mpln-20230331

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(MARK ONE)


x			QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarter ended March 31, 2023


o			TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number: 001-39228

MULTIPLAN CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware						84-3536151
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)						(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

115 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10003

(Address of principal executive offices)

(212) 780-2000

(Issuer’s telephone number)

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

Title of each class

Trading
Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Shares of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share

MPLN

New York Stock Exchange

Warrants

MPLN.WS

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 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 o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes No

As of April 28, 2023, 632,638,275 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, were issued and outstanding.

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			Pages
Glossary			3
Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets			7
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income			8
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity			9
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows			10
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements			11
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			20
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk			33
Item 4. Controls and Procedures			33
Part II - Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings			34
Item 1A. Risk Factors			34
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds			35
Item 6. Exhibits			36
Signature			37

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GLOSSARY

Unless otherwise stated in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this "Quarterly Report") or the context otherwise requires, references to:

"2022 Annual Report" are to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022;

"2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan" are to our 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as it may be amended and/or restated from time to time;

"5.50% Senior Secured Notes" are to the $1,050,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 5.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 issued by MPH;

"5.750% Notes" are to the $1,300,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 5.750% Senior Notes due 2028 issued by MPH;

"Abacus" are to Abacus Insights, Inc.;

"Adjusted EPS" are to adjusted earnings per share;

"ASU" are to Accounting Standard Update;

"Board" are to the board of directors of the Company;

"Cash Interest" are to interest paid in cash on the Senior Convertible PIK Notes;

"Churchill" are to Churchill Capital Corp III, a Delaware corporation, which changed its name to MultiPlan Corporation following the consummation of the Transactions;

"Churchill IPO" are to the initial public offering by Churchill which closed on February 19, 2020;

"Churchill's Class A common stock" are, prior to consummation of the Transactions, to Churchill's Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share and, following consummation of the Transactions, to our Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share;

"Class A common stock" are to MultiPlan's Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share;

"Closing" are to the consummation of the Mergers;

"Closing Date" are to October 8, 2020, the date on which the Transactions were consummated;

"Common PIPE Investment" are to the private placement pursuant to which Churchill entered into subscription agreements with certain investors whereby such investors subscribed for (a) 130,000,000 shares of Churchill's Class A common stock at a purchase price of $10.00 per share for an aggregate commitment of $1,300,000,000 and (b) warrants to purchase 6,500,000 shares of Churchill's Class A Common Stock (for each share of Churchill's Class A common stock subscribed, the investor received 1/20th of a warrant to purchase one share of Churchill's Class A common stock, with each whole warrant having a strike price of $12.50 per share and a maturity date of October 8, 2025). The Common PIPE Investment was subject to an original issue discount (which was paid in additional shares of Churchill's Class A common stock) of 1% for subscriptions of $250,000,000 or less and 2.5% for subscriptions of more than $250,000,000, which resulted in an additional 2,050,000 shares of Churchill's Class A common stock being issued. The Common PIPE Investment was consummated on the Closing Date;

"common stock" are, prior to the consummation of the Transactions, to Churchill's Class A common stock and Churchill's Class B common stock and, following consummation of the Transactions, to the Class A common stock;

"Company" are, prior to the consummation of the Transactions, to Churchill and, following consummation of the Transactions, to MultiPlan Corporation;

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"Convertible PIPE Investment" are to the private placement pursuant to which the Company entered into subscription agreements with certain investors whereby such Convertible PIPE Investors agreed to buy $1,300,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Senior Convertible PIK Notes. The Convertible PIPE Investment was consummated on the Closing Date;

"Convertible PIPE Investors" are to the investors participating in the Convertible PIPE Investment;

"COVID-19" are to the COVID-19 pandemic;

"DHP" are to Discovery Health Partners;

"Director RSUs" are to restricted stock units issued to the Company's Non-Employee Directors under the 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (other than those Non-Employee Directors who have elected to forego their right to director compensation);

"Employee RS" are to grants of restricted stock awarded to certain employees under the 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan;

"Employee RSUs" are to grants of restricted stock units awarded to certain employees under the 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan;

"Employee NQSOs" are to grants of non-qualified stock options awarded to certain employees under the 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan;

"EPS" are to Earnings and Loss Per Share;

"Exchange Act" are to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;

"FASB" are to the Financial Accounting Standards Board;

"First Merger Sub" are to Music Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company;

"Fixed Value RSUs" are to restricted stock units granted based on a fixed monetary amount under the 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan in accordance with the terms of the related side letter;

"founder shares" are to shares of Churchill's Class B common stock and Churchill's Class A common stock issued upon the automatic conversion thereof in connection with the Closing;

"GAAP" are to generally accepted accounting principles in United States of America;

"H&F" are to Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VIII, L.P.;

"Holdings" are to Polaris Investment Holdings, L.P.;

"HST" are to HSTechnology Solutions, Inc.;

"Integration expenses" are costs associated with the integration of acquired companies into MultiPlan;

"KG" are to The Klein Group, LLC, an affiliate of Michael Klein and the Sponsor and an affiliate and wholly owned subsidiary of M. Klein and Company. KG (and not the Sponsor) was engaged by Churchill to act as Churchill's financial advisor in connection with the Transactions, and as a placement agent in connection with the PIPE Investment as more fully described herein;

"LIBOR" are to London Interbank Offered Rate;

"M. Klein and Company" are to M. Klein and Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its affiliates;

"Merger Agreement" are to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 12, 2020, by and among Churchill, MultiPlan Parent, Holdings, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub, as the same has been or may be amended, modified, supplemented or waived from time to time;

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"Mergers" are to, together, (a) the merger of First Merger Sub with and into MultiPlan Parent with MultiPlan Parent being the surviving company in the merger (the "First Merger") and (b) immediately following and as part of the same transaction as the First Merger, the merger of MultiPlan Parent with and into Second Merger Sub, with Second Merger Sub surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Churchill (the "Second Merger");

"MPH" are to MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC;

"MultiPlan" are, prior to consummation of the Transactions, to MultiPlan Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries and, following consummation of the Transactions, to MultiPlan Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries;

"MultiPlan Parent" are to Polaris Parent Corp., a Delaware corporation;

"Non-Employee Director" are to each member of our Board that is not an employee of the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company;

"Non-income taxes" includes personal property taxes, real estate taxes, sales and use taxes and franchise taxes which are included in cost of services and general and administrative expenses;

"NSA" are to the No Surprises Act, which is part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021;

"Other expenses, net" represents miscellaneous non-recurring income, miscellaneous non-recurring expenses, gain or loss on disposal of assets, impairment of other assets, gain or loss on disposal of leases, tax penalties, and non-integration related severance costs;

"Payors" are our customers and potential customers, which include large national insurance companies, Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans, provider-sponsored and independent health plans, third party administrators, bill review companies, Taft-Hartley plans, self-insured employers, federal and state government sponsored health plans and other entities that pay medical bills related to the commercial healthcare, government, workers' compensation and auto medical markets;

"PSAV" are to percentage of savings;

"PEPM" are to per-employee-per-month;

"PIK Interest" are to interest paid through an increase in the principal amount of the outstanding Senior Convertible PIK Notes or through the issuance of additional Senior Convertible PIK Notes;

"PIPE Investment" are to, collectively, the Common PIPE Investment and the Convertible PIPE Investment;

"PIPE Warrants" are to the warrants to purchase Churchill's Class A common stock issued in connection with the Common PIPE Investment, on terms identical to the terms of the Private Placement Warrants, other than the exercise period that started on November 7, 2020, the exercise price which is $12.50 per share and the redemption feature that exists for all holders of the PIPE warrants.

"Polaris" is Polaris Parent Corp., a Delaware corporation and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Holdings and parent company to MultiPlan, Inc.;

"PPOs" are to Preferred Provider Organizations;

"Private Placement Warrants" are to warrants issued to the Sponsor in a private placement simultaneously with the closing of the Churchill IPO and the Working Capital Warrants whose terms are identical to the Private Placement Warrants;

"Public Warrants" are to the Company's warrants sold as part of the units in the Churchill IPO (whether they were purchased in the Churchill IPO or thereafter in the open market);

"Revolver B" are to the revolving credit facility in conjunction with Term Loan B and maturing on August 24, 2026;

"revolving credit facility" are to MPH's $450.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility;

"SEC" are to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission;

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"Second Merger Sub" are to Music Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company;

"Senior Convertible PIK Notes" are the 6.00% / 7.00% Convertible Senior PIK Toggle Notes due 2027;

"Senior PIK Notes" are to the 8.500% / 9.250% Senior PIK Toggle Notes due 2022 issued by Polaris Intermediate Corp. on November 21, 2017. All of the outstanding Senior PIK Notes were redeemed on October 8, 2020;

"senior secured credit facilities" are to MPH's senior secured credit facilities which, before August 24, 2021, consist of (a) a $2,341.0 million term loan facility maturing on June 7, 2023 and (b) a $450.0 million revolving credit facility maturing on June 7, 2023, and as of and after August 24, 2021 consist of (a) a $1,325.0 million term loan facility maturing on September 1, 2028 and (b) a $450.0 million revolving credit facility maturing on August 24, 2026;

"Sponsor" are to Churchill Sponsor III, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an affiliate of M. Klein and Company in which certain of Churchill's directors and officers hold membership interests;

"Sponsor Note" are to the unsecured promissory note issued by the Company to the Sponsor in an aggregate principal amount of $1,500,000. The Sponsor converted the unpaid balance of the Sponsor Note into Working Capital Warrants in connection with the Closing;

"Subscription Agreements" are to, collectively, the (a) common stock subscription agreements entered into (i) by and between Churchill and the PIF and (ii) by and among Churchill, Holdings and MultiPlan Parent, on the one hand, and certain investment funds, on the other hand, in each case, dated as of July 12, 2020 and entered into in connection with the Common PIPE Investment and (b) subscription agreements, dated as of July 12, 2020, entered into in connection with the Convertible PIPE Investment;

"Term Loan B" are to a term loan payable borrowed on August 24, 2021 in the amount of $1,325.0 million with a group of lenders due and payable on September 1, 2028;

"Term Loan G" are to a term loan payable borrowed on June 7, 2016 in the amount of $3,500.0 million with a group of lenders and was repaid in full on August 24, 2021;

"Transactions" are to the Mergers, together with the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the related agreements;

"Transaction-related expenses" represents transaction costs, including those related to the Transactions and litigation related thereto as well as those related to any other acquisitions, whether consummated or not.

"Unvested Founder Shares" represents 12,404,080 of the Sponsor founder shares that were unvested as of October 8, 2020 in connection with the Merger Agreement and will re-vest at such time as, during the period starting on October 8, 2021 and ending on October 8, 2025, the closing price of our Class A common stock exceeds $12.50 per share for any forty (40) trading days in a sixty (60) consecutive day period. Such founder shares that do not re-vest on or before October 8, 2025 will be forfeited and cancelled.

"warrants" are to the Public Warrants, the Private Placement Warrants, the PIPE Warrants and the Working Capital Warrants;

"we," "our" or "us" are to MultiPlan and its consolidated subsidiaries; and

"Working Capital Warrants" are to the warrants to purchase Churchill's Class A common stock pursuant to the terms of the Sponsor Note, on terms identical to the terms of the Private Placement Warrants.

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Part I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

MULTIPLAN CORPORATION

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share data)


	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	265,728	$	334,046
Restricted cash	6,508		6,513
Trade accounts receivable, net	67,032		78,907
Prepaid expenses	21,444		22,244
Prepaid taxes	5,917		1,351
Other current assets, net	4,823		3,676
Total current assets	371,452		446,737
Property and equipment, net	238,879		232,835
Operating lease right-of-use assets	22,953		24,237
Goodwill	3,705,199		3,705,199
Other intangibles, net	2,855,074		2,940,201
Other assets, net	21,692		21,895
Total assets	$	7,215,249	$	7,371,104
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	14,137	$	13,295
Accrued interest	76,877		57,982

Operating lease obligation, short-term	5,850		6,363
Current portion of long-term debt	13,250		13,250
Accrued compensation	17,448		34,568
Accrued legal contingencies	11,623		33,923
Other accrued expenses	16,588		16,463
Total current liabilities	155,773		175,844
Long-term debt	4,604,402		4,741,856
Operating lease obligation, long-term	19,789		20,894
Private Placement Warrants and Unvested Founder Shares	4,073		2,442
Deferred income taxes	642,936		639,498
Other liabilities	—		28
Total liabilities	5,426,973		5,580,562
Commitments and contingencies (Note 5)
Shareholders’ equity:
Shareholder interests
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value — 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued	—		—
Common stock, $0.0001 par value — 1,500,000,000 shares authorized; 667,242,169 and 666,290,344 issued; 634,876,516 and 639,172,938 shares outstanding	67		67
Additional paid-in capital	2,333,687		2,330,444
Retained deficit	(347,591)		(347,800)
Treasury stock — 32,365,653 and 27,117,406 shares	(197,887)		(192,169)
Total shareholders’ equity	1,788,276		1,790,542
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	7,215,249	$	7,371,104

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

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MULTIPLAN CORPORATION

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

(in thousands, except share and per share data)


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2023		2022
Revenues		$	236,594	$	298,046
Costs of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization of intangible assets shown below)		54,850		47,072
General and administrative expenses		31,467		32,588
Depreciation		18,206		16,596
Amortization of intangible assets		85,127		85,154
Total expenses		189,650		181,410
Operating income		46,944		116,636
Interest expense		83,428		71,445
Interest income		(3,239)		(12)
Gain on extinguishment of debt		(36,778)		—
Gain on investments		—		(289)
Loss (gain) on change in fair value of Private Placement Warrants and Unvested Founder Shares		1,631		(12,741)
Net income before taxes		1,902		58,233
Provision for income taxes		1,693		14,255
Net income		$	209	$	43,978

Weighted average shares outstanding – Basic		638,721,991		638,497,587
Weighted average shares outstanding – Diluted		640,901,289		639,015,094

Net income per share – Basic		$	0.00	$	0.07
Net income per share – Diluted		$	0.00	$	0.07

Comprehensive income		$	209	$	43,978

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

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MULTIPLAN CORPORATION

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity

(in thousands, except share data)





























	Three Months Ended March 31, 2023

	Common Stock Issued			Additional Paid-in Capital		Retained Deficit		Treasury stock			Total Shareholders’ Equity
	Shares	Amount						Shares	Amount

Balance at beginning of period	666,290,344	$	67	$	2,330,444	$	(347,800)	(27,117,406)	$	(192,169)	$	1,790,542

2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan	951,825	—		3,695		—		—	—		3,695
Tax withholding related to vesting of equity awards	—	—		(452)		—		—	—		(452)
Repurchase of common stock	—	—		—		—		(5,248,247)	(5,718)		(5,718)
Net income	—	—		—		209		—	—		209
Balance at end of period	667,242,169	$	67	$	2,333,687	$	(347,591)	(32,365,653)	$	(197,887)	$	1,788,276

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022

	Common Stock Issued			Additional Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings		Treasury stock			Total Shareholders’ Equity
	Shares	Amount						Shares	Amount

Balance at beginning of period	665,456,180	$	67	$	2,311,660	$	225,112	(27,117,406)	$	(192,169)	$	2,344,670


2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan	589,514	—		4,785		—		—	—		4,785
Tax withholding related to vesting of equity awards	—	—		(1,957)		—		—	—		(1,957)

Net loss	—	—		—		43,978		—	—		43,978
Balance at end of period	666,045,694	$	67	$	2,314,488	$	269,090	(27,117,406)	$	(192,169)	$	2,391,476

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

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MULTIPLAN CORPORATION

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

SEC Form 10-Q filed by MultiPlan Corporation