UNITED STATES
 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 FORM 10-K/A
 (Amendment No. 1)
 
 (Mark One)
 xANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019
 or
 oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 For the transition period from to
 Commission File Number: 001-35628
 
 PERFORMANT FINANCIAL CORPORATION
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (925) 960-4800
 Delaware20-0484934(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization)(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)333 North Canyons Parkway, Livermore, CA94551(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 Title of each class:Trading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered:Common Stock, par value $.0001 per sharePFMTThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
 
 Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes  ̈ No x
 Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes  ̈ No x
 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
 Yes x No  ̈
 
    
 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No  ̈
 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 Large accelerated filer ̈Accelerated fileroNon-accelerated filer ̈(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)Smaller reporting companyxEmerging growth companyo
 
 If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ̈
 
 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes  ̈ No x
 
 As of June 30, 2019 (the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second quarter), the aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $19,812,518. Shares of common stock beneficially held by each officer and director and by each person who owns 10% or more of the outstanding common stock have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.
 As of April 28, 2020, 54,028,174 shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding.
 
 
 EXPLANATORY NOTE
 
 Performant Financial Corporation is filing this Form 10-K/A as Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019  (the “Annual Report”) that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2020 for the purpose of correcting the date of the report of the company’s independent registered accounting firm, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP, which due to a clerical error was dated April 29, 2019 instead of April 29, 2020, the date that the Annual Report was filed.
 
 This Amendment does not reflect any subsequent events occurring after the original filing date of the Annual Report and does not modify or update in any way disclosures made in the Annual Report except to furnish corrected independent registered accounting firm’s report.
 
    
 
 SIGNATURES
 Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 PERFORMANT FINANCIAL CORPORATIONBy:/s/ Lisa C. ImLisa C. ImChief Executive Officer
 Date: May 22, 2020
 
 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
 NameTitleDate/s/ Lisa C. ImChief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Board ChairMay 22, 2020Lisa C. Im/s/ Ian JohnstonVice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Financial Officer)May 22, 2020Ian Johnston/s/ James LaCamp*DirectorMay 22, 2020James LaCamp/s/ Bradley M. Fluegel*DirectorMay 22, 2020Bradley M. Fluegel/s/ William D. Hansen*DirectorMay 22, 2020William D. Hansen/s/ Eric YanagiDirectorMay 22, 2020Eric Yanagi*Pursuant to power of attorney.
 
 
    
 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of Performant Financial Corporation:
 
 Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements
 
 We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Performant Financial Corporation and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes and financial statement Schedule II (collectively the "consolidated financial statements"). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flow for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
 Adoption of New Accounting Standard
 
 As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method for accounting for leases in 2019 due to the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842).
 
 Basis for Opinion
 
 These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
 
 We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
 
 Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
 
    
 Emphasis of Matter
 
 As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has a recent history of net losses and negative cash flows from operations. Management also expects that the Company’s operations will be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. If the Company cannot generate sufficient cash flows from operations, the Company will require additional financing to fund future operations. Management’s evaluation of these conditions, as well as its plans to mitigate these matters are described in Note 1. Our opinion is not modified with respect to this matter.
 
 
 
 We have served as the Company's auditor since 2018.
 
 /s/ BAKER TILLY VIRCHOW KRAUSE, LLP
 
 
 
 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 April 29, 2020