due to the performance of APC’s Excluded Assets. Specifically, if APC’s Excluded Assets are incurring losses that cannot be offset by its profitable Healthcare Services Business, it could be deemed insolvent or might force APC into bankruptcy. In either scenario, ApolloMed’s financial condition could be materially negatively impacted.

California Corporations Code sections 500 et seq. govern when a California corporation such as APC is permitted to make cash and property distributions to its shareholders. Section 500 allows a corporation to make distributions (including dividends) if: (i) the amount of the corporation’s retained earnings prior to the distribution equals or exceeds the sum of the distribution and the amount of cumulative dividends in arrears on series of preferred stock that are senior in dividend preference to the class or series to which the applicable distribution is being made, or (ii) after giving effect to the distribution, the value of the corporation’s assets equals or exceeds the sum of its liabilities and the amount of preferential rights upon dissolution, including accrued but unpaid dividends, of shareholders with rights upon dissolution superior to those of the shareholders receiving the distributions. However, Corporations Code section 501 prohibits any distributions if the corporation is, or as a result of the distribution would be, likely to be unable to meet its liabilities as such liabilities mature. In essence, Sections 500 et seq. require a solvency threshold determination as to whether or not a corporation can make a distribution of any kind, and if that threshold is met, the corporation must pass either a retained earnings test or a balance sheet test.

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Following the closing of the APC Transactions, APC’s Excluded Assets could suffer substantial losses that will not be offset by its Healthcare Services Business. These losses could cause APC to be deemed insolvent, and therefore APC would be prohibited from declaring and paying the Series A Dividend. If APC is prohibited or simply unwilling to pay the Series A Dividend to AP-AMH, AP-AMH will be unable to pay to ApolloMed and NMM the interest pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the licensing fees pursuant to the Tradename Licensing Agreement and the management fees pursuant to the Administrative Services Agreement. Without those expected payments from AP-AMH, ApolloMed’s financial condition, cash flows and results of operations could be severely impaired. Moreover, if APC were forced into bankruptcy as a result of continuing losses in the Excluded Assets portion of its business, the entire structure underlying the APC Transactions would fail.

Prior to the closing of the APC Transactions, the parties anticipate entering into various amendments to the APC Transactions Agreements. (see page 57) Among the amendments contemplated is a provision that would require APC to retain a sufficient amount of assets it receives in the APC Transactions to enable it to fund losses or deficits in that portion of its business that is not considered its Healthcare Services Business, and thereby not be prohibited from paying the Series A Dividends pursuant to California Corporations Code sections 500 et seq. on the basis of insolvency. That provision would provide some measure of protection to AP-AMH and ApolloMed. However, there is no assurance that future losses or deficits might not exceed that reserve.

In addition, as part of the APC Transactions Agreements executed on May 10, 2019, APC and AP-AMH entered into the Special Purpose Shareholder Agreement. Pursuant to that agreement, in the event of any losses or deficits incurred at any time or from time to time by APC pertaining to its Healthcare Services Assets, upon written request of APC, AP-AMH is obligated to make one or more capital contributions to APC in an amount sufficient to cover any such losses or deficits. In the event AP-AMH receives notice of a capital call, it is likely that it will not have sufficient resources to cover its obligation. While ApolloMed is not a party to this agreement and has no obligation thereunder, it is possible that the ApolloMed Board of Directors could determine that it is in the best interests of ApolloMed and our stockholders to fund AP-AMH’s obligation under the Special Purchase Shareholder Agreement in order to protect the economic interests of ApolloMed and our stockholders. There is no cap on the dollar amount of the potential liability. Losses or deficits arising from the Excluded Assets are expressly carved out. However, this agreement also poses risks for ApolloMed.

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SELECTED UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF INCOME DATA

The selected unaudited historical consolidated condensed statement of income data presented below for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 and for the three months ended March 31, 2019 has been derived from ApolloMed’s audited financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, and from our unaudited financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2019, respectively. These financial statements are not included in this proxy statement, but you may review them in their entirety, including the related notes thereto, in our 2018 Form 10-K, which we filed with SEC on March 18, 2019, and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2019, which we filed with SEC on May 10, 2019. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the full year or any other interim period, and our historical results generally are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected in any future period. ApolloMed’s management prepared the unaudited financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2019 on the same basis as it prepared our audited consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of ApolloMed management, this information reflects all adjustments consisting of only normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of this data for that period.

The following consolidated condensed statement of income data of ApolloMed and its consolidated subsidiaries and VIEs for the periods presented illustrates the extent to which APC’s consolidated operating results has impacted our bottom-line results. See “Modified Selected Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Statement of Income Data” on page 35 for an illustration of the impact the APC Transactions would have had on our historical results.

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  Year Ended December 31,  Three Months Ended 
  2018  2017  March 31, 2019 
        (unaudited) 
Revenue            
Capitation, net $344,207,058  $272,921,240  $71,516,778 
Risk pool settlements and incentives  100,927,841   44,598,373   10,093,841 
Management fee income  49,742,755   26,983,695   8,996,600 
Fee-for-service, net  19,703,999   7,449,249   4,080,674 
Other income  5,226,099   4,403,373   1,069,278 
             
Total revenue  519,907,752   356,355,930   95,757,171 
             
Total expenses  431,475,590   321,209,963   99,065,029 
             
Income (loss) from operations  88,432,162   35,145,967   (3,307,858)
             
Other ncome (expense)            
Loss from equity method investments  (8,125,285)  (1,112,541)  (849,657)
Interest expense  (560,515)  (79,689)  (210,979)
Interest income  1,258,638   1,015,204   323,008 
Change in fair value of derivative instrument  -   (44,886)  - 
Gain on settlement of preexisting receivable from ApolloMed  -   921,938   - 
Gain from investments - fair value adjustments  -   13,697,018   - 
Other income  1,622,131   168,102   187,116 
             
Total other (expense) income, net  (5,805,031)  14,565,146   (550,512)
             
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) for income taxes  82,627,131   49,711,113   (3,858,370)
             
Provsion for (benefit from) income taxes  22,359,640   3,886,785   (1,408,241)
             
Net (loss) income  60,267,491   43,824,328   (2,450,129)
             
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests  49,432,489   20,022,486   (2,589,793)
             
Net income attributable to Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. $10,835,002  $25,801,842  $139,664 
             
Earnings per share - basic $0.33  $1.01  $0.00 
             
Earnings per share - diluted $0.29  $0.90  $0.00 
             
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding - basic  32,893,940   25,525,786   34,496,622 
             
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding - diluted  37,914,886   28,661,735   38,074,174 

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MODIFIED SELECTED UNAUDITED
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF INCOME DATA
REFLECTING THE EFFECT OF THE APC TRANSACTIONS

The following modified selected unaudited consolidated condensed statement of income data presented below is based on, and should be read in conjunction with, the historical consolidated financial statements of ApolloMed, including the footnotes thereto, which can be reviewed in our annual and quarterly filings with SEC. See the section entitled, “Where You Can Find More Information” on page 83 for additional information.

As we have discussed elsewhere in this proxy statement, the primary rationale underlying the APC Transactions taken as a whole, is to change the character of certain APC revenue that currently is consolidated on our statements of income because of APC’s status as a VIE of NMM, but which is reflected as “attributable to noncontrolling interests.” Upon successful completion of the APC Transactions, a significant portion of APC’s net income attributable to its Healthcare Services Business will be distributed to AP-AMH as mandatory quarterly cumulative preferred dividends, if and when APC’s board of directors declares such dividends. AP-AMH will then use the dividend proceeds to make payments to ApolloMed and NMM under the Loan Agreement, Tradename License Agreement and Administrative Services Agreement. We will thereafter be able to reflect these sources of revenue and other income from AP-AMH in consolidated net income attributed to Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. in accordance with GAAP. This compares to our existing presentation that requires APC’s net income to be presented below the net income line item in our consolidated statements of income as “net income attributable to non-controlling interests,” as a separate line item from the “net income attributable to Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.” line item in our consolidated statements of income, from which earnings per share is calculated, which, in turn, often determines the P/E Ratio used by market participants as one indicator in evaluating our Company.

The following modified selected unaudited consolidated condensed statement of income data for the year ended December 31, 2018 and three months ended March 31, 2019 shows the effect that the APC Transactions would have had on our consolidated statements of income if the APC Transactions had been consummated on January 1, 2018. We include two separate presentations: (i) the first shows the effect that the APC Transactions would have had on our historical consolidated statements of income for the year ended December 31, 2018 and the three months ended March 31, 2019; and (ii) the second sets forth a further modified presentation that gives effect to the APC Transactions, but also includes the impact of APC’s May 31, 2019 acquisition of ACMG as though it had been consummated on January 1, 2018. In each instance, the modified presentations are based upon ApolloMed’s consolidated statements of income prepared pursuant to GAAP for the applicable period, with the only modifications thereto being the recharacterization of amounts payable to ApolloMed and NMM as interest paid, management fees and licensing fees, and the effect of that recharacterization on “net income attributable to non-controlling interests,” “net income attributable to Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.” and earnings per share, both basic and diluted. Based on management’s assessment, the APC Transactions and the ACMG acquisition did not meet the thresholds that would require historical audited financial statements under Regulation S-X Rule 3-05, as well as pro formas under Article 11 of Regulation S-X. The modified selected unaudited consolidated condensed financial data presented below is included to provide additional useful information to assist our stockholders in evaluating the impact of these transactions on our historical financial results for each of the periods presented.

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  Year Ended December 31, 2018  Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 
  Actual  Modified to
Reflect APC
Transactions
  Modified
Including ACMG
  Actual  Modified to
Reflect APC
Transactions
  Modified
Including ACMG
 
     (Unaudited)  (Unaudited)  (Unaudited)  (Unaudited)  (Unaudited) 
                   
Total revenue $519,907,752  $519,907,752  $629,870,514  $95,757,171  $95,757,171  $130,686,352 
Net income (loss)  60,267,491   56,688,817   55,666,610   (2,450,129)  (3,753,129)  (4,877,344)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests  49,432,489   (4,315,496)  (4,315,496)  (2,589,793)  1,613,449   1,613,449 
Net income (loss) attributable to Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.  10,835,002   61,004,314   59,982,107   139,664   (5,366,578)  (6,490,793)
Earnings per share - basic $0.33  $1.85  $1.82  $0.00  $(0.16) $(0.19)
Earnings per share - diluted $0.29  $1.61  $1.58  $0.00  $(0.16) $(0.19)
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding - basic  32,893,940   32,893,940   32,893,940   34,496,622   34,496,622   34,496,622 
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding - diluted  37,914,886   37,914,886   37,914,886   38,074,174   38,074,174   38,074,174 

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE APC TRANSACTIONS

Background; Reason for Undertaking the APC Transactions

Our goal in consummating the APC Transactions is to enhance stockholder value. We, together with our affiliated physician groups and consolidated entities, are a physician-centric integrated population health management company. Because we are prohibited from engaging in the practice of medicine by California’s corporate practice of medicine doctrine, we do not provide any medical care, nor do we make any medical decisions. Through our wholly-owned subsidiary, NMM, we do enter into administrative services agreements with physician groups under the terms of which we manage all aspects of the physician groups’ business and operations other than the actual practice of medicine. As a result of the power and responsibilities granted to NMM and the benefits it derives under its long-term management services agreement with APC, APC has been deemed a “variable interest entity,” or “VIE” of NMM. We discuss variable interest entities on page 24. As a VIE of NMM, APC’s results are consolidated with NMM’s results, which in turn, are consolidated on our consolidated financial statements. However, neither ApolloMed nor NMM owns any interest in APC and, in fact, is prohibited from acquiring an ownership interest by California’s corporate practice of medicine doctrine. As a result of the characterization of APC as a VIE, its revenue is included in our consolidated revenue, and consolidated net income includes APC net income even though it is not an entity we own. While APC’s net income is included in consolidated net income, which includes the net income of ApolloMed and our consolidated subsidiaries and VIEs, APC’s net income is then separately presented below the net income line item in our consolidated statements of income as “net income attributable to non-controlling interests.” Only “net income attributable to Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.,” which line item appears below the “net income” and the “net income attributable to non-controlling interests” line item in our consolidated statements of income, and which line item reverses out APC’s net income (loss) from our earnings, is used in calculating our earnings per share under GAAP, which, in turn, often determines the P/E Ratio used by market participants as one indicator in evaluating our Company.

Although the impact has varied from period to period, in most periods since the merger with NMM in 2017, we believe this GAAP-required accounting treatment has resulted in ApolloMed’s earnings and earnings per share potentially being under-valued by market participants because a significant portion of our consolidated net income – that which is attributable to APC – is not included in ApolloMed earnings per share reported under GAAP. Since the merger, ApolloMed’s management has endeavored to conceive of a structure in which APC’s Health Services Business net income is better reflected in ApolloMed’s consolidated net income attributable to ApolloMed’s stockholders and earnings per share. ApolloMed and APC, collectively, designed the APC Transactions structure to accomplish this purpose, and AP-AMH was formed to facilitate it.

Overview

The AP-AMH Loan and the APC Stock Issuance Proposal are only two segments of a series of interrelated transactions among ApolloMed, APC, AP-AMH and certain related entities and individuals. ApolloMed must also secure a senior secured credit facility from a commercial financial institution. All of the APC Transactions and the credit facility must close concurrently on a date on or before September 30, 2019, unless mutually extended. While each of the Transaction Agreements described below is subject to different closing conditions, the effect of the closing conditions as a whole is that the APC Transactions are subject to, in addition to customary closing conditions, the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions in each of the Transaction Agreements and to the successful concurrent closing of all of the APC Transactions. The interrelated series of transactions include the following highlights, with a more detailed discussion below:

Credit Facility between a Commercial Financial Institution and ApolloMed

·In order for the APC Transactions to close, ApolloMed must enter into a $250,000,000 senior secured credit facility with a commercial bank or other financial institution. The credit facility will be used to fund $245,000,000 (approximately 45%) of the AP-AMH Loan, which ApolloMed will pay directly to APC on behalf of AP-AMH in partial consideration for its purchase of APC Preferred Stock.

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Transactions between ApolloMed and APC

·Pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement, APC has agreed to purchase 15,015,015 shares of ApolloMed common stock at $19.98 per share for total consideration of $300,000,000 in a private placement transaction (the “APC Stock Issuance Proposal”); and
·When entered into on the Closing Date, ApolloMed will grant APC certain registration rights with respect to the newly-acquired shares, and APC will agree that, to the extent the securities it owns represent more than 9.99% of the voting securities of ApolloMed, it will not vote any common stock or other securities entitled to vote in excess of 9.99%, but instead, will grant a proxy to ApolloMed’s management to vote any excess shares in the identical proportion to all other votes cast on each matter and further, APC will agree to restrictions on the transferability of its ApolloMed Shares.

Transactions between ApolloMed and AP-AMH

·ApolloMed has agreed to loan AP-AMH $545,000,000 pursuant to a Loan Agreement; the proceeds from the AP-AMH Loan will be used to purchase tracking preferred stock of APC; on the Closing Date, the parties will enter into a Security Agreement that will secure AP-AMH’s obligations and performance under the Loan Agreement by creating a first priority senior secured interest in all of AP-AMH’s assets;
·AP-AMH has entered into a Tradename Licensing Agreement with ApolloMed under the terms of which AP-AMH will pay a licensing fee to ApolloMed for the non-exclusive right to use the tradename Apollo Medical Associates;
·AP-AMH will receive administrative services to support its healthcare services practice pursuant to an Administrative Services Agreement with NMM, ApolloMed’s wholly-owned subsidiary; and
·Thomas S. Lam, M.D., the sole shareholder of AP-AMH has entered into a Physician Shareholder Agreement under which he has agreed to abide by certain restrictions on the transfer of his AP-AMH shares, as well as to give notice to ApolloMed and NMM in connection with certain material business actions of AP-AMH and, upon request of ApolloMed, to sell his AP-AMH shares to a designee of ApolloMed or to issue such number of newly-issued shares of AP-AMH stock to such designee equal to at least 51% of the post-issuance outstanding shares, in each instance, for $100.

Transactions between AP-AMH and APC

·APC will create a series of preferred stock to be designated as Series A Preferred Stock, which will be a dividend-bearing security, the formula for which will track the Healthcare Services Business of APC;
·Pursuant to a Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, AP-AMH has agreed to purchase 1,000,000 shares of APC’s Series A Preferred Stock for total purchase consideration of $545,000,000; and
·Pursuant to a Special Purpose Shareholder Agreement, AP-AMH has agreed to fund any losses or deficits attributable to APC’s Healthcare Services Business, APC has granted to AP-AMH consent rights with respect to certain material corporate decisions of APC.

Senior Secured Credit Facility

A critical underpinning of the entire series of APC Transactions is the requirement that ApolloMed secure a credit facility sufficient to enable us to perform our obligation to loan AP-AMH $545,000,000 under the Loan Agreement. As of the date of this proxy statement, we continue to be engaged in ongoing negotiations with a commercial financial institution regarding the possibility of obtaining such a senior secured credit facility on terms acceptable to us. Assuming we agree upon the final terms and details of a credit facility with that commercial financial institution, and the parties have finalized the loan documents related thereto, this transaction would close concurrently with the APC Transactions, or not at all.

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Because we have not yet entered into a definitive credit agreement any commercial financial institution, we cannot provide actual details of the credit facility we anticipate we will ultimately enter into. However, there are certain principal terms typically included in credit agreements of the size and purpose we are contemplating. Following is a summary of some of the key terms, conditions and restrictions we would anticipate would be included in any credit agreement we might enter into in connection with the APC Transactions:

We will require $245,000,000 in order to perform our obligation under the Loan Agreement with AP-AMH. Therefore, we would anticipate that the credit facility will be in the principal amount of approximately $250,000,000, with the excess of $5,000,000 anticipated to be used primarily to pay expenses and fees of the APC Transactions. We would expect that the facility would be comprised of a revolving credit facility, a term loan, a swing line commitment and that it will also provide for the issuance of letters of credit. It is likely that the credit facility will be syndicated, with several financial institutions serving as lenders from time to time; a financial institution or various institutions serving as administrative agent, collateral agent, swing line lender and a letter of credit issuer, as well as lead bookrunner.

Advances under the revolving loans and the term loans will bear interest at fluctuating rates per annum that will be defined in the credit agreement, most likely payable quarterly. We would expect that the credit facility will mature no less than five years from the closing date. At maturity, all amounts outstanding will be due and payable in full, unless the credit facility is refinanced or amended. We cannot assure that we will be able to extend the credit facility beyond the initial term, and accordingly, we may need to be in a position to repay all outstanding amounts due within five years, even though our loan to AP-AMH has a 10-year loan maturity date.

We expect that the credit agreement would include customary representations, warranties and affirmative covenants and acceleration, indemnity and events of default provisions. In addition, as is common in any agreement of this nature, we expect that the credit agreement we enter into will include significant covenants that restrict ApolloMed and our subsidiaries from engaging in certain specified activities and actions. We expect that any commercial financial institution with which we do business will include negative covenants along the following lines, which will remain in effect as long as the credit agreement remains in effect, and until no amounts remain outstanding. Credit agreements of the nature we will need, often include covenants that, among other things, generally:

·do not allow the borrower to borrow additional amounts or additional amounts above a certain limit, or that are senior to the existing debt, without the approval of the creditor;
·require the borrower to obtain the consent of the creditor for acquisitions in excess of an agreed upon amount and/or grant security interests in newly-acquired companies;
·do not allow the borrower to dispose of assets;
·do not allow the borrower to liquidate, wind up or dissolve any of its subsidiaries without the creditor’s approval;
·do not allow the borrower to create any liens on any of its assets;
·require the borrower not to impair any security interests that the creditor has in the borrower’s assets; and
·require the borrower to meet, on an ongoing basis, specified financial covenants.

The above list of negative covenants is indicative of negative covenants we would expect to see in any credit agreement. However, the definitive agreement we ultimately sign may not include all of the covenants listed above and may include additional negative covenants that will severely constrain our actions and activities while any amounts remain outstanding under the credit agreement.

Both the term loan and the revolving credit facility would be expected to be first priority perfected, senior secured obligations of ApolloMed, which obligations would be secured by all or substantially all present and future assets of ApolloMed and our subsidiaries.

However, we do not yet have a definitive credit agreement, and we cannot assure you that we will be successful in obtaining the funding we need from the commercial financial institution. The failure to obtain a satisfactory credit facility will cause the entire series of APC Transactions to fail.

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The APC Transactions Agreements

The following is intended to provide a summary of the terms of each of the APC Transactions Agreements. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the agreements, each of which is attached as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with SEC on May 13, 2019.

Loan Agreement and Security Agreement (ApolloMed and AP-AMH)

Loan Agreement

On May 10, 2019, ApolloMed and AP-AMH entered into a loan agreement under the terms of which we have agreed to loan AP-AMH $545,000,000. If consummated, the AP-AMH Loan will mature 10 years from the funding date. This loan is the subject of Proposal No. 1. We will secure the funding for this loan by entering into a senior secured credit facility and immediately taking down $245,000,000 in cash, which we will then pay to APC on AP-AMH’s behalf as partial consideration for its purchase of the APC Preferred Stock. We will obtain the remaining $300,000,000 needed to fully fund the AP-AMH Loan by selling 15,015,015 shares of our common stock to APC for $19.98 per share in a purchase that will be offset against the balance of the purchase price of the APC Preferred Stock being purchased by AP-AMH. Although AP-AMH is the borrower under the Loan Agreement, it will not directly receive any portion of the $545,000,000 loan proceeds.

The AP-AMH Loan, which will be represented by a secured promissory note (the “Note”), will generally bear simple interest at the rate of 10% per annum. Interest will be payable quarterly in arrears solely out of the APC Series A Dividend. If the amount of the Series A Dividend is insufficient to pay the quarterly interest payment on the AP-AMH Loan, the accrued but unpaid interest will be added to the principal amount of the AP-AMH Loan and that excess amount will bear interest at 10.75% until the excess principal is paid.

The principal amount of the AP-AMH Loan generally is not subject to prepayment prior to the maturity date without our prior consent. However, in the event the amount of principal is increased in the amount of an interest payment shortfall, as referred to in the previous paragraph, AP-AMH is required to pay down the increased principal amount upon receipt of any Series A Dividend it receives after any interest payment date corresponding to the immediately preceding dividend payment date.

Our obligation to fund the AP-AMH Loan is subject to the fulfillment, to our satisfaction, of each of the conditions precedent set forth in the Loan Agreement. See page 56 for a discussion of important conditions that must be satisfied or waived in order for the APC Transactions to be consummated. If for any reason the funding date/Closing has not occurred on or before September 30, 2019, or if either the Series A Preferred Shares Purchase Agreement between APC and AP-AMH or the Stock Purchase Agreement between us and APC is terminated, we may terminate the Loan Agreement upon written notice to AP-AMH.

The Loan Agreement contains customary representations and warranties of ApolloMed and AP-AMH typical of transactions of this nature, covenants and agreements regarding the operation of the AP-AMH, which will remain in effect so long as any amount of principal or interest remain unpaid and customary events of default, such as failure to make payments on the AP-AMH Loan or bankruptcy proceedings. Upon the occurrence of an event of default and during the continuance of any event of default, we will have, in addition to all other rights and remedies that are available to us under applicable law or in equity or under the Loan Agreement or Security Agreement, the right to declare all obligations, whether evidenced by the Loan Agreement or the Note or by any other Loan Documents, immediately due and payable. In addition, the interest rate on the AP-AMH Loan will be increased to the then-current rate of interest plus 5%.

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Security Agreement

The Security Agreement between AP-AMH and ApolloMed will be executed on the Closing Date. Under the terms of the Security Agreement, AP-AMH will grant to us a first priority security interest in the collateral to secure AP-AMH’s payment and performance under the Loan Agreement. Collateral is defined as all of AP-AMH’s right, title and interest in and to the assets of AP-AMH, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, including, without limitation, all of AP-AMH’s right, title and interest in and to (i) all shares of APC Series A Stock (and any other securities), now or hereafter owned by AP-AMH, together with all certificates representing those securities; (ii) all shares, securities, moneys or other property representing a dividend on or distribution or return of capital on or in respect of the “Pledged Shares,” (defined below) or resulting from a split-up, revision, reclassification or other like change of the Pledged Shares or otherwise received in exchange therefor, and any warrants, rights or options issued to the holders of, or otherwise in respect of, the Pledged Shares; (iii) all shares of any successor entity of any such merger or consolidation (collectively, the “Pledged Shares”); and (iv) all proceeds of the foregoing Collateral.

At least initially, and most likely, throughout the term of the AP-AMH Loan, the APC Preferred Stock will be the most valuable asset of AP-AMH. As discussed elsewhere in this proxy statement, California’s corporate practice of medicine doctrine prohibits non-physicians from owning an interest in a California professional medical corporation. (see page 28) Therefore, although the APC Preferred Stock is expected to be the primary collateral securing AP-AMH’s performance under the Loan Agreement, ApolloMed will not be able to own that asset in the event AP-AMH defaults on the Loan. The Security Agreement provides that ApolloMed may not take any action with respect to any APC shares that are held as Collateral that would result in APC having an ineligible shareholder under the laws relating to the corporate practice of medicine in California. Accordingly, if it were necessary to foreclose on that Collateral, ApolloMed would need to designate an eligible person (whether a physician or a professional medical corporation) to own the APC shares or determine some other method to monetize the value of the APC Preferred Stock collateral. It may be difficult for ApolloMed to derive full value from the most valuable Collateral securing AP-AMH’s obligations under the Loan Agreement.

The Security Agreement includes covenants to be made by AP-AMH intended to preserve and protect the Collateral and ApolloMed’s senior secured rights thereto.

So long as no event of default (as defined in the Security Agreement) has occurred, AP-AMH will be entitled to (A) exercise all voting, consensual and other powers of ownership pertaining to the Pledged Shares for all purposes not inconsistent with the terms of the Loan Agreement, the related Note, the Security Agreement or any other instrument or agreement referred to in those documents and instruments; and (B) receive and retain any dividends, distributions or proceeds on the Pledged Shares paid in cash out of earned surplus.

AP-AMH will be deemed in default under the Security Agreement if it fails to comply with any of the covenants or agreements regarding the Pledged Shares, or fails to comply with any provision required of it or its affiliates under the Loan Agreement, the Note or the Security Agreement or commits an Event of Default thereunder, for 10 days after AP-AMH’s receipt of written notice of any monetary default or 15 days after its receipt of written notice of any non-monetary default (an “Event of Default”); provided, however, that, if such failure is of such nature as to not be curable within that 15-day period, an Event of Default will have occurred APC has failed to commence curative action within the prescribed 15-day period and prosecuted the same with due diligence to completion thereafter but in no event beyond 30 days after AP-AMH’s receipt of the default notice. On the occurrence of any Event of Default, ApolloMed, as the Secured Party, may, at its option, after providing notice to AP-AMH, and in addition to all rights and remedies available to it and its affiliates under the Loan Agreement, the Note or the Security Agreement, do any one or more of the following:

·foreclose or otherwise enforce ApolloMed’s security interest in any manner permitted by law or provided in this Agreement, subject to the rights of senior lienholders;
·sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any Collateral at one or more public or private sales, whether or not such collateral is present at the place of sale, for cash or credit or future delivery, on such terms and in such manner as we may determine;
·recover from AP-AMH all costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred or paid by us in exercising any right, power or remedy provided by the Security Agreement or by law;
·require AP-AMH to assemble the Collateral and make it available to Secured Party at a place to be designated by Secured Party;
·enter onto property where any Collateral is located and take possession thereof with or without judicial process;
·require AP-AMH to cause the Pledged Shares to be transferred of record into the name of ApolloMed or its nominee; or

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·prior to the disposition of the Collateral, store, process, repair or recondition it or otherwise prepare it for disposition in any manner and to the extent we deem appropriate and in connection with such preparation and disposition, without charge, use any trademark, service mark, trade name, copyright, patent or technical process used by AP-AMH.

ApolloMed Common Stock Purchase Agreement and Voting and Registration Rights Agreement (ApolloMed and APC)

The Stock Purchase Agreement and accompanying Voting and Registration Rights Agreement between ApolloMed and APC are the two agreements most directly related to the APC Stock Issuance Proposal (Proposal No. 2). Upon consummation of these Transactions, APC will increase its percentage ownership in our Company from approximately 5% to approximately 33%, although, as more fully discussed below, it will be restricted to voting no more than 9.99% of its shares in connection with any stockholder vote or consent.

Stock Purchase Agreement

On May 10, 2019, ApolloMed and APC entered into the Stock Purchase Agreement, the purpose of which is to provide the balance of the funds needed for the AP-AMH Loan after taking into account the anticipated $245,000,000 credit facility takedown. Under the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement, APC has agreed to purchase on the Closing Date in a private placement an aggregate of 15,015,015 shares of our common stock at $19.98 per Share, for total consideration of $300,000,000. The ApolloMed Shares will be sold to APC in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) for offerings not involving any public offering pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

The per share purchase price of $19.98 is based on the average closing price of our common stock, as reported by The Nasdaq Stock Market, for the five trading days immediately preceding May 10, 2019, which is the date on which we executed the Stock Purchase Agreement. Because this is one piece of a series of interrelated transactions that includes our loan to AP-AMH and AP-AMH’s purchase of APC Preferred Stock, no cash will change hands in the purchase of the ApolloMed Shares. Instead, the $300,000,000 in proceeds will offset $300,000,000 of the price AP-AMH will pay for APC’s Preferred Stock using the AP-AMH Loan proceeds.

The Stock Purchase Agreement, as originally executed, provides that no director, officer or other ApolloMed affiliate will vote as a director or shareholder of APC in any APC decision pertaining to voting of any shares of ApolloMed common stock owned by APC, including the ApolloMed Shares being sold in the ApolloMed Private Placement. In addition, the Stock Purchase Agreement provides that neither APC nor any director, officer or other APC affiliate who is a stockholder of ApolloMed will vote any of his, her or its shares of ApolloMed common stock at the Special Meeting, and conversely, neither ApolloMed, nor any director, officer or other ApolloMed affiliate who is an APC shareholder will vote at APC’s shareholders meeting convened for purposes of approving the APC Transactions. However, following the execution of the Stock Purchase Agreement, APC and ApolloMed agreed to amend the agreement in the following respect:

The ApolloMed shares of common stock held by APC and its officers and directors who are also officers and/or directors of ApolloMed, which we refer to in this proxy statement as the Related Party Votes, may be counted towards establishing the presence of a quorum and voted at the Special Meeting. However, the holders of the Related Party Votes, totaling 6,522,305 shares and representing approximately 18% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, will instruct the proxy holders to cast their respective votes on each proposal in the same proportion as all other votes cast. All other directors, officers or other affiliates of APC who are also ApolloMed stockholders, totaling [9,777,945] shares and representing approximately [27]% of the outstanding shares of common stock as of the Record Date, will be entitled to vote their shares of common stock in accordance with their own judgment. There are no agreements or understandings among any of these APC affiliates as to how they will vote on the proposals coming before the stockholders at the Special Meeting. The parties agreed to this amendment to the Stock Purchase Agreement to help to ensure that there would be sufficient votes present to conduct the business of the Special Meeting but without allowing the Related Party Votes to control or even influence the outcome of each proposal.

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The Stock Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties typical of transactions of this nature and broad mutual indemnification rights arising out of or resulting from a breach of any unexpired representation or warranty or breach of any covenant or agreement. The agreement also contains various conditions that must be satisfied or waived in order to close. The representations, warranties, covenants and conditions are discussed later in this proxy statement in the context of all of the APC Transactions Agreements. See discussion beginning on page 51.

The Stock Purchase Agreement may be terminated upon notice to the other party if any of the following events occurs:

·By either party, if any of the conditions set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement have not been satisfied or waived by September 30, 2019 or such other date as the parties may mutually agree (the “Drop-Dead Date”), provided that the failure to be satisfied is not caused by the terminating party’s material breach of the agreement;
·By either party, if the other party has materially breached any representation, warranty or covenant that would give rise to a failure of a condition, and such breach has not been cured within 30 days after receipt of notice, provided that the party seeking to terminate is not itself in material breach of the Stock Purchase Agreement;
·By either party if at any time prior to the Closing Date the average closing prices for ApolloMed’s common stock for any five consecutive trading days is more than $23.54 or less than $15.70, subject to adjustment;
·By either party if any Governmental Authority (as defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement) of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Governmental Prohibition (as defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement) that has become final and nonappealable; provided, that, the party seeking to terminate the Stock Purchase Agreement has not breached the Stock Purchase Agreement, which breach is the proximate cause of, or resulted in, such Governmental Prohibition; and
·By either party if the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement between APC and AP-AMH is terminated.

Because the dollar amount of the Shares to be sold in the ApolloMed Private Placement exceeds the then-current transaction dollar threshold under the HSR Act (defined below), and the size of the parties to the transaction in terms of sales or assets exceeds certain thresholds, APC and ApolloMed were required to comply with the filing and waiting period requirements of the Hart-Scott-RodinoAntitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”). ApolloMed and APC both submitted the required filings with the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice on March 18, 2019, and the 30-day waiting period expired at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on April 17, 2019. See page 57 for a further discussion of the HSR Act and the parties’ compliance therewith.

The receipt of stockholder approval for this transaction is a condition to Closing the ApolloMed Private Placement, as well as other aspects of the APC Transactions.

Voting and Registration Rights Agreement

On the Closing Date, ApolloMed and APC will execute a Voting and Registration Rights Agreement. Pursuant to this agreement, we will grant APC certain demand and “piggyback” registration rights with respect to the Shares to be sold in the ApolloMed Private Placement and such additional shares of our common stock or other equity securities that may be issued in the future in connection with a stock dividend, stock split, combination, exchange, reorganization, recapitalization or similar reclassification of our capital stock applicable to the Shares (the “Registrable Securities”). APC will agree to restrict its voting power in connection with its right to vote at any annual or special meeting of stockholders or to give its written consent.

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Specifically, at any time after the six month anniversary of the Closing Date, the holders of at least 25% of the then-outstanding Registrable Securities may request that we register for resale all or a portion of the Registrable Securities for an offering that may be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 or, if Rule 415 is not available for offers and sales of the Registrable Securities, by such other means of distribution as we may determine. We will agree to use our commercially reasonable efforts to cause each registration statement to be declared effective by SEC as soon as practicable and to use our commercially reasonable efforts to keep each registration statement continuously effective until the earlier of (i) such time as all of the Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement or registration statements, as the case may be, have been publicly sold by the holders or (ii) the date that all of the Registrable Securities may be sold under Rule 144 without any restrictions, as confirmed by a written opinion of our legal counsel. The agreement also grants the holders of Registrable Securities the right to include such Registrable Securities in registration statement we determine to prepare and file with SEC for our own account and/or on behalf of stockholders other than the holders of Registrable Securities. The right to include Registrable Securities in such company registration statement is subject to customary underwriter cutbacks and other restrictions and limitations. All fees and expenses incident to our performance of or compliance with our obligations under the agreement will be borne by us, whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a registration statement, other than brokerage fees and costs incurred by the selling stockholders. The agreement also includes mutual indemnification and contribution provisions customarily found in registration rights agreements.

In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in our Certificate of Incorporation or under applicable law, to the extent that APC holds Registrable Securities that, together with any other of our voting securities that it owns, result in APC having voting power in excess of 9.99% of all voting securities of our Company, APC agrees that it will only cast votes equal to 9.99% of the outstanding voting securities. With respect to the voting securities in excess of 9.99% (the “excess shares”) owned by APC at the time of any vote (approximately 23% as of the closing of the APC Transactions), APC will grant a proxy to ApolloMed’s management to vote such excess shares in the identical proportion to all other votes cast on each matter. The effect of this proxy is that all of the shares of voting securities owned by APC will be voted, but the excess shares voted by management’s proxy will have no impact on the outcome of any matter.

The Voting and Registration Rights Agreement will further restrict APCs ability to transfer or assign its ApolloMed Shares. APC initially will be prohibited from transferring or assigning any of the ApolloMed Shares and any additional shares of our common stock that are acquired in connection with any future stock dividend, stock split, combination, exchange, reorganization, recapitalization or similar reclassification of ApolloMed securities (the “Additional Shares”) for a period of six months following the date of the agreement, which will be the Closing Date. Thereafter, APC will be able to (i) distribute the ApolloMed Shares and any Additional Shares issued to its shareholders; (ii) transfer or assign any of the ApolloMed Shares or Additional Shares in a sale through underwriters, dealers or agents who sell them on a national securities exchange; or (iii) transfer or assign any of the Shares or Additional Shares so long as no transferee will hold in excess of 9.99% of our voting securities or the transferee enters into an agreement with us as a condition to any such transfer or assignment limiting the transferee’s voting power to not more than 9.99%.

Tradename Licensing Agreement (ApolloMed and AP-AMH)

On May 10, 2019, in connection with AP-AMH entering into an administrative services agreement with our wholly-owned subsidiary, NMM, AP-AMH and ApolloMed entered into a Tradename Licensing Agreement (the “Licensing Agreement”). Under the terms of the Licensing Agreement, we have granted AP-AMH the right to use the tradename “Apollo Medical Associates” (the “Tradename”) in connection with marketing or advertising its healthcare services or in making business proposals to third parties. AP-AMH is prohibited from using the Tradename in any marketing or advertising or in making business proposals to entities with which AP-AMH seeks to conduct business or does conduct business unless such marketing, advertising or business proposals are in accordance with the marketing, advertising or business plan adopted by AP-AMH and approved by us. The right to use the Tradename granted under the Licensing Agreement is non-exclusive, non-sublicensable and non-transferable (except under the limited exceptions set forth in the Licensing Agreement) and is subject to a tradename licensing fee (the “Licensing Fee”). The Licensing Fee is equal to a percentage (the “Tradename License Fee Percentage”) multiplied by the gross revenues received by AP-AMH on an accrual basis during each calendar quarter during the term, subject in each instance, of the receipt by AP-AMH of the APC Series A Dividend. The parties will review the Tradename License Fee Percentage annually to ensure that (i) the intended underlying economic arrangements between AP-AMH and ApolloMed are preserved and (ii) the Tradename License Fee accurately compensates us for the value of the Tradename.

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The Licensing Agreement will run concurrently with the NMM Administrative Services Agreement, subject to our right to terminate the Licensing Agreement earlier as set forth in the agreement or upon the mutual agreement of the parties. The Administrative Services Agreement, in turn, will terminate when AP-AMH no longer owns any shares of APC Preferred Stock. Accordingly, the Tradename Agreement will also terminate when AP-AMH has sold or otherwise transferred all of its APC Preferred Stock, if not earlier terminated.

Administrative Services Agreement (NMM and AP-AMH)

AP-AMH entered into an Administrative Services Agreement with our wholly-owned subsidiary, NMM, on May 10, 2019 (the “Administrative Services Agreement”). Under the terms of the Administrative Services Agreement, and similar to other services agreements our management services organizations (“MSOs”) have entered into with our other affiliated physician groups, NMM has agreed to provide certain non-medical services to AP-AMH and to have exclusive authority over all non-medical decision making related to its ongoing business operations. Specifically, AP-AMH appointed NMM, as “Manager,” and NMM agreed to serve as the exclusive administrator of all daily business functions of AP-AMH in order to relieve AP-AMH, to the maximum extent possible, of the administrative, accounting and other business aspects of its business, with NMM assuming responsibility and being given all necessary authority to perform these functions. The Administrative Services Agreement expressly provides that NMM will have no authority, directly or indirectly, to perform, and will not perform, any medical function. NMM may, however, advise AP-AMH as to the relationship between AP-AMH’s performance of medical functions and the overall administrative and business functioning of AP-AMH. In furtherance of the foregoing, NMM will be responsible for the following:

·Records maintenance;
·Accounting;
·Financial reporting;
·Financial planning; and
·Annual budgets.

In addition, NMM will assume oversight duties with respect to the APC Preferred Stock and APC’s Healthcare Services Assets (as defined in APC’s Certificate of Determination, defined below). Under this provision of the Administrative Services Agreement, NMM or its affiliates, designees, employees or agents will be responsible for overseeing, monitoring, inspecting and auditing, as applicable, APC’s compliance with its obligations under the certificate of determination of preferences of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Determination”) that will create its Series A Preferred Stock and the Special Purposes Shareholder Agreement (described below) for the purpose of safeguarding and preserving AP-AMH’s interests in the Preferred Stock and the Healthcare Services Assets. In furtherance of the foregoing, Manager shall be responsible for the following:

·Dividend receivable processing;
·Documentation and collection pertaining to the Preferred Stock Dividend; and
·Furnishing a quarterly report to AP-AMH regarding Preferred Stock Dividend payments for the prior quarter;

For these services, AP-AMH has agreed to pay NMM an administrative fee (the “Administrative Fee”), payable quarterly, equal to a percentage (the “Administrative Fee Percentage”) multiplied by the aggregate gross revenue of AP-AMH. The Administrative Fee is payable solely out of the APC Series A Dividend. The parties will review the Administrative Fee Percentage annually, and renegotiate it, if needed, to ensure that (i) the intended underlying economic arrangements between AP-AMH and NMM are preserved, and (ii) the Administrative Fee accurately compensates NMM for the value of the administrative services it provides.

The Administrative Services Agreement requires NMM to obtain and maintain in full force and effect, at its sole cost and expensive, comprehensive general liability insurance coverage ($1,000,000 for any one person and $3,000,000 in the annual aggregate), including errors and omissions coverage, under which NMM will be the named insured and AP-AMH will be named as an additional insured, for purposes of protecting against any liability incident to the rendering of services under the agreement. It further provides for mutual indemnification of the other party, as well as agreements with respect to the protection and non-disclosure of confidential and proprietary information of each of the parties.

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The Administrative Services Agreement will take effect on the Closing Date and will terminate when AP-AMH no longer owns any shares of APC Preferred Stock, unless terminated earlier in accordance with the agreement. Each party will have the right to terminate the agreement, upon written notice to the other party: (i) in the event of a petition in voluntary bankruptcy or an assignment for the benefit of creditors by one of the parties, or upon other action taken or suffered, voluntarily or involuntarily, under any federal or state law for the benefit of debtors by a party, except for the filing of a petition in involuntary bankruptcy against a party that is dismissed within 90 days thereafter; or (ii) in the event one of the parties materially defaults in the performance of any duty or obligation imposed upon it by the agreement, and such default remains uncured for a period of 90 days after written notice thereof has been given to the party or such longer period of time as may be reasonably needed to effectuate a cure of such default.

Physician Shareholder Agreement (Thomas Lam, M.D.)

On May 10, 2019, Thomas Lam, M.D., as the sole shareholder of AP-AMH, entered into a Physician Shareholder Agreement in favor of ApolloMed and NMM and for the benefit of AP-AMH. This agreement is an ancillary agreement put in place to induce us to enter into the Loan Agreement and for us to cause our wholly-owned subsidiary, NMM, to enter into the Administrative Services Agreement. Its execution was a condition to our agreeing to enter into the Loan Agreement.

The agreement requires Dr. Lam, personally in his capacity as the sole shareholder, and as the person most likely to control the conduct and activities of AP-AMH (referred to in this agreement as the “Practice”), to agree to certain covenants intended to ensure that AP-AMH complies with its obligations under the Administrative Services Agreement and the Loan Agreement and accompanying Securities Agreement. In the Physician Shareholder Agreement, Dr. Lam, for himself and AP-AMH, agrees that:

·He will not take any action, or fail to take any action, in his capacity as a shareholder, director or officer of the Practice that would cause the Practice to breach the Administrative Services Agreement, the Loan Agreement or its accompanying Security Agreement;
·In the annual review of the amount of the administrative fees payable by the Practice to NMM, he will use his best efforts to cause the Practice to negotiate in good faith and to reach an agreement on the amount of such administrative fees; and
·He will be responsible for all damages suffered by NMM due to his affirmative actions or intentional omissions that result in a breach by the Practice of its obligations under the Administrative Services Agreement and the Loan Documents.

Dr. Lam further agreed that neither he nor his estate, heirs or devisees will sell, assign, transfer, gift, pledge, hypothecate, encumber or otherwise dispose of, either voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, any AP-AMH shares he now owns or later acquires, nor will he cause AP-AMH to authorize, approve or declare any dividend or distribution with respect to the AP-AMH shares.

In addition, Dr. Lam agreed that he and AP-AMH would provide written notice to ApolloMed of any vote or action to be taken at any time by him in his capacity as AP-AMH’s sole shareholder or as its sole director with respect to specified corporate actions, including:

·The lease, sale, exchange, transfer, mortgage or assignment or disposal of all or substantially all of AP-AMH’s assets;
·A merger, consolidation or other reorganization;
·The issuance of AP-AMH stock or securities exercisable for or convertible into AP-AMH stock;
·The sale, exchange, transfer, mortgage or other assignment or disposal of any of the APC Preferred Stock;
·The adoption, amendment, restatement, repeal or modification of the Physician Shareholder Agreement or AP-AMH’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws;

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·The formation of subsidiaries, joint ventures or other entities by AP-AMH or in which it has an equity or debt interest;
·Any action related to the amendment, modification or termination of any of the APC Transactions Agreements;
·Any action concerning legal matters or the management of financial affairs or resources of AP-AMH;
·The delegation of any authority with respect to the affairs of AP-AMH by Dr. Lam to any other person or entity;
·The nomination or election of any person other than Dr. Lam to the AP-AMH Board of Directors;
·Except in connection with the Loan Documents, incurrence of indebtedness in excess of $5,000, other than normal accounts payable or otherwise in the ordinary course of business;
·Except in connection with the Loan Documents, entry into any material agreement pertaining to the business of the Practice;
·Liquidation or dissolution of the Practice; and/or
·Entry into any agreement with any other person or entity to do any of the foregoing.

Pursuant to the Physician Shareholder Agreement, Dr. Lam also granted ApolloMed the right, in its sole discretion, to designate a third party who is otherwise eligible to own shares in a California professional medical corporation (a “Permitted Transferee”) to purchase either (i) Dr. Lam’s shares in AP-AMH; or (ii) newly-issued shares in AP-AMH equal to a 51% ownership interest in AP-AMH, in each instance for $100.

Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement and the Certificate of Determination of Preferences of Series A Preferred Stock (APC and AP-AMH)

Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement

On May 10, 2019, AP-AMH and APC entered into a Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement”) under the terms of which AP-AMH has agreed to purchase from APC, and APC agreed to sell to AP-AMH, 1,000,000 shares of to-be-created Series A Preferred Stock of APC at a price of $545 per share, for total consideration of $545,000,000. ApolloMed will pay the purchase price of the APC Preferred Stock on behalf of AP-AMH by delivering the $245,000,000 cash take down from the credit facility and offsetting the $300,000,000 purchase price APC paid to ApolloMed for the ApolloMed Shares. The $545,000,000 in value being paid by ApolloMed to APC on behalf of AP-AMH is the principal amount being loaned by ApolloMed under the Loan Agreement. See page 40.

APC is a privately-held professional medical corporation. As such, there is no external source available to determine the value of the to-be issued Series A Preferred Stock. Therefore, the $545 per share price was determined by APC’s board of directors, based on a multiple of Adjusted Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization.

AP-AMH will be the sole owner of APC Series A Preferred. The Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties by APC for transactions of this nature, covenants regarding the operations of APC between the signing of the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement and the closing, certain conditions to closing, broad mutual indemnification provisions and tax indemnification of AP-AMH by APC and other miscellaneous provisions. See 52 for a discussion of the representations and warranties, covenants and conditions applicable throughout the APC Transactions Agreements.

The Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement may be terminated by mutual written consent of APC and AP-AMH or by either party by written consent to the other party, under the following circumstances:

·By either party, if one or more of the conditions set forth in the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement are not satisfied or waived, provided that such failure to be satisfied is not caused by the material breach of the party electing to terminate the Agreement;
·By either party, if the other party has materially breached one or more of the representations, warranties or covenants made by that party, the breach of which would give rise to the failure of any of the conditions set forth in the Agreement, provided that the party seeking termination is not in materially breach of the Agreement;

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·By either party, if any governmental authority (as defined in the Agreement) of competent jurisdiction has enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any governmental prohibition (as defined in the Agreement) that has become final and nonappealable; provided, that, the party seeking to terminate has not breached the Agreement, which breach is the proximate cause of, or resulted in, such governmental prohibition;
·By either party if, within five business days of July 9, 2019 (the “Optional Termination Date”) the failure to satisfy AP-AMH’s due diligence condition or, with respect to APC, the fairness opinion condition, as applicable; provided, however, that if neither party terminates the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement during such five business day period, then both parties will be deemed to have irrevocably waived these conditions; or
·By either party, if either the Loan Agreement or the ApolloMed Stock Purchase Agreement are terminated.

If the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement is not earlier terminated and the transactions contemplated thereby have not closed by September 30, 2019, or such later date as the parties may mutually agree, the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement may terminate by its terms. In the event of termination, all further obligations of APC and AP-AMH under the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement will terminate, except those specifically reserved that will survive the termination; provided, however, that (a) if the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement is properly terminated by AP-AMH due to a material and intentional breach of the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement by APC or due to APC’s fraud, AP-AMH’s right to pursue remedies (consistent with the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement) for such breach will survive such termination unimpaired, and (b) if the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement is properly terminated by APC due to a material and intentional breach of the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement by AP-AMH or due to AP-AMH’s fraud, APC’s right to pursue remedies (consistent with the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement) for such breach will survive such termination unimpaired.

In connection with the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, APC has agreed to create what is known as a “tracking” preferred stock to sell to AP-AMH. A tracking stock is a type of stock that will look to a particular division or segment of a business rather than the company as a whole. Regarding APC’s Series A Preferred Stock, the primary term that makes it a tracking stock is the dividend provision, which is based upon APC’s Healthcare Business Assets, as discussed in detail below.

Certificate of Determination of APC Series A Preferred Stock

APC will file its Certificate of Determination of Preferences of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Determination”) with the Office of the California Secretary of State on or before the Closing Date. The following is a summary of the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of APC’s Series A Preferred Stock. For a complete description of the APC Series A Preferred Stock, you should read the Certificate of Determination of Preferences of Series A Preferred Stock in full, which is attached as Exhibit A to the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, which itself is attached as Exhibit 10.6 to ApolloMed’s Current Report on Form 8-K that was filed with the SEC on May 13, 2019.

Central to an understanding of the APC Preferred Stock are certain terms defined in APC’s Certificate of Determination, including “Excluded Assets,” “Healthcare Services,” “Healthcare Services Assets” and “Net Income from Healthcare Services.” Those terms are defined as follows:

Excluded Assets” means assets of the Company [i.e., APC] that are not Healthcare Services Assets, including the Company’s equity interests in Universal Care, Inc., Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc., and any entity that is primarily engaged in the business of owning, leasing, developing or otherwise operating real estate.

Healthcare Services” means any medical or other healthcare-related services that the Company [i.e., APC] delivers or is responsible for delivering to patients through physicians, professional medical corporations, ancillary service providers, and other contracted providers engaged by the Company to provide such services, including any medical or other healthcare-related services with respect to which the Company is entitled to receive capitation payments, fee-for-service payments, risk pool settlements, incentive payments or other fees.

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Healthcare Services Assets” means (i) the assets of the Company [i.e., APC] that consist of or are dedicated exclusively to activities that generate Net Income from Healthcare Services or Dividend Receivables and (ii) other assets of the Company, to the extent such assets consist of or are dedicated in part to activities that generate Net Income from Healthcare Services or Dividend Receivables, in each case as reasonably determined by the Board.

Net Income from Healthcare Services” means, with respect to any period of determination, and subject toSection 2(b), the Payor Contract Receivables for such period, less the corresponding Cost of Healthcare Services incurred, which amount shall be determined net of any taxes applicable to or based on the Payor Contract Receivables, and without the application of any tax benefits generated by or in connection with the Excluded Assets.

The principal terms of the Series A Preferred are as follows:

Dividends. AP-AMH, as the sole holder of the Preferred Stock, will be entitled to receive Preferred Stock Dividends that are preferential, cumulative and accrue on a daily basis from the Closing Date. The Preferred Stock Dividends will be payable quarterly in arrears in an amount for any determination period equal to the sum of (A) APC’s Net Income from Healthcare Services, subject to certain specified adjustments, plus (B) any dividends received by APC in such period from certain affiliated entities, minus (C) any “Retained Amounts,” which is defined in the Certificate of Determination as 50% of the aggregate amount of Net Income from Healthcare Services (but excluding Dividend Receivables) that exceeds the then-current Baseline Amount (as defined in the Certificate of Determination). The Retained Amounts will allow APC to retain 50% of the Net Income from Healthcare Services (after deduction applicable to any APC affiliated entities, including any future-acquired APC affiliated entities) in excess of a baseline amount, which baseline amount is subject to annual adjustments based on CPI increases, but not decreases. The remaining 50% of the Net Income from Healthcare Services will be paid to AP-AMH as part of the Preferred Stock Dividends. The result of this structure will be to allow APC to retain 50% of the increases after the Closing Date in the amounts of the Net Income from Healthcare Services, with the remainder paid to AP-AMH. The Preferred Stock Dividend is based on the APC financial results for the quarter prior to the quarter in which the dividend payment is made.

For purposes of calculating the Series A Dividend, the term “Baseline Amount” is defined in the Certificate of Determination as follows:

Baseline Amount means, as of the Effective Date (i.e., the Closing Date), an amount equal to $54,000,000, which amount shall be pro-rated (as reasonably determined by the Board) in connection with the calculation of the Series A Dividend with respect to less than a full fiscal year of the Company, subject to adjustment as follows: Commencing on the first anniversary of the Effective Date, and on each succeeding anniversary of the Effective Date thereafter (each, an “Adjustment Date”), the Baseline Amount shall be increased, if applicable, by the same percentage increase (the “Percentage Increase”) as the change in the CPI for the period of January 1 through December 31 of the immediately preceding calendar year, which percentage increase shall be determined by subtracting the CPI effective as of January 1 of the preceding calendar year (the “Base CPI”) from the CPI effective as of December 31 of the preceding calendar year (the “Target CPI”) to calculate the CPI point change (the “CPI Point Change”), and then dividing the CPI Point Change by the Base CPI and multiplying the result by 100. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Target CPI is the same or less than the Base CPI, then, the Baseline Amount will remain the same for the ensuing one year period. As an illustration only, and not by way of limitation, assume that the Base CPI is 103 and the Target CPI is 106, and that the Baseline Amount prior to the Adjustment Date is $54,000,000, then, the adjusted Baseline Amount is calculated as follows:

CPI Point Change = 106 [Target CPI] minus 103 [Base CPI] = 3

3 [CPI Point Change] / 103 [Base CPI] = 0.029

0.029 x 100 = 2.9%

Adjusted Baseline Amount = $54,000,000 x 1.029 = $55,566,000

APC is not able to declare, pay or set aside any dividends on shares of any other class or series of its capital stock (other than dividends on shares of common stock payable in shares of common stock) unless the holders of Series A Preferred will have received, immediately prior to or simultaneously with the payment of such other dividend, an amount equal to the aggregate Preferred Stock Dividend then accrued and unpaid.

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APC currently has an outstanding credit facility with Preferred Bank under a business loan agreement that provides for loan availability of up to $40,000,000 through the maturity date of December 31, 2020. The business loan agreement contains various restrictive covenants, including a prohibition on paying dividends on its capital stock, subject to certain exceptions that do not apply to the Series A Dividends. Absent a waiver of the dividend restrictive covenant, APC would be prohibited from declaring and paying the Series A Dividends. APC intends to either obtain the necessary waiver or will take the steps necessary to pay off and terminate the Preferred Bank credit facility on or before the Closing Date to ensure that the restriction on dividend payments in the credit facility will not be a bar to paying the Series A Dividends.

Voting. Generally, the Preferred Stock will not be entitled to vote, including being excluded from voting to elect directors. However, the Certificate of Determination grants the Preferred Stock a separate class vote on certain material events that could materially affect the value of the Preferred Stock, including the following:

·Any action that alters or changes the voting powers or other special rights, preferences, privileges, qualifications, limitations or restrictions of the Series A Preferred Stock;
·Any increase or decrease (other than by conversion) in the authorized number of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock;
·Any Liquidation Event (as defined in the Certificate of Determination); and
·Any authorization or any designation, whether by reclassification or otherwise, of any new class or series of capital stock or any other securities convertible into equity securities of the Company ranking on a parity with or senior to the Series A Preferred Stock in rights of redemption, liquidation preference, voting or dividends, or any increase in the authorized or designated number of any such new class or series.

Liquidation. The Certificate of Determination provides for (a) a Series A Liquidation Preference: (b) an Additional Series A Preference Distribution; (c) a Common Preference Distribution; and (d) Residual Distributions, as follows:

Upon any Liquidation Event (as defined in the Certificate of Determination), whether voluntary or involuntary, before any other distribution or payment shall be made to the holders of any shares of APC’s capital stock, the holders of the Series A Preferred will be entitled to be paid, out of APC’s assets or surplus funds legally available for distribution, their pro rata share of an amount equal to (i) all accrued and unpaid amounts of the Series A Dividend and (ii) $545,000,000, which is the Series A Purchase Price (the “Series A Liquidation Preference”).

After the payment in full of the Series A Liquidation Preference, the remaining APC assets or surplus funds legally available for distribution, if any, in amount equal to the positive difference between the then-current fair value of the Healthcare Services Assets, as reasonably determined by the Board, and the Series A Liquidation Preference, shall be distributed ratably 90% to the holders of the Series A Preferred and 10% to the holders of the common stock (the “Additional Series A Preference Distribution”).

After the payment in full of the Additional Series A Preference Distribution, the remaining APC assets or surplus funds legally available for distribution, if any, will be distributed ratably 90% to the holders of the common stock and 10% to the holders of the Series A Preferred, until the holders of the Series A Preferred have received an aggregate amount equal to the amount received by the holders of the common stock (the “Common Preference Distribution”).

After the payment in full of the Series A Liquidation Preference, the Additional Series A Preference Distribution and the Common Preference Distribution, the remaining APC assets or surplus funds legally available for distribution, if any, will be distributed ratably to the holders of the common stock.

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Special Purpose Shareholders Agreement

In connection with the execution of the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, APC and AP-AMH, as the sole holder of APC Series A Preferred Stock, also entered into the Special Purpose Shareholders Agreement. Pursuant to this agreement, AP-AMH agreed to fund any losses or deficits incurred at any time or from time to time by APC with respect to its Healthcare Services Assets. Specifically, AP-AMH has agreed to make one or more capital contributions to APC in an amount sufficient to cover any such losses or deficits resulting from the Healthcare Services Assets. In exchange, APC agreed that it will not take any action without the prior written approval of AP-AMH, as the sole Series A Preferred stockholder, with respect to the following matters:

·The lease, sale, exchange, transfer, mortgage or other assignment or disposal of any or all of the Healthcare Services Assets;
·The issuance of any shares of APC Series A Preferred or any warrant, option, right or other security convertible into or exchangeable for APC Series A Preferred, or the creation of any new class or series of stock;
·The adoption, amendment, restatement, repeal or modification of the Special Shareholders Agreement, the Articles of Incorporation and/or the Bylaws of APC;
·The formation of any subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other entities by APC or in which APC has an equity or debt interest, which by their nature, are or would become Healthcare Services Assets;
·Any action related to the amendment, modification or termination of any agreements with NMM (or any successor);
·Entry into, renewal or termination of any health plan or third party payor agreement or other material agreement pertaining to the Healthcare Services Assets;
·Any action outside the ordinary course of business concerning legal matters or the management of financial affairs or resources of APC pertaining to any or all of the Healthcare Services Assets
·The delegation by APC of any authority with respect to its affairs to any other person or entity pertaining to any or all of the Healthcare Services Assets;
·Incurrence of any indebtedness (other than indebtedness incurred with respect to normal accounts payable or otherwise in the ordinary course of business) by APC, whether as a demand or term loan, a line of credit, or other form of short-term or long-term debt, which indebtedness is secured in whole or in part by any or all of the Healthcare Services Assets;
·Entry into any material agreement pertaining to any or all of the Healthcare Services Assets; and/or
·Entry into any agreement with any other person or entity to do any of the foregoing.

The Special Purpose Shareholder Agreement will remain in effect for as any shares of APC’s Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding.

Representations and Warranties, Covenants and Conditions of the APC Transactions Agreements

As previously mentioned, each individual transaction comprising the APC Transactions is dependent upon the concurrent closing of all of the APC Transactions. In addition, ApolloMed must secure a $250,000,000 credit facility that also must close concurrently with the APC Transactions. The Stock Purchase Agreement between ApolloMed and APC, the Loan Agreement between ApolloMed and AP-AMH and the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement between APC and AP-AMH each contain extensive sets of representations and warranties, covenants and conditions to closing applicable to those agreements, the material breach or failure of which could derail the APC Transactions. Because the failure of one transaction to close will cause the failure of all the APC Transactions, the representations and warranties, covenants and conditions in any one Transaction Agreement are relevant to all of the Transaction Agreements, we discuss below all of the representations and warranties, covenants and conditions that are included in these three Transaction Agreements. You can review all of the representations and warranties, covenants and conditions in full in the respective Transaction Agreements, which are attached as Exhibits 10.8 (Stock Purchase Agreement), 10.1 (Loan Agreement) and 10.6 (Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement) to our Current Report on Form 8-K, which we filed with the SEC on May 13, 2019.

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Representations and Warranties and Covenants

Each of the Stock Purchase Agreement, Loan Agreement and Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties made by the respective parties. The representations and warranties listed below and included in the APC Transactions Agreements were made only for purposes of the APC Transactions Agreements and as of specific dates, are solely for the benefit of ApolloMed, APC and AP-AMH, as applicable, may be subject to limitations, qualifications or exceptions agreed upon by the parties, including those included in confidential disclosures made for the purposes of, among other things, allocating contractual risk among ApolloMed, APC and AP-AMH rather than establishing matters as facts, and may be subject to standards of materiality that differ from those generally applicable to stockholders and reports and documents filed with the SEC. You should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants or any description thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition relating to ApolloMed, APC or AP-AMH or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations, warranties and covenants may change after the date of the APC Transactions Agreements, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in public disclosures by ApolloMed. The representations and warranties and other provisions of the various APC Transactions Agreements should not be read alone, but instead should be read only in conjunction with the information provided elsewhere in this proxy statement.

In the Stock Purchase Agreement, ApolloMed made representation and warranties to APC, including those related to the following matters:

·organization, good standing, corporate power and qualification;
·authorization;
·non-contravention;
·valid issuance of shares;
·governmental consents and filings;
·SEC filings; financial statements;
·litigation; and
·compliance.

In the Stock Purchase Agreement, APC made representation and warranties to ApolloMed, including those related to the following matters:

·organization; qualified PC shareholder;
·authorization;
·purchase entirely for own account;
·legends;
·accredited investor;
·no general solicitation; and
·no disqualification event.

APC’s obligation to purchase the ApolloMed Shares on the Closing Date for the APC Transactions is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions:

·representations and warranties of ApolloMed shall be true and correct as if made on the Closing Date;
·good standing, corporate power and qualification;
·ApolloMed shall have performed and complied with all covenants, agreements, obligations and conditions;
·AP-AMH and APC shall have executed and delivered the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement; only remaining condition to closing being the funding of the loan by Apollo to AP-AMH to fund the stock purchase; and AP-AMH and APC are ready to close concurrently with the funding of the loan;
·ApolloMed shall have delivered to APC the Voting and Registration Rights Agreement;
·stockholders of ApolloMed shall have approved the stock issuance and sale and the loan to AP-AMH;
·ApolloMed shall have delivered to APC a closing certificate;
·APC shall have received a fairness opinion;
·no Governmental Prohibition exists;
·ApolloMed shall have obtained all consents, permits, approvals, registrations and waivers necessary to consummate the purchase and sale of the Shares;

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·no adverse change; and
·all corporate and other proceedings in connection with the Transactions and all documents incident thereto shall be reasonably satisfactory form and substance to APC and counterpart originals, certified or other copies have been delivered.

ApolloMed’s obligation to issue the ApolloMed Shares on the Closing Date for the APC Transactions is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions:

·representations and warranties of APC shall be true and correct as if made on the Closing Date;
·APC shall have performed and complied with all covenants, agreements, obligations and conditions;
·AP-AMH and APC shall have executed and delivered the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement; only remaining condition to closing being the funding of the loan by ApolloMed to AP-AMH to fund the stock purchase; and AP-AMH and APC are ready to close concurrently with the funding of the loan;
·APC shall have delivered to ApolloMed the Voting and Registration Rights Agreement;
·stockholders of ApolloMed shall have approved the stock issuance and sale and the loan to AP-AMH;
·APC shall have delivered to ApolloMed a closing certificate;
·ApolloMed shall have received an opinion from regulatory counsel as to certain regulatory matters regarding the sale of the ApolloMed Shares and related matters and an opinion from tax and investment company counsel as to certain tax matters and matters under the Investment Company Act of 1940;
·ApolloMed shall have received a fairness opinion;
·no Governmental Prohibition exists;
·ApolloMed shall have obtained all consents, permits, approvals, registrations and waivers necessary to consummate the purchase and sale of the Shares;
·all corporate and other proceedings in connection with the Transactions and all documents incident thereto shall be reasonably satisfactory form and substance to ApolloMed and counterpart originals, certified or other copies have been delivered;
·AP-AMH and APC shall have executed and delivered the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, with the only remaining conditions to closing being the funding of the loan by ApolloMed to AP-AMH to fund the stock purchase; and AP-AMH and APC are ready to close concurrently with the funding of the loan;
·Apollo shall have obtained a loan from a commercial financial institution in an amount sufficient to permit ApolloMed to provide financing to AP-AMH under the Loan Agreement;
·ApolloMed and its advisers shall have completed a tax analysis satisfactory to ApolloMed; and
·Former NMMstockholders holding not less than 90% of the ApolloMed common stock issuable to them at the time of the ApolloMed-NMM reverse merger transaction that are currently locked up have entered into extensions of the first lockup period to September 30, 2019.

In the Loan Agreement, ApolloMed, as the lender, made representation and warranties to AP-AMH, as the borrower, including those related to the following matters:

·investment for its own account, for investment purposes only;
·acknowledgment of investment risks;
·accredited investor status;
·issuance and sale of the Note as an exempt issuance; and
·acknowledgment of receipt of all necessary or appropriate information desired for deciding whether to invest in the Note;

In the Loan Agreement, AP-AMH, as the borrower, made representation and warranties to ApolloMed, as the lender, including those related to the following matters:

·due organization;
·professional corporation;

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·subsidiaries;
·authorization;
·actions and orders;
·capitalization;
·assets and liabilities;
·contracts;
·permits; and
·compliance with laws.

In the Loan Agreement, AP-AMH, as the borrower, agreed that as long as the Note remains outstanding, it will comply with the following covenants and agreements, capitalized terms are as defined in the Loan Agreement:

·Borrower shall preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its corporate or organizational existence and take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business;
·Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loan solely to purchase the Preferred Shares and for no other purpose;
·Borrower shall provide to Lender as soon as practicable, but in any event within 20 days after the end of each month, a balance sheet of Borrower as at the end of such month and an income statement of Borrower for such month and the year-to-date, which financial statements shall be prepared from the books and records of Borrower maintained in the ordinary course of business, and shall fairly present the financial condition and results of operations of Borrower as of the date thereof and for the periods then ended;
·Borrower shall provide prompt notice to Lender of: (a) any Material Adverse Change; and (b) any Action filed or threatened to be filed against Borrower and any Action proposed to be filed by Borrower;
·Borrower shall not borrow any funds or incur any debts or liabilities except for: (a) the Note, (b) income taxes payable on its income; and (c) operating expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business;
·Borrower shall not grant or permit a Lien on any of its assets or property;
·Borrower shall not issue any Equity Securities;
·Borrower shall not Transfer any Preferred Shares;
·Borrower shall not merge or consolidate with or into any other Person;
·Borrower shall not declare or pay and dividends or distributions on its capital stock or redeem any capital stock;
·Borrower shall not make any payments of any type to the shareholder of Borrower, other than reimbursement of costs and expenses in the ordinary course of business;
·Borrower shall comply with applicable Laws;
·permits;
·Borrower shall not violate the California PC Law or take, or permit to be taken, any action that would cause Borrower not to be in compliance with the California PC Law;
·Borrower shall file all returns for, and shall pay, all Taxes on or before the date due;
·Borrower shall not agree to any amendment of the Shareholder Agreement or waive any of its rights under the Shareholder Agreement;
·Borrower shall keep proper books of records and accounts, in which full, true and correct entries in all material respects and in any event in conformity with GAAP and all applicable Laws shall be made of all dealings and transactions and assets in relation to its business and activities;
·Borrower shall permit Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties and examine and make abstracts from any of its books and records at any reasonable time and as often as may be desired and to discuss its business operations, properties and financial and other condition with its officers, employees, consultants, and representatives; and

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·promptly upon the request of Lender, Borrower shall do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register any and all such further acts, deeds, conveyances, pledge agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, trust deeds, assignments, financing statements and continuations thereof, termination statements, notices of assignments, transfers, certificates, assurances and other instruments as the Lender, may require from time to time in order to:
·carry out more effectively the purposes of the Loan Documents;
·to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, subject the Borrower’s properties, assets, rights or interests to the Liens now or hereafter intended to be covered by the Security Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
·perfect and maintain the validity, effectiveness and priority of the Liens intended to be created under the Security Agreement and the other Loan Documents; and
·assure, convey, grant, assign, transfer, preserve, protect and confirm more effectively to the Lender, the rights granted or now or hereafter intended to be granted to the Lender under any Loan Document or under any other instruments executed in connection with any Loan Document to which the Borrower is or is to be a party.

In the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, APC made representation and warranties to AP-AMH, including those related to the following matters:

·organization and good standing;
·authority and enforceability;
·non-contravention;
·valid issuance of shares;
·capitalization;
·financial statements;
·absence of certain changes or events;
·undisclosed liabilities;
·major contracts;
·litigation;
·compliance with laws;
·licenses;
·taxes;
·employee benefits;
·environmental matters;
·insurance;
·brokers and finders;
·related party transactions; and
·full disclosure.

In the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, AP-AMH made representation and warranties to APC, including those related to the following matters:

·organization and good standing;
·authority and enforceability;
·non-contravention;
·consents;
·litigation;
·independent investigation; investment intent;
·brokers and finders; and
·full disclosure.

In the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, APC and AP-AMH made certain covenants and agreements with respect to the conduct of their respective businesses and other actions on the following topics, the details of which are set forth in the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement:

·cooperation (APC and AP-AMH);
·access (APC);

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·conduct of business (APC):
·shall carry on business in the ordinary course; and
·shall not take any of the actions enumerated therein;
·alternative transactions (APC);
·supplement to disclosure schedule (APC);
·publicity (APC and AP-AMH);
·transfer taxes (APC);
·tangible net equity; working capital (APC);
·further assurances (APC and AP-AMH); and
·disclaimer regarding projections (AP-AMH);

Conditions to Closing

Each of the primary APC Transactions Agreements include important conditions to closing. Critical among the conditions is that the parties to each of the separate Transactions must be prepared to concurrently close all of the APC Transactions or no part of the APC Transactions will close. Following is a summary of the various conditions contained in each of the Stock Purchase Agreement between ApolloMed and APC, the Loan Agreement between ApolloMed and AP-AMH and the Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement between APC and AP-AMH. Because no Transaction will close unless all of the Transactions concurrently close, the conditions in each of the Transaction Agreements effectively are conditions to all of the Transaction Agreements.

Certain important conditions are required to be satisfied or waived within 60 days of the execution of the Transaction Agreements, which is July 9, 2019. Those conditions include:

·each of ApolloMed and APC shall have received a fairness opinion from their respective financial advisors;
·ApolloMed shall have received a commitment from a commercial financial institution obligating such financial institution to loan ApolloMed $250,000,000 on the Closing Date, which is required in order to partially fund its obligation to loan AP-AMH $545,000,000 under the Loan Agreement;
·AP-AMH shall have completed to its reasonable satisfaction its due diligence of APC in connection with its pending purchase of APC Series A Preferred shares; and
·ApolloMed and our advisors shall have completed a tax analysis of the APC Transactions, which results are satisfactory to us.

The parties will waive the July 9, 2019 deadline pertaining to the above conditions and intend to amend the various agreements to clarify that these conditions must be satisfied or waived at or prior to closing of the APC Transactions.

On the Closing Date, when each of components of the APC Transactions will concurrently close, such closings are subject to the satisfaction or waiver of additional conditions. Many of those conditions are customary for the respective transactions, including, but not limited to, matters such as:

·representations and warranties of each party shall be true and correct as if made on the Closing Date;
·each party shall have performed and complied with all covenants, agreements, obligations and conditions;
·all consents, permits, approvals, registrations and waivers necessary to consummate the Transactions shall have been obtained;
·there is no law or order in effect that restrains, enjoins or otherwise prohibits the Transactions;
·each party has received the required closing deliverables;
·all corporate and other proceedings in connection with the Transactions and all documents incident thereto shall be reasonably satisfactory form and substance and counterpart originals, certified or other copies have been delivered; and
·there has not been a material adverse change.

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In addition to the above conditions, as has been noted elsewhere in this proxy statement, no portion of the APC Transactions will close unless all of the component transactions that comprise the APC Transactions close concurrently. Accordingly, it is a condition to each of the Transactions that the parties to the other Transactions have done all that is required for them to do prior to the Closing, and that each of the parties is ready to close. Of particular significance is the requirement that ApolloMed have secured a $250,000,000 credit facility so that we are in a position on the Closing Date to loan AP-AMH the $545,000,000 it requires to purchase the APC Preferred Stock. ApolloMed has been in active negotiations with a commercial financial institution regarding this critical piece of the APC Transactions, but there is no definitive agreement as of the date of this proxy statement. Many factors will impact the outcome of these negotiations, including whether we and such financial institution can agree upon key terms and conditions, and whether the financial institution is able to assemble a syndicate of other financial institutions to participate as lenders, which is something that is entirely out of our control. There is no assurance that the credit facility financing will be consummated. If we are unable to secure that credit facility on terms acceptable to us, a critical condition to all of the APC Transactions will not be satisfied and cannot be waived. In that instance, no portion of the APC Transactions will close.

Amendments to APC Transactions Agreements

The parties anticipate that they will require or desire to amend the specific provisions in the APC Transactions Agreements on or before the Closing Date. Among the anticipated amendments are the following:

·APC will agree, by way of an amendment to the Special Stockholders Agreement [and/or the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement], to retain a sufficient amount of the assets it receives in the APC Transactions to enable it to fund losses or deficits in that portion of its business that is not considered its Healthcare Services Business, and thereby not be prohibited from paying the Series A Dividends pursuant to California Corporations Code sections 500 et seq. on the basis of insolvency;
·APC and ApolloMed will agree that the Voting and Registration Rights Agreement will provide that the APC votes in excess of 9.99% will be voted by proxy given to ApolloMed management, and those proxy holders will cast the excess votes in the same proportion as all other votes cast on any specific proposal coming before the stockholders;
·The Stock Purchase Agreement will be amended as it relates to “Related Party Votes” to provide, in place of an outright prohibition from voting at the Special Meeting, that APC and its officers or directors who are also officers or directors of ApolloMed (i.e., the holders of Related Party Votes) will instruct the ApolloMed proxy holders to vote their shares of ApolloMed common stock in the same proportions as all other votes cast on each proposal;
·The Stock Purchase Agreement will be further amended to provide that ApolloMed’s officers or directors who are also officers or directors of APC will instruct the APC proxy holders to vote their shares of APC common stock in the same proportions as all other votes cast on each proposal that will be brought before the APC special meeting of shareholders that will be called to approve some aspects of the APC Transactions;
·“Excluded Assets,” as defined in the Certificate of Determination, will be amended to clarify, in order to avoid any uncertainty or doubt, that the assets received by APC in the APC Transactions are encompassed under the term, Excluded Assets;
·In each instance where a condition precedent was to be satisfied or waived by July 9, 2019, the respective agreements will be amended to condition closing of the APC Transactions upon the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions, along with all other conditions that must be satisfied or waived at the time of Closing; and
·APC will either obtain a waiver from Preferred Bank with respect to the restrictive covenant prohibiting the payment of dividends on its capital stock under its existing credit facility or will take steps to ensure that the credit facility is paid off in full and terminated on or before the Closing Date in order to be in a position to pay the Series A Dividends when declared by its board of directors.

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Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Compliance

The Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”) was adopted to provide the Federal government with the opportunity to review the potential effects on competition of certain mergers, acquisitions or other consolidations that meet the HSR Act’s size and other tests before such transactions are completed. The HSR Act requires parties to notify the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) and Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) with the filing of a “Notification and Report Form for Certain Mergers and Acquisitions” (the “HSR Notification and Report”). The HSR Notification and Report is used to alert regulators to the intent of companies to merge or otherwise combine so that such regulators can evaluate the transaction under the antitrust laws. Once the HSR Notification and Report forms have been submitted, there is a 30-day waiting period before the transaction may be completed, subject to the option of the government to extend the waiting period by making a formal request for additional information if the transaction appears to them to present anticompetitive concerns.

The HSR Act is primarily concerned with mergers and acquisitions that could raise antitrust implications, and no part of the APC Transactions involves a merger or acquisition. Following the closing of the APC Transactions, ApolloMed will not own any interest in APC, and in fact, is prohibited from doing so. However, the HSR Act requires the filing of HSR Notification and Report forms when there is a proposed purchase and sale of voting securities with a value exceeding the then-current transaction size threshold, if the parties to the transaction also exceed certain specified “size of person” thresholds based on a dollar amount of sales or assets. While the sale of APC Preferred Stock to AP-AMH did not fall under HSR Act scrutiny because the APC Preferred Stock is a non-voting security, the sale of ApolloMed Shares to APC did require compliance with the HSR Act.

Accordingly, APC and ApolloMed each filed their respective HSR Notification and Report on March 18, 2019. The 30-day waiting period expired at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on April 17, 2019. Neither the FTC nor the DOJ made any inquiries or requests, leaving the parties free to close the ApolloMed Private Placement when and if they otherwise are prepared to do so.

Relationship of the Parties

ApolloMed, NMM and APC, and certain of their affiliates, have existing relationships among each other before consummating the APC Transactions. These relationships involve ownership, management and business operations, which are summarized as follows:

·ApolloMed owns 100% of NMM;
·APC owns approximately 5% of ApolloMed, and APC shareholders own approximately 69% of ApolloMed;
·APC is a VIE of NMM by virtue of the MSA between the parties and the power and benefits that flow to NMM as a result of the contractual agreements between them, which deem NMM (and Apollo Med, its parent) the primary beneficiary; pursuant to this agreement APC pays a specified percentage of APC revenue to NMM for its administrative services; APC revenue is consolidated on ApolloMed’s consolidated financial statements but its net income (loss) is reflected in the statement of income as “net income attributable to noncontrolling interests”;
·ApolloMed owns no interest in APC;
·Dr. Sim is the Executive Chairman of ApolloMed, the Chairman of NMM and the Chairman of APC; he directly owns 4.6% of ApolloMed and 3.7% of APC;
·Dr. Lam is the Chief Executive Officer and a director of ApolloMed, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of APC and the Chief Executive Officer and director of AP-AMH; he directly owns 4.6% of ApolloMed and 3.7% of APC;
·Dr. Young is the Chief Medical Officer of ApolloMed and the Senior Executive Vice President of APC; he directly owns 2.5% of ApolloMed and 1.9% of APC; and
·Ms. Marsh is a director of ApolloMed and the co-Chief Executive Officer of APC, although her position at APC is ceremonial; she indirectly owns 1.45% of ApolloMed and has no ownership interest in APC.

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Upon completion of the APC Transactions, the relationships comprising the ownership, management and business operations of the parties and certain of their affiliates will be as follows:

·ApolloMed will remain the owner of 100% of NMM;
·APC will own approximately 33% of ApolloMed, and APC shareholders own approximately 48.8% of ApolloMed;
·APC will remain a VIE of NMM; however, much of the net income that previously was consolidated in ApolloMed’s consolidated financial statements but reflected as net income attributable to noncontrolling interests will now be paid to AP-AMH by way of the APC Series A Dividend; NMM will continue to receive a management fee from APC and will also receive an additional management fee upon completion of its management services agreement with Alpha Care Medical Group, Inc. (“ACMG”), to be effective on September 1, 2019; ACMG was acquired by APC on May 31, 2019;
·ApolloMed will continue to own no interest in APC;
·AP-AMH will own 100% of the Series A Preferred Stock of APC, which will pay a quarterly dividend based upon the net income of APC’s Health Services business;
·AP-AMH will owe ApolloMed $545,000,000, the interest on which (payable quarterly in arrears) will be paid out of the APC Series A Dividend;
·AP-AMH will hold a non-exclusive tradename license under its agreement with ApolloMed, which license fee will be payable quarterly out of the APC Series A Dividend;
·AP-AMH will receive administrative services from NMM, the fee for which will be payable out of the APC Series A Dividend;
·Dr. Sim will remain the Executive Chairman of ApolloMed, the Chairman of NMM and the Chairman of APC; he will directly own 3.3% of ApolloMed and 3.7% of APC;
·Dr. Lam will remain the Chief Executive Officer and a director of ApolloMed, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of APC and the Chief Executive Officer and director of AP-AMH; he will directly own 3.3% of ApolloMed, 3.7% of APC and 100% of AP-AMH;
·Dr. Young will remain the Chief Medical Officer of ApolloMed and the Senior Executive Vice President of APC; he will directly own 1.8% of ApolloMed and 1.9% of APC; and
·Ms. Marsh will remain a director of ApolloMed and the co-Chief Executive Officer of APC; she will indirectly own 1.0% of ApolloMed and will have no ownership interest in APC.

Interests of ApolloMed Directors and Executive Officers

The primary reason the parties have entered into the various agreements that constitute the APC Transactions is to recast APC revenue and net income as it currently is consolidated on ApolloMed’s consolidated statements of income in order to permit us to more fully consolidate APC net income into our earnings and earnings per share in accordance with GAAP. None of our executive officers and directors has a direct interest in the APC Transactions or any component part thereof. To the extent any officers or directors benefit from the APC Transactions over time, that benefit will bepro rata with all other stockholders of ApolloMed and/or APC. This could include the possibility that APC could, at any time after six months following the Closing Date, distribute all or a portion of the ApolloMed Shares to its shareholders, which would include Drs. Sim, Lam and Young. There currently is no agreement, plan or understanding with respect to any future distribution to APC shareholders.

Impact of the APC Transactions on our Stockholders

The 15,015,015 ApolloMed Shares that are the subject of Proposal No. 2 represent an increase in the number of shares of our outstanding common stock of approximately 42%. The issuance of such shares will result in a reduction in the respective percentage interests of current stockholders and will have a negative impact on the voting power and liquidation value of our company.

However, as has been emphasized throughout this proxy statement, each step in the APC Transactions must be viewed as part of the whole. Accordingly, while APC’s voting power will increase following its purchase of the ApolloMed Shares, the negative impact will be minimized because APC’s voting power will be capped at 9.99%, which is an increase of approximately 4.4% over its current voting power. Nevertheless, our stockholders, other than APC, will have less power to influence significant corporate decisions requiring stockholder approval after APC’s purchase of the ApolloMed Shares.

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In connection with the sale of the ApolloMed Shares to APC, we have granted APC registration rights covering the resale of those shares at any time after six months following the Closing Date. The resale of the 15,015,015 ApolloMed Shares by APC, or even the possibility that the ApolloMed Shares could be resold, could cause the market price of our common stock to decline, to the detriment of the holders of our common stock.

The issuance of such a large percentage of additional shares of common stock could also have a negative impact on our Company’s book value, market value and earnings per share. However, our purpose in undertaking the APC Transactions as a whole is to increase our consolidated earnings and earnings per share. This outcome may not occur in any particular period and could, in fact, result in a decline rather than an increase. See below for a discussion of the impact of the APC Transactions on ApolloMed’s financial statements and liquidity.

Impact of the APC Transactions on ApolloMed

Impact on Our Consolidated Financial Statements

We believe that the APC Transactions, taken as a whole, could have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. Following the Closing Date, our balance sheet at September 30, 2019 (assuming the Closing has occurred on or before that date) will reflect bank loans of $250,000,000 and a reduction of noncontrolling interest for the $245,000,000 to be paid to APC. It will not reflect the receipt of $300,000,000 in cash because the $300,000,000 purchase price for the ApolloMed Shares will immediately be made part of the AP-AMH Loan for the purchase of the APC Preferred Stock.

However, a significant impact of the APC Transactions will be apparent on our consolidated statements of income in periods following the Closing Date as the net income (loss) attributable to ApolloMed will include net income from APC’s Healthcare Services Business that currently is included in net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests. Post-closing of the APC Transactions, the noncontrolling interest portion of APC’s operating results will be limited to net income (loss) generated from APC’s Excluded Assets from the Closing Date of the APC Transactions. We anticipate that amount will be substantially less compared to our current presentation.

As discussed elsewhere in this proxy statement (see discussion on page 25), by virtue of its relationship under, and the agreements, powers and responsibilities contained in, its management services agreement with NMM, APC is considered a VIE of NMM, our wholly-owned subsidiary. As a result, the financial results of APC are consolidated with NMM, which are, in turn, reflected in our consolidated financial statements. Under U.S. GAAP, APC and its VIEs are considered noncontrolling interests, which results in a reduction in the amount of net income attributable to our company on a consolidated basis by the amount of net income attributable to the VIEs. Similarly, if there is a net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests of ApolloMed, the negative amount is subtracted from the total amount of net income or net loss, as occurred in our first quarter of 2019. See the discussion below.

Following the closing of the APC Transactions, AP-AMH will be deemed a VIE of ApolloMed and will be consolidated with ApolloMed.

Pursuant to the APC Transactions, APC will be required to pay to AP-AMH a quarterly mandatory cumulative preferred dividend that will track APC’s Healthcare Services Business. That dividend could result in a substantial amount of APC net income being paid to AP-AMH. However, the impact on ApolloMed will be entirely dependent on APC’s Healthcare Business on a period by period basis, and the result may not always be positive. Moreover, the dividends must be declared by the APC board, and there is no assurance that the APC will regularly declare and pay the Series A Dividend. If the APC board fails to declare and pay the Series A Dividend in any period or delays the declaration or payment, neither ApolloMed nor AP-AMH will have immediate recourse to force that action. The Series A Dividends are expected to be the primary, if not the sole, source of income in AP-AMH and that, after the payments that AP-AMH is required to make to ApolloMed and NMM, AP-AMH’s annual net retained earnings will be nominal.

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The dividends that AP-AMH will receive from APC will, in turn, be used to pay (i) the quarterly interest payments to us on the AP-AMH Loan; (ii) the quarterly licensing fee payable to us under the Tradename Licensing Agreement; and (iii) the payments to NMM for administrative and management services under the Administrative Services Agreement. These three payment sources, which indirectly come from APC’s net income from its Healthcare Services Business by way of the Series A Dividend distributions to AP-AMH, will be included in ApolloMed revenue and other income and net income attributable to ApolloMed on the consolidated statements of income. Depending on the results of APC’s Healthcare Services Business in any particular period, this recasting of net income (or net loss) formerly attributable to noncontrolling interests could materially impact our earnings, earnings per share and, in turn, our P/E Ratio. That impact could be positive or negative. However, we are undertaking the APC Transactions because we believe over time the overall impact will accrue to the benefit of our Company and our stockholders.

By way of illustration: In our consolidated statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2018, we recorded total income from operations $88,432,162 and net income of $60,267,491. However, only $10,835,002 is net income attributable to Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. The balance of $49,432,489 is found on our statement of income as net income attributable to noncontrolling interests. This amount reflects net income of APC and its consolidated VIEs. The result of this required accounting treatment is that, for the 2018 fiscal year, approximately 82% of the net income in our consolidated statement of income had to be excluded, resulting in significantly lower earnings, earnings per share and resulting P/E Ratio on which analysts and investors value our Company. Accordingly, had the APC Transactions been consummated, our bottom-line results for the year ended December 31, 2018 would have been substantially better than the actual results we reported.

However, a much different result occurred in the three-month period ended March 31, 2019. In that period, our consolidated statement of income reflects a total net loss of $2,450,129 because there is a net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests of $2,589,793 for that quarter. Had the APC Transactions been consummated and in effect, AP-AMH may not have received its Series A Dividend distribution in the first quarter of 2019, and consequently, ApolloMed and NMM would not have received the interest payment, license fee and/or management fee. As a result, the change in the character of APC’s net income or net loss resulting from the APC Transactions would, under circumstances similar to what transpired in the first quarter of 2019, cause ApolloMed’s bottom line results to be worse, rather than better. It is possible that such results would even out over a number of periods. However, timing issues may impact ApolloMed’s quarterly results and period-over-period comparisons, which could have a negative impact on how the market values our company.

Accordingly, ApolloMed cannot guarantee that the results of consummating the APC Transactions will have a positive impact in every future reporting period, or at all.

Impact on Our Liquidity

The APC Transactions have been structured primarily for the benefit of ApolloMed as a means to more fully integrate the revenue we receive from APC’s Healthcare Services Business into our consolidated earnings. However, in order to accomplish this goal, we will be entering into a material financial obligation – a credit facility in the principal amount of $250,000,000. It is anticipated that this credit facility will be senior to other company indebtedness and will be secured by all of our assets, whether currently owned or after acquired. The proceeds from the credit facility will be loaned to AP-AMH as part of the AP-AMH Loan of $545,000,000.

As discussed elsewhere in this proxy statement, AP-AMH will be making certain payments to ApolloMed, including interest payments on the AP-AMH Loan. But its obligation to make those payments is contingent on receipt of the APC Series A Dividend. If the APC board of directors does not declare a dividend, or if APC net income attributable to its Healthcare Services Business is minimal or APC experiences a net loss, ApolloMed may not receive any payments from AP-AMH in a particular period or may receive only a small fraction of the amounts that would generally be due under the various APC Transactions Agreements. These outcomes are completely out of the control of ApolloMed. Nevertheless, ApolloMed’s obligations to make payments on our credit facility will be ongoing, regardless of the status of payments from AP-AMH. If we do not receive sufficient payments from AP-AMH, we will be obligated to cover the credit facility interest payments, and ultimately the payoff of principal, out of other funds, the source of which could be uncertain and that may strain our resources and impact our liquidity.

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Once the credit facility has been terminated and paid off in full, which we would expect will not occur for at least five years, we will continue to receive payments from AP-AMH. This situation could have a positive impact on our cash flows. The Loan Agreement provides for a 10-year loan, but it is possible, and perhaps likely, that the AP-AMH Loan would be refinanced at or before its maturity date, and therefore, it is also likely that we will continue to receive interest payments from AP-AMH for the foreseeable future. We will also continue to receive licensing fees and management fees from AP-AMH under the Tradename Licensing Agreement and the Administrative Services Agreement, respectively. Once we are no longer servicing the ApolloMed debt under our credit facility, we would expect that these AP-AMH payments will substantially enhance our cash flows from operations and financing activities.

Moreover, under the terms of the Special Purpose Shareholder Agreement between APC and AP-AMH, AP-AMH is obligated to fund any losses or deficits incurred at any time or from time to time by APC’s Healthcare Services Business, other than losses or deficits arising from “Excluded Assets,” as defined in the APC Certificate of Determination with respect to the APC Series A Preferred Stock. ApolloMed is not a party to this agreement and legally has no obligation thereunder. However, were APC to make demand upon AP-AMH to make one or more capital contributions to cover losses or deficits, it is possible that AP-AMH would be unable to do so. If that situation were to occur, the ApolloMed Board of Directors might determine that it is in the best interests of ApolloMed to fund the losses or deficits in order to protect the overall economic benefits of the APC Transactions as they continue to accrue to ApolloMed over time. There is no cap on the dollar amount of losses or deficits for which AP-AMH may be responsible. If ApolloMed were to cover AP-AMH’s obligations, we could be assuming a future liability of unknown magnitude.

Impact on Our Tax Returns

Although ApolloMed will not own the stock of AP-AMH, and Dr. Lam will have certain rights to manage and control the operations of AP-AMH, we have been advised that as a result of the limitations and restrictions imposed on Dr. Lam, as the sole shareholder, officer and director of AP-AMH, in the APC Transactions Agreements, and in particular, the Physician Shareholder Agreement, and other factors, such as the nominal amount of consideration paid by Dr. Lam for his shares in AP-AMH and the anticipated AP-AMH Loan being funded by ApolloMed to purchase the APC Preferred Stock, AP-AMH should be considered an “includible corporation” that is a member of an “affiliated group” of corporations of which ApolloMed is the “common parent,” as these terms are defined in the Internal Revenue Code. As such, AP-AMH may jointly file federal income tax returns as part of ApolloMed’s consolidated returns, in which case all of AP-AMH’s income, gain, expense, deductions and other tax items, including dividend income derived from its ownership of the Series A Preferred Stock, will be included in ApolloMed’s consolidated U.S. federal income tax returns.

Specifically, we would expect that as a result of the APC Transactions, ApolloMed’s consolidated tax returns will reflect substantially higher amounts of taxable income compared to tax returns filed prior to the APC Transactions. Prior to the merger between NMM and ApolloMed in 2017, the legacy company had a substantial amount of net operating loss carryforwards and certain other tax attributes that arose before the change of ownership effected by the merger that were subject to limitations on use after the closing of the merger. Those limitations remain in place, but we anticipate that there will be some amount of net operating loss carryforwards available to offset a portion, but far from all, of the expected increase in ApolloMed taxable income.

Independent Committee and Board Approval of the APC Transactions

In February 2019, the ApolloMed Board of Directors determined that it was in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to establish a special committee comprised solely of independent directors to consider, explore, examine, review, evaluate, manage, oversee and make recommendations with respect to one or more transactions with APC for the purpose and effect of enhancing shareholder value, including the possible purchase by an ApolloMed affiliate of APC preferred stock and the sale by ApolloMed of its common stock to APC (the “Independent Committee”). Mitchell W. Kitayama, John Chiang, Mark Fawcett and David G. Schmidt were named to the Independent Committee, and Mr. Kitayama was designated its Chairman.

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The Independent Committee was given wide latitude to consider the APC Transactions in consultation with ApolloMed management, as well as financial advisors, legal counsel, consultants and agents retained by it, at the expense of ApolloMed. The Board of Directors granted the Independent Committee the authority to exercise all the powers and authority of the full Board to the maximum extent permitted under the DGCL. In the course of its work, the Independent Committee was given full access to all books, records, financial statements, documents or other information available to ApolloMed or that could be acquired by ApolloMed that the Independent Committee might consider relevant to its duties. Further, it was accorded the full cooperation of ApolloMed’s officers, directors and employees, all of whom were directed to provide the members of the Independent Committee and their advisors, any books, records, projections and financial statements of ApolloMed and any documents, reports or studies pertaining to ApolloMed as the Independent Committee or any individual members might find useful or helpful in discharging their duties or that might be necessary, advisable or appropriate in connection with the discharge of their duties.

Having completed its consideration and evaluation of the various aspects of the APC Transactions, individually and as whole, including without limitation the AP-AMH Loan and the APC Stock Issuance, and in consultation with management and its own financial advisors, legal counsel, consultants and agents, on May 9, 2019, the Independent Committee exercised the authority granted to it to (i) recommend to the Board the approval of any agreement contemplated in connection with the APC Transactions and (ii) subject in each case to full Board approval, negotiate the terms and conditions of the definitive agreements governing the APC Transactions. The Independent Committee further expressly recommended that the Board of Directors approve the APC Transactions and the APC Transactions Agreements substantially in the forms that had been reviewed and approved by the Independent Committee and approved the offer and sale of the ApolloMed Shares to APC in the proposed ApolloMed Private Placement.

Upon receipt of the resolutions adopted by the Independent Committee on May 9, 2019, ApolloMed Board of Directors determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders to authorize and approve the decisions of the Independent Committee to proceed to consummate the APC Transactions, subject to the various conditions that must be satisfied or waived, including, without limitation, that all of the individual transactions comprising the APC Transactions must close concurrently or none will close. The Board of Directors approved the APC Transactions and Transaction Agreements by unanimous written consent dated May 9, 2019 and directed management to seek stockholder approval of the APC Stock Issuance and the AP-AMH Loan upon the unanimous recommendation of the full Board of Directors.

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RISK FACTORS

There are many risks associated with the APC Transactions. You should carefully consider the risks described below in evaluating whether to vote for the APC Stock Issuance Proposal and the AP-AMH Loan Proposal discussed herein. The risks and uncertainties described below are related to the APC Transactions and are not the only ones ApolloMed may face. We refer you to our 2018 10-K (Item 1A) and subsequent reports we may file with SEC for a discussion of the ongoing risks related to (i) our general business and operations; (ii) our growth strategy and business model; (iii) the healthcare industry, NGCAO and regulatory compliance; and (iv) ownership of our common stock. The factors below, as well as the factors set forth in our 2018 10-K and subsequent filings with SEC, should be considered in evaluating your investment in our company and in determining how you ultimately decide to vote on the APC Stock Issuance Proposal and the AP-AMH Loan Proposal.

If the conditions to any one of the APC Transactions are not satisfied or waived, none of the APC Transactions will close.

Each of the separate APC Transactions has its own conditions that must be satisfied or waived in order to close. However, each closing is conditioned upon the concurrent closing of all of the other transactions that constitute the APC Transactions, and therefore, for all practical purposes, all of the conditions in each Transaction Agreement is a condition to each other Transaction Agreement. Some of those conditions are conditions customary for the nature of the various transactions, while some are more specifically tailored to the APC Transactions. Certain of the as-yet unsatisfied conditions are described in the section entitled “Information about the APC Transactions – Conditions to Closing” on page 56 in this proxy statement. Neither ApolloMed, APC nor AP-AMH can assure you that all of the conditions will be satisfied or waived. If the conditions are not satisfied or waived, the APC Transactions will not transpire or will be delayed, and the parties, particularly ApolloMed, could lose the intended benefits of the APC Transactions.

If only one of the two substantive proposals coming before the Special Meeting is approved, there will be no closing of the APC Transactions.

The APC Stock Issuance and the AP-AMH Loan are separate proposals requiring approval of our stockholders. However, because both transactions must be consummated in order for the APC Transactions to fulfill the purposes for which they have been devised, the closing of each is a condition to the closing of all of the APC Transactions. Accordingly, a vote against one proposal will, in effect, be a vote against both proposals and the APC Transactions as a whole.

If we are unable to secure a sufficiently large credit facility, the APC Transactions will fail to close.

In order for ApolloMed to be able to loan AP-AMH $545,000,000 under the Loan Agreement, it will not only need to complete the ApolloMed Private Placement by selling 15,015,015 Shares to APC for $300,000,000, it will also need to secure one or more credit facilities. At the Closing of the concurrent APC Transactions, the only cash that will flow among the parties will be the $245,000,000 we will take down from the credit facility, which we will pay to APC on behalf of AP-AMH. We have been in discussions with a commercial financial institution with respect to establishing such a credit facility, and those negotiations are ongoing. The current discussions regarding a credit agreement contemplate that financial institution would participate as administrative agent, one of several lenders, letters of credit issuer and swing line lender, while its related entity would serve as lead arranger and sole bookrunner for the contemplated senior secured credit facility. We can provide no assurance that we will be able to successfully negotiate a credit facility on terms acceptable to us or on any terms. We also cannot guarantee that the financial institution will be successful in putting together a syndicate of financial institutions willing to participate in the credit facility that is critical to the successful closing of the APC Transactions. If we are unable to secure a third-party credit facility, we will not be able to perform our obligations under the Loan Agreement, and that failure would result in the failure to close any of the APC Transactions.

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AP-AMH may never be able to repay the AP-AMH Loan.

On the Closing Date for the APC Transactions, we will be loaning $545,000,000 to AP-AMH, a professional medical corporation formed in May 2019 for the purpose of participating in the APC Transactions. It is owned solely by Dr. Lam, our Chief Executive Officer. The AP-AMH Loan will mature 10 years from the Closing Date, at which time, the principal and any accrued but unpaid interest will be due and payable to us. AP-AMH is not a major corporation with meaningful revenue and there is no assurance that it will ever earn substantial revenue. Its sole source of funds to pay interest on the AP-AMH Loan will be the Series A Dividend it will receive in connection with its ownership of the APC Preferred Stock it is purchasing with the loan proceeds. There is no designated source of funds to repay the principal on our $545,000,000 loan, and it is likely that after AP-AMH makes payments to us under the various APC Transactions Agreements, its annual net retained earnings will be nominal. Accordingly, it is possible that when the AP-AMH Loan matures in 2029, AP-AMH will not have the resources to pay us $545,000,000, plus any increased principal and accrued and unpaid interest. The AP-AMH Loan will be secured by all of AP-AMH’s assets, including the APC Preferred Stock. However, we will not be able to assume ownership of the APC Preferred Stock in the event of foreclosure because, under current California law, ApolloMed is prohibited from owning an interest in a California professional medical corporation such as AP-AMH. As such, we may not be able to realize full value from that collateral. California’s corporate practice of medicine doctrine could be changed in the intervening years, but that is highly unlikely, and we are proceeding on the assumption that ApolloMed will never be permitted to take ownership of the APC Preferred Stock in the event AP-AMH defaults on its loan obligations to us. Accordingly, if AP-AMH is unable to pay the principal and accrued but unpaid interest at maturity, we may have no option but to cooperate in refinancing the AP-AMH Loan. It is possible that APC may never repay the AP-AMH Loan.

Whether or not AP-AMH pays us, we will be obligated to pay principal and interest on the secured senior credit facility we are entering into in order to make the AP-AMH Loan.

We have agreed to establish a credit facility with one or more commercial banks in order to have sufficient funds to loan AP-AMH $545,000,000 for its purchase of APC’s Preferred Stock. We expect to rely upon the interest payments, licensing fees and management fees we receive from AP-AMH to cover our required payments under the credit facility. However, our obligations to make interest and principal payments in accordance with the terms of that credit facility will in no way be dependent upon our receipt of payments from AP-AMH. Because AP-AMH is required to make payments to us only upon receipt of the Series A Dividend, which must first be declared by the APC board of directors, there is no assurance that we will receive payments from AP-AMH on a schedule that coincides with the timing of our payment obligations under the credit facility. Therefore, we may be required to draw upon funds from sources other than AP-AMH in order to make the necessary payments as they become due under the credit facility. We may not have sufficient funds to make those payments if we have not received payment from AP-AMH. That credit facility will be secured by all of our assets, including after acquired assets, and the lender will have the right to foreclose on the collateral if we fail to make required payments. Although we intend to make all required payments under the credit facility, there is no assurance that we will be able to do so. Therefore, we are putting our assets at risk in order to make a $545,000,000 loan that may never be repaid.

The terms of the credit agreement we will need to secure could restrict our operations, particularly our ability to respond to changes in our business or to take specified actions, and an event of default under such credit agreement could harm our business.

We will require a credit facility of approximately $250,000,000 in order to fulfill our obligation under the Loan Agreement with AP-AMH. Although we do not yet have a definitive credit agreement, any agreement we ultimately enter into would likely contain a number of restrictive covenants that will impose significant operating and financial restrictions on us, including restrictions on our ability to take actions that may be in our best interests. Credit agreements of the nature we will need, often include covenants that, among other things, generally:

·do not allow the borrower to borrow additional amounts or additional amounts above a certain limit, or that are senior to the existing debt, without the approval of the creditor;
·require the borrower to obtain the consent of the creditor for acquisitions in excess of an agreed upon amount and/or grant security interests in newly-acquired companies;
·do not allow the borrower to dispose of assets;
·do not allow the borrower to liquidate, wind up or dissolve any of its subsidiaries without the creditor’s approval;
·do not allow the borrower to create any liens on any of its assets;
·require the borrower not to impair any security interests that the creditor has in the borrower’s assets; and

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·require the borrower to meet, on an ongoing basis, specified financial covenants.

No assurances can be given that we will be able to meet any of the financial covenants in favor of a creditor, and, if we were to fail to meet any financial covenants or otherwise breach any of the covenants in the credit agreement, there would be an event of default, and we can give no assurance that a creditor would waive such default, which in turn, could result in a material adverse effect on our financial condition and ability to continue our operations.

In connection with the credit facility, the creditor will have a first priority perfected security interest over all of our assets and those of our subsidiaries, and such creditor would be able to foreclose on our assets if we default on our obligations under the credit facility and security agreement.

We are taking on a substantial financial obligation in order to make the AP-AMH Loan. If we default on our obligations to the financial institution with whom we enter into a credit agreement, the creditor will be able to exercise various remedies, including foreclosing on and selling our assets and those of our subsidiaries and using the sale proceeds to pay down our outstanding obligations. Such action would have a devastating impact on our ability to remain in business.

AP-AMH will be required to fund APC losses and deficits but may not have the funds to do so.

Pursuant to the Special Purpose Shareholder Agreement that was entered into by AP-AMH in connection with its pending purchase of APC Preferred Stock, AP-AMH has agreed that if APC incurs any losses or deficits at any time or from time to time pertaining to its Healthcare Services Assets, AP-AMH will, with 10 days following a request from APC, make one or more capital contributions to APC in an amount sufficient to cover any such losses or deficits. There is no assurance that AP-AMH will have the resources available to honor its obligation to fund those losses or deficits. Although ApolloMed is not a party to that agreement and is not a guarantor of that commitment, if AP-AMH is unable to perform its obligation to fund APC losses or deficits, the ApolloMed Board of Directors may determine that it is in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders to provide the necessary capital in order to protect the economic benefits of the APC Transactions that accrue to ApolloMed. There is no cap on the potential APC losses and deficits that AP-AMH has agreed to fund and that ApolloMed may decide it needs to backstop. Funding such losses and deficits could have a material impact on our financial results.

There may be a timing disconnect between APC achieving net income subject to the Series A Dividend, declaring and paying dividends to AP-AMH and AP-AMH’s payments to ApolloMed, and any failure to pay or late payment of dividends could materially impact our financial results.

As a public company, ApolloMed is required to report its results of operations quarterly and audit its results annually. Those results are compared to prior year periods in assessing growth and profitability and analyzing other indicators. Upon consummation of the APC Transactions, AP-AMH will be obligated to pay ApolloMed interest on the AP-AMH Loan and a tradename license fee, as well as a management fee to NMM. However, that obligation only matures if AP-AMH receives its Series A Dividend from APC. That dividend must be declared by the APC board of directors and paid thereafter, and ApolloMed has no recourse if the APC board fails to act. It is possible that AP-AMH may not regularly receive its quarterly dividend in the next succeeding quarter, and therefore, ApolloMed may not timely receive its payments from AP-AMH, if at all. If the payments are not made regularly, our quarterly results may be materially impacted, and period to period comparisons may not be informative.

If the stock price of ApolloMed common stock closes above or below the range fixed in the Stock Purchase Agreement, the agreement may be terminated, and the APC Transactions will not close.

The Stock Purchase Agreement under which ApolloMed will sell its common stock to APC provides that if at any time prior to the Closing Date, the average of the closing prices of the common stock for any five consecutive trading days is more than $23.54 or less than $15.70 (in each case subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization), either APC or ApolloMed may terminate the Stock Purchase Agreement by giving written notice to the other party. The average closing stock price for a consecutive five-day period first fell below the $15.70 threshold between June 5 and June 13, 2019, and therefore, APC had, and continues to have, a right to terminate the Stock Purchase Agreement. APC has not exercised its right to terminate the Stock Purchase Agreement even though it has had the right to do so, but that decision to not terminate the agreement is not a waiver of its right to terminate the agreement at a later date, whether or not the average stock price again falls below the range set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement. If the stock price were to trend significantly lower than its current trading prices, APC might reconsider whether it is in its best interests and that of its shareholders to proceed with closing the APC Transactions. Were APC to terminate the Stock Purchase Agreement, the APC Transactions will not close.

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If APC’s shareholders do not approve the various APC Transactions, none of the APC Transactions will close.

A condition to the closing of the AP-AMH Loan Transaction, and hence of the APC Transactions as a whole, is that the shareholders of APC and AP-AMH both approve the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the APC Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, the Apollo Stock Purchase Agreement, the Loan Agreement and other loan documents. While it is expected that Dr. Lam, the sole shareholder of AP-AMH, will approve the APC Transactions on behalf of AP-AMH, there is no guarantee that the shareholders of APC will determine that the APC Transactions are in the best interests of APC and its shareholders. As noted in the prior risk factor, it is possible that prior to the date of the APC shareholders meeting called to consider the various APC Transaction proposals, ApolloMed’s common stock may trade at prices below the $19.98 purchase price. Regardless whether the average trading price for five consecutive trading days falls below the $15.70 floor that would permit APC to terminate the Stock Purchase Agreement, it is possible that a majority of the APC shareholders could decide that APC is overpaying for the ApolloMed Shares or they may otherwise oppose the APC Transactions and will vote against the proposals. Accordingly, even if our stockholders approve both proposals being brought before the ApolloMed Special Meeting, if the APC shareholders fail to approve the APC Transactions proposals, none of the APC Transactions will close.

The impact of the APC Transactions may prove to be negative in future periods.

While the primary purpose of the APC Transactions is to enhance stockholder value in ApolloMed by more fully integrating APC net income into our bottom-line financial results, the effect of the APC Transactions may not always result in a positive outcome. As more fully discussed elsewhere in this proxy statement, the APC Transactions have been structured such that a portion of APC’s net income will be distributed to AP-AMH by way of quarterly dividends on the newly-purchased APC Preferred Stock, and those dividend payments are structured to be the sole source of funds available to pay ApolloMed note interest on the AP-AMH Loan and the tradename license fee and to pay NMM its administrative services fee. There can be no assurance that APC will have sufficient net income attributable to its Healthcare Services Business to be able to distribute to AP-AMH by way of the quarterly dividend an amount that will enable AP-AMH to make its quarterly payments to ApolloMed and NMM. This shortfall could negatively impact ApolloMed’s consolidated results. As reflected on our condensed consolidated statement of income for the three months ended March 31, 2019, APC suffered a net loss of over $2.5 million for the first quarter of 2019. Were that to occur after the completion of the APC Transactions, APC most likely would be unable to pay a dividend, or the amount of the dividend might be minimal, and AP-AMH would only be obligated to pay us to the extent of its dividend payment, if any. This shortfall could negatively impact our financial results for the period.

If there is a change in accounting principles or the interpretation thereof affecting our anticipated accounting treatment for the APC Transactions, it could impact our earnings per share.

We have entered into the APC Transactions in order to overcome an accounting issue that arises on our consolidated financial statements because our financial statements are consolidated with and include the accounts of our majority-owned subsidiaries and various non-owned affiliated physician groups that are VIEs, including APC, which consolidation is effectuated in accordance with applicable accounting rules promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”). Although there is no indication from FASB or any other regulatory body that any accounting changes that would impact our anticipated new accounting treatment of revenue and net income that indirectly is derived from APC’s Healthcare Services Business, there is no assurance that after consummation of the APC Transactions, we could find that we are unable to treat the operating results that indirectly arise from APC’s Healthcare Services Business in the manner we contemplate. If that were to occur, there could be significant negative impacts on our consolidated statements of income that would make the consummation of the APC Transactions problematic in retrospect.

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The Series A Dividends payable to AP-AMH must be declared by the APC board, and that board could fail to do so.

The APC Preferred Stock bears a mandatory cumulative preferred dividend that tracks net income in APC’s Healthcare Services Business. Nevertheless, the Series A Dividend is not due and payable until declared by the APC board of directors. The APC board might, at any time, determine it is in its best interest to cumulate the Series A Dividend indefinitely. Neither AP-AMH nor ApolloMed will have any control over the timing of APC’s board to declare the Series A Dividend. If APC does not declare and pay the Series A Dividend or is late is declaring and paying the Series A Dividend, AP-AMH will not make interest payments, tradename license fee payments or administrative services payments to ApolloMed and NMM. This failure could negatively impact our financial results for the periods in which we do not receive payments from AP-AMH.

APC may be prohibited from declaring and paying the Series A Dividends under the California Corporations Code, which could cause the APC Transactions structure to collapse.

Following the closing of the APC Transactions, certain APC assets that are not directly considered “Healthcare Services Assets” will remain in APC for the benefit of APC and its shareholders (the “Excluded Assets”). Historically, some of the Excluded Assets have suffered losses, but those losses have been offset by APC’s profitable Healthcare Services Business. In future periods, the Excluded Assets could suffer substantial losses, with little or no offset. These losses could cause APC to be deemed insolvent, and therefore APC would be prohibited from declaring and paying the Series A Dividend pursuant to Sections 500 et seq. of the California Corporations Code. If APC is prohibited or simply unwilling to pay the Series A Dividend to AP-AMH, AP-AMH will be unable to pay to ApolloMed and NMM the interest pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the licensing fees pursuant to the Tradename Licensing Agreement and the management fees pursuant to the Administrative Services Agreement. Without those expected payments from AP-AMH, ApolloMed’s financial condition, cash flows and results of operations could be severely impaired. Moreover, if APC were forced into bankruptcy as a result of continuing losses in the Excluded Assets portion of its business, the entire structure underlying the APC Transactions would collapse, which could have an extremely negative impact on ApolloMed’s financial condition, cash flows and results of operations. In addition, in the event of an APC bankruptcy, ApolloMed would have no ability to claw back amounts paid by it in connection with the credit facility loan or otherwise.

We may have no recourse against AP-AMH if it is unable to make its payments to ApolloMed and NMM.

The payments that AP-AMH will owe to ApolloMed following the APC Transactions are structured to be paid solely out of Series A Dividends. Accordingly, if APC experiences a quarter in which it is unable to pay a Series A Dividend to AP-AMH in an amount sufficient to satisfy payments to ApolloMed and/or NMM, chooses not to declare and pay the Series A Dividend or is late in declaring and paying the Series A Dividend, AP-AMH will be relieved of its obligations under the various Transaction Agreements in the amount of the shortfall or nonpayment until it has received Series A Dividends sufficient to make the required payments. Accordingly, AP-AMH will not be in default of its various obligations to us if the Series A Dividend does not cover its obligations to us, and we may have no recourse against AP-AMH for such payments. Although we may receive the missed payments in future periods, assuming AP-AMH later receives its cumulative Series A Dividend, the timing shift could make period-to-period comparisons unreliable indicators of ApolloMed’s financial performance.

The entitlement to receive the Series A Dividend will not necessarily mean that AP-AMH will be distributing all of the net income from APC’s Healthcare Services business and assets.

The APC Series A Preferred Stock is structured as “tracking” stock, which means that it will be based on a formula tied to APC’s Healthcare Services business and not its entire business. The intent of the APC Series A Dividend is to allow APC to distribute to AP-AMH at least an amount that was earned by APC in the prior year with respect to its Healthcare Services business. The baseline amount, which will begin at $54,000,000, will be subject to an annual adjustment based on CPI increases but not decreases. However, any increase above the baseline in any year will be split 50/50 between APC and AP-AMH. Therefore, even if APC’s Healthcare Business sees extraordinary gains, of which neither APC nor any other party guarantees, only a portion of the excess above that year’s baseline amount will be payable to AP-AMH as a dividend.


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Regulators could determine that the post-APC Transactions consolidated structure amounts to ApolloMed violating California’s corporate practice of medicine doctrine.

Subject to certain limited exceptions, the corporate practice of medicine doctrine has historically prevented a corporation from practicing medicine, which includes the employment of physicians, and from fee-splitting arrangements between physicians and non-physicians. The doctrine is enshrined in law to prevent the persons (including entities) who are not medically trained and licensed from exercising control over medical decisions and care. California is a corporate practice of medicine state, and we continually monitor the management of our business and operations to avoid running afoul of the prohibition. The parties to the APC Transactions have endeavored to structure the agreements among the parties and resulting outcomes of the APC Transactions as a whole such that we believe ApolloMed’s operations do not violate California’s corporate practice of medicine doctrine, including the prohibition against fee splitting arrangements. However, we cannot guarantee that third parties, including the California Medical Board, other state regulatory bodies or physicians affiliated with APC, may take a contrary position and assert that ApolloMed and its subsidiaries are engaged in the prohibited corporate practice of medicine or that such arrangements constitute unlawful fee-splitting as a result of the APC Transactions or otherwise. If this were to occur, we could be subject to civil or criminal penalties, our MSAs could be found legally invalid and unenforceable in whole or in part, and we could be required to restructure arrangements with our affiliated IPAs and medical groups. If we were required to change our operating structures due to determination that a corporate practice of medicine violation existed, such a restructuring might require revising our MSOs’ management fees and otherwise materially impact our operations and financial results.

The purchase price for the ApolloMed Private Placement is not adjustable based on the market price of our stock at the time of the closing, so the Shares issuable upon the completion of the APC Share Issuance may have a greater or lesser value than at the time the Stock Purchase Agreement was signed.

The Apollo Stock Purchase Agreement contemplates a fixed price at which APC will purchase our Shares. Any changes in the market price of our common stock before the completion of the APC Transactions will not affect the price at which APC will purchase the Shares pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement. Therefore, if before the completion of the APC Transactions the market price of our common stock increases from the market price calculated as of the date of the Stock Purchase Agreement, then APC could receive ApolloMed common stock with a higher value than the purchase price. On the other hand, if the trading price of our common stock falls too far below the $19.98 per share purchase price before the APC conducts its shareholders meeting, the APC shareholders could decline to approve the proposal seeking approval for the purchase of the ApolloMed Shares.

ApolloMed’s stockholders will experience immediate and substantial per share dilution upon the completion of the ApolloMed Private Placement.

Following the closing of the sale of Shares to APC, the number of shares of common stock outstanding will increase from [35,898,184] shares to [50,913,199] shares. As a consequence thereof, the shares owned by our existing stockholders, individually and as a group (excluding APC, which is an existing stockholder) will immediately represent a materially smaller percentage ownership in our company following the closing of the ApolloMed Private Placement. As a group, the non-APC affiliated stock ownership will decrease from approximately [26]% to approximately [18]%. Although APC itself will be restricted from voting more than 9.99% of the shares entitled to vote, the non-APC affiliated shares will nevertheless represent only a small percentage of the total votes entitled to be cast. The interests of APC and APC-affiliated stockholders could differ from those of our unaffiliated stockholders, and such stockholders alone will not have significant voting power to be able to successfully vote against matters that are perceived to be favorable to APC but perhaps not advantageous to non-affiliated stockholders.

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Voting Methods

ApolloMed could be subject to the California Finance Lenders Law as a result of the AP-AMH Loan.

Prior to the APC Transactions, we and certain of our subsidiaries and affiliates have entered into an Intercompany Loan Agreement under which we have agreed to provide a revolving loan commitment to each such affiliated entities in amounts specified in the Intercompany Loan Agreement. As of December 31, 2018, we have committed to providing revolving loans aggregating $24,250,000. The AP-AMH Loan of $545,000,000 will be in addition to the loans we are committed to make under the Intercompany Loan Agreement. The California Finance Lenders Law (the “CFLL”), Division 9, Sections 22000-22780 of the California Financial Code, could be applied to us as a result of our various affiliate and subsidiary loans and similar arrangements, and the AP-AMH Loan. The CFLL imposes licensing requirements on all entities seeking to make or broker consumer or commercial loans in the State of California unless an exemption therefrom is applicable. Pursuant to an exemption under the CFLL, a person may make five or fewer commercial loans in a 12-month period without a CFLL licensure if the loans are “incidental” to the business of the person. This exemption, however, creates some uncertainty as to which loans could be deemed as incidental to our business. In addition, a person without a CFLL licensure may also make a single commercial loan in a 12-month period without the loan being “incidental” to such person’s business but this single-loan exemption is currently set to expire on January 1, 2022. If the California Department of Business Oversight were to take the position that the loans we have made do not fall within an available exemption from the finance lenders licensing requirement, we could be subject to regulatory action that could impair our ability to continue to operate and may have a material adverse effect on our profitability and business as we currently do not hold a CFLL license.

We may be deemed an investment company, which could impose on us burdensome compliance requirements and restrict our activities.

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and absent an applicable exemption, a company will generally be deemed an investment company under section 3(a)(1)(C) of the 1940 Act if the value of its investment securities is more than 40% of its total assets (exclusive of government securities and cash items) on an unconsolidated basis. It is anticipated that the AP-AMH Loan will comprise a significant portion of ApolloMed’s total unconsolidated assets. Accordingly, a determination that the AP-AMH Loan is an investment security could result in our being an investment company under the 1940 Act and becoming subject to the registration and other requirements of the 1940 Act, unless we qualify for an applicable exemption.

The rules and interpretations of the SEC and the courts relating to the definition of “investment company,” “investment securities,” and potential applicable exemptions are complex. Following the closing of the APC Transactions, we intend to continue to conduct our business activities to ensure that we do not fall within the 1940 Act’s definitions of “investment company” under applicable SEC and court interpretations or in a manner that we qualify under one of the exemptions or exclusions provided by the 1940 Act. However, we can provide no assurance that the SEC or a court would not take the position that ApolloMed would be required to register under the 1940 Act and comply with the 1940 Act’s registration and reporting requirements, capital structure requirements, affiliate transaction restrictions, conflict of interest rules, requirements for disinterested directors and other substantive provisions. If we were to become an “investment company” and be subject to the restrictions of the 1940 Act, those restrictions would likely require changes in the way we do business and add significant administrative burdens to our operations. To ensure that we do not fall within the 1940 Act, we may need to take various actions which we might otherwise not pursue. These actions may include restructuring the Company and/or modifying our mixture of assets and income.

The ApolloMed Common Stock could be delisted from The Nasdaq Capital Market if ApolloMed does not comply with Nasdaq’s listing standards.

The APC Transactions, taken as a whole, are complex. We have attempted to obtain guidance from Nasdaq regarding all marketplace rules that may be implicated in bringing the APC Transactions to fruition. However, if we have over-looked one or more issues and therefore have not brought them to Nasdaq’s attention, it is possible that we may inadvertently violate one or more marketplace rules that the APC Transactions implicate. While we do not believe that will occur, if we fail to get appropriate stockholder approval or to follow other marketplace rules, Nasdaq could determine to delist the ApolloMed common stock from The Nasdaq Capital Market. If our common stock were delisted for any reason, it could reduce the value of the ApolloMed common stock and the liquidity of those shares. Delisting could also adversely affect our ability to obtain financing for the continuation of our operations, or to use our common stock in future transactions, such as acquisitions or strategic alliances.

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THE SPECIAL MEETING

This proxy statement is being provided to our stockholders in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the management of ApolloMed to be voted at the Special Meeting, including any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Date, Time, Place and Purpose

The Special Meeting will be held at ____ _.m. Pacific Daylight Time, on ________, 2019, in the third floor Ballroom at our corporate headquarters located at 1668 South Garfield Avenue, Alhambra, California. Stockholders are being asked to consider and vote upon the APC Stock Issuance Proposal, the AP-AMH Loan Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal, if it is needed.

We know of no specific matter to be brought before the Special Meeting that is not referred to in the Notice of Special Meeting of Stockholders dated _________, 2019. If any such matter properly comes before the Special Meeting, the proxy holders will vote proxies in accordance with their judgment.

Record Date; Issued and Outstanding Shares; and Shares Entitled to Vote

The Board of Directors selected __________, 2019 as the record date (the “Record Date”) for stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Special Meeting. As of the Record Date, we had [35,898,184] shares of common stock issued and outstanding, according to the records maintained by our transfer agent. Each share of common stock is entitled to one vote on each matter that will come before the Special Meeting. 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 are held by NMM. As a result of a reverse merger between ApolloMed and NMM completed in December 2017, NMM became and remains a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and their shares of Series A and B preferred stock are no longer considered to be outstanding shares. Pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law, such shares of preferred stock will neither be entitled to vote, nor be counted for quorum purposes, at the Special Meeting.

APC and certain ApolloMed/APC affiliates will instruct the proxy holders to allocate the Related Party Votes (representing approximately 18% of the shares entitled to vote at the Special Meeting) in the same proportion as all other votes cast by non-affiliated stockholders. Therefore, while the Related Party Votes will be treated as votes cast on each proposal, the ultimate outcome of each proposal will be decided by our non-affiliated stockholders.

Quorum

A quorum is the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of a majority of the outstanding capital stock entitled to vote as of the Record Date __________, 2019. Based on [35,898,184] shares of common stock outstanding, we need at least [17,949,092] shares present in person or by proxy in order to hold the Special Meeting.

Delivery of Proxy Materials

In accordance with rules adopted by the SEC, we have elected to deliver our proxy materials for the Special Meeting, including this Proxy Statement and a proxy card for the Special Meeting, to our stockholders by mail or, if a stockholder has previously agreed, by e-mail. Accordingly, we expect to mail or, to stockholders who have agreed, e-mail this Proxy Statement and proxy card to our stockholders on or about ________, 2019. If you would like to receive our proxy materials for future meetings of our stockholders by e-mail rather than by mail, you may submit such consent to electronic delivery by writing to the attention of our Corporate Secretary at the address of our principal executive offices.

In addition, we are also making all of our proxy materials for the Special Meeting available on the Internet. Applicable SECrulesrequire us to notify our stockholders of the availability of our proxy materials on the Internet with the following notice:

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Special Meeting of Stockholders to be Held on __________, 2019:

This proxy statement is available at https://materials.proxyvote.com/______.

You may request and receive a paper or email copy of our proxy materials relating to the Special Meeting free of charge by emailing sendmaterial@proxyvote.com or by calling 1-800-_______, or by visiting www.proxyvote.com.

Attending the Special Meeting in Person

Only registered holders of our common stock and holders of a valid legal proxy for the Special Meeting at the close of business on _____, 2019 are entitled to attend the Special Meeting, subject to the expectation that our executive officers and directors who are also APC affiliates may be in attendance, even though they are not entitled to vote. Each stockholder must be prepared to present a government-issued photo identification, such as a driver’s license or passport, for admission. If you are not a stockholder of record but hold shares in the name of a broker, bank or other holder of record, you must be prepared to provide proof of beneficial ownership as of ________, 2019, such as a brokerage or bank statement, copy of voting instructions form provided by your broker, bank, trustee or nominee or other similar evidence of ownership.

Voting Procedures

The voting process is different depending on whether you are a record (registered) or non-record (beneficial) stockholder:

·You are a record (registered) stockholder if your name appears on your share certificate;

·You are a non-record (beneficial) stockholder if your shares are held on your behalf by a bank, trust company, securities broker, trustee or other nominee or intermediary. This means the shares are registered in your intermediary’s name, and you are the beneficial owner. Most stockholders are non-record (beneficial) stockholders.

Beneficial Owners (Street Name Holders)

If you are a non-record (beneficial) stockholder, your intermediary will send you a voting instruction form or proxy form with this proxy statement. This form will instruct your intermediary how to vote your shares at the Special Meeting on your behalf. You should carefully follow the instructions provided by your intermediary and contact your intermediary promptly if you need help.

If you do not intend to attend the Special Meeting and vote in person, mark your voting instructions on the voting instruction form or proxy form, sign it, and return it as instructed by your intermediary. Your intermediary may have also provided you with the option of voting by telephone or fax or through the Internet. Make sure you do so by the time deadline stated in the instructions to ensure that your votes are counted.

If you wish to vote in person at the Special Meeting, follow the instructions provided by your intermediary. Your intermediary may have also provided you with the option of appointing yourself or someone else to attend and vote on your behalf at the Special Meeting. When you arrive at the Special Meeting, please register with the inspector of elections.

Your intermediary must receive your voting instructions in sufficient time for your intermediary to act on them prior to the deadline for the deposit of proxies of 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on ________, 2019.

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Record (registered) stockholders

If you are a record (registered) stockholder, a proxy card is enclosed with this proxy statement to enableholder, you tocan vote by attending the 2021 Annual Meeting and voting in person, or to appoint a proxy holder toyou can vote on your behalf, at the Special Meeting.

Whether or not you plan to attend the Special Meeting, you may vote your shares by proxy by any one of the following methods:

in three ways:


By Internet:Internet: You may vote by submitting a proxy over the Internet. Please refer to the proxy card or voting instruction form provided or made available to you by your broker for instructions of how to vote by Internet. Internet proxy voting allows you to vote your shares of common stock online, with procedures designed to ensure the authenticity and correctness of your proxy vote instructions. However, please be aware that you must bear any costs associated with your Internet access, such as usage charges from Internet access providers and telephone companies.


By Telephone: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 contained therein.

instructions.


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

Internet and telephone voting for stockholders of record and beneficial owners (street name holders) will be available 24 hours per day and will close


In Person at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on _______, 2019. Submittingthe 2021 Annual Meeting: If you attend the 2021 Annual Meeting, you may deliver your completed proxy via the Internet or by telephone will not affect your right to votecard in person should you decide to attend the Special Meeting. To vote in person,or you may come to the Special Meeting, andvote by completing a ballot, which we will provide you with a ballot when you arrive. The ballot submitted at the Special Meeting would supersede any prior vote. Ifmeeting. 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 2021 Annual Meeting.

With respect to your shares held in “street name,” meaning such shares are a beneficial owner of shares, you must also obtain a legal proxy fromheld for your bank,account by a broker or other nominee, and present it to the inspector of elections with your ballot to be ableyou will receive instructions from such institution or person on how to vote at the Special Meeting.

Vote Required

Approval of both the AP-AMH Loan Proposalyour shares.


Voting by Proxy and the APC Stock Issuance Proposal require the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the votes cast by holders of our common stock present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, assuming a quorum is present. If a vote is required on the Adjournment Proposal, it too will require a majority of the votes cast. Each of these matters is considered a “non-routine” matter, and therefore, your broker, bank, trustee or other nominee will not have discretion to cast your votes without your instructions.

Because certain officers and directors of APC are ApolloMed stockholders, as well as ApolloMed officers and directors, and APC itself is our largest stockholder and a party to the APC Transactions, we have made special arrangements regarding voting of the ApolloMed shares held by APC and those officers and directors: The ApolloMed shares of common stock held by APC and its officers and directors who are also officers and/or directors of ApolloMed, which we refer to in this proxy statement as the Related Party Votes, may be counted towards establishing the presence of a quorum and voted at the Special Meeting. However, the holders of the Related Party Votes, totaling 6,522,305 shares and representing approximately 18% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, will instruct the proxy holders to cast their respective votes on each proposal in the same proportion as all other votes cast. All other directors, officers or other affiliates of APC who are also ApolloMed stockholders, totaling [9,777,945] shares and representing approximately [27]% of the outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, will be entitled to vote their shares of common stock in accordance with their own judgment. There are no agreements or understandings among any of these APC affiliates as to how they will vote on the proposals coming before the stockholders at the Special Meeting. Therefore, while the Related Party Votes will be treated as votes cast on each proposal, the ultimate outcome on each proposal will be decided by our non-affiliated stockholders.

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Revocability


The proxy card gives discretionary authority to proxy holders to vote as the proxy holders see fit with respect to amendments or variations to the proposal identified in the Notice of Special Meeting or other matters that may come before the Special Meeting whether or not the amendment, variation or other matter that comes before the Special Meeting is or is not routine and whether or not the amendment, variation or other matter that comes before the Special Meeting is contested.

As of the date of this proxy statement, the ApolloMed Board is not aware of any such amendments, variations or other matters to come before the Special Meeting. However, if any such changes that are not currently known to the Board should properly come before the Special Meeting, the shares of common stock

Voting Shares represented by your proxy holders will be voted in accordance with the judgment of the proxy holders.

Tabulation of Votes

ApolloMed will have a representative of Broadridge Financial Solutions appointed as the inspector of elections for the ApolloMed Special Meeting to tabulate the affirmative and negative votes, broker non-votes and abstentions.

Stockholder List

A list of our stockholders of record as of the Record Date entitled to vote at the Special Meeting will be available for examination by any stockholder for any purpose germane to the Special Meeting during ordinary business hours at our corporate headquarters located at 1668 South Garfield Avenue, Second Floor, Alhambra, CA 91801, for a period of 10 days prior to the Special Meeting, as well as at the Special Meeting.

Proxy Solicitation

We are soliciting the votes and will bear all expenses of soliciting proxies. These costs will include, among other items, the expense of preparing, assembling, printing and mailing the proxy materials or notices of Internet availability to our stockholders of record and beneficial owners. Proxies will be solicited principally through the use of the mails, but, if deemed desirable, may be solicited personally or by telephone or letters by our officers and regular employees for no 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 houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to send proxies and proxy materials or notices of Internet availability to beneficial owners of our stock and obtain their voting instructions, and such persons may be reimbursed for their expenses.

Change of Vote and Revocation of Proxies

If you are a non-record (beneficial) stockholder, you can revoke your prior voting instructions by providing new instructions on a voting instruction form or proxy form with a later date, or at a later time in the case of voting through the Internet or by telephone. Otherwise, contact your broker, bank, trustee or other nominee if you want to revoke your proxy or change your voting instructions, or if you change your mind and want to vote in person. Any new voting instructions given to intermediaries in connection with the revocation of proxies must be received in sufficient time to allow intermediaries to act on such instructions prior to the deadline for the deposit of proxies of 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on _______, 2019.

If you are a record (registered) stockholder, you may revoke any proxy that you have given until the time of the Special Meeting by voting againsubmitted over the Internet or by telephone, or for which proxy cards are properly executed and returned to us, will be voted at the 2021 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 instructed above,our independent registered public accounting firm on Proposal 2 and FOR the approval of the amendment of our 2015 Equity Incentive Plan on Proposal 3. Management does not know of any matters to be presented at the 2021 Annual Meeting other than those set forth in this proxy statement and the accompanying notice of 2021 Annual Meeting. If other matters should properly come before the meeting, the proxy holders intend to vote all proxies received by signing and dating a newthem on such matters in accordance with their best judgment. Any stockholder has the right to revoke his, her or its proxy card and submittingat any time before it as instructed above,is voted at the 2021 Annual Meeting by giving written notice of such revocation to our Corporate Secretary, at our address,and by revoking it in personexecuting and delivering to the Corporate Secretary a duly executed proxy card bearing a later date, or by appearing at the Special Meeting, or bymeeting and voting by ballot at the Special Meeting. If you choose to submit a proxy multiple times whether over the Internet or by mail, or a combination thereof, only your latest vote, not revoked and received prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on ________, 2019 will be counted.in person. A record (registered) stockholder participating in person, in a vote by ballot at the Special Meeting, will automatically revoke any proxy previously given by that stockholder regarding business considered by that vote. However, attendance at the Special Meeting by a registered stockholder who has voted by proxy does not alone revoke such proxy.

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ApolloMed’s Auditors

Representatives of BDO are not expected to be present at the Special Meeting and accordingly will not make any statement or be available to respond to any questions.

PROPOSAL NO. 1
THE AP-AMH LOAN PROPOSAL
(ApolloMed’s Commitment to Loan $545,000,000 to AP-AMH)

Overview

At the Special Meeting, you will be asked to consider and vote upon the AP-AMH Loan Proposal. This proposal concerns our commitment to loan $545,000,000 to AP-AMH pursuant to the Loan Agreement, together with its accompanying Note and Security Agreement. The AP-AMH Loan is an integral part of the APC Transactions. In accordance with the Loan Agreement, and assuming all of the conditions to our obligation to perform are satisfied, including receipt of the stockholder approval we seek by this Proposal No. 1, we will loan AP-AMH an aggregate of $545,000,000. Funding for the AP-AMH Loan will come from two sources: (i) $245,000,000 from the senior secured credit facility; and (ii) the remaining $300,000,000 from the sale of ApolloMed Shares to APC in the ApolloMed Private Placement. We will pay the $245,000,000 in cash from the credit facility to APC on behalf of AP-AMH and will offset the $300,000,000 gross proceeds from the sale of the common stock to APC against the balance of the purchase price of APC’s Preferred Stock as part of the AP-AMH Loan transaction.

The AP-AMH Loan will be represented by a Note, secured by all of the assets of AP-AMH, bearing interest at 10% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears, and principal maturing in 10 years. See page 40 to review the terms of the Loan Agreement, the Note and the Security Agreement in greater detail. The $545,000,000 in loan proceeds will finance AP-AMH’s purchase of 1,000,000 shares of APC Series A Preferred Stock at $545 per share. As discussed earlier in this proxy statement, the Series A Dividend, if and to the extent it is distributed to AP-AMH, will be the sole source of funding of AP-AMH’s payment obligations to ApolloMed and NMM under the Loan Agreement, the Tradename License Agreement and the Administrative Services Agreement. There are risks associated with the AP-AMH Loan, and you are encouraged to review the Risk Factors related thereto in the Risk Factor section of this proxy statement beginning on page 64.

AP-AMH, a professional medical corporation, was formed for the purpose of facilitating the APC Transactions. Prior to the consummation of the APC Transactions, ApolloMed has no direct relationship with AP-AMH. However, Dr. Lam, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of both ApolloMed and NMM, is also the Chief Executive Officer, a director and the sole stockholder of AP-AMH. Dr. Lam’s ability to exercise rights typical of legal and beneficial ownership of stock in a corporation are severely limited by the terms of the Physician Shareholder Agreement he executed on May 10, 2019 as part of the APC Transactions Agreements. In addition, at ApolloMed’s direction, he can be forced to either sell his ownership in AP-AMH for $100 or, alternatively, AP-AMH must issue additional shares to a designee of ApolloMed such that the designated party would own at least 51% of the outstanding shares. Dr. Lam has no direct interest in the AP-AMH Loan or any other portion of the APC Transactions, other than possible impacts he may experience from time to timepro rata with other stockholders of ApolloMed and/or APC.

Reasons to Seek Stockholder Approval

Although there is no specific federal or state statute or rule mandating that we obtain stockholder approval of the loan we have agreed to make to AP-AMH, in connection with various APC Transactions Agreements, ApolloMed agreed to obtain stockholder approval of the AP-AMH Loan. In addition, we determined that, under the auspices of “best practices,” it is prudent to provide a detailed explanation of both the ApolloMed Private Placement and the AP-AMH Loan, including the risks inherent in the individual transactions and the APC Transactions as a whole, and thereafter to give the non-affiliated ApolloMed stockholders the ability to consider and vote upon each of the components of the APC Transactions that directly involve ApolloMed, including the AP-AMH Loan.

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Use of Loan Funds

AP-AMH will use the loan proceeds to purchase 1,000,000 shares of APC Preferred Stock at $545 per share. APC, as the issuer of the preferred stock, will receive $245,000,000 in cash from ApolloMed’s draw down of its credit facility, and the balance of $300,000,000 will be netted against APC’s purchase of the ApolloMed Shares. The mandatory cumulative Series A Dividend, which will equal to a portion of the net income derived from APC’s Healthcare Services Business, will be the source of payment of the quarterly interest due on the AP-AMH Loan, as well as the quarterly payments owed to us under the tradename license and the NMM Administrative Services Agreement.

The Proposal

Stockholder approval of this Proposal No. 1 will grant ApolloMed the ability to make the $545,000,000 loan to AP-AMH. See Schedule I for the text of the proposal resolution.

Potential Adverse Effects – Impact of the Proposal on ApolloMed and our Existing Stockholders

As has been emphasized throughout this proxy statement, each of the pieces of the APC Transactions must be considered as part of the whole. Given that the loan of $545,000,000 to AP-AMH will only take place if all of the APC Transactions concurrently close, the impact the Loan Transaction cannot be assessed in a vacuum. See pages 59 and 60 for a discussion of the potential adverse effects of the entire series of APC Transactions on ApolloMed and our stockholders.

Interests of Certain Persons in the AP-AMH Loan

AP-AMH was incorporated in May 2019 to facilitate the execution and future operation of the APC Transactions. Dr. Thomas Lam is the sole shareholder of AP-AMH and is its chief executive officer and director. However, he has no interest in the AP-AMH Loan or in the APC Series A Preferred Stock to be purchased with the loan proceeds. To the extent he benefits in the future from the APC Transactions as a whole, he will benefitpro rata with all other ApolloMed and/or APC stockholders.

Consequences If We Fail to Obtain Stockholder Approval

As discussed elsewhere in this proxy statement, each of the steps of the APC Transactions is conditioned upon the concurrent closing of the other steps of the APC Transactions. Accordingly, if our stockholders do not approve the AP-AMH Loan, you will effectively be voting against consummation of the APC Transactions.

The failure to close the APC Transactions, which will be the direct result if our stockholders do not approve the AP-AMH Loan Proposal, will, in turn, mean that APC’s net income, as it is currently presented on our consolidated statements of income, will continue to be reflected as “net income attributable to noncontrolling interests.” Therefore, our presentation of our consolidated results of operations will not be modified in future periods to reflect any benefit from APC’s net income in our earnings and earnings per share.

Vote Required, Treatment of Related Party Votes and Board Recommendation

Proposal No. 1 must receive a “FOR” vote from the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock that are cast in person or by proxy on Proposal No. 1 at the Special Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted toward the vote total for the proposal and therefore will have no effect on the outcome of the proposal. APC, its officers, directors and other affiliates, who collectively own 6,522,305 shares of common stock (representing approximately 18% of the outstanding common stock entitled to vote) have agreed to instruct the proxy holders to vote their respective shares in the same proportion as all other votes cast on this Proposal No. 1, which means that the unaffiliated stockholders will control the final outcome. Shares represented by executed proxies that do not indicate a vote “FOR,” “AGAINST” or “ABSTAIN” will be voted by the proxy holders “FOR” the adoption of the resolution. If you own shares through a bank, broker, trustee, nominee or other intermediary, you must instruct the holder of record how to vote in order for them to vote your shares of common stock on this Proposal No. 1.

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Even if you vote “FOR” Proposal No. 1, a vote “AGAINST” Proposal No. 2 will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” Proposal No. 1 since we must get stockholder approval of both Proposal Nos. 1 and 2.

Upon the recommendation of the Independent Committee of the Board of Directors, the Board unanimously approved the loan of $545,000,000 to AP-AMH, determined that the AP-AMH Loan Proposal is advisable and in the best interest of our stockholders and recommended that our stockholders vote in favor of Proposal No. 1.

PROPOSAL NO. 2 –
THE APC STOCK ISSUANCE PROPOSAL
(Issuance of our Common Stock to APC)

Overview

At the Special Meeting, you will be asked to consider and vote upon the APC Stock Issuance Proposal. This proposal arises out of the pending issuance of 15,015,015 sharesowner of our common stock to APC pursuant tomay revoke or change voting instructions by contacting the Stock Purchase Agreement, which is an integral part of the APC Transactions. Upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement, APC will effectively pay ApolloMed $300,000,000 for the ApolloMed Shares, which we will, in turn, apply toward our commitment to loan AP-AMH $545,000,000 pursuant to the Loan Agreement. AP-AMH will then pay APC $545,000,000 to purchase 1,000,000 shares of APC Series A Preferred Stock. APC’s purchase of the ApolloMed Shares will be a transaction netted against AP-AMH’s purchase of the APC Preferred Stock.

After the concurrent Closing of all of the APC Transactions, APC will have increased its ownership interest in ApolloMed from approximately 5% to approximately 33% of our outstanding shares. APC currently is our largest stockholder and after the Closing, it will own 16,790,574 shares of our common stock, which would represent a controlling interest in our Company, but for APC’s agreement under the Voting and Registration Rights Agreement that will limit its voting power to 9.99%. That represents an increase of less than 5% over its pre-transaction voting power. APC will grant a proxy to ApolloMed’s management to vote any excess shares in the identical proportion to allbank, brokerage firm, or other votes cast on each matter. APC is also restricted from transferring or assigning its common stock, other than to underwriters, dealers or agents who will sell the shares on a national securities exchange, to persons who will have total voting power no greater than 9.99% or who enter into an agreement with us to limit voting power to 9.99%.

Need for Stockholder Approval

Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market and as such, we our subject to the marketplace rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market governing listing requirements and corporate governance, including the requirement that listed companies obtain stockholder approval for certain transactions. The transactions described in the Stock Purchase Agreement between us and APC trigger the requirement for stockholder approval under Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5635(b), its “change of control” rule.

Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5635(b) requires stockholder approval when any issuance or potential issuance will result in a “change of control” of the issuer. Nasdaq has generally taken the position that any issuance that results in an investor or group of investors obtaining a 20% or greater interest or a right to acquire that interest on a post-transaction basis, and that ownership position would be the largest position in the company, would be presumed to be a change of control. Nasdaq has advised us that it considers APC’s pending purchase of 15,015,015 shares of our common stock to constitute a change of control that would require stockholder approval, despite the fact that APC will be prohibited from voting more than 9.99% on any matter that comes before the stockholders of our company.

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Accordingly, we are asking for your approval to issue the ApolloMed Shares to APC in order to ensure that we are in compliance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5635(b), its change of control rule. However, we and the other parties to the APC Transactions have been careful to structure the APC Transactions so that APC will not have significantly more voting power than it has today as our largest stockholder. Although APC will have a meaningful number of voting shares, it will not be able to control future decisions of our stockholders without substantial support of the rest of our stockholder base.

Use of Proceeds

We will use the proceeds from the sale of the ApolloMed Shares to APC to partially fund the $545,000,000 AP-AMH Loan that we will be making to AP-AMH pursuant to the Loan Agreement. Because of the interrelated nature of the APC Transactions as a whole, we will not receive a cash payment from APC. Instead, the $300,000,000 purchase price will remain in the hands of APC for the benefit of AP-AMH’s obligation to pay APC $545,000,000 for the APC Preferred Stock. Our financial statements will nevertheless reflect the payment of $300,000,000 for the purchase of 15,015,015 shares of our common stock by APC.

The Proposal

Stockholder approval of this Proposal No. 2 will constitute stockholder approval for purposes of Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5635(b). In approving Proposal No. 2, you, our stockholders, will be granting us consent to issue the Shares to APC, which will then own approximately 33% of our outstanding shares of common stock after the issuance ofnominee holding the shares in the ApolloMed Private Placement. As discussed elsewhere in this proxy statement, although APC will technically be increasing its share ownership above the 20% threshold at which Nasdaq presumes a change of control will result, the Voting and Registration Rights Agreement, which will be executed and delivered on the Closing Date, will restrict APC’s right (or that of any transferee) to vote more than 9.99% of the shares entitled to vote. Consequently, APC’s voting control will only increase by approximately 4.4%. That contractual provision was included to protect our stockholders from APC acquiring outsized voting influence despite its central role in our overall goal of being able to more fully integrate APC’s net income on our consolidated statements of income. See Schedule I for the text of the proposal resolution.

Potential Adverse Effects – Impact of the Proposal on ApolloMed and our Existing Stockholders

As has been emphasized throughout this proxy statement, each of the pieces of the APC Transactions must be considered as part of the whole. Given that the sale of the ApolloMed Shares to APC will only take place if all of the APC Transactions concurrently close, the impact of this stock issuance cannot be assessed in a vacuum. See pages 59 and 60 for a discussion of the potential adverse effects of the entire series of APC Transactions on ApolloMed and our stockholders.

Interests of Certain Persons in the APC Stock Issuance Proposal

Drs. Sim, Lam and Young are executive officers of ApolloMed and, Drs. Sim and Lam are also members of the Board of Directors. They are also executive officers of APC, and Drs. Sim and Lam serve on the APC board of directors. All three executives are stockholders of ApolloMed and APC. Despite these positions in the two parties to the purchase and sale of the ApolloMed Shares to APC, none of our affiliate officers and directors have a direct interest in the sale to APC of 15,015,015 shares of our common stock. There are no agreements or understandings between APC and our affiliated officers and directors regarding APC’s future disposition of its ApolloMed Shares. However, at any time after the passage of six months from the Closing Date, APC will have the ability to elect to distribute all or a portion of the ApolloMed Shares to its shareholders, which would include Drs. Lam, Sim and Young, who would be entitled to theirpro rata share of any such distribution. There currently is no agreement, plan or understanding with respect to any future distribution to APC shareholders.

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Consequences If We Fail to Obtain Stockholder Approval

As discussed elsewhere in this proxy statement, each of the steps of the APC Transactions is conditioned upon the concurrent closing of all of the other steps of the APC Transactions. If our stockholders do not approve the APC Stock Issuance Proposal, we will be unable to sell the ApolloMed Shares to APC because we would be in violation of Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5635(b). A vote against the proposal will, in effect, be a vote against consummating the APC Transactions as a whole.

From a practical standpoint, if we cannot sell the ApolloMed Shares to APC, we will not have access to the $300,000,000 purchase price, the proceeds of which are intended to fund more than half of the $545,000,000 AP-AMH Loan, and we therefore would not be able to honor our commitment to make the AP-AMH Loan. That would mean that AP-AMH would be unable to purchase the APC Preferred Stock and therefore, AP-AMH would not receive dividend distributions that it would then use to make payments to ApolloMed. Consequently, the failure to approve Proposal No. 2 will mean that no portion of the APC Transactions will close.

The failure to close the APC Transactions, which will be the direct result if our stockholders do not approve the APC Stock Issuance Proposal, will, in turn, mean that APC’s net income, as it is currently presented on our consolidated statements of income, will continue to be reflected as “net income attributable to noncontrolling interests.” Therefore, our presentation of our consolidated results of operations will not be modified in future periods to reflect any benefit from APC’s net income in our earnings and earnings per share.

Vote Required, Treatment of Related Party Votes and Recommendation of the ApolloMed Board of Directors

Proposal No. 2 must receive a “FOR” vote from the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock that are cast in personstreet names or by obtaining a legal proxy on Proposal No. 2from such institution and voting at the Special Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted toward the vote total for the proposal and therefore will have no effect on the outcomemeeting.


Householding of the proposal. APC, its officers, directors and other affiliates, who collectively own 6,522,305 shares of common stock (representing approximately 18% of the outstanding common stock) have agreed to instruct the proxy holders to vote their respective shares in the same proportion as all other votes cast on this Proposal No. 2, which means that the unaffiliated stockholders will control the final outcome. Shares represented by executed proxies that do not indicate a vote “FOR,” “AGAINST” or “ABSTAIN” will be voted by the proxy holders “FOR” the adoption of the resolution. If you own shares through a bank, broker, trustee, nominee or other intermediary, you must instruct the holder of record how to vote in order for them to vote your shares of common stock on this Proposal No. 2.

Even if you vote “FOR” Proposal No. 2, a vote “AGAINST” Proposal No. 1 will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” Proposal No. 2 since we must get stockholder approval of both Proposal Nos. 1 and 2.

Upon the recommendation of the Independent Committee of the Board of Directors, the Board unanimously approved the sale of the ApolloMed Shares to APC, determined that the APC Stock Issuance Proposal is advisable and in the best interest of our stockholders and recommended that our stockholders vote in favor of Proposal No. 2.

PROPOSAL NO. 3 –
THE ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL

The Adjournment Proposal, if adopted, will allow ApolloMed’s Board of Directors to adjourn the Special Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary or appropriate, to permit further solicitation of proxies in the event, based on the tabulated votes, there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve the AP-AMH Loan Proposal (Proposal No. 1) and/or the APC Stock Issuance Proposal (Proposal No. 2) presented at the Special Meeting. If it is necessary to continue, adjourn or postpone the Special Meeting, no notice of the continued, adjourned or postponed meeting is required to be given to our stockholders, other than an announcement at the Special Meeting of the time and place to which the Special Meeting is continued, adjourned or postponed, so long as the meeting is continued, adjourned or postponed for 30 days or less and no new record date is fixed for the continued, adjourned or postponed meeting. If the Special Meeting is adjourned for more than 30 days after the date for which the Special Meeting was originally noticed or if a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a new notice of meeting will be sent to stockholders entitled to vote at that newly-scheduled meeting.

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Proxy Materials

In the Adjournment Proposal, ApolloMed is asking its stockholders to authorize the holder of any proxy solicited by its Board of Directors to vote in favor of granting discretionary authority to ApolloMed’s Board of Directors to adjourn the Special Meeting to another time and place for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies. If ApolloMed’s stockholders approve the Adjournment Proposal, ApolloMed could adjourn the Special Meeting and any adjourned session of the Special Meeting and use the additional time to solicit additional proxies, including the solicitation of proxies from ApolloMed stockholders who have previously voted.

At the continued, adjourned or postponed Special Meeting, we may transact any business that might have been transacted at the original Special Meeting.

Vote Required for Approval

Approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the shares of our common stock entitled to vote that are present in person or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting.

Recommendation of the ApolloMed Board of Directors

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote “FOR” this Proposal No. 3 (the “Adjournment Proposal”).

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN
BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following table presents information concerning the beneficial ownership of the shares of our common stock as of June 30, 2019 and following the issuance of the ApolloMed Shares to APC by:

·each person we know to be the beneficial owner of 5% of more of our outstanding shares of common stock;
·the executive officers named in the “summary compensation table” set forth in our definitive proxy statement for our June 17, 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and our current directors; and
·all of our executive officers and directors as a group.

Except as otherwise indicated below, the address of each beneficial owner listed in the table is c/o Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc., 1668 South Garfield Avenue, Second Floor, Alhambra, CA 91801.

We have determined beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules of the SEC. Except as indicated by the footnotes below, we believe, based on the information furnished to us, that the persons and entities named in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock that they beneficially own, subject to applicable community property laws.

The applicable percentage ownership is based on [35,898,184] shares of common stock outstanding on __________, 2019 and [50,913,199] shares after the issuance of the Shares to APC. In computing the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, we deemed as outstanding shares of common stock subject to options held by that person that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of June 30, 2019 (that is, by August 29, 2019). We did not deem these exercisable shares outstanding, however, for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.

As a result of a reverse merger between Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. and NMM completed in December 2017, NMM became and is our wholly-owned subsidiary. Pursuant to instructions to Item 403 of Regulation S-K, all shares of our Series A preferred stock and all shares of our Series B preferred stock, which are currently held by NMM, are excluded from our outstanding securities. Therefore, the only class of our equity securities outstanding as of June 30, 2019 is our common stock.

[See Table on Following Page]

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  Shares Beneficially Owned 
  Before the APC Shares Issuance  After the APC Stock Issuance 
Name of Beneficial Owner Number of Shares  Percent of Class  Number of Shares(1)  Percent of Class 
             
5% and Greater Stockholders                
Allied Physicians of California, A
Professional Medical Corporation
1668 South Garfield Avenue, 2nd Floor
Alhambra, CA 91801
  1,985,634(2)  5.50%  17,000,649   33.25%
                 
Lakhi Sakhrani, M.D.
333 South Garfield Avenue, Suite H
Alhambra, CA 91801
  1,834,318(3)  5.08   1,834,318   3.59 
                 
Directors and Named Executive Officers                
Kenneth Sim, M.D.  1,852,978(4)  5.13   1,852,978   3.63 
Thomas S. Lam, M.D.  1,852,833(5)  5.13   1,852,833   3.63 
Albert Young, M.D.  1,019,283(6)  2.83   1,019,283   2.00 
Adrian Vazquez, M.D.  610,567(7)  1.70   610,567   1.20 
Hing Ang  37,593   *  37,593    *
Eric Chin  3,639   *  3,639   *
Linda Marsh  582,581(8)  1.62   582,581   1.14 
David G. Schmidt  83,750(9)  *  83,750   *
Mark Fawcett  48,750(10)  *  48,750   *
Mitchell W. Kitayama  3,750(11)  *  3,750   *
Michael F. Eng  3,750(11)  *  3,750   *
Ernest A. Bates, M.D.  3,750(11)  *  3,750   *
Li Yu  3,750(11)  *  3,750   *
John Chiang  100   *  100   *
All Executive Officers and Directors as a Group (14 Persons)  6,107,074(12)  16.69   6,107,074   11.83 

*Less than 1%.

(1)Footnotes applicable to Before the APC Stock Issuance apply as well to After the APC Stock Issuance.
(2)Includes 210,074 shares of common stock subject to warrants that are exercisable within 60 days of June 30, 2019. Under applicable accounting rules, APC is a variable interest entity of NMM.
(3)Includes 193,270 shares of common stock subject to warrants that are exercisable within 60 days of June 30, 2019.
(4)Includes 195,300 shares of common stock subject to warrants that are exercisable within 60 days of June 30, 2019.
(5)Includes 195,293 shares of common stock subject to warrants that are exercisable within 60 days of June 30, 2019.
(6)Includes 107,837 shares of common stock subject to options that are exercisable within 60 days of June 30, 2019.
(7)Includes 4,826 shares of common stock subject to options that are exercisable within 60 days of June 30, 2019.
(8)Includes 62,500 shares of common stock subject to options that are exercisable within 60 days of June 30, 2019 and 520,081 shares of our common stock held by Alliance Apex, LLC. Ms. Marsh is the sole manager and sole member of Alliance Apex, LLC.
(9)Includes 83,750 shares of common stock subject to options that are exercisable within 60 days of June 30, 2019.

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(10)Includes 38,750 shares of common stock subject to options that are exercisable within 60 days of June 30, 2019 but does not include 800,000 shares of our common stock held by NNA of Nevada, Inc. (“NNA”). Mr. Fawcett is the Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. (“FMCH”), the parent corporation of NNA.
(11)Includes 3,750 shares of common stock subject to options that are exercisable within 60 days of June 30, 2019.
(12)Includes all of the shares identified in notes supra 2 through 11.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

ApolloMed files annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy statements and other information that ApolloMed files electronically with SEC. The address of that website is www.sec.gov. You may also obtain copies of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2019, our Current Report on Form 8-K in which we reported entering into the various APC Transactions Agreements and these proxy materials on our website, the address for which is www.apollomed.net. Any such documents or reports will be furnished without charge upon written or oral request as follows:

Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.

1668 South Garfield Avenue, Second Floor

Alhambra, CA 91801

Attn: Corporate Secretary

Telephone: (626) 282-0288

Email: Eric.Chin@nmm.cc

PROXY SOLICITATION

The ApolloMed Board of Directors is soliciting proxies from our stockholders for the Special 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 availability to our stockholders of record and beneficial owners. Proxies will be solicited principally through the use of the mails, but, if deemed desirable, may be solicited personally or by telephone or letters by our officers and regular employees for no 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 houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to send proxies and proxy materials or notices of Internet availability to beneficial owners of our stock and obtain their voting instructions, and such persons may be reimbursed for their expenses.

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 shareholders 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 shareholder 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 toat: Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. at, 1668 S. Garfield Avenue, Second2nd 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 2021 Annual Meeting to all of our stockholders via the Internet by mailing a 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 2021 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. 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 2021 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 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 2021 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 2021 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 2021 Annual Meeting will be available for examination by any such stockholder for any purpose germane to the 2021 Annual Meeting during ordinary business hours at our corporate headquarters located at 1668 S. Garfield Avenue, Alhambra, California 91801, for a period of ten days prior to the 2021 Annual Meeting, and also at the 2021 Annual Meeting. Please contact the Company’s Corporate Secretary at (626) 282-0288 or by email at: investors@apollomed.net 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 2021 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 availability to our stockholders of record and beneficial owners. Proxies will be solicited principally through mail, but, if deemed desirable, may be solicited personally or by telephone or letters by our officers and regular employees for no 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 houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to send proxies and proxy materials or notices of Internet availability to beneficial owners of our stock and obtain their voting instructions, and such persons may be reimbursed for their expenses.
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PROPOSAL 1

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Stockholders will be asked at the 2021 Annual Meeting to elect eleven directors who will constitute the full Board of Directors. 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 eleven persons have been nominated by the Board for election to the Board: Kenneth Sim, M.D., Thomas S. Lam, M.D., M.P.H., Mitchell W. Kitayama, David G. Schmidt, Mark Fawcett, Michael F. Eng, Li Yu, Ernest A. Bates, M.D., Linda Marsh, John Chiang and Matthew Mazdyasni. All 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 reviewing process, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee recommended the eleven incumbent directors for re-election at the 2021 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 this nominee is withheld, the shares represented by the enclosed proxy will be voted FOR the election as directors of the eleven nominees.

In the event that a nominee is unable or unwilling to serve as a director at the time of the 2021 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 2021 Annual Meeting, a director will serve until the annual meeting of our stockholders to be held in 2022 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, eleven directors will be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the Voting Shares present in person or represented by proxy at the 2021 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 eleven, will be elected even if any such nominee receives a greater number of votes “withheld” than votes “FOR” his 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 2021 Annual Meeting.

Recommendation of the Board

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

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PROPOSAL 2

RATIFICATION 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, 2021. 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, 2021. 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, 2021. 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 2021 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.

Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Audit Committee conducted a competitive process to determine the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020, during which EY and BDO USA, LLP, among others, submitted proposals to serve as our independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020. The Audit Committee evaluated the proposals and considered several factors, including audit quality, the benefits of tenure versus a fresh perspective, engagement teams, potential transition risks, auditor independence and the appropriateness of fees relative to both efficiency and audit quality. As a result of this process, on April 24, 2020, the Audit Committee selected EY as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. The stockholders of the Company subsequently ratified the selection of EY at the Company’s 2020 annual meeting of stockholders, held on June 15, 2020.

As reported on the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 28, 2020:

• On April 24, 2020, following a competitive selection process, the Audit Committee approved the engagement of EY as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 and approved the dismissal of BDO USA, LLP from service as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately. The Company engaged EY on April 27, 2020.

• During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 and through the subsequent interim period through April 24, 2020, there were (i) no disagreements (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) between the Company and BDO on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of BDO would have caused BDO to make reference thereto in its reports on the consolidated financial statements of the Companies for such years, and (ii) no “reportable events” (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).

• During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 and through the subsequent interim period through April 27, 2020, neither the Company, nor any party on its behalf, consulted with EY with respect to either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of the audit opinion that might be rendered with respect to the Company’s consolidated financial statements, and no written report or oral advice was provided by EY to the Company that was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue, or (ii) any matter that was subject to any disagreement (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) or a reportable event (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).

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AUDIT AND REGISTRAR

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 year ended December 31, 2020, and professional audit services rendered by BDO USA, LLP for the audit of the Company’s annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019:

20202019
Audit (1)
$1,227,175 $1,261,291 
Audit Related— 
Tax (2)
101,441 
All Other Fees— 
Total$1,328,616 $1,261,291 

(1)Represents aggregate fees charged by EY or BDO USA, LLP 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 work generally only the independent registered public accounting firm can reasonably be expected to provide, such as the provision of consents in connection with the filing of registration statements, current reports on Form 8-K and related amendments and statutory audits.

(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 and BDO USA, LLP were, and are, compatible with maintaining the independence of EY and BDO USA, LLP, 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 that audits ApolloMed’s financial statements isand 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 and BDO USA, LLP, whose offices are locatedplease see “Report of the Audit Committee” below.

Vote Required

The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast affirmatively or negatively on Proposal 2 at 515 South Flower Street, 47th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071. No representative from BDOthe 2021 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, 2021. 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, 2021 will be presentratified, 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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PROPOSAL 3

APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT OF THE COMPANY’S 2015 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

Introduction
The Company’s 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”) authorizes the award of stock-based incentives to eligible employees, officers, directors, and consultants, as described below. On April 26, 2021, the Board approved, subject to stockholder approval at the Special2021 Annual Meeting, so therean amendment of the 2015 Plan, as initially approved by stockholders in 2015, to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance thereunder by 2,000,000 shares from 1,500,000 shares to 3,500,000 shares.

The Company’s directors and executive officers currently are permitted to participate in the 2015 Plan, and therefore they have an interest in this proposal.

The form of the 2015 Plan, as amended (the “Amended 2015 Plan”) is attached as Annex A to this proxy statement.

Reasons for the Amendment to the 2015 Plan

We believe that our ability to award incentive compensation based on equity in the Company is critical to our continued success in remaining competitive and attracting, motivating and retaining key personnel. Offering a broad-based equity compensation program is vital to attract and retain the most highly skilled people in the Company’s industry. In addition, the Company believes that employees who have a stake in the future success of its business become highly motivated to achieve the Company’s long-term business goals and to expend maximum effort in the creation of stockholder value, thereby aligning the interests of such individuals with those of stockholders generally.

As of December 31, 2020, the Company has granted, net of forfeitures, awards representing 1,386,439 out of the 1,500,000 shares presently available under the existing 2015 Plan. The Board believes that increased capacity to make equity awards provided by the amendment is essential to the Company’s continued growth, and therefore in the best interest of its stockholders. In particular, the Board is recommending approval of this increase to facilitate the retention of existing employees, recruiting of new personnel and provide the Company with flexibility to compensate service providers and consultants.

Summary of the Amended 2015 Plan

The following is a summary of the principal features of the Amended 2015 Plan. The summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended 2015 Plan.

Purpose. The creativity and entrepreneurial drive of our employees and other personnel who provide services to the Company are important factors in the growth and success of our business. We believe that our broad-based equity incentive program is an effective means of motivating and rewarding the efforts of our employees and other valuable personnel. By giving our employees, consultants and directors an opportunity to share in the growth of our equity, we align their interests with those of our stockholders. Our employees, consultants and directors understand that their stake in the Company will have value only if, working together, we create value for our stockholders. Awards under our equity incentive plans generally vest over a period of time (for example, stock options generally vest over a three-year period), giving the recipient an additional incentive to provide services over a number of years and build on past performance. We believe that our option program has helped us to build a team of high achievers who have demonstrated long-term dedication and productivity and who, in turn, help us to attract like-minded individuals to the Company.

We remain committed to the goals of managing dilution from options and enhancing stockholder value. We have never repriced options, and the Amended 2015 Plan specifically prohibits the repricing of options. In addition, the 2015 Plan prohibits the grant of “discount” options (i.e., options with an exercise price below fair market value).

Number of Shares. Under the Amended 2015 Plan, a total 3,500,000 shares of our common stock (including 2,000,000 new shares), plus rollover shares from previous equity incentive plans of the Company (the “Rollover Shares”), are reserved for issuance under awards. Any shares that are represented by awards under the Amended 2015 Plan that are (i) forfeited, expire, or are canceled or settled in cash without delivery of shares, (ii) forfeited back to us or reacquired by us after delivery for any reason, or (iii) tendered to us or withheld to pay the exercise price or related tax withholding obligations in connection with any award under the Amended 2015 Plan, will again be available for awards under the Amended 2015 Plan. Only shares actually issued under the Amended 2015 Plan will
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reduce the share reserve. If we acquire another entity through a merger or similar transaction and issue replacement awards under the Amended 2015 Plan to employees, officers and directors of the acquired entity, those awards, to the extent permitted under applicable laws and securities exchange rules, will not reduce the number of shares reserved for the Amended 2015 Plan.

The Compensation Committee, in its discretion, may grant awards that exceed the above limits (other than the limits on incentive stock options).

The number of shares reserved for issuance under the Amended 2015 Plan, and the limits on the number of awards that may be granted to any one participant or of a particular type, as described above, are subject to adjustment to reflect certain subsequent changes to our capital structure, such as stock splits, stock dividends and recapitalizations.

Administration. The Amended 2015 Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”). The Compensation Committee will have full power to administer the Amended 2015 Plan and the decisions of the Compensation Committee will be no statementfinal and binding upon all the participants.

The Board may delegate the Compensation Committee’s administrative authority to another committee, or the Compensation Committee may delegate some of its authority to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Any such delegation may be made only to the extent the law allows. In addition, the Amended 2015 Plan provides that only the Board, or a committee comprised entirely of non-employee directors, may approve awards to individuals who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act. As used herein, the term “Compensation Committee” also includes the Board or other committee that has authority with respect to the approval of awards.

Eligibility. The selection of the participants in the Amended 2015 Plan will generally be determined by our auditorsthe Compensation Committee. Employees and no opportunitythose about to ask questionsbecome employees, including those who are officers or directors of the Company or its subsidiaries and affiliates, are eligible to be selected to receive awards under the Amended 2015 Plan. In addition, non-employee service providers, including non-employee directors, and employees of unaffiliated entities that provide bona fide services to the Company as an independent contractor are eligible to be selected to receive awards under the Amended 2015 Plan. Non-employee directors of the Board are eligible for and shall receive grants of options in such amounts and on such terms as determined by the Board as a whole. All other grants must be approved by the Compensation Committee.

As of December 31, 2020, six named executive officers, nine non-employee directors and approximately 624 other employees are eligible to be selected by the Compensation Committee to receive grants under the Amended 2015 Plan.

Types of Awards. The Amended 2015 Plan allows for the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance awards, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and dividend equivalent units in any combination, separately or in tandem. Subject to the terms of the Amended 2015 Plan, the Compensation Committee will determine the terms and conditions of awards, including the times when awards vest or become payable and the effect of certain events such as termination of employment.

Stock Options. The Compensation Committee may grant either incentive stock options qualified under IRS Code Section 422 or options not qualified under any section of the IRS Code (“non-qualified options”). All stock options granted under the Amended 2015 Plan must have an exercise price that is at least equal to the fair market value of our auditors.

The transfer agent and registrar for ApolloMed’sunderlying common stock is Pacific Stock Transfer Company, which is located at 6725 Via Austi Parkway, Suite 300, Las Vegas, NV 89119.

OTHER MATTERS

Ifon the grant date. As of April 27, 2021, the fair market value of a share of our common stock, based on the closing price per share on that date as quoted on NASDAQ, was $28.39. No stock option granted under the Amended 2015 Plan may have a term longer than ten years, except that under the Amended 2015 Plan the Compensation Committee may extend the term for six months beyond the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date of grant in the event that an option recipient dies prior to the option’s termination date. The exercise price of stock options may be paid in cash, or, if the Compensation Committee permits, by tendering shares of common stock, or by any other matters are properly presented for consideration atmeans the Special Meeting, including, among other things, consideration ofCompensation Committee approves. Stock options may contain a motionreplenishment provision under which we issue a new option to adjourn or postpone the Special Meeting to another time or placean option holder (called a “replenishment option”), in order to solicit additional proxiesmaintain his or her equity stake in favorthe Company, if the option holder surrenders previously-owned shares to us in payment of the recommendationexercise price of an outstanding stock option. The automatic replenishment option grant generally covers only the number of shares surrendered and expires at the same time as the option that was exercised would have expired.


Under the Amended 2015 Plan, each non-employee director is eligible to receive stock option grants in such amounts and on such terms as determined by the Board as a whole.

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Stock Appreciation Rights. The Compensation Committee may grant stock appreciation rights which provide the recipient the right to receive a payment (in cash, shares or a combination of both) equal to the difference between the fair market value of a specific number of shares on the grant date and the fair market value of such shares on the date of exercise. Stock appreciation rights must expire no later than ten years after their grant date, except that under the Amended 2015 Plan the term may be extended for six months beyond the date of death in the event that a recipient dies prior to the SAR’s termination date.

Performance-Based Awards. The Amended 2015 Plan provides for performance-based awards, the grant or vesting of which is dependent upon the attainment of objective performance targets relative to certain performance measures. Performance targets may include minimum, maximum and target levels of performance, with the size of the ApolloMed Board,award or vesting based on the designated proxy holders intend to vote the shares representedlevel attained. Performance measures are criteria established by the proxies appointing themCompensation Committee relating to any of the following, as it may apply to an individual, one or more business units, divisions or subsidiaries, or on such mattersa company-wide basis, and either in their judgmentabsolute terms or relative to the performance of one or more comparable companies or an index covering multiple companies: income from operations; revenue; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA); income before income taxes and minority interests; operating income; pre- or after-tax income; average accounts receivable; cash flow; cash flow per share; net earnings; earnings per share; return on equity; return on invested capital; return on assets; growth in assets; economic value added; share price performance; total stockholder return; improvement in or attainment of expense levels; market penetration; or business expansion and/or acquisitions or divestitures. The Compensation Committee can select other goals not listed here for awards that are not intended to meet the authority to do so is includedrequirements of “qualified performance-based compensation.” The Compensation Committee may specify that the performance-based awards will become payable in whole or in part in the proxy.

Under Delaware law, a corporation is not required to give any notice of an adjourned meeting orevent of the business torecipient’s termination of employment as a result of death, disability or retirement.


Performance-based awards may be transacted at an adjourned meeting, other thanpaid in cash, shares or a combination of both, as determined by announcementthe Compensation Committee at the meeting attime of making an award.

Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Awards. The Compensation Committee may grant shares of restricted common stock with or without payment of consideration by the recipient or may grant restricted stock units. The Compensation Committee will determine whether restricted stock units will be paid in cash, our common stock or a combination thereof. All or part of any restricted stock or restricted stock unit award may be subject to conditions and restrictions, which the adjournment is taken,Compensation Committee will specify. There will be a restriction period of at least three years’ duration on stock and unit awards, unless the board fixes a new record date forvesting of such awards is contingent on the adjourned meeting orattainment of performance goals, in which case the meeting date is adjourned to a date more than 30 days later than the date set for the original meeting, a new noticerestriction period must be given.If, afterat least one year. The Compensation Committee may specify that the adjournment,restriction period will lapse in the event of the recipient’s termination of employment as a new record dateresult of death, disability or retirement. In addition, the Compensation Committee may provide for stockholders entitled to votea shorter restriction period if it determines in its sole discretion that an award of restricted stock or restricted stock units is fixed for the adjourned meeting,made in lieu of cash compensation (including without limitation cash bonus compensation).

Dividend Equivalent Unit Awards. The Compensation Committee may grant awards of dividend equivalent units, either alone or in tandem with other awards, but only if the Board of Directors has declared a dividend on our common stock. A dividend equivalent unit gives the recipient the right to receive a current or deferred payment equal to the dividends paid on one or more shares of our common stock as the Compensation Committee specifies.

Payment of Directors’ Fees in Securities. Subject to any restrictions the Board imposes, a non-employee director may elect to receive stock options in lieu of all or any portion of the director’s annual retainer payment from the Company. These options will fixbe issued under and subject to the terms of the Amended 2015 Plan. The number of options to be issued in connection with such an election by a new recorddirector will be four times the amount of the cash compensation divided by the closing price of our common stock on the date the cash compensation would otherwise have been paid to the director.

Recoupment. Any awards granted pursuant to the Amended 2015 Plan, and any stock issued or cash paid pursuant to an award, is subject to (A) any recoupment, clawback, equity holding, stock ownership or similar policies adopted by the Company from time to time, and (B) any recoupment, clawback, equity holding, stock ownership or similar requirements made applicable by law, regulation or listing standards to the Company from time to time.

Use of Shares to Satisfy Tax Withholding. A participant may satisfy all or a portion of the federal, state and local withholding tax obligations arising in connection with an award by electing to (i) have the Company withhold shares otherwise issuable under the award, (ii) tender back shares received in connection with such award or (iii) deliver other previously owned shares, in each case having a fair market value equal to the amount to be withheld.

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Adjustment of Awards for noticeCertain Corporate Events. In the event of a stock dividend, stock split or reverse stock split, merger, consolidation, or similar corporate transaction, the Compensation Committee may adjust the number and type of securities subject to awards, and the grant, purchase or exercise price of awards to prevent the dilution or enlargement in benefits under outstanding awards. The Compensation Committee may also (or in lieu of the foregoing) make provision for a cash payment to the holder of an outstanding award in exchange for the cancellation of all or a portion of the award (without the consent of the holder of an award), but in the event of a change of control, the amount of such adjournedpayment must be at least as favorable to the holder as the amount the holder could have received in respect of such award after the change of control. In addition, in the event of any reorganization, merger, consolidation, combination or other similar corporate transaction, whether or not constituting a change of control (other than any such transaction in which the Company is the continuing corporation and in which the Company’s common stock is not being converted into or exchanged for different securities, cash or other property, or any combination thereof), the Compensation Committee may substitute, on an equitable basis as the Compensation Committee determines, for each share then subject to an award, the number and kind of shares of stock, other securities, cash or other property to which holders of our common stock are or will be entitled in respect of each share pursuant to the transaction.

Change of Control. The Compensation Committee may determine, in its discretion, whether an award issued under the Amended 2015 Plan will become vested or payable, either in whole or in part, upon a change of control of the Company (as defined in the Amended 2015 Plan). In addition, each holder of an option or stock appreciation right, and each holder of shares received under a restricted stock award, restricted stock unit award, performance award or dividend equivalent award, if any, that vested or became payable as a result of the change of control, may, under certain conditions, have the right for a period of 30 days following the change of control to surrender the award or shares for a cash payment equal to:

in the case of an option or stock appreciation right, the difference between the higher of the fair market value of a share of our common stock on the date of surrender or the date of the change of control, and the grant or exercise price of the award; and
in the case of shares, the higher of the fair market value of a share of our common stock on the date of surrender or the date of the change of control.

The Compensation Committee may also cancel any options or stock appreciation rights that are not exercised or surrendered during the 30-day period described above.

Transferability of Awards. Awards granted under the Amended 2015 Plan are not transferable, other than by will or pursuant to state intestate laws, unless the Compensation Committee otherwise approves a transfer.

Foreign Participation. The Compensation Committee may provide for such special terms as it may consider necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, tax policy or custom regarding awards granted to participants employed in foreign countries. In addition, the Compensation Committee may approve such supplements to, or amendments, restatements or alternative versions of, the Amended 2015 Plan as it determines is necessary or appropriate for such purposes. Any such amendment, restatement or alternative versions that the Compensation Committee approves for purposes of using the 2015 Plan in a foreign country will not affect the terms of the Amended 2015 Plan for use in any other country.

Amendments. The Board or Compensation Committee may alter, amend, suspend or discontinue the Amended 2015 Plan at any time, but no such action may be taken without stockholder approval if such approval is required by law or listing requirements, or if such action materially increases the number of shares that may be issued under the Amended 2015 Plan or the annual award limits, or eliminates the prohibition on stock option repricing. The Compensation Committee may alter or amend awards under the Amended 2015 Plan, but no such action may be taken without the consent of the participant if it would materially adversely affect an outstanding award, and no such action may be taken without prior stockholder approval if it would result in repricing a stock option to a lower exercise price other than to reflect a capital adjustment of our stock, such as a stock split. The Company has never repriced options in the past.

Term of 2015 Plan. The Amended 2015 Plan will remain in effect until December 15, 2025, unless it is terminated earlier by the Board or the Compensation Committee.





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New Plan Benefits

We have not approved any awards that are conditioned on stockholder approval of the Amended 2015 Plan. The Company is unable to currently determine the benefits or number of shares subject to awards that may be granted in the future to executive officers and employees under the Amended 2015 Plan.

Vote Required

The affirmative vote of a majority of shares present or represented by proxy at the 2021 Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the matter is required to approve an amendment of the Company’s 2015 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the maximum number of shares authorized for issuance thereunder by 2,000,000 shares, from 1,500,000 shares to 3,500,000 shares. A stockholder may vote “FOR,” “AGAINST” or “ABSTAIN” on this proposal. This proposal will pass if the total votes cast “FOR” Proposal 3 exceed the total number of votes cast “AGAINST” Proposal 3. 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.

Recommendation of the Board

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT OUR STOCKHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT OF OUR 2015 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN, AS SET FORTH ON THIS PROPOSAL 3.
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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/corporate-governance, which includes information regarding the Company’s corporate governance practices. Our Code of Ethics for Directors, Executive Officers 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), Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policy, Audit Committee Policy Regarding Complaint Procedures for Accounting and Auditing Matters, Related Party Transaction Policy, charters of the three standing committees of the Board and Insider Trading Policy are available on that page of our website, in addition to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and Restated Bylaws, as amended. Any changes to these documents and any waivers granted with respect to our Code of Ethics will be posted on our website. 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, Inc. at 1668 S. Garfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, Alhambra, California 91801, Attention: Corporate Secretary. The information 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.

Director Independence

The Board has determined that a majority of its current members and a majority of its director nominees for election at the 2021 Annual Meeting meet the independence requirements of the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”). Based upon information requested from and provided by each director or nominee concerning his background, employment and affiliations, including family relationships, the Board has affirmatively determined that Mitchell W. Kitayama, David G. Schmidt, Michael F. Eng, Mark Fawcett, Li Yu, Ernest A. Bates, M.D., and John Chiang would qualify as “independent” as defined in NASDAQ Listing Rule 5605(a)(2). In making such determinations, the Board considered all relevant facts and circumstances, including commercial, industrial, banking, 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 twelve-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.

The Board also makes such independence determinations with respect to its committees after taking into account 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 currently serving on a committee of the Board concerning his or her background, employment and affiliations, including family relationships, the Board has affirmatively
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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 Meetings

The Board held thirteen meetings and acted by written consent once during 2020. Each of our incumbent directors attended 75% or more of the aggregate number of meetings of the Board and the committees on which such director served in 2020. We attempt to schedule each annual meeting of our stockholders at a time and date to accommodate attendance by directors, taking 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. Five directors attended the Company’s 2020 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. Sim and Dr. Lam serve as our Co-Chief Executive Officers, while Dr. Sim also serves as our Executive Chairman of the Board and Dr. Lam serves as a director.

Our Board has not taken a position on the desirability, as a general matter, of having two individuals serve as Co-Chief Executive Officer or of combining the roles of Co-Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman. Rather, our Board believes that decisions regarding the individuals most appropriate to fill these and other critical senior leadership positions are highly dependent on the specific circumstances of the Company and its leadership 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. The Board believes that the Company benefits from Drs. Sim and Lam’s long-standing experience working together in the healthcare industry, each having gained more than 26 years of senior-level management experience leading the Company and, prior to the merger, NMM and its affiliated physician groups. Accordingly, the Board believes that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders for both individuals to serve as Co-Chief Executive Officers.

The Board believes that independent directors and management have different perspectives and roles in the development of the strategic vision and risk management of the Company. The Company’s independent directors provide experience, oversight, and expertise from outside the Company and the Company’s industry, while the Co-Chief Executive Officers provide Company-specific experience and expertise. The Board believes that the combined role of Co-Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman promotes the development and execution of the strategic vision and risk management of the Company, and facilitates information flow between management and the Board, functions that are essential to effective corporate governance. The Board further believes that Dr. Sim is currently the director best situated to serve as Executive Chairman, as he is the director most familiar with the Company’s business and industry and most capable of effectively identifying strategic priorities and leading the discussion and execution of strategy.

The Board has designated independent director, Mr. Kitayama, as our Lead Independent Director. Mr. Kitayama presides over executive sessions of the independent directors. As Lead Independent Director, Mr. Kitayama has duties and responsibilities, which include consulting with the Executive Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officers regarding the schedule and agenda for Board meetings, acting as a liaison between the non-management directors as a group and management, and discharging such other duties and responsibilities as the Board may determine from time to time.

Risk Oversight Function of the Board

The Board has allocated responsibilities for overseeing risk associated with the Company’s business among the Board as a whole and the committees of the Board. In performing its 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
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in its charter, the Audit Committee is responsible 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 effectiveness of the organization of the Board.

Communications with the Board

The following procedures have been established by the Board to facilitate communications between our stockholders and the Board:

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 comprised solely of independent directors. The composition, functions and responsibilities of each committee are summarized below.

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 Messrs. Schmidt (chairman), Eng and 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 seven timesduring 2020.

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
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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 Messrs. Kitayama (chairman), Fawcett and 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 three times during 2020.

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.

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 Messrs. Kitayama (chairman), Schmidt and Dr. Bates. 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 2020. 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.

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. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has not adopted a formal diversity policy regarding its selection of candidates or consideration of nominations, but will consider issues of diversity in identifying and recommending director nominees to the Board, and strive where appropriate to achieve a balance of backgrounds and perspectives on the Board and its committees.

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The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers potential candidates 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 eleven director nominees for election at the 2021 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 specific qualifications, attributes and skills that each nominee possesses and contributes to the Board as identified under the respective nominee’s biography in “Background of Directors” below.

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.

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 NASDAQ 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;
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;
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any transaction between the Company or its controlled subsidiary and an entity with an executive officer of the Company serving as a nominee shareholder (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 shareholder 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

APC Transactions

NMM, the Company’s principal wholly owned subsidiary, received a payment of $50.3 million from the Company’s consolidated variable interest entity, APC, in 2020 pursuant to a long-term management and administrative services agreement. On September 11, 2019, the Company, AP-AMH Medical Corporation (“AP-AMH’), a consolidated variable interest entity, and APC, concurrently consummated a series of interrelated transactions (collectively, the “APC Transactions”). As disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and the Company’s other prior reports filed with the SEC, the APC Transactions included the following:

the Company made a $545.0 million ten-year secured loan to AP-AMH bearing a 10% per annum interest rate (the “AP-AMH Loan”);

AP-AMH used all of the proceeds of that loan to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock of APC, pursuant to which AP-AMH is entitled to receive preferential, cumulative dividends equal to the sum of APC’s net income from certain healthcare services and any dividends received by APC from certain of APC’s affiliated entities, less certain retained amounts;

APC purchased 15,015,015 shares of the Company’s common stock for total consideration of $300.0 million in a private placement, pursuant to which APC was granted certain registration rights and agreed that APC votes in excess of 9.99% of the Company’s then outstanding shares would be voted by proxy given to the Company’s management, and that those proxy holders will cast the excess votes in the same proportion as all other votes cast on any specific proposal coming before the Company’s stockholders;

the Company licensed to AP-AMH the right to use certain tradenames for certain specified purposes for a fee equal to a percentage of the aggregate gross revenues of AP-AMH, pursuant to which a license fee is payable out of any Series A Preferred Stock dividends received by AP-AMH from APC; and

through its subsidiary, NMM, the Company agreed to provide certain administrative services to AP-AMH for a fee equal to a percentage of the aggregate gross revenues of AP-AMH, which is payable out of any APC Series A Preferred Stock dividends received by AP-AMH from APC.

Dr. Sim is the Executive Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company, the Chairman of NMM, the Chairman of APC and a stockholder of each of the Company and APC. Dr. Lam is the Co-Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of APC, the Chief Executive Officer and a director of AP-AMH and a stockholder of each of the Company and APC. Dr. Young is the Chief Administrative Officer of the Company, a Senior Executive Vice President of APC and a stockholder of each of the Company and APC. Ms. Marsh is a director of ApolloMed and the Co-Chief Executive Officer of NMM and APC, both of which are ceremonial positions in which she has no ability to exercise control or influence over the management of those entities; she indirectly owns shares of the Company and has no ownership interest in APC. To the extent any officers or directors benefit from the APC Transactions over time, that benefit will be pro rata with all other stockholders of the Company and/or APC.

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In September 2019, the Company entered into a secured credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Truist Bank (formerly known as SunTrust Bank) and other lenders, including Preferred Bank, providing for a $190 million term loan and five-year $100 million revolving credit facility and a letter of credit subfacility of up to $25 million. A portion of the term loan and revolving credit facility was used to finance the AP-AMH Loan. Company director, Li Yu, is the Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Preferred Bank. The Credit Agreement was made in the ordinary course of business on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable loans with persons not related to the lenders and did not involve more than the normal risk of collectability or present other unfavorable features.

Other Transactions

In December 2020, APC purchased a 50% member interest in Tag-6 Medical Investment Group, LLC (“Tag 6”) for $4.5 million. In December 2020, APC purchased 50% member interest in Tag-8 Medical Investment Group, LLC (“Tag 8”) for $2.1 million. Tag 6 and Tag 8 both own vacant land in Alhambra, California, with plans to develop medical offices in the future. Drs. Sim, Lam and Young were members of Tag 6 and Tag 8 prior to APC’s purchase.

In December 2020, APC purchased a 100% interest in Medical Property Partners, LLC (“MPP”), AMG Properties, LLC (“AMG Properties”), and ZLL Partners, LLC (“ZLL”), each of which own land and buildings leased to tenants in Alhambra and Pasadena, California, for a total of $12.2 million. Drs. Sim and Lam were members of MPP, AMG Properties and ZLL prior to APC’s purchase. Dr. Young was a member of MPP prior to APC’s purchase.

One MSO was indirectly 50% owned by Drs. Sim and Lam in 2019. In December 2020, APC purchased a 50% membership interest in One MSO, LLC (“One MSO”) for $2.4 million. One MSO owns an office building in Monterey Park, California that is currently being leased to tenants, including NMM.

Preferred Bank has previously provided loans and lines of credit to NMM and APC and issued letters of credit to APC and other consolidated variable interest entities of the Company as disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. Company director, Li Yu, is the Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Preferred Bank. Such credit facilities were made in the ordinary course of business on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable loans with persons not related to the lenders and did not involve more than the normal risk of collectability or present other unfavorable features.

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 and its affiliates (including NMM and APC) work with one or more AHMC Healthcare hospitals in coordinating patient care, including by sharing the surplus and deficits of risk pools with certain AHMC Healthcare hospitals pursuant to a risk-sharing agreement. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recognized risk pool revenue under this agreement of $42.6 million. Health Source MSO provides administrative services in connection with the risk pool for which it received a fee of $0.9 million in 2020. Additionally, an entity, which is 50% owned by Ms. Marsh, receives compensation in the amount of $25,000 per month (which is jointly paid by NMM and APC) for consulting services provided to NMM and APC.

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. During the year ended December 31, 2020, NMM earned approximately $16.9 million in management fees from LMA pursuant to a management services agreement.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

BACKGROUND OF DIRECTORS

The following sets forth certain information concerning the nominees to the Board, all of whom are incumbent directors 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 to the Company and the Board. There are no family relationships among our directors or executive officers, except that (i) Brandon Sim, our Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer, is the son of
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Dr. Sim, Executive Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer, and (ii) the spouse of Eric Chin, our Chief Financial Officer, is the niece of Linda Marsh, Director.

Name and PositionAgePositions and Offices with the CompanyDirector SinceIndependent
Kenneth Sim, M.D.67Executive Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer2017
Thomas S. Lam, M.D., M.P.H.71Co-Chief Executive Officer and President2016
Mitchell W. Kitayama(2)(3)
64Lead Independent Director2017X
David G. Schmidt(1)(2)
73Director2013X
Mark Fawcett(3)
54Director2016X
Michael F. Eng(1)
74Director2017X
Li Yu80Director2017X
Ernest A. Bates, M.D.(2)
84Director2018X
Linda Marsh71Director2019
John Chiang(1)(3)
58Director2019X
Matthew Mazdyasni64Director2019

(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 and as Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company since September 2019. He has also served as a member of NMM’s board of directors from 2006 to 2013, 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. He was recognized by the Chinese-American Elected Officials community organization as a recipient of its 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Sim is a member of the Governing Board of Directors at Alhambra Hospital Medical Center and the Chief of Surgery at Garfield Medical Center. He serves on the board of directors of the National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians and the OneLegacy Foundation. As an entrepreneur, Dr. Sim founded Healthcare Cities in Arcadia, City of Industry, and Downtown Los Angeles in California, which helped streamline the healthcare process by providing outpatient health services at one location, including a surgical center, senior wellness center, laboratory, radiology and urgent care. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles (“UCLA”) 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 over 31 years of experience as a practitioner, entrepreneur and administrator in the medical industry, including his four years of operating experience as the Company’s Executive Chairman, his twelve 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 and as Co-Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company since September 2019. 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. 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. In 2014, Dr. Lam received a Corporate Citizens of the Year Award from the Board of Directors of East Los Angeles College Foundation. In 2015, the YMCA Board of Directors of West San Gabriel Valley honored Dr. Lam as the recipient of Heart of the Community Award. Dr. Lam was recognized by the Chinese-American Elected Officials community organization as a recipient of its 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Lam received his medical training from New York Medical College and gastroenterology training from Georgetown University.
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Dr. Lam’s qualifications to serve on the Board include his over 26 years of experience as a practitioner, entrepreneur and administrator in the medical industry, including his three years of operating experience as a Chief Executive Officer of the Company and his twelve years of experience prior to NMM’s business combination with the Company as NMM’s chief executive officer and board member.

Mitchell W. Kitayama. Mr. Kitayama has been 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 Chief Executive Officer and President of Advanced Medical Inc. since September 2019, and as Managing Director of MMK & Associates, which advises financial institutions, medical groups and private companies, since May 2009. Prior to founding MMK & Associates, between May 2005 and 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 has held various positions within the American Diabetes Association and served 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 a 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 was also 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 38 years of experience in the healthcare industry, including his 10 years of experience as a principal with 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.

Mark Fawcett. Mr. Fawcett has been a Board member since January 2016. Since 2002, Mr. Fawcett has served as Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. (“FMCH”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (NYSE: FMS) (collectively with FMCH and their respective subsidiaries, “FMS”). FMS is a leading provider of chronic kidney failure products and services. Prior to joining FMS, Mr. Fawcett was a director of corporate finance at BankBoston beginning in 1997. Mr. Fawcett held various positions of increasing responsibility beginning in 1988 with Merrill Lynch in New York and London, and then at The Bank of New York. Mr. Fawcett graduated with a B.A. in psychology from Wesleyan University and a M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.

Mr. Fawcett’s qualifications to serve on the Board include his extensive experience and knowledge of the healthcare industry, his finance expertise developed as a director of corporate finance at BankBoston and as an investment banker with Merrill Lynch. From his experience as Senior Vice President and Treasurer of FMS, Mr. Fawcett has considerable experience with capital raising, merger and acquisition strategies, foreign exchange and interest rate risk management, and broadly with the healthcare sector.

Michael F. Eng. Mr. Eng has been a Board member since December 2017. Mr. Eng was the Mayor of Monterey Park, California from 2004 to 2005 and served on the City Council from 2003 to 2006. He was elected to the California State Assembly, serving from 2006 to 2012, during which time he was appointed Chair of the Assembly Committee on Banking and Finance, as well as Chair of the Assembly Committee on Business and Professions and was a member of the Assembly Health Committee and
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Committee on Revenue and Taxation. Mr. Eng was elected to the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustee from 2013 to 2017 and served as Vice President of the Board. In January 2020, he was appointed to a full-time position on the State Board of Appeals, California Unemployment Insurance system. Prior to his elected offices, he was appointed to the State Board of Acupuncture by the Governor of California. Mr. Eng also served as a fiduciary board member of Alhambra Hospital Medical Center and Garfield Medical Center. He currently serves on the community board of San Gabriel Valley Medical Center. He has practiced federal immigration and nationality law at the law firm of Eng and Nishimura and has been an instructor in the College of Business and Economics, California State University, Los Angeles. He was also employed by Kaiser Permanente. His education consists of a Juris Doctor degree from UCLA and Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Hawaii.

Mr. Eng’s qualifications to serve on the Board include his extensive government experience gained from over 17 years of service in various elected offices at the local and state levels, including as member of the California State Assembly and a city councilmember of Monterey Park, California, as well as experience in healthcare policy gained through his service as a member of the California State Board of Acupuncture, as a fiduciary board member of Alhambra Hospital Medical Center and Garfield Medical Center, and as a current community board member of San Gabriel Valley Medical Center.

Li Yu. Mr. Yu has been a Board member since December 2017. Mr. Yu has served Preferred Bank as its Chief Executive Officer since 1993, Chairman of the board of directors since 1991 and as President from 1993 to 2012. From December 1991 to the present, Mr. Yu has served on the Loan Committee and Investment Committee of Preferred Bank. Under his leadership, Preferred Bank grew from a bank with $20 million in initial capital in 1991 to one of the largest independent commercial banks in California with $5.2 billion in total assets. Mr. Yu was also a past President of the National Association of Chinese American Bankers, and member of the Board of Visitors of the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA. Mr. Yu received his M.B.A. from UCLA.

Mr. Yu’s qualifications to serve on the Board include his extensive commercial banking expertise gained through his executive level and other leadership capacities with Preferred Bank, a publicly funded company, including as its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board.

Ernest A. Bates, M.D. Dr. Bates has been a Board member since June 2019. He founded American Shared Hospital Services (“ASHS”) in 1977 and served as its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board from 1983 to May 2020. He then served as Executive Chairman of the Board of ASHS from May 2020 to December 2020 and currently serves as a member of ASHS’s board of directors. A board-certified neurosurgeon, Dr. Bates is an Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of Johns Hopkins University and served on the Board of Visitors of the Johns Hopkins Medical Center and the Johns Hopkins Neurosurgery Advisory Board. He served on the Boards of the University of Rochester, FasterCures and the Salzburg Global Seminar. He currently serves on the Board of Shared Imaging, LLC. From 1981 to 1987, he was a member of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and he served on the California High-Speed Rail Authority from 1997 to 2003. He was also appointed to the Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel. Dr. Bates is a member of the Board of Overseers at the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing. Dr. Bates received his B.A. from Johns Hopkins University and his M.D. degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine. He completed an internship in surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx Municipal Hospital Center and completed his neurosurgery residency at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center.

Dr. Bates’ qualifications to serve on the Board include his extensive medical expertise and his broad base of experience in leadership capacities with numerous healthcare service providers and health organizations, including his over 44 years of experience as founder and Chief Executive Officer of ASHS, a publicly traded company.

Linda Marsh. Ms. Marsh has been a Board member since January 2019. Ms. Marsh also serves as a Co-Chief Executive Officer of NMM and as a Co-Chief Executive Officer of APC. 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 each of the Hospital Association of Southern California, Private Essential Access Community Hospitals, and the American Red Cross. She is also an active member in 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
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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. Since 2019, Mr. Chiang has served on the board of directors of Zeuss Technologies, Inc. and Aegis Systems, a cybersecurity company as well as the corporate advisory boards of Pasadena Private Finance and Calyx Peak. In December 2020, he joined the corporate advisory boards of Adept Urban and Faraday Future. Mr. Chiang also served as a fellow at the University of Southern California Center for the Political Future during the Fall of 2020. 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.

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 21 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 October 2019. Mr. Mazdyasni currently provides strategic 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 $5 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 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.

BACKGROUND OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The following sets forth the names, positions, ages, and other information regarding our executive officers as of April 29, 2021.

NamePositionAge
Kenneth Sim, M.D.Executive Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer67
Thomas S. Lam, M.D., M.P.H.Co-Chief Executive Officer and President71
Brandon SimChief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer27
Eric ChinChief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary41
Adrian Vazquez, M.D.Chief Medical Officer51
Albert Young, M.D., M.P.H.Chief Administrative Officer74

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

Brandon Sim. Mr. Sim has been our Chief Operating Officer since February 2021 and our Chief Technology Officer since September 2019. In May 2020, Mr. Sim was appointed as Interim Co-Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining ApolloMed, Mr. Sim served as Quantitative Researcher at Citadel Securities since 2015. 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 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.

Eric Chin, CPA, CHFP. Mr. Chin has served as our Chief Financial Officer since July 2018 and has also served as our Corporate Secretary since May 2019. Mr. Chin has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Network Medical Management, Inc., one of the Company’s subsidiaries, since March 2018. Mr. Chin previously served as our Interim Co-Chief Operating Officer from May 2020 to February 2021. Prior to joining Network Medical Management, Mr. Chin served as the Controller/Head of Finance - Real Estate of Public Storage, a New York Stock Exchange listed company and a member of the S&P 500. From May 2011 to October 2015, he served as Assistant Vice-President - Financial Reporting of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., a New York Stock Exchange listed company and a member of the S&P 500. Mr. Chin began his career at Ernst & Young, LLP in 2002. In his role as an Assurance Senior Manager at Ernst & Young, LLP, Mr. Chin provided assurance services to both publicly traded companies and private companies. In addition to providing audit and attestation services, Mr. Chin assisted clients with services related to equity offerings, debt offerings and technical research. Mr. Chin has served on the board of directors of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles since November 2020. Mr. Chin is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Healthcare Financial Professional. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Business/Economics with Accounting and Computing from UCLA.

Adrian Vazquez, M.D. Dr. Vazquez has served as our Chief Medical Officer since September 2019. He previously served as our Co-Chief Medical Officer from December 2017 to August 2019. Previously, Dr. Vazquez served as our Chief Medical Officer from March 2014 to December 2017 and our President and Chairman of the Board from 2008 to 2011. Dr. Vazquez co-founded ApolloMed Hospitalists, one of our consolidated variable interest entities, in 2001. He received his B.S. in Biology from the University of California, Irvine, his medical degree from the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine and conducted his residency in internal medicine at the Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center.

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 2006, 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.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

Non-employee director compensation in 2020 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 shares of the Company’s common stock, which generally vest quarterly over a one-year period following the grant date, subject to the director’s continued service with the Company.

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The following table reflects the compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to our directors for the year ended December 31, 2020. 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, 2020, as executive officers of the Company is reflected in the Summary Compensation Table below:
Name
Fees Earned in Cash(1)
($)
Option Awards(2)(3)(6)
($)
All Other Compensation(4) ($)
Total
($)
Mark Fawcett90,000 233,000⁽⁷⁾3,000 326,000 
David G. Schmidt111,996 233,000⁽⁷⁾— 344,996 
Mitchell W. Kitayama129,996 233,000⁽⁷⁾— 362,996 
Li Yu80,004 197,000— 277,004 
Michael F. Eng92,004 197,000— 289,004 
Ernest A. Bates, M.D.90,000 197,000— 287,000 
Linda Marsh(5)
13,334 197,000— 210,334 
John Chiang102,000 213,000⁽⁸⁾— 315,000 
Matthew Mazdyasni83,271 197,000— 280,271 

(1)The amounts reported in this column represent total cash compensation earned in 2020 for service as a director.

(2)The amounts reported in this column represent the aggregate grant date fair value of the options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock granted in 2020 under the Company’s 2015 Equity Incentive Plan, as calculated in accordance with Section 213Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 718. Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in Note 16 to our audited financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. These amounts do not reflect the actual economic value that may be realized by the non-employee director upon vesting or the exercise of the DGCL and will give noticestock options, or the sale of the adjourned meetingcommon stock underlying such options.

(3)The following table sets forth the aggregate number of outstanding stock options held by each non-employee director listed in the above table as of December 31, 2020:
NameAggregate Number of Options Awards Outstanding
Mark Fawcett56,909 
David G. Schmidt121,909 
Mitchell W. Kitayama41,909 
Li Yu38,500 
Michael F. Eng38,500 
Ernest A. Bates, M.D.38,500 
 Linda Marsh93,500 
 John Chiang32,515 
 Matthew Mazdyasni20,000 

(4)The amounts reported in this column represent fees paid in cash to each stockholdercertain directors for serving on a special project subcommittee and fees for board service requiring out-of-town travel. Mr. Fawcett was compensated for board service requiring out-of-town travel in the amount of record entitled$3,000.

(5)Ms. Marsh received non-employee director cash compensation starting November 2020 and is eligible to votereceive awards under the Company’s equity incentive.

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(6)On November 11, 2020, Messrs. Fawcett, Schmidt, Kitayama, Yu, Eng, and Chiang, along with Dr. Bates and Ms. Marsh, were granted non-qualified stock options for board services provided in 2020. Each director received 20,000 options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at such adjourned meetingan exercise price of $18.20. Options vested quarterly over a one-year period from date of grant.

(7)On November 25, 2019, Messrs. Fawcett, Schmidt and Kitayama were granted non-qualified stock options for services provided on a special project subcommittee in 2019. Each director received 3,550 options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $17.57. Options vested quarterly over a one-year period from date of grant. These stock options were subsequently rescinded by the Compensation Committee on February 5, 2020 and the entire grant was deemed to be null, void and of no force or effect as of the record date fixedof grant. New stock options were granted to Messrs. Fawcett, Schmidt and Kitayama on February 5, 2020. Each director received 3,409 options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $18.41. These option grants vest quarterly, over a one-year period, commencing on November 25, 2019.

(8)On November 25, 2019, Mr. Chiang was granted non-qualified stock options for noticeservices provided on the special project subcommittee in 2019. He was granted 1,578 options to purchase shares of such adjourned meeting.the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $17.57. Options vested quarterly over a one-year period from date of grant. These stock options were subsequently rescinded by the Compensation Committee on February 5, 2020 and the entire grant was deemed to be null, void and of no force or effect as of the date of grant. New stock options were granted to Mr. Chiang on February 5, 2020. He received 1,515 options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $18.41. These option grants vest quarterly, over a one-year period, commencing on November 25, 2019.

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SCHEDULE I

AP-AMH LOAN RESOLUTION



(Proposal No. 1)

RESOLVED THAT:



EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT

The stockholdersCompensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. hereby authorizehas reviewed and approvediscussed the consummationCompensation 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)
Mark Fawcett
John Chiang

COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Overview

This Compensation Discussion and Analysis explains the material elements of the $545,000,000 loancompensation awarded to, AP-AMH Medical Corporation, a California professional medical corporation, whose chiefearned by, or paid to the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table below during 2020, who we refer to as our “named executive officers.”

Compensation Program Objectives and Philosophy

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

The 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.

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 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 Awards

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.

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

Review of Compensation Surveys

The Compensation Committee believes that it is important when making its compensation-related decisions to be informed as to the Chiefcurrent 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. The Compensation Committee has not, to date, retained an independent compensation consultant.

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 percentage of the average compensation that is paid to executive officers of other companies. However, the 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.

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.

CEO Pay Ratio

As required by applicable SEC rules, we are providing the following information about the relationship of the annual total compensation paid to the median employee and the annual total compensation of each of our Co-Chief Executive Officers, Dr. Sim and Dr. Lam.

For 2020, our last completed fiscal year, the median of the annual total worldwide compensation of our employees (other than our Co-Chief Executive Officers) was $43,544. As reported in the Summary Compensation Table, the annual total compensation of Dr. Sim and Dr. Lam was $2,521,773 and $2,515,142, respectively.

Based on this information, for 2020, the ratio of the annual total compensation of Dr. Sim and Dr. Lam to the median of the annual total compensation of all our employees (other than our Co-Chief Executive Officers) was 58 to 1 and 58 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, as of December 31, 2020, our employee population consisted of 727 individuals, excluding our Co-Chief Executive Officers. This population consisted of full-time and part-time employees employed with us as of the determination date.
For the annual total compensation of our median employee, we identified and calculated the elements of that employee’s compensation for 2020 in accordance with the requirements of Item 402(c)(2)(x) of Regulation S-K, resulting in annual total compensation of $43,544.
For the annual total compensation of our Co-Chief Executive Officers, we used the amounts reported for 2020 in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table included in this proxy statement.
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Annual Cash and Stock-Based Bonus Awards

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 2020.

Executive Officers’ Benefits and Perquisites

We provide the opportunity for our named executive officers and other executives to receive certain 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.

Hedging Policy

Under our Insider Trading Policy, Company personnel are prohibited buying or selling puts or calls involving the Company’s shares, except with the prior written consent of the Company’s Compliance Officer.

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COMPENSATION TABLES AND RELATED NARRATIVE

Summary Compensation Table

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, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively:


Name and Principal Position


Year

Salary
($)

Bonus
($)

Stock Awards(1)
($)

Option Awards (1)
($)

All Other Compensation
($)

Total
($)
Kenneth Sim, M.D.2020950,000 100,000 1,160,003 290,000 21,770 ⁽²⁾2,521,773 
Executive Chairman and2019950,000 100,000 ⁽⁸⁾1,133,619 290,000 22,111 ⁽²⁾⁽⁷⁾2,495,730 
Co-Chief Executive Officer2018950,000 — — — 21,346 ⁽²⁾971,346 
Thomas Lam, M.D., M.P.H.2020950,000 100,000 1,160,003 290,000 15,139 ⁽²⁾2,515,142 
Co-Chief Executive2019950,000 100,000 ⁽⁸⁾1,133,619 290,000 15,525 ⁽²⁾⁽⁷⁾2,489,144 
Officer and President2018950,000 — — — 14,841 ⁽²⁾964,841 
Eric Chin2020300,000 — 74,984 ⁽³⁾— 18,546 ⁽⁴⁾393,530 
Chief Financial Officer2019300,000 30,000 105,370 ⁽¹⁰⁾— 21,207 ⁽⁴⁾456,577 
and Corporate Secretary2018230,769 30,000 ⁽⁹⁾— — — 260,769 
Brandon Sim2020124,039 — 709,984 ⁽⁵⁾— 7,008 ⁽²⁾841,031 
Chief Operating Officer and201924,039 45,000 — — 4,060 ⁽²⁾73,099 
Chief Technology Officer2018— — — — — — 
Adrian Vazquez, M.D.2020450,000 — — — 29,080 ⁽⁶⁾479,080 
Chief Medical Officer2019450,000 — — — 67,062 ⁽⁶⁾517,062 
2018450,000 — — — 32,111 ⁽⁶⁾482,111 
Albert Young, M.D., M.P.H.2020366,945 8,101 34,611 ⁽³⁾— 6,991 ⁽²⁾416,648 
Chief Administrative2019346,286 — 34,627 ⁽¹⁰⁾— 500 ⁽⁷⁾381,413 
Officer2018346,286 — — — — 346,286 


(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 Grant of Plan-Based Awards in 2020 table below for a discussion of the assumptions and methodologies used to calculate the valuations of the stock and option awards.

(2)Reflects health, dental and life insurance premiums paid for the applicable year.

(3)Includes the aggregate fair value of restricted stock awarded on November 27, 2019 that was subsequently rescinded by the Compensation Committee on February 5, 2020. 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.

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(4)Reflects $7,007 in 2020 and $6,953 in 2019 for health, dental and life insurance premiums paid for the applicable year; cash payment of $11,538 in 2020 and $8,654 in 2019 for unused paid time off; $5,600 relating to the Company’s 401(k) matching contribution in 2019.

(5)The restricted stock award was granted in recognition of performance in 2019 and was not based on any pre-established performance goals.

(6)Reflects health, life, disability insurance premiums aggregating payment of $29,080 in 2020, $35,500 in 2019, $26,611 in 2018; cash payments of $25,962 for unused paid time off in 2019; and the Company’s 401(k) matching contribution of $5,600 and $5,500 for 2019 and 2018, respectively.

(7)Includes cash payment of $500 for serving as a member of NMM Board of Directors in 2019.

(8)Reflects bonus awarded in 2019; cash payment received in 2020.

(9)Reflects bonus awarded in 2018; cash payment received in 2019.

(10)Includes the aggregate fair value of restricted stock awarded on November 27, 2019 that was subsequently rescinded by the Compensation Committee on February 5, 2020. The number of shares of such restricted stock award granted on November 27, 2019 were as follows: Mr. Chin — 4,083 restricted shares with a grant date fair value of $75,005; Mr. Ang — 3,674 restricted shares with a grant date fair value of $67,491; Dr. Young — 1,885 restricted shares with a grant date fair value of $34,627.


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

Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2020

The following table sets forth information regarding equity awards granted under the Company’s 2015 Equity Incentive Plan to our named executive officers in 2020:

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.12/10/2020
65,242 (2)
— — 1,160,003 
12/10/2020— 
29,502 (5)
$17.78 524,546 
Thomas S. Lam, M.D., M.P.H.12/10/2020
65,242 (2)
— — 1,160,003 
12/10/2020— 
29,502 (5)
$17.78 524,546 
Eric Chin02/05/2020
4,073 (3)
— — 74,984 
Brandon Sim03/05/2020
44,569 (4)
— — 709,984 
Albert Young, M.D., M.P.H.02/05/2020
1,880 (3)
— — 34,611 

(1)The amount shown in this corporation.

APC STOCK ISSUANCE RESOLUTION
(Proposal No. 2)

RESOLVED THAT:

In connectioncolumn 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 value shown of the option awards reflects the fair value of the non-qualified stock options granted to each officer and is computed using the Black-Scholes option pricing model value. Assumptions used in the calculation of the option awards are included in Note 16 to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the consummationSEC on March 15, 2021.

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(2)Reflects restricted stock awarded with time-based restrictions that lapse in three equal installments on November 11, 2021, November 11, 2022 and November 11, 2023. Vesting is generally contingent on each officer’s continued employment with the Company through the applicable vesting date. The award was granted in recognition of performance in 2020 and was not based on any pre-established performance goals.

(3)Reflects restricted stock awarded with time-based restrictions that lapse in three equal installments on March 31, 2020, March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022. Vesting is generally contingent on each officer’s continued employment with the Company through the applicable vesting date. The award was granted in recognition of performance in 2019 and was not based on any pre-established performance goals.

(4)Reflects restricted stock awarded with time-based restrictions that lapse in two equal installments on May 31, 2020 and May 31, 2021. Vesting is generally contingent on each officer’s continued employment with the Company through the applicable vesting date. The award was granted in recognition of performance in 2019 and was not based on any pre-established performance goals.

(5)Reflects non-qualified stock options granted to each officer with a term of five years. Options vest in three equal installments on November 11, 2021, November 11, 2022 and November 11, 2023.


Outstanding Equity Awards at Year-End

The following table summarizes the outstanding equity awards held by each of the “APC Transactions”following named executive officers of the Company as of December 31, 2020:

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.12/10/202029,502 $17.78 12/10/2025— — 
12/10/2020⁽³⁾— — — 65,242 1,191,971 
Thomas S. Lam, M.D., M.P.H.12/10/202029,502 $17.78 12/10/2025— — 
12/10/2020⁽³⁾— — — 65,242 1,191,971 
Eric Chin02/05/2020⁽⁴⁾— — — 4,073 74,414 
Adrian Vasquez, M.D.— — — — — 
Brandon Sim03/05/2020⁽⁵⁾— — — 44,569 814,276 
Albert Young, M.D., M.P.H.02/05/2020⁽⁴⁾— — — 1,880 34,348 

(1)Reflects non-qualified stock options granted to each officer with a whole,term of five years. Vesting is generally contingent on each officer’s continued employment with the stockholdersCompany 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, 2020.

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(3)Reflects restricted stock awarded with time-based restrictions that lapse in three equal installments on November 11, 2021, November 11, 2022, and November 11, 2023. Vesting is generally contingent on each officer’s continued employment with the Company through the applicable vesting date.

(4)Reflects restricted stock awarded with time-based restrictions that lapse in three equal installments onMarch 31, 2020, March 31, 2021, and March 31, 2022. Vesting is generally contingent on each officer’s continued employment with the Company through the applicable vesting date.

(5)Reflects restricted stock awarded with time-based restrictions that lapse in two equal installments on May 31, 2020 and May 31, 2021. Vesting is generally contingent on each officer’s continued employment with the Company through the applicable vesting date.

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, 2020. No named executive officer exercised any options in 2020.

NameNumber of Shares Acquired Vesting
Value Realized upon Vesting(1) ($)
Kenneth Sim, M.D.20,447 377,861 
Thomas S. Lam, M.D., M.P.H.20,447 377,861 
Eric Chin1,358 25,001 
Brandon Sim22,285 355,000 
Adrian Vasquez, M.D.— — 
Albert Young, M.D., M.P.H.627 11,543 

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

Named Executive Officer Employment Agreements and Potential Payments Upon Change of Control or Termination

The following executive officers of Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. hereby authorize(the “Company”): Kenneth Sim, M.D. (Executive Chairman and approveCo-Chief Executive Officer), Thomas Lam, M.D. (Co-Chief Executive Officer and President), Brandon Sim (Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer), Eric Chin (Chief Financial Officer), Adrian Vazquez, M.D. (Chief Medical Officer) and Albert Young, M.D. (Chief Administrative Officer) entered into employment agreements with the issuanceCompany’s wholly owned subsidiary, Network Medical Management, Inc. (“NMM”), on June 8, 2020.

The annual base salaries of 15,015,015 each executive officer under his respective employment agreement is as follows:

NamePositionsAnnual Base Salary
Kenneth Sim, M.D.Executive Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer$950,000
Thomas Lam, M.D., M.P.H.Co-Chief Executive Officer and President$950,000
Brandon SimChief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer$100,000
Eric ChinChief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary$300,000
Adrian Vazquez, M.D.Chief Medical Officer$450,000
Albert Young, M.D., M.P.H.Chief Administrative Officer$346,286

The employment agreement of each above-named executive officer 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
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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 above-named executive officer 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) 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. Dr. Vazquez’s employment agreement supersedes a prior employment agreement he entered into with Apollo Medical Management, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company, on December 20, 2016.

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.

Hospitalist Agreement

Effective June 2016, ApolloMed Hospitalists (“AMH”), a variable interest entity of the Company, entered into an Amended and Restated Hospitalist Participation Service Agreement with Dr. Vazquez. Pursuant to the Hospitalist Agreement, Dr. Vazquez provides physician services for AMH. Such Hospitalist Agreement provides for the following compensation and benefit to Dr. Vazquez (i) hourly compensation for covered inpatient intensive medicine services; (ii) payment of medical malpractice insurance, with specified minimum coverage; and (iii) maintenance of a “tail” policy for at least five years following the termination of the Hospitalist Agreement.

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 COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION

In 2020, the members of our Compensation Committee were Messrs. Kitayama (chairman), Fawcett and Chiang, who are all non-employee directors. 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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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following tables set forth information, as of April 28, 2021 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;
each named executive officer listed in the Summary Compensation Table below; 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. and NMM in December 2017, NMM 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 all shares of our Series B preferred stock, which are currently held by NMM, are excluded from our outstanding securities. Therefore, only one class of our equity securities, our common stock, is outstanding as of April 28, 2021. 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 Owner
Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned(1)
Percent of Class(1)
More Than 5% Stockholder
Allied Physicians of California, A Professional Medical Corporation
10,895,193(2)
19.77 %
1668 S. Garfield Avenue, 2nd Floor Alhambra, California 91801
Directors and Executive Officers:
Kenneth Sim, M.D.
2,161,336(3)
3.92 %
Thomas S. Lam, M.D., M.P.H.
2,167,388(4)
3.93 %
Albert Young, M.D., M.P.H.
1,072,483(5)
1.95 %
Adrian Vazquez, M.D.
475,830(6)
*
Brandon Sim
39,663(7)
*
Eric Chin7,285 *
Linda Marsh
603,581(8)
1.10 %
David G. Schmidt
111,909(9)
*
Mark Fawcett
76,909(10)
*
Mitchell W. Kitayama
31,909(11)
*
Michael F. Eng
33,390(12)
*
Ernest A. Bates, M.D.
28,500(13)
*
Li Yu
28,500(14)
*
John Chiang
22,615(15)
*
Matthew Mazdyasni
10,000(16)
*
All Executive Officers and Current Directors as a Group (15 persons)
6,871,298(17)
12.34 %

* Less than 1%

(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 54,996,738 shares of the Company’s Common Stockcommon stock, issued and outstanding, as of April 28, 2021, according to Allied Physiciansthe records maintained by our transfer
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agent. In computing the number of California,shares of stock beneficially owned by a Professional Medical Corporation,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 28, 2021 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)Includes 107,599 shares of common stock subject to warrants that are exercisable within 60 days following April 28, 2021. Under applicable accounting rules, APC is a variable interest entity of NMM.

(3)Includes 129,827 shares of common stock subject to warrants that are exercisable within 60 days following April 28, 2021.

(4)Includes 129,823 shares of common stock subject to warrants that are exercisable within 60 days following April 28, 2021.

(5)Includes 55,234 shares of common stock subject to warrants that are exercisable within 60 days following April 28, 2021.

(6)Includes 4,826 shares of common stock subject to options that are exercisable within 60 days following April 28, 2021.

(7)Includes 22,284 shares of common stock subject to options that are exercisable within 60 days following April 28, 2021.

(8)Includes 83,500 shares of common stock subject to options that are exercisable within 60 days following April 28, 2021 and 520,081 shares of our common stock held by Alliance Apex, LLC. Ms. Marsh is the sole manager and sole member of Alliance Apex, LLC.

(9)Includes 111,909 shares of common stock subject to options that are exercisable within 60 days following April 28, 2021.

(10)Includes 46,909 shares of common stock subject to options that are exercisable within 60 days following April 28, 2021 but does not include 800,000 shares of our common stock held by NNA of Nevada, Inc. (“NNA”). Mr. Fawcett is the Senior Vice President and Treasurer of FMCH, the parent corporation of NNA.

(11)Includes 31,909 shares of common stock subject to options that are exercisable within 60 days following April 28, 2021.

(12)Includes 28,500 shares of common stock subject to options that are exercisable within 60 days following April 28, 2021.

(13)Includes 28,500 shares of common stock subject to options that are exercisable within 60 days following April 28, 2021.

(14)Includes 28,500 shares of common stock subject to options that are exercisable within 60 days following April 28, 2021.

(15)Includes 22,515 shares of common stock subject to options that are exercisable within 60 days following April 28, 2021.

(16)Includes 10,000 shares of common stock subject to options that are exercisable within 60 days following April 28, 2021.

(17)Includes all of the shares identified in notes supra 3 through 16.


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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 issuance thereunder, was approved by the Company’s stockholders as of April 29, 2013. As of December 31, 2020, 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 addition, shares that certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated May 10, 2019are 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 purposesawards under, the 2015 Plan.

We do not currently have equity compensation plans, under which equity securities of complyingthe Company are authorized for issuance, that are not approved by our stockholders. The following table sets forth information concerning our stockholder-approved equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2020:

Plan 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 stockholders986,729 ⁽²⁾$13.25 113,561 ⁽²⁾
Total986,729 113,561 

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

(2) This number includes the following: 5,000 shares subject to outstanding awards granted under the 2010 Plan, of which all such shares were subject to outstanding stock options; 95,000 shares subject to outstanding awards granted under the 2013 Plan, of which all such shares were subject to outstanding stock options; and 886,729 shares subject to outstanding awards granted under the 2015 Plan, of which 625,864 shares were subject to outstanding stock options and 260,865 shares were issued pursuant to restricted stock awards.

(3) This number consists of 113,561 shares available for issuance under the 2015 Plan.

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DELINQUENT SECTION 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 Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5635(b)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 2020, 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 2020, except for the following: (i)one late Form 4 was filed on behalf of each of Messrs. Chiang, Fawcett, Kitayama, and Schmidt with respect to one transaction each for the recission of a grant of options to purchase Company stock; (ii)one late Form 4 was filed on behalf of each of Messrs. Chiang, Fawcett, Kitayama, and Schmidt with respect to one transaction each for the grant of options to purchase Company stock; (iii) one late Form 4/A was filed on behalf of each of Messrs. Chiang, Fawcett, Kitayama, and Schmidt to correct previous Forms 4 disclosing the grant of options to purchase Company stock; (iv) one late Form 3 was filed on behalf of Mr. Mazdyasni; (v) one late Form 4 was filed on behalf of Mr. Fawcett with respect to his exercise of an option to purchase Company stock; and (vi) one late Form 4/A was filed on behalf of Mr. Young with respect to the amendment of a previous Form 4 with respect to a grant to Mr. Young of restricted stock by the Company.

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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, 2020. 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, 2020 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 Public Company Accounting Oversight Board;
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, discussed with Ernst & Young, LLP about the firm’s independence, and concluded that Ernst & Young, LLP had been 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 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, 2020 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
Michael Eng
John Chiang

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ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

You can find a copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, which requires stockholder approvalincludes our financial statements, for the year ended December 31, 2020 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: https://apollomed.net/sec-filings. You may also obtain a stock issuance or seriesprinted copy of issuances thatour 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 or could, result in a changebe provided upon written request and payment of control.

S - 1 
an appropriate processing fee.

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Special Meeting:Stockholders Meeting to be Held on June 17, 2021

The Notice andof Annual Meeting, Proxy Statement, is/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 2021 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 www.proxyvote.com.

APOLLO MEDICAL HOLDINGS, INC.

Special Meeting of Stockholders

_________, 2019, ____ _.m., Pacific Daylight Time

This proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors

The undersigned, revoking any previous proxies relating to these shares, hereby appoints Hing Ang and Eric Chin and each of them (with full power to act alone), the attorneys and proxies of the undersigned, with power of substitution to each, to vote all shares of the common stock of Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) registered in the name provided in this proxy which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the special meeting of stockholders of the Company, to be held at ____ _.m., Pacific Daylight Time, on __________, _________ __, 2019, at the Company’s offices at 1668 S. Garfield Avenue, Third Floor (Ballroom), Alhambra, California 91801, and at any adjournment or postponement of the meeting (the “Special Meeting”), with all the powers the undersigned would have if personally present at the meeting. The undersigned hereby authorizes and instructs each of said attorneys and proxies to vote on Proposals 1, 2 and 3 as indicated on the reverse side hereof, and in accordance with their best judgment in connection with such other business as may properly come before the Special Meeting. Without limiting the general authorization given by this proxy, if the undersigned signs and returns this proxy but does not specify how the proxy is to be voted, all shares of common stock of the Company that the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Special Meeting will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of the Board of Directors as follows:

THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DESIGNATED ON THE REVERSE SIDE. IN THE ABSENCE OF SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS APPEARING ON THIS PROXY, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED “FOR” PROPOSALS 1, 2 AND 3. IF ANY OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE SPECIAL MEETING, THE PERSONS NAMED IN THIS PROXY WILL VOTE IN THEIR DISCRETION.

Continued and to be signed on reverse side

an annual meeting of our stockholders. Pursuant to Rule 14a-8 promulgated under the Exchange Act, to be included in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2022 annual meeting of
our stockholders, any stockholder proposals must be received by us no later than December 31, 2021; provided that if the date of the 2022 annual meeting is more than 30 days from the date of the 2021 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 2022 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, Inc.,1668 S. Garfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, Alhambra, California 91801.


APOLLO MEDICAL HOLDINGS, INC.

1668 S. GARFIELD AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR

ALHAMBRA, CA 91801

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Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information up until 11:59 Eastern Time the day before the cut-off date or meeting date. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the website and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form.

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If you would like to reduce the costs incurred by our company in mailing proxy materials, you can consent to receiving all future proxy statements, proxy cards and annual reports electronically via e-mail or the Internet. To sign up for electronic delivery, please follow the instructions above to vote using the Internet and, when prompted, indicated that you agree to receive or access proxy materials electronically in future years.

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VOTE BY MAIL

Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the post-page envelope we have provided or return it to Voting Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717.

OTHER MATTERS

Management does not know of any matters to be presented at the 2021 Annual Meeting other than those set forth herein and in the Notice accompanying this proxy statement. If a stockholder vote is necessary to transact any other matter than properly comes before the 2021 Annual Meeting at the 2021 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 2021 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 MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUEBY TELEPHONE OR BLACK INKINTERNET AS FOLLOWS:

KEEP THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS

DETACHINSTRUCTED ON THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY CARD OR THE NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS, OR COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLY

THISTHE ACCOMPANYING PROXY CARD AS INSTRUCTED ON THE CARD. YOU CAN REVOKE YOUR PROXY AT ANY TIME BEFORE IT IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED.

VOTED.


Stockholders who are present at the 2021 Annual Meeting may revoke their proxies and vote online during the meeting or, if they prefer, may abstain from voting in person and allow their proxies to be voted.

By Order of the Board,

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Kenneth Sim, M.D.
Executive Chairman & Co-Chief Executive Officer

April 29, 2021
Alhambra, California



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Annex A

Amended 2015 Plan
























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APOLLO MEDICAL HOLDINGS, INC.
2015 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
1.Purpose, History and Effective Date.

(a)Purpose. The Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan has two complementary purposes: (i) to attract and retain outstanding individuals to serve as officers, employees, directors or consultants and (ii) to increase stockholder value. The Plan will provide participants incentives to increase stockholder value by offering the opportunity to acquire shares of the Company’s common stock or receive monetary payments based on the value of such common stock on the potentially favorable terms that this Plan provides.

(b)History. Prior to the effective date of this Plan, the Company had in effect the 2010 Plan and the 2013 Plan, which were originally effective March 4, 2010 and April 30, 2013, respectively. Upon adoption of this Plan by the Board, no new awards will be granted under the 2013 Plan. No awards have been granted under the 2010 Plan since the effectiveness of the 2013 Plan.

(c)Effective Date. This Plan will become effective, and Awards may be granted under this Plan, on and after the Effective Date; provided, however, that prior to approval of this Plan by the Company's stockholders, but after adoption by the Board, Incentive Stock Options may be granted under this Plan subject to obtaining the stockholders' approval of this Plan; and provided, further, that such stockholder approval must occur no later than 12 months after the date of adoption of this Plan by the Board. This Plan will terminate as provided in Section 14.

2.Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this Plan have the following meanings:

(a) “2010” Plan means the Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan.

(b)“2013 Plan” means the Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.

(c)“Affiliate” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act or any successor rule or regulation thereto.

(d)“Award” means a grant of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Performance Shares, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Dividend Equivalent Units.

(e)“Award Agreement” means a written agreement, contract, or other instrument or document evidencing the grant of an Award in such form as the Committee determines.

(f)“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(g)“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any one of the following events:

(i)the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or any other corporate reorganization, if more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the continuing or surviving entity’s securities outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation or other reorganization is owned by Persons who were not stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other reorganization;

(ii)the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets;

(iii)a change in the composition of the Board, as a result of which fewer than fifty percent (50%) of the incumbent directors are directors who either (A) had been 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 (the “Board“original directors”) or (B) were elected, or nominated for election, to the Board with the affirmative votes of Directors”at least a majority of
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the aggregate of the original directors who were still in office at the time of the election or nomination and the directors whose election or nomination was previously so approved; or

(iv)any transaction as a result of which any Person is the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing at least fifty percent (50%) recommendsof the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding voting securities. For purposes of this paragraph (iv), the term “Person” shall exclude (A) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or a Subsidiary and (B) a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the common stock of the Company.

A transaction shall not constitute a Change of Control if its sole purpose is to change the state of the Company’s incorporation or to create a holding company that you vote FOR Proposals 1, 2will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction.

Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, with respect to an Award that is or may be considered deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A, the definition of “Change of Control” herein shall be amended and 3.

ForAgainstAgainst
1.To approve the Company making a loan of $545,000,000 to AP-AMH Medical Corporation, a California Professional Medical Corporation (“AP-AMH”) pursuant to the Loan Agreement dated May 10, 2019 between the Company and AP-AMH.¨¨¨
2.To approve the issuance of 15,015,015 shares of the Company’s Common Stock to Allied Physicians of California, a Professional Medical Corporation (“APC”), pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement dated May 10, 2019 between the Company and APC.¨¨¨
3.To approve an adjournment of the special meeting of stockholders of Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. from time to time,interpreted in a manner that allows the definition to satisfy the requirements of a change of control under Code Section 409A solely for purposes of complying with the requirements of Code Section 409A.
(h)“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Any reference to a specific provision of the Code includes any successor provision and the regulations promulgated under such provision.

(i)“Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board (or a successor committee with the same or similar authority), except as otherwise provided in Section 3(b).

(j) “Company” means Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or any successor thereto.

(k)“Director” means a member of the Board, and “Non-Employee Director” means a Director who is not also an employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries.

(l)“Disability” has the meaning ascribed to the term in Code Section 22(e)(3), as determined by the Committee.

(m)“Disinterested Persons” means the “non-employee directors” of the Company as such term is defined in Rule 16b-3.

(n)“Dividend Equivalent Unit” means the right to receive a payment equal to the cash dividends paid with respect to a Share.

(o)“Effective Date” means the earlier to occur of the date this Plan is (i) adopted by the Board or (ii) approved by the Company’s stockholders.

(p)“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any reference to a specific provision of the Exchange Act includes any successor provision and the regulations and rules promulgated under such provision.

(q)“Fair Market Value” means, per Share on a particular date, (i) if the Stock is listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the last reported sales price on the date in question as reported in The Wall Street Journal, or if no sales of Stock occur on the date in question, on the last preceding date on which there was a sale on such exchange; or (ii) if the Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the last reported sales price on the date in question on the principal national securities exchange on which the Stock is listed or admitted to trading, or if no sales of Stock occur on the date in question, on the last preceding date on which there was a sale on such exchange; or (iii) if the Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the last sales price on the date in question in the over-the-counter market reported by such reporting system as is then in use, or if no sales of Stock occur on the date in question, on the last preceding date on which there was a sale; or (iv) if necessary or appropriate, for the purpose of soliciting additional votes for the approval of Proposal No. 1 and/or Proposal No. 2.
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NOTE: In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote on any such date the Stock is not reported on any such system, the last sales price on the date in question as furnished by a professional market

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making a market in the Stock selected by the Board for the date in question, or if no sales of Stock occur on the date in question, on the last preceding date on which there was a sale; or (v) if on any such date no market maker is making a market in the Stock, the price as determined in good faith by the Committee.

(r)“Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that meets the requirements of Code Section 422.

(s)“Option” means the right to purchase Shares at a specified price during a specified period of time.

(t)“Participant” means an individual (or wholly-owned entity of such individual) selected by the Committee to receive an Award, and includes any individual who holds an Award after the death of the original recipient.

(u)“Performance Goals” means any goals the Committee establishes that relate to one or more of the following for such period as the Committee specifies:

(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; or

(xx)Business expansion, and/or acquisitions or divestitures.
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The Committee may specify at the time an Award is made that the Performance Goals are to be measured for an individual, the Company, for the Company on a consolidated basis, for any one or more Affiliates or divisions of the Company and/or for any other business unit or units of the Company, and/or that the Performance Goals are to be measured either in absolute terms or relative to the performance of one or more comparable companies or an index covering multiple companies. In the case of Awards that the Committee determines will not be considered “performance based compensation” under Code Section 162(m), the Committee may establish other Performance Goals not listed in this Plan.

(v)“Performance Shares” means the right to receive Shares to the extent Performance Goals are achieved.

(w)“Performance Units” means the right to receive a payment, based on a number of units with a specified value, to the extent Performance Goals are achieved.

(x)“Person” has the meaning given in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as modified and used in Sections 14(d) and 15(d) thereof.

(y)“Plan” means this Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan, as may be amended from time to time.

(z)“Restricted Stock” means Shares that are subject to a risk of forfeiture and/or restrictions on transfer, which may lapse upon the achievement or partial achievement of Performance Goals and/or upon the completion of a period of service.

(aa)“Restricted Stock Unit” means the right to receive a payment which right may vest upon the achievement or partial achievement of Performance Goals and/or upon the completion of a period of service, with each unit having a value equal to the Fair Market Value of one or more Shares, or the average of the Fair Market Value of one or more Shares over such period as the Committee specifies.

(ab)“Retirement” means, unless the Committee determines otherwise in an Award Agreement, termination of employment from the Company and its Affiliates on or after age 65 with five (5) years of continuous service with the Company and its Affiliates.

(ac)“Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act.

(ad)“Section 16 Participants” means Participants who are subject to the provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

(ae)“Share” means a share of Stock.

(af)“Stock” means the Class A common stock of the Company.

(ag)“Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means the right to receive a payment equal to the appreciation of the Fair Market Value of a Share during a specified period of time.

(ah)“Subsidiary” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if each such corporation owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power in one of the other corporations in the chain.

3.Administration.

(a)Committee Administration. In addition to the authority specifically granted to the Committee in this Plan, the Committee has full discretionary authority to administer this Plan, including but not limited to the authority to (i) interpret the provisions of this Plan, (ii) prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to this Plan, (iii) correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan, any Award or Award Agreement in the manner and to the extent it deems desirable to carry this Plan, such Award or such Award Agreement into effect and (iv) make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of this Plan. All decisions,
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interpretations and other actions of the Committee shall be final and binding on all Participants and any other individual with a right under the Plan or under any Award.

(b)Delegation to Other Committees or CEO. To the extent applicable law permits, the Board may delegate to another committee of the Board, or the Committee may delegate to a subcommittee or to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, any or all of the authority and responsibility of the Committee; provided, however, that no such delegation shall be permitted with respect to Awards made to Section 16 Participants. The Board may retain any or all of the authority and responsibility of the Committee, or may delegate to another committee or subcommittee of the Board consisting solely of two or more Disinterested Persons any or all of the authority and responsibility of the Committee, with respect to Section 16 Participants. If the Board or Committee has retained such authority or made such a delegation, then all references to the Committee in this Plan include the Board, such other committee, subcommittee or the Chief Executive Officer to the extent of such retained authority or delegation.

(c)Indemnification. In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have as members of the Board or the Committee, the members of the Board and the Committee shall be indemnified by the Company against all costs and expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which they or any of them may be party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan or any Award, and against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved by independent legal counsel selected by the Company) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding, except a judgment based upon a finding of bad faith; provided that upon the institution of any such action, suit or proceeding a Committee or Board member shall, in writing, give the Company notice thereof and an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before such Committee or Board member undertakes to handle and defend it on such member’s own behalf.
4.Eligibility. The Committee may designate any of the following as a Participant from time to time: (i) any officer or other employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates; (ii) an individual that the Company or an Affiliate has engaged to become an officer or other employee; (iii) a Non-Employee Director’ or (iv) a consultant or advisor who provides bona fide services that are not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital raising transaction, and does not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities to the Company or an Affiliate as an independent contractor. The Committee’s designation of a Participant in any year will not require the Committee to designate such person to receive an Award in any other year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Non-Employee Director automatically will be a Participant with respect to elections to receive Options in lieu of directors’ fees pursuant to Section 12.

5.Types of Awards. Subject to the terms of this Plan, the Committee may grant any type of Award to any Participant it selects, but only employees of the Company or a Subsidiary may receive grants of Incentive Stock Options. Awards may be granted alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution for any other Award (or any other award granted under another plan of the Company or any Affiliate). Awards granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement except to the extent the Committee provides otherwise.

6.Shares Reserved under this Plan.

(a)Plan Reserve. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 16, an aggregate of 3,500,000 Shares, plus the number of Shares described in Section 6(c), are reserved for issuance under this Plan. The number of Shares reserved for issuance under this Plan shall be reduced only by the number of Shares delivered in payment or settlement of Awards. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may issue only 3,500,000 Shares upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options.

(b)Replenishment of Shares Under this Plan. If an Award lapses, expires, terminates or is cancelled without the issuance of Shares under the Award, or if Shares are forfeited under an Award, then the Shares subject to such Award may again be used for new Awards under this Plan under Section 6(a), including issuance upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options. If Shares are issued under any Award and the Company subsequently reacquires them pursuant to rights reserved upon the issuance of the Shares, or if previously owned Shares are delivered to the Company in payment of the exercise price of an Award or the withholding taxes due as a result of the issuance or receipt of a
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payment or Shares under an Award, then such Shares may again be used for new Awards under this Plan under Section 6(a), but such Shares may not be issued upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options.

(c)Addition of Shares from Predecessor Plan. After the Effective Date, if any Shares subject to awards granted under the 2010 Plan or 2013 Plan would again become available for new grants under the terms of such plan, then those Shares will be available for the purpose of granting Awards under this Plan, thereby increasing the number of Shares available for issuance under this Plan as determined under the first sentence of Section 6(a), including with respect to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options. Any such Shares will not be available for future awards under the respective terms of the 2010 Plan and 2013 Plan after the Effective Date.

(d)Participant Limitations. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 16, with respect to Awards that are intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m), no Participant may be granted Awards that could result in such Participant:

(i)receiving in any calendar year Options for, and/or Stock Appreciation Rights with respect to, more than 500,000 Shares (reduced, in the initial calendar year in which this Plan is effective, by the number of options granted to a Participant under the 2010 Plan and/or 2013 Plan in such year, if any), except that Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights granted to a new employee in the calendar year in which his or her employment commences may not relate to more than 1,000,000 Shares;

(ii)receiving in any calendar year Awards of Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units relating to more than 500,000 Shares;

(iii)receiving in any calendar year Awards of Performance Shares, and/or Awards of Performance Units (the value of which is based on the Fair Market Value of a Share), for more than 500,000 Shares; or

(iv)receiving in any calendar year Awards of Performance Units (the value of which is not based on the Fair Market Value of a Share) that could result in a payment of more than $500,000.
With respect to Awards that are not intended to meet the requirements of performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m), the Committee may grant Awards in excess of the limits described in this subsection (d), but only if such discretion would not cause Awards that are intended to be performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m) from being treated as such.

7.Options. Subject to the terms of this Plan, the Committee shall determine all terms and conditions of each Option, including but not limited to:

(a)Whether the Option is an Incentive Stock Option, or a “non-qualified stock option” which does not meet the requirements of Code Section 422; provided that Incentive Stock Options may only be granted to individuals and that in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, if the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time of grant) of the Shares with respect to which all Incentive Stock Options are first exercisable by the Participant during any calendar year (under this Plan and under all other incentive stock option plans of the Company or any Affiliate that is required to be included under Code Section 422) exceeds $100,000, such Option automatically shall be treated as a non-qualified stock option to the extent this limit is exceeded.

(b)The number of Shares subject to the Option.

(c)The exercise price per Share, which may not be less than the Fair Market Value of a Share as determined on the date of grant; provided that (i) no Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to any employee who, at the time the Option is granted, owns (directly or indirectly, within the meaning of Code Section 424(d)) more than ten percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Subsidiary unless the exercise price is at least 110 percent of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant; and (ii) the exercise price may vary during the term of the Option if the Committee determines that there should be adjustments to the exercise price relating to achievement of Performance Goals and/or to changes in an index or indices that the Committee determines is
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appropriate (but in no event may the exercise price per Share be less than the Fair Market Value of a Share as determined on the date of grant).

(d)The terms and conditions of exercise, which may include a requirement that exercise of the Option is conditioned upon achievement of one or more Performance Goals or may provide for an acceleration of the exercisability upon the Participant’s death, Disability or Retirement.

(e)The termination date, except that each Option must terminate no later than the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date of grant, and each Incentive Stock Option granted to any employee who, at the time the Option is granted, owns (directly or indirectly, within the meaning of Code Section 424(d)) more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Subsidiary must terminate no later than the fifth (5th) anniversary of the date of grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may extend the term of an Option for up to six (6) months beyond the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date of grant in the event a Participant dies prior to the Option’s termination date.

(f)The exercise period following a Participant’s termination of employment or service. In all other respects, the terms of any Incentive Stock Option should comply with the provisions of Code Section 422 except to the extent the Committee determines otherwise.

(g)Notwithstanding anything contained in this Plan to the contrary, the Board as a whole shall pre-approve each option grant to Non-Employee Directors.

8.Stock Appreciation Rights. Subject to the terms of this Plan, the Committee shall determine all terms and conditions of each SAR, including but not limited to:

(a)Whether the SAR is granted independently of an Option or relates to an Option; provided that if an SAR is granted in relation to an Option, then unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the SAR shall be exercisable or shall mature at the same time or times, on the same conditions and to the extent and in the proportion, that the related Option is exercisable and may be exercised or mature for all or part of the Shares subject to the related Option. Upon exercise of any number of SARs, the number of Shares subject to the related Option shall be reduced accordingly and such Option may not be exercised with respect to that number of Shares. The exercise of any number of Options that relate to an SAR shall likewise result in an equivalent reduction in the number of Shares covered by the related SAR.

(b)The number of Shares to which the SAR relates.

(c)The grant price, provided that the grant price shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the SAR as determined on the date of grant.

(d)The terms and conditions of exercise or maturity, which may include a provision that accelerates the exercisability of the SAR upon the Participant’s death, Disability or Retirement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless the Committee determines otherwise in the Award Agreement, if on the date when the SAR expires or otherwise terminates, the grant price for the SAR is less than the Fair Market Value of a Share, then the unexercised portion of the SAR that was exercisable immediately prior to such date shall automatically be deemed exercised.

(e)The term, provided that an SAR must terminate no later than 10 years after the date of grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may extend the term of an SAR for up to six (6) months beyond the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date of grant in the event a Participant dies prior to the SAR’s termination date.

(f)Whether the SAR will be settled in cash, Shares or a combination thereof.

(g)Notwithstanding anything contained in this Plan to the contrary, the Board as a whole shall pre-approve each SAR grant to Non-Employee Directors.

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9.Performance Awards. Subject to the terms of this Plan, the Committee shall determine all terms and conditions of each award of Performance Shares or Performance Units, including but not limited to:

(a)The number of Shares and/or units to which such Award relates, and with respect to Performance Units, whether the value of each unit will be based on the Fair Market Value of one or more Shares, the average of the Fair Market Value of one or more Shares over such period as the Committee specifies, or such other value as the Committee specifies in the Award Agreement.

(b)One or more Performance Goals that must be achieved during such period as the Committee specifies in order for the Participant to realize the benefit of such Award.

(c)Whether all or a portion of the Performance Goals subject to an Award are deemed achieved upon a Participant’s death, Disability or Retirement.

(d)With respect to Performance Units, whether to settle such Award in cash, Shares, or a combination of cash and Shares.

(e)Notwithstanding anything contained in this Plan to the contrary, the Board as a whole shall pre-approve each Award grant under this Section 9 to Non-Employee Directors.
Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, a Participant shall not be entitled to and shall agree to waive or otherwise surrender any rights to receive dividends or dividend equivalents paid with respect to Performance Shares or Performance Units valued in Shares until after the Performance Shares or Performance Units have been earned.

10.Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
Subject to the terms of this Plan, the Committee shall determine all terms and conditions of each award of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, including but not limited to:
(a)The number of Shares and/or units to which such Award relates.

(b)The period of time over which the restrictions imposed on Restricted Stock will lapse and the vesting of Restricted Stock Units will occur, and whether, as a condition for the Participant to realize all or a portion of the benefit provided under the Award, one or more Performance Goals must be achieved during such period as the Committee specifies; provided that, subject to the provisions of Section 10(c), an Award that is subject to the achievement of Performance Goals must have a restriction or vesting period of at least one year, and an Award that is not subject to Performance Goals must have a restriction or vesting period of at least three years. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Committee determines in its sole discretion that an Award of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units is granted to a Participant in lieu of cash compensation (including without limitation bonus cash compensation), the Committee may impose such restriction or vesting period on such Award as it determines.

(c)Whether all or any portion of the restrictions or vesting schedule imposed on the Award will lapse or be accelerated upon a Participant’s death, Disability or Retirement.

(d)With respect to Restricted Stock Units, whether to settle such Awards in cash, Shares, or a combination of cash and Shares.

(e)With respect to Restricted Stock, the manner of registration of certificates for such Shares, and whether to hold such Shares in escrow pending lapse of the restrictions or to issue such Shares with an appropriate legend referring to such restrictions.

(f)Whether dividends paid with respect to an Award of Restricted Stock will be immediately paid or held in escrow or otherwise deferred and whether such dividends shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as the Award to which they relate.

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(g)Notwithstanding anything contained in this Plan to the contrary, the Board as a whole shall pre-approve each grant under this Section 10 to Non-Employee Directors.

11.Dividend Equivalent Units. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan, the Committee shall determine all terms and conditions of each award of Dividend Equivalent Units, including but not limited to whether such Award will be granted in tandem with another Award, and the form, timing and conditions of payment.

12.Payment of Directors’ Fees in Options. Subject to such restrictions as may be imposed by the Board, a Non-Employee Director may elect to receive all or any portion of his or her annual cash retainer payment from the Company in the form of Options. The number of Options granted as a result of such election shall be determined by multiplying the amount of foregone cash compensation by four (4), and dividing such product by the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the cash compensation would have otherwise been paid to the Non-Employee Director. Such Options shall be issued under and subject to the terms of this Plan. An election under this Section 12 shall be filed with the Company on such form and in such manner as the Board determines. The Board as a whole shall pre-approve each option grant under this Section 12.

13.Transferability. Awards are not transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, unless and to the extent the Committee allows a Participant to: (a) designate in writing a beneficiary to exercise the Award after the Participant’s death; or (b) transfer an Award.

14.Termination and Amendment of Plan; Amendment, Modification or Cancellation of Awards.

(a)Term of Plan. This Plan will terminate on the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date unless the Board or Committee earlier terminates this Plan pursuant to Section 14(b).

(b)Termination and Amendment. The Board or the Committee may amend, suspend or terminate this Plan at any time, subject to the following limitations:

(i)the Board must approve any amendment, suspension or termination of this Plan to the extent the Company determines such approval is required by: (A) action of the Board, (B) applicable corporate law, (C) the listing requirements of any principal securities exchange or market on which the Shares are then traded, or (D) any other applicable law;

(ii)stockholders must approve any amendment of this Plan to the extent the Company determines such approval is required by: (A) Section 16 of the Exchange Act, (B) the Code, (C) the listing requirements of any principal securities exchange or market on which the Shares are then traded, or (D) any other applicable law; and

(iii)stockholders must approve any of the following Plan amendments: (A) an amendment to materially increase any number of Shares specified in Section 6(a) or 6(d) (except as permitted by Section 16); or (B) an amendment to the provisions of Section 14(e).

(c)Amendment, Modification or Cancellation of Awards. Except as provided in Section 14(e) and subject to the requirements of this Plan, the Committee may modify or amend any Award or waive any restrictions or conditions applicable to any Award or the exercise of the Award, and the terms and conditions applicable to any Awards may at any time be amended, modified or canceled by mutual agreement between the Committee and the Participant, so long as any amendment or modification does not increase the number of Shares issuable under this Plan (except as permitted by Section 16), but the Committee need not obtain Participant (or other interested party) consent for the cancellation of an Award pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(a) or the modification of an Award to the extent deemed necessary to comply with any applicable law or the listing requirements of any principal securities exchange or market on which the Shares are then traded, or to preserve favorable accounting treatment of any Award for the Company.

(d)Survival of Authority and Awards. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the authority of the Board and the Committee under this Section 14 will extend beyond the date of this Plan’s termination. In addition, termination of this Plan will not affect the rights of Participants with respect to Awards previously granted to them, and all unexpired Awards will
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continue in force and effect after termination of this Plan except as they may lapse or be terminated by their own terms and conditions.

(e)Repricing and Backdating Prohibited. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, and except for the adjustments provided in Section 16, neither the Committee nor any other person may decrease the exercise or grant price for any outstanding Option or SAR after the date of grant, cancel an outstanding Option or SAR in exchange for cash or other Awards (other than cash or other Awards with a value equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to such Option or SAR at the time of cancellation over the exercise or grant price for such Shares) or allow a Participant to surrender an outstanding Option or SAR to the Company as consideration for the grant of a new Option or SAR with a lower exercise price. In addition, the Committee may not make a grant of an Option or SAR with a grant date that is effective prior to the date the Committee takes action to approve such Award.

(f)Foreign Participation. To assure the viability of Awards granted to Participants employed in foreign countries, the Committee may provide for such special terms as it may consider necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, tax policy or custom. Moreover, the Committee may approve such supplements to, or amendments, restatements or alternative versions of, this Plan as it determines is necessary or appropriate for such purposes. Any such amendment, restatement or alternative versions that the Committee approves for purposes of using this Plan in a foreign country will not affect the terms of this Plan for any other country. In addition, all such supplements, amendments, restatements or alternative versions must comply with the provisions of Section 14(b)(ii).

(g)Recoupment. Any Awards granted pursuant to the Plan, and any Stock issued or cash paid pursuant to an Award, shall be subject to (A) any recoupment, clawback, equity holding, stock ownership or similar policies adopted by the Company from time to time and (B) any recoupment, clawback, equity holding, stock ownership or similar requirements made applicable by law, regulation or listing standards to the Company from time to time.
15.Taxes.

(a)Withholding Right. The Company is entitled to withhold the amount of any tax attributable to any amount payable or Shares deliverable under this Plan after giving the person entitled to receive such amount or Shares notice as far in advance as practicable, and the Company may defer making payment or delivery if any such tax may be pending unless and until indemnified to its satisfaction.

(b)Use of Shares to Satisfy Tax Withholding. A Participant shall have the right to satisfy all or a portion of the federal, state and local withholding tax obligations arising in connection with an Award by electing to (i) have the Company withhold Shares otherwise issuable under the Award, (ii) tender back Shares received in connection with such Award or (iii) deliver other previously owned Shares, in each case having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount to be withheld. However, the amount to be withheld may not exceed the total minimum federal, state and local tax withholding obligations associated with the transaction to the extent required to avoid an expense on the Company’s financial statements. The election must be made on or before the date as of which the amount of tax to be withheld is determined and otherwise as the Committee requires.

(c)No Guarantee of Tax Treatment. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Company does not guarantee to any Participant or any other person with an interest in an Award that (i) any Award intended to be exempt from Code Section 409A shall be so exempt, (ii) any Award intended to comply with Code Section 409A or Code Section 422 shall so comply, or (iii) any Award shall otherwise receive a specific tax treatment under any other applicable tax law, nor in any such case will the Company or any Affiliate be obligated to indemnify, defend or hold harmless any individual with respect to the tax consequences of any Award.

(d)Participant Responsibility. If a Participant shall dispose of Stock acquired through exercise of an Incentive Stock Option within either (i) two years after the date the Option is granted or (ii) one year after the date the Option is exercised (i.e., in a disqualifying disposition), such Participant shall notify the Company within seven days of the date of such disqualifying disposition.

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16.Adjustment Provisions; Change of Control.

(a)Adjustment of Shares. If the Committee determines that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Shares or other securities of the Company, or other similar corporate transaction or event affects the Shares such that the Committee determines an adjustment to be appropriate to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under this Plan, then, subject to Participants’ rights under Section 16(c), the Committee shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust any or all of (i) the number and type of Shares subject to this Plan (including the number and type of Shares described in Sections 6(a) and 6(d)), and which may after the event be made the subject of Awards under this Plan, (ii) the number and type of Shares subject to outstanding Awards, and (iii) the grant, purchase, or exercise price with respect to any Award. In any such case, the Committee may also (or in lieu of the foregoing) make provision for a cash payment to the holder of an outstanding Award in exchange for the cancellation of all or a portion of the Award (without the consent of the holder of an Award) in an amount determined by the Committee effective at such time as the Committee specifies (which may be the time such transaction or event is effective), but if such transaction or event constitutes a Change of Control, then (A) such payment shall be at least as favorable to the holder as the amount the holder could have received in respect of such Award under Section 16(c) and (b) from and after the Change of Control, the Committee may make such a provision only if the Committee determines that doing so is necessary to substitute, for each Share then subject to an Award, the number and kind of shares of stock, other securities, cash or other property to which holders of Stock are or will be entitled in respect of each Share pursuant to the transaction or event in accordance with the last sentence of this subsection (a). However, in each case, with respect to Awards of Incentive Stock Options, no such adjustment may be authorized to the extent that such authority would cause this Plan to violate Code Section 422(b). Further, the number of Shares subject to any Award payable or denominated in Shares must always be a whole number. Without limitation, subject to Participants’ rights under Section 16(c), in the event of any reorganization, merger, consolidation, combination or other similar corporate transaction or event, whether or not constituting a Change of Control (other than any such transaction in which the Company is the continuing corporation and in which the outstanding Stock is not being converted into or exchanged for different securities, cash or other property, or any combination thereof), the Committee may substitute, on an equitable basis as the Committee determines, for each Share then subject to an Award, the number and kind of shares of stock, other securities, cash or other property to which holders of Stock are or will be entitled in respect of each Share pursuant to the transaction.

(b)Issuance or Assumption. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, and without affecting the number of Shares otherwise reserved or available under this Plan, in connection with any merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, or reorganization, the Committee may authorize the issuance of substitute awards or assumption of awards under this Plan by another party to any such merger, consolidation, acquisition or reorganization upon such terms and conditions as it may deem appropriate.

(c)Change of Control.

(i)The Committee may specify, either in an Award Agreement or at the time of a Change of Control, whether an outstanding Award shall become vested and/or payable, in whole or in part, as a result of a Change of Control.

(ii)If, in connection with the Change of Control, the Options and SARs issued under the Plan are not assumed, or if substitute Options and SARs are not issued by the successor or Affiliate thereof in the Change of Control transaction, or if the assumed or substituted awards fail to contain similar terms and conditions as the Award prior to the Change of Control or fail to preserve, to the extent applicable, the benefit to be provided to the Participant as of the date of the Change of Control, including but not limited to the right of the Participant to receive shares upon exercise of the Option or SAR that are registered for sale to the public pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, then (1) each holder of an Option or SAR that is outstanding as of the date of the Change of Control who is an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary shall have the right, and (2) the Committee, in its sole discretion, may grant to a
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holder of an Option or SAR that is outstanding as of the date of the Change of Control who is not an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary the right, exercisable by written notice to the Company (or its successor in the Change of Control transaction) within 30 days after the Change of Control (but not beyond the Option’s or SAR’s expiration date), to receive, in exchange for the surrender of the Option or SAR, an amount of cash equal to the excess of the greater of the Fair Market Value of the Shares determined on the Change of Control date or the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of surrender covered by the Option or SAR (to the extent vested and not yet exercised) that is so surrendered over the purchase or grant price of such Shares under the Award. If the Committee so determines prior to the Change of Control, any such Option or SAR that is not exercised or surrendered prior to the end of such 30-day period will be cancelled.

(iii)If, in connection with the Change of Control, the Shares issued to a Participant as a result of the accelerated vesting or payment of a Restricted Stock Award, Performance Share Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award, Performance Unit Award or Dividend Equivalent Award under this subsection (c) are not registered for sale to the public pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, then each holder of such Shares shall have the right, exercisable by written notice to the Company (or its successor in the Change of Control transaction) within 30 days after the Change of Control, to receive, in exchange for the surrender of such Shares an amount of cash equal to the greater of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Change of Control date or the Fair Market Value of such Share on the date of surrender.
The provisions of Sections 16(c)(ii) and (iii) shall govern the treatment of awards made under the 2010 Plan and 2013 Plan in the event of a Change of Control, and the 2010 Plan and 2013 Plan are each deemed amended accordingly.

(d)Parachute Payment Limitation.

(i)Scope of Limitation. This Section 16(d) shall apply to an Award only if:

(A)the independent auditors most recently selected by the Board (the “Auditors”) determine that the after-tax value of such Award to the Participant, taking into account the effect of all federal, state and local income taxes, employment taxes and excise taxes applicable to the Participant (including the excise tax under Code Section 4999), will be greater after the application of this Section 16(d) than it was before the application of this Section 16(d); or

(B)the Committee, at the time of making an Award under the Plan or at any time thereafter, specifies in writing that such Award shall be subject to this Section 16(d) (regardless of the after-tax value of such Award to the Participant).
If this Section 16(d) applies to an Award, it shall supersede any contrary provision of the Plan or of any Award granted under the Plan.

(ii)Basic Rule. Except as may be set forth in a written agreement by and between the Company and the holder of an Award, in the event that the Auditors determine that any payment or transfer by the Company under the Plan to or for the benefit of a Participant (a “Payment”) would be nondeductible by the Company for federal income tax purposes because of the provisions concerning “excess parachute payments” in Code Section 280G, then the aggregate present value of all Payments shall be reduced (but not below zero) to the Reduced Amount. For purposes of this Section 16(d), the “Reduced Amount” shall be the amount, expressed as a present value, which maximizes the aggregate present value of the Payments without causing any Payment to be nondeductible by the Company because of Code Section 280G.

(iii)Reduction of Payments. If the Auditors determine that any Payment would be nondeductible by the Company because of Code Section 280G, then the Company shall promptly give the Participant notice to that effect and a copy of the detailed calculation thereof and of the Reduced Amount, and the Participant may then elect, in his or her sole discretion, which and how much of the Payments shall be eliminated or reduced (as long as after such election the aggregate present value of the Payments equals the Reduced Amount) and shall advise
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the Company in writing of his or her election within ten (10) days of receipt of notice. If no such election is made by the Participant within such ten (10) day period, then the Company may elect which and how much of the Payments shall be eliminated or reduced (as long as after such election the aggregate present value of the Payments equals the Reduced Amount) and shall notify the Participant promptly of such election. For purposes of this Section 16(d), present value shall be determined in accordance with Code Section 280G(d)(4). All determinations made by the Auditors under this Section 16(d) shall be binding upon the Company and the Participant and shall be made within sixty (60) days of the date when a Payment becomes payable or transferable. As promptly as practicable following such determination and the elections hereunder, the Company shall pay or transfer to or for the benefit of the Participant such amounts as are then due to him or her under the Plan and shall promptly pay or transfer to or for the benefit of the Participant in the future such amounts as become due to him or her under the Plan.

(iv)Overpayments and Underpayments. As a result of uncertainty in the application of Code Section 280G at the time of an initial determination by the Auditors hereunder, it is possible that Payments will have been made by the Company that should not have been made (an “Overpayment”) or that additional Payments that will not have been made by the Company could have been made (an “Underpayment”), consistent in each case with the calculation of the Reduced Amount hereunder. In the event that the Auditors, based upon the assertion of a deficiency by the Internal Revenue Service against the Company or the Participant that the Auditors believe has a high probability of success, determine that an Overpayment has been made, such Overpayment shall be treated for all purposes as a loan to the Participant which he or she shall repay to the Company, together with interest at the applicable federal rate provided in Code Section 7872(f)(2); provided, however, that no amount shall be payable by the Participant to the Company if and to the extent that such payment would not reduce the amount subject to taxation under Code Section 4999. In the event that the Auditors determine that an Underpayment has occurred, such Underpayment shall promptly be paid or transferred by the Company to or for the benefit of the Participant, together with interest at the applicable federal rate provided in Code Section 7872(f)(2).

(v)Related Corporations. For purposes of this Section 16(d), the term “Company” shall include affiliated corporations to the extent determined by the Auditors in accordance with Code Section 280G(d)(5).

17.Miscellaneous.

(a)Other Terms and Conditions. The grant of any Award may also be subject to other provisions (whether or not applicable to the Award granted to any other Participant) as the Committee determines appropriate, including, without limitation, provisions for:

(i)one or more means to enable Participants to defer the delivery of Shares or recognition of taxable income relating to Awards or cash payments derived from the Awards on such terms and conditions as the Committee determines, including, by way of example, the form and manner of the deferral election, the treatment of dividends paid on the Shares during the deferral period or a means for providing a return to a Participant on amounts deferred, and the permitted distribution dates or events (provided that if Shares would have otherwise been issued under an Award but for the deferral described in this paragraph, then such Shares shall be treated as if they were issued for purposes of Sections 6(a));

(ii)the payment of the purchase price of Options by delivery of cash or other Shares or other securities of the Company (including by attestation) having a then Fair Market Value equal to the purchase price of such Shares, or by delivery (including by fax) to the Company or its designated agent of an executed irrevocable option exercise form together with irrevocable instructions to a broker dealer to sell or margin a sufficient portion of the Shares and deliver the sale or margin loan proceeds directly to the Company to pay for the exercise price;

(iii)conditioning the grant or benefit of an Award on the Participant’s agreement to comply with covenants not to compete, not to solicit employees and customers and not to disclose confidential information that may properly be presented beforeeffective during or after the Special MeetingParticipant’s employment or service, and/or provisions requiring the Participant
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to disgorge any profit, gain or other benefit received in connection with an Award as a result of the breach of such covenant;

(iv)the automatic grant of a new Option (the “replenishment Option”) to a Participant who pays the exercise price of an existing Option in Shares; provided that the replenishment Option shall cover only that number of Shares that is used to pay the exercise price and shall expire at the same time as the original Option to which it relates;

(v)restrictions on resale or other disposition of Shares, including imposition of a retention period; and

(vi)compliance with federal or state securities laws and stock exchange requirements.

(b)Employment or Service. The issuance of an Award shall not confer upon a Participant any right with respect to continued employment or service with the Company or any adjournmentAffiliate, or postponement thereof.

Please sign exactlythe right to continue as your name(s) appears hereon. When signinga Director. Unless determined otherwise by the Committee, for purposes of the Plan and all Awards, the following rules shall apply:


(i)a Participant who transfers employment between the Corporation and any Affiliate of the Company, or between the Company’s Affiliates, will not be considered to have terminated employment;

(ii)a Participant who ceases to be a Non-Employee Director because he or she becomes an employee of the Company or an Affiliate shall not be considered to have ceased service as attorney, executor, administratora Director with respect to any Award until such Participant’s termination of employment with the Company and its Affiliates;

(iii)a Participant who ceases to be employed by the Company or an Affiliate of the Company and immediately thereafter becomes a Non-Employee Director, a non-employee director of any Affiliate, or a consultant to the Company or any Affiliate shall not be considered to have terminated employment until such Participant’s service as a director of, or consultant to, the Company and its Affiliates has ceased; and

(iv)a Participant employed by an Affiliate of the Company will be considered to have terminated employment when such entity ceases to be an Affiliate of the Company.
Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, for purposes of an Award that is subject to Code Section 409A, if a Participant’s termination of employment or service triggers the payment of compensation under such Award, then the Participant will be deemed to have terminated employment or service upon his or her “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan or an Award to the contrary, if any Participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Code Section 409A as of the date of his or her “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, then, to the extent required by Code Section 409A, any payment made to the Participant on account of such separation from service shall not be made before a date that is six months after the date of the separation from service.

(c)No Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares or other securities may be issued or delivered pursuant to this Plan, and the Committee may determine whether cash, other securities or other property will be paid or transferred in lieu of any fractional Shares or other securities, or whether such fractional Shares or other securities or any rights to fractional Shares or other securities will be canceled, terminated or otherwise eliminated.

(d)Unfunded Plan. This Plan is unfunded and does not create, and should not be construed to create, a trust or separate fund with respect to this Plan’s benefits. This Plan does not establish any fiduciary please give full titlerelationship between the Company and any Participant or other person. To the extent any person holds any rights by virtue of an Award granted under this Plan, such rights are no greater than the rights of the Company’s general unsecured creditors.

(e)Requirements of Law and Securities Exchange. The granting of Awards and the issuance of Shares in connection with an Award are subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as such. Joint ownersmay be required. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan or any Award Agreement, the Company has no liability to deliver any Shares under this Plan or make any payment unless such delivery or payment would comply with all applicable laws and the applicable requirements of any securities exchange
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or similar entity, and unless and until the Participant has taken all actions required by the Company in connection therewith. The Company may impose such restrictions on any Shares issued under the Plan as the Company determines necessary or desirable to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations or the requirements of any national securities exchanges.

(f)Governing Law. This Plan, and all agreements under this Plan, will be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to any conflict of law principles. The parties agree that the exclusive venue for any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Plan, any Award or any Award Agreement, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect of this Plan, any Award or any Award Agreement, shall be a court sitting in the County of Los Angeles, or the Federal District Court for the Central District of California sitting in the County of Los Angeles, in the State of California, and further agree that any such action may be heard only in a “bench” trial, and any party to such action or proceeding shall agree to waive its right to assert a jury trial.

(g)Limitations on Actions. Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Plan, any Award or any Award Agreement, must be brought within one year (365 days) after the day the complaining party first knew or should each sign personally. All holders must sign.have known of the events giving rise to the complaint.

(h)Construction. Whenever any words are used herein in the masculine, they shall be construed as though they were used in the feminine in all cases where they would so apply; and wherever any words are used in the singular or plural, they shall be construed as though they were used in the plural or singular, as the case may be, in all cases where they would so apply. Titles of sections are for general information only, and this Plan is not to be construed with reference to such titles.

(i)Severability. If a corporationany provision of this Plan or partnership, please signany Award Agreement or any Award (i) is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or as to any person or Award, or (ii) would disqualify this Plan, any Award Agreement or any Award under any law the Committee deems applicable, then such provision should be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of this Plan, Award Agreement or Award, then such provision should be stricken as to such jurisdiction, person or Award, and the remainder of this Plan, such Award Agreement and such Award will remain in full corporate or partnership name by authorized officer.

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force and effect.

ADOPTED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS: December 15, 2015
AMENDED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS: March 29, 2018
AMENDED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS: April 26, 2021

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Directions for

2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Location:
1668 S. Garfield Avenue, 3rd Floor (Ballroom), Alhambra, California 91801
Dateand Time: Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time

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