# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001577916
**File Stem:** 0001193125-25-155795
**Filing Date:** 2025-7
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-25-155795.hdr.sgml**: 20250707

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-155795

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 25

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250707

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Regulation FD Disclosure

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250707

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250707

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Premier, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001577916
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-MANAGEMENT SERVICES [8741]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 07 Trade & Services
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0630

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-36092
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251106962

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 13034 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE
- **CITY:** CHARLOTTE
- **STATE:** NC
- **ZIP:** 28277
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 704-357-0022

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 13034 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE
- **CITY:** CHARLOTTE
- **STATE:** NC
- **ZIP:** 28277

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### UNITED STATES

### SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

#### WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

### FORM 8-K

#### CURRENT REPORT

#### Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

#### of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

#### Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): July 7, 2025

## Premier, Inc.

#### (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Delaware** | **001-36092** | **35-2477140** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction** | **(Commission** | **(I.R.S. Employer** |
| **of incorporation)** | **File Number)** | **Identification No.)** |

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| **13034 Ballantyne Corporate Place**<br> **Charlotte, NC 28277** |
| **(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)** |

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(704) 357-0022

#### (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

#### Not Applicable

#### (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading**<br> **Symbol** | **Name of each exchange**<br> **on which registered** |
| Class A Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value | PINC | NASDAQ Global Select Market |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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| **Item 7.01.** | **Regulation FD Disclosure**  |

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Beginning July 8, 2025, representatives of Premier, Inc. (the "<u>Company</u>") are expected to meet with investors, analysts and other stakeholders or interested parties and refer to information, in whole or part, in the Stewardship Outreach, July 2025 presentation (the "<u>Investor Presentation</u>") attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

Prior to the public announcement of the Company's fiscal 2025 financial results, currently scheduled for the week of August 18, 2025, the Company will not comment on or update its fiscal 2025 fourth quarter or full year financial performance or the matters set forth under the caption "Fiscal-Year 2025 Guidance" in its press release dated May 6, 2025 filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's Form 8-K filed May 7, 2025.

Pursuant to Regulation FD, the Company hereby furnishes the Investor Presentation attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which information is incorporated into this Item 7.01 by this reference.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K under this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "<u>Exchange Act</u>"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. The furnishing of this report is not intended to constitute a determination or an admission by the registrant that the information contained herein or incorporated herein by reference is material or that the dissemination of the information is required by Regulation FD.

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| **Item 9.01.** | **Financial Statements and Exhibits**  |

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(d) Exhibits

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| Exhibit<br>No. | Description |
| 99.1 | [Premier, Inc. Stewardship Outreach, July 2025, as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K](d73929dex991.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |

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#### SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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|  | Premier, Inc. | Premier, Inc. |
|  | By: | /s/ Michael J. Alkire |
|  | Name: | Michael J. Alkire |
|  | Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Date: July 7, 2025 |  |  |

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## Exhibit 99.1

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Exhibit 99.1 Premier, Inc. Stewardship Outreach July 2025

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Forward-looking statements Forward-looking statements – Statements made in this presentation that are not statements of historical or current facts, such as those related to our ability to advance our business strategies and improve healthcare, the intended or expected performance or utility of our products and services, our ability to transition to partners or wind down the remaining operations of Contigo Health and the potential costs and expenses associated therewith, the potential benefits of our share repurchases made pursuant to the share repurchase authorization approved by our Board in 2024 (including the accelerated share repurchase program announced in February 2025, which has not yet completed and could be affected by volatility or disruptions in capital markets or other factors), the efficacy of our pay-for-performance executive compensation programs and strategies, the payment of dividends at current levels or at all, guidance on expected future financial performance and assumptions underlying that guidance, and our expected effective income tax rate are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Premier to be materially different from historical results or from any future results or projections expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, the achievement of which cannot be guarantee. In addition to statements that explicitly describe such risks and uncertainties, readers are urged to consider statements in the conditional or future tenses or that include terms such as "believes," "belief," "expects," "estimates," "intends," "remains committed to," "anticipates" or "plans" to be uncertain and forward-looking. Forward-looking statements may include comments as to Premier's beliefs and expectations as to future events and trends affecting its business and are necessarily subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside Premier's control. More information on risks and uncertainties that could affect Premier's business, achievements, performance, financial condition, and financial results is included from time to time in the "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements," "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of Premier's periodic and current filings with the SEC, including the information in those sections of Premier's Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2024 as well as Premier's subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Premier's periodic and current filings with the SEC are made available on the company's website at investors.premierinc.com. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Premier undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events that occur after that date, or otherwise.© 2025. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. \| PREMIER INC. \| 1

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Premier, Inc. Snapshot (NASDAQ: PINC) Over [2] 1996 Charlotte, NC 2013 ~2,900[1] Over $1.3B Key Statistics 4,350[1] Net Revenue Founded Headquarters IPO Employees Hospital Members Business Segments Supply Chain Services Performance Services ~$885M[3] ~$460M[4] Net Revenue Net Revenue Core Tech and Consulting Services Clinical Decision Support Group Purchasing - Acute Group Purchasing - Continuum of Care Applied Sciences Supply Chain Co-Management Digital Supply Chain Leading Technology-Driven Healthcare Improvement Company Enabling Better, Smarter, Faster Care [1] As of June 30, 2024 [2] Consolidated figure for fiscal 2024. [3] Supply Chain Services segment net revenue for fiscal 2024, which includes products revenue from the S2S Global business, which was sold in fiscal 2025. In addition, as the company did not begin reporting Digital Supply Chain as part of the Supply Chain Services segment until fiscal 2025, revenue from this business is not included in the presented fiscal 2024 Supply Chain Services segment net revenue amount but is in the presented fiscal 2024 Performance Services segment net revenue amount consistent with our GAAP financial reporting. [4] Performance Services segment net revenue for fiscal 2024

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Premier Enables Better, Smarter, Faster Healthcare for its Member Health Systems Better Care Smarter Savings Faster Innovation 11% 6% 20% Lower Inpatient Mortality Better Operating More Revenue in Observed Per Encounter Margins Value-Based Care Programs (MSSP) 7% 10% Lower Inpatient Mortality Lower Observed Per Encounter Supply Costs \*For major teaching hospitals Premier Members, On Average, Perform Better Than Non-Premier Members© 2025. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. \| PREMIER INC. \| 3 \*Based on 2024 data for hospitals in Premier's 100 Top Hospitals® program.

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Growth Strategy Grow and Deepen Strengthen and Build Create and Deliver Expand Into Adjacent Relationships Capabilities Innovative Solutions Markets • Further penetrate member • Enhance technology with • Innovate with members to • Life sciences purchasing spend; automation and AI develop products and with research and currently only capture capabilities services that address clinical trials ~60% in the acute GPO market problems and even less in the non- • Long runway to continue • Payers with electronic acute GPO to grow profitable prior authorization technology and consulting • Cross-sell opportunity; businesses • Manufacturers through currently only ~1/3 of e-invoicing and members utilize both e-payables capabilities business segments Multiple Levers to Drive Future Growth of Our Business© 2025. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. \| PREMIER INC. \| 4

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Creating Value for Stockholders Unique Long Runway for Disciplined Market Positioning Profitable Growth Capital Allocation • Established industry leader in • Ability to further penetrate member • Flexible balance sheet critical and growing markets purchasing in the GPO business • Strong and predictable cash flows; • Long-standing strategic and • Continued expansion into adjacent $100 million annual TRA payable to collaborative customer relationships customer bases former member-owners ends in FY25 • Leveraging comprehensive and • Attractive margin profile scalable technology and services • Repurchased $600M shares; platform • Potentially significant value in additionally, entered a $200M certain minority investments accelerated share repurchase • Opportunity to cross-sell between program in February 2025[1] business segments • Dividend yield of ~4% is in the top quartile of companies in the Russell 1000 index [2] Well-Positioned for Future Growth and Above Market Returns [1] The company repurchased $600 million of Class A common shares in 2024 and January 2025 under the company's $1 billion share repurchase authorization, which expired on June 30, 2025 ("Authorization"). In February 2025, the company entered into a $200 million accelerated share repurchase program under the Authorization, which is expected to be completed no later than the first quarter of fiscal year 2026.© 2025. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. \| PREMIER INC. \| 5 [2] Premier's dividend yield is based on the aggregate dividends paid per share during the twelve months ended March 31, 2025, divided by the stock's closing price on March 31, 2025. Dividend yield for the market indices is based on market data for the twelve months ended March 31, 2025.

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Commitment to Corporate Governance Drives Alignment and Accountability Enhancements to Commitment to Leadership and Oversight Corporate Governance Refreshment • Independent Board Chair • Board committed to ongoing • Renomination capped at age of 72 • Independent key Board committees refreshment and adding broad mix of • Periodic committee membership skills, experience and perspectives • Annual review of succession planning rotation • 100% of directors own PINC stock • 8 out of 9 directors are independent • Individual director self- and peer- • Anti-hedging and anti-pledging assessments • Director mentorship and continuing policies education programs • Limits on other public company board • Annual shareholder engagement service (total of 4 public company • Environmental, social and governance program boards and total of 2 public boards for (ESG) oversight at Board level NEOs of publicly traded companies)© 2025. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. \| PREMIER INC. \| 6

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A "Fit-for-Purpose" Board of Directors Anticipate several board seats will be refreshed over the next 18 months Board Independent Photo Board Member Age Primary Occupation Key Skills / Qualifications Tenure Director 30+ years of operational, technology and business development leadership Michael J. Alkire 62 4 President and CEO -experience; joined Premier in 2003 Retired: former Vice Chairman and National Industry Financial, corporate accounting, business development and leadership John Bigalke 70 6 Leader for Deloitte's Healthcare and Life Science practice; + experiences; serving on audit committees at other public and private companies currently serves on AdventHealth's Board of Directors Retired: former COO of Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Financial background with more than 20 years in the healthcare industry; serves Research Institute; currently serves on the Board of Helen M. Boudreau 59 5 as chair of audit committees and on compensation committees for other public + Directors at Shattuck Labs, Inc. and a private biotech companies; NACD directorship certified. company Retired: former SVP and Chief Information Officer Information technology, cybersecurity risk management, supply chain, logistics Jody R. Davids 69 10 at PepsiCo; currently serves on Paymentus' Board of + and distribution and executive leadership experience Directors Retired: former President and CEO, Banner Health; 44 years healthcare industry experience and executive leadership experience at Peter S. Fine 73 12 + currently serves on Jeenie's Board of Directors large healthcare system 27 years healthcare industry experience and public company leadership Marc D. Miller 54 10 President and CEO, Universal Health Services + experience Retired: former president and COO, CommonSpirit Health: 41 years healthcare industry experience and leadership experience serving in Marvin R O'Quinn 73 10 + currently serves on American Healthcare REIT executive positions at large healthcare systems Retired: former President and CEO of Bon Secours Health 35 years healthcare industry experience and leadership experience at large Richard J. Statuto 68 12 System and currently serves on American Publication, + healthcare systems Inc.'s Board of Directors Retired: former SVP and CFO of American Water Works Financial, corporate accounting, business development and leadership Ellen C. Wolf 71 12 + Company experience; served on audit & compensation committees of other company boards© 2025. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. \| PREMIER INC. \| 7

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Engaged Board with Critical Skillset 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Executive Leadership Healthcare Industry Board candidates who represent a Operations broad mix of skills, perspectives, talents, Board of Treasury backgrounds and education that Directors Capital Allocation Finance/Accounting/Auditing enhance decision-making processes, M&A/Corporate Development oversee management's execution of Experience ESG strategic objectives and reflect interests and Skills Corporate Governance of stockholders. Digital Technology Risk Assessment and Management Supply Chain Logistics Board Snapshot Board Independence Board Tenure Age 1 1 2 3 1 88% 9 Years 67 years Average Average Independent 1 Age Tenure 8 7 3 Independent Non-Independent 50 – 60 Years 61 – 73 Years 4 years 5 years 6 years 10 years 12 years Note: All figures are presented as of June 30, 2025.© 2025. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. \| PREMIER INC. \| 8

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Executive Compensation Program Aligned with Stockholder Value Creation 2025 CEO TARGET PAY MIX 13% 20% Base Salary? Executive compensation levels aligned with market Time-Based Restricted ? Pay mix emphasizes at-risk performance incentives Stock Units 87% (RSUs) Incentive-Based performance 47%? Objective, measurable, rigorous metrics Compensation 20% aligned with short- and long-term growth priorities Performance Annual Bonus Shares (PSAs) ? Short- and long-term program payouts capped at 150% ? No automatic single-trigger change-in-control equity vesting 2025 NEO TARGET PAY MIX\* ? Stock ownership guidelines and holding requirements for 18% 21% executives and directors Base Salary Time-Based Clawback to Restricted ? policy applicable both cash and equity Stock Units 79% awards (RSUs) Incentive-Based 41% Compensation Robust anti and anti pledging? -hedging - policies Performance 20% Shares (PSAs) Annual Bonus supplemental retirement benefits? No \*Reflects the compensation mix for NEOs other than the CEO who were active© 2025. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. \| PREMIER INC. \| 9 employees for the entirety of fiscal year 2025.

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Performance Metrics Designed to Drive Top- and Bottom-Line Growth Annual Cash Incentives Performance Metrics Fiscal 2025/2026 Program Highlights 20% \| Adj. EBITDA • Consistency in weighting: 20% \| Revenue • Aggregate of financial measures total 60% 20% \| Free Cash Flow 40% \| Strategic Measures • Collective strategic measures total 40% • Determine strategic measures on an annual basis Long-Term Incentives Performance Metrics / Terms Fiscal 2025/2026 Program Highlights 70% PSAs PSAs: • Increased weighting of PSAs for executives from Adjusted EPS and Net Revenue 60% to 70% beginning in fiscal 2025 (50% each) \| 3Y cliff vest based on • Added Net Revenue as an equally weighted 30% RSUs separate targets for each of the 3 measure beginning with fiscal 2025 PSAs years • Measures for fiscal 2026 PSAs expected to be RSUs: consistent with fiscal 2025 3Y Ratable vesting© 2025. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. \| PREMIER INC. \| 10

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Core Practices Supporting the Resilience of Our Business Ethics and Environmental Our People and Compliance Stewardship Culture Strong corporate governance and Prioritizing responsible stewardship to "People First Growth Mindset" and ethically responsible behavior create a healthy planet resilient human capital management promotes engagement and retention Continued achievement of 100% employee Calculated Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) completion of our compliance education emissions. Our ONE PREMIER Growth Mindset initiative is courses including anti-corruption and human designed to intentionally enhance our culture of high Completed initial alignment with the recommendations of the Task trafficking, fraud, waste and abuse, and Health performing individuals and teams by focusing on self- Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). Insurance Portability and Accountability Act mastery, "real-talk" communication, and multi-level trust. (HIPAA). Identified the Scope 3 GHG Emissions categories most relevant to Bi-annual, "People First" employee engagement our business to understand our full GHG footprint. We plan to 2025 World's Most Ethical Companies® survey conducted by an independent third-party firm to th complete an initial Scope 3 emissions inventory during CY2025. Honoree by Ethisphere (18 consecutive year). provide real-time actionable insights, with latest survey showing engagement score of 77, exceeding the global Responsible Improving Community benchmark of 74. Supply Chain Health Awards: Committed to a high quality, resilient Enhancing health outcomes and and sustainably supply chain lowering costs for communities • 2025 Outstanding Gold Culture by Cigna Monitored quality, safety and value standards of supplier Continued to advocate for and advance initiatives aimed at • 2024 Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America products and services with ongoing advice and oversight from enabling a better, faster and smarter healthcare industry. • 2024 #1 Healthiest Employer in Charlotte 28 strategic sourcing committees representing approximately ~$190K Donated through our Social Responsibility Program, 175 of our U.S. hospital members. plus another $100K for our Premier Cares Award. Annual social responsibility audits of contracted Premier's 2024 Sustainability Report manufacturers by international third-party auditor. All suppliers required to abide by Healthcare Group Purchasing Industry Code of Conduct. Note: Figures presented as of May 31, 2025.© 2025. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. \| PREMIER INC. \| 11