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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-K
(Mark One)
     
þ   Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006
OR
     
o   Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Commission file number: 001-13498
Assisted Living Concepts, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Nevada   93-1148702
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)
111 West Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Telephone: (414) 908-8800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
     
    Name of Each Exchange
Title of Each Class   on Which Registered
     
Class A Common Stock, $0.01
par value per share
  New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No þ
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 o No þ
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 þ No o
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check One).
Large accelerated filer o       Accelerated filer o       Non-accelerated filer þ
Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant on June 30, 2006 (the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter) is not applicable as the registrant was not publicly traded as of June 30, 2006.
As of March 21, 2007, the registrant had 59,932,427 shares of its Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value outstanding and 9,564,922 shares of its Class B Common Stock, $0.01 par value outstanding.
Documents Incorporated by Reference
Certain sections of registrant’s definitive proxy statement relating to its 2007 annual stockholders’ meeting to be held on May 3, 2007, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
 

 


 

ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
FORM 10-K
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006
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ITEM 1 BUSINESS
The Company
     Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. (“ALC”) and its subsidiaries operate 207 assisted living residences in 17 states in the United States totaling 8,302 units. ALC’s residences typically range from 35 to 60 units and offer residents a supportive, home-like setting and assistance with the activities of daily living.
     ALC became an independent, publicly traded company, whose Class A Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange on November 10, 2006 (the “Separation Date”) when it separated (the “Separation”) from Extendicare Inc. (“Extendicare”).
     In connection with the Separation, holders of Extendicare Subordinate Voting Shares received (i) one Extendicare Common Share and (ii) one share of Class A Common Stock of ALC from Extendicare for each Extendicare Subordinate Voting Share that they held as of the Separation Date. Holders of Extendicare Multiple Voting Shares received (i) 1.075 Extendicare Common Shares and (ii) one share of Class B Common Stock of ALC from Extendicare for each Extendicare Multiple Voting Share that they held on the Separation Date.
     References in this report to “Assisted Living Concepts,” “ALC,” “we,” “our,” and “us” refer to Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, as constituted after the Separation, unless the context otherwise requires.
History
     ALC was formed as a Nevada corporation in 1994. In October 2001, ALC voluntarily filed for reorganization under the bankruptcy laws as a result of its inability to make payments on its indebtedness. In January 2002, it emerged from bankruptcy pursuant to a pre-negotiated plan of reorganization. ALC operated as an independent company until January 31, 2005 when it was acquired by Extendicare Health Services, Inc. (“EHSI”) (the “Acquisition”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Extendicare. At that time ALC was headquartered in Dallas, Texas and operated 177 assisted living residences in 14 states with a total of 6,838 units.
     Following the Acquisition, Extendicare consolidated its assisted living operations with ALC’s and moved ALC’s headquarters to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, installed a new management team, and reorganized ALC’s internal reporting structure and operations to include previously owned EHSI assisted living residences. Between January 31, 2005 and November 10, 2006, ALC operated its 177 original residences and between 29 and 35 residences owned by EHSI. Shortly before the Separation, ALC purchased 29 assisted living residences from EHSI consisting of approximately 1,412 units. In addition, on November 1, 2006, ALC acquired an assisted living residence in Escanaba, Michigan consisting of 40 units from an unrelated third party. Together with ALC’s original 6,838 units and after certain other adjustments, ALC operated a total of 8,302 units at December 31, 2006.
     On June 19, 2006, ALC formed Pearson Insurance Company, LTD (“Pearson”), a wholly owned Bermuda based captive insurance company, to self-insure general and professional liability risks.
Financial Presentation
     Effective upon the Separation, the ownership structure of the entities changed and as such became consolidated. All references to ALC financial statements, both pre- and post-Separation Date herein are referred to as “consolidated” as opposed to “combined.”
     For periods prior to the Separation Date, the historical consolidated financial and other data in this report have been prepared to include all of Extendicare’s assisted living business in the United States, consisting of:
  §   the assisted living residences operated by EHSI through the Separation Date, which ranged from 29 to 36 residences between January 1, 2003 and the date of the Acquisition and consisted of 32 residences operated by EHSI at December 31, 2005,
 
  §   177 assisted living residences operated by ALC since the time of the Acquisition,
 
  §   three assisted living residences that were constructed and owned by EHSI (two of which were operated by ALC) during 2005,
 
  §   the Escanaba residence since its acquisition on November 1, 2006, and
 
  §   Pearson since its formation on June 19, 2006.

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     Prior to the Separation, operations were terminated at four of the EHSI residences and are presented as discontinued operations. At the Separation Date, the historical financial statements included 209 residences (two of which remained with EHSI).
     After the Separation Date, historical consolidated financial and other data include 178 assisted living residences operated by ALC (including Escanaba), 29 residences purchased from EHSI for a total of 207 residences, and Pearson.
     The historical consolidated financial and other operating data do not contain data related to certain assets including certain investments that were transferred to ALC but do include certain assets and operations that were not transferred to ALC in connection with the Separation. ALC did not include in the Separation certain EHSI properties as they did not fit ALC’s targeted portfolio profile or were not readily separable from EHSI’s operations. The differences between the historical consolidated financial data and financial data for the assets and the operations transferred in the Separation are immaterial in 2005 and 2006. Results of operations prior to 2005 are not directly comparable to later results of operations because the earlier results do not contain the 177 ALC properties associated with the Acquisition. See Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in this Annual Report.
     ALC operates in a single business segment with all properties and revenue generated from those properties located in the United States.
The Business
     We operate assisted living residences within the senior living industry which consists of a broad variety of living options for seniors. In general, the type of residence that is appropriate for a senior depends on his or her particular life circumstances, especially health and physical condition and the corresponding level of care that he or she requires. Assisted living residences fall in the middle of the spectrum of care and service provided to seniors in connection with their living arrangements. Assisted living residents can move into a residence by choice or by necessity.
(CHART)
     We provide senior assisted living accommodations and services through 207 residences containing 8,302 units located in 17 states. We provide seniors with a supportive, home-like setting with care and services, including 24 hour assistance with activities of daily living, medication management, and other services. See “Our Services” below. Our residences are purpose-built to meet the special needs of seniors and typically are located in targeted, middle-market suburban bedroom communities that were selected on the basis of a number of factors, including the size of our targeted demographic resident pool in the community. Residences include features designed to appeal to the senior living community and their decision makers. The majority of our residences are approximately 40-unit, single story, square shaped buildings with an enclosed courtyard, a mix of studio and one-bedroom apartments, and wide hallways to accommodate our residents who use walkers and wheelchairs. The relatively small number of units and the design of our buildings enhance our ability to provide effective security and care, while also appealing to seniors who generally prefer easy access to their living quarters, pleasing aesthetics, and simplicity of design. We own 152 of our residences, operate 50 under long-term leases, and operate 5 under capital leases which contain options for us to purchase the properties in 2009.
Our Services
     Seniors in our residences are individuals who, for a variety of reasons, elect not to live alone, but do not need the 24-hour medical care provided in skilled nursing facilities. We design the services provided to these residents to respond to their individual needs and to improve their quality of life. This individualized assistance is available 24 hours a day and includes routine health-related services, which are made available and are provided according to the resident’s individual needs and state regulatory requirements. Available services include:

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  §   general services, such as meals, activities, laundry and housekeeping,
 
  §   support services, such as assistance with medication, monitoring health status, coordination of transportation, and coordination with physician offices,
 
  §   personal care, such as dressing, grooming and bathing and
 
  §   the provision of a safe and secure environment with 24-hour access to assistance.
     We also arrange access to additional services from third-party providers beyond basic housing and related services, including physical, occupational and respiratory therapy, home health, hospice, and pharmacy services.
     Although a typical package of basic services provided to a resident includes meals, housekeeping, laundry and personal care, we accommodate the varying needs of our residents through the use of individual service plans and flexible staffing patterns. Our multi-tiered rate structure for services is based upon the acuity, or level, of services needed by each resident. Supplemental and specialized health-related services for those residents requiring 24-hour supervision or more extensive assistance with activities of daily living, are provided by third-party providers who are reimbursed directly by the resident or a third-party payor (such as Medicare, Medicaid or long-term care insurance). To ensure that we are meeting the needs of our residents, we assess the level of need of each resident regularly.
Expansion Plans
     Because we own many of our properties we have the ability to add additional units onto existing properties without complications such as renegotiating leases with landlords. Expansions are targeted where existing residences have demonstrated the ability to support increased capacity. On February 27, 2007, we outlined the planned addition of a total of 400 units onto 20 of our existing residences. We continually evaluate ways to expand our portfolio of properties. See Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Executive Overview,” in this Annual Report for a discussion of our business strategies.
Servicemarks
     We market and operate all of our residences under their own unique names. We do not consider servicemarks to be important to our business.
Seasonality
     While our business generally does not experience significant fluctuations from seasonality, winter months tend to result in more residents exiting our residences due to illnesses requiring hospitalization or skilled nursing facility services.
Working Capital
     It is not unusual for us to operate with a negative working capital position because our revenues are collected more quickly, often in advance, than our obligations are required to be paid. This can result in a low level of current assets to the extent cash has been deployed in business development opportunities or used to repay longer term liabilities.
Customers
     Payments from residents (or their responsible parties) who pay us directly (“private pay”) comprised approximately 79%, 78% and 93% of our revenues in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Our business is not materially dependent upon any single customer. We depend upon funding for our Medicaid residents from various state Medicaid programs. Our election to accept Medicaid within a state is on a residence by residence basis, and we are not required to remain in any Medicaid programs (subject to notification requirements where required). Because revenue per resident for Medicaid residents is significantly lower than private pay, our overall strategy includes reducing our number of Medicaid residents. However, the involuntary loss of a Medicaid contract within certain states could have a material impact on our financial position and results of operations. See Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Medicaid Programs” below.
Government Regulation
     State licensing agencies regulate our operations and monitor our compliance with a variety of state and local laws governing licensure, changes of ownership, personal and nursing services, accommodations, construction, life safety, food service, and cosmetology. Generally, the state oversight and monitoring of assisted living operators has been less burdensome than the skilled nursing industry’s experience. Areas most often regulated by these state agencies include:
  §   Qualifications of management and health care personnel;
 
  §   Minimum staffing levels;

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  §   Dining services and overall sanitation;
 
  §   Personal care and nursing services;
 
  §   Assistance or administration of medication/pharmacy services;
 
  §   Residency agreements;
 
  §   Admission and retention criteria;
 
  §   Discharge and transfer requirements; and
 
  §   Resident rights.
     In addition, in order to participate in the Medicaid program in a state, we must contract with the states and comply with any applicable Medicaid rules and regulations. These Medicaid regulations may set stricter standards than those contained in the states assisted living rules and regulations.
     Assisted living residences are subject to periodic unannounced surveys by state and other local government agencies to assess and assure compliance with the respective regulatory requirements. A survey can also occur following a state’s receipt of a complaint regarding the residence. If one of our assisted living residences is cited for alleged deficiencies by the respective state or other agencies, we are required to implement a plan of correction within a prescribed timeframe. Upon notification or receipt of a deficiency report, our regional and corporate teams assist the residence to develop, implement and submit an appropriate corrective action plan. Most state citations and deficiencies are resolved through the submission of a plan of correction that is reviewed and approved by the state agency. In some instances, the survey team will conduct a re-visit to validate substantial compliance with the state rules and regulations.
Health Privacy Regulations and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
     Our assisted living residences are subject to state laws to protect the confidentiality of our residents’ health information. We have implemented procedures to meet the requirements of the state laws and have trained our residence personnel on those requirements.
     We are not a covered entity in respect of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA. However, those residences which electronically invoice the state Medicaid program are considered covered entities and are subject to HIPAA and its implementing regulations. Currently, we electronically invoice state Medicaid programs in 70 residences in five states. In these states, we use state provided software programs that reduce the complexity and risk in compliance with the HIPAA regulations. HIPAA requires us to comply with standards for the exchange of health information at those residences and to protect the confidentiality and security of health data. The Department of Health and Human Services has issued four rules that mandate the standards with respect to certain healthcare transactions and health information. The four rules pertain to:
  §   privacy standards to protect the privacy of certain individually identifiable health information;
 
  §   standards for electronic data transactions and code sets to allow entities to exchange medical, billing and other information and to process transactions in a more effective manner;
 
  §   security of electronic health information privacy; and
 
  §   use of a unique national provider identifier effective May 2007.
     We believe we are in compliance with these rules as they currently affect our residences that electronically invoice the state Medicaid program. We monitor compliance with health privacy rules including the HIPAA standards. Should it be determined that we have not complied with the new standards, we could be subject to criminal penalties and civil sanctions.
Backlog
     The nature of our business does not result in backlogs.
Medicaid Programs
     In 1981, the federal government approved a Medicaid waiver program called Home and Community Based Care which was designed to permit states to develop programs specific to the healthcare and housing needs of the low-income elderly eligible for nursing home placement (a “Medicaid Waiver Program”). In 1986, Oregon became the first state to use federal funding for licensed assisted living services through a Medicaid Waiver Program authorized by Centers for Medicare Services (“CMS”). Under a Medicaid Waiver Program, states apply to CMS for a waiver to use Medicaid funds to support community-based options for the low-income elderly who need long-term care. These waivers permit states to reallocate a portion of Medicaid funding for nursing residence care to other forms of care such as assisted living. In 1994, the federal government implemented new regulations that empowered states to further expand their Medicaid Waiver Programs and eliminated restrictions on the amount of Medicaid funding states could allocate to community-based care such as assisted living. Certain states, including Oregon, New Jersey, Texas, Arizona, Nebraska, Minnesota, Indiana, Iowa, Idaho and Washington, currently have operating Medicaid Waiver Programs that allow them to pay for assisted living

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care. We participate in Medicaid programs in all of these states. Without a Medicaid Waiver Program, states can only use federal Medicaid funds for long-term care in nursing residences.
     Although to a lesser extent than prior years, in 9 of our 17 states we continue to provide assisted living services to Medicaid funded residents. The Medicaid program can be elected on a residence by residence basis, including the number of rooms provided to Medicaid funded residents. In states that we are registered to provide care to Medicaid residents, the Medicaid program determines the total amount of the accommodation and level of care rates. Except in limited circumstances, we are no longer accepting new Medicaid residents. A majority of the states provide or have been approved to provide Medicaid reimbursement for board and care services provided in assisted living residences. The basis of the Medicaid rate varies by state. However, unlike nursing residences, Medicaid rates are not determined on a cost-based or price-based system, and cost reports are not completed each year for the state, with the exception of the State of Texas.
Competition
     We expect to face increased competition from new market entrants as the demand for assisted living grows. Nursing residences that provide long-term care services are also a potential source of competition for us. Providers of assisted living residences compete for residents primarily on the basis of quality of care, price, reputation, physical appearance of the residences, services offered, family preferences, physician referrals, and location. Some of our competitors operate on a not-for-profit basis or as charitable organizations.
     We compete directly with companies that provide assisted living services to seniors as well as other companies that provide similar long-term care alternatives. In most of our communities, we face one or two competitors that offer assisted living residences that are similar to ours in size, price and range of services offered. In addition, we face competition from other providers in the senior living industry, increasingly from independent living residences and companies that provide adult day care in the home, but also from congregate care residences where residents elect the services to be provided and continuing care retirement centers on campus-like settings.
     The senior living industry, and specifically the independent living and assisted living segments, is large and fragmented. It is characterized by numerous local and regional operators, although there are several national operators similar in size or larger than us. According to figures available from the American Seniors Housing Association and the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industry, the five largest operators of senior living residences, measured by total resident capacity, control only 15% of total capacity. Among national competitors, we face competition from companies such as Brookdale Senior Living Inc., Capital Senior Living Corp., Emeritus Corporation, Five Star Quality Care, Inc., and Sunrise Assisted Living, Inc. The independent and assisted living residence industry can be segregated into different market segments based on the resources of the target population. Some operators, such as Sunrise Assisted Living, Inc., cater to a more affluent market segment and typically offer larger residences with more amenities at higher prices. As a result, these residences tend to be located in more affluent areas outside of our targeted communities. Local, regional and national companies, several of which may have substantially more resources than us, compete with us directly in the middle-market, suburban bedroom communities that we target.
     We believe that many markets, including some of the markets in which we operate, have been overbuilt, in part because regulations and other barriers to entry into the assisted living industry are not substantial. In addition, because the segment of the population that can afford to pay our daily resident fee is limited, the supply of assisted living residences may outpace demand in some markets. The impacts of such overbuilding include:
  §   increased time to reach capacity at assisted living residences;
 
  §   loss of existing residents to new residences;
 
  §   pressure to lower or refrain from increasing rates;
 
  §   competition for workers in tight labor markets, and
 
  §   lower margins until excess units are absorbed.
     In general, the markets in which we currently operate are capable of supporting only one or two assisted living residences.
     We believe that each local market is different, and our response to the specific competitive environment in any market will vary. However, if a competitor were to attempt to enter one of our communities, we may be required to reduce our rates, provide additional services, or expand our residences to meet perceived additional demand. We may not be able to compete effectively in markets that become overbuilt.
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  §   the size and breadth of our portfolio, as well as the depth of our experience in the senior living industry, which allows us to achieve operating efficiencies that many of our competitors in the highly fragmented senior living industry cannot;
 
  §   our ownership of 152 assisted living residences, or 73% of the total number of residences we operate, which increases our operating flexibility by allowing us to refurbish residences to meet changing consumer demands, expand residences without having to obtain landlord consent, and divest residences and exit markets at our discretion;
 
  §   our staffing model of our residences which emphasizes the importance we place on delivering high quality care to our residents, with a particular emphasis on preventative care and wellness, and
 
  §   targeting communities based on their demographic profile, the average wealth of the population, and the cost of operating in the community. We also have the option to purchase five assisted living residences in 2009 that we currently lease from an unrelated party.
Employees
     As of December 31, 2006, we employed approximately 4,600 people, including approximately 350 registered and licensed practical nurses, 2,500 nursing assistants and 1,700 dietary, housekeeping, maintenance and other staff.
     We have not been subject to union organization efforts at our residences. To our knowledge, we have not been and are not currently subject to any other organizational efforts.
     The national shortage of nurses and other personnel has required us to adjust our wage and benefits packages to compete in the healthcare marketplace. We compete for residence directors and nurses with other healthcare providers and with various industries for healthcare assistants and other lower-wage employees. To the extent practicable, we avoid using temporary staff, as the costs of temporary staff are prohibitive and the quality of care provided is generally lower. We have been subject to additional costs associated with the increasing levels of reference and criminal background checks that we have performed on our hired staff to ensure that they are suitable for the functions they will perform within our residences. Our inability to control labor availability and costs could have a material adverse effect on our future operating results.
Corporate Organization
     Our corporate headquarters is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where we have centralized various functions in support of our assisted living operations, including our human resources, legal, purchasing, internal audit, and accounting and information technology support functions. At our corporate offices, senior management provide overall strategic direction, seek development and acquisition opportunities, and manage the overall assisted living business. The human resources function implements corporate personnel policies and administers wage and benefit programs. We have dedicated clinical, marketing, risk management and environmental support groups for our assisted living operations. Senior departmental staff are responsible for the development and implementation of corporate-wide policies pertaining to resident care, employee hiring, training and retention, marketing initiatives and strategies, risk management, residence maintenance, and project coordination.
     We have offices located in Dallas (TX), Seattle (WA), and Milwaukee (WI) that oversee our South/Central, Western, and Mid-West/Eastern operations, respectively. A small office staff is responsible for overseeing all operational aspects of our residences, through a team of professionals located throughout the area. The area team is responsible for the compliance to standards involving resident care, rehabilitative services, recruitment and personnel matters, state regulatory requirements, marketing and sales activities, transactional accounting support, and participation in state associations.
     Our operations are organized into a number of different direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries primarily for legal purposes. We manage our operations as a single unit. Operating policies and procedures are substantially the same at each subsidiary. Several of our subsidiaries own and operate a significant number of our total portfolio of residences. No single residence generates more than 1.0% of our total revenues.
Legal Proceedings and Insurance
     The provision of services in assisted living residences involves an inherent risk of personal injury liability. Assisted living residences are subject to general and professional liability lawsuits alleging negligence of care and services and related legal theories. Some of these lawsuits may involve substantial claims and can result in significant legal defense costs.

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     We insure against general and professional liability risks in loss-sensitive insurance policies with affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies with levels of coverage and self-insured retention levels that we believe are adequate based on the nature and risk of the business, historical experience, and industry standards. We are responsible for the costs of claims up to self-insured limits determined by individual policies and subject to aggregate limits.
Available Information
     Our Internet address is www.alcco.com. There we make available, free of charge, our Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. The information found on our website is not part of this or any other report we file with or furnish to the SEC.
ITEM 1A RISK FACTORS
If any of the risk factors described below develop into actual events, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. These are not the only risks facing our company. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently believe to be immaterial could also adversely affect our business.
Risk Relating to Our Business
We face national, regional and local competition, and, if we are unable to compete successfully, we could lose market share and revenue.
The assisted living business is highly competitive, particularly with respect to private pay residents. We compete locally and regionally with other long-term care providers, including other assisted living residences, independent living providers, and congregate care providers, home healthcare providers, nursing residences, and continuing care retirement centers, including both for-profit and not-for-profit entities. We compete based on price, the types of services provided, quality of care, reputation, and the age and appearance of residences. Because there are relatively few barriers to entry in the assisted living industry, competitors could enter the areas in which we operate with new residences or upgrade existing residences. Such residences could offer residents more appealing residences with more amenities than ours at a lower cost. The availability and quality of competing residences in the areas in which we operate can significantly influence occupancy levels in our assisted living residences. The entrance of any additional competitors or the expansion of existing competing residences could result in our loss of market share and revenue. For example, in 2006, if our occupancy percentage had decreased by one percentage point proportionately across all payer sources, we estimate our revenue would have decreased by approximately $2.3 million.
We may not be able to compete effectively in those markets where overbuilding exists and future overbuilding in markets where we operate could adversely affect our operations.
Overbuilding in the senior living industry in the late 1990s reduced occupancy and revenue rates at assisted living residences. This, combined with unsustainable levels of indebtedness, forced several assisted living residence operators, including ALC, into bankruptcy. The occurrence of another period of overbuilding could adversely affect our future occupancy and resident fee rates.
We may not be able to successfully complete the acquisition of new residences or the expansion of existing residences which could adversely affect our operations.
Our growth strategy includes the acquisition of new residences as well as the expansion of existing residences. We select acquisition and expansion candidates with the expectation that they will add value to ALC. However, there is no assurance that we will be successful in selecting the right residences to acquire or expand, that acquisitions or expansions will be completed without unexpected negative surprises, or that we will be successful in filling new residences. Failure to successfully complete acquisitions or expansions could adversely affect our operations and financial results.
If we fail to cultivate new or maintain existing relationships with resident reference sources in the communities in which we operate, our occupancy percentage, payer mix and resident rates may deteriorate.
Our ability to increase our overall occupancy percentage, payer mix and resident rates, depends on our reputation in the communities we serve and our ability to successfully market to our target population. A large part of our marketing and sales efforts is directed towards cultivating and maintaining relationships with key community organizations who work with seniors, physicians and other

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healthcare providers in the communities we serve, whose referral practices significantly affect the choices seniors make with respect to their long-term care needs. If we are unable to successfully cultivate and maintain strong relationships with these community organizations, physicians and other healthcare providers, our occupancy rates and revenue could decline.
Events which adversely affect the ability of seniors to afford our resident fees could cause occupancy and revenues rates to decline.
Costs to seniors associated with independent and assisted living services are not generally reimbursable under government reimbursement programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. In 2006 approximately 79% of our total revenues were derived from private pay. Economic downturns, changes in demographics, or changes in social security payment levels could limit the ability of seniors to afford our resident fees. In addition, downturns in the housing markets could limit the ability of seniors to afford our resident fees as our customers frequently use the proceeds from the sale of their homes to cover the cost of our fees. Our occupancy rates and revenues could decline if we are unable to retain or attract seniors with sufficient income, assets or other resources required to pay the fees associated with assisted living services.
Events which adversely affect the perceived desirability or safety of our residences to current or potential residents could cause occupancy and revenues to decline.
Our success depends upon maintaining our reputation for providing high value assisted living services. In addition, our residents live in close proximity to one another and may be more susceptible to disease than the general population. Any event that raises questions about the quality of the management of one or more of our residences or that raises issues about the health or safety of our residents could cause occupancy or revenues to decline.
A reduction in the percentage of private pay residents could significantly affect our profitability.
The differential in the Medicaid rate to market rate varies by state and by community; however, on average, for ALC, the differential was approximately $30 per day for the year ended December 31, 2006. Our goal is to minimize the number of our residents who rely on Medicaid, and, as part of our marketing strategy, we will at times maintain a unit’s availability for private pay. Our ability to maintain a unit’s availability for private pay only is, in some cases, restricted by applicable state laws and regulatory requirements. If private pay demand is inadequate at such a residence, our occupancy rate and revenue at that residence would decrease. Furthermore, if changes in law were to require us to have a minimum percentage of Medicaid residents within our residences above our current levels, our revenue and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
Changes or reductions in Medicaid rates could reduce our revenues.
We have Medicaid contracts for certain of our residents in 9 of the 17 states in which we operate to pay for the purchase of assisted living residence services. Although we aim to decrease the number of our residents who rely on Medicaid, Medicaid payments comprised approximately $48.2 million, or 21.0%, of our total revenue and Medicaid residents comprised approximately 28.5% of our resident population in 2006. Financial pressures on state budgets will directly impact the level of available Medicaid funding, which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. For example, in 2006, we estimate a hypothetical one percent decrease in our average Medicaid rate would have resulted in a $0.5 million decrease in our revenues.
Termination of our residency agreements could adversely affect our revenues, earnings and occupancy levels.
State regulations governing assisted living residences require a written residency agreement with each resident. These regulations also require that residents have the right to terminate their residency agreements for any reason on reasonable notice. Accordingly, our residency agreements allow residents to terminate their agreements upon 0 to 30 days’ notice. If multiple residents terminate their residency agreements at or around the same time, our revenues and occupancy rates could decrease, which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
Labor costs comprise a substantial portion of our operating expenses. An increase in wages, as a result of a shortage of qualified personnel or otherwise, could substantially increase our operating costs.
We compete for residence directors and nurses with other healthcare providers and with various industries for healthcare assistants and other employees. A national shortage of nurses and other trained personnel, a shortage of workers in some of the communities we serve, and general inflationary pressures have forced us to enhance our wage and benefits packages in order to compete for qualified personnel. In order to supplement staffing levels, we periodically may be forced to use more costly temporary help from staffing agencies. Because labor costs represent such a substantial portion of our operating expenses, increases in wage rates could have a material adverse effect on our future operating results.

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We operate in an industry that has an inherent risk of personal injury claims. If one or more claims are successfully made against us, our financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
Personal injury claims and lawsuits can result in significant legal defense costs, settlement amounts and awards. In some states, state law may prohibit or limit insurance coverage for the risk of punitive damages arising from professional liability and general liability or litigation. As a result, we may be liable for punitive damage awards in these states that either are not covered or are in excess of our insurance policy limits. We insure against general and professional liability risks with affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies with levels of coverage and self-insured retention levels that we believe are adequate based on the nature and risk of our business, historical experience and industry standards. We are responsible for the costs of claims up to a self-insured limit determined by individual policies and subject to aggregate limits. We accrue based upon an actuarial projection of future self-insured liabilities, and have an independent actuary review our claims experience and attest to the adequacy of our accrual on an annual basis. Claims in excess of our insurance may, however, be asserted and claims against us may not be covered by our insurance policies. If a lawsuit or claim arises that ultimately results in an uninsured loss or a loss in excess of insured limits, our financial condition and results of operation could be materially and adversely affected. Furthermore, claims against us, regardless of their merit or eventual outcome, could have a negative effect on our reputation and our ability to attract residents could cause us to incur significant defense costs, and our management could be required to devote time to matters unrelated to the day-to-day operation of our business.
We self-insure a portion of our workers’ compensation, health and dental and certain other risks.
We insure against workers’ compensation risks with levels of coverage and self-insured retention levels that we believe are adequate based upon the nature and risk of the business, historical experience and industry standards. In addition, for the majority of our employees, we self-insure our health and dental coverage. Our costs related to our self-insurance are a direct result of claims incurred, some of which are not within our control and, although we employ risk management personnel to maintain safe workplaces and to manage workers’ compensation claims and we use a third-party provider to manage our health claims, any materially adverse claim experience could have an adverse affect on our business.
We operate in a regulated industry. Failure to comply with laws or government regulation could lead to fines and penalties.
The regulatory requirements for assisted living residence licensure and participation in Medicaid generally prescribe standards relating to the provision of services, resident rights, qualification and level of staffing, employee training, administration and supervision of medication needs for the residents, and the physical environment and administration. These requirements could affect our ability to expand into new markets, to expand our services and residences in existing markets and, if any of our presently licensed residences were to operate outside of its licensing authority, may subject us to penalties including closure of the residence. Future regulatory developments as well as mandatory increases in the scope and severity of deficiencies determined by survey or inspection officials could cause our operations to suffer.
Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Fair Housing Act and fire, safety and other regulations may require us to make unanticipated expenditures which could increase our costs and therefore adversely affect our earnings and financial condition.
Our residences are required to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA. The ADA generally requires that buildings be made accessible to people with disabilities. We must also comply with the Fair Housing Act, which prohibits us from discriminating against individuals on certain bases in any of our practices if it would cause such individuals to face barriers in gaining residency in any of our residences. In addition, we are required to operate our residences in compliance with applicable fire and safety regulations, building codes and other land use regulations and food licensing or certification requirements as they may be adopted by governmental agencies and bodies from time to time. We may be required to make substantial capital expenditures to comply with those requirements.
We face periodic reviews, audits and investigations under our contracts with federal and state government agencies, and these audits could have adverse findings that may negatively impact our business.
As a result of our participation in the Medicaid programs, we are subject to various governmental reviews, audits and investigations to verify our compliance with these programs and applicable laws and regulations. Private pay sources may also reserve the right to conduct audits. An adverse review, audit or investigation could result in refunding amounts we have been paid, fines, penalties and other sanctions, loss of our right to participate in the Medicaid programs or one or more private payer networks, and damage to our reputation. We also are subject to potential lawsuits under a federal whistleblower statute designed to combat fraud and abuse in the healthcare industry. These lawsuits can involve significant monetary and award bounties to private plaintiffs who successfully bring these suits.

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Failure to comply with laws governing the transmission and privacy of health information could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
We are subject to state laws to protect the confidentiality of our resident’s health information. In addition, we are subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, in 70 of our residences in five states where we electronically invoice the state’s Medicaid program. HIPAA requires us to comply with standards relating to the privacy of protected health information, the exchange of health information within our company and with third parties, and the confidentiality and security of protected electronic health information. Our ability to comply with the transaction and security standards of HIPAA is, in part, dependent upon third parties, such as the state that provides us the software to electronically invoice and other fiscal intermediaries and state program payers. If we do not comply with the HIPAA standards or state laws, we could be subject to civil sanctions, which could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
State efforts to regulate the construction or expansion of healthcare providers could impair our ability to expand through construction and redevelopment.
Several states have established certificate of need processes to regulate the expansion of assisted living residences. If additional states implement certificate of need or other similar requirements for assisted living residences, our failure or inability to obtain the necessary approvals, changes in the standards applicable to such approvals and possible delays and expenses associated with obtaining such approvals could adversely affect our ability to expand and, accordingly, to increase revenues and earnings.
Competition for the acquisition of strategic assets from buyers with lower costs of capital than us or that have lower return expectations than we do could limit our ability to compete for strategic acquisitions and therefore to grow our business effectively.
Several real estate investment trusts, or REITs, have similar acquisition objectives as we do, as well as greater financial resources and lower costs of capital than we may be able to obtain. This may increase competition for acquisitions that would be suitable to us, making it more difficult for us to compete and successfully implement our growth strategy. There is significant competition among potential acquirers in the senior living industry, including REITs, and we may not be able to successfully implement our growth strategy or complete acquisitions as a result of competition from REITs.
Costs associated with capital improvements could adversely affect our profitability.
Numerous factors, many of which are beyond our control, may influence the ultimate costs and timing of various capital improvements, including: availability of financing on favorable terms; increases in the cost of construction materials and labor; additional land acquisition costs; litigation, accidents or natural disasters affecting construction; national or regional economic changes; environmental or hazardous conditions; and undetected soil or land conditions.
Risk Relating to Our Indebtedness and Lease Arrangements
Our credit facilities and existing mortgage loans contain covenants that restrict our operations. Any default under such facilities or loans could result in the acceleration of indebtedness or cross-defaults, any of which would negatively impact our liquidity and inhibit our ability to grow our business and increase revenues.
Our credit facilities contain financial covenants and cross-default provisions that may inhibit our ability to grow our business and increase revenues. In some cases, indebtedness is secured by both a mortgage on a residence (or residences) and a guaranty by us. In the event of a default under one of these scenarios, the lender could avoid judicial procedures required to foreclose on real property by declaring all amounts outstanding under the guaranty immediately due and payable, and requiring us to fulfill our obligations to make such payments. The realization of any of these scenarios could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and capital structure. Further, because our mortgages and leases generally contain cross-default and cross-collateralization provisions, a default by us related to one residence could affect a significant number of residences and their corresponding financing arrangements and leases.
If we do not comply with the requirements prescribed within our leases or debt agreements pertaining to Revenue Bonds, we would be subject to financial penalties.
In connection with the construction or lease of some of our residences, we or our landlord issued federal income tax exempt revenue bonds guaranteed by the states in which they were issued. Under the terms of the debt agreements relating to these bonds, we are required, among other things, to lease at least 20% of the units of the projects to low or moderate income persons as defined in Section 142(d) of the Internal Revenue Code. Non-compliance with these restrictions may result in an event of default and cause fines

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and other financial costs to us. For revenue bonds issued pursuant to our lease agreements, an event of default would result in a default of the terms of the lease and could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
If we do not comply with terms of the leases related to certain of our assisted living residences, or if we fail to maintain the residences, we could be faced with financial penalties and/or the termination of the lease related to the residence.
Certain of our leases require us to maintain a standard of property appearance and maintenance, operating performance and insurance requirements and require us to provide the landlord with our financial records and grant the landlord the right to inspect the residences. Failure to meet the conditions of any particular lease could result in a default under such lease, which could lead to the loss of the right to operate on the premises, and financial and other costs.
Our indebtedness and long-term leases could adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to operate our business and our ability to execute our growth strategy.
Our level of indebtedness and our long-term leases could adversely affect our future operations or impact our stockholders for several reasons, including, without limitation: we may have little or no cash flow apart from cash flow that is dedicated to the payment of any interest, principal or amortization required with respect to outstanding indebtedness and lease payments with respect to our long-term leases; increases in our outstanding indebtedness, leverage and long-term leases will increase our vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic and industry conditions, as well as to competitive pressure; and increases in our outstanding indebtedness may limit our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, general corporate and other purposes.
Our ability to make payments of principal and interest on our indebtedness and to make lease payments on our leases depends upon our future performance, which will be subject to general economic conditions, industry cycles and financial, business and other factors affecting our operations, many of which are beyond our control. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow from operations in the future to service our debt or to make lease payments on our leases, we may be required, among other things, to seek additional financing in the debt or equity markets, refinance or restructure all or a portion of our indebtedness, sell selected assets, reduce or delay planned capital expenditures, or delay or abandon desirable acquisitions. Such measures might not be sufficient to enable us to service our debt or to make lease payments on our leases. The failure to make required payments on our debt or leases or the delay or abandonment of our planned growth strategy could result in an adverse effect on our future ability to generate revenues and sustain profitability. In addition, any such financing, refinancing or sale of assets might not be available on economically favorable terms to us.
Increases in market interest rates could significantly increase the costs of our unhedged debt and lease obligations, which could adversely affect our liquidity and earnings.
Borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility are subject to variable interest rates. In addition, some of our residences are leased under leases whose rental rates increase as market interest rates increase. Increases in prevailing interest rates could increase our payment obligations which would negatively impact our liquidity and earnings.
Risks Relating to Our Class A Common Stock and Our Continuing Relationships with Scotia Investments Limited and Extendicare
Our corporate governance documents may delay or prevent an acquisition of us that stockholders may consider favorable.
Our articles of incorporation and bylaws include a number of provisions that may deter hostile takeovers or changes of control. These provisions include: (i) the authority of our board of directors to issue shares of preferred stock and to determine the price, rights, preferences, and privileges of these shares, without stockholder approval; (ii) all stockholder actions must be effected at a duly called meeting of stockholders or by the unanimous written consent of stockholders, unless such action or proposal is first approved by our board of directors; (iii) special meetings of the stockholders may be called only by our board of directors; (iv) stockholders are required to give advance notice of business to be proposed at a meeting of stockholders; and (v) cumulative voting is not allowed in the election of our directors.
We have only operated as a separate publicly-traded company for a short period of time and our historical financial information may not be a reliable indicator of future results.
Our prospects must be considered in light of the risks, expenses and difficulties encountered by companies in the early stages of independent business operations. Furthermore, our assets and liabilities prior to our separation from Extendicare were different from the assets and liabilities that are reflected in our historical financial statements. Therefore, the historical financial information

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included in this report for periods prior to our separation from Extendicare does not reflect the financial condition, results of operations or cash flows we would have achieved as a separate publicly-traded company during the periods and may not be an indication of how we will perform in the future.
We could be liable for taxes imposed on Extendicare with respect to the distribution of our common stock.
Extendicare is subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the distribution of our common stock. Under U.S. Federal income tax law, ALC and Extendicare are jointly and severally liable for any taxes imposed on Extendicare for the periods during which we were a member of its consolidated group, including any taxes imposed with respect to the distribution of our common stock. Under our tax allocation agreement with Extendicare, Extendicare has agreed to indemnify us if we are held liable for any taxes imposed in connection with the distribution of common stock. However, Extendicare may not have sufficient assets to satisfy any such liability, and we may not successfully recover from Extendicare any amounts for which we are held liable. Our liability for any taxes imposed on Extendicare could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
Scotia Investments Limited has the ability to control the direction of our business. The concentrated ownership of our Class B common stock makes it difficult for holders of our Class A common stock to influence significant corporate decisions.
Scotia Investments Limited, which is owned directly or indirectly by members of the Jodrey family, owns approximately 78.5% of the outstanding shares of our Class B common stock which represents approximately 48.5% of the total voting power of our common stock. Accordingly, Scotia Investments Limited generally has the ability to influence or control matters requiring stockholder approval, including the nomination and election of directors and the determination of the outcome of corporate transactions such as mergers, acquisitions and asset sales. Our chairman, Mr. Hennigar, is a member of the Jodrey family. Mr. Hennigar disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Scotia Investments Limited. In addition, the disproportionate voting rights of our Class B common stock may make us a less attractive takeover target.
Conflicts of interest may arise between us and Extendicare that could be resolved in a manner unfavorable to us.
As part of the separation, ALC and Extendicare entered into a number of transition and service agreements, including agreements dealing with tax allocation, payroll and benefits services, and technology services. We also entered into a separation agreement with Extendicare which covers matters such as the allocation of responsibility for certain pre-existing liabilities. While the agreements other than the separation agreement are generally terminable at ALC’s option upon ninety (90) days’ notice, questions relating to conflicts of interest may arise between us and Extendicare Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) relating to our past and ongoing relationships. Our Vice Chair and director, Mr. Rhinelander, also serves as Vice Chair and a trustee of Extendicare REIT. Decisions with the potential to create, or appear to create, conflicts of interest could relate to: (i) the nature, quality and cost of transitional services rendered to us by Extendicare; (ii) competition for potential acquisition or other business opportunities; or (iii) employee retention or recruiting.
If Extendicare REIT engages in the same type of business we conduct or takes advantage of business opportunities that might be attractive to us, our ability to successfully operate and expand our business may be hampered.
Extendicare REIT is not prohibited from entering the assisted living business in the United States and could use the knowledge that it gained through its ownership of us to its advantage, which could negatively affect our ability to compete.
ITEM 1B UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
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ITEM 2 PROPERTIES
     As of December 31, 2006, we operated 207 residences across 17 states, with the capacity to serve 8,302 residents. Of the residences we operated at December 31, 2006, we owned 152 and leased 55 pursuant to operating and capital leases.
     Our assisted living operations are outlined in the following table:
                                                         
                                            Total Residences  
    Owned     Leased from Others     Under Operation  
                    Resident             Resident             Resident  
    Number     Encumbered(1)     Capacity     Number     Capacity     Number     Capacity  
Texas
    27       25       1,077       14       563       41       1,640  
Indiana
    21       8       852       2       78       23       930  
Ohio
    15       12       541       5       191       20       732  
Washington
    13       5       588       8       308       21       896  
Wisconsin
    12       10       633                   12       633  
Oregon
    11       15       382       8       276       19       658  
Pennsylvania
    10       10       376       1       39       11       415  
Arizona
    7       7       324       2       76       9       400  
South Carolina
    6       4       234       3       117       9       351  
Idaho
    5       5       196       4       148       9       344  
Nebraska
    5       2       168       4       156       9       324  
New Jersey
    5       5       195       3       117       8       312  
Iowa
    5       1       189       1       35       6       224  
Louisiana
    4       3       173                   4       173  
Michigan
    4       1       157                   4       157  
Minnesota
    1       1       58                   1       58  
Kentucky
    1       1       55                   1       55  
 
                                         
Total
    152       115       6,198       55       2,104       207       8,302  
 
                                         
 
(1)   Certain of our properties are pledged as collateral under certain of our debt obligations. See Note 11 to our consolidated financial statements.
Corporate Offices
     Our 15,000 square foot corporate headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and our regional offices in Dallas, Texas and Seattle, Washington are leased. We purchased a new corporate headquarters in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, in July 2006. We plan to relocate there in July of 2007.
ITEM 3 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
     We are involved in various unresolved legal matters that arise in the normal course of operations, the most prevalent of which relate to premises and professional liability matters. Although the outcome of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty and favorable or unfavorable resolutions may affect the results of operations on a quarter-to-quarter basis, we believe that the outcome of such legal and other matters will not have a materially adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations, or liquidity.
ITEM 4 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
     On October 31, 2006, Extendicare Health Services, Inc., then ALC’s sole stockholder adopted resolutions approving matters relating to the distribution to Extendicare’s subordinate and multiple voting shareholders of all of the issued and outstanding Class A and Class

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B Common Stock of ALC to separate ALC from Extendicare. The distribution resulted in ALC becoming an independent, publicly-owned company.
Executive Officers of the Registrant
     Listed below are the executive officers of ALC, together with their ages, positions and business experience for the past five years. All executive officers hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.
             
Name   Age   Position
Laurie A. Bebo
    36     President and Chief Executive Officer
John Buono
    43     Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Eric B. Fonstad
    59     Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary
Walter A. Levonowich
    50     Vice President and Controller
     Laurie A. Bebo. Prior to the Separation, Ms. Bebo was President, Chief Operating Officer and a director of ALC. From January 2005 to November 2005, Ms. Bebo was Chief Operating Officer of ALC. In November 2005, she was given the additional title of President of ALC. Prior to January 2005, Ms. Bebo was employed by Extendicare Inc. and was responsible for Extendicare’s assisted and independent living operations.
     John Buono. From 2005 until joining ALC in October 2006, Mr. Buono was a consultant at Wind Lake Solutions, Inc., an engineering consulting firm. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Buono was the Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Total Logistics, Inc., a provider of logistics services and manufacturer of refrigerator casements, and from 1988 until 2001 Mr. Buono was the Corporate Director — Accounting and Assistant Treasurer of Sybron International, Inc., a manufacturer of products for the laboratory and dental industries.
     Eric B. Fonstad. Prior to joining ALC in October 2006, Mr. Fonstad was legal counsel at Experimental Aircraft Association, a large non-profit organization of aviation enthusiasts. From 2000 to 2005, Mr. Fonstad was Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Joy Global Inc., a publicly-owned mining equipment manufacturing and service company.
     Walter A. Levonowich. From January 2005 until November 2006, Mr. Levonowich was Vice President and Controller of Extendicare Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Levonowich held a number of positions in various financial capacities for Extendicare and its subsidiaries, including Vice President of Reimbursement Services and Vice President of Accounting.

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PART II
ITEM 5 MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
     Our Class A Common Stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE, under the symbol “ALC” on November 10, 2006. The following table shows the high and low sales prices of our Class A Common Stock as reported by the NYSE since it began trading on November 10, 2006.
                 
    High   Low
2007:
               
First quarter (through March 26, 2007)
  $11.98   $ 9.70  
2006:
               
From November 10, 2006 through December 31, 2006
  $ 9.89     $ 7.45  
     The closing sale price of our Class A Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on March 26, 2007 was $11.72 per share. As of that date there were 133 holders of record. On November 10, 2006, we issued 57,543,165 shares of Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value, and 11,778,433 shares of Class B Common Stock, $0.01 par value in connection with the Separation.
     Through December 31, 2006, 1,822,096 shares of our Class B Common Stock were converted into 1,958,753 shares of our Class A Common Stock. At December 31, 2006 we had 59,501,918 shares of Class A Common Stock and 9,956,337 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding. As a result of additional conversions since December 31, 2006, there are 59,932,427 shares of Class A Common Stock and 9,564,922 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding as of March 21, 2007.
     Our Class B Common Stock is neither listed nor publicly traded. On March 26, 2007, there were 108 holders of record of our Class B Common Stock.
     The relative rights of the Class A Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock are substantially identical in all respects, except for voting rights, conversion rights and transferability. Each share of Class A Common Stock entitles the holder to one vote and each share of Class B Common Stock entitles the holder to 10 votes with respect to each matter presented to our stockholders on which the holders of common stock are entitled to vote.
     Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible at any time and from time to time at the option of the holder thereof into 1.075 shares of Class A Common Stock. In addition, any shares of Class B Common Stock transferred to a person other than a permitted holder (as described in our amended and restated articles of incorporation) of Class B Common Stock will automatically convert into shares of Class A Common Stock on a 1:1.075 basis upon any such transfer. Shares of Class A Common Stock are not convertible into shares of Class B Common Stock.
Cumulative Total Returns
     The following Performance Graph shows the changes for the period beginning November 10, 2006 and ended December 31, 2006 in the value of $100 invested in: (1) ALC’s Class A Common Stock; (2) the Standard & Poor’s Broad Market Index (the “S&P 500”); and (3) the common stock of the peer group (as defined below) of companies, whose returns represent the arithmetic average for such companies. The values shown for each investment are based on share price appreciation and assume the immediate reinvestment of any cash dividends. The change in ALC’s performance results from the price of ALC’s Class A Common Stock increasing from $7.95 per share at the Separation Date to $9.89 per share at December 29, 2006.

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COMPARISON OF CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN SINCE NOVEMBER 10, 2006
AMONG ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.,
THE S&P 500 INDEX AND THE PEER GROUP
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
     The preceding graph assumes $100 invested at the beginning of the measurement period in our Class A Common Stock, the S&P 500 and the peer group, with reinvestment of dividends, and was plotted using the following data:
                                                                 
    Cumulative Total Return
    Week of   Week of   Week of   Week of   Week of   Week of   Week of   Week of
    11/10/06   11/17/06   11/24/06   12/01/06   12/08/06   12/15/06   12/22/06   12/29/06
Assisted Living Concepts, Inc.
    100.00       96.23       101.76       113.84       115.72       119.50       119.87       124.40  
S&P 500
    100.00       101.47       101.45       101.15       102.10       103.35       102.16       102.71  
Peer Group
    100.00       105.30       101.69       99.91       101.22       101.89       102.89       105.45  
     After reviewing publicly filed documents of various companies, ALC has decided that a peer group consisting of Brookdale Senior Living, Inc., Capital Senior Living Corporation, Emeritus Corporation, Five Star Quality Care, Inc., and Sunrise Assisted Living, Inc. most closely matches ALC in terms of market capitalization and market niche.
Dividends
     We presently do not intend to pay dividends. Payment of future cash dividends, if any, will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors in accordance with applicable law after taking into account various factors, including our financial condition, operating results, current and anticipated cash needs, plans for expansion, and contractual restrictions with respect to the payment of dividends.
     There were no shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock repurchased in the fourth quarter of 2006.

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ITEM 6 SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
     The following selected financial data as of and for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2006 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements. The selected financial data do not purport to indicate results of operations as of any future date or for any future period. The selected financial data should be read in conjunction with Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report.
     ALC and its subsidiaries operate 207 assisted living residences in 17 states in the United States totaling 8,302 units. ALC’s residences typically range from 35 to 60 units and offer residents a supportive, home-like setting and assistance with the activities of daily living.
     ALC became an independent, publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange on the Separation Date when shares of ALC Class A and Class B Common Stock were distributed to Extendicare stockholders.
     The consolidated financial statements of ALC represent, prior to the Separation Date, the consolidated financial position and results of operations of the assisted living operations of Extendicare in the United States. After the Separation Date, the consolidated financial statements represent 178 assisted living residences operated by ALC and 29 residences purchased from EHSI, a subsidiary of Extendicare, shortly before the Separation.
     Effective upon the Separation, the ownership structure of the entities changed and as such became consolidated. All references to ALC financial statements, both pre- and post-Separation Date, herein are referred to as “consolidated” as opposed to “combined.”
     For periods prior to the Separation Date the historical consolidated financial and other data in this report have been prepared to include all of Extendicare’s assisted living business in the United States, consisting of:
  §   the assisted living residences operated by EHSI through the Separation Date, which ranged from 29 to 36 residences between January 1, 2003 and the date of the Acquisition and consisted of 32 residences operated by EHSI at December 31, 2005;
 
  §   177 assisted living residences operated by ALC since the time of the Acquisition;
 
  §   three assisted living residences that were constructed and owned by EHSI (two of which were operated by ALC) during 2005;
 
  §   the Escanaba residence since its acquisition on November 1, 2006, and
 
  §   Pearson since its formation on June 19, 2006.
     Prior to the Separation, operations were terminated at four of the EHSI residences and are presented as discontinued operations. At the Separation Date, the historical financial statements included 209 residences (two of which remained with EHSI).
     After the Separation Date, historical consolidated financial and other data include 178 assisted living residences operated by ALC (including Escanaba), 29 residences purchased from EHSI for a total of 207 residences, and Pearson.
     The historical consolidated financial and other operating data prior to the Separation Date do not contain data related to certain assets and operations that were transferred to ALC, such as share investments in Omnicare, Inc., Bam Investments Corporation, and MedX Health Corporation, or cash and other investments in Pearson, and do include certain assets and operations that were not transferred to ALC in connection with the Separation, such as certain EHSI properties that did not fit the targeted portfolio profile or were not readily separable from EHSI’s operations. The differences between the historical consolidated financial data and financial data for the assets and the operations transferred in the Separation are immaterial in 2005 and 2006. Results of operations prior to 2005 are not directly comparable to later results of operations because the earlier results do not contain the 177 ALC properties associated with the Acquisition.
     The consolidated financial statements of ALC have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Management’s most significant estimates include measurement of acquired assets and liabilities in business combinations, valuation of assets and determination of asset impairment, self-insured liabilities for general and professional liability, workers’ compensation and health and dental claims, valuation of conditional asset retirement obligations, and valuation of deferred tax assets. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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     Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2005 consolidated financial statements to conform to the presentation for 2006. These reclassifications include the reporting of discontinued operations based upon actions implemented in 2006.
     The financial information presented below may not reflect what our results of operations, financial position and cash flows would have been had we operated as a separate, stand-alone entity during the periods presented or what our results of operations, financial position and cash flows will be in the future.
                                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2006     2005     2004     2003     2002  
Income Statement Data:
                                       
Revenues
  $ 231,148     $ 204,949     $ 33,076     $ 31,177     $ 28,596  
Expenses:
                                       
Residence operations (exclusive of depreciation and amortization and residence lease expense shown below)
    153,347       138,126       23,837       22,163       21,400  
General and administrative
    10,857       6,789       506       503       503  
Residence lease expense
    14,291       12,852       66       73       76  
Depreciation and amortization
    16,699       14,750       3,281       3,032       2,995  
Transaction costs
    4,415                          
Impairment of long-lived assets
    3,080                          
 
                             
Income from operations
    28,459       32,432       5,386       5,406       3,622  
Interest expense, net
    (9,197 )     (11,603 )     (1,738 )     (2,698 )     (2,514 )
Loss on early retirement of debt
                (647 )            
 
                             
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
    19,262       20,829       3,001       2,708       1,108  
Income tax expense
    (8,727 )     (8,119 )     (1,138 )     (1,013 )     (412 )
 
                             
Net income from continuing operations
    10,535       12,710       1,863       1,695       696  
Net loss from discontinued operations
    (1,526 )     (368 )     (228 )     (628 )     (266 )
 
                             
Net income
  $ 9,009     $ 12,342     $ 1,635     $ 1,067     $ 430  
 
                             
 
                                       
Per share data:
                                       
Basic earnings per common share:
                                       
Income from continuing operations
  $ 0.15     $ 0.18     $ 0.02     $ 0.02     $ 0.01  
Loss from discontinued operations
    (0.02 )                 (0.01 )      
 
                             
Net Income
  $ 0.13     $ 0.18     $ 0.02     $ 0.01     $ 0.01  
 
                             
Diluted earnings per common share:
                                       
Income from continuing operations
  $ 0.15     $ 0.18     $ 0.02     $ 0.02     $ 0.01  
Loss from discontinued operations
    (0.02 )                 (0.01 )      
 
                             
Net income
  $ 0.13     $ 0.18     $ 0.02     $ 0.01     $ 0.01  
 
                             
                                         
    Year Ended December 31,
    2006   2005   2004   2003   2002
Balance Sheet Data (at end of period):
                                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 19,951     $ 6,439     $ 119     $ 225     $ 863  
Property and equipment
    374,612       378,362       73,390       66,070       66,027  
Total assets
    447,340       420,697       84,622       77,574       78,127  
Total debt
    90,636       131,526                    
Parent’s investment
          203,443       79,372       71,392       67,230  
Stockholders’ equity
    316,838                          

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ITEM 7 MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
     Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, including those described in Item 1A “Risk Factors,” in Part I of this report and in “Forward-Looking Statements and Cautionary Factors” in Item 9B “Other Information” in Part II of this report.
     The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplemental Data,” in Part II of this report.
Executive Overview
     Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. (“ALC”) was formed as a Nevada corporation in 1994. In October 2001, ALC voluntarily filed for reorganization under the bankruptcy laws as a result of its inability to make payments on its indebtedness. In January 2002, it emerged from bankruptcy pursuant to a pre-negotiated plan of reorganization. ALC operated as an independent company until January 31, 2005 when it was acquired by Extendicare Health Services, Inc. (“EHSI”) (the “Acquisition”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Extendicare Inc. (“Extendicare”). At that time ALC was headquartered in Dallas, Texas and operated 177 assisted living residences in 14 states with a total of 6,838 units.
     Following the Acquisition, Extendicare consolidated its assisted living operations with ALC’s and moved ALC’s headquarters to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, installed a new management team, and reorganized ALC’s internal reporting structure and operations to include previously owned EHSI assisted living residences. Between January 31, 2005 and November 10, 2006, ALC operated its 177 residences and between 29 and 35 residences owned by EHSI.
     On November 10, 2006 (“the Separation Date”), ALC became an independent, publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange when it separated (the “Separation”) from Extendicare. Shortly before the Separation, ALC purchased 29 assisted living residences from EHSI consisting of 1,412 units and acquired an assisted living residence in Escanaba, Michigan consisting of 40 units. Together with ALC’s original 6,838 units and after certain other adjustments, ALC operated a total of 8,302 units at December 31, 2006.
     We are one of the five largest publicly traded operators of assisted living residences in the United States, based on total capacity. At December 31, 2006, we operated 207 assisted living residences with 8,302 units in 17 states. We own 152 of our residences, and the remainder are under long-term leases, giving us significant operational flexibility with respect to our properties. For the year ended December 31, 2006, the average occupancy rate for all of our residences was 85.0% (for mature facilities – 86.0%), the average consolidated daily rate for rent and services was $87.06 per unit and the percentage of our revenue generated from direct payments from residents or their responsible parties (“private pay”) was 79.0%. For the year ended December 31, 2005, the average occupancy rates for all of our assisted living residences was 87.3% (for mature facilities – 88.2%), the average consolidated daily rate for rent and services was $81.37 per unit, and the percentage of our revenue generated from private pay sources was 78.2%.
     Prior to the Acquisition, private pay rates at many of the 177 ALC residences were well below market rates. We worked during 2005 to reduce or eliminate private pay discounts and adjust existing private pay rates closer to market pricing. This initiative continued in 2006 for rate discounts which were not entirely eliminated in 2005. As a result of this initiative, for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, we were able to achieve 7.7% and 8.1% increases in private pay rates, respectively, at the 177 ALC residences. As discounts were eliminated, some residents were no longer able to afford our accommodations and services and subsequently moved out. In addition to eliminating private pay discounts, in 2005 we identified residents whose care needs were outside the general scope of our care programs and worked to find them more appropriate placement. These initiatives had a negative impact to census but enabled us to move in more appropriate, lower acuity residents at higher margins. These initiatives are referred to herein as the “Acquisition Initiatives.”
     At the time of the Acquisition, ALC had a relatively large Medicaid population. At December 31, 2005, approximately 32.9% of residents at the 177 ALC properties were paying through Medicaid and, overall when consolidated with the EHSI properties, 29.8% were paying through Medicaid. Because private pay rates generally exceed those offered through Medicaid programs by 25% to 35%, we intend to continue to reduce the number of units occupied by residents paying through the various state Medicaid programs. For the year ended December 31, 2006, on average, 28.5% of our population was paying through Medicaid. To the extent we are not able to immediately fill vacancies with private pay residents, reducing the Medicaid population may result in short-term reductions to our overall occupancy, but is a necessary part of our long-term strategy to improve the overall revenue base.

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     In addition to our core business, ALC holds share investments in Omnicare, Inc. a publicly traded corporation in the United States, BAM Investments Corporation, a Canadian publicly traded company, and MedX Health Corporation, a Canadian corporation, and cash or other investments in Pearson Indemnity Company Ltd. (“Pearson”), our wholly owned Bermuda based captive insurance company formed primarily to provide self insured general liability coverage.
     We plan to grow our revenue and operating income by:
  §   increasing the overall size of our portfolio through additions to existing residences and acquisitions;
 
  §   increasing our occupancy rate and the percentage of revenue derived from private pay sources; and
 
  §   applying operating efficiencies achievable from owning a large number of assisted living residences.
     Increasing the overall size of our portfolio through both building additional capacity to existing residences and acquisitions
     On February 27, 2007, we announced plans to add 20 units to 20 of our existing owned buildings for a total of 400 units (the “2007 Expansion”). The 2007 Expansion will begin on or around March 31, 2007 and is expected to take approximately 12 months to complete construction and an additional 12 months to stabilize occupancy at the expanded residences. We expect our cost to be approximately $125,000 per additional unit or $50 million in total. This unit cost includes the addition of common areas such as media rooms, family gathering areas and hallways. Our process of selecting buildings for the 2007 Expansion consisted of identifying what we believe to be our best performing buildings as determined by factors such as current occupancy, strength of the local management team, private pay mix of the current population, and demographic trends for the area. In addition, we plan to grow our portfolio by making selective acquisitions in markets with favorable private pay demographics. In November of 2006 we added an additional residence by acquiring a fully tenanted private pay 40 unit property in Escanaba, Michigan at a cost of approximately $4.6 million.
     Increasing our occupancy rate and the percentage of revenue derived from private pay sources
     Our strategy is to increase the number of residents in our residences that are private pay, both by filling existing vacancies at our residences with private pay residents and by gradually decreasing the number of units in our residences that are available for residents that rely on Medicaid.
     We plan to increase demand for our services among private pay residents through a focused sales and marketing effort intended to establish ALC as the provider of choice for residents who value wellness and quality of care. Because of the size of our operations and the depth of our experience in the senior living industry, we believe we will be able to effectively identify and maximize cost efficiencies and expand our portfolio by investing in attractive assets in our target communities. Additional regional, divisional and corporate costs associated with our growth are anticipated to be proportionate to current operating levels.
     We plan to improve our payer mix by reducing our Medicaid population. Specifically, in the first quarter of 2007 we exited Medicaid contracts at sixteen of our residences, and reached an agreement with the state of Oregon to gradually reduce the number of units available to Medicaid residents through attrition. We plan to focus on moving private pay residents into our residences, but in certain states we are required to allow residents who were formally private pay to remain in the residence if they later qualify for Medicaid. To the extent we cannot immediately fill vacancies with private pay residents, reducing the Medicaid population may result in short-term reductions to our overall occupancy, but is a necessary part of our long-term strategy to improve the overall revenue base. Private pay rates generally exceed those offered through state Medicaid programs by 25% to 35%.
     Applying operating efficiencies achievable from owning a large number of assisted living residences
     The senior living industry, and specifically the independent living and assisted living segments, are large and fragmented and characterized by many small and regional operators. According to figures available from the American Seniors Housing Association and the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industry, the top five operators of senior living residences measured by total resident capacity service only 14% of total capacity. We plan to leverage the efficiencies of scale we have achieved through the consolidated purchasing power of our residences to lower costs at residences we may acquire.
     The remainder of this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is organized as follows:
  §   Basis of Presentation of Historical Consolidated Financial Statements. This section provides an overview of our historical assisted living operations and the basis of presentation for our historical consolidated financial statements.
 
  §   Business Overview. This section provides a general financial description of our business. More specifically, this section describes the sources and composition of our revenues and operating expenses. In addition, this

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      section outlines the key performance indicators that we use to monitor and manage our business and to anticipate future trends.
 
  §   Consolidated Results of Operations. This section provides an analysis of our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to the year ended December 31, 2005 and for the year ended December 31, 2005 compared to the year ended December 31, 2004.
 
  §   Liquidity and Capital Resources. This section provides a discussion of our liquidity and capital resources as of December 31, 2006, and our expected future cash needs.
 
  §   Critical Accounting Policies. This section discusses accounting policies which we consider to be critical to obtain an understanding of our consolidated financial statements because their application on the part of management requires significant judgment and reliance on estimations of matters that are inherently uncertain.
Basis of Presentation of Historical Consolidated Financial Statements
     Effective upon the Separation, the ownership structure of the entities changed and as such became consolidated. All references to ALC financial statements, both pre- and post-Separation Date, herein are referred to as “consolidated” as opposed to “combined.”
     For periods prior to the Separation Dates the historical consolidated financial and other data in this report have been prepared to include all of Extendicare’s assisted living business in the United States, consisting of:
  §   the assisted living residences operated by EHSI through the Separation Date, which ranged from 29 to 36 residences between January 1, 2003 and the date of the Acquisition and consisted of 32 residences operated by EHSI at December 31, 2005;
 
  §   177 assisted living residences operated by ALC since the time of the Acquisition;
 
  §   three assisted living residences that were constructed and owned by EHSI (two of which were operated by ALC) during 2005;
 
  §   the Escanaba residence since its acquisition on November 1, 2006; and
 
  §   Pearson since its formation on June 19, 2006.
     Prior to the Separation, operations were terminated at four of the EHSI residences and are presented as discontinued operations. At the Separation Date, the historical financial statements included 209 residences (two of which remained with EHSI).
     After the Separation Date, historical consolidated financial and other data include 178 assisted living residences operated by ALC (including Escanaba), 29 residences purchased from EHSI for a total of 207 residences, and Pearson.
     The historical consolidated financial and other operating data prior to the Separation Date do not contain data related to certain assets and operations that were transferred to ALC such as share investments in Omnicare, BAM, and MedX, or cash and other investments in Pearson, and do include certain assets and operations that were not transferred to ALC in connection with the Separation such as certain EHSI properties as they did not fit the targeted portfolio profile or were not readily separable from EHSI’s operations. The differences between the historical consolidated financial data and financial data for the assets and the operations transferred in the Separation are immaterial in 2005 and 2006. Results of operations prior to 2005 are not directly comparable to later results of operations because the earlier results do not contain the 177 ALC properties associated with the Acquisition.
     Below is a description of the significant events that have occurred to our assisted living business since January 2005 and how these events affected the basis of presentation:
  §   On January 31, 2005, EHSI acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of ALC, which had a portfolio of 177 assisted living residences (6,838 units) in 14 states at the time, 122 of which were owned and 55 of which were leased.
 
  §   During 2005, EHSI completed construction projects that resulted in increased capacity at five assisted living residences (96 units), opened a newly constructed assisted living residence in Wisconsin (60 units), and closed one assisted living residence in Washington (12 units). In addition, EHSI completed construction on two new assisted living residences (90 units) in Ohio and Indiana that were opened and operated by ALC. As a result, as of December 31, 2005, EHSI operated 32 residences and ALC operated 179 residences, two of which were owned by EHSI, for a consolidated operation of 211 residences (8,673 units) in 17 states.
 
  §   Between January 1, 2006 and the Separation Date, EHSI closed an assisted living residence (60 units) in Texas and disposed of the property. It also closed an assisted living residence in Oregon (45 units) and discontinued operations at an assisted living residence (63 units) in Washington for which the underlying lease had expired. EHSI also completed construction projects that increased capacity (37 units) at two assisted living residences. On November 1, 2006, ALC completed the acquisition of an assisted living residence (40 units) in Escanaba,

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      Michigan. As a result, as of the Separation Date, EHSI operated 29 residences and ALC operated 180 residences, two of which were owned by EHSI, for a consolidated operation of 209 residences (8,530 units) in 17 states.
 
  §   On the Separation Date Extendicare transferred 29 of 31 properties previously owned by EHSI to ALC. As of the Separation Date, ALC operated a total of 207 residences (8,302 units) in 17 states.
     Since the Acquisition, through both internal and externally recruited personnel, ALC established a new management team to oversee clinical, marketing, risk management and corporate operational functions of the consolidated operation, and ALC purchased from EHSI services for accounting, human resources and information technology. For periods subsequent to March 31, 2005 through the Separation, charges related to the consolidated EHSI and ALC operations for accounting, human resources, information technology and certain other administrative services have been allocated based upon estimated incremental cost to support the consolidated operations. Stock options to acquire Extendicare shares granted to ALC senior management have been charged to general and administrative expenses, based upon the number of options granted and the share price for the periods reflected. Prior to the Separation Date, interest charges have been allocated based upon:
  §   any ALC specific facility-based debt instruments in place with the applicable interest charges;
 
  §   interest incurred by EHSI on the replacement of ALC debt prior to the Acquisition;
 
  §   for the residences owned by EHSI, based upon the assisted living residences’ historic cost and average borrowing rates of EHSI for those periods; or
 
  §   for the debt incurred under EHSI’s line of credit in connection with the Acquisition, the interest incurred on the average balance of the line of credit and EHSI’s average interest rate on the line of credit.
     After the Separation Date, interest has been based upon actual debt retained by ALC.
     In addition, all assets and liabilities associated with the assisted living operations of Extendicare since January 31, 2005 have been reflected in the historical audited consolidated financial statements.
     For purposes of the audited consolidated financial statements, residences that were sold or closed have been reported as discontinued operations.
Business Overview
Revenues
     We generate revenue from private pay and Medicaid sources. For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, approximately 79.0% and 78.2%, respectively, of our revenue was generated from private pay sources. Residents are charged a fee that is based on the type of accommodation they occupy and a services fee that is based upon their assessed level of care. The accommodation fee is based on prevailing market rates of similar assisted living accommodations. The assessed level of care service fee is based upon a periodic assessment, which includes input of the resident, their physician and family, and establishes the additional hours of care and service provided to the resident. We offer various levels of care for assisted living residents who require less or more frequent and intensive care or supervision. For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, approximately 82% and 80%, respectively of our private pay revenue was derived from the accommodation fee. For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, approximately 18% and 20%, respectively, was derived from the level of care services fee. Both the accommodation and level of care service fee are charged on a rate per day basis, pursuant to residency agreements entered on a month to month term.
     Medicaid rates are generally lower than rates earned from private pay. Therefore, we consider our private pay mix an important performance measurement indicator.
     Although we intend to reduce the number of our units that are available to Medicaid residents, we currently provide assisted living services in 9 of our 17 states to Medicaid funded residents in our assisted living residences. The Medicaid program in each state determines the revenue rate for accommodation and level of care. The basis of the Medicaid rate varies by state and in certain states is subject to negotiation. We normally receive new annual Medicaid rates in July of each year.
Operating Expenses
     The largest component of our operating expenses consists of wages and benefits, utilities and property related costs, and variable operating costs related to the provision of services to our residents. As a percentage of total expenses, wages and benefits, utility and property related costs and variable operating costs were 61%, 15% and 23%, respectively, for both 2006 and 2005. A significant portion of our wages and benefits are fixed and do not vary based upon occupancy levels, as we must employ a minimum number of

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employees to properly maintain our residences and provide care and services to our residents. However, as we expand by building additional capacity at existing residences, constructing new residences, or purchasing additional residences, we would expect our fixed costs related to wages, utilities and property costs to increase. A smaller portion of our wages and benefits vary because they are contingent upon occupancy, as we offer bonus programs to all levels of staff including residence staff to promote common corporate objectives including high quality of services and private pay occupancy levels. Other than these contingent costs, directly variable costs pertain only to food, supplies, and certain administrative expenses.
Operating Margins
     Due to the high percentage of fixed costs, we generally need to sustain occupancy levels in excess of 50% to 60%, depending on the percentage of and rates of private pay residents, to achieve a breakeven operating margin. We generally target pre-tax margins in our residences at levels in excess of 35% to 40% when occupancy levels are in excess of 90%.
General and Administrative Costs
     As a result of the Separation, we now require services and incur additional costs associated with being a public company. In addition, certain other general and administrative costs that had been synergized by Extendicare through the Acquisition are being re-established after completion of the Separation. Certain of these costs were in place as of the Separation Date; however, year over year we anticipate additional annual public company costs relating to the full year effect of:
  §   board of director fees;
 
  §   Sarbanes-Oxley compliance:
 
  §   hiring additional members of the management team;
 
  §   stock registration and listing fees;
 
  §   other general and administrative costs anticipated for reporting and compliance;
 
  §   quarterly and annual filings;
 
  §   stock transfer fees and other public relations; and
 
  §   directors’ and officers’ liability insurance.
     We anticipate these costs will add approximately $2.1 million in 2007 over the 2006 historical general and administrative expenses.
     Subsequent to the Acquisition, certain general and administrative services were provided to us by Extendicare. Extendicare’s incremental costs, and, in the case of information technologies, the price that Extendicare’s related company, Virtual Care Provider Inc. (VCPI), sold services to external clients, was charged to us. Some of these services previously provided through Extendicare will be provided directly to us by third party vendors. Pursuant to transitional services agreements with subsidiaries of Extendicare, certain services will continue to be provided to us on a transitional basis. These services include information technology, payroll and employee benefits processing, and reimbursement services (Medicaid cost reporting in the state of Texas). The costs associated with these services on an annual basis approximate $1.1 million.
Key Performance Indicators
     We manage our business by monitoring certain key performance indicators. We believe our most important key performance indicators are:
Census
     Census is defined as the number of units that are occupied at a given time.
Average Daily Census
     Average daily census, or ADC, is the sum of occupied units for each day over a period of time, divided by the number of days in that period.
Occupancy Percentage or Occupancy Rate
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Private Pay Mix
     Private pay mix is the measure of the percentage of private or non-Medicaid census. We focus on increasing the level of private and non-Medicaid funded units.
Average Revenue Rate by Payer Source
     The average revenue rate by each payer source represents the average daily revenues earned from accommodation and level of care services provided to private pay and Medicaid residents. The daily revenue is calculated by the aggregate revenues earned by payer type, divided by the total ADC in the corresponding period.
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR
     Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income from continuing operations before income taxes, interest expense net of interest income, depreciation and amortization, transaction costs associated with the Separation, and non-cash, non-recurring gains and losses, including disposal of assets and impairment of long-lived assets and loss on refinancing and retirement of debt. Adjusted EBITDAR is defined as adjusted EBITDA before rent expenses incurred for leased assisted living properties. Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDAR are not measures of performance under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP. We use adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDAR as key performance indicators and adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDAR expressed as a percentage of total revenues as a measurement of margin.
     We understand that adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDAR, or derivatives thereof, are customarily used by lenders, financial and credit analysts, and many investors as a performance measure in evaluating a company’s ability to service debt and meet other payment obligations or as a common valuation measurement in our industry. Our new credit facility (See “Liquidity and Capital Resources – $100 Million Credit Facility”) and substantially all of our historical financing agreements contain covenants in which adjusted EBITDA is used as a measure of compliance. Therefore, we use adjusted EBITDA to monitor our compliance with these financing agreements. We believe adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDAR provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our core results because these measures exclude the effects of non-operating factors related to our capital assets, such as the historical cost of the assets.
     We report specific line items separately, and exclude them from adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDAR because such items are transitional in nature, and would otherwise distort historical trends. In addition, we use adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDAR to assess our operating performance and in making financing decisions. In particular, we use adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDAR in analyzing potential acquisitions and internal expansion possibilities. Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDAR performance also will be used in determining compensation levels for our senior executives. Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDAR should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, cash flows from operating activities and other income or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP, or as a measure of profitability or liquidity. We present adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDAR on a consistent basis from period to period, thereby allowing for comparability of operating performance.
Review of Key Performance Indicators
     In order to compare our performance between periods, we assess the key performance indicators for all of our continuing residences. All “continuing operations” or “continuing residences” are defined as all residences excluding:
  §   one assisted living residence in Washington that, in the three months ended December 31, 2005, we decided to convert to nursing beds and combine with an existing nursing facility;
 
  §   one assisted living residence in Oregon that we decided to convert to a skilled nursing facility during the three months ended March 31, 2006;
 
  §   a leased assisted living residence in Washington that we decided to terminate operations at in the three months ended March 31, 2006; and
 
  §   an assisted living residence in Texas that we decided to close during the three months ended March 31, 2006.
     In addition, we assess the key performance indicators for residences that we operated in all reported periods, or “same residence” operations. Given the significance of the Acquisition, we have included these residences in our same residence key performance indicators for the periods after the Acquisition. Same residence operations are defined as all continuing operations excluding the four assisted living residences (190 units) constructed since 2004. Comparability to 2004 is limited because data for 2004 does not include the 177 assisted living facilities associated with the Acquisition. The data for the 2005 period has been reflected in the tables below as

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if it were for the twelve month period. The eleven month period ALC residences figures below are adjusted by averaging eleven months occupancy over the entire twelve month period.
ADC
All Continuing Residences
     The following table sets forth our average daily census (“ADC”) for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 for both private pay and Medicaid residents for all of the continuing residences whose results are reflected in our consolidated financial statements:
Average Daily Census
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
Private pay
    5,167       5,195       1,073  
Medicaid
    2,058       2,138       120  
 
                 
Total ADC
    7,225       7,333       1,193  
 
                 
Private pay percentage
    71.5 %     70.8 %     89.9 %
 
                 
     During 2006, total ADC decreased 1.0% while private pay ADC decreased 0.5% primarily from the Acquisition Initiatives. The private pay mix increased in percentage from 70.8% to 71.5%. In the first quarter of 2006, we implemented a focused sales strategy to increase our private pay rates and to specifically target private pay residents with lower care needs. At the same time we established limits on our Medicaid population. Our strategy is to increase the number of residents in our communities that are private pay, both by filling existing vacancies at our residences with private pay residents and by gradually decreasing the number of units in our residences that are available for residents that rely on Medicaid.
     Data from 2004 does not include the 177 residences associated with the Acquisition and therefore is not comparable with 2005 and 2006.
Same Residence Basis
     The following table is presented on a same residence basis, and therefore removes the impact of the three newly constructed residences described above. The table sets forth our average daily census for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 for both private and Medicaid payers for all of the assisted living residences on a same residence basis.
Average Daily Census
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
Private pay
    5,095       5,186       1,073  
Medicaid
    2,058       2,138       120  
 
                 
Total ADC
    7,153       7,324       1,193  
 
                 
Private pay percentage
    71.2 %     70.8 %     89.9 %
 
                 
     During 2006, total ADC decreased 2.3% while private pay ADC decreased 1.8% primarily from the Acquisition Initiatives. The private pay mix increased in percentage from 70.8% to 71.2%. In the first quarter of 2006, we implemented a focused sales strategy to increase our private pay rates and to specifically target private pay residents with lower care needs. At the same time we established limits on the number of units available to Medicaid funded residents. Our strategy is to increase the number of residents in our communities that are private pay, both by filling existing vacancies at our residences with private pay residents and by gradually decreasing the number of units in our residences that are available for residents that rely on Medicaid.
     Data from 2004 does not include the 177 residences associated with the Acquisition and therefore is not comparable with 2006 and 2005.
Occupancy Percentage
     Occupancy percentages are impacted by our completion and opening of new assisted living residences and additions to existing assisted living residences. As total capacity of a newly completed addition or a new residence increases, occupancy percentages are impacted as the assisted living residence is filling the additional units. After the completion of the construction we generally plan for additional units to take anywhere from one to one and a half years to reach optimum occupancy levels (defined by us as at least 90%).

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     Due to the significant impact on occupancy rates that developmental residences have had on historical results, we have split occupancy information between mature and developmental residences. In general, developmental residences are defined as a residence that has undergone an expansion or a new residence that has opened. An assisted living residence identified as developmental is classified as such for a period of no longer than 12 months after completion of construction. However, for purposes of the tables below, developmental residences have been classified as such for all reporting periods. Between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2006, we completed the following projects that increased our operational capacity: (1) 2005 — three new residences (150 units) and five additions (96 units), and (2) 2006 — two additions (37 units). As a result, these residences constitute the “developmental” residences in the tables below. All residences that are not developmental are considered mature residences, including all of the 177 residences added in the Acquisition.
All Continuing Residences
     The following table sets forth our occupancy percentages for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 for all mature and developmental continuing residences whose results are reflected in our consolidated financial statements:
Occupancy Percentage
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
Mature
    86.0 %     88.2 %     83.9 %
 
                 
Developmental
    67.8 %     66.2 %     94.0 %
 
                 
Total residences
    85.0 %     87.3 %     85.3 %
 
                 
     For the year ended December 31, 2006, we saw a decline in mature residences occupancy percentage from 88.2% to 86.0% and an increase in occupancy in our developmental residences from 66.2% to 67.8%.
     Occupancy percentages for all mature and developmental residences decreased from 87.3% to 85.0% in the same period.
     The decline in our occupancy percentage for the year ended December 31, 2006 is primarily due to the Acquisition Initiatives and our continuing focused effort to reduce the number of units available for Medicaid residents and increase private pay rates closer to market for both existing and new residents.
Same Residence Basis
     The following table sets forth the occupancy percentages outlined above on a same residence basis:
Occupancy Percentage
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
Mature
    86.0 %     88.2 %     83.9 %
 
                 
Developmental
    77.4 %     80.0 %     94.0 %
 
                 
Total residences
    85.7 %     87.9 %     85.3 %
 
                 
     For the year ended December 31, 2006, we saw a decline in mature residences occupancy percentage from 88.2% to 86.0%.
     The decline in census during this timeframe is attributable to the Acquisition Initiatives and our continued focused effort to reduce the number of units available for Medicaid residents and increase private pay rates closer to market for both existing and new residents.
Average Revenue Rate by Payer Source
     The following table sets forth our average daily revenue rates for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 for both private pay and Medicaid payers for residences whose results are reflected in our historical consolidated financial statements:

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Average Daily Revenue Rate
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
Private pay
  $ 96.20     $ 89.15     $ 78.12  
 
                 
Medicaid
  $ 64.11     $ 62.21     $ 54.81  
 
                 
Total
  $ 87.06     $ 81.37     $ 75.77  
 
                 
     The average private pay revenue rate increased 7.9% in 2006 compared to 2005 and our Medicaid rates increased by 3.1% in the same period. The average private pay rate increased 14.1% in 2005 compared to 2004 and our Medicaid rates increased by 13.5%. Average daily revenue rates increased primarily as a result of the Acquisition Initiatives.
Number of Residences Under Operation
The following table sets forth the number of residences under operation as of December 31:
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
Owned
    152       155       31  
Under capital lease
    5       5        
Under operating leases
    50       51       1  
 
                 
Total under operation
    207       211       32  
 
                 
 
                       
Percent of residences:
                       
Owned
    73.4 %     73.4 %     96.9 %
Under capital leases
    2.4       2.4        
Under operating leases
    24.2       24.2       3.1  
 
                 
 
    100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %
 
                 
ADJUSTED EBITDA and ADJUSTED EBITDAR
The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net income to adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDAR as of December 31:
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
    (In thousands)  
Net income
  $ 9,009     $ 12,342     $ 1,635  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes
    1,526       368       228  
Provision for income taxes
    8,727       8,119       1,138  
 
                 
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
    19,262       20,829       3,001  
Add:
                       
Depreciation and amortization
    16,699       14,750       3,281  
Interest expense, net
    9,197       11,603       1,738  
Transaction costs
    4,415              
Loss on impairment of long-lived assets
    3,080              
Loss on early retirement of debt
                647  
 
                 
Adjusted EBITDA
    52,653       47,182       8,667  
Add: Residence Lease expense
    14,291       12,852       66  
 
                 
Adjusted EBITDAR
  $ 66,944     $ 60,034     $ 8,733  
 
                 

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The following table sets forth the calculations of adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDAR percentages as of December 31:
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
    (In thousands)  
Revenues
  $ 231,148     $ 204,949     $ 33,076  
 
                 
Adjusted EBITDA
  $ 52,653     $ 47,182     $ 8,667  
 
                 
Adjusted EBITDAR
  $ 66,944     $ 60,034     $ 8,733  
 
                 
Adjusted EBITDA as percent of total revenue
    22.8 %     23.0 %     26.2 %
 
                 
Adjusted EBITDAR as percent of total revenue
    29.0 %     29.3 %     26.4 %
 
                 
     Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of total revenues decreased to 22.8% in 2006 from 23.0% in 2005. Compared to the 2005 year, Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of revenues was negatively impacted by ongoing general and administrative expenses of $4.1 million resulting from an increase in salaries and benefits, informational systems contractual increases, an increase in accounting related services, charges for services provided by Extendicare and other items related to ALC operating independently from Extendicare for a portion of 2006, partially offset by approximately $3.6 million from improved margin on operating expenses and from improved payer mix.
     Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of total revenues decreased to 23.0% in 2005 from 26.2% in 2004. This decrease in adjusted EBITDA was primarily attributable to residence lease expense. ALC leased 50 of its assisted living facilities, whereas EHSI had only one leased assisted living facility, resulting in lease expense increasing from 0.2% to 6.3% of total revenues between 2004 and 2005. As a result of synergies realized in the Acquisition, operating expenses as a percentage of revenues decreased.
     Adjusted EBITDAR as a percentage of total revenues decreased to 29.0% in 2006 from 29.3% in 2005 as a result of the ongoing general and administrative expenses discussed above. Adjusted EBITDAR as a percentage of total revenues increased from 26.4% in 2004 to 29.3% in 2005 as a result of the synergies resulting from the consolidation of EHSI and ALC operations.
     Please see “— Business Overview — Key Performance Indicators — Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR” above for a discussion of our use of adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDAR and a description of the limitations of such use.
Consolidated Results of Operations
Three Year Financial Comparative Analysis
     The following table sets forth details of our revenues and income as a percentage of total revenues for the last three years ended December 31:
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
Revenues
    100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %
Residence operations (exclusive of depreciation and amortization and residence lease expense shown below)
    66.4       67.4       72.1  
General and administrative
    4.7       3.3       1.5  
Residence lease expense
    6.2       6.3       0.2  
Depreciation and amortization
    7.2       7.2       9.9  
Transaction costs
    1.9              
Impairment of long-lived asset
    1.3              
 
                 
Income from operations
    12.3       15.8       16.3  
Interest expense, net
    (4.0 )     (5.6 )     (5.2 )
Loss on retirement of debt
                (2.0 )
Income tax expense
    (3.7 )     (4.0 )     (3.5 )
 
                 
Net income from continuing operations
    4.6       6.2       5.6  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
    (0.7 )     (0.2 )     (0.7 )
 
                 
Net income
    3.9 %     6.0 %     4.9 %
 
                 

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Year Ended December 31, 2006 Compared with the Year Ended December 31, 2005
Revenues
     Revenues in the year ended December 31, 2006 increased $26.2 million, or 12.8%, to $231.1 million from $204.9 million in the year ended December 31, 2005. Revenues increased approximately $15.1 as a result of the Acquisition, $12.8 million due to private pay rate increases, $1.6 million due to opening of new residences, $1.5 million due to Medicaid rate increases, $0.4 million due to sublease revenue associated with our new corporate office, and $0.2 million due to the acquisition of a 40 unit residence on November 1, 2006. These increases were partially offset by $2.7 million from a decrease in the average daily census, $1.3 million related to a reduction in the amortization of below market leases, $1.2 million related to the effects of EHSI residences not transferred in the Separation, and $0.2 million in other miscellaneous items.
Residence Operations (exclusive of depreciation and amortization and residence lease expense shown below)
     Residence operating costs increased $15.2 million, or 11.0%, in the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to the year ended December 31, 2005. Operating costs increased $11.1 million, or 8%, as a result of the Acquisition. Residence operating costs at other residences increased $4.1 million or 3.0%. The $4.1 million increase was the result of a $2.9 million increase in salaries and wages and other employee costs primarily from the increase in sales and marketing personnel and a $1.2 million increase in property related costs such as taxes and utilities.
General and Administrative
     General and administrative costs increased $4.1 million, or 59.9%, in the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to the year ended December 31, 2005. General and administrative costs increased $1.2 million from the Acquisition, $2.2 million from increases in salaries and benefits, contractual costs, increased accounting related services, charges for services provided by Extendicare, and other items related to ALC operating separately from Extendicare for a portion of 2006, and approximately $0.7 million from information system contractual increases.
Residence Lease Expense
     Residence lease expense increased $1.4 million to $14.3 million in the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to the year ended December 31, 2005. The increase is primarily a result of leased residences obtained in the Acquisition.
Depreciation and Amortization
     Depreciation and amortization increased $1.9 million to $16.7 million in the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to $14.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2005. The increase resulted from approximately $0.9 million from the Acquisition, a $0.2 million increase in amortization of customer relationship intangibles, and $0.8 from additional capital expenditures.
Transaction Costs
     Transaction costs related to our separation from Extendicare amounted to $4.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2006. No costs related to the Separation were incurred in the year ended December 31, 2005. Extendicare made a capital contribution of $4.1 million in cash in the year ended December 31, 2006 to partially fund these costs.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
     ALC periodically assesses the recoverability of long-lived assets, including property and equipment, in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”. This statement requires that all long-lived assets be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by comparison of the carrying value of an asset to the undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying value of an asset exceeds its estimated undiscounted future cash flows, an impairment provision is recognized to the extent the book value of the asset exceeds estimated fair value. One such property was identified in the third quarter of 2006. As a result of ALC’s assessment, an impairment charge of approximately $3.1 million was recorded.
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     Income from operations before income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $28.5 million compared to $32.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 due to the reasons described above.
Interest Expense, Net
     Interest expense, net of interest income, decreased $2.4 million to $9.2 million in the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to the year ended December 31, 2005. The decrease was the result of the termination and repayment of the ALC GE Capital Term Loan and the repayment of variable rate revenue bonds, including expenses, which resulted in a reduction of $3.2 million. This decrease was partially offset by $1.1 million of interest expense due to intercompany debt. Also, in connection with the Separation, the cash contributions from EHSI resulted in $0.5 million of increased interest income.
Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes
     Income from continuing operations before income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $19.3 million compared to $20.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 due to the reasons described above.
Income Tax Expense
     Income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $8.7 million compared to $8.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. Our effective tax rate was 45.3% for the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to 39.0% for the year ended December 31, 2005. The increase in the effective rate was caused primarily by the $4.4 million in transaction costs, of which $3.2 million are nondeductible for tax purposes. Excluding transaction costs, our effective rate was 38.8% for the year ended 2006.
Net Income from Continuing Operations
     Net income from continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $10.5 million compared to $12.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 due to the reasons described above.
Loss from Discontinued Operations, net of tax
     The loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, was $1.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to a loss of $0.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2005. The majority of the increase was due to a $1.1 million loss (net of tax) from impairment of long-lived assets relating to a residence in Texas that we decided to close and sell in March 2006. Discontinued operations also included a residence in Washington and one residence in Oregon. All these residences were discontinued due to poor financial performance.
Net Income
     Net income for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $9.0 million compared to $12.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 due to the reasons described above.
Year Ended December 31, 2005 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2004
Revenues
     Revenues increased $171.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $204.9 million from $33.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2004. Revenue increased by $169.1 million due to the Acquisition. Revenues from other assisted living facilities increased $2.8 million, or 8.4%.
Residence operations (exclusive of depreciation and amortization and residence lease expense shown below)
     Operating costs increased $114.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $138.1 million from $23.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2004 due primarily to the Acquisition. Operating costs increased by $112.6 million due to the Acquisition. Operating costs for other assisted living facilities increased $1.8 million, or 7.6%.
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     General and administrative costs increased $6.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $6.8 million from $0.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2004 due primarily to the Acquisition.
Residence Lease Expense
     Residence lease expense increased $12.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $12.9 million as a result of the Acquisition in which we acquired 55 leased facilities.
Depreciation and Amortization
     Depreciation and amortization increased $11.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $14.8 million primarily due to the Acquisition, and the amortization of $1.9 million for ALC customer relationships.
Income from Operations
     Income from operations for 2005 was $32.4 million compared to $5.4 million due to the reasons described above.
Interest Expense, Net
     Interest expense, net of interest income, increased $9.9 million in 2005 to $11.6 million due to the Acquisition.
Loss on Refinancing and Retirement of Debt
     There was no loss in 2005, but a $0.6 million loss was allocated in 2004 relating to the early retirement of EHSI debt.
Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes
     Net income from continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2005 was $20.8 million compared to $3.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2004 due to the reasons described above.
Income Tax Expense
     Income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2005 was $8.1 million compared to $1.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2004. Our effective tax rate was 39.0% for the year ended December 31, 2005 compared to 37.9% for the year ended December 31, 2004.
Net Income from Continuing Operations
     Net income from continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2005 was $12.7 million compared to $1.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2004 due to the reasons described above.
Loss from Discontinued Operations, Net of Taxes
     The loss from discontinued operations, net of tax was $0.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 compared to $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2004. The 2005 loss included operations from two facilities in Washington, one facility in Oregon and one facility in Texas. The 2004 loss included the same facilities as for 2005 plus operations from three facilities in Arkansas and one facility in Ohio. Those facilities were discontinued due to poor financial performance.
Net Income
     Net income for the year ended December 31, 2005 was $12.3 million compared to $1.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2004. The increase in net income was due to the reasons described above.
Related Party Transactions
Transactions with Extendicare and its Affiliates
     Prior to the Separation, we insured certain risks with Laurier Indemnity Company, Ltd. (“Laurier”), an affiliated insurance subsidiary of Extendicare and third party insurers. The consolidated statements of income for 2006, 2005 and 2004 include

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intercompany insurance premium expenses of $0.9 million, $0.7 million and $0.1 million, respectively. After the Separation Date, we discontinued paying premiums to Laurier and began coverage with Pearson.
     Prior to the Separation, we also purchased computer hardware and software support services from Virtual Care Provider, Inc., a subsidiary of Extendicare (“VCPI”). The cost of services was based on agreed upon rates that, we believe, approximated market rates, and was $1.7 million, $1.0 million and $0.3 million for 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. In addition, we purchased payroll and benefits, financial management and reporting, legal, human resources and reimbursement services from EHSI. The cost was based upon actual incremental costs of the services provided and was $0.9 million, $0.7 million, $0.2 million in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. We continue to contract with Extendicare to provide certain of these support services at rates we believe approximate market rates.
     Prior to the Separation, EHSI’s U.S. parent company, Extendicare Holdings Inc., or EHI, was responsible for all U.S. federal tax return filings and therefore we incurred charges (payments) from (to) EHI for income taxes. Accordingly, we had balances due to EHSI, who in turn had balances due to EHI. Advances made and outstanding in respect of federal tax payments and other sundry working capital advances were non-interest bearing. In connection with the Separation, or shortly thereafter, all balances due to EHI related to U.S. federal tax return filings were settled and therefore no balances remained at December 31, 2006.
     EHSI had also borrowed under its line of credit to fund the Acquisition and for other reasons related to our assisted living facilities. Please see “— Liquidity and Capital Resources — Debt Instruments” below for a description of the EHSI credit facility and related transactions.
Balances Due to Extendicare and its Affiliates
(In thousands)
Receivable (payable)
             
Affiliate   Purpose   2005  
Current assets:
           
EHI
  Deferred federal income taxes   $ 350  
EHSI
  Working capital advances     76  
 
         
 
        426  
 
         
Long-term liabilities:
           
EHI
  Deferred federal income taxes     (3,324 )
EHSI
  Interest-bearing advances     (47,218 )
 
         
 
        (50,542 )
 
         
 
      $ (50,116 )
 
         
At December 31, 2006 balances due to Extendicare were either settled or classified as third party balances.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Three Year Financial Comparative Analysis
Sources and Uses of Cash
     We had cash and cash equivalents of $20.0 million at December 31, 2006 compared to $6.4 million at December 31, 2005 and $0.1 million as of December 31, 2004. The table below sets forth a summary of the significant sources and uses of cash for the years ended December 31:
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
            (In thousands)          
Cash provided by operating activities
  $ 19,055     $ 28,762     $ 4,818  
Cash used in investing activities
    (20,710 )     (158,966 )     (10,471 )
Cash provided by financing activities
    15,167       136,524       5,547  
 
                 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
  $ 13,512     $ 6,320     $ (106 )
 
                 
Cash provided by operating activities:

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Cash flow from operating activities was $19.1 million in 2006 compared to $28.8 million in 2005 and $4.8 million in 2004.
2006 vs. 2005 cash provided by operating activities:
     Decreased cash flow from operations in 2006 was primarily due to:
  §   $7.3 million from increases in other non-current assets (primarily related to cash collateralized letters of credit);
 
  §   $3.7 million from decreases in accrued liabilities;
 
  §   $3.3 million from decreases in net income;
 
  §   $3.0 million from decreases in net deferred tax liabilities;
 
  §   $2.8 million from decreases in taxes payable;
 
  §   $2.6 million from increases in prepaid expenses (primarily insurance premiums);
 
  §   $0.7 million from decreases in accounts payable;
 
  §   $0.6 million from decreases in self insured liabilities; and
 
  §   $0.2 million from increases in accounts receivable;
     partially offset by:
  §   $5.0 million from increases in non-cash charges to income for an impaired property;
 
  §   $2.6 million from increases in other long-term liabilities;
 
  §   $3.5 million from increases in amounts due to Extendicare;
 
  §   $1.8 million of additional depreciation and amortization;
 
  §   $1.4 million from decreases in amortization of below market resident leases; and
 
  §   $0.2 million from increases in bad debts reserves.
2005 vs. 2004 cash provided by operating activities:
     Comparing 2005 with 2004, the increase of $24.0 million was primarily a result of cash generated by the 177 properties associated with the Acquisition.
Working capital:
     In 2006 our working capital increased by $25.3 million from 2005, and in 2005 decreased by $9.9 million from 2004.
     It is not unusual for us to operate in the position of a working capital deficit because our revenues are collected more quickly, often in advance, than our obligations are required to be paid. This can result in a low level of current assets to the extent cash has been deployed in business development opportunities or used to pay off longer term liabilities.
2006 vs. 2005 working capital changes:
     The 2006 vs. 2005 increase was primarily due to increased cash of $13.5 million, increased investments of $5.3 million, increased supplies, prepaid expenses and other current assets of $3.3 million, increased tax related items of $1.5 million, increased accounts receivable of $1.0 million, and reduced accrued liabilities of $0.7 million.
2005 vs. 2004 working capital changes:
     The 2005 vs. 2004 decrease in working capital was primarily due to Acquisition related activity including increased accrued liabilities of $17.8 million, increased accounts payable of $3.6 million, increased current maturities of long-term debt of $2.9 million, increased current portion of self-insured liabilities of $0.3 million, and decreased tax related items of $0.1 million, partially offset by increased cash of $6.3 million, increased supplies, prepaid expenses and other current assets of $4.5 million, and increased accounts receivables of $4.1 million.
Cash used in investing activities:
     Cash used in investing activities was $20.7 million, $159.0 million and $10.5 million for 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
2006 vs. 2005 cash used in investing activities:

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     The decrease of $138.3 million in investing activities between 2006 and 2005 was due to:
  §   $138.1 million from the Acquisition; and
 
  §   $11.9 million from decreased capital expenditures for construction projects;
     partially offset by:
  §   $7.0 million from increased capital expenditures (excluding new constructions), primarily from the purchase of the corporate headquarters; and
 
  §   $4.6 million from the acquisition of a new residence in Escanaba, Michigan.
2005 vs. 2004 cash used in investing activities:
     The increase of $148.5 million in investing activities between 2004 and 2005 was due to:
  §   $138.1 million from the Acquisition;
 
  §   $4.3 million from increased normal capital expenditures resulting from the greater number of residences after the Acquisition,;
 
  §   $3.7 million relating to proceeds received in 2004 from the sale of three Arkansas residences; and
 
  §   $2.5 million from increased capital expenditures for construction projects.
2006 vs. 2005 property and equipment
     Property and equipment decreased by $3.8 million in 2006. Property and equipment decreased by:
  §   $14.3 million from depreciation expense;
 
  §   $5.1 million from impaired properties (including two remaining with Extendicare and included in discontinued operations); and
 
  §   $4.7 million from properties that were not transferred to ALC in the Separation;
     partially offset by:
  §   $7.8 million from capital expenditures (excluding new construction);
 
  §   $5.0 from a newly purchased corporate headquarters;
 
  §   $4.2 million from the acquisition of a 40 unit residence in Escanaba, Michigan; and
 
  §   $3.2 million from new construction projects.
Cash provided by financing activities:
     Cash provided by financing activities was $15.2 million, $136.5 million, and $5.5 million for 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively.
     For 2006, cash provided by financing activities included:
  §   $43.7 million from a net capital contribution received from Extendicare in connection with the Separation;
     partially offset by:
  §   $25.2 million of repayments on debt to Extendicare;
 
  §   $2.3 million of repayments on other debt; and
 
  §   $1.0 million of deferred financing fees.
    For 2005, cash provided by financing activities included:
  §   $101.6 million from a capital contribution received from EHSI to finance the Acquisition;
 
  §   $60.0 million from debt proceeds to finance the Acquisition;
 
  §   $51.0 million from an interest-bearing advance received from EHSI to enable us to repay debt; and
 
  §   $9.5 million of other capital contributions from EHSI primarily to finance new construction projections;

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  §   $2.5 million increase in other long-term liabilities;
     partially offset by:
  §   $84.4 million from payments of long-term debt; and
 
  §   $3.8 million from repayments of interest-bearing advances.
     The only financing activities for 2004 were net capital contributions from EHSI and capital distributions to EHSI of $5.8 million.
2006 vs. 2005 Long-term debt
     Total long-term debt, including current and long-term maturities, decreased by $40.9 million during 2006 primarily from:
  §   $38.3 million from repayments and the conversion to additional paid-in capital of EHSI loans allocated to ALC; and
 
  §   $2.6 million in other debt repayments.
Debt Instruments
Summary of Long-Term Debt
(In thousands)
                         
    Interest     December 31,  
    Rate(1)     2006     2005  
6.24% Red Mortgage Capital Note due 2014
    6.51 %   $ 35,853     $ 36,533  
DMG Mortgage notes payable, interest rates ranging from 7.58% to 8.65%, due 2008
    6.01 %     26,107       27,263  
Capital lease obligations, interest rates ranging from 2.84% to 13.54%, maturing through 2009
    7.32 %     11,832       12,222  
Oregon Trust Deed Notes, interest rates ranging from 0% to 9.00%, maturing from 2021 through 2026
    6.72 %     9,247       9,483  
HUD Insured Mortgages, interest rates ranging from 7.40% to 7.55%, due 2036
    6.89 %     7,597       7,673  
Term Loan due 2010 under EHSI Credit Facility, at variable interest rates
    6.02 %           38,352  
 
                   
 
                       
Long-term debt before current maturities
            90,636       131,526  
Less current maturities
            2,732       2,925  
 
                   
 
                       
Total long-term debt
          $ 87,904     $ 128,601  
 
                   
 
(1)   Interest rate is effective interest rate as of December 31, 2006. The effective interest rate is determined as the cost of interest to the recorded fair value of the debt instrument.
6.24% Red Mortgage Capital Note due 2014
     The Red Mortgage Capital Note has a fixed interest rate of 6.24%, with a 25-year principal amortization, and is secured by 24 assisted living residences. Monthly principal and interest payments amount to approximately $0.3 million. The Red Mortgage Capital Note was entered into by subsidiaries of ALC and is subject to a limited guaranty by ALC.
     The Red Mortgage Capital Note contains customary affirmative and negative covenants applicable to the ALC subsidiaries that are the borrowers under the property level financings, including:
  §   Limitations on the use of rents;
 
  §   Notice requirements and requirements to provide annual audited and certified balance sheets and other financial information;
 
  §   Requirement to keep the subject properties in good repair;
 
  §   Compliance standards with respect to environmental laws;
 
  §   Insurance maintenance requirements;
 
  §   Limitations on liens, operations, fundamental changes, lines of business, corporate activities, dispositions of property, and property management.

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     Events of default under the Red Mortgage Capital Note are customary and include (subject to customary grace periods):
  §   Failure to pay principal or interest when due;
 
  §   Transfers of interests in subsidiaries, and changes in corporate or other status;
 
  §   Transfers of all or part of mortgaged properties;
 
  §   Failure to provide sufficient insurance;
 
  §   Breaches of certain covenants; and
 
  §   Bankruptcy related defaults.
     We are a limited guarantor under the Red Mortgage Capital Note. Our guarantee is of any loss or damage suffered by the lender as a result of any of the borrower’s failure to pay the proceeds due under insurance policies or condemnation awards, tenant security deposits, failure to apply rents/profits payable under the loan documents, and loss due to any fraud, material misrepresentation or failure to disclose a material fact by a borrower.
DMG Mortgage Notes Payable due 2008
     DMG Mortgage Notes Payable (“DMG Notes”) includes three fixed rate notes that are secured by 13 assisted living residences located in Texas, Oregon and New Jersey. The DMG Notes were entered into by subsidiaries of ALC and are subject to a limited guaranty by ALC. These notes collectively require monthly principal and interest payments of $0.2 million, with balloon payments of $11.8 million, $5.3 million and $7.2 million due at maturity in May, August and December 2008, respectively. These loans bear interest at fixed rates ranging from 7.58% to 8.65%.
     The DMG Notes contain affirmative and negative covenants customary for property level financings, including:
  §   The establishment and maintenance of reserve accounts;
 
  §   Notice requirements and requirements to provide annual audited and certified balance sheets and other financial information;
 
  §   Requirements to maintain insurance and books and records; and
 
  §   Compliance with applicable laws.
     Events of Default under the DMG Notes are customary and include (subject to customary grace periods):
  §   Failure to pay principal or interest when due;
 
  §   Failure to provide sufficient insurance;
 
  §   Breaches of certain covenants;
 
  §   Bankruptcy related defaults;
 
  §   Abandonment of all or a portion of property;
 
  §   Dissolution, termination, partial or complete liquidation, merger or consolidation of Mortgagor, any of its principals, any general partner or any managing member; and
 
  §   Limitations on indebtedness, liens, operations, fundamental changes, lines of business, corporate activities, dispositions of property, property management, and alteration of improvements.
     We are a limited guarantor under a guaranty agreement between us and the lender. Our guarantee is of any loss or damage suffered by the lender as a result of any of the borrower’s failure to pay the proceeds due under insurance policies or condemnation awards, tenant security deposits, failure to apply rents/profits payable under the loan documents, and loss due to any fraud, material misrepresentation or failure to disclose a material fact by a borrower. We have further agreed to honor obligations and indemnities relating to hazardous or toxic substances and compliance with environmental laws and regulations.
Capital Lease Obligations
     In January 2005, we amended lease agreements with Assisted Living Facilities, Inc. (“ALF”), an unrelated third party, relating to five assisted living facilities located in Oregon. The amended lease agreements provide us with an option to purchase these five facilities in 2009 for cash of $5.9 million and the assumption of approximately $4.8 million of underlying Oregon Trust Deed Notes due 2036 which are secured by these properties. The purchase option was determined to be a bargain purchase price, requiring the classification of these leases to be changed from operating to capital. As a result, a capital lease obligation of $12.8 million was recorded, which represents the estimated market value of the properties as of the lease amendment date and also approximates the present value of future payments due under the lease agreements, including the purchase option payment. The option to purchase must

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be exercised prior to July 1, 2009 with closing on or about December 31, 2009.
     These capital leases have now been consolidated into one master lease under which we are the lessee, rather than the guarantor, and which contains customary affirmative and negative covenants including:
  §   Payment of all taxes and fees including maintenance and repairs and utilities;
 
  §   Acquisition and maintenance of governmental approvals;
 
  §   Maintenance of insurance and books and records;
 
  §   Compliance with applicable laws;
 
  §   Removal of any hazardous substances discovered on leased premises; and
 
  §   Limitations on indebtedness, liens, operations, lines of business, corporate activities, and dispositions of property.
     Events of Default under the capital lease are customary and include (subject to customary grace periods):
  §   Failure to pay principal or interest when due or to perform obligations under loan documents;
 
  §   Bankruptcy or receivership defaults;
 
  §   Attachment of lease not dismissed or released within 60 days;
 
  §   Assignment for the benefit of creditors;
 
  §   Default under the option purchase agreement; and
 
  §   Voluntary abandonment of the leased property.
Oregon Trust Deed Notes
     The Oregon Trust Deed Notes (“Oregon Revenue Bonds”) are secured by buildings, land, furniture and fixtures of six Oregon assisted living residences of ALC. The notes are payable in monthly installments including interest at effective rates ranging from 0% to 9.0%.
     Under debt agreements relating to the Oregon Revenue Bonds, we are required to comply with the terms of certain regulatory agreements until the scheduled maturity dates of the Oregon Revenue Bonds. Please see “— Revenue Bond Commitments” below for details of the regulatory agreements.
     ALC is the sole borrower and mortgagor under the Oregon Revenue Bonds, which contain affirmative and negative covenants customary for property level financings, including:
  §   Notice requirements and requirements to provide annual audited balance sheets and other financial information;
 
  §   The establishment and maintenance of operating and reserve accounts and security deposits;
 
  §   The maintenance of monthly occupancy levels;
 
  §   Requirements to maintain insurance and books and records, and compliance with laws; and
 
  §   Limitations on liens, operations, fundamental changes, lines of business, corporate activities, dispositions of property, property management, and alterations or improvements.
     Events of default under the Oregon Revenue Bonds are customary and include (subject to customary grace periods):
  §   Failure to lease at least 20% of the property units to low or moderate income persons;
 
  §   Failure to pay principal or interest when due, to perform obligations in any loan documents, or to maintain subordination of other loan agreements;
 
  §   Failure to provide sufficient insurance;
 
  §   Breach of any warranty of title or misrepresentation in financial statements or reports;
 
  §   Bankruptcy related defaults;
 
  §   Failure to perform covenants or obligations; and
 
  §   Certain changes in ownership or control, or transfers of interest in properties without prior consent.
HUD Insured Mortgages due 2036
     The HUD insured mortgages (the “HUD Loans”) include three separate loan agreements entered into in 2001 between subsidiaries of ALC and the lenders. The mortgages are each secured by a separate assisted living residence located in Texas. These loans mature between July 1, 2036 and August 1, 2036 and collectively require principal and interest payments of $50,000 per month. The HUD Loans bear interest at fixed rates ranging from 7.40% to 7.55%. The HUD Loans are not guaranteed.

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     The HUD Loans contain customary affirmative and negative covenants including:
  §   Establishment and maintenance of a reserve account;
 
  §   Maintenance of property and insurance;
 
  §   Requirements to provide annual audited balance sheets and other financial information;
 
  §   Maintenance of governmental approvals and licenses and compliance with applicable laws; and
 
  §   Limitations on indebtedness, distributions, liens, operations, fundamental changes, lines of business, corporate activities, dispositions of property, property management, and alterations and improvements.
     Events of default under the HUD Loans are customary and include (subject to customary grace periods):
  §   Failure to establish and maintain a reserve account;
 
  §   Conveyance, transfer or encumbrance of certain property without the lender’s consent;
 
  §   Construction on mortgaged property without lender’s consent or failure to maintain the property or using the property for unauthorized purposes;
 
  §   Establishment of unauthorized rental restrictions or making of certain distributions;
 
  §   Bankruptcy related defaults; and
 
  §   Breaches of certain other covenants.
$100 Million Credit Facility
     On November 10, 2006, ALC entered into a five year, $100 million revolving credit agreement with General Electric Capital Corporation and other lenders. The facility is guaranteed by certain ALC subsidiaries that own approximately 64 of the residences in our portfolio and secured by a lien against substantially all of the assets of ACL and such subsidiaries. Interest rates applicable to funds borrowed under the facility are based, at ALC’s option, on either a base rate essentially equal to the prime rate or LIBOR plus an amount that varies according to a pricing grid based on a consolidate leverage test; at December 31, 2006 this amount was 150 basis points. Under certain conditions, ALC may request a $50 million increase in the facility.
     In general, borrowings under the facility are limited to five times ALC’s consolidated EBITDA, which is generally defined as consolidated net income plus in each case, to the extent included in the calculation of consolidated net income, customary add-backs in respect of provisions for taxes, consolidated interest expense, amortization and depreciation, losses from extraordinary items, and other non-cash expenditures (including non-recurring expenses incurred by ALC in connection with the separation of ALC and Extendicare) minus in each case, to the extent included in the calculation of consolidated net income, customary deductions in respect of credits for taxes, interest income, gains from extraordinary items, and other non-recurring gains, not to exceed an amount that would result in a loan-to-value ratio in excess of 75%. ALC is subject to certain restrictions and financial covenants under the facility including maintenance of minimum consolidated leverage and minimum consolidated fixed charge coverage ratios. Payments for capital expenditures, acquisitions, dividends and stock repurchases may be restricted if ALC fails to maintain consolidated leverage ratio levels specified in the facility. In addition, upon the occurrence of certain transactions including but not limited to sales of property mortgaged to General Electric Capital Corporation and the other lenders, equity and debt issuances and certain asset sales, ALC may be required to make mandatory prepayments. We are also subject to other customary covenants and conditions. We did not have any borrowings under the facility in 2006 and as of December 31, 2006, ALC was in full compliance with all covenants and available borrowings under the facility were $100 million. Commitment fees paid in 2006 under the facility were $0.1 million and were based upon a .375% unused commitment fee.
Term Loan Due 2010 under EHSI Credit Facility
     EHSI had periodically borrowed under its previous line of credit for reasons related to our assisted living residences. In January 2005, EHSI borrowed $60.0 million under its credit facility to finance the Acquisition. An allocated portion of these borrowings has been reflected on our historic consolidated balance sheet as long-term debt. As of December 31, 2005, ALC’s allocated share of the term loan under the EHSI credit facility was $38.3 million and is included in ALC’s long-term debt. Interest paid to EHSI during 2006 and 2005 relating to the EHSI term loan was $2.3 million and $2.1 million, respectively.
     At the Separation Date, the term loan was not converted into equity and EHSI continued to be liable for all of the outstanding amounts under the loan. Although some of our assisted living residences previously secured EHSI’s credit facility, EHSI obtained releases of these security interests in connection with the refinancing of its credit facility. In addition, neither we nor any of our subsidiaries had any obligations at December 31, 2006 or any future obligations under the Term Loan due 2010 or the EHSI credit facility.

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EHSI Long-Term Debt
     EHSI had two private placements, consisting of Senior and Subordinated Notes that were secured in part by certain of our assisted living residences. Prior to the Separation the Senior and Subordinated Notes were repaid in full or we were released from our obligations thereunder, the associated swap and cap agreements were terminated, and alternative financing was arranged by EHSI. All costs associated with the refinancing of the Senior and Subordinated Notes were borne by EHSI. The cost associated with such refinancing is not reflected in our historical consolidated financial statements. We have no future obligations under the EHSI Long-Term Debt.
EHSI 6% Advance to ALC
     As of the Separation Date and December 31, 2005, EHSI had advances to ALC of $22.0 million and $47.2 million, respectively. The EHSI advance is reported on the consolidated balance sheet as “Due to Extendicare and Affiliates,” and separate from long-term debt. On August 4, 2005, EHSI entered into a new credit facility and borrowed the full $86.0 million term loan portion of the facility and also borrowed $13.9 million of the $114.0 million revolving credit portion of the facility. EHSI used the proceeds to repay in full the $64.0 million balance under its former credit facility (including the $60.0 million borrowed for the Acquisition) and advanced $34.0 million to ALC to repay ALC’s obligations under a credit facility entered into prior to the Acquisition; the remainder was paid in fees and expenses. In December 2005, EHSI advanced $17.0 million to ALC to repay $21.1 million of indebtedness that ALC had incurred under certain revenue bonds. As a result of these transactions, ALC incurred indebtedness of $51.0 million to EHSI that was subsequently reduced to $47.2 million at December 31, 2005 and reduced to $0 at the Separation Date through prepayments and a capital contribution. The advance from EHSI bore interest at 6% and ALC paid interest of $1.7 million and $0.9 million to EHSI in 2006 and 2005, respectively, on this advance. Upon the Separation, the advance of $22.0 million was converted into equity of ALC.
Principal Repayment Schedule
     Principal payments on long-term debt due within the next five years and thereafter as of December 31, 2006 are set forth below (dollars in thousands).
         
2007
  $ 2,301  
2008
    26,259  
2009
    12,118  
2010
    1,320  
2011
    1,409  
After 2011
    46,149  
 
     
 
  $ 89,556  
 
     
Letters of credit
     As of December 31, 2006, ALC had $9.4 million in letters of credit outstanding, all of which are secured by cash. Pearson maintains a $5.0 million letter of credit in favor of a third party professional liability insurer. Approximately $3.6 million of the letters of credit deposits are security for workers’ compensation insurance and $0.8 million of the cash deposits are security for landlords of leased properties. All the letters of credit are renewed annually and have maturity dates ranging from April 2007 to February 2008.
Restricted Cash
     Restricted cash consists of $9.4 million of cash deposits securing letters of credit, $1.4 million of cash deposits as security for the Oregon Trust Deed Notes, and $0.1 million as security for the HUD Insured Mortgages due 2036.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
     We have no off balance sheet arrangements.
 
Cash Management
     As of December 31, 2006, we held unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $19.9 million. We forecast on a regular monthly basis cash flows to determine the investment periods, if any, of certificates of deposit and monitor the daily incoming and outgoing expenditures to ensure available cash is invested on a daily basis.

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Future Liquidity and Capital Resources
     We believe that our cash from operations, together with other available sources of liquidity, including borrowings available under our $100 million revolving credit facility, will be sufficient for the next 12 months and beyond to fund operations, expansion plans, acquisitions, our share buyback program, anticipated capital expenditures, and required payments of principal and interest on our debt.
Capital Commitments
     As of December 31, 2006, we had two construction projects in progress that will increase operational capacity by 46 units. Total costs incurred through December 31, 2006 on these projects were approximately $2.8 million and purchase commitments of $2.4 million were outstanding. The total estimated cost of the uncompleted projects is approximately $5.2 million. As of December 31, 2006, we had other capital expenditure purchase commitments outstanding of approximately $3.0 million.
Expansion Plans
     On February 27, 2007, we announced plans to add 20 additional units onto 20 of our existing owned residences for a total of 400 units. The expansion will begin on or around March 31, 2007 and is expected to take approximately 12 months to complete construction and an additional 12 months to stabilize occupancy (as well as cash flow) at the expanded residences. We expect our cost to be approximately $125,000 per additional unit for a total cost of $50 million.
Share Buyback
     On December 14, 2006, our Board of Directors authorized a share buyback program that enables us to repurchase up to $20 million of our Class A Common Stock over twelve months. We may repurchase shares in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions from time to time in accordance with appropriate SEC guidelines and regulations and subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements, and other factors. As of December 31, 2006, we had not purchased any shares under the share buyback program.
Accrual for Self-Insured Liabilities
     At December 31, 2006, we had an accrued liability for settlement of self-insured liabilities of $1.5 million in respect of general and professional liability claims. Claim payments were $0.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. The accrual for self-insured liabilities includes estimates of the cost of both reported claims and claims incurred but not yet reported. We estimate that $0.3 million of the total $1.5 million liability will be paid within the next twelve months. The timing of payments is not directly within our control, and, therefore, estimates are subject to change in the future. We believe we have provided sufficient provisions for incurred general and professional liability claims as of December 31, 2006.
     At December 31, 2006, we had an accrual for workers’ compensation claims of $3.7 million. Claim payments for the year ended 2006 were $1.8 million. The timing of payments is not directly within our control, and, therefore, estimates are subject to change in the future. We believe we have provided sufficient provisions for workers’ compensation claims as of December 31, 2006.
Revenue Bond Commitments
     We have six ALC assisted living residences in Oregon that are financed by revenue bonds that mature between 2021 and 2026. Under the terms and conditions of the debt agreements, we are required to comply with the terms of the regulatory agreement until the original scheduled maturity dates for the revenue bonds outlined below. In addition, we financed 15 assisted living residences located in the states of Washington, Idaho and Ohio with revenue bonds that were prepaid in full in December 2005. The aggregate amount of the revenue bonds upon repayment was $21.1 million. Despite the prepayment of the revenue bonds, under the terms and conditions of the debt agreements, we are required to continue to comply with the terms of the regulatory agreements described below until the original scheduled maturity dates for the revenue bonds. The original scheduled maturity dates were 2018 for the Washington revenue bonds, 2017 for the Idaho revenue bonds, and 2018 for the Ohio revenue bonds.
     Under the terms of the debt agreements relating to the Oregon revenue bonds, we are required, among other things, to lease at least 20% of the units of the residences to low or moderate income persons as defined in Section 142(d) of the Internal Revenue Code. This condition is required in order to preserve the federal income tax exempt status of the Oregon revenue bonds during the term they are held by the bondholders. There are additional requirements as to the age and physical condition of the residents with which we must also comply. We must also comply with the terms of the conditions of the underlying trust deed relating to the debt agreement

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and report on a periodic basis to the state of Oregon Housing and Community Services Department, for the Oregon revenue bonds, the Washington State Housing Finance Commission, for the Washington revenue bonds, the Ohio Housing Finance Commission, for the Ohio revenue bonds, and the Idaho Housing & Community Services, for the Idaho revenue bonds. Non-compliance with these restrictions may result in an event of default and cause fines and other financial costs.
     In addition, we lease five properties from Assisted Living Facilities, Inc., or ALF, an unrelated party, in Oregon and five properties from LTC Properties, Inc., or LTC, an unrelated party, in Washington that were financed through the sale of revenue bonds. We must comply with the terms and conditions contained in related debt agreements and failure to adhere to those terms and conditions may result in an event of default to the lessor and termination of the lease. The lease requires, among other things, that in order to preserve the federal income tax exempt status of the bonds, lease at least 20% of the units of the facilities to low or moderate income persons as defined in Section 142(d) of the Internal Revenue Code. There are additional requirements as to the age and physical condition of the residents with which we must also comply. Pursuant to the lease agreements with ALF and LTC, we must comply with the terms and conditions of the underlying trust deed relating to the debt agreement.
$100 Million Credit Facility
     On November 10, 2006, we entered into the revolving credit facility with General Electric Capital Corporation and other lenders. The revolving credit facility is available to us to provide liquidity for expansions, acquisitions, working capital, capital expenditures, our share buyback program, and for other general corporate purposes. See “Debt Instruments — $100 Million Credit Facility” above for a more detailed description of the terms of the revolving credit facility.
Contractual Obligations
     Set forth below is a table showing the estimated timing of payments under our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2006.
                                                         
    Payments Due by Year  
                                                    After  
    Total     2007     2008     2009     2010     2011     2011  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
Long-term debt
  $ 77,724     $ 1,856     $ 25,754     $ 1,236     $ 1,320     $ 1,409     $ 46,149  
Interest payments
    36,030       5,415       4,465       3,270       3,188       3,099       16,593  
Operating lease commitments
    109,088       14,134       14,512       14,691       14,925       14,264       36,562  
Capital lease commitments
    11,832       445       505       10,882 (1)                  
New construction purchase commitments
    2,361       2,361                                
Other capital expenditure purchase commitments
    2,993       2,993                                
 
                                         
 
                                                       
Total
  $ 240,028     $ 27,204     $ 45,236     $ 30,079     $ 19,433     $ 18,772     $ 99,304  
 
                                         
 
(1)   Amount includes an option to purchase five properties (157 units) for $10.3 million including assumed debt.
Critical Accounting Policies
     Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). For a full discussion of our accounting policies as required by GAAP, refer to the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements. We consider the accounting policies discussed below to be critical to obtain an understanding of our consolidated financial statements because their application requires significant judgment and reliance on estimations of matters that are inherently uncertain. Specific risks related to these critical accounting policies are described below.
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     We derive our revenues primarily from providing assisted living accommodation and healthcare services. In 2006, approximately 79% of our revenues were derived from private pay. The remaining revenues are derived from state Medicaid programs. These Medicaid programs establish the rates in their respective state.
     We record accounts receivable at the net realizable value we expect to receive from individual residents and state Medicaid programs. We continually monitor and adjust our allowances associated with these receivables. We evaluate the adequacy of our allowance for doubtful accounts by conducting a specific account review of amounts in excess of predefined target amounts and aging thresholds, which vary by payer type. Provisions are considered based upon the evaluation of the circumstances for each of these specific accounts. In addition, we have established internally-determined percentages for allowance for doubtful accounts that are based upon historical collection trends for each payer type and age of these receivables. Accounts receivable that we estimate to be uncollectible, based upon the above process, are fully reserved for in the allowance for doubtful accounts until they are written off or collected. If circumstances change, for instance due to economic downturn resulting in higher than expected defaults or denials, our estimates of the recoverability of our receivables could be reduced by a material amount. Our allowance for doubtful accounts for current accounts receivable totaled $1.1 million and $0.9 million at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Measurement of Acquired Assets and Liabilities in Business Combinations
     We account for acquisitions in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards, or SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations,” and have adopted the guidelines in Emerging Issues Task Force, or EITF, 02-17 for the identification of and accounting for acquired customers, which for us represents resident relationships. In an acquisition, we assess the fair value of acquired assets which include land, building, furniture and equipment, licenses, resident relationships and other intangible assets, and acquired leases and liabilities. In respect of the valuation of the real estate acquired, we calculate the fair value of the land and buildings, or properties, using an “as if vacant” approach. The fair value of furniture and equipment is estimated on a depreciated replacement cost basis. The value of resident relationships and below (or above) market resident contracts are determined based upon the valuation methodology outlined below. We allocate the purchase price of the acquisition based upon these assessments with, if applicable, the residual value purchase price being recorded as goodwill. Goodwill recorded on acquisitions is not a deductible expense for tax purposes. These estimates are based upon historical, financial and market information. Imprecision of these estimates can affect the allocation of the purchase price paid on the acquisition of facilities between intangible assets and liabilities and the properties and goodwill values determined, and the related depreciation and amortization.
     Resident relationships represent the assets acquired by virtue of acquiring a facility with existing residents and thus avoiding the cost of obtaining new residents, plus the value of lost net resident revenue over the estimated lease-up period of the property. In order to effect such purchase price allocation, management is required to make estimates of the average facility lease-up period, the average lease-up costs and the deficiency in operating profits relative to the facility’s performance when fully occupied. Resident relationships are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated average resident stay at the facility.
     Below (or above) market resident contracts represent the value of the difference between amounts to be paid pursuant to the in-place resident contracts and management’s estimate of the fair market value rate, measured over a period of either the average resident stay in the facility, or the period under which we can change the current contract rates to market. The amortization period for the ALC acquisition was 24 months and therefore expired in January 2007. Amortization of below (or above) market resident contracts are included in revenues in the consolidated statement of income.
Valuation of Assets and Asset Impairment
     We record property and equipment at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. We depreciate and amortize these assets using a straight-line method for book purposes based upon the estimated lives of the assets. Goodwill represents the cost of the acquired net assets in excess of their fair market values. Pursuant to SFAS No. 142, we do not amortize goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives. Instead, we test for impairment at least annually. Other intangible assets, consisting of the cost of leasehold rights, are deferred and amortized over the term of the lease including renewal options and resident relationships over the estimated average length of stay at the residence. We periodically assess the recoverability of long-lived assets, including property and equipment, goodwill and other intangibles, when there are indications of potential impairment based upon the estimates of undiscounted future cash flows. The amount of any impairment is calculated by comparing the estimated fair market value with the carrying value of the related asset. We consider such factors as current results, trends and future prospects, current estimated market value, and other economic and regulatory factors in performing these analyses.
     A substantial change in the estimated future cash flows for these assets could materially change the estimated fair values of these assets, possibly resulting in an additional impairment. Changes which may impact future cash flows include, but are not limited to, competition in the marketplace, changes in private pay and Medicaid rates, increases in wages or other operating costs, increased litigation and insurance costs, increased

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litigation and insurance costs, increased operational costs resulting from changes in legislation and regulatory scrutiny, and changes in interest rates.
Self-insured Liabilities
     Insurance coverage for resident care liability and other risks has become difficult to obtain from independent insurance carriers. We insure certain risks with an affiliated insurance subsidiary and third-party insurers. The insurance policies cover comprehensive general and professional liability, workers’ compensation and employer’s liability insurance in amounts and with such coverage and deductibles as we deem appropriate, based on the nature and risks of our business, historical experiences, availability and industry standards. We self-insure for health and dental claims, and in certain states for workers’ compensation, employer’s liability for general and professional liability claims and up to deductible amounts as defined in our insurance policies.
     We accrue our self-insured liabilities based upon past trends and information received from independent actuaries. We regularly evaluate the appropriateness of the carrying value of the self-insured liabilities through independent actuarial reviews. Our estimate of the accruals is significantly influenced by assumptions, which are limited by the uncertainty of predicting future events, and assessments regarding expectations of several factors. Such factors include, but are not limited to: the frequency and severity of claims, which can differ materially by jurisdiction; coverage limits of third-party reinsurance; the effectiveness of the claims management process; and the outcome of litigation.
     Changes in our level of retained risk and other significant assumptions that underlie our estimate of self-insured liabilities, could have a material effect on the future carrying value of the self-insured liabilities. Our accrual for general and professional self-insured liabilities totaled $1.5 million and $1.3 million as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Deferred Tax Assets
     Prior to the Separation our results of operations were included in the consolidated federal tax return of our U.S. parent company, EHI. Federal current and deferred income taxes payable (or receivable) were determined as if we filed our own income tax returns. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized to reflect the expected future tax consequences attributed to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. We measure deferred tax assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which we expect those temporary differences to be recovered or settled. We establish a valuation allowance if we determine that it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets depends upon us generating future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. We consider the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. There was no valuation allowance for net state deferred tax assets at December 31, 2006 or 2005.
New Accounting Pronouncements
     In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Additionally, FIN 48 provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. FIN 48 is effective for ALC on January 1, 2007 and, based on our initial assessment, we have not concluded whether or not it will have a material effect on our results of operations, financial position or liquidity.
     In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin, or SAB 108, in order to eliminate the diversity of practice in the process by which misstatements are quantified for purposes of assessing materiality on the financial statements. SAB 108 is intended to eliminate the potential for the build up of improper amounts on the balance sheet due to the limitations of certain methods of materiality assessment utilized in current practice. SAB 108 establishes a single quantification framework wherein the significance measurement is based on the effects of the misstatements on each of the financial statements as well as the related financial statement disclosures. If a company’s existing methods for assessing the materiality of misstatements are not in compliance with the provisions of SAB 108, the initial application of the provisions may be adopted by restating prior period financial statements under certain circumstances or otherwise by recording the cumulative effect of initially applying the provisions of SAB 108 as adjustments to the carrying values of assets and liabilities as of January 1, 2006 with an offsetting adjustment recorded to the opening balance of retained earnings. The provisions of SAB 108 must be applied no later than the annual financial statements issued for the first fiscal year ending after November 15, 2006. Our adoption of SAB 108 in the fourth quarter of 2006 for the fiscal year then ended did not have any effect on its results of operations or financial position.

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     The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R, “Share-Based Payments” , (“SFAS No. 123R”), which replaced SFAS No. 123 “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”, (“SFAS No. 123”) and superseded Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (“APB 25”). SFAS No. 123R requires entities to measure compensation cost arising from the grant of share-based awards to employees at fair value and to recognize such cost in income over the period during which the service is provided, usually the vesting period. A stock option plan was authorized in connection with the Separation. As of December 31, 2006, no options had been granted. We plan to account for stock options under SFAS No. 123R upon issuance.
     On September 15, 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS No. 157”). SFAS No. 157 addresses how companies should measure fair value when they are required to use a fair value measure for recognition and disclosure purposes under generally accepted accounting principles. SFAS No. 157 will require the fair value of an asset or liability to be based on a market based measure which will reflect the credit risk of the company. SFAS No. 157 will also require expanded disclosures including the methods and assumptions used to measure fair value and the effect of fair value measures on earnings. SFAS No. 157 will be applied prospectively and will be effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and to interim periods within those fiscal years. We are currently assessing the impact SFAS No. 157 will have on our consolidated financial statements.
Reclassifications
     Certain reclassifications have been made in the prior quarters’ and years’ financial statements to conform to the current quarters’ and years’ presentation. Such reclassifications had no effect on previously reported net income (loss) or stockholders’ equity.

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ITEM 7A QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Qualitative Disclosures
     At December 31, 2006, our long-term debt consisted of fixed-rate debt of $89.6 million, exclusive of a $1.1 million purchase accounting market value adjustment.
     As of December 31, 2006, we had no derivative instruments. We do not speculate using derivative instruments and do not engage in derivative instrument trading activity of any kind.
Quantitative Disclosures
     The table below presents principal, or notional, amounts and related weighted average interest rates by year of maturity for our debt obligations as of December 31, 2006 (dollars in thousands). Amounts exclude purchase accounting market value adjustment of debt of $1.1 million.
                                                                 
                                                            Fair
                                                            Value
                                            After           Liability
    2007   2008   2009   2010   2011   2011   Total   (Asset)
LONG-TERM DEBT:
                                                               
Fixed Rate
  $ 2,301     $ 26,259     $ 12,118     $ 1,320     $ 1,409     $ 46,149     $ 89,556     $ 90,862  
Average Interest Rate
    6.34 %     6.05 %     6.38 %     6.58 %     6.60 %     6.60 %     6.40 %        
     The above table incorporates only those exposures that existed as of December 31, 2006, and does not consider those exposures or positions which could arise after that date or future interest rate movements.
ITEM 8 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
     See the F-Pages contained herein, which include our audited consolidated financial statements and are incorporated by reference in this Item 8.
ITEM 9 CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
     On October 16, 2006, the boards of directors of Extendicare and ALC resolved to engage Grant Thornton LLP (“Grant Thornton”) as ALC’s independent auditor and to dismiss KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) as ALC’s independent auditor. For more information, see our Definitive Information Statement dated November 10, 2006 which is filed as an Exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 10, 2006.
ITEM 9A CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Management’s Assessment of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
     We were not required to provide management’s assessment of our internal control over financial reporting or the attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm about management’s assessment for our 2006 fiscal year. We are required to provide these for fiscal year 2007.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
     ALC’s management, with the participation of ALC’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of ALC’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of December 31, 2006. ALC’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by ALC in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is (1) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and (2) accumulated and communicated to ALC’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Based on such evaluation, ALC’s management, including its Chief Executive

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Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has concluded that, as of December 31, 2006, ALC’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
     There have not been any changes in ALC’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, ALC’s internal control over financial reporting, except as follows:
     In connection with the Separation, ALC established or is in the process of establishing certain disclosure controls and procedures associated with being a public company. Such disclosure controls and procedures relate to the development of a financial reporting function within ALC. Enhancements to internal control over financial reporting have been made during the last fiscal quarter which include: the establishment of an independent Board of Directors and committees thereof; hiring of the Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Secretary, and other financial personnel.
     Management believes these enhancements materially affect ALC’s internal control over financial reporting and are appropriate given the circumstances.
     Management believes that the accompanying consolidated financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the years presented in this report on Form 10-K.
ITEM 9B OTHER INFORMATION
Forward-Looking Statements and Cautionary Factors
     This report and other documents or oral statements we make or made on our behalf contain both historical and forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are predictions and generally can be identified by use of statements that include phrases such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “will,” “target,” “intend,” “plan,” “foresee,” or other words or phrases of similar import. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated. In addition to any factors that may accompany forward-looking statements, factors that could materially affect actual results include the following.
     Factors and uncertainties facing our industry and us include:
  §   national, regional and local competition which could cause us to lose market share and revenue;
 
  §   markets where overbuilding exists and future overbuilding in other markets where we operate our residences may adversely affect our operations;
 
  §   our ability to cultivate new or maintain existing relationships with physicians and others in the communities in which we operate could affect occupancy rates;
 
  §   events which adversely affect the ability of seniors to afford our monthly resident fees could cause our occupancy rates, revenues and results of operations to decline;
 
  §   changes in the numbers of our residents who are private pay residents may significantly affect our profitability;
 
  §   reductions in Medicaid rates may decrease our revenues;
 
  §   termination of our resident agreements and vacancies in the living spaces we lease could adversely affect our revenues, earnings and occupancy levels;
 
  §   increases in labor costs, as a result of a shortage of qualified personnel or otherwise, could substantially increase our operating costs;
 
  §   personal injury claims, if successfully made against us, could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations;
 
  §   failure to comply with laws and government regulation could lead to fines and penalties;
 
  §   compliance with regulations may require us to make unanticipated expenditures which could increase our costs and therefore adversely affect our earnings and financial condition;
 
  §   audits and investigations under our contracts with federal and state government agencies could have adverse findings that may negatively impact our business;
 
  §   failure to comply with environmental laws, including laws regarding the management of infectious medical waste, could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations;
 
  §   failure to comply with laws governing the transmission and privacy of health information could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations;
 
  §   efforts to regulate the construction or expansion of healthcare providers could impair our ability to expand through construction of new residences or expansion of exiting residences;
 
  §   we may make acquisitions that could subject us to a number of operating risks; and
 
  §   costs associated with capital improvements could adversely affect our profitability.

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     Factors and uncertainties related to our indebtedness and lease arrangements include:
  §   loan covenants could restrict our operations and any default could result in the acceleration of indebtedness or cross-defaults, any of which would negatively impact our liquidity and inhibit our ability to grow our business and increase revenues;
 
  §   if we do not comply with the requirements in leases or debt agreements pertaining to revenue bonds, we would be subject to financial penalties;
 
  §   our indebtedness and long-term leases could adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to operate our business and our ability to execute our growth strategy; and
 
  §   increases in market interest rates could significantly increase the costs of our unhedged debt and lease obligations, which could adversely affect our liquidity and earnings.
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PART III
ITEM 10 DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
     Information regarding our Directors and Section 16(a) beneficial ownership reporting compliance is incorporated by reference from our definitive proxy statement for the 2007 annual meeting of stockholders under the captions “Election of Directors,” “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance, “and “Independence, Meetings, Committees, Governance Documents, Communications and Director Compensation.” The balance of the response to this item is contained in the discussion entitled “Executive Officers of the Registrant” under Item 4 of Part I of this report.
     Information about our audit committee financial expert is incorporated by reference to our definitive proxy statement for the 2007 annual meeting of stockholders.
     We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to all employees, directors and officers, including our Chief Executive Officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, as well as a Code of Ethics for Chief Executive and Senior Financial Officers, which applies to our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Controller, both of which are available on our website at www.alcco.com. Any amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of such codes of ethics will be posted on our website.
ITEM 11 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
     Information about executive compensation is incorporated by reference to our definitive proxy statement for the 2007 annual meeting of stockholders under the captions “Executive Compensation,” “Director Compensation,” and “Compensation Committee Report.”
ITEM 12 SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
     Information about security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management and securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans is incorporated by reference to our definitive proxy statement for the 2007 annual meeting of stockholders under the captions “Securities authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans” and “Stock Ownership of Management and Others.”
ITEM 13 CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
     Information about certain relationships and transactions with related parties is incorporated herein by reference from our definitive proxy statement from the 2007 annual meeting of stockholders under the captions “Certain Business Relationships; Related Party Transactions” and “Independence, Meetings, Committees, Governance Documents, Communications and Director Compensation.”
ITEM 14 PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
     Information about principal accountant fees and services is incorporated by reference from our definitive proxy statement for the 2007 annual meeting of stockholders under the captions “Independent Auditors.”

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PART IV
ITEM 15 EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
     The following documents are filed as part of this report:
  1.   Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms
 
      Our audited consolidated financial statements:
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2006 and 2005
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and Parent’s Investment for the periods ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the periods ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
  2.   Financial Statement Schedules
 
      Schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or because the required information is given in the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.
 
  3.   Exhibits
 
      See the Exhibit Index included as the last part of this report (following the signature page), which is incorporated herein by reference. Each management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be filed as an exhibit to this report is identified in the Exhibit Index by an asterisk.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Assisted Living Concepts, Inc.:
     We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the year then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
     We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, 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. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement position. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
     In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. as of December 31, 2006, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
GRANT THORNTON LLP
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
March 21, 2007

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors
Assisted Living Concepts, Inc.:
     We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. (“the Company”) (a combination of certain assisted living businesses in the United States owned by subsidiaries of Extendicare Inc. as defined in Note 1), as of December 31, 2005, and the related statements of income, parent’s investment, and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these combined financial statements based on our audits.
     We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the combined financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the combined financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall combined financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
     In our opinion, the combined financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. as of December 31, 2005, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
KPMG LLP
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
June 5, 2006

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except
share and per share data)
                 
    December 31,  
    2006     2005  
ASSETS
Current Assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 19,951     $ 6,439  
Investments
    5,332        
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $1,086 and $872 respectively
    5,395       4,351  
Supplies, prepaid expenses and other current assets
    8,178       4,904  
Income tax receivable
    90        
Deferred income taxes
    1,552       392  
Due from Extendicare and affiliates:
               
Deferred federal income taxes
          350  
Other
          76  
 
           
Total current assets
    40,498       16,512  
Property and equipment, net
    374,612       378,362  
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net
    18,102       19,953  
Restricted cash
    10,947       3,975  
Other assets
    3,181       1,696  
Net assets of discontinued operations
          199  
 
           
Total Assets
  $ 447,340     $ 420,697  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND PARENT’S INVESTMENT
Current Liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 5,134     $ 5,027  
Accrued liabilities
    19,580       20,267  
Accrued state income taxes
          570  
Current maturities of long-term debt
    2,732       2,925  
Current portion of self-insured liabilities
    300       300  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    27,746       29,089  
Accrual for self-insured liabilities
    1,171       1,027  
Long-term debt
    87,904       128,601  
Deferred income taxes
    5,146       814  
Other long-term liabilities
    8,535       7,181  
Due to Extendicare and affiliates:
               
Deferred federal income taxes
          3,324  
Interest-bearing advances
          47,218  
 
           
Total Liabilities
    130,502       217,254  
 
           
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, 25,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding
           
Series A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, 400,000,000 authorized, 59,501,918 issued and outstanding
    595        
Series B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, 75,000,000 authorized, 9,956,337 issued and outstanding
    100        
Additional paid-in capital
    313,474        
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    530        
Retained earnings
    2,139        
 
             
Parent’s Investment
          203,443  
 
             
Total Stockholders’ Equity
    316,838        
 
           
 
               
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity and Parent’s Investment
  $ 447,340     $ 420,697  
 
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands, except per share data)
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2006     2005     2004  
Revenues
  $ 231,148     $ 204,949     $ 33,076  
 
                 
 
                       
Expenses:
                       
Residence operations (exclusive of depreciation and amortization and residence lease expense shown below)
    153,347       138,126       23,837  
General and administrative
    10,857       6,789       506  
Residence lease expense
    14,291       12,852       66  
Depreciation and amortization
    16,699       14,750       3,281  
Transaction costs
    4,415              
Impairment of long-lived asset
    3,080              
 
                 
Total operating expenses
    202,689       172,517       27,690  
 
                 
Income from operations
    28,459       32,432       5,386  
Other expense:
                       
Interest expense, net
    (9,197 )     (11,603 )     (1,738 )
Loss on early retirement of debt
                (647 )
 
                 
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
    19,262       20,829       3,001  
Income tax expense
    (8,727 )     (8,119 )     (1,138 )
 
                 
Net income from continuing operations
    10,535       12,710       1,863  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes
    (1,526 )     (368 )     (228 )
 
                 
Net income
  $ 9,009     $ 12,342     $ 1,635  
 
                 
 
                       
Weighted average common shares:
                       
Basic
    69,326       69,322       69,322  
Diluted
    70,205       70,205       70,205  
Per share data:
                       
Basic earnings per common share:
                       
Income from continuing operations
  $ 0.15     $ 0.18     $ 0.02  
Loss from discontinued operations
    (0.02 )            
 
                 
Net income
  $ 0.13     $ 0.18     $ 0.02  
 
                 
Diluted earnings per common share:
                       
Income from continuing operations
  $ 0.15     $ 0.18     $ 0.02  
Loss from discontinued operations
    (0.02 )            
 
                 
Net income
  $ 0.13     $ 0.18     $ 0.02  
 
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND PARENT’S INVESTMENT
(In thousands)
                                                                 
                                                    Total        
                                    Accumulated             Stockholders’        
                    Additional             Other             Equity        
    Common Stock     Paid-In     Parent’s Net     Comprehensive     Retained     Or Parent’s     Comprehensive  
    Shares     Amount     Capital     Investment     Income     Earnings     Investment     Income  
Balance, December 31, 2003
        $     $     $ 71,392     $     $     $ 71,392     $  
Net Income
                      1,635                   1,635       1,635  
Net cash activity with parent
                      5,758                   5,758        
Non-cash activity with parent
                      587                   587        
 
                                                             
Comprehensive income
                                            $ 1,635  
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Balance, December 31, 2004
                      79,372                   79,372     $  
Net income
                      12,342                   12,342       12,342  
Cash contribution from parent for acquisition of ALC
                      101,648                   101,648        
Net cash activity with parent
                      9,521                   9,521        
Non-cash activity with parent
                      560                   560        
 
                                                             
Comprehensive income
                                            $ 12,342  
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Balance, December 31, 2005
                      203,443                   203,443     $  
Net change in Class A Common Stock
    59,502       595                               595        
Net change in Class B Common Stock
    9,956       100                               100        
Conversion of Class B Common Stock to Class A Common Stock
                (2 )                       (2 )      
Unrealized gains on available for sale securities, net of tax
                            530             530       530  
Net income
                      6,870             2,139       9,009       9,009  
Net cash activity with parent
                      36,808                   36,808        
Non-cash activity with parent
                      66,355                   66,355        
Parent investment
                313,476       (313,476 )                        
 
                                                             
Comprehensive income
                                            $ 9,539  
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Balance, December 31, 2006
    69,458     $ 695     $ 313,474     $     $ 530     $ 2,139     $ 316,838          
 
                                                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2006     2005     2004  
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Net income
  $ 9,009     $ 12,342     $ 1,635  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                       
Depreciation and amortization
    16,699       14,920       3,744  
Amortization of purchase accounting adjustments for:
                       
Leases and debt
    (527 )     (663 )      
Below market resident leases
    (1,187 )     (2,488 )      
Provision for bad debts
    214       458       102  
Provision for self-insured liabilities
    415       748        
Payments of self-insured liabilities
    (271 )     (324 )      
Loss on impairment of long-lived assets including impairments in discontinued operations
    5,018              
Deferred income taxes
    335       3,347       (516 )
Changes in assets and liabilities:
                       
Accounts receivable
    (1,258 )     (1,079 )     139  
Supplies, prepaid expenses and other current assets
    (3,274 )     (647 )     (55 )
Accounts payable
    107       764       (265 )
Accrued liabilities
    (687 )     3,010       34  
Income taxes payable/ receivable
    (999 )     1,845        
Changes in other non-current assets
    (7,264 )            
Other long-term liabilities
    2,649              
Current due to Extendicare
    76       (3,471 )      
 
                 
Cash provided by operating activities
    19,055       28,762       4,818  
 
                 
 
                       
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Payment for acquisitions
    (4,619 )     (144,578 )      
Cash balances in acquisitions
          6,522        
Payments for new construction projects
    (3,338 )     (15,198 )     (12,684 )
Payments for purchases of property and equipment
    (12,832 )     (5,822 )     (1,520 )
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment
    79             3,728  
Changes in other non-current assets
          110       5  
 
                 
Cash used in investing activities
    (20,710 )     (158,966 )     (10,471 )
 
                 
 
                       
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Capital contributions (distributions) from (to) Extendicare
    (541 )     9,521       5,758  
Capital contributions to ALC
    44,219       101,648        
Proceeds from debt to finance ALC acquisition
          60,000        
Interest bearing advances from Extendicare to payoff debt
          51,016        
Repayment of interest bearing advances to Extendicare
    (25,200 )     (3,798 )      
Payments of long-term debt
    (2,312 )     (84,388 )      
Payment of deferred financing fees
    (999 )            
Other long-term liabilities
          2,525       (211 )
 
                 
Cash provided by financing activities
    15,167       136,524       5,547  
 
                 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    13,512       6,320       (106 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
    6,439       119       225  
 
                 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
  $ 19,951     $ 6,439     $ 119  
 
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2006     2005     2004  
Supplemental schedule of cash flow information:
                       
Cash paid during the period for:
                       
Interest
  $ 10,039     $ 12,116     $ 1,738  
Income tax payments, net of refunds
    6,477       5,949       1,502  
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:
                       
Extendicare made the following non-cash contributions in connection with the Separation transaction:
                       
Investments
  $ 4,463     $     $  
Forgiveness of debt and intercompany balances
    60,177              
Deferred tax
    2,512              
Other
    (797 )            
 
                 
Total
  $ 66,355     $     $  
 
                 
 
                       
Extendicare acquired all of the capital stock of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. in connection with the Acquisition, liabilities were assumed as follows:
                       
Fair value of assets acquired
  $     $ 315,200     $  
Cash paid
          (144,578 )      
 
                 
Liabilities assumed
  $     $ 170,622     $  
 
                 
Capital lease obligations incurred to purchase properties
  $     $ 12,848     $  
 
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
     Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“ALC” or the “Company”) operate 207 assisted living residences in 17 states in the United States totaling 8,302 units as of December 31, 2006. ALC’s residences average approximately 40 units and offer residents a supportive, home-like setting and assistance with the activities of daily living.
     ALC became an independent, publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange on November 10, 2006 (the “Separation Date”) when ALC Class A and Class B Common Stock was distributed to Extendicare Inc. (“Extendicare”) stockholders (the “Separation”).
     The consolidated financial statements of ALC represent, prior to the Separation Date, the consolidated financial position and results of operations of the assisted living operations of Extendicare in the United States. After the Separation Date, the consolidated financial statements represent 178 assisted living residences operated by ALC and 29 residences purchased from Extendicare Health Services, Inc. (“EHSI”), a subsidiary of Extendicare shortly before the Separation.
     On June 19, 2006, ALC formed Pearson Insurance Company, LTD (“Pearson”), a wholly owned Bermuda based captive insurance company to self-insure general and professional liability risks.
     Effective upon the Separation, the ownership structure of the entities changed and as such became consolidated. All references to ALC financial statements, both pre- and post-Separation Date herein are referred to as “consolidated” as opposed to “combined.”
     For periods prior to the Separation Date, the historical consolidated financial and other data in this report have been prepared to include all of Extendicare’s assisted living business in the United States, consisting of:
  §   the assisted living residences operated by EHSI through the Separation Date, which ranged from 29 to 36 residences between January 1, 2003 and the date of the Acquisition and consisted of 32 residences operated by EHSI at December 31, 2005,
 
  §   177 assisted living residences operated by ALC since the time of the Acquisition,
 
  §   three assisted living residences that were constructed and owned by EHSI (two of which were operated by ALC) during 2005,
 
  §   the Escanaba residence since its acquisition on November 1, 2006, and
 
  §   Pearson since its formation on June 19, 2006.
     Prior to the Separation, operations were terminated at four of the EHSI residences and are presented as discontinued operations. At the Separation Date, the historical financial statements included 209 residences (two of which remained with EHSI).
     After the Separation Date, historical consolidated financial and other data include 178 assisted living residences operated by ALC (including Escanaba), 29 residences purchased from EHSI for a total of 207 residences, and Pearson.
     The historical consolidated financial and other operating data do not contain data related to certain assets including certain investments that were transferred to ALC but do include certain assets and operations that were not transferred to ALC in connection with the Separation. ALC did not include in the Separation certain EHSI properties as they did not fit ALC’s targeted portfolio profile or were not readily separable from EHSI’s operations. The differences between the historical consolidated financial data and financial data for the assets and the operations transferred in the Separation are immaterial in 2005 and 2006. Results of operations prior to 2005 are not directly comparable to later results of operations because the earlier results do not contain the 177 ALC properties associated with the Acquisition.
     ALC operates in a single business segment with all revenues generated from properties located within the United States.
2. ALC SEPARATION
     (a) Extendicare Strategic Initiatives
     In February 2006, the Board of Directors of Extendicare announced the appointment of a committee of independent directors to review and consider various structures and options that would provide value to its stockholders. The Board of Extendicare believed that the Extendicare share price had not been reflective of its underlying operational performance and historical results. Among the alternatives explored was the sale or reorganization of all, or part, of Extendicare.

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ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (continued)
     On November 7, 2006, the Board of Directors of Extendicare announced its intention to complete a plan of arrangement which, among other things unrelated to ALC, entailed the Separation and the conversion of the remaining business of Extendicare into an unincorporated open ended real estate investment trust (“REIT”) (together with the Separation, the “Plan of Arrangement”). On November 10, 2006, the Plan of Arrangement was completed.
(b) ALC Separation
     On May 31, 2006, the Board of Directors of Extendicare approved the Plan of Arrangement. On October 16, 2006 and October 24, 2006, respectively the holders of Extendicare’s Subordinate and Multiple Voting Shares and the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) approved the Plan of Arrangement which was expected to occur on November 1, 2006. On October 31, 2006 the Canadian Ministry of Finance announced a significant change in the Canadian tax laws as it pertained to the REIT structure proposed for Extendicare. In response to the Minister of Finance’s announcement, the Extendicare Board of Directors met on October 31, 2006 and decided to delay the implementation of the Plan of Arrangement until the Board had the opportunity to give further consideration to the potential consequences of the tax proposal on the Plan of Arrangement. On November 7, 2006, the Board of Directors of Extendicare announced its intention to complete its Plan of Arrangement including the Separation. The Separation was effective November 10, 2006, when ALC became a separately traded public company.
     In connection with the Separation, holders of Extendicare Subordinate Voting Shares received the following:
  §   one Extendicare Common Share;
 
  §   one share of Class A Common Stock of ALC.
     Holders of Extendicare Multiple Voting Shares received the following:
  §   1.075 Extendicare Common Shares;
 
  §   one share of Class B Common Stock of ALC.
     Each Extendicare Common Share received in the transactions described above was immediately exchanged for units of Extendicare REIT on a 1:1 basis, or, at the election of holders that are Canadian residents, for units of Extendicare Holding Partnership on a 1:1 basis. The Separation is accounted for at historical cost due to the pro rata nature of the distribution.
     The authorized capital stock of ALC consists of 400,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value of $0.01 per share, 75,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share and 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. Subject to certain voting rights of the holders of Class B Common Stock, ALC’s Board of Directors is authorized to provide for the issuance of preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the designations, preferences, powers, participation rights, qualifications and limitations and restrictions, including the dividend rate, conversion rights, voting rights, redemption price and liquidation preferences of such preferred stock. At the Separation Date, ALC had approximately 57.5 million shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding, 11.8 million shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding, and no preferred stock outstanding. Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible at any time, and from time to time at the option of the holder thereof into 1.075 shares of Class A Common Stock. Shares of Class A Common Stock are not convertible into shares of Class B Common Stock. On December 20, 2006 approximately 1.8 million shares of Class B Common Stock were converted into approximately 2.0 million shares of Class A Common Stock.
     Following the Separation, ALC and Extendicare operate independently. Neither ALC nor Extendicare has any stock ownership, or, beneficial interest, in the other.
     Certain employees of ALC participated in Extendicare’s stock option plan and purchased Extendicare stock prior to the Separation. For 2006, 2005 and 2004, compensation expense was $0.4 million, $0.1 million and $0, respectively. In conjunction with the Separation, ALC put in place a stock incentive plan. As of December 31, 2006, no shares or options have been granted under ALC’s incentive compensation plan.

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ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (continued)
(c) Transactions and Agreements in Connection with Separation
     In preparation for, and immediately prior to the completion of the Separation, EHSI and ALC entered into a Separation Agreement, a Tax Allocation Agreement, Transitional Service Agreements and certain other agreements related to the Separation. These agreements govern the allocation of assets and liabilities between Extendicare and ALC as well as certain aspects of the ongoing relationship between Extendicare and ALC after the Separation. In addition, ALC and Extendicare have executed certain deeds, bills of sale, stock powers, certificates of title, assignments and other instruments of sale, contribution, conveyance, assignment, transfer and delivery required to consummate the Separation.
Separation Agreement
     The Separation Agreement sets forth the agreements with Extendicare related to the transfer of assets and the assumption of liabilities necessary to separate ALC from Extendicare. It also sets forth ALC’s and Extendicare’s indemnification obligations following the Separation.
     In addition, ALC agreed to perform, discharge and fulfill:
  §   all liabilities primarily related to, arising out of or resulting from the operation or conduct of ALC’s business, except for any pre-transfer liabilities related to the 29 assisted living residences transferred to ALC from EHSI, and including any liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from any other asset transferred to ALC from Extendicare, whether before, on or after the completion of the Separation;
 
  §   all liabilities recorded or reflected in the financial statements of ALC;
 
  §   all liabilities relating to certain specified lawsuits that primarily relate to ALC; and
 
  §   liabilities of Extendicare under any agreement between Extendicare and any of ALC’s directors or director nominees, entered prior to the completion of the Separation that indemnifies such directors or director nominees for actions taken in their capacity as directors or director nominees of ALC.
Tax Allocation Agreement
     The Tax Allocation Agreement governs both ALC’s and Extendicare’s rights and obligations after the separation with respect to taxes for both pre- and post-separation periods. Under the Tax Allocation Agreement, ALC is generally required to indemnify Extendicare for any taxes attributable to its operations (excluding the assisted living residences transferred to ALC from EHSI as part of the separation) for all pre-Separation Date periods and Extendicare generally is expected to be required to indemnify ALC for any taxes attributable to its operations (including the assisted living residences transferred to ALC from EHSI as part of the separation) for all pre-Separation Date periods. In addition, Extendicare is liable, and indemnifies ALC, for any taxes incurred in connection with the Separation.
     Under U.S. Federal income tax law, ALC and Extendicare will be jointly and severally liable for any taxes imposed on Extendicare for the periods during which ALC was a member of Extendicare’s consolidated group, including any taxes imposed with respect to the disposition of ALC common stock. There is no assurance, however, that Extendicare will have sufficient assets to satisfy any such liability or that ALC will successfully recover from Extendicare any amounts for which ALC is held liable.
     ALC’s liability for any taxes imposed on Extendicare could have a material effect on ALC’s financial statements and results of operations. As of December 31, 2006, the estimated amount due from Extendicare related to consolidated pre-Separation return filings is $2.0 million.
Transitional Services Agreements
     ALC and Extendicare have entered into a number of Transitional Services Agreements, pursuant to which Extendicare and its affiliates will perform certain services for ALC for a limited period of time following the Separation including;
  §   payroll and benefits processing for all ALC employees at pre-defined monthly rates based upon the number of residences and units being processed,
 
  §   information technology and hosting services for certain of our software applications, and
 
  §   purchasing services, through EHSI’s purchasing group, United Health Facilities, Inc.

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ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (continued)
     ALC expects to pay Extendicare for the services it provides based upon rates established with Extendicare that reflect fair market rates for the applicable service.
     The payroll and benefits processing and technology services arrangements are terminable upon 90 days’ prior notice. ALC has also entered into a one year consulting arrangement with Extendicare for Medicaid cost reporting relating to the state of Texas. The arrangement is based on the fair value of the service and is renewable at the discretion of ALC.
Transfer of EHSI Assisted Living Operations and Properties to ALC
     As of December 31, 2005, EHSI owned 33 assisted living residences and leased one assisted living residence, and operated 32 of the 34 assisted living residences, with two assisted living residences owned by EHSI being operated by ALC. In the first quarter of 2006, EHSI closed an assisted living residence (60 units) in Texas, closed an assisted living residence in Oregon (45 units), and the term of the leased assisted living residence (63 units) in Washington ended and EHSI decided to terminate the operations due to poor financial performance. As of the Separation Date, EHSI owned 31 and operated 29 assisted living residences, with two assisted living residences owned by EHSI being operated by ALC. ALC has completed the transfer of all residences from EHSI to ALC. The aggregate purchase price for the residences was approximately $68.7 million (exclusive of amounts previously paid in respect of the operations and personal property related to EHSI’s assisted living residences). This transfer was a taxable event for EHSI resulting in a step-up in the tax basis of these residences, which is not recognized for book purposes.
Transfer of Cash, Share Investments and Notes Prior to ALC Separation
     In addition, prior to the Separation, Extendicare and EHSI made certain capital contributions to ALC:
  §   $10.0 million in cash contributed into ALC to establish Pearson;
 
  §   $4.1 million in cash contributed by EHSI to ALC to fund transaction costs related to the Separation;
 
  §   $5.0 million in cash contributed by EHSI into ALC to fund ALC’s purchase of an office building in August 2006;
 
  §   a capital contribution of approximately $22.0 million by EHSI as settlement of the outstanding debt owed by ALC to EHSI;
 
  §   the contribution to ALC of Canadian Share investments in BAM with a fair value of $2.0 million, MedX which had a carrying value of $0.3 million, and Omnicare shares with a fair value of $2.1 million; and
 
  §   an $18.0 million cash contribution to equity.
3. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(a) Principles of Presentation and Consolidation
     Prior to November 10, 2006, the consolidated financial statements include a combination of historical financial assets and operations of the assisted living operations of Extendicare described in Note 1. For periods after the Separation Date the consolidated financial statements include the 178 assisted living residences operated by ALC and the 29 residences purchased from Extendicare. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of ALC and all its majority owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions with subsidiaries have been eliminated from the consolidated financial statements.
     ALC’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Management’s most significant estimates include revenue recognition and valuation of accounts receivable, measurement of acquired assets and liabilities in business combinations, valuation of assets and determination of asset impairment, self-insured liabilities for general and professional liability, workers’ compensation and health and dental claims, valuation of conditional asset retirement obligations, and valuation of deferred tax assets. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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     ALC operates in only one business segment, being the assisted living business and all of the properties and revenues generated from those properties are located in the United States.
(b) Cash and Cash Equivalents
     ALC considers highly liquid investments that have a maturity of 90 days or less to be cash equivalents. ALC has a centralized approach to cash management. ALC has deposits in banks that exceed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation limits. Management believes the credit risk related to these deposits is minimal.
(c) Investments
     Investments in marketable securities are stated at fair value. Investments with no readily determinable fair value are carried at cost. Fair value is determined using quoted market prices at the end of the reporting period and, when appropriate, exchange rates at that date. Unrealized gains and losses on marketable securities classified as available-for-sale are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax. ALC regularly reviews its investments to determine whether a decline in fair value below the cost basis is other than temporary. If the decline in fair value is judged to be other than temporary, the cost basis of the security is written down to fair value and the amount of the write-down is included in the consolidated statements of income. Subsequent to December 31, 2006, the fair market value of one ALC investment declined by $1.2 million.
(d) Accounts Receivable
     Accounts receivable are recorded at the net realizable value expected to be received from individual residents or their responsible parties (“private payers”) and state assistance programs such as Medicaid.
     As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, ALC had approximately 43% and 35%, respectively of its accounts receivable derived from private sources, with the balance owing under various state Medicaid programs. Although management believes there are no credit risks associated with these government agencies other than possible funding delays, claims filed under the Medicaid program can be denied if not properly filed prior to a statute of limitations. End of period receivables are predominately Medicaid because private payers are generally billed and collected in advance whereas Medicaid programs cannot be billed and collected until services have been performed.
     ALC periodically evaluates the adequacy of its allowance for doubtful accounts by conducting a specific account review of amounts in excess of predefined target amounts and aging thresholds, which vary by payer type. Allowances for uncollectibility are considered based upon the evaluation of the circumstances for each of these specific accounts. In addition, ALC has established internally-determined percentages for establishing an allowance for doubtful accounts, which is based upon historical collection trends for each payer type and age of the receivables. Accounts receivable that the Company specifically estimates to be uncollectible, based upon the above process, are fully reserved for in the allowance for doubtful accounts until they are written off or collected. In 2006, 2005 and 2004 ALC had write-offs of accounts receivable of $0.4 million, $0.4 million and $0.1 million, respectively. Bad debt expense was $0.7 million, $0.5 million and $0.1 million in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
     As part of the Acquisition, ALC acquired a $0.7 million allowance for doubtful accounts.
(e) Property and Equipment
     Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Provisions for depreciation and amortization are computed using the straight-line method for financial reporting purposes at rates based upon the following estimated useful lives:

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (continued)
             
 
  Buildings   30 to 40 years    
 
  Building improvements   5 to 20 years    
 
  Furniture and equipment   3 to 10 years    
 
  Leasehold improvements   The shorter of the useful life of the assets or a term that includes required lease periods and renewals that are deemed to be reasonably assured at the date the leasehold improvements are purchased    
     Construction in progress includes pre-acquisition costs and other direct costs related to acquisition, development and construction of properties, including interest, which are capitalized until the residence is opened. Depreciation of the residence, including interest capitalized, is commenced the month after the residence is opened and is based upon the useful life of the asset, as outlined above. ALC capitalized interest expense of $0.2 million, $0.5 million and $0.3 million in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
     Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. When property or equipment is retired or disposed, the cost and related accumulated depreciation and amortization are removed from the accounts and the resulting gain or loss is included in the results of operations.
     Depreciation expense for 2006 and 2005 was $14.6 million and $12.8 million, respectively.
(f) Leases
     Leases that substantially transfer all of the benefits and risks of ownership of property to ALC, or otherwise meet the criteria for capitalizing a lease under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, are accounted for as capital leases. An asset is recorded at the time a capital lease is entered into together with its related long-term obligation to reflect its purchase and financing. Property and equipment recorded under capital leases are depreciated on the same basis as previously described. Rental payments under operating leases are expensed as incurred.
     Leases that are operating leases with defined scheduled rent increases are accounted for in accordance with FASB Technical Bulletin 85-3. The scheduled rent increases are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
(g) Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
     Goodwill represents the cost of acquired net assets in excess of their fair market values. Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortized but are tested for impairment at least annually in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” Intangible assets with estimable useful lives are amortized over their respective estimated useful lives and also reviewed at least annually for impairment. ALC performed its annual assessment in the fourth quarter and did not record an impairment of goodwill in 2006, 2005 or 2004. If circumstances arise which would indicate a potential impairment, an assessment would be performed at that time.
     Resident relationships intangible assets are stated at the amount determined upon acquisition, net of accumulated amortization. Resident relationships intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis, based upon a review of the time period to achieve optimal occupancy. ALC generally amortizes the resident relationships asset over a 36-month period. The amortization period is subject to evaluation upon each acquisition. Amortization of the resident relationships asset is included within amortization expense in the consolidated statements of income.
(h) Long-lived Assets
     ALC assesses annually the recoverability of long-lived assets, including property and equipment, in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”. This statement requires that all long-lived assets be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by comparison of the carrying value of an asset to the undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying value of an asset exceeds its estimated undiscounted future cash flows, an impairment provision is recognized to the extent the book value of the asset exceeds estimated fair value. ALC incurred an impairment of long-lived asset charge in continuing

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (continued)
operations of $3.1 million on one property in 2006 and $1.9 million of impairment charges on two properties held in discontinued operations. There was no such charge in the prior two years. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or the fair value of the asset, less all associated costs of disposition. In addition, SFAS No. 144 requires separate reporting of discontinued operations to the component of an entity that either has been disposed of (by sale, abandonment, or in a distribution to owners) or is classified as held for sale. Management considers such factors as current results, trends and future prospects, current market value, and other economic and regulatory factors, in performing these analyses.
(i) Self-insured Liabilities
     ALC maintains business insurance programs with significant self-insured retentions, which cover workers’ compensation, business automobile, and general and professional liability claims. ALC accrues estimated losses using actuarial calculations, models and assumptions based on historical loss experience. ALC maintains a self-insured health benefits plan which provides medical benefits to employees electing coverage under the plan. ALC maintains a reserve for incurred but not reported medical claims based on historical experience and other assumptions. ALC uses independent actuarial firms to assist in determining the adequacy of general, professional and workers’ compensation liability reserves.
(j) Stockholders’ Equity and Parent’s Investment
     Until the Separation Date, ALC’s Parent’s Investment represented Extendicare’s historical investment of capital into ALC, accumulated net earnings after taxes, offset by the inter-company transactions that result from the net withdrawals of cash from earnings of ALC. Prior to the Separation Date, it was not possible to segregate the component of Parent’s Investment into equity and retained earnings.
     EHSI managed cash on a centralized basis, and prior to the Acquisition did not retain any significant cash balances at assisted living residences. As a result, cash advances or withdrawals prior to and after the Acquisition were recorded in the Parent’s Investment account.
     After the Acquisition and before the Separation Date, EHSI maintained ALC’s bank account, and until EHSI amended its senior secured credit facility (the “EHSI Revolving Credit Facility”), did not transfer cash between EHSI and ALC. However, after EHSI amended the EHSI Revolving Credit Facility in August 2005, EHSI converted back to its centralized approach to cash management and therefore periodically transferred all excess funds of ALC to EHSI’s main cash deposit account. Transfers of cash to (from) EHSI reduced (increased) ALC’s advance to EHSI.
     In connection with the Separation, ALC authorized 400,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and issued 57,543,165 of such shares, $0.01 par value, and also authorized 75,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock and issued 11,778,433 of such shares, $0.01 par value.
     ALC has also authorized 25,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, none of which has been issued as of December 31, 2006.
     Through December 31, 2006, 1,822,096 shares of ALC’s Class B Common Stock were converted into 1,958,753 Class A Common Stock. At December 31, 2006 ALC had 59,501,918 shares of Class A Common Stock and 9,956,337 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding.
(k) Revenue Recognition
     For 2006, 2005 and 2004 approximately 79%, 78% and 93%, respectively, of revenues were derived from private payers. The remainder of ALC’s revenue was derived from state-funded Medicaid reimbursement programs. Revenues are recorded in the period in which services and products are provided at established rates. Revenues collected in advance are recorded as deferred revenue upon receipt and recorded to revenue in the period the revenues are earned.
     From time to time, ALC collects new residency fees from private pay residents. These fees are non-refundable and generally used to prepare a residents room for occupancy. ALC defers these revenues and amortizes over the expected stay of private pay residents, which is approximately 14 months.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (continued)
(l) Advertising Expense
     Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expense incurred for 2006, 2005 and 2004 totaled $1.2 million, $1.6 million and $0.6 million, respectively.
(m) Transaction Costs
     ALC expenses transaction costs as incurred. During 2006 ALC incurred $4.4 million of transaction costs related the Separation. Extendicare partially funded these costs with a $4.1 million cash capital contribution.
(n) Interest
     For periods prior to the Acquisition, interest expense was allocated to the EHSI assisted living residences based upon the assisted living residences’ historic cost and the average borrowing rates for those periods. For periods after the Acquisition and prior to the Separation, interest charges are allocated based upon:
  §   any specific residence-based debt instruments in place prior to the Acquisition and before the Separation Date with the applicable interest charges;
 
  §   interest incurred by EHSI on the replacement of pre-acquisition date debt incurred prior to the Acquisition;
 
  §   for the residences owned by EHSI, based upon the assisted living residences’ historic cost and average borrowing rates for those periods; and
 
  §   for the EHSI line of credit debt incurred on the Acquisition, the interest incurred based upon the average balance of the line of credit and EHSI’s average interest rate on the line of credit.
     For periods after the Separation Date interest is based on the specific debt instruments in place, and the amortization of deferred financing fees. Interest expense is reported net of interest income of $0.9 million, $0.4 million and $0 in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
(o) Deferred Financing Costs
     Costs associated with obtaining financing are capitalized and amortized over the term of the related debt. The Company incurred $1.0 million of deferred financing costs in connection with its $100 million revolving credit facility. These costs are being amortized over the life of the revolving credit facility agreement and amounted to $33,000 in 2006.
(p) Comprehensive Income
     Comprehensive income consists of net income and other gains and losses affecting shareholders’ equity, which under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, are excluded from results of operations. In 2006, this consists of unrealized gains and losses on available for sale investment securities, net of any related tax effect.
(q) Income Taxes
     Prior to the Separation Date, ALC’s results of operations are included in the consolidated federal tax return of ALC’s most senior U.S. parent company, Extendicare Holdings, Inc. (“EHI”). Federal current and deferred income taxes payable (or receivable), are determined as if ALC had filed its own income tax returns. As of the Separation Date, ALC is responsible for filing its own income tax returns. In all periods presented, income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

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ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (continued)
(r) Accounting for Acquisitions
     ALC accounts for acquisitions in accordance with SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations”. In October 2002, the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”), issued EITF 02-17, “Recognition of Customer Relationship Intangible Assets Acquired in a Business Combination”, which provides implementation guidance in accounting for intangible assets in accordance with FASB No. 141. ALC identifies and accounts for acquired customer and resident relationships pursuant to the provisions of EITF 02-17.
     ALC assesses the fair value of acquired assets which include land, building, furniture and equipment, licenses, resident relationships and other intangible assets, and acquired leases and liabilities. In respect to the valuation of the real estate acquired, ALC calculates the fair value of the land and buildings, or properties, using an “as if vacant” approach. The fair value of furniture and equipment is determined on a depreciated replacement cost basis. The value of resident relationships and below (or above) market resident contracts are determined based upon the valuation methodology outlined below. ALC allocates the purchase price of the acquisition based upon these assessments with, if applicable, the residual value purchase price being recorded as goodwill. These estimates were based upon historical, financial and market information. Goodwill acquired on acquisition is not deductible for tax purposes.
     Resident relationships represent the assets acquired by virtue of acquiring a facility with existing residents and thus avoiding the cost of obtaining new residents, plus the value of lost net resident revenue over the estimated lease-up period of the property. In order to effect such purchase price allocation, management is required to make estimates of the average residence lease-up period, the average lease-up costs and the deficiency in operating profits relative to the residence’s performance when fully occupied. Resident relationships are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated average resident stay at the residence and the expense is reflected in the depreciation and amortization line on the statement of operations.
     Below (or above) market resident contracts represent the value of the difference between amounts to be paid pursuant to the in-place resident contracts and management’s estimate of the fair market value rate, measured over a period of either the average resident stay in the residence, or the period under which ALC can change the current contract rates to market. ALC uses the effective interest method to calculate amortization. The amortization period related to the in-place resident contracts for the Acquisition is 24 months and will end in January 2007. Amortization of below (or above) market resident contracts are included in revenues in the consolidated statements of income.
(s) New Accounting Pronouncements
     In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Additionally, FIN 48 provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 is effective for ALC on January 1, 2007 and, based on our initial assessment, we have not concluded whether or not it will have a material effect on our results of operations, financial position or liquidity.
     In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin, or SAB 108, in order to eliminate the diversity of practice in the process by which misstatements are quantified for purposes of assessing materiality on the financial statements. SAB 108 is intended to eliminate the potential for the build up of improper amounts on the balance sheet due to the limitations of certain methods of materiality assessment utilized in current practice. SAB 108 establishes a single quantification framework wherein the significance measurement is based on the effects of the misstatements on each of the financial statements as well as the related financial statement disclosures. If a company’s existing methods for assessing the materiality of misstatements are not in compliance with the provisions of SAB 108, the initial application of the provisions may be adopted by restating prior period financial statements under certain circumstances or otherwise by recording the cumulative effect of initially applying the provisions of SAB 108 as adjustments to the carrying values of assets and liabilities as of January 1, 2006 with an offsetting adjustment recorded to the opening balance of retained earnings. The provisions of SAB 108 must be applied no later than the annual financial statements issued for the first fiscal year ending after November 15, 2006. ALC’s adoption of SAB 108 in the fourth quarter of 2006 for the fiscal year then ended did not have any effect on its results of operations or financial position.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (continued)
     The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R, “Share-Based Payments” , (“SFAS No. 123R”), which replaced SFAS No. 123 “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”, (“SFAS No. 123”) and superseded Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” (“APB 25”). SFAS No. 123R requires entities to measure compensation cost arising from the grant of share-based awards to employees at fair value and to recognize such cost in income over the period during which the service is provided, usually the vesting period. As of December 31, 2006, under ALC’s stock option plan, no options have been granted. ALC plans to account for stock options under SFAS No. 123R upon issuance.
     On September 15, 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS No. 157”). SFAS No. 157 addresses how companies should measure fair value when they are required to use a fair value measure for recognition and disclosure purposes under generally accepted accounting principles. SFAS No. 157 will require the fair value of an asset or liability to be based on a market based measure which will reflect the credit risk of the company. SFAS No. 157 will also require expanded disclosure requirements which will include the methods and assumptions used to measure fair value and the effect of fair value measures on earnings. SFAS No. 157 will be applied prospectively and will be effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and to interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently assessing the impact SFAS No. 157 will have on our consolidated financial statements.
     (t) Reclassifications
     Certain reclassifications have been made in the prior years’ financial statements to conform to the current year’s presentation. These reclassifications include the reporting of discontinued operations based upon actions implemented in 2006. Such reclassifications had no effect on previously reported net income, parent’s investment or stockholders’ equity.
4. ACQUISITIONS
     On January 31, 2005, EHSI completed the Acquisition for a total purchase consideration of approximately $285 million, including the assumption of existing debt with a book value of approximately $141 million. The Acquisition was completed immediately subsequent to, and pursuant to, stockholder approval of the merger and acquisition agreement entered into on November 4, 2004, that provided for the acquisition of all of the outstanding shares and stock options of ALC for $18.50 per share. EHSI financed the acquisition by using approximately $29 million of cash on hand, a $55 million 6% Term Note due 2010 from EHI, and drawing $60 million from the EHSI Revolving Credit Facility. The $55 million Term Note and $60 million loan incurred from the EHSI Revolving Credit Facility have been accounted for as equity contributions for purposes of ALC’s financial statements. On January 31, 2005, ALC had a portfolio of 177 assisted living facilities, comprised of 122 owned properties and 55 leased facilities representing 6,838 units, located in 14 states.
     The impact of the Acquisition on each asset and liability category in ALC’s consolidated balance sheet is as follows as of January 31, 2005:
         
    (In thousands)  
ASSETS:
       
Cash, net of cash used to finance the acquisition
  $ 2,348  
Accounts receivable
    2,898  
Other current assets
    8,722  
 
     
Total current assets
    13,968  
Property, plant and equipment
    283,686  
Resident relationships intangible
    6,357  
Goodwill
    5,556  
Other long-term assets
    1,459  
 
     
Total assets
  $ 311,026  
 
     

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LIABILITIES:
       
Current maturities of long-term debt
  $ 3,418  
Unfavorable leases as lessor
    3,715  
Other current liabilities
    18,318  
 
     
Total current liabilities
    25,451  
Long-term debt:
       
Long-term debt of ALC assumed
    140,212  
EHSI Credit Facility
    60,000  
Deferred income taxes
    608  
Other long-term liabilities
    4,755  
 
     
Total liabilities
    231,026  
Parent’s investment:
       
Capital contribution from EHSI
    80,000  
 
     
Total liabilities and parent’s investment
  $ 311,026  
 
     
     The financial position and results of operation of ALC are included in the consolidated balance sheets, statements of income and the consolidated statements of cash flows beginning February 1, 2005.
     Below is pro forma income statement information of ALC prepared assuming the acquisition of ALC had occurred as of January 1, 2004. This pro forma information includes purchase accounting adjustments but does not include estimated cost savings.
                 
    Years Ended December 31,  
    2005     2004  
    (In thousands)  
Total revenues
  $ 220,051     $ 211,741  
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
  $ 20,560     $ 12,164  
Net income
  $ 12,174     $ 7,568  
     In January 2005, EHSI amended its then existing senior secured revolving credit facility to permit the loan from EHI and to partially finance the Acquisition. Subsequently, Extendicare advanced $55 million to EHI, which in turn advanced $55 million as a 6% Term Note due to EHSI in 2010. See Note 11.
     On November 1, 2006, the Company completed the acquisition of an assisted living residence in Escanaba, Michigan for $4.6 million which was paid in cash. The residence consists of 40 units and is 100% occupied. The impact of total assets, revenue and earnings was not material. The Company’s initial allocation of fair value resulted in $3.6 million, $0.4 million, $0.4 million and $0.2 million being allocated to building, furniture and equipment, goodwill and land, respectively.
5. INVESTMENTS
     Investments, all of which are classified as available-for-sale, are stated at fair value based on market quotes, when available. Unrealized gains and losses, net of deferred taxes, are recorded as a component of other comprehensive income. No gains or losses were realized in the year ended December 31, 2006. Investments consisted of the following at December 31:
                         
            Fair        
            Market     Unrealized  
    Cost     Value     Gain/(Loss)  
            (In thousands)          
Investments with unrealized gains
  $ 1,988     $ 3,067     $ 1,079  
Investments with unrealized losses
    2,475       2,265       (210 )
 
                 
Total investments
  $ 4,463     $ 5,332     $ 869  
 
                 

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6. SUPPLIES, PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
     Supplies, prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following at December 31:
                 
    2006     2005  
    (In thousands)  
Deposits
  $ 2,420     $ 2,130  
Prepaid expenses
    4,810       1,747  
Supplies
    948       1,027  
 
           
 
  $ 8,178     $ 4,904  
 
           
7. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
     Property and equipment and related accumulated depreciation and amortization consisted of the following at December 31:
                 
    2006     2005  
    (In thousands)  
Land and land improvements
  $ 25,552     $ 26,317  
Buildings and improvements
    369,857       370,183  
Furniture and equipment
    18,891       15,797  
Leasehold improvements
    508       742  
Construction in progress
    4,253       1,702  
 
           
 
    419,061       414,741  
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (44,449 )     (36,379 )
 
           
 
  $ 374,612     $ 378,362  
 
           
     In 2006 and 2005, buildings and improvements included $12.8 million for assets recorded under capital leases. Accumulated depreciation included $0.8 million and $0.3 million for assets recorded under capital leases in 2006 and 2005, respectively.
     During 2006, ALC completed two construction projects for a total cost of approximately $3.4 million that resulted in increased operational capacity of 38 units.
8. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
     Goodwill and other intangible assets consisted of the following at December 31:
                 
    2006     2005  
    (In thousands)  
Resident relationship intangible, net
  $ 2,338     $ 4,415  
Goodwill
    15,764       15,538  
 
           
 
  $ 18,102     $ 19,953  
 
           
     Accumulated amortization for resident relationships intangible as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 was $4.0 million and $1.9 million, respectively. Amortization of the resident relationship intangible was $2.1 million, $1.9 million and $0 for 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Additional goodwill of $0.4 million was recorded in connection with the acquisition of one residence in Escanaba, Michigan. In 2006, purchase accounting tax adjustments reduced goodwill by $0.1 million.
9. RESTRICTED CASH
     Restricted cash as of December 31, 2006 consists of $9.4 million of cash deposits securing letters of credit, $1.4 million of cash deposits as security for the Oregon Trust Deed Notes, and $0.1 million as security for the HUD Insured Mortgages. Pearson, our 100% owned captive insurance company, is required to maintain a deposit of $5.0 million to secure a letter of credit in favor of a third party professional liability insurer. Approximately $3.6 million of the letters of credit deposits are security for workers’ compensation insurance and $0.8 million of the cash deposits are security for landlords of leased properties.

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10. OTHER ASSETS
     Other assets consisted of the following at December 31:
                 
    2006     2005  
    (In thousands)  
Property tax, insurance and capital expenditure trust funds
  $ 1,290     $ 958  
Deferred financing costs
    999        
Fund held under deferred compensation plan (Note 14)
    430       275  
Security deposits
    462       463  
 
           
 
  $ 3,181     $ 1,696  
 
           
     In connection with the $100 million revolving credit facility (Note 11) ALC incurred financing costs of approximately $1.0 million. In 2006, ALC amortized $33,000 of these fees through interest expense. The remainder will be amortized over the life of the $100 million revolving credit facility through interest expense on a straight line basis.
11. LONG-TERM DEBT
     Long-term debt consisted of the following at December 31:
                         
    Interest              
    Rate (1)     2006     2005  
            (In thousands)  
6.24% Red Mortgage Capital Note due 2014
    6.51 %   $ 35,853     $ 36,533  
DMG Mortgage notes payable, interest rates ranging from 7.58% to 8.65%, due 2008
    6.01 %     26,107       27,263  
Capital lease obligations, interest rates ranging from 2.84% to 13.54%, maturing through 2009
    7.32 %     11,832       12,222  
Oregon Trust Deed Notes, interest rates ranging from 0% to 9.25%, maturing from 2021 through 2026
    6.72 %     9,247       9,483  
HUD Insured Mortgages, interest rates ranging from 7.40% to 7.55%, due 2036
    6.89 %     7,597       7,673  
Term Loan due 2010 under EHSI Credit Facility, at variable interest rates
                  38,352  
 
                   
Long-term debt before current maturities
            90,636       131,526  
Less current maturities
            2,732       2,925  
 
                   
Total long-term debt
          $ 87,904     $ 128,601  
 
                   
 
(1)   Interest rate is effective interest rate as of December 31, 2006.
6.24% Red Mortgage Capital Note due 2014
     The Red Mortgage Capital Note has a fixed interest rate of 6.24%, with a 25-year principal amortization, and is secured by 24 assisted living residences with a carrying value of $55.3 million.
DMG Mortgage Notes Payable due 2008
     DMG Mortgage Notes Payable (“DMG Notes”) includes three fixed rate notes that are secured by 13 assisted living facilities located in Texas, Oregon and New Jersey with a combined carrying value of $31.0 million. The DMG Notes were entered into by subsidiaries of ALC and are subject to a limited guaranty by ALC. These notes collectively require monthly principal and interest payments of $0.2 million with balloon payments of $11.8 million, $5.3 million and $7.2 million due at maturity in May, August and December 2008, respectively. These loans bear interest at fixed rates ranging from 7.58% to 8.65%.
Capital Lease Obligations
     In March 2005, ALC amended lease agreements, relating to five assisted living residences located in Oregon. The amended lease agreements provide ALC with an option to purchase the residences in 2009 at a fixed price. The option to purchase was determined to

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be a bargain purchase price, requiring that the classification of these leases be changed from operating to capital. As a result, a capital lease obligation of $12.8 million was recorded, which represents the estimated market value of the properties as of the lease amendment date and also approximates the present value of future payments due under the lease agreements, including the purchase option payment. The option to purchase must be exercised prior to July 1, 2009 with closing on or about December 31, 2009.
Oregon Trust Deed Notes
     The Oregon Trust Deed Notes (“Oregon Revenue Bonds”) are secured by buildings, land, furniture and fixtures of six Oregon ALC assisted living residences with a combined carrying value of $9.3 million. The notes are payable in monthly installments including interest at effective rates ranging from 0% to 9.25%.
     Under debt agreements relating to the Oregon Revenue Bonds, ALC is required to comply with the terms of certain regulatory agreements until the scheduled maturity dates of the Oregon Revenue Bonds. Refer to Note 17 for details of the regulatory agreements.
HUD Insured Mortgages due 2036
     The HUD insured mortgages include three separate loan agreements entered into in 2001. The mortgages are each secured by a separate assisted living residence located in Texas with a combined carrying value of $9.6 million. These loans mature between July 1, 2036 and August 1, 2036 and collectively require principal and interest payments of $50,000 per month. The loans bear interest at fixed rates ranging from 7.40% to 7.55%.
Term Loan due 2010 under EHSI Credit Facility
     ALC had access to utilize, subject to certain restrictions, the EHSI credit facility. EHSI had periodically borrowed under its previous line of credit for reasons related to our assisted living residences. In January 2005, EHSI borrowed $60.0 million under its credit facility to finance the Acquisition. These borrowings have been reflected on our consolidated balance sheet as long-term debt. As of December 31, 2005, ALC’s share of the term loan under the EHSI credit facility was $38.4 million. Interest paid to EHSI during 2006 and 2005 relating to the EHSI term loan was $2.3 million and $2.1 million, respectively. As of the Separation Date, the remaining balance of $22.1 million was contributed to ALC equity.
EHSI 6% Advance to ALC
     As of December 31, 2005, EHSI had advanced to ALC $47.2 million. The EHSI advance was reported on the consolidated balance sheet as “Due to Extendicare and Affiliates,” and separate from long-term debt. The advance to ALC was forgiven as part of the Separation. See Note 15.
$100 Million Credit Facility
     On November 10, 2006, ALC entered into a five year, $100 million revolving credit agreement with General Electric Capital Corporation and other lenders. The facility is guaranteed by certain ALC subsidiaries that own approximately 64 of the residences in our portfolio and secured by a lien against substantially all of the assets of ACL and such subsidiaries. Interest rates applicable to funds borrowed under the facility are based, at ALC’s option, on either a base rate essentially equal to the prime rate or LIBOR plus an amount that varies according to a pricing grid based on a consolidated leverage test; at December 31, 2006 this amount was 150 basis points. Under certain conditions, ALC may request a $50 million increase in the facility.
     In general, borrowings under the facility are limited to five times ALC’s consolidated EBITDA, which is generally defined as consolidated net income plus in each case, to the extent included in the calculation of consolidated net income, customary add-backs in respect of provisions for taxes, consolidated interest expense, amortization and depreciation, losses from extraordinary items, and other non-cash expenditures (including non-recurring expenses incurred by ALC in connection with the separation of ALC and Extendicare) minus in each case, to the extent included in the calculation of consolidated net income, customary deductions in respect of credits for taxes, interest income, gains from extraordinary items, and other non-recurring gains, not to exceed an amount that would result in a loan-to-value ratio in excess of 75%. ALC is subject to certain restrictions and financial covenants under the facility including maintenance of minimum consolidated leverage and minimum consolidated fixed charge coverage ratios. Payments for capital expenditures, acquisitions, dividends and stock repurchases may be restricted if ALC fails to maintain consolidated leverage

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ratio levels specified in the facility. In addition, upon the occurrence of certain transactions including but not limited to sales of property mortgaged to General Electric Capital Corporation and the other lenders, equity and debt issuances and certain asset sales, ALC may be required to make mandatory prepayments. ALC is also subject to other customary covenants and conditions. We did not have any borrowings under the facility in 2006 and as of December 31, 2006, ALC was in full compliance with all covenants and available borrowings under the facility were $100 million. Commitment fees paid in 2006 under the facility were $0.1 million and were based upon a .375% unused commitment fee.
Unfavorable Market Value of Debt Adjustment
     ALC debt in existence at the date of the Acquisition was evaluated and determined, based upon prevailing market interest rates, to be under valued. The unfavorable market value adjustment upon acquisition was $3.2 million. The market value adjustment is amortized on an effective interest basis, as an offset to interest expense, over the term of the debt agreements. The amount of amortization of the unfavorable market value adjustment for 2006 and 2005 was $0.4 million and $0.6 million, respectively.
Principal Repayment Schedule
     Principal payments on long-term debt due within the next five years and thereafter, as of December 31, 2006, are as follows (in thousands):
         
2007
  $ 2,301  
2008
    26,259  
2009
    12,118  
2010
    1,320  
2011
    1,409  
After 2011
    46,149  
 
     
 
    89,556  
Plus: Unamoritized market value adjustment
    1,080  
 
     
Total debt
  $ 90,636  
 
     
Letters of credit
     As of December 31, 2006, ALC had $9.4 million in letters of credit outstanding all of which are secured by cash. Pearson maintains a $5.0 million letter of credit in favor of a third party professional liability insurer. Approximately $3.6 million of the letters of credit deposits are security for workers’ compensation insurance and $0.8 million of the cash deposits are security for landlords of leased properties. All the letters of credit are renewed annually and have maturity dates ranging from April 2007 to February 2008.
12. ACCRUED LIABILITIES
     Accrued liabilities consisted of the following at December 31:
                 
    2006     2005  
    (In thousands)  
Property taxes, utilities and other taxes
  $ 6,554     $ 4,989  
Salaries and wages, fringe benefits and payroll taxes
    5,304       4,278  
Workers’ compensation
    3,709       4,361  
Accrued operating expenses
    2,550       3,965  
Other
    1,463       2,674  
 
           
 
  $ 19,580     $ 20,267  
 
           
     ALC self insures for health and dental claims. In addition, ALC self insures for workers’ compensation in all states, with the exception of Washington where ALC participates in a state plan and Texas where ALC is insured with a third-party insurer.

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13. ACCRUAL FOR SELF-INSURED GENERAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIABILITIES
     Prior to the Separation, ALC insured general and professional liability risks with Laurier Indemnity Company Ltd. (“Laurier”), an affiliated insurance subsidiary of Extendicare and other third-party insurers. ALC insured through Laurier on a claims made basis above specified self-insured retention levels. Laurier insured above ALC’s self-insured retention levels and had re-insured for significant or catastrophic risks up to a specified level through a third party insurer. The insurance policies covered comprehensive general and professional liability (including malpractice insurance) for ALC’s health providers, assistants and other staff as it related to their respective duties performed on ALC’s behalf and employers’ liability in amounts and with such coverage and deductibles as determined by ALC, based on the nature and risk of its businesses, historical experiences, availability and industry standards. Self-insured liabilities with respect to general and professional liability claims are included within the accrual for self-insured liabilities. Self-insured liabilities prior to the Acquisition were insignificant. Subsequent to the Separation ALC insured through Pearson under substantially the same terms as with Laurier.
     Management regularly evaluated the appropriateness of the premiums paid to Laurier and continues to evaluate the premiums paid to Pearson through independent third party insurers and of the self-insured liability through an independent actuarial review. Management believes that the methods for pricing and evaluating the Laurier insurance coverage and the Pearson coverage are reasonable and that the historical cost of similar coverage would not have been materially different if ALC had obtained such coverage from third parties. General and professional liability claims are the most volatile and significant of the risks for which ALC self insures. Management’s estimate of the accrual for general and professional liability costs is significantly influenced by assumptions, which are limited by the uncertainty of predicting future events, and assessments regarding expectations of several factors. Such factors include, but are not limited to: the frequency and severity of claims, which can differ materially by jurisdiction; coverage limits of third-party reinsurance; the effectiveness of the claims management process; and the outcome of litigation. In addition, ALC estimates the amount of general and professional liability claims it will pay in the subsequent year and classifies this amount as a current liability.
     Following is a summary of activity in the accrual for self-insured general and professional liabilities:
                 
    2006     2005  
    (In thousands)  
Balances at beginning of year
  $ 1,327     $  
Increase due to acquisition
          903  
Cash payments
    (271 )     (324 )
Provisions
    415       748  
 
           
Balances at end of year
  $ 1,471     $ 1,327  
 
           
 
               
Current portion
  $ 300     $ 300  
Long-term portion
    1,171       1,027  
 
           
Balances at end of year
  $ 1,471     $ 1,327  
 
           
14. OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Other long-term liabilities consisted of the following at December 31:
                 
    2006     2005  
    (In thousands)  
Unfavorable lease adjustment as lessee
  $ 3,401     $ 3,832  
Future lease commitments
    3,114       2,137  
Deferred compensation
    1,801       914  
Asset retirement obligation
    219       298  
 
           
 
  $ 8,535     $ 7,181  
 
           
Unfavorable Lease Adjustment as Lessee
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flows of the leased facilities. The unfavorable lease liability upon acquisition was $4.0 million. The unfavorable lease liability is amortized on a straight-line basis, as an offset to lease expense, over the term of the lease agreements. The amount of unfavorable lease amortization for 2006 and 2005 was $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively.
Future Lease Commitments
     Future lease commitments represent the cumulative excess of lease expense computed on a straight-line basis for the lease term over actual lease payments. Under FASB Technical Bulletin 85-3, the effects of scheduled rent increases, which are included in minimum lease payments under SFAS No. 13, Accounting for Leases, are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Deferred Compensation
     ALC implemented an unfunded deferred compensation plan in 2005 which is offered to all company employees defined as highly compensated by the Internal Revenue Code in which participants may defer up to 10% of their base salary. ALC matches up to 50% of the amount deferred. Expenses incurred by ALC were $149,000 and $43,000, in 2006 and 2005, respectively.
     ALC implemented a non-qualified deferred compensation plan in 2005 covering certain executive employees. Expenses incurred from ALC contributions under such plans were $63,000, $26,000 and $0 in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Other Employee Pension Arrangements
     ALC maintains defined contribution retirement 401(k) savings plans, which are made available to substantially all employees. Effective January 1, 2006 for ALC, and previously for EHSI, ALC paid a matching contribution of 25% of every qualifying dollar contributed by plan participants, net of any forfeiture. Expenses incurred by ALC related to the 401(k) savings plans were $211,000, $26,000 and $23,000 in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
15. BALANCES DUE TO AND TRANSACTIONS WITH EXTENDICARE AND AFFILIATES
Balances Due to Extendicare and Affiliates
EHSI 6% Advance to ALC
     As of December 31, 2005, EHSI had advanced to ALC $47.2 million. The advance was the result of two advances after August 2005 when EHSI entered into its new credit facility. The EHSI advance is reported on the consolidated balance sheet as “Due to Extendicare and Affiliates”, and separate from long-term debt. On August 4, 2005, EHSI entered into a new credit facility and used the proceeds to repay in full the $64.0 million balance under its former credit facility (including the $60.0 million borrowed for the Acquisition), advanced $34.0 million to ALC to repay ALC’s GE Capital term loan which was in place at the time of the Acquisition, and used the remainder to pay transaction fees and expenses. In December 2005, EHSI advanced $17.0 million to ALC, the proceeds of which, together with available cash, were used to repay $21.1 million of certain revenue bonds. As a result of these transactions, ALC incurred indebtedness of $51.0 million to EHSI that was subsequently reduced to $47.2 million at December 31, 2005 with the remaining balance forgiven effective with the Separation. The advance from EHSI bore interest at 6% and ALC paid interest of $1.7 million and $0.9 million to EHSI in 2006 and 2005, respectively on this advance.
Non-interest Bearing Balances Relating to Federal Income Taxes
     Prior to the Separation Date EHI, ALC’s ultimate U.S. parent company, was responsible for all federal tax return filings and therefore ALC incurred (made) charges (payments) from (to) Extendicare for income taxes and ALC had a balance due to EHI at December 31, 2005. Advances made and outstanding in respect of federal tax payments are non-interest bearing. After the Separation, ALC is responsible for filing its own tax returns.

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Those balances are as follows:
                 
    2006   2005
    (In thousands)
    receivable (payable)
Current assets:
               
Deferred federal income taxes
  $  —     $ 350  
Long-term liabilities:
               
Deferred federal income taxes
  $  —     $ (3,324 )
Transactions with Extendicare and Affiliates
     The following is a summary of ALC’s transactions with Extendicare and its affiliates in 2006, 2005 and 2004:
Insurance
     Prior to the Separation Date, ALC insured certain risks with Laurier and third party insurers. The consolidated statements of income for 2006, 2005 and 2004 include intercompany insurance premium expenses of $0.9 million, $0.7 million and $0.1 million, respectively.
Computer, Accounting and Administrative Services
     ALC was provided with computer hardware and software support services from Virtual Care Provider, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Extendicare. The cost of services is based upon rates that are estimated to be equivalent to those from unaffiliated sources and was $1.7 million, $1.0 million, $0.3 million for 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. In addition, ALC was provided payroll and benefits, financial management and reporting, tax, legal, human resources and reimbursement services from EHSI. The cost was based upon actual incremental costs of the services provided and was $0.9 million, $0.7 million, $0.2 million for the years ended 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. ALC owed Extendicare $42,000 for these services as of December 31, 2006.
16. LEASE COMMITMENTS
     As of December 31, 2006, as a lessee, ALC was committed under non-cancelable leases requiring future minimum rentals as follows:
                         
    Capital     Operating        
    Lease     Leases     Total  
    (In thousands)  
2007
  $ 1,185     $ 14,134     $ 15,319  
2008
    1,215       14,512       15,727  
2009
    11,557       14,691       26,248  
2010
          14,925       14,925  
2011
          14,264       14,264  
After 2011
            36,562       36,562  
 
                 
 
                       
Total minimum lease payments
  $ 13,957     $ 109,088     $ 123,045  
 
                   
 
                       
Less amounts representing interest (at rates from 2.8% to 13.5%)
    2,125                  
 
                     
 
                       
Present value of net minimum capital lease payments
    11,832                  
Less current maturities of capital lease obligations
    445                  
 
                     
 
                       
Capital lease obligations, excluding current maturities
  $ 11,387                  
 
                     
(a) Lease agreement with LTC Properties, Inc.
     Effective January 1, 2005, ALC entered into two new master lease agreements with LTC Properties, Inc. (“LTC”) relating to 37 residences leased to ALC by LTC. Under the terms of the master lease agreements, ALC agreed to increase the annual rent paid to LTC by $250,000 per annum for each of the successive four years, commencing on January 1, 2005, and amended the terms relating to inflationary increases. Formerly, the 37 leases had expiration dates ranging from 2007 through 2015. Under the terms of the master

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lease agreements, the initial 10 year lease term commenced on January 1, 2005, and there are three successive 10-year lease renewal terms, to be exercised at the option of ALC. There are no significant economic penalties to ALC if it decides not to exercise the renewal options. The aggregate minimum rent payments for the LTC leases for the calendar years 2007 through 2009 are $10.2 million, $10.7 million and $10.9 million, respectively. The minimum rent will increase by 2% over the prior year’s minimum rent for each of the calendar years 2009 through 2014. Annual minimum rent during any renewal term will increase a minimum of 2% over the minimum rent of the immediately preceding year. In accordance with FASB Technical Bulletin 85-3, ALC accounts for the effect of scheduled rent increases on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
     LTC obtained financing for five of the leased properties in the State of Washington through the sale of revenue bonds that contain certain terms and conditions within the debt agreements. ALC must comply with these terms and conditions and failure to adhere to those terms and conditions may result in an event of default to the lessor and termination of the lease. Refer to Note 16 for further details.
(b) Lease agreement with Assisted Living Facilities, Inc. (“ALF”)
     ALC has leases for five properties in the State of Oregon with ALF that contain options to purchase the properties in July 2009. The options were determined to be at bargain purchase prices, requiring that the classification of these leases as capital leases (see Note 11). ALF obtained financing for these properties through the sale of revenue bonds that contain certain terms and conditions within the debt agreements. ALC must comply with these terms and conditions and failure to adhere to those terms and conditions may result in an event of default to the lessor and termination of the lease. In addition, upon exercise of the option to purchase, ALC would be required to assume the underlying revenue bonds. See Note 17 for further details. In addition, a capital replacement escrow account is required to be maintained for the ALF leases to cover future expected capital expenditures.
17. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Revenue Bonds
     ALC owns six assisted living facilities in Oregon, financed by Oregon Revenue Bonds that mature between 2021 through 2026. Under the terms and conditions of the debt agreements, ALC is required to comply with the terms of the regulatory agreement until the original scheduled maturity dates for the revenue bonds outlined below.
     In addition, ALC formerly financed 15 assisted living facilities located in the States of Washington, Idaho and Ohio by revenue bonds that were prepaid in full in December 2005. The aggregate amount of the revenue bonds upon repayment was $21.1 million. However, despite the prepayment of the revenue bonds, under the terms and conditions of the debt agreements, ALC is required to continue to comply with the terms of the regulatory agreement until the original scheduled maturity dates for the revenue bonds. The original scheduled maturity dates were 2018 for the Washington Revenue Bonds, 2017 for the Idaho Revenue Bonds, and 2018 for the Ohio Revenue Bonds.
     Under the terms of the debt agreements relating to the revenue bonds, ALC is required, among other things, to lease at least 20% of the units of the projects to low or moderate income persons as defined in Section 142(d) of the Internal Revenue Code. This condition is required in order to preserve the federal income tax exempt status of the revenue bonds during the term they are held by the bondholders. There are additional requirements as to the age and physical condition of the residents that ALC must also comply. ALC must also comply with the terms and conditions of the underlying trust deed relating to the debt agreement and report on a periodic basis to the State of Oregon, Housing and Community Services Department, for the Oregon Revenue Bonds, the Washington State Housing Finance Commission for the former Washington Revenue Bonds, the Ohio Housing Finance Commission for the former Ohio Revenue Bonds, and Idaho Housing and Community Services for the former Idaho Revenue Bonds. Non-compliance with these restrictions may result in an event of default and cause fines and other financial costs.
     In addition, ALC leases five properties from ALF in Oregon and five properties from LTC in Washington that were financed through the sale of revenue bonds and contain certain terms and conditions within the debt agreements. ALC must comply with these terms and conditions and failure to adhere to those terms and conditions may result in an event of default to the lessor and termination of the lease for ALC. The leases require, among other things, that in order to preserve the federal income tax exempt status of the bonds, ALC is required to lease at least 20% of the units of the projects to low or moderate income persons as defined in Section 142(d) of the Internal Revenue Code. There are additional requirements as to the age and physical condition of the residents with which the Company must also comply. Pursuant to the lease agreements with ALF and LTC, ALC must comply with the terms and conditions of the underlying trust deed relating to the debt agreement.

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Capital Expenditures
     As of December 31, 2006, ALC had two new construction projects in progress, which are expected to add 46 assisted living units. The total estimated cost of the projects is $5.2 million, and they are expected to be completed in 2007. Costs incurred through December 31, 2006 on these projects were approximately $2.8 million and purchase commitments of $2.4 million are outstanding. As of December 31, 2006, ALC had other capital expenditure purchase commitments outstanding of approximately $3.0 million.
Insurance and Self-insured Liabilities
     ALC insured certain risks with affiliated insurance subsidiaries and third-party insurers prior to the Separation and insures these risks with a wholly owned subsidiary and third-party insurers subsequent to the Separation. The insurance policies cover comprehensive general and professional liability (including malpractice insurance) for ALC’s health providers, assistants and other staff as it relates to their respective duties performed on ALC’s behalf, workers’ compensation and employers’ liability in amounts and with such coverage and deductibles as determined by ALC, based on the nature and risk of its businesses, historical experiences, availability and industry standards. ALC also self insures for health and dental claims, in certain states for workers’ compensation and employer’s liability and for general and professional liability claims up to a certain amount per incident. Self-insured liabilities with respect to general and professional liability claims are included within the accrual for self-insured liabilities.
Litigation
     ALC is subject to claims and lawsuits in the ordinary course of business. The largest category of these relates to workers’ compensation. ALC records reserves for claims and lawsuits when they are probable and reasonably estimable. For matters where the likelihood or extent of a loss is not probable or cannot be reasonably estimated, ALC has not recognized in the accompanying consolidated financial statements all potential liabilities that may result. While it is not possible to estimate the final outcome of the various proceedings at this time, such actions generally are resolved within amounts provided. If adversely determined, the outcome of some of these matters could have material adverse effect on ALC’s business, liquidity, financial position or results of operations.
18. INCOME TAXES
ALC’s results of operations are included in a consolidated federal tax return.
The income tax expense (benefit) consists of the following for the years ended December 31:
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
    (In thousands)  
Federal:
                       
Current
  $ 6,529     $ 4,286     $ 970  
Deferred
    1,042       2,612       (16 )
 
                 
Total Federal
    7,571       6,898       954  
State:
                       
Current
    609       448       187  
Deferred
    547       773       (3 )
 
                 
Total State
    1,156       1,221       184  
 
                 
Total income tax expense
  $ 8,727     $ 8,119     $ 1,138  
 
                 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (continued)
The differences between the effective tax rates on income before income taxes and the United States federal income tax rate are as follows:
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
Statutory federal income tax rate
    35.0 %     35.0 %     34.0 %
Increase (reduction) in tax rate resulting from:
                       
Non-deductible stock issuance cost
    5.9              
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit
    3.9       3.8       4.1  
Work opportunity credit
    (0.1 )     (0.1 )     (0.5 )
Deductible goodwill amortization
    (0.4 )            
Other, net
    1.0       0.3       0.3  
 
                 
Effective tax rate
    45.3 %     39.0 %     37.9 %
 
                 
ALC made payments to Extendicare of $6.1 million, $5.2 million and $1.3 million in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively, for federal income taxes.
The components of the net deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31 are as follows:
                 
    2006     2005  
    (In thousands)  
Deferred tax assets:
               
Employee benefit accruals
  $ 3,041     $ 2,441  
Accrued liabilities
    726       832  
Accounts receivable reserves
    508       393  
Capital loss carryforwards
          155  
Operating loss carryforwards (net of valuation allowance)
    14,755       14,453  
Goodwill
    121       152  
Fair value adjustment for leases
    1,520       3,043  
Fair value adjustment for debt
    422       1,543  
Deferred financing fee
    661       2,058  
Alternative minimum tax carry forward
    898       898  
Other assets
    2,576       2,049  
 
           
Total deferred tax assets
    25,228       28,017  
Deferred tax liabilities:
               
Depreciation
    27,136       28,347  
Miscellaneous
    1,686       3,066  
 
           
Total deferred tax liabilities
    28,822       31,413  
 
           
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)
  $ (3,594 )   $ (3,396 )
 
           
     ALC paid state income taxes of $0.6 million, $0.8 million and $ 0.2 million in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
     ALC has $57.8 million (before $18.4 million valuation allowance) of net operating losses available for federal income tax purposes, which will expire between 2009 and 2025. These net operating losses were partially generated prior to and after ALC’s emergence from bankruptcy on January 1, 2002. The emergence from bankruptcy created an ownership change as defined by the IRS. Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code imposes limitations on the utilization of the loss carryfowards and built-in losses after certain ownership changes of a loss company. ALC was deemed to be a loss company for these purposes. Under these provisions, ALC’s ability to utilize the pre-acquisition loss carryforwards generated prior to ALC’s emergence from bankruptcy and built-in losses in the future will generally be subject to an annual limitation of approximately $1.6 million. Any unused amount is added to and increases the limitation in the succeeding year. ALC’s net unrealized built-in losses were $42.5 million as of December 31, 2006 and $38.2 million as of December 31, 2005. The deferred tax assets include loss carryforwards and built-in losses and their related tax benefit available to ALC to reduce future taxable income within the allowable IRS carryover period.
     The Acquisition also created an ownership change as defined under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. ALC’s loss carryforwards generated subsequent to its emergence from bankruptcy are available to ALC subject to an annual limitation of approximately $5.5 million. Any unused amount is added to and increases the limitation in the succeeding year.

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     In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Management believes it is more likely than not ALC will realize the benefits of these deductible differences, net of the valuation allowances.
19. EARNINGS PER SHARE
     ALC computes earnings per share in accordance with SFAS No. 128, Earnings Per Share. SFAS No. 128 requires companies to compute earnings per share under two different methods, basic and diluted, and present per share data for all periods in which statements of operations are presented. For all periods prior to December 31, 2006, basic and diluted earnings per share are computed using our shares outstanding as of the Separation Date. Basic earnings per share are computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted earnings per share are computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common stock and common stock equivalents outstanding. Common stock equivalents consist of incremental shares available upon conversion of Series B shares.
     The following table provides a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators used in calculating basic and diluted earnings per share for 2006, 2005 and 2004:
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
Basic earnings per share calculation
                       
Numerator:
                       
Income from continuing operations
  $ 10,535     $ 12,710     $ 1,863  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
    (1,526 )     (368 )     (228 )
 
                 
Net income to common stockholders
  $ 9,009     $ 12,342     $ 1,635  
 
                 
 
                       
Denominator:
                       
Weighted average of common shares outstanding
    69,326       69,322       69,322  
 
                 
 
                       
Income from continuing operations
  $ 0.15     $ 0.18     $ 0.02  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
    (0.02 )            
 
                 
Basic net income per share
  $ 0.13     $ 0.18     $ 0.02  
 
                 
 
                       
Diluted earnings per share calculation
                       
Numerator:
                       
Income from continuing operations
  $ 10,535     $ 12,710     $ 1,863  
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
    (1,526 )     (368 )     (228 )
 
                 
Net income to common stockholders
  $ 9,009     $ 12,342     $ 1,635  
 
                 
 
                       
Denominator:
                       
Weighted average of common shares outstanding
    69,326       69,322       69,322  
Assumed conversion of Class B shares
    879       883       883  
 
                 
 
    70,205       70,205       70,205  
 
                 
 
                       
Income from continuing operations
  $ 0.15     $ 0.18     $ 0.02  
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
    (0.02 )            
 
                 
Diluted net income per share
  $ 0.13     $ 0.18     $ 0.02  
 
                 
20. STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM
     On December 14, 2006 our Board of Directors authorized a share buyback program that enables ALC to repurchase up to $20 million of our Class A Common Stock over the next twelve months. ALC may repurchase shares in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions from time to time in accordance with appropriate SEC guidelines and regulations and subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements, and other factors. As of December 31, 2006, ALC had not purchased any shares under the share buyback program.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (continued)
21. DISCLOSURES ABOUT FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
     The estimated fair values of ALC’s financial instruments at December 31 are as follows:
                                 
    2006   2005
    Carrying   Estimated   Carrying   Estimated
    Value   Fair Value   Value   Fair Value
    (In thousands)
ASSETS:
                               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 19,951     $ 19,951     $ 6,439     $ 6,439  
Investments
    5,332       5,332              
Supplies, prepaid expenses and other current assets:
                               
Deposits
    2,420       2,420       2,130       2,130  
Other assets (long-term):
                               
Restricted cash
    10,947       10,947       3,974       3,974  
Property tax, insurance and capital expenditure trust funds
    1,290       1,290       958       958  
Fund held under deferred compensation plan
    430       430       275       275  
Security deposits
    462       462       463       463  
 
                               
LIABILITIES:
                               
Long-term debt, including current maturities
  $ 90,636     $ 90,862     $ 131,526     $ 132,127  
Interest-bearing advance from EHSI
                47,218       47,218  
     Trade receivables and payables have an estimated market value equal to their carrying value. The fair value of long-term debt is estimated based on approximate borrowing rates currently available to ALC for debt equal to the existing debt maturities.
22. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
     The following is a summary of the results of operations for residences that have been disposed of, or are under a plan of divestiture for the years ended December 31:
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
    (In thousands)  
Revenues
  $ 541     $ 2,900     $ 5,195  
 
                 
Residence operations (exclusive of depreciation and amortization and residence lease expense shown below)
    863       3,021       4,729  
Residence lease expense
    118       399       401  
Depreciation and amortization
    60       171       468  
Loss on impairment of long-lived assets
    1,938              
 
                 
Loss from discontinued operations
    (2,438 )     (691 )     (403 )
Interest (expense) income
    (7 )     (1 )     23  
 
                 
Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes
    (2,445 )     (692 )     (380 )
Income tax benefit
    919       324       152  
 
                 
Net loss from discontinued operations
  $ (1,526 )   $ (368 )   $ (228 )
 
                 
The above summary of discontinued operations includes the following:
     (a) Closure and Disposition of Assisted Living Residence in Texas
     In the first quarter of 2006, due to future capital needs of the residence and poor financial performance, ALC decided to close an assisted living residence (60 units) located in San Antonio, Texas and actively pursue the disposition of the property on the market. In the first quarter of 2006 certain required structural costs were identified which resulted in the decision to

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (continued)
close the residence. As a result, ALC has reclassified the financial results of this residence to discontinued operations and recorded an impairment charge of $1.7 million.
(b) Closure of Assisted Living Residences in Washington
     In the first quarter of 2006, the lease term ended for an assisted living residence (63 units) in Edmonds, Washington, and ALC decided to terminate its operations due to poor financial performance. ALC concluded its relationship with the landlord on April 30, 2006. As a result, ALC has reclassified the financial results of this residence to discontinued operations. There was no gain or loss on disposition of the operations and leasehold interest.
(c) Closure of Assisted Living Residence in Oregon
     In the first quarter of 2006, due to poor financial performance, ALC decided to close an assisted living residence (45 units) located in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The remaining assets were written off and resulted in an impairment charge of $0.2 million.
(d) Sale of Assisted Living Residence in Arkansas
     In August 2004, ALC sold its three assisted living residence (181 units) in Arkansas for cash of $4.3 million, which was approximately equal to net book value. There was no gain or loss from this sale.
(e) Conversion of Assisted Living Units
     In addition, the following assisted living units were discontinued: (1) a 12-unit facility in Washington in 2005 and a 10-unit facility in Ohio in 2004. These units were within larger skilled nursing facilities and were converted to skilled nursing units.
23. QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)
The following is a summary of our unaudited quarterly results of operations for 2006 and 2005.
                                         
    Quarter        
    First     Second     Third     Fourth     Total  
    (In thousands, except per share data)          
2006
                                       
Revenues
  $ 56,776     $ 56,998     $ 58,820     $ 58,554     $ 231,148  
Income from continuing operations before taxes
    5,667       4,379       1,698       7,518       19,262  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
    (1,168 )     (105 )     (225 )     (28 )     (1,526 )
Net income
    2,310       1,832       296       4,571       9,009  
Basic earnings per common share:
                                       
Income from continuing operations
  $ 0.05     $ 0.03     $ 0.01     $ 0.07     $ 0.15  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
    (0.02 )     0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.02 )
 
                             
Basic net income per share
  $ 0.03     $ 0.03     $ 0.01     $ 0.07     $ 0.13  
 
                             
Diluted earnings per common share:
                                       
Income from continuing operations
  $ 0.05     $ 0.03     $ 0.01     $ 0.07     $ 0.15  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
    (0.02 )     0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.02 )
 
                             
Diluted net income per share
  $ 0.03     $ 0.03     $ 0.01     $ 0.07     $ 0.13  
 
                             

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (continued)
                                         
    Quarter          
    First     Second     Third     Fourth     Total  
    (In thousands, except per share data)          
2005
                                       
Revenues
  $ 37,665     $ 55,489     $ 56,011     $ 55,784     $ 204,949  
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
    2,644       5,832       5,989       6,364       20,829  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
    (110 )     (65 )     (101 )     (92 )     (368 )
Net income
    1,526       3,531       3,603       3,682       12,342  
Basic earnings per common share:
                                       
Income from continuing operations
  $ 0.04     $ 0.04     $ 0.05     $ 0.05     $ 0.18  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
 
                             
Basic net income per share
  $ 0.04     $ 0.04     $ 0.05     $ 0.05     $ 0.18  
 
                             
Diluted earnings per common share:
                                       
Income from continuing operations
  $ 0.04     $ 0.04     $ 0.05     $ 0.05     $ 0.18  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
 
                             
Diluted net income per share
  $ 0.04     $ 0.04     $ 0.05     $ 0.05     $ 0.18  
 
                             
24. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
     On February 27, 2007, ALC announced plans to add 20 units to 20 of its existing owned buildings for a total of 400 units. The expansion will begin on or around March 31, 2007 and is expected to take approximately 12 months to complete construction and an additional 12 months to stabilize occupancy at the expanded residences. ALC expects its cost to be approximately $125,000 per additional unit. This unit cost includes the addition of common areas such as media rooms, family gathering areas and hallways. ALC’s process of selecting buildings for the expansion consisted of identifying what it believes to be its best performing buildings as determined by factors such as current occupancy, strength of the residence team, private pay mix of the current population and demographics of the region.

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ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
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, on March 28, 2007.
         
  ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Laurie A. Bebo   
    Laurie A. Bebo   
    President and Chief Executive Officer   
 
          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.
         
Signature   Title   Date
Principal Executive Officer:
       
 
       
/s/ Laurie A. Bebo       March 28, 2007 
/s/  
Laurie A. Bebo
   President and Chief Executive Officer    
 
       
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer:
       
 
       
/s/ John Buono
      March 28, 2007 
         
John Buono
  Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer    
 
       
(1)
       
         
Alan Bell
  Director    
 
       
(1)
       
         
Derek Buntain
  Director    
 
       
(1)
       
         
Sir Graham Day
  Director    
 
       
(1)
       
         
David Dunlap
  Director    
 
       
(1)
       
         
David Hennigar
  Director    
 
       
(1)
       
         
Malen Ng
  Director    
 
       
/s/ Melvin A. Rhinelander
      March 28, 2007
         
Melvin A. Rhinelander
  Director    
 
       
(1)
       
         
Dr. Charles Roadman
  Director    
 
(1)   Melvin A. Rhinelander, by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign and execute this report on behalf of each of the above named directors of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. pursuant to powers of attorney executed by each such director and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to this report.
         
By:
  /s/ Melvin A. Rhinelander    March 28, 2007
 
 
 
Melvin A. Rhinelander, Attorney in Fact
   

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EXHIBIT INDEX TO 2006 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
     
Exhibit    
Number   Description
2.1
  Arrangement Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to current report of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. on Form 8-K dated November 10, 2006, File No. 001-13498)
 
   
2.2
  Separation Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to current report of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. on Form 8-K dated November 10, 2006, File No. 001-13498)
 
   
2.2.1
  Tax Allocation Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to current report of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. on Form 8-K dated November 10, 2006, File No. 001-13498)
 
   
2.2.2
  Agreement for Payroll and Benefit Services
 
   
2.2.3
  Agreement for Reimbursement Services (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to current report of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. on Form 8-K dated November 10, 2006, File No. 001-13498)
 
   
2.2.4
  Technology Services Agreement
 
   
2.2.5
  Statement of Work related to Technology Services Agreement
 
   
3.1
  Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
 
   
3.2
  Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to current report of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. on Form 8-K dated November 10, 2006, File No. 001-13498)
 
   
4.1
  Article V of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, Article II of the Amended and Restated Bylaws, and other relevant portions of Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 above defining the rights of security holders
 
   
4.2
  Credit Agreement dated as of November 10, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to current report of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. on Form 8-K dated November 10, 2006, File No. 001-13498)
 
   
 
  Pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K, the registrant has omitted certain agreements with respect to long-term debt not exceeding 10% of consolidated total assets. The registrant agrees to furnish a copy of any such agreements to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request
 
   
10.1
  Separation Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to current report of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. on Form 8-K dated November 10, 2006, File No. 001-13498)
 
   
10.2
  2006 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to current report of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. on Form 8-K dated November 10, 2006, File No. 001-13498)*
 
   
10.3
  Employment Agreement — Laurie A. Bebo (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to current report of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. on Form 8-K dated November 10, 2006, File No. 001-13498)*
 
   
10.4
  Employment Agreement — John Buono (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to current report of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. on Form 8-K dated November 10, 2006, File No. 001-13498)*
 
   
10.5
  Employment Agreement — Eric B. Fonstad (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to current report of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. on Form 8-K dated November 10, 2006, File No. 001-13498)*
 
   
10.6
  Employment Agreement — Walter A. Levonowich (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to current report of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. on Form 8-K dated November 10, 2006, File No. 001-13498)*
 
   
10.7
  Credit Agreement dated as of November 10, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to current report of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. on Form 8-K dated November 10, 2006, File No. 001-13498) (Also included as Exhibit 4.2 above)
 
   
10.8
  Summary of Director Compensation
 
   
10.9
  Form of Purchase and Sale Agreement pertaining to EHSI assisted living facilities (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to Amendment No. 1 to Assisted Living Concepts, Inc.’s Form 10 Registration filed on July 21, 2006, File No. 001-13498)
 
   
10.10
  Master Lease Agreement (I) between LTC Properties, Inc. and Texas-LTC Limited Partnership, as Lessor, and Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. and Extendicare Health Services, Inc., as Lessee, dated January 31, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Assisted Living Concepts, Inc.’s Form 10 Registration Statement

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Exhibit    
Number   Description
 
  filed on June 7, 2006, File No. 001-13498)
 
   
10.11
  Master Lease Agreement (II) between LTC Properties, Inc. as Lessor, and Assisted Living Concepts, Inc., Carriage House Assisted Living, Inc. and Extendicare Health Services, Inc., as Lessee, dated January 31, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to Assisted Living Concepts, Inc.’s Form 10 Registration Statement filed on June 7, 2006, File No. 001-13498)
 
   
21.1
  Subsidiaries of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc.
 
   
24.1
  Powers of Attorney
 
   
31.1
  Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d- 14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
   
31.2
  Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d- 14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
   
32.1
  Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
   
99.1
  Information Statement of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. dated November 10, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to current report of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. on Form 8-K dated November 10, 2006, File No. 001-13498)
 
   
99.2
  Letter from KPMG to the Securities and Exchange Commission (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to Amendment No. 4 to Assisted Living Concepts, Inc.’s Form 10 Registration Statement filed on October 19, 2006, File No. 001-13498)
 
*   Denotes management contract or executive compensation plan or arrangement required to be filed pursuant to Item 15 of Form 10-K.

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EX-2.2.2 2 c13618exv2w2w2.htm AGREEMENT FOR PAYROLL AND BENEFITS exv2w2w2
 

EXHIBIT 2.2.2
AGREEMENT FOR PAYROLL AND BENEFIT SERVICES
This agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into this _10th___day of November, 2006 (the “Effective Date”) between Extendicare Health Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (“EHSI”) and Assisted Living Concepts, Inc., a Nevada corporation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (“ALC”).
Whereas, ALC is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of EHSI; and
Whereas, EHSI currently provides ALC with certain Payroll and Benefit services, as hereafter defined, for all ALC employees; and
Whereas, effective on the Separation Date, as hereafter defined, ALC shall become an independent, public company; and
Whereas, ALC shall continue to need the Payroll and Benefit Services currently provided by EHSI and EHSI is willing to provide such Payroll and Benefit Services;
Now, therefore, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged between the parties including without limitation the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, the parties hereby covenant and agree as follows:
  1.   Payroll Services.
  1.1.   Payroll Services Defined. EHSI covenants and agrees to provide to ALC, during the Term, as hereafter defined, of this Agreement the specific Payroll Services which are set forth on Exhibit 1.1 hereto, which is incorporated herein by reference (the “Payroll Services”). Exhibit 1.1 sets forth the description of the specific Payroll Services now provided by EHSI to ALC and the hours per month which are needed to provide the Payroll Services. These identical Payroll Services shall continue to be provided to ALC during the Term of this Agreement unless expanded or reduced by ALC as provided for herein.
 
  1.2   Additional Payroll Services. The Payroll services do not include services that may be required upon wage and hour audits, or other specific projects that ALC may request of EHSI. In the event that ALC determines that it needs additional payroll services, EHSI agrees to provide such additional payroll services, provided that EHSI is currently providing such additional payroll services to its own employees. The parties shall agree upon the additional compensation to be provided to EHSI by ALC for such additional payroll services which shall be based upon the actual costs and benefits being paid by EHSI to those employees who will be providing such additional payroll services plus a reasonable markup. The parties shall enter into an Addendum to this Agreement setting forth the terms and conditions governing the delivery of such additional payroll services. Thereafter, such additional payroll services shall be deemed Payroll Services pursuant to this Agreement.
 
  1.2   New Facility Fees. EHSI agrees to provide set-up services for any newly constructed or acquired assisted living facilities (the “New Facilities”) that ALC may acquire (the “New Facility Set Up Service”). The new facility set-up fee for each new assisted living facility added by ALC is:
         
Number of ALF’s Added:     Total One Time Set-Up Fee:
Between 1 to 4 ALF’s
  $   800.00  
Between 5 to 9 ALF’s
  $2,500.00  
Between 10 to 20 ALF’s
  $3,500.00  
More than 20 ALF’s
  To be negotiated be no less than $170 per facility

 


 

  2.   Employee Benefit Services.
  2.1   Employee Benefit Services Defined. EHSI covenants and agrees to provide to ALC, during the Term, as hereafter defined, of this Agreement the specific Employee Benefit Services which are set forth on Exhibit 2.1, which is incorporated herein by reference (the “Benefit Services”). Exhibit 2.1 sets forth the description of the specific benefit services now provided by EHSI to ALC and the hours per month which are needed to provide such services. These identical Benefit Services shall continue to be provided to ALC during the Term of this Agreement unless expanded or reduced by ALC as provided for herein.
 
  2.2   Additional Benefit Services. In the event that ALC determines that it needs additional benefit services, EHSI agrees to provide such additional benefit services, provided that EHSI is currently providing such additional benefit services to its own employees. The parties shall agree upon the additional compensation to be provided to EHSI by ALC for such additional benefit services which shall be based upon the actual costs and benefits being paid by EHSI to those employees who will be providing such additional benefit services plus a reasonable markup equivalent to the markup provided for the Services. The parties shall enter into an Addendum to this Agreement setting forth the terms and conditions governing the delivery of such additional benefit services. Thereafter, such additional benefit services shall be deemed Benefit Services pursuant to this Agreement.
  3.   Cancellation or Addition to Payroll and Benefit Services.
 
      In the event that ALC determines that it does not need or plans to add, and EHSI has agreed to add, certain specific Payroll and/or Benefit Services, ALC shall provide a Notice, as hereafter defined, to EHSI at least ninety (90) days in advance of the date the specific Payroll and/or Benefit Services are no longer needed by ALC; and, in such event, an adjustment shall be made by the parties in the Per Check Fee and the Annual and Monthly Fee, as hereafter defined, payable to EHSI by ALC for the Payroll and Benefit Services.
 
  4.   Standard for Performance. The Payroll and Benefit Services shall be provided to all of ALC’s current employees and any future employees hired by ALC during the Term in the same manner and quality as are currently provided to ALC employees and to the employees of EHSI.
 
  5.   Term of the Agreement; Termination.
  5.1   Initial Term. The initial term (the “Term”) of this Agreement shall be five (5) years commencing on the date ALC becomes an independent, public company (the “Commencement Date) and expiring, unless sooner terminated or extended pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, on the last day preceding the fifth (5th) anniversary of such Commencement Date (the “Expiration Date”). The parties shall record the Commencement Date and the Expiration Date at such time as the Commencement Date has been established on Exhibit 5.1, which is incorporated herein by reference (the “Term Commencement and Expiration Date”). In the event the Commencement Date is not the first day of the month, the Monthly Fee for the first month of payment shall include the prorated portion of the Monthly Fee from the Commencement Date to the end of the month in which the Commencement Date occurs.
 
  5.2   Renewal Term. ALC shall have the absolute right, exercisable within its sole discretion, to extend the Term of this Agreement for one (1) additional period of two (2) years (the “Renewal Term”) on the same terms, covenants, and conditions as are set forth in this Agreement, except there shall be no further options to extend the Term or the Renewal Term. The option to extend shall be exercised by a written Notice from ALC to EHSI at least six (6) months prior to the Expiration Date of the Term. The Notice shall be give pursuant to the Notice provisions of this Agreement.

 


 

  5.3   Termination Rights. ALC shall have the absolute right to terminate this Agreement (a) in the event of an uncured default as provided in this Agreement and, further, (b) at anytime and for any reason, during the Term or the Renewal Term upon ninety (90) days prior written Notice . EHSI shall have the right to terminate this Agreement during the Initial Term or the Renewal Term, solely in the event of an uncured default as provided in this Agreement. The right of termination provided to the parties in this Section shall be in addition to any other rights and remedies available to the parties in the event of a default and shall not be the exclusive remedy for an uncured default.
  6.   Fee for Payroll and Benefit Services.
  6.1   The Per-Check Fee.
  6.1.1.   Per-Check Fee and Fee Annual Procedure and Monthly Payment.
 
      ALC shall pay to EHSI, during the Term of this Agreement including any renewal term, an annual fee based upon the number of checks processed by ALC pursuant to this Agreement (the “Annual Per-Check Fee”). The Annual Per-Check Fee shall be paid by ALC in equal, consecutive monthly installments (the “Monthly Per-Check Fee Payment”) based upon the parties estimate of the number of checks to be processed with a annual audit and “true up” of the actual number of checks processed as described below. The monthly payment shall be made on or prior to the fifteenth (15th) day of each month based upon the estimate of the number of checks to be processed. The first Monthly Payment shall be made on the fifteenth (15th) day of the first month following the Commencement Date. If the Commencement Date does not occur on the first (1st) day of the Month the first Monthly Payment shall include both the Monthly Payment due and any prorated portion of the Monthly Payment for the month in which the Commencement Date occurred.
 
  6.1.2   Annual Per-Check Fee Estimate. Monthly Fee Payment. Annual Increase.
 
      The parties agree that the estimated number of checks to be processed for the first (1st) year of the Term is 113,480 and the Per-Check fee (the “Per-Check Fee”) for the first (1st) year of the Term shall be Two and 79/100 Dollars ($2.79). The Monthly Per-Check Fee Payment, based on the above estimate, shall be Twenty Six Thousand, Four Hundred Seventy Eight and no/100 Dollars ($26,478.00). The Annual Per-Check Fee of $2.79 shall be increased on the first anniversary of the Commencement Date and each anniversary date thereafter during the Term and any renewal term by three percent (3%) per annum. The Monthly Per-Check Fee Payment shall be increased on the first anniversary of the Commencement Date and each anniversary date thereafter during the Term and any renewal term based upon the prior years’ annual check volume and the revised annual per-check fee.
  6.2   Fixed Costs Fee and Payment.
  6.2.1   EV3 License Fee.
 
      In addition to the Annual Per-Check Fee, ALC shall pay to EHSI a EV3 License Fee of Eleven Thousand Eighty-Eight and no/100Dollars ($11,088.00) for the first (1st) year of the Term (the “EV3 Annual License Fee”), based upon the percentage of ALC employees listed on the EV3 master file to the total number of employees (including all ALC and EHSI and other non-ALC and non-EHSI employees) on the master file. The EV3 Annual License Fee shall be paid in equal, consecutive monthly installments of Nine Hundred Twenty-Four and No/100 ($924.00) at the same time as the payment of the Monthly Per-Check Payment Fee with an adjustment and “True up” made on an annual basis at the same time as the “true up” as provided

 


 

      below. The EV3 Annual License Fee shall be adjusted annually based the current EV3 Annual License Fee multiplied by the percentage of ALC employees listed on the EV3 master file to the total number of employees (including all ALC and EHSI and other non-ALC and non-EHSI employees) on the master file upon the anniversary date. There shall be no annual increase in the EV3 License Fee except for the annual maintenance cost increases for the EV3 software.
 
  6.2.2.   Other Fixed Services Costs Paid by ALC.
 
      In addition to the Annual Per-Check Fee and the EV3 License Fee, ALC shall pay to EHSI a fixed charge of Twenty One Thousand, One Hundred Eighty-seven and no/100 Dollars ($21,187.00) (the “Other Fixed Services Costs”) in equal, consecutive monthly installments of One Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty-Five and 58/100 Dollars ($1,765.58) at the same times as the payment of the Monthly Per-Check Payment Fee. The Other Fixed Services Costs shall be subject to an increase on an annual basis of three percent (3%) on the first anniversary date of the Commencement Date and each anniversary date thereafter during the Term and any renewal term.
 
      The Other Fixed Services Costs shall not be subject to any adjustment based upon the number of checks actually processed by EHSI for ALC.
  6.3   Costs To Be Paid Directly By ALC To Vendors.
  6.3.1   The following costs and expenses associated with the performance of the Payroll and Employee Benefit Services are not included in the payments described above and shall be paid by ALC directly to the specific vendor providing such services or, if such costs and expenses are advanced by EHSI , shall be separately reimbursed to EHSI upon submission of an invoice setting for the such costs and expenses. EHSI shall arrange, wherever possible, to have these costs and expenses, billed directly to ALC. The costs and expenses shall be the following:
(a) All E-Time service fees including without limitation license and maintenance fees; and
(b) All ADP fees for payroll processing, set-up costs for new facilities, year end processing and garnishment services.
(c) Courier costs associated with the delivery of checks from ADP or from EHSI.
  6.4   Annual True-up of Payment. EHSI covenants to provide ALC with a summary of the quarterly volume of checks issued, within thirty (30) days of each quarter end to monitor the final Annual Per-Check Fee fees due pursuant to the Agreement for the preceding twelve (12) month period. Within 30 days prior to each anniversary date of the Commencement Date, EHSI agrees to provide ALC with a summary of the total volume of checks for the preceding twelve (12) months. ALC covenants to reimburse EHSI for any excess of fees due in excess of the installment payments made to EHSI during the year and EHSI covenants to reimburse ALC for any excess of installments paid in excess of fees due upon 30 days of receipt of the true-up information from EHSI.
  7.   Default and Remedies.
  7.1   Event of Default: Payment. An event of default shall occur in the event that ALC fails to pay to EHSI the Fees, costs or expenses provided for herein and such default in payment extends for a period of five (5) business days from the date EHSI delivers Notice of such Payment Default to ALC (“Payment Default”); provided, that in the event of a dispute, ALC shall not be required to pay in full within five (5) business days of receipt of a Payment Default Notice any disputed amounts. If ALC disputes in good faith any portion of the Fees, costs or expenses,

 


 

      ALC shall notify EHSI in writing of the nature and basis of the dispute within five (5) days of receipt of the Payment Default Notice, and ALC shall be entitled to withhold from payment all or a portion of such disputed amounts. Each of the parties hereto shall use commercially reasonable efforts to resolve any such dispute as soon as reasonably possible, and if such dispute is not resolved or if any disputed amounts are not paid on or before the next payment due date, any of the parties to such dispute may deliver Notice of the existence of a dispute and refer the matter to arbitration pursuant to dispute resolution provisions in the Separation Agreement, on the effective date of the Separation Agreement between Extendicare Real Estate Investment Trust and ALC (the “Separation Agreement”). ALC shall pay any disputed amounts within five (5) days after resolution of any disputed items, if such dispute is resolved in EHSI’s favor after the original payment due date. Without prejudice to the rights of EHSI, in the event payment of any undisputed amount is not received by EHSI on or prior to the applicable payment due date, such amount shall be subject to a late payment charge equal to one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month (or the maximum rate permissible by law, if less), based on a thirty (30) day month, of the amount overdue for the actual number of calendar days such payment is overdue (including the date payment is actually made).
 
  7.2   Event of Default: Non-Payment. An event of default shall occur in the event that either party fails to perform any of its obligations provided for herein (other than the Payment Default which shall be governed by the provisions of Section 4.1 hereof) and such failure continues for a period of fifteen (15) business days following the receipt of a Notice of such failure (a “Non–Payment Default”); provided however, in the event the Non-Payment Default is unable to be cured within such fifteen (15) business day period there shall not be a default if the defaulting party has commenced good faith actions to cure such default and continues to exercise such good faith efforts. (Hereafter, both the Payment Default and the Non-Payment Default shall be collectively referred to as an “Event of Default”).
 
  7.3   Remedies. In the event of the occurrence of an Event of Default, the parties shall have the right to exercise all remedies available to them at law or in equity resulting from such Event of Default, including without limitation the Termination rights referred to in Section 5.3 above.
 
  7.3   Limitation of Liability. None of the parties hereto shall, nor shall their subsidiaries, employees or agents, be liable to another party hereto for any claims, liabilities, actions, suits, judgments, fines, losses, injuries, damages, costs or expenses (all of the foregoing collectively “Losses”) arising out of or connected to the provision of the Payroll and Benefit Services under this Agreement, other than any Losses caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such party, its subsidiaries, employees, or agents arising out of or in connection with the provision of the Services under this Agreement. Each party hereto waives all rights to recover against any other party for any Losses to its respective tangible personal property (whether owned or leased) from any cause which is covered by insurance maintained by such party or should have been covered by insurance required to be maintained under this Agreement, including respective deductibles or self-insured retentions, and agrees to obtain any necessary consent from its insurers with respect to such waiver.
 
  7.5   Amount of Damages. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the maximum liability of EHSI and its subsidiaries and their employees and agents, and the sole remedy of ALC for any losses under this Agreement or otherwise arising with respect to the matters addressed herein, regardless of the form of action that imposes liability, whether in contract, equity, negligence, intended conduct, tort or otherwise, shall be a refund of the aggregate annual fee paid to EHSI by ALC for the Payroll and Benefit Services in the year such liability occurred and a termination of the provision of the services related to such liability, and none of the parties hereto or their subsidiaries or their respective employees or agents shall be liable to any other party hereto for loss of profits or consequential, incidental, special, indirect or punitive damages.

 


 

  7.6   Additional Representations. EHSI does not make any representations or warranties, express or implied, regarding the merchantability, suitability, originality, fitness for a particular use or purpose, or results to be derived from the use of any materials, deliverables or services provided under this Agreement. EHSI does not guarantee that any work product or deliverable will be error free.
  8.   Independent Contractor.
 
      The parties acknowledge and agree that EHSI is being retained by ALC solely as a third party independent contractor. Neither this Agreement nor the relationship created between the parties pursuant to this Agreement is intended to, and shall not be interpreted or construed to, create the relationship of agent, servant, employee, partnership, joint venture or association between the parties for any purpose.
 
  9.   Confidential Information.
 
      As a result of the performance of this Agreement, EHSI shall have access to and the use of confidential and proprietary information and documents of ALC (the “Confidential Information”). EHSI hereby agrees that any and all information and documentation disclosed to EHSI by ALC in the performance of EHSI’s Payroll and Benefit Services shall be Confidential Information. EHSI covenants to maintain the confidentiality of such Confidential Information and shall not use or disclose such Confidential Information to any person except as is required in the performance of the Payroll and Benefit Services. EHSI shall not disclose, except as required by law, any such Confidential Information and EHSI shall not copy, reproduce, retain or in any manner appropriate such Confidential Information without the prior written consent of ALC. EHSI agrees that the remedy at law for any breach of this Confidentiality provision will be inadequate and that upon a breach hereof, ALC shall be entitled as a matter of right to injunctive relief in any court having jurisdiction to enforce the provisions hereof by specific performance without the necessity of proving actual damages or the inadequacy of a legal remedy. The rights conferred on ALC by this section shall not be exclusive of any other right or remedy which ALC might have at law, or in equity, upon a breach of this Confidentiality provision.
 
  10.   Restrictive Covenant.
 
      During the Term and any Renewal Term of this Agreement and for a period of one (1) year following the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement, neither party shall, without the prior written consent of the other party, knowingly employ, engage for hire, solicit for hire, or otherwise contract with or employ, directly or indirectly, through any subsidiary or affiliate, any employee of the other party who was involved in the performance of the Payroll and Benefit Services.
 
  11.   Compliance with Governmental Directives.
  11.1   Disqualified Individuals. The parties represent that they are not excluded or debarred from participation in the Medicare, Medicaid, or other Federal health care programs, and agree not to employ, contract with, or obtain goods or services from any person or entity so excluded or debarred in violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-191, the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Pub. L. No. 105-33, or the Office of Inspector General Special Advisory Bulletin 9925427, 9/29/99, or other applicable laws. The parties shall verify compliance with this paragraph by reviewing the Website maintained by the US Department of Health and Social Services Office of Inspector General (http://www.dhhs.gov/oig), and the U.S. General Services Administration (http://epls.arnet.gov). In the event a party employs, contracts with, or obtains goods or services from an excluded or debarred person or entity, the party shall immediately notify the other parties in writing and the other parties shall have the right to immediately terminate this Agreement, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, without penalty or costs except those incurred prior to the date of termination.

 


 

  11.2   Governmental Agency Access. Until the expiration of five (5) years after the furnishing of all Payroll Services pursuant to this Agreement, EHSI shall make available, upon written request to any governmental agency having jurisdiction, this Agreement, and the books, documents and records of EHSI that are necessary to certify the nature and extent of the costs incurred by EHSI in the performance of this Agreement, and, if EHSI carries out any of the duties of the Agreement through a subcontract, with a value or cost of $10,000 or more over a twelve-month period, with a related organization (as that term is defined by regulation), such subcontract shall contain a clause to the effect that until the expiration of five (5) years after the furnishing of such subcontracted services, the related organization shall make available, upon written request to such governmental agency, such subcontract, and any books, documents and records of such organization that are necessary to verify the nature and extent of such costs.
 
  11.3.   HIPAA Compliance. The parties shall comply with the applicable provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1966, Pub. L. No. 104-191 (“HIPAA”), and the regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (the “Privacy Rule”) and as further stated in Exhibit 11.3 titled “Business Associate Requirements”, which is incorporated herein by reference.
 
  11.4.   SOX Compliance. The parties covenant and agree to take any and all actions deemed reasonably required in order to enable ALC to comply with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 including without limitation the actions set forth on Exhibit 11.3 attached hereto (the “SOX Compliance Requirements”).
  12.   Hardware and Software Compatibility with EHSI’s Payroll and Benefit System.
 
      ALC agrees to maintain hardware at its facilities and software compatible to EHSI’s system and to upgrade such hardware and software to be consistent to the hardware and software systems deployed by EHSI, including when EHSI may choose to upgrade or replace such hardware or software. EHSI agrees to provide ALC with a minimum notice of ninety (90) days before deployment of any changes to or upgrade of its hardware or software that may require ALC to upgrade its hardware and software at its facilities.
 
      EHSI shall utilize software programs to detect errors made by ALC as it normally does for EHSI. ALC acknowledges that guidelines and regulations for payment are subject to interpretation by the applicable governmental agency(ies). EHSI does not represent or guarantee that a governmental agency will not interpret a guideline or regulation in a manner inconsistent with the software programs used by EHSI. EHSI sole obligation is to maintain and to utilize its usual and customary software, and the currently available updates of the software programs. ALC is obligated to ensure that its facilities maintains hardware, equipment and software that is consistent and compatible with EHSI’s software systems, hardware and other equipment, so that EHSI may perform the Payroll and Benefit Services in an efficient, cost-effective manner, without requiring significant modification to EHSI’s standard systems, software and programs. In the event EHSI identifies any changes to be made to the ALC’s hardware, equipment, systems or software, EHSI agrees to provide ninety (90) days advanced notice to ALC including the associated cost, and ALC agrees that it shall bear the associated cost of any change. ALC hereby acknowledges and agrees that EHSI is not responsible and shall bear no liability for the nature or accuracy of the information provided by or used in conjunction with the software programs or the form and substance of the underlying transactions thereto. EHSI shall not be responsible for any ALC provided information that is inaccurate or for any transaction to which such information related that violates or breaches any applicable Laws. EHSI shall not be responsible and shall bear no liability for data entry errors or other actions or omissions made by ALC personnel.
 
  13.   Notices.
  13.1   Form of Notice. Delivery Methods. Each party giving any notice or making any request, demand or other communication (each a “Notice”) pursuant to this Agreement shall give the Notice in writing and shall use one or more of the following methods of delivery, each of which for purposes of this Agreement is a writing: (a) personal delivery with proof thereof by

 


 

      affidavit from the person who has personally delivered the Notice; or (b) registered or certified mail, in each case, return receipt requested and postage prepaid; or (c) a nationally (or internationally) recognized overnight courier, with all fees prepaid and with a written proof of delivery provided by such courier; or (d) facsimile along with proof of receipt by the party intending to be bound or such party’s designated agent by an acknowledgement of transmission report generated from the machine from which the facsimile was sent.
 
  13.2   Persons to Whom Notice Must be Delivered. Each party giving a Notice shall address the Notice to the appropriate person at the receiving party (the “Addressee”) at the address listed below or to another or additional Addressee or at another address designated below or by the party in a Notice pursuant to this Section:
  13.2.1   If to EHSI:
Extendicare Health Services, Inc.
111 West Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53203
Attention: President
With a copy to:
Extendicare Health Services, Inc.
111 West Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53203
Attention: Vice President and General Counsel
  13.2.2   If to ALC:
Assisted Living Concepts, Inc.
111 West Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53203
Attention: President
With a copy to:
Assisted Living Concepts, Inc.
111 West Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53203
Attention: Corporate Legal Counsel
  13.3   Effective Date of Notice. A notice to the Addressee is effective only when each person required to receive a copy of the Notice has received the copy. Despite the other clauses of this Section, if any Notice is received after 5:00 p.m. on a business day where the Addressee is located, or on a day that is not a business day where the Addressee is located, then the Notice is deemed received at 9:00 am on the next business day where the Address is located. For purposes hereof a business day shall mean Monday through Friday excluding any national holidays.
  14.   Cooperation and Further Assurances.
 
      Each party and its officers and representatives shall use all reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary or desirable to consummate and make effective the performance of this Agreement. If at anytime after the Commencement Date any action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, each party and its officers and representatives shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all such action.
 
  15.   Successors and Assigns.

 


 

15.1 Assignment Prohibited. Neither party shall have the right to assign this Agreement nor its rights and interest hereunder except with the other party’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
15.2 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties and their permitted successors and assigns, and shall be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of the parties.
15.3 Delegation of Responsibility. EHSI shall have the right to employ, retain, or subcontract with other third party persons, firms, or corporations to perform all or any part of the Payroll and Benefit Services to be performed hereunder with the prior written consent of ALC, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, but such delegation shall not relieve EHSI from its obligations hereunder.
  16.   Governing Law.
 
      The laws of the State of Wisconsin (without giving effect to its conflict of laws principles) govern all matters arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the transactions it contemplates, including, without limitation, its interpretation, construction, performance, and enforcement.
 
  17.   Force Majeure.
 
      The parties to this Agreement shall not be liable to each other for any delay or failure to perform any of the terms of this Agreement if such delay or failure is due to or cause by acts of God, war, rebellion, riot, strike of labor dispute, fire, flood, or laws or demands of the United States or any State thereof or any governmental agency or any other such cause which is beyond the control of the parties and for which the parties have expended every reasonable effort to circumvent or prevent.
 
  18.   Severability.
 
      If any part of this Agreement is declared invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain valid and enforceable.
 
  19.   Construction.
 
      The use of the singular or masculine pronoun in this Agreement shall include, wherever appropriate, the plural and feminine. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties hereto to express their mutual intent and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any party by virtue of its counsel having drafted this Agreement or otherwise. The captions preceding the sections of this Agreement are solely for the convenience of the parties in the use of this Agreement and shall not be used nor are they intended to be used in the interpretation or construction of the substantive portions of the sections to which they relate.
 
  20.   Entire Agreement. Modifications. Exhibits Incorporated.
  19.1   Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Separation Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties relating to its subject matter. Any and all prior understandings, agreements or courses of conduct, whether in writing or verbal, are hereby rescinded in full with respect to any and all terms, covenants and conditions thereof and neither party shall have any liability of any nature or kind whatsoever with respect thereto. The relationship between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement shall be governed solely in accordance with the terms, covenants and conditions of this Agreement.
 
  19.2   Modifications. Any change or modification of this Agreement must be in writing and signed by both parties.

 


 

  19.3   Exhibits. All exhibits referred to herein shall be an integral part of this Agreement and shall be deemed incorporated herein.
  21.   Waivers and Compliance.
 
      Any failure of the parties to comply with any obligation, covenant, agreement or condition herein may be expressly waived in writing by the other party, but such waiver or failure to insist upon strict compliance with such obligation, covenant, agreement or condition shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure.
 
  22.   Counterparts and Facsimiles
 
      This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original and all of which, when taken together will be deemed to constitute one and the same Agreement. The parties agree that facsimile signatures of the parties shall be binding and enforceable.
In Witness whereof the parties have executed this Agreement, being fully authorized to do so and intending to fully bind their respective corporations to the full and faithful performance of the terms, covenants and conditions set forth herein and in any Exhibits attached hereto or referred to herein.
         
Extendicare Health Services, Inc.
  Assisted Living Concepts, Inc.    
a Delaware corporation
  a Nevada corporation    
 
       
/s/ Philip W. Small
  /s/ Laurie A. Bebo    
 
       
Philip W. Small, President
  Laurie A. Bebo, President    

 


 

     
EXHIBIT 1.1
PAYROLL SERVICES
                                                                                             
                                                                                Cost   Cost
                Variable                                           Total           Associated   Associated
                Cost   “Fixed”           Monthly                   Monthly           with the   with the
Name               Component   Cost   Hourly   Wage   Benefit   Benefit and   Salary &           Fixed   Variable
Payroll Staff   ALC Tasks   Hours/Month   Hours   Component   Rate   Amount   %   Taxes   Wages   Annual Cost   Component   Component
Brad Fellin  
ALC Checkmate Checks
    10.0       10.0           $ 14.50     $ 145.00       20.0 %   $ 29.00     $ 174.00       2,088.00             2,088.00  
Brad Fellin  
Payroll Maintenance for Salaried field staff
    55.0       55.0           $ 14.50     $ 797.50       20.0 %   $ 159.50     $ 957.00       11,484.00             11,484.00  
Brad Fellin  
Semi-monthly Payroll Processing of Salaried field Staff
    16.0       16.0           $ 14.50     $ 232.00       20.0 %   $ 46.40     $ 278.40       3,340.80             3,340.80  
Brad Fellin  
Customer service for Salaried field staff
    63.0       63.0           $ 14.50     $ 913.50       20.0 %   $ 182.70     $ 1,096.20       13,154.40             13,154.40  
Brad Fellin  
Miscellaneous Projects — (Employee Status Reports, W-2 Replacements, etc)
    16.0       16.0           $ 14.50     $ 232.00       20.0 %   $ 46.40     $ 278.40       3,340.80             3,340.80  
Brian Beth  
Payroll Tax General Support Functions
    15.0       15.0           $ 19.10     $ 286.50       20.0 %   $ 57.30     $ 343.80       4,125.60             4,125.60  
Brian Beth  
Year End W-2 Processing and W-2 Reprints
    4.0       4.0           $ 19.10     $ 76.40       20.0 %   $ 15.28     $ 91.68       1,100.16             1,100.16  
Brian Beth  
Processing Washington Worker’s Compensation Reports and Payments
    1.0               1.0     $ 19.10     $ 19.10       20.0 %   $ 3.82     $ 22.92       275.04       275.04        
Chris Vanier  
Wage Verifications
    12.0       12.0           $ 16.04     $ 192.48       20.0 %   $ 38.50     $ 230.98       2,771.71             2,771.71  
Dave Turay  
Wage Verifications
    12.0       12.0           $ 18.01     $ 216.12       20.0 %   $ 43.22     $ 259.34       3,112.13             3,112.13  
Debbie Swanto  
Garnishment Processing and Administration
    20.0       20.0           $ 16.60     $ 332.00       20.0 %   $ 66.40     $ 398.40       4,780.80             4,780.80  

 


 

     
                                                                                             
                                                                                Cost   Cost
                Variable                                           Total           Associated   Associated
                Cost   “Fixed”           Monthly                   Monthly           with the   with the
Name               Component   Cost   Hourly   Wage   Benefit   Benefit and   Salary &           Fixed   Variable
Payroll Staff   ALC Tasks   Hours/Month   Hours   Component   Rate   Amount   %   Taxes   Wages   Annual Cost   Component   Component
Irina Todor  
Receive and process payroll information from ADP ( ADP Packages)
    4.0       4.0           $ 15.99     $ 63.96       20.0 %   $ 12.79     $ 76.75       921.02             921.02  
Irina Todor  
E-mail Payroll Register, Payroll Summary, Statistical Summary Reports to Managed Accounting following the distribution list
    1.0               1.0     $ 15.99     $ 15.99       20.0 %   $ 3.20     $ 19.19       230.26       230.26        
Irina Todor  
Post Statistical Summaries to Excel and Payroll Register Control Totals in EV3
    1.0               1.0     $ 15.99     $ 15.99       20.0 %   $ 3.20     $ 19.19       230.26       230.26        
Jennifer Fadrowski  
Bi-Weekly Payroll Processing of E-Time Files to ADP
    24.0       24.0           $ 31.49     $ 755.76       20.0 %   $ 151.15     $ 906.91       10,882.94             10,882.94  
Jennifer Fadrowski  
Payroll & HR General Mgmt and Customer Service
    30.0       30.0           $ 31.49     $ 944.70       20.0 %   $ 188.94     $ 1,133.64       13,603.68             13,603.68  
Jennifer Fadrowski  
Receiving and Loading Payrolls
    1.0               1.0     $ 31.49     $ 31.49       20.0 %   $ 6.30     $ 37.79       453.46       453.46        
Keith Ritger  
Manual Check Requests for Supplemental Payrolls
    2.0       2.0           $ 18.55     $ 37.10       20.0 %   $ 7.42     $ 44.52       534.24             534.24  
Kim Hutchins  
Payroll Maintenance for Salaried Corporate staff
    2.0       2.0           $ 23.17     $ 46.34       20.0 %   $ 9.27     $ 55.61       667.30             667.30  
Kim Hutchins  
Semi-monthly Payroll Processing of Salaried Corporate staff
    10.0               10.0     $ 23.17     $ 231.70       20.0 %   $ 46.34     $ 278.04       3,336.48       3,336.48        
Linda Davenport  
Payroll Maintenance for Hourly Corporate staff
    2.0               2.0     $ 17.25     $ 34.50       20.0 %   $ 6.90     $ 41.40       496.80       496.80        
Linda Davenport  
Bi-weekly Payroll Processing of Hourly Corporate staff
    4.0               4.0     $ 17.25     $ 69.00       20.0 %   $ 13.80     $ 82.80       993.60       993.60        
Linda Davenport  
Union compliance and administration for Glenshire Woods
    0.0                 $ 17.25     $ 0.00       20.0 %   $ 0.00     $ 0.00                    
Nancy Karizs  
Payroll Maintenance for Hourly field staff
    100.0       100.0           $ 15.30     $ 1,530.00       20.0 %   $ 306.00     $ 1,836.00       22,032.00             22,032.00  

 


 

     
                                                                                             
                                                                                Cost   Cost
                Variable                                           Total           Associated   Associated
                Cost   “Fixed”           Monthly                   Monthly           with the   with the
Name               Component   Cost   Hourly   Wage   Benefit   Benefit and   Salary &           Fixed   Variable
Payroll Staff   ALC Tasks   Hours/Month   Hours   Component   Rate   Amount   %   Taxes   Wages   Annual Cost   Component   Component
Nancy Karizs  
Customer service for Hourly field staff
    60.0       60.0           $ 15.30     $ 918.00       20.0 %   $ 183.60     $ 1,101.60       13,219.20             13,219.20  
Robert Kahler  
Payroll & HR General Management, Consulting, and Customer Service
    30.0       30.0           $ 51.44     $ 1,543.20       20.0 %   $ 308.64     $ 1,851.84       22,222.08             22,222.08  
Sharon Sigl  
Auto Allowances
    2.5               2.5     $ 27.02     $ 67.55       20.0 %   $ 13.51     $ 81.06       972.72       972.72        
Sharon Sigl  
Team Leader Pay
    0.0                 $ 27.02     $ 0.00       20.0 %   $ 0.00     $ 0.00                    
Sharon Sigl  
3rd Party Workman’s Compensation - Salary Continuation
    1.5       1.5           $ 27.02     $ 40.53       20.0 %   $ 8.11     $ 48.64       583.63             583.63  
Sharon Sigl  
ADP Invoices
    1.5               1.5     $ 27.02     $ 40.53       20.0 %   $ 8.11     $ 48.64       583.63       583.63        
Sharon Sigl  
Partnership Bonus Program
    20.0       20.0           $ 27.02     $ 540.40       20.0 %   $ 108.08     $ 648.48       7,781.76             7,781.76  
Sharon Sigl  
Move-In Bonus Program
    4.0       4.0           $ 27.02     $ 108.08       20.0 %   $ 21.62     $ 129.70       1,556.35             1,556.35  
Sharon Sigl  
Rate Increases
    8.0       8.0           $ 27.02     $ 216.16       20.0 %   $ 43.23     $ 259.39       3,112.70             3,112.70  
Sharon Sigl  
Quarterly Bonus Programs
    6.0       6.0           $ 27.02     $ 162.12       20.0 %   $ 32.42     $ 194.54       2,334.53             2,334.53  
Sharon Sigl  
Customer Service and follow-up (phone calls and emails)
    25.0       25.0           $ 27.02     $ 675.50       20.0 %   $ 135.10     $ 810.60       9,727.20             9,727.20  
Steve Gardipee  
GL Account Recons: 2200-01, 2200-03, 2200-04, 2200-05
    0.5               0.5     $ 32.84     $ 16.42       20.0 %   $ 3.28     $ 19.70       236.45       236.45        
Steve Gardipee  
Insurance: Monthly JE Process
    3.0               3.0     $ 32.84     $ 98.52       20.0 %   $ 19.70     $ 118.22       1,418.69       1,418.69        
Steve Gardipee  
Insurance: Maintenance to Monthly INSURANCE Pay Process
    0.5               0.5     $ 32.84     $ 16.42       20.0 %   $ 3.28     $ 19.70       236.45       236.45        
Steve Gardipee  
Insurance: Create/Distribute Monthly Insurance Arrears
    0.5               0.5     $ 32.84     $ 16.42       20.0 %   $ 3.28     $ 19.70       236.45       236.45        
Steve Gardipee  
ALC Deferred Compensation Processing
    1.0               1.0     $ 32.84     $ 32.84       20.0 %   $ 6.57     $ 39.41       472.90       472.90        

 


 

     
                                                                                             
                                                                                Cost   Cost
                Variable                                           Total           Associated   Associated
                Cost   “Fixed”           Monthly                   Monthly           with the   with the
Name               Component   Cost   Hourly   Wage   Benefit   Benefit and   Salary &           Fixed   Variable
Payroll Staff   ALC Tasks   Hours/Month   Hours   Component   Rate   Amount   %   Taxes   Wages   Annual Cost   Component   Component
Steve Gardipee  
ALC Deferred Compensation Accounting
    1.5               1.5     $ 32.84     $ 49.26       20.0 %   $ 9.85     $ 59.11       709.34       709.34        
Steve Gardipee  
ALC Deferred Compensation Reporting
    1.0               1.0     $ 32.84     $ 32.84       20.0 %   $ 6.57     $ 39.41       472.90       472.90        
Steve Gardipee  
ALC Employee Status Verification
    1.0       1.0           $ 32.84     $ 32.84       20.0 %   $ 6.57     $ 39.41       472.90             472.90  
Steve Gardipee  
AD HOC Query Reporting/Standard Reports
    10.0       10.0           $ 32.84     $ 328.40       20.0 %   $ 65.68     $ 394.08       4,728.96             4,728.96  
Steve Gardipee  
ALC Net Cash Recon File Create
    0.5               0.5     $ 32.84     $ 16.42       20.0 %   $ 3.28     $ 19.70       236.45       236.45        
Steve Gardipee  
BLS-CES File Create
    0.5               0.5     $ 32.84     $ 16.42       20.0 %   $ 3.28     $ 19.70       236.45       236.45        
Steve Gardipee  
BLS-OES File Create
    0.5               0.5     $ 32.84     $ 16.42       20.0 %   $ 3.28     $ 19.70       236.45       236.45        
Steve Gardipee  
ALC-TX Worker’s Compensation File Create
    0.5               0.5     $ 32.84     $ 16.42       20.0 %   $ 3.28     $ 19.70       236.45       236.45        
Steve Gardipee  
Annual EEO-1 Process
    0.3               0.3     $ 32.84     $ 8.21       20.0 %   $ 1.64     $ 9.85       118.22       118.22        
Steve Gardipee  
SSA-EVS File Create & Send/Load Receive File
    0.3               0.3     $ 32.84     $ 8.21       20.0 %   $ 1.64     $ 9.85       118.22       118.22        
Steve Gardipee  
WOTC [Work Opportunity Tax Credit] File Create/Send
    0.5               0.5     $ 32.84     $ 16.42       20.0 %   $ 3.28     $ 19.70       236.45       236.45        
Steve Gardipee  
TALX UC Detail [wage and termination reporting]
    2.0               2.0     $ 32.84     $ 65.68       20.0 %   $ 13.14     $ 78.82       945.79       945.79        
Steve Gardipee  
Treasury-Create/Distribute Paid Checks File
    1.0               1.0     $ 32.84     $ 32.84       20.0 %   $ 6.57     $ 39.41       472.90       472.90        
Steve Gardipee  
GL-Create/Correct/Transmit monthly PP, PR, IN and PB entries
    4.5               4.5     $ 32.84     $ 147.78       20.0 %   $ 29.56     $ 177.34       2,128.03       2,128.03        
Steve Gardipee  
ALC-EV3 Security/System Support — includes file maintenance
    5.0               5.0     $ 32.84     $ 164.20       20.0 %   $ 32.84     $ 197.04       2,364.48       2,364.48        

 


 

     
                                                                                             
                                                                                Cost   Cost
                Variable                                           Total           Associated   Associated
                Cost   “Fixed”           Monthly                   Monthly           with the   with the
Name               Component   Cost   Hourly   Wage   Benefit   Benefit and   Salary &           Fixed   Variable
Payroll Staff   ALC Tasks   Hours/Month   Hours   Component   Rate   Amount   %   Taxes   Wages   Annual Cost   Component   Component
Yvette Mason  
Labor Reporting
    1.0       1.0           $ 18.00     $ 18.00       20.0 %   $ 3.60     $ 21.60       259.20             259.20  
Yvette Mason  
Stop Payment Requests and Banking Issues
    6.0       6.0           $ 18.00     $ 108.00       20.0 %   $ 21.60     $ 129.60       1,555.20             1,555.20  
Yvette Mason  
401(k) Disbursements
    3.0       3.0           $ 18.00     $ 54.00       20.0 %   $ 10.80     $ 64.80       777.60             777.60  
Yvonne Schrank  
Garnishment Processing and Administration
    5.0       5.0           $ 21.25     $ 106.25       20.0 %   $ 21.25     $ 127.50       1,530.00             1,530.00  
   
 
                                                                                       
   
Subtotal for Payroll
    613.0       565.5       47.6             $ 12,950.43             $ 2,590.09     $ 15,540.52       186,486.19       18,685.30       167,800.90  

 


 

     
EXHIBIT 2.1
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SERVICES
                                                                                             
                                                                                Cost   Cost
                Variable                                           Total           Associated   Associated
                Cost   “Fixed”           Monthly                   Monthly           with the   with the
Name               Component   Cost   Hourly   Wage   Benefit   Benefit and   Salary &           Fixed   Variable
Benefits Staff   ALC Tasks   Hours/Month   Hours   Component   Rate   Amount   %   Taxes   Wages   Annual Cost   Component   Component
Jaime Valdez  
Data Entry — Insurance Adds, Changes & Deletes
    172.0       172.0           $ 14.41     $ 2,478.52       24.3 %   $ 601.80     $ 3,080.32       36,963.80             36,963.80  
Jaime Valdez  
Customer Service to Houses and Staff
                                                                               
Jaime Valdez  
Leave of Absence Monitoring
                                                                               
Jaime Valdez  
Some 401(k) processing (ALC plan)
                                                                               
Mary Lorch  
Claim Resolution/Assistance
    25.8       25.8           $ 24.86     $ 641.39       34.7 %   $ 222.34     $ 863.73       10,364.71             10,364.71  
Mary Lorch  
Anthem and Basic 10 Vendor Coordination
                                                                               
Margie Perryman  
COBRA Mailings/Recordkeeping
    8.6               8.6     $ 18.00     $ 154.80       34.7 %   $ 53.66     $ 208.46       2,501.54       2,501.54        
Margie Perryman  
HIPAA Certificates of Coverage
                                                                               
Margie Perryman  
401(k) processing (EHSI plan)
                                                                               
Sam Catura  
PTO review/adjust during payroll processing
    8.6       8.6           $ 16.45     $ 141.47       34.7 %   $ 49.04     $ 190.51       2,286.13             2,286.13  
Sam Catura  
Package changes
                                                                               
Sue Miller  
Short Term Disability Processing/Coordination
    8.6       8.6           $ 27.26     $ 234.44       34.7 %   $ 81.27     $ 315.70       3,788.44             3,788.44  
Sue Miller  
Employee Assistance Program & Life Insurance Bills
                                                                               

 


 

     
                                                                                             
                                                                                Cost   Cost
                Variable                                           Total           Associated   Associated
                Cost   “Fixed”           Monthly                   Monthly           with the   with the
Name               Component   Cost   Hourly   Wage   Benefit   Benefit and   Salary &           Fixed   Variable
Benefits Staff   ALC Tasks   Hours/Month   Hours   Component   Rate   Amount   %   Taxes   Wages   Annual Cost   Component   Component
Sally Maurer  
Reports/interfaces
    8.6       8.6           $ 27.16     $ 233.58       34.7 %   $ 80.97     $ 314.55       3,774.54             3,774.54  
Sally Maurer  
401(k) Testing info
                                                                               
Nancy Lehninger  
401(k) compliance
    25.8       25.8           $ 68.75     $ 1,773.75       34.7 %   $ 614.87     $ 2,388.62       28,663.46             28,663.46  
Nancy Lehninger  
ERISA Compliance: 5500’s/SPD’s/Plan Audits
                                                                               
Nancy Lehninger  
Plan Docs
                                                                               
Nancy Lehninger  
Oversee Short Term Disability
                                                                               
Nancy Lehninger  
Consult/design
                                                                               
   
 
                                                                                       
   
Subtotal for Benefits
    258.0       249.4       8.6             $ 5,657.94             $ 1,703.94     $ 7,361.88       88,342.62       2,501.54       85,841.08  
   
 
                                                                                       
   
Total Payroll and Benefits
    871.0       814.9       56.2             $ 18,608.37             $ 4,294.03     $ 22,902.40       274,828.81       21,186.83       253,641.98  
   
 
                                                                                       
   
Annual Hours
    10,452.0       9,778.8       674.4                                                                  
Adjustments were made to eliminate allocated charges for Glenshire (not ALC) and “Team Leader Pay” (program is being eliminated)
                         
Total Payroll Department Costs
            186,486.19       167,800.90  
 
                       
Total Benefit Department Costs
            88,342.62       85,841.08  
 
                       
Annual EV3 License Allocation @14% of $79,200
            11,088.00        
 
                       
 
                       
Sub-Total
            285,916.81       253,641.98  
EHSI Margin 25%
            71,479.20       63,410.49  
 
                       
Total Contract Cost Proposed
            357,396.01       317,052.47  
 
                       
# of ALC Annual Paychecks
    113,480                  
 
                       
Price per Check
            3.15       2.79  
 
                       

 


 

     
                         
Amount per Check Processed
                    2.80  
 
                       
Annual Fixed Service Costs
                    21,200  
 
                       
Annual EV3 Licensing Fee based on Actual usage allocation to ALC:
                       
Estimated as follows:
                       
Current estimate of ALC allocation
                    11,088  
EHSI Margin
                    25 %
 
                       
Est ALC Fee
                    13,860  
 
                       
 
1st Year Project ALC Costs
                       
Est # of paychecks
    113,480               317,744.00  
Fixed Cost
                    21,200  
Estimated EV3 Fee
                    13,860  
 
                       
Total ALC 1st yr cost
                    352,804.00  
 
                       

 


 

EXHIBIT 5.1
TERM COMMENCEMENT DATE
1   Commencement Date:                     , 2006
 
2   Expiration Date – Initial Term:                     , 2011
 
3   Renewal Term:
  3.1   Notice of Renewal must be given no later than:                     , 2011
      (6 months prior to Expiration Date)
 
  3.2   Commencement Date of Renewal Term:                     , 2011
 
  3.3   Expiration Date of Renewal Term:                     , 2011
4   There is only one Renewal Option.

 

EX-2.2.4 3 c13618exv2w2w4.htm TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AGREEMENT exv2w2w4
 

EXHIBIT 2.2.4
MASTER TECHNOLOGY SERVICES – STANDARD PROVISIONS
AN AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is being entered into by and between Virtual Care Provider, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (hereinafter “Service Provider”), with offices at 111 West Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203, and Assisted Living Concepts (hereinafter “Client”), 111 West Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203.
Background
Client desires to engage Service Provider from time to time pursuant to one or more Statement of Works to perform various technology-related Projects, and Service Provider is interested in accepting such engagements, subject to the parties’ further agreement on the scope and terms of each such Statement of Work.
Terms and Conditions
NOW THEREFORE, unless Client and Service Provider otherwise agree in writing, the following standards will govern the Statement of
Work(s):
1.   Definitions.
     The following definitions shall apply:
  1.1   “Intellectual Property Rights” shall mean any rights under patent, semiconductor chip protection, copyright, trade secret, trademark, or similar laws throughout the world.
 
  1.2   “Other Service Provider Software” shall mean any source or object code or other materials originally created independent of work under a Statement of Work, to the extent such code or materials are included in or used for the Work Product delivered to Client under a Statement of Work (e.g. commercially available preexisting software).
 
  1.3   “Work Product” shall mean the deliverable items (services, materials, products, etc., but not hardware or software purchased from a third party supplier by Service Provider and resold or leased to Client) that Service Provider provides or creates as described more specifically in each applicable Statement of Work.
 
  1.4   “Work Product IP Rights” shall mean all Intellectual Property Rights with respect to any Work Product created pursuant to a Statement of Work and delivered to Client by Service Provider (including without limitation any software source or object code), except to the extent that such Intellectual Property Rights relate to Other Service Provider Software included in the Work Product.
2.   Nature And Scope Of Work.
  2.1   Statement of Work. This sets forth the general terms and conditions applicable to Projects which may be performed by Service Provider pursuant to one or more Statement of Works as provided below. Each Statement of Work shall be effective only when signed by both parties.
 
  2.2   Statement of Works. A Statement of Work is a Project description that refers to this standard, describes work to be done pursuant to this standard, and identifies the Work Product to be produced and delivered there under. Each Statement of Work shall also preferably identify the services, equipment, facilities, and any other resources to be provided by each party in order for the tasks specified in such Statement of Work to be performed.
2.3 Adoption Of Statement of Works; Changes. Statement of Works, changes to Statement of Works, and amendments to these general terms and conditions shall be effective only if in writing accompanied by dated signatures of authorized representatives of both parties. Replacement pages initialed and dated by

 


 

authorized representatives of both parties will be sufficient for that purpose. Unless otherwise indicated, a change or amendment shall be effective on the date signed by both parties. Each party recognizes that as various Projects are carried out, unforeseen circumstances may result in the need to change the scope of the Project described in the Statement of Work or may require other reasonable adjustments to the Statement of Work. Each party agrees to consider in good faith any changes proposed by the other party to any particular Statement of Work. However, no such Statement of Work shall be amended except in writing signed by both parties as described above. For example, as a result of the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) and regulations which might be promulgated in connection therewith, certain modifications to the Agreement and/or internal procedures may be appropriate in order to comply therewith. Each party agrees to consider in good faith any such changes. However, no such changes shall be required unless agreed to in a writing signed by both parties as described above. In the event that modifications necessary as a result of HIPAA are not agreed upon within thirty days of a party requesting in writing that a change be made for that purpose, the party requesting the change will have the right to terminate the agreement.
3.   Performance.
  3.1   Reasonable Efforts. Service Provider agrees to use commercially reasonable effort to perform the tasks specified in and to complete the Work Product specified in each applicable Statement of Work. Service Provider shall endeavor in good faith to provide services in a good and workmanlike manner by personnel having a level of skill commensurate with their responsibilities. However, Client acknowledges that “debugging” and similar working through of technology problems is a normal part of the computer technology development process (especially where problems derive from existing compatibility problems between software obtained from multiple different third party suppliers).
 
  3.2   Target Dates. Unless otherwise expressly agreed in the Statement of Work, scheduled performance dates are Service Provider’s best estimates only, based on its experience. Both parties recognize that such dates are dependent on development, resource availability, funding, assistance, incompatibility between existing software, hardware, and communications systems, and other factors that may cause dates to shift or interfere with completion. Upon Client’s request, Service Provider will provide Client with reports on Service Provider’s progress with regard to specific Statement of Works and any anticipated delays in estimated work schedules.
 
  3.3   Third-Party Resources. References to Work Product or the assignment to Service Provider of responsibility for particular services relating to Work Product shall not be construed to make Service Provider responsible for securing any related Intellectual Property Rights that may be owned or retained by third parties, unless the applicable Statement of Work expressly makes Service Provider responsible for securing those Intellectual Property Rights. Unless the problem arises because Service Provider fails to provide Intellectual Property Rights that it is required to provide, Client shall hold Service Provider harmless from all problems arising out of such Intellectual Property Rights being used by Service Provider or Client as contemplated in a Statement of Work. A statement or reference in a Statement of Work that Service Provider is responsible for obtaining third-party resources, including services, equipment, facilities, or Intellectual Property Rights, is subject to the availability of those resources.
4.   Payments.
     4.1 Method Of Compensation.
4.1.1 General. Client shall pay Service Provider fees for all work performed pursuant to these standards in accordance with one of two methods: (a) fixed price; or (b) hourly rate. The method of compensation will be specified in the Statement of Work. If no method is specified then the work will be performed on an hourly rate basis.

 


 

4.1.2 Fixed Price. If the fixed price method is specified in the Statement of Work, then the Client shall pay Service Provider the total fixed price specified in the Statement of Work in accordance with the schedule specified in the Statement of Work. If milestones are specified in the Statement of Work with percentages of completion, then Client shall pay Service Provider the specified percentage of the total fixed price upon completion or attainment of each such milestone. Otherwise, fifty percent (50%) of the fixed price specified in the Statement of Work shall be due upon execution of the Statement of Work and the remaining fifty percent (50%) shall be due within thirty days after delivery of the Work Product specified in the Statement of Work where the Work Product operates as required hereunder. The fixed price shall be payable without regard to the number of hours actually worked by Service Provider with respect to such Statement of Work, even if the hours used to determine the fixed price are set forth in the Statement of Work. However, any changes to the scope of the Project identified in the Statement of Work may require an increase in the fixed price for that Project. Such change to the scope and the correlating fixed price shall be agreed to in writing by amendment to the applicable Statement of Work.
4.1.3 Hourly Rate. If the hourly rate method is specified in the Statement of Work, then the Client shall pay Service Provider for all work performed by Service Provider (including travel time) pursuant to the Statement of Work at Service Provider’s then current standard hourly rate with respect to such services. Service Provider will advise Client of applicable hourly rates and may adjust these rates upon 90 days written notice to Client. Where a particular service needs to be provided and there is no standard existing rate provided therefore, Service Provider and Client shall jointly establish an initial rate before Service Provider shall be required to proceed therewith. If the Project is to be provided on an hourly basis, upon Client’s request, Service Provider will provide Client with a good faith estimate of the number of hours, costs and expenses that Service Provider reasonably believes will be needed for Service Provider’s performance under a Statement of Work. Such estimate will not be binding on Service Provider, but is intended to provide Client with a reasonable expectation of the hours and costs involved with a particular Project or task.
  4.2   Expenses. Unless the Statement of Work otherwise specifies to the contrary, Client will reimburse Service Provider for all reasonable out of pocket third-party expenses relating to travel, telephone charges for computer connections, messenger and shipping costs, and media charges sustained by Service Provider in providing services to Client pursuant to the Statement of Work(s). Expenses for auto travel will be billed at the then-applicable federal mileage rate.
 
  4.3   Payment. All fixed price fees shall be due as specified in Section 4.1.2. Fees for work performed on an hourly rate basis are incurred as the work is performed. All hourly fees and expenses shall be due within thirty (30) days after receipt of an invoice from Service Provider specifying the amount due. Any charges not paid within thirty days after they are due shall accrue interest at the rate of one and one-half (1.50%) per month. If Client does not pay any amount when due, Service Provider may temporarily stop work on any Statement of Work until such amount is paid, provided that Service Provider notifies Client of such stoppage of work. Any deadlines applicable to Service Provider under any Statement of Work may be delayed based on the delay caused by such work stoppage.
 
  4.4   Compensation Upon Termination. In the event of any termination of any Statement of Work prior to completion, payment shall immediately be due for performance rendered pursuant to such Statement of Work, including expenses incurred in connection with discontinuance of the work in a mutually agreed, orderly fashion.
5.   Contract Administration.

 


 

  5.1   Contacts. The parties will designate and maintain Principal and Legal Contacts for purposes of all work and business between them concerning the Statement of Works and all notices required or permitted hereunder. These initially will be:
         
 
  For Service Provider:    
 
       
 
       
 
  For day to day matters:    
 
       
 
  Principal Contact:   Mr. Dan Weise
 
       
 
  Business Phone:   (414) 908-8794
 
       
 
  Business Mailing Address:   111 West Michigan Street
 
       
 
      Milwaukee, WI 53203
 
       
 
  Business Email Address:   DWEISE@VCPI.COM
 
       
 
  For legal matters:    
 
       
 
  Legal Contact:   Mr. Hugh McManus
 
       
 
  Business Phone:   (414) 908-8236
 
       
 
  Business Mailing Address:   111 West Michigan Street
 
       
 
      Milwaukee, WI 53203
 
       
 
  Business Email Address:   HMCMANUS@VCPI.COM
 
       
 
  For Client:    
 
       
 
  For day to day matters:    
 
       
 
  Principal Contact:   Laurie Bebo
 
       
 
  Business Phone:   (414) 980-8471
 
       
 
  Business Mailing Address:   111 West Michigan Street
 
       
 
      Milwaukee, WI 53203
 
       
 
  Business Email Address:   LBEBO@ALCCO.COM
 
       
 
  For legal matters:    
 
       
 
  Legal Contact:   Mary Zak-Kowalczyk
 
       
 
  Business Phone:   (414) 908-8556
 
       
 
  Business Mailing Address:   111 W. Michigan Street, 9th floor
 
       
 
      Milwaukee, Wi53203
 
       
 
  Business Email Address:   mzakkowaczyk@alcco.com
  5.2   Authorizations. The signature or initials of the Principal Contacts on Statement of Works or changes or amendments to Statement of Works shall be deemed sufficient as an authorized signature of the respective party (regardless of whether they are company officers). For all other matters, the signature of the Legal Contacts will also be needed. Further, all formal legal notices to a party shall be sent to the Legal Contact.

 


 

  5.3   Replacement of Principal Contact. If either party decides at any time to replace the person serving as its Principal Contact, an officer of the party may do so by written notice to the other party. However, prior to Service Provider appointing a new Principal Contact for itself, Service Provider will discuss the matter with Client.
 
  5.4   Notification. Any formal notice pursuant to these standards shall be presumed given three days after being sent postage prepaid by a nationally recognized overnight courier, facsimile or mail directed to the appropriate Contact of the party being notified.
6.   Intellectual Property Issues.
  6.1   Third-Party Intellectual Property Rights. Except as otherwise stated in a Statement of Work, Client shall have sole responsibility for obtaining any Intellectual Property Rights of third parties necessary to enable the parties to produce and exploit the Work Product or otherwise perform their obligations hereunder. The party required to obtain the Intellectual Property Rights shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other party (as well as any others acting by or under authority of the other party) for any loss, liability, damage, or expense (including court costs and attorney fees) arising out of a claim of infringement of such Intellectual Property Rights arising in connection with Client Products or by virtue of the performance of Service Provider’s obligations hereunder with respect thereto.
 
  6.2   Rights In Work Product. Except as otherwise noted in the Statement of Work, any Work Product IP Rights shall be retained and owned by Service Provider (or to the extent Service Provider so designates, a third party). To the extent delivered to Client, Service Provider hereby grants to Client a nonexclusive, worldwide license under the Work Product IP Rights to copy, make, have made, use and sell, distribute, perform, display, and prepare derivative works of the Work Product or any derivative work thereof, albeit only for its internal business operations and for communications with Service Provider; provided that such license is further subject to any conditions and limitations provided by any third party who provided the software where third party source software is specified.
 
  6.3   Other Service Provider Software. Service Provider grants Client a worldwide, royalty-free, nontransferable, nonexclusive license to copy, make, have made, use and sell, distribute, perform, display, and prepare derivative works of the Other Service Provider Software, including the right to sublicense any or all of the foregoing rights, as necessary for the design, manufacture, sale, use, or repair of products or software based on the Work Product.
 
  6.4   Client’s Rights Contingent on Payment in Full. Client’s rights under Sections 6.2 through 6.3 above are contingent upon Client’s performance of its obligations under any applicable Statement of Work, including payment of charges due, and Service Provider retains all such rights and no right or license is granted or conveyed by Service Provider to Client except when and as such obligations have been performed in accordance with the terms of these standards and any other applicable standards of Service Provider.
 
  6.5   Trademarks. Nothing in these standards shall be deemed to give either party any rights to use the other party’s trademarks or trade names without the other party’s specific, written consent.
7.   Confidentiality.
  7.1   Confidentiality. “Confidential Information” shall include, but not be limited to, (a) technical processes and formulas, source or object code, product designs, fees or sales price and other unpublished financial information, product and business plans, and marketing data); or (b) (prior to the disclosure) identified as confidential by class (e.g. personal medical records); (c) any health information subject to confidentiality protection under the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act and the regulations promulgated in connection therewith (“HIPAA Information”); or (d) would be considered confidential by a reasonable person. Except for HIPAA Information, Confidential

 


 

      Information does not include any information that is: (i) generally known or available to the public through no act of the receiving party, (ii) already known to the receiving party at the time of receiving the Confidential Information, (iii) independently developed by the receiving party; or (iv) furnished to the receiving party by a third party with the right to do so.
 
  7.2   Care And Protection Of Confidential Information. During the Term of this Agreement and for a period of five (5) years thereafter, neither party shall disclose to any person or entity, directly or indirectly, without the prior written approval of the other, any Confidential Information relating to the other party obtained by virtue of this Agreement or the Services performed pursuant to the Agreement. Client shall use reasonable care to prevent the unauthorized use or dissemination of the Confidential Information by its employees. Reasonable care means at least the same degree of care Client uses to protect its own confidential information from unauthorized use or disclosure. Service Provider is hereby authorized to use the Confidential Information in connection with any work under any Statement of Work and for any other purpose consistent with its obligations under the applicable standards. Nothing herein is intended to authorize Service Provider to disclose Confidential Information to other affiliates of Service Provider, unless Client specifically agrees that it may do so.
 
  7.3   Exceptions. Service Provider may use or disclose the Confidential Information if required by any request or order of any government authority, or otherwise as required by law, or as necessary to establish and enforce Service Provider’s rights. Service Provider may use or disclose the Confidential Information on a confidential basis to its business, legal and financial advisors. Before disclosing that Confidential Information for such purpose, reasonable effort must be made to notify Client of the circumstances, and the parties shall cooperate with each other to obtain protection for the confidentiality thereof to the extent available. Unless otherwise compelled by court order, Service Provider shall provide at least notice of thirty (30) days to Client before disclosing Confidential Information without Client’s permission.
8.   General Limitations On Liability. Except as specifically otherwise stated in a Statement of Work, and subject to the additional provisions of any applicable exhibit attached hereto:
  8.1   DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BELOW, AND EXCEPT FOR A WARRANTY OF NONINFRINGEMENT WITH REGARD TO USES OF THE WORK PRODUCT IP RIGHTS IN THE MANNER CONTEMPLATED HEREIN, ALL SERVICES PROVIDED AND DELIVERIES MADE UNDER EACH STATEMENT OF WORK, INCLUDING ALL WORK PRODUCT, IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) ANY WARRANTY OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. DESCRIPTIONS OR SPECIFICATIONS OF DELIVERABLES SHALL CONSTITUTE PROJECT OBJECTIVES AND NOT EXPRESS WARRANTIES.
 
  8.2   Exclusive Remedy. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein (e.g. clause 6.1) Client’s exclusive remedy for any breach under any Statement of Work shall be the re-performance of Service Provider’s services, albeit if it becomes apparent that Service Provider is unable to satisfactorily re-perform the services in a manner complying with the Statement of Work within a reasonable time after the problem is identified, Client shall be entitled to recover (to the extent already paid) that portion of the fees for Service Provider’s services that relate to the deficient services/items, plus a one time payment of One Hundred U.S. Dollars.
 
  8.3   EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH 6.1, IN NO EVENT SHALL SERVICE PROVIDER BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF USE OF DATA OR INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS, WHETHER SUCH ALLEGED DAMAGES ARE ALLEGED IN TORT, CONTRACT OR INDEMNITY,

 


 

      EVEN IF SERVICE PROVIDER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL SERVICE PROVIDER BE LIABLE FOR ANY REASON IN CONTRACT OR TORT FOR ANY AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF THE FEES PAID BY CLIENT WITH RESPECT TO THE STATEMENT OF WORK TO WHICH SUCH LIABILITY RELATES, PLUS THE AFORESAID PAYMENT OF ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS.
 
  8.4.   Indemnification. Except as provided above in clauses 6.1 and 8.3, Client agrees to defend or settle, and to indemnify and to hold Service Provider harmless from, any Claim by or on behalf of any third party relating to the Work Product, or any other work provided under any Statement of Work. “Claims” shall include without limitation all claims, demands, actions, liabilities, losses, damages and expenses including, without limitation, settlement costs, and reasonable attorney’s fees.
9.   Term And Termination.
  9.1   Term. These standards shall be effective upon the date the first Statement of Work referring thereto is executed, and unless (and to the extent) terminated earlier as provided below it shall remain in force for three years after the last Statement of Work referring thereto is executed.
     9.2. Term And Termination Of Statement Of Work.
9.2.1 General. Unless otherwise stated in the applicable Statement of Work or as provided in this Section 9.2, the term of a Statement of Work shall last until performance there under is completed.
9.2.2 Termination Of Statement Of Work. Either party may terminate an the Statement of Work for its own convenience upon not less than ninety (90) days notice to the other party with or without cause, but shall remain in effect as to fees owed for the period prior to termination.
9.2.3 Termination For Breach. If a party commits a material breach of any Statement of Work and such party fails to cure such breach within thirty (30) days after providing notice of such breach to the other party, the non-breaching party may terminate any or all Statements of Work by providing written notice of such termination.
9.2.4 Winding Up Upon Termination Of Statement Of Work. Upon early termination of a Statement of Work other than for a Client’s breach under Section 9.2.5, Service Provider shall inform Client of the extent to which performance has been completed through such date, and collect and deliver all work in process to Client upon full payment of any amounts remaining due to Service Provider. In the event of termination, Service Provider agrees to wind up its work in a commercially reasonable manner and to preserve and deliver items of value created prior to termination.
  9.3   Survival. Notwithstanding any termination of a Statement of Work, the provisions of Sections 4 (to the extent payments remain due), 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 shall remain in effect.
 
  9.4   Return Of Materials. With respect to those Statement(s) of Work that are terminated, each party shall promptly (and in no case more than 30 days) return to the other all data, materials and other property of the other party then held by it.
10.   Miscellaneous.
  10.1   Taxes. The charges specified on any Statement of Work and any hourly rates specified by Service Provider shall be deemed not to have included taxes. Client shall thus also be responsible for all sales, use, property, value added or similar taxes based on the services provided. If Service Provider is required to pay such taxes, the taxes shall be billed to Client and Client agrees to pay Service Provider (within thirty days) the full amount of

 


 

      such taxes and any interest or penalties incurred due to late payment or nonpayment of such taxes by Client.
 
  10.2   Force Majeure. Either party shall be excused from delays in performing or from its failure to perform hereunder to the extent that such delays or failures result from causes beyond the reasonable control of such party; provided that, in order to be excused from delay or failure to perform, such party must act diligently to remedy the cause of such delay or failure.
 
  10.3   No Agency Or Employment. Service Provider, in rendering performance under Statement of Work(s) referring hereto from time to time, is acting solely as an independent contractor. In no way is Service Provider to be construed as an employee or agent or acting as the agent of Client in any respect. Service Provider has the sole right to control and direct the means, manner and method by which the services required will be performed and may perform the services at any place or locations as Service Provider may determine. Service Provider shall provide all equipment and materials necessary to provide services except to the extent otherwise specified in a Statement of Work or to the extent that some of Service Provider’s work must be performed on Client’s computer, or existing software, or in Client-specified facilities (e.g. if Service Provider is implementing the installation of computer hardware or software at Client’s facilities and training Client employees there).
 
  10.4   No Exclusivity. Nothing herein or in any Statement of Work shall be construed as establishing an exclusive arrangement between Client and Service Provider. Service Provider shall have the right to perform any services (including without limitation the same kinds of services provided to Client hereunder) to others during the term of the activities hereunder, and Client shall have the right to engage others to provide any services to Client (including without limitation the same kinds of services provided to Client hereunder).
 
  10.5   Severability. If any provision of a Statement of Work or any standard referred to therein be held to be invalid, the other provisions will not be affected to the greatest extent possible consistent with the parties’ intent.
 
  10.6   No Waiver. The failure of either party to require the performance of any item or obligation, or the waiver by either party of any breach shall not act as a bar to subsequent enforcement of such term or obligation or be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach.
 
  10.7   Governing Law. The validity, construction and enforcement of the obligations of the parties relating to a Statement of Work shall be determined in accordance with the laws of Wisconsin, and any disputes relating thereto may only be initially litigated in a Wisconsin state court or Wisconsin federal district court.
 
  10.8   Entire Agreement. The Statement of Work(s), together with the standards referred to therein, and any confidentiality agreement entered into by the parties before the date of the first Statement of Work between them subject to this standard, constitute the entire agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter, and supersede any prior or contemporaneous understandings, representations or agreements relating thereto. No change, waiver, or discharge hereof shall be valid unless it is in writing and is executed by the party against whom such change, waiver, or discharge is sought to be enforced.
 
  10.9   No Assignment. Neither party may, without the prior written consent of the other party, assign or transfer any obligation incurred relating to a Statement of Work.

 


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties named below, by signatures of their duly authorized representatives, have executed this Agreement on the dates set forth below, the latter of which shall be the effective date of the Agreement.
                 
Accepted by VCPI   Accepted by Assisted Living Concepts:    
 
               
By:
  /s/ Philip W. Small   By:   /s/ L. Bebo    
 
               
 
               
Name:
  Philip W. Small   Name:   Laurie Bebo    
 
               
 
               
Title:
      Title:   President & CEO    
 
               
 
               
Date:
  2/27/07   Date:   2/26/07    
 
               

 

EX-2.2.5 4 c13618exv2w2w5.htm STATEMENT OF WORK RELATED TO TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AGREEMENT exv2w2w5
 

EXHIBIT 2.2.5
Statement of Work
For
Assisted Living Concepts
(VCPI LOGO)

 


 

Table of Contents
         
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
    31  
 
       
1. SCOPE OF WORK
    31  
 
       
1.1 Services to be delivered
    31  
1.2 VCPI Responsibilities
    31  
1.3 Client Responsibilities
    31  
1.4 Assumptions
    32  
1.5 Change Management
    32  
1.6 Other Conditions and Exceptions
    32  
1.7 Service Level Agreement(s) (SLA)
    32  
1.8 Deliverables
    32  
2.1 Pricing Sheet
    45  
2.2 Contract Term
    46  
2.3 Method of Payment
    46  
 
       
ATTACHMENT A: CLIENT SOFTWARE DECLARATION
    47  
 
       
Hosted Software Schedule
    48  
Client License Terms
    50  
 
       
ATTACHMENT B: CHANGE MANAGEMENT PROCESS
    54  
 
       
ATTACHMENT C: SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS
    55  
 
       
ATTACHMENT D: SITE LISTING
    57  
 
       
ATTACHMENT E: STANDARD RATE SCHEDULE
    58  

 


 

Executive Summary
VCPI is pleased to present this Statement of Work (SOW) defining the services to be provided to Assisted Living Concepts (“Client”). It is the goal of both organizations to reduce the total cost of ownership for information technology for Assisted Living Concepts. VCPI believes that by providing the services outlined in this SOW we can enable Assisted Living Concepts to benefit from a more stable information technology environment and to increase focus on providing quality care to its residents.
This Contract is entered into pursuant to the Master Technology Services–Standard Provisions Agreement (“Master Agreement”) between VCPI and Assisted Living Concepts (“Client”), the terms and provisions of which are hereby incorporated herein by this reference as fully as though set forth herein. This Statement of Work replaces and supersedes any prior Statement of Work, however titled, between the parties.
1.   Scope of Work
 
1.1   Services to be delivered
 
    Recurring Services
    Co-Location/Hosting Services
 
    Client Support Services – Limited Scope
 
    Telecommunication Services
Non-Recurring Services – as needed
    Service Desk – Call Escalation
 
    Field Support Services
 
    Facility Implementation Services
 
    IT Consulting Services
 
    Procurement Services
 
    Software Rental Services
1.2   VCPI Responsibilities
    Provide an Account Manager to serve as the communication focal point between Client and VCPI.
 
    Provide reasonable notification to Client of planned changes to the VCPI network or hosting environment that could potentially impact Client.
1.3   Client Responsibilities
    Provide an individual to serve as the focal point for communication between Client and VCPI.
 
    Client-owned hardware and software maintenance will be the responsibility of the client.
 
    Disaster recovery costs for client-owned hardware with third-party vendor(s) will be the responsibility of the client.

 


 

1.4   Assumptions
    Software that is being hosted and supported by VCPI is at a level that is supported by the manufacturer.
 
    Client will not have access to the VCPI data center. Any access needed for client will be in the presence of a VCPI employee and will need to be pre-approved with the Director of Production Services 24-hours prior to time access is needed.
 
    All non-recurring fees are subject to VCPI quarterly rate changes.
 
    All fees are subject to annual price increase provisions not to exceed 10% of prior Fee/Unit.
1.5   Change Management
    Changes to this Scope of Work will be managed utilizing the Change Management Process defined in Attachment B.
 
    Additional recurring quantities and services may be added to this SOW by means of the Statement of Work — Addendum. Any additional recurring quantities and services added 6 months after the effective date of this SOW will cause the term on this SOW to be extended by 12 months.
1.6   Other Conditions and Exceptions
    In the event of software manufacturer (beyond the control of VCPI) or regulatory changes requiring architectural or infrastructure changes, VCPI reserves the right to adjust fees by a reasonable amount.
 
    In the event VCPI resources are required to address situations clearly caused by the Client or any party acting on behalf of the Client, they will be billed at the Time & Materials rate with no Service Level Agreement (SLA) guarantees.
1.7   Service Level Agreement(s) (SLA)
    The service levels agreed to between VCPI and Client are contained in Attachment C.
 
    SLA attainment is dependent upon Client Requirements/Assumptions identified within each deliverable being met.
1.8   Deliverables
Co-Location/Hosting Services (150)
Production Services – Application Hosting (150.1)
Overview
    VCPI will host up to five (5) applications on the Client Software Declaration (Attachment A) on a Citrix Metaframe distribution model.
 
    Additional fees will be charged for every hosted application above the five (5) included in the Application Hosting base offering.
 
    VCPI supports applications certified to work in a Microsoft operating system (Windows 2000 and later) with a terminal services topology.
 
    Applications will be available 24x7x365 with the exception of scheduled maintenance windows which will be communicated and coordinated with advance notice.
 
    Client will not have access to the VCPI data center. Any access needed for client will be in the presence of a VCPI employee and will need to be pre-approved with the Director of Production Services 24-hours prior to time access is needed.
Hardware Provided by VCPI
    Application, database and access server hardware.
 
    Data center networking hardware.
 
    Storage and application backup hardware.
 
    Maintenance of provided hardware including hardware lifecycle management.

 


 

Software Provided by VCPI
    Server and network operating systems.
 
    Systems management, network management and storage hierarchy management software.
 
    Application server security solutions.
Services Provided by VCPI
    Routine server and network administration.
 
    Server and network monitoring, troubleshooting.
 
    System recovery in the event of failure of hosted system(s).
 
    Daily backup of user and application data on hosted systems.
 
    Offsite archival of backed up data.
 
    Microsoft security management.
Messaging
  o   Hosted Email system is using Microsoft Exchange platform.
 
  o   Highly redundant and highly available solution.
 
  o   VCPI supports MS Outlook, Citrix access and MS Outlook Web Access (OWA).
 
  o   Mobile messaging via MS Windows Mobile or Blackberry technology available.
 
  o   Environment backup up daily.
 
  o   Anti-Spam solution available.
 
  o   Mailbox/Email restoration available.
 
  o   Email Archiving available.
Data Storage
  o   Highly redundant file systems for high availability.
 
  o   Network attached systems available for hosting business data.
 
  o   SAN (Storage Area Network) attached database environment.
 
  o   Environment backup up daily.
 
  o   On site MS SQL database expertise.
Client Requirements and Assumptions
Hardware
    Client provides all application, database and access server hardware and is responsible for any maintenance of the hardware.
 
    Client provides personal computers and networking devices (or other VCPI-approved devices) configured for access to the VCPI network using TCP/IP.
 
    Any applications that require additional hardware resources or do not conform with standard hardware configurations could be an additional expense for clients
Software Licensing, Software Support and Software Maintenance
    Client is responsible for all application and database software licensing, server operating system software, Client-access licenses, software support and software maintenance costs.
 
    Client is responsible for all workstation based operating systems, applications and network access licensing, connectivity software (i.e. Microsoft Terminal Server and/or Citrix) licensing, support and maintenance.
 
    Client is to provide software technical support contact for non-VCPI software partners.
Email
    Client will use the VCPI domain name (i.e. user@vcpiclients.com) unless Client has a registered domain.
 
    Client is responsible for domain name registration and renewal.
 
    Client must provide VCPI engineering staff with technical contact access to domain name registration for proper routing of mail to VCPI mail servers.
 
    All mailboxes are limited to 25mb of storage.
 
    All Corporate offices are entitled to 50 mailboxes with base hosting fee.
 
    All sites are entitled to 20 mailboxes with base hosting fee.

 


 

General
    Telecommunications equipment owned and/or managed by the Client must be configured for access to the VCPI network. Client understands that VCPI involvement is billed at a Time & Materials rate.
 
    Client must adhere to the VCPI issued IP address scheme.
 
    For the safety and security of all hosted users, Client must follow VCPI User/Network Security policies (i.e. Username standards, password format and change period, etc.)
 
    Undeclared/non-contracted software and systems are the responsibility of the Client to support. Any VCPI involvement or integration is billed at a Time & Materials rate and is outside the scope of any specified SLAs.
 
    Storage allowance included in base hosting fee: 1GB for Corporate Offices, 500MB per site.
 
    Default tape retention is current calendar year + 2 years from date of backup.
 
    All personal computers and servers connected to the VCPI network must have current Anti-virus software, and latest Operating System security and service packs installed to be eligible for SLAs.
 
    Virus infections and related support and cleanup will be billed at a Time & Materials rate. If Client does not address identified infections, Client will be disconnected from the VCPI network until resolved.
Production Services – Information Security Services (150.2)
Overview
VCPI will strive to protect Client’s information from damage, loss, misuse, or unauthorized disclosure in a manner that helps VCPI develop and preserve valuable trust relationships, instill absolute confidence with our clients, and comply with applicable regulatory compliance objectives.
VCPI will protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Client’s information by identifying, controlling, and minimizing or eliminating security risks through targeted protection, detection, and response services and capabilities established throughout each of VCPI’s Service Offerings.
The Identity & Access Management and Information Security Engineering & Operations Services have been outlined commensurate with the IT business needs of the Long Term Care Industry to minimize Client’s security risks, including; reputational (competitive advantage), operational, legal, financial, and regulatory.
Production Services – Identity & Access Management (150.3)
Overview
The VCPI Identity & Access Management (IAM) Team Provide a single, centralized authorization and role based user account provisioning solution for all VCPI hosted solutions.
VCPI provides a user provisioning process to ensure compliance with applicable internal Information Security Policies for user account management and regulatory requirements such as Sarbanes Oxley & HIPAA to ensure the protection of Client’s data in a consistent and repeatable manner.
Hardware Provided by VCPI
    Fully Redundant Domain Controller server hardware.
 
    Data center networking hardware.
 
    Maintenance of provided hardware.
Software Provided by VCPI
    Microsoft Active Directory (AD) and defined services.
 
    Server and network operating systems.
 
    Systems management, security management, and network management software.

 


 

Services Provided by VCPI
Centralized Network and Application User Account Management including:
    New Account Requests: Employees who are new or have never logged onto the PC using their own credentials.
 
    Additional Access Requests: Employees who have an existing account in which more access is needed. This Type of request does not remove the existing access that employee already has.
 
    Transfer/Change Position Requests: Employees who have relocated to a new House and/or have changed positions. This type of request does result in the removal of access not required at the new House or under the new position.
 
    Name Change Requests: Employees who have had a name change and need to have their existing account updated to reflect the new name. This type of request does not change the existing employee access.
 
    Disable/Employee Termination Account Requests: Employees who have been terminated or are still employed but no longer need a computer account.
Production Services – Server & Workstation Anti-Virus (150.4)
Overview
    VCPI will ensure anti-virus software is configured to proactively protect and automatically update to the latest anti-virus files on a regular basis to protect the Client’s physical and electronic assets.
 
    VCPI will proactively manage the Anti-Virus software in a in a professional and planned way to reduce the potential impact of Malware (e.g. viruses, worms, Trojans). Failure to respond appropriately to a virus incident can rapidly result in multiple system failures and continued infection.
Hardware Provided by VCPI
    Data center networking hardware.
 
    Maintenance of provided hardware.
Software Provided by VCPI
    VCPI defined Anti-Virus agents and management software.
 
    Network operating systems.
 
    Systems management, security management, database management, and network management software.
Services Provided
    Installation as well as ongoing updates and management of Anti-Virus agents on Client’s desktops and servers.
 
    VCPI provides protection from the newest potentially unwanted program security threats, application-specific buffer overflow attacks, and blended attacks
 
    VCPI utilizes firewall and intrusion prevention technology to delivers maximum proactive protection in a single, integrated solution package
 
    VCPI utilizes a single, centralized event monitoring and alerting repository solution to provide a complete security management solution, including detailed graphical reporting on a client by client basis.
Client Requirements and Assumptions
    Users must log out of PC and leave PC powered on in order to receive updates after business hours.
 
    If anti-virus software provider has not recognized the virus and it does cause damage to the Client’s software/hardware, VCPI is not responsible for the damages.
 
    Telecommunications equipment owned and/or managed by the Client must be configured for access to the VCPI network. VCPI involvement is billed on a Time & Materials basis.
 
    Client adherence to VCPI issued IP address scheme.
 
    For the safety and security of all hosted users, Client must follow VCPI User/Network Security policies. (i.e. Username standards, password format and change period, etc.).
Production Services – Messaging Security (150.5)
Overview
    Unsecured communications and uncontrolled content not only threaten your ability to be HIPAA compliant, they can also damage your relationship with clients, partners, and suppliers.
 
    VCPI’s Messaging Security services defend your organization against such dangers, allowing you to control email content, and to secure communications into your organization.

 


 

Services Provided by VCPI
    VCPI provides Messaging Security services to guard against email specific threats such as viruses, spam, identity theft (i.e. phishing) and targeted blackmail campaigns that jeopardize business continuity, regulatory compliance, reputation and brand.
 
    VCPI provides initial service implementation as well as ongoing support for service changes, information, and training
 
    VCPI guarantees 100% protection from all viruses
 
    VCPI guarantees 95% of all inbound unsolicited, bulk email (SPAM) will not reach your email box.
Production Services – Security Event Monitoring (150.6)
Services Provided by VCPI
    VCPI utilizes a centralized, intelligent Security event monitoring appliance to collect and correlate log data from selected network and system devices to alert the VCPI staff of any suspicious information or events related to VCPI’s servers and network infrastructure. Where necessary, this information is utilized as part of the VCPI Incident Response & Management Process (IRAMP), which is a cross functional response process, which includes reporting and corrective action guidelines and based upon incident criticality in a professional and planned way reducing its impact (i.e. downtime) and cost to the business.
General
    Telecommunications equipment owned and/or managed by the Client must be configured for access to the VCPI network. Client understands that VCPI involvement is billed at a Time & Materials rate.
 
    Client must adhere to the VCPI issued IP address scheme.
 
    For the safety and security of all hosted users, Client must follow VCPI User/Network Security policies (i.e. Username standards, password format and change period, etc.)
 
    Undeclared/non-contracted software and systems are the responsibility of the Client to support. Any VCPI involvement or integration is billed at a Time & Materials rate and is outside the scope of any specified SLAs.
 
    Storage allowance included in base hosting fee: 1GB for Corporate Offices, 500MB per site.
 
    Default tape retention is current calendar year + 2 years from date of backup.
 
    All personal computers and servers connected to the VCPI network must have current Anti-virus software, and latest Operating System security and service packs installed to be eligible for SLAs.
 
    Virus infections and related support and cleanup will be billed at a Time & Materials rate. If Client does not address identified infections, Client will be disconnected from the VCPI network until resolved.
Production Services – Hosting Facilities and Environment (150.7)
Services Provided
    Complete Data Center environmental management including:
  §   Redundant power via Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) units
 
  §   Backup generators covering all systems and environments.
 
  §   Fire suppression system
 
  §   Redundant cooling system
 
  §   Raised Floor
    Physical access controls
 
    7x24 environmental monitoring of all critical systems including UPS, Cooling Units, and Fire Suppression System
 
    Network Operations Center (NOC) onsite for continuous environment monitoring and management
Production Services – Business Resumption (150.8)
Services Provided
Disaster Recovery
    Contract with Sungard providing:
    Data Center facilities
 
    Production equipment including servers, network, and data storage platforms
 
    DR exercises conducted 3 to 4 times annually
    Defendable and Auditable Disaster Recovery Plan documenting all procedures and responsibilities.
 
    Disaster Recovery Coordinator overseeing all DR planning and exercises.
 
    Production data duplicated daily and stored at an offsite location.

 


 

Client Requirements and Assumptions
    Client is responsible for costs incurred directly with SunGard for Disaster Recovery (DR) coverage for client owned hardware. These fees will be passed to client at VCPI’s cost and are subject to change as the client’s data center environment changes. Any changes to the SunGard DR contract or changes in fees for client-owned hardware would need to be pre-approved by client.
Production Services – Enterprise Monitoring and Management (150.9)
Services Provided
    7x24 monitoring of all critical production systems including:
  §   Servers
 
  §   Network
 
  §   Storage
 
  §   Backup
 
  §   Data Access – Data Security
    Incidents and events identified are automatically communicated to Engineering Support Teams, Operations, and the Service Desk.
 
    Centralized availability and performance dashboard implemented to provide visibility and information on the status of production systems.
Production Services – Change and Performance Management (150.10)
Services Provided
    Centralized Change Management standards and procedures to ensure coordination and communication of all scheduled system updates.
 
    Daily review and approval process for all requested system changes, upgrades, and maintenance activities.
 
    Performance Management for production systems coordinated within Engineering Team to ensure high levels of client application performance.
 
    Centralized systems management tools gathering availability and performance metrics for all production equipment.

 


 

Client Support Services (210)
Service Desk (210.1)
Services Provided
    Support calls requiring escalation from Client’s Service Desk to VCPI’s Service Desk for support needed from VCPI personnel such as Tier 3 techs, system and network engineering, and other support groups within VCPI.
 
    Phone coverage, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, is provided:
    Monday through Friday: Client Service Desk is staffed with onsite analyst(s) taking calls from 6:30 AM through 8:30 PM Central Time.
 
    Holidays (excluding Christmas Day): Client Service Desk is staffed with onsite analyst taking calls from 8:00 AM through 2:30 PM Central Time (during high call volume, calls may be answered by answering service).
 
    Saturday and Sunday: Calls are answered by an answering service. The answering service will triage and escalate to the on-call analyst, and Client will receive a call back.
General
    Standardized call reports, generated from the Remedy Call Tracking database, may be provided to Client on a weekly basis by request.
 
    VCPI will meet or exceed service levels outlined above at a 90% or greater level based on a rolling monthly average of all Client calls within a specific priority.
Priority Definitions
The VCPI service desk triages incoming service requests based upon the impact to the client. VCPI utilizes four levels of priorities to categorize service requests. The four levels are defined below. Employing these four levels of priorities ensures that those service issues with greatest financial or business impact are addressed as quickly as possible to eliminate or reduce the impact to our clients’ ability to perform their job functions.
    Urgent: Entire facility or corporate department down; severe business impact (compliance, resident care); time deadline with financial penalties (e.g. MDS submission; payroll; State is in the building)

SLA: Warm Transfer
 
    High: Affecting single user, work cannot continue elsewhere; possible financial impact; issue must be resolved same day

SLA: 2.5 Hours
 
    Medium: Affecting single user; work can continue elsewhere; no financial impact.

SLA: 8 Business Hours
 
    Low: Installation/Move/Add/Change (IMAC)

SLA: As scheduled
Client Support Services – Service Desk Objective Level Agreement
Call Back
    Urgent – Call will be warm transferred to a technician.
 
    High – Initial call back within 2.5 hours.
 
    Medium – Initial call back within 8 business hours.
 
    Low – As scheduled per work order or project plan.
Definition of Terms
Business Day
    Calls placed to the VCPI 800 service desk Monday through Friday between 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM will be returned between Monday and Friday, 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM local time based on caller location (excluding published Holidays.)
 
    Calls placed to the VCPI 800 service desk Monday through Friday between 6:00 AM and 5:00 PM will be returned Monday through Friday, 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM local time based on caller location (excluding published Holidays.)
Example:
A call placed at 3:00 PM Central Time on Monday, the business day will begin at 3:00 PM and end at 6:00 PM. The business day will start again at 7:00 AM the following day.

 


 

Events which can delay service levels and service delivery
    Virus affecting multiple sites and VCPI servers.
 
    Third Party Vendor takes application off line, planned or unplanned.
 
    Client makes a change that causes the server to go down, creates performance issues on the server, or causes access issues.
 
    Force Majeure (e.g. Flood, Weather, Tornado, etc.).
 
    Third Party Vendor is the defined service provider for specific client/area.
Client Requirements and Assumptions
    VCPI staff will identify call priority based on Priority Definitions above.
 
    Client will provide an accurate site number (see attachment D – Site Listing for site numbers) when placing a call.
 
    Client must be available to take the analyst’s call or identify alternate contact person.
 
    PC or printer must be connected to VCPI network.
 
    PC must be running anti-virus software with updated definition files.
 
    Client must have called the VCPI Service desk directly to log the call. Calls placed to other members of the organization are not subject to Service Desk SLAs.
 
    Cabling must be certified and clearly marked.
 
    Workstation hardware requirement:
  o   NeoWare ThinClient (or equivalent)
 
  o   PC: P200 or above, 128 MB RAM, 4 GB HDD
Management Services – Account Manager (210.2)
Services Provided
    Serve as a focal point of communication between Client and VCPI.
 
    Facilitate weekly or monthly meetings to update status of projects and to report on service level agreements.
 
    Conduct quarterly satisfaction surveys.
 
    Project Management for projects with VCPI resources.
 
    Responsible for getting necessary authorization for: installations, moves, adds and/or changes to the current environment as well as the labor and travel required to provide such service.
 
    Review monthly invoices for accuracy prior to issuance.
 
    Provide case studies to justify current Client expenditures.
 
    Identify and effectively communicate services that VCPI has to offer as it relates to the Client’s business requirements.
Objective Level Agreement
    Respond to Client E-mails/voicemails in a timely manner.
Client Requirements and Assumptions
    Provide a single point of contact to serve as the focal point for communications between Client and Account Manager, especially communications regarding project approvals, billing and issue resolution.

 


 

Telecommunication Services (450)
Telecommunication Services and Network Operations– Network Connectivity (450)
Services Provided
    Access to the VCPI network via Virtual Private Networking (VPN) through the Internet.
 
    Network analysis and growth planning.
 
    Wide Area Network (WAN) monitoring, reporting, troubleshooting, security, and maintenance for Client’s corporate, facility sites, and other business locations.
 
    Where applicable, frame relay service with a port speed from 128K to 1.5Mbps with rate limited Internet service.
 
    Configuration and Management of all Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) including wireless based upon VCPI standards
Client Requirements and Assumptions
    Location-level connectivity to the VCPI network through dedicated point-to-point connection, Frame relay, or Virtual Private Network (VPN).
 
    Equipment procurement based upon pre-approved/VCPI standard CPE.
 
    WAN Telecommunication troubleshooting and escalation to data carriers and problem resolution.
 
    Business Class broadband service with static IP Addressing such as DSL and Cable modem with static IP address is required for facility VPN connectivity.
 
    Remote or VPN access requires VCPI approved VPN technology and Internet connectivity using DSL, Cable modem or dial-up access. VCPI can provide dial-up access service.
 
    High speed Internet service (DSL, cable modem) will be billed directly to Client.
 
    All connectivity services require a minimum 45-60 days notice prior to requested installation date (expedited installations are available for an additional charge based on carrier availability).
 
    Hardware purchased independently by Client for connectivity use must be delivered to VCPI at least 2 weeks prior to requested turn-up date.
 
    Cisco routers are required for all frame relay installations. Juniper Netscreens or Cisco routers are required for all site VPN installations as CPE.
 
    Access to CPE is limited to VCPI staff only.

 


 

Field Support Services (310) – As needed
Onsite Technical Support (310.1)
Services Provided
    Onsite technical support to resolve issues that cannot be fixed remotely.
 
    Hardware diagnosis, troubleshooting, repair, and potential replacement.
 
    Operating System diagnosis, troubleshooting, repair, and potential reinstallation not related to scheduled updates.
 
    Local Area Network (LAN) diagnosis, troubleshooting, and potential repair.
 
    “Good Faith” estimates (labor, travel, and mileage) will be given to Clients before we go onsite.
 
    Onsite service is offered Monday thru Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm (local standard time) and is billed at the current VCPI Standard Hourly Rate (see Attachment E – “Standard Rate Schedule”) plus applicable travel and expenses. Requests for weekend, after hours, or Holiday work must be given two weeks in advance. However, availability is based on FTE schedule. All weekend and after hours work is to be billed at Time and a Half, all Holiday work is billed at Double Time (labor and travel).
Client Requirements and Assumptions
    Client must authorize prior to site visit.
Field Support Services – Site Assessment (510)
Services Provided
Comprehensive IT assessment of sites as requested by client including:
    Inventory of PC’s, printers (local and network), servers, network equipment and network infrastructure.
 
    Inventory of current systems in use by the site (i.e. Dietary, Therapy, AP, AR, GL, Resident Trust, Clinical and Financial Applications).
 
    Inventory of any other local software in use by sites (i.e. office productivity, anti-virus, communications programs, etc.).
 
    Inventory of user drives to be moved to network share.
 
    Determine internet connectivity.
 
    Floor plan of site (if one is available) detailing cable runs, locations of offices, PC’s, printers, etc.
Deliverables:
    Document detailing site assessment objectives.
 
    Schedule with date of visit by facility and technician’s name.
 
    Call to facility the day prior to site assessment.
 
    Recommendation detailing equipment not meeting VCPI standards which must be upgraded to be covered by support agreements.
Client Requirements and Assumptions
    VCPI will need at least 2 weeks notice prior to site assessment to ensure availability of resource to perform this survey.
 
    VCPI will provide Client with the VCPI site assessment objectives before going onsite. If there is any other information the Client requires, they must provide this to VCPI one day prior to the technician going onsite.
 
    Provide contact to tour site with VCPI technician.
 
    A site not ready fee of $750 per FTE scheduled will be assessed to Client if the site denies access to VCPI technician on the scheduled date for the site visit.
 
    Standard facility implementation will be completed no earlier than 45-days from contact execution date. If an expedited implementation is requested by client, VCPI’s standard list price for site implementation will be voided, and the client will be billed on a time and material basis for time spent to implement these expedited facilities.
 
    Fee for Site Assessment (510) does not include travel expenses or travel time. These will be billed to the client as they occur.

 


 

Field Support Services – Site Implementation (515)
Services Provided
    Setup of IT equipment at new/existing Client sites.
 
    Configuration of Client’s hardware (that meets VCPI hardware specs) for use on the VCPI network.
 
    Establish connectivity to the VCPI network, through use of VCPI approved network appliance.
 
    Move user files to network share, as required.
 
    Basic user training on accessing and logging in to Citrix.
VCPI Requirements
    Due to the lead times dictated by telecom companies to install Frame Circuits or high speed Cable/DSL service, VCPI requires 45-60 days notice prior to site implementation to have Frame circuits installed and 30 days notice to have Cable/DSL modem connectivity established. VCPI will make no guarantees that said service will be installed by a given date because of our reliance on the telecom companies to finish their work.
Note:
  §   If client requires installation dates which require VCPI to work with the telecom company twice; the second work will be billable at current Field Engineering Services hourly rate in Appendix E.
    If the site will need cabling and Client will contract with VCPI to install cabling, VCPI requires at least 30 days notice. VCPI can have cable runs done at a Time & Materials rate using 3rd parties that VCPI has contracts with. Emergency jobs can be done at $150/hr or more.
 
    VCPI recommends the Client have the cabling contractor that will be installing cable, perform a cabling survey to determine the cost and the time required for the cabling run. This also ensures that they have the proper materials and manpower available to do the installations in a timely manner.
Client Requirements and Assumptions
    Minimum of 45 days notice prior to Site Implementation. VCPI cannot guarantee Cabling, hardware availability, and availability of staff for Site Implementation without this notice.
 
    Data carrier connectivity must be established prior to Site Implementation date for the site.
 
    Connection to VCPI must have a fixed IP address provisioned to it.
 
    All locations in the site that will have a network device (PC, Printer, Thin Client, etc) must all be cabled from devices to the network closet.
 
    All hardware purchased independently by Client for use in Site Implementation must be delivered to VCPI or Site at least one (1) week prior to Site Implementation date. Configuration of hardware after Site Implementation will be performed as a separate project.
 
    A “Site Not Ready” fee of $750 per scheduled FTE may be assessed if the connectivity and/or cabling arranged by the Client or hardware purchased by the Client are not available by the scheduled Site Implementation date.
 
    Existing cabling or cabling installed by Client must be tested and certified for VCPI to ensure that connectivity can be established from network devices to VCPI network. VCPI will not make any guarantees for cabling that is pre-existing or that has been installed by a contractor other than those that VCPI has existing contracts with.
 
    Standard facility implementation will be completed no earlier than 45-days from contact execution date. If an expedited implementation is requested by client, VCPI’s standard list price for site implementation will be voided, and the client will be billed on a time and material basis for time spent to implement these expedited facilities.
 
    Fee for Site Implementation (515) does not include travel expenses or travel time. These will be billed to the client as they occur.

 


 

IT Consulting Services (760) — As needed
Service Options
     This service is available for IT solutions beyond the scope of the Recurring Services offering. This offering includes:
    Leading industry expertise in various IT disciplines
 
    Access to leading IT research materials and bleeding edge technologies
 
    Long-Term Care specific IT knowledge
 
    PMI Project Management disciplines
 
    See Attachment E – “Standard Rate Schedule” for VCPI’s Standard hourly rates
Procurement Services – Procurement (995) – As needed
Services Provided
     Acquire technology components on Client’s behalf at current VCPI List Price:
    Desktops and Accessories
 
    Laptops and Accessories
 
    Miscellaneous Technology Accessories
 
    Networking Equipment
 
    Printers and Accessories
 
    Servers and Accessories
Objective Level Agreements
    For emergency requests VCPI can purchase items at Client-set deadline. However, VCPI cannot guarantee delivery time.
 
    VCPI will obtain refund or replacement for Client if hardware received is damaged or defective. VCPI will obtain refund or replacement upon receipt of hardware from Client and credit Client account with VCPI as appropriate.
VCPI Purchasing Time Frames (From time order is received by VCPI Purchasing to when order is delivered to site)
                     
    Standard Order       Large Order   Non-Standard    
    (Equipment listed       (Quantified as over   Order (Equipment    
    on VCPI Standards       10 pieces of   not on VCPI    
    List)   Rush Order   equipment)   Standards List)   Service Parts Order
Turnaround time (including order
processing)
  5-7 business days.   1-3 business days.   9-12 business days.   5-7 business days – Reasonable Effort.   5-7 business days – Reasonable Effort.
Product Availability
VCPI reserves the right to substitute models within brands, potentially at a higher rate, if Client requested hardware becomes discontinued or unavailable. VCPI will notify Client of rate and/or model change as soon as the model information becomes available to VCPI personnel and will provide advice to Client on a migration path.
Client Requirements and Assumptions
    If software licenses are not rented/purchased through VCPI then Client is responsible for producing valid proof of licensure for software hosted through VCPI.
 
    If Client requires that an emergency request be processed and shipped same day, VCPI must receive the purchase request by 3 PM CST.
 
    If hardware arrives defective or damaged, Client must ship hardware back to VCPI within 2 business days of receipt of hardware so that VCPI may obtain replacement or refund for Client.

 


 

Software Rental (158)
Services Provided
Software rental through VCPI for the current supported versions of the following software:
    Microsoft Office XP Standard & Professional Editions
 
    Microsoft Exchange 2000
 
    Microsoft Terminal Services
 
    Microsoft Visio
 
    Microsoft SQL Standard & Professional Server Editions
 
    Clinical/Financial Client chosen applications
 
    McAfee Anti-virus software
Client Requirements/Assumptions
    Client must indicate to VCPI which option for software is chosen.
 
    Client must sign “Client License Terms and Conditions Regarding Use of Microsoft Software Products” (Attachment B).
 
    Client agrees to provide properly licensed software necessary to host Client’s applications (the “Third Party Software”) other than VCPI standard monitoring, and statistics software (the “VCPI Software), which will be provided by VCPI.
 
    Client will provide VCPI with proof of licensing for Third Party Software not acquired by VCPI. Client assumes the full responsibility for all Third Party Software used in connection with hosting Client’s applications, other than software acquired on its behalf by VCPI. Third Party Software shall be licensed to Client from its respective owner(s) (The “Software Vendor(s)”).
 
    Client hereby indemnifies VCPI for any claims, damages, and/or causes of action arising from or relating to (1) Client’s failure to acquire and maintain valid software licenses for all Third Party Software; and (2) any claims by a software vendor that Client, or any party who has received access to the Third Party Software through Client (other than VCPI), has misused its Third Party Software, breached a Third Party Software license, or infringed its intellectual property rights in its Third Party Software.

 


 

2.   SUMMARY of SERVICES and PRICING
 
    This Contract is entered into pursuant to the Master Technology Services–Standard Provisions agreement (“Master Agreement”) between VCPI and Client Name (“Client”) the terms and provisions of which are hereby incorporated herein by this reference as fully as though set forth herein.
 
2.1   Pricing Sheet
                                         
                            One-Time    
Service   Occurrence   Fee/Unit   Quantity   Fee   Monthly Fee
 
Recurring Services
                                       
Co-Location/Hosting Services [150]
  Monthly   $ 305.00       210             $ 64,050.00  
Client Support Services [210.2]
  Monthly   $ 30.00       210             $ 6,300.00  
Telecommunication Services [450]
  Monthly   $ 100.00       210             $ 21,000.00  
 
IT Consulting Services
                                       
 
Service Desk — Call Escalation [210.1]
  As needed   Attachment E -
Standard Rates
                       
IT Consulting Services [760]
  As needed   Attachment E -
Standard Rates
                       
 
Total Service Fees
          $ 435.00             $     $ 91,350.00  
 
Additional Pricing Terms:
1.   All non-recurring fees are subject to VCPI quarterly rate changes. Prices do not include annual software maintenance fees or taxes.
 
2.   Licensing fees are subject to vendor rate at time of contract draft.
 
3.   All recurring fees are subject to annual price increase provisions not to exceed 10% of prior Fee/Unit.

 


 

  2.2   Contract Term
36 months beginning the first full month after effective date
This SOW shall be deemed effective as of November 10, 2006 (“Effective Date”).
All recurring fees stated within this contract, or new recurring fees added for additional services during the term of the contract are valid through the end date of the Contract Term listed above.
Monthly recurring fees will be charged beginning the first full month after the execution date of the SOW.
Upon renewal of this contract, prices are subject to change.
  2.3   Method of Payment
Monthly fees are billed, in arrears, as the services are performed or the expenses are incurred. Payment is due within 30 days of the invoice date.
                     
Accepted by VCPI :       Accepted by Assisted Living Concepts:    
 
                   
By:
  /s/ Philip W. Small
 
      By:   /s/ Laurie A. Bebo
 
   
 
                   
Name:
  Philip W. Small       Name:   L. Bebo    
 
                   
Title:
          Title:   President and CEO    
 
 
 
               
 
                   
Date:
   2/27/07       Date:    02/26/07    

 


 

ATTACHMENT A: Client Software Declaration
Required Licenses: Client agrees to provide properly licensed software necessary to host Client’s applications (the “Third Party Software”) other than VCPI standard monitoring, and statistics software (the “VCPI Software”), which will be provided by VCPI. Client agrees that all Third Party Software required in connection with its initial configuration is set forth below, and will be acquired through the option selected by Client.
To the extent that Client desires to install, or have VCPI install on its behalf, additional Third Party Software, it will provide VCPI with proof of licensing for Third Party Software not acquired by VCPI. Client assumes the full responsibility for acquiring and maintaining valid software licenses for all Third Party Software used in connection with hosting Client’s applications, other than software acquired on its behalf by VCPI. Third Party Software shall be licensed to Client from its respective owner(s) (the “Software Vendor(s)”).
All title and intellectual property rights in and to Third Party Software shall be controlled by the terms of the applicable licenses, and Client agrees to only use such software in accordance with the instructions, use rights and/or licenses provided by the applicable Software Vendor. All right, title and interest in and to the VCPI Software shall be controlled by the applicable license agreement, or if not specified, shall be owned at all times by VCPI. All title and intellectual property rights in and to any content accessed through use of Third Party Software or VCPI Software is the property of the respective content owner, may be protected by applicable copyright or other intellectual property laws and treaties, and may only be used as authorized by such owner. Nothing herein grants Client any rights to use such content.
Client hereby indemnifies VCPI for any claims, damages, and/or causes of action arising from or relating to (i) Client’s failure to acquire and maintain valid software licenses for all Third Party Software; and (ii) any claims by a Software Vendor that Client, or any party who has received access to the Third Party Software through Client (other than VCPI), has misused its Third Party Software, breached a Third Party Software license, or infringed its intellectual property rights in its Third Party Software.

 


 

Hosted Software Schedule
                     
            VCPI Monthly        
Vendor   Title   Version   Price1   Option   Quantity2
ADP
  Payroll       N/A   C   N/A
Comshare
  ALC Budgeting application       N/A   C   N/A
Document Entry
  Accounts Payable invoice information       N/A   C   N/A
 
                   
eTime
  Time and Attendence       N/A   C   N/A
F9
  Solomon Add-on application       N/A   C   N/A
FAS
  Fixed Asset application. — Still used?       N/A   C   N/A
 
                   
FRx
  Report Generator Application       N/A   C   N/A
NetSatisfaction
          N/A   C   N/A
Office
  Microsoft Office       N/A   C   N/A
Petty Checks
          N/A   C   N/A
QCT Review
          N/A   C   N/A
Rate Increase
  Annual rate increase application       N/A   C   N/A
Sharepoint Portal
  Intranet Server       N/A   C   N/A
Solomon
  Accounts Payable, Accounts
Receivable, General Ledger
      N/A   C   N/A
SQL 2000
  SQL Database Server       N/A   C   N/A
U are U
  Employee identification verification application       N/A   C   N/A
 
1   VCPI Monthly Price: This VCPI price is a monthly charge for Microsoft licenses if Option A is selected, which includes Client and server licensing; Citrix user licenses are One-Time-Charge (OTC).
 
2   Quantity: Quantity listed is the number reported to VCPI by Client at the time of signature. This number may be updated during the term of the active agreement.

 


 

Option A. Monthly Rental from VCPI of Microsoft Software:
Client hereby agrees that VCPI will acquire licenses on a monthly basis for the Microsoft products set forth as Option A (the “Microsoft Software Products”). VCPI may change the prices charged to Client for such Microsoft Software Products on 30 days’ prior written notice due to increases in the prices charged by Microsoft. Client hereby agrees to comply with all terms and conditions set forth in Attachment B with respect to such Software Products, and to otherwise cooperate with VCPI to use the Microsoft Software Products only as authorized by Microsoft.
Option B. Client to use VCPI as Preferred Software Vendor:
Client hereby directs and authorizes VCPI to order on Client’s behalf the Third Party Software products listed as Option B. Client agrees to remit payment to VCPI, (a) the amount of the license fee, which VCPI will remit to the Third Party Software provider on Client’s behalf; and (b) a 5% service fee for this administration. Upon payment by Client, title to such software licenses will pass directly to Client.
Option C. Client-Supplied Third Party Software:
Client agrees to acquire directly from its own supplier licenses for the Third Party Software products listed as Option C. Client agrees to supply to VCPI prior to Activation with software media and proof of licensing for such Software Products, however, Client assumes the full responsibility for acquiring and maintaining valid software licenses for all Third Party Software acquired by Client for use in connection with hosting Client’s applications.

 


 

Client License Terms
Terms and Conditions Regarding Use of Microsoft Software Products
This document concerns Client’s use of Microsoft software, which includes computer software provided to Client as described below, and may include associated media, printed materials, and “online” or electronic documentation (individually and collectively “SOFTWARE PRODUCTS”). VCPI does not own the SOFTWARE PRODUCTS and the use thereof is subject to certain rights and limitations of which VCPI needs to inform the Client. Client’s right to use the SOFTWARE PRODUCTS provided by your agreement with VCPI, and to your understanding of, compliance with and consent to the following terms and conditions, which VCPI does not have authority to vary, alter or amend.
1.   DEFINITIONS.
  a.   “Client Software” means software that allows a Device to access or utilize the services or functionality provided by the Server Software.
 
  b.   “Device” means each of a computer, workstation, terminal, handheld PC, pager, telephone, “smart phone”, or other electronic device.
 
  c.   “MICROSOFT SOFTWARE” means computer software, and may also include associated media, printed materials, and “online” or electronic documentation licensed by Microsoft and provided to Client as a service by VCPI.
 
  d.   Server Software” means software that provides services or functionality on a computer acting as a server.
 
  e.   Redistribution Software” means the software described in Paragraph 4 (“Use of Redistribution Software”) below.
2. OWNERSHIP OF SOFTWARE PRODUCTS. The SOFTWARE PRODUCTS are licensed to VCPI from an affiliate of the Microsoft Corporation. All title and intellectual property rights in and to the SOFTWARE PRODUCTS (and the constituent elements thereof, including but not limited to any images, photographs, animations, video, audio, music, text and “applets” incorporated into the SOFTWARE PRODUCTS) are owned by Microsoft or its suppliers. The SOFTWARE PRODUCTS are protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties, as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties. The Client’s possession, access, or use of the SOFTWARE PRODUCTS does not transfer any ownership of the SOFTWARE PRODUCTS or any intellectual property rights to the Client.
3. USE OF CLIENT SOFTWARE. Client may only use the MICROSOFT SOFTWARE PRODUCTS in accordance with the instructions, and in connection with the application services, provided to Client by VCPI. Client is only authorized to remotely access the functionality of the MICROSOFT SOFTWARE PRODUCTS except for certain Client Software and Other Software that may be installed on Client’s Devices as expressly authorized by VCPI. Other than such Client Software and Other Software, Client may not install any other components of the MICROSOFT SOFTWARE PRODUCTS on Client’s Devices.
4. COPIES. Client may not make any copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCTS; provided, however, that Client may (a) install one (1) copy of certain Client Software on Client’s Device as expressly authorized by VCPI; and (b) Client may install copies of certain Other Software as described in Paragraph 14 (Other Rights and Limitations) below. Client must erase or destroy such Client Software and/or the Other Software upon termination of Client’s agreement with VCPI, upon notice from VCPI or upon transfer of Client’s Device to another person or entity, whichever first occurs. Client may not copy the printed materials accompanying the MICROSOFT SOFTWARE PRODUCTS.
5. LIMITATION ON REVERSE ENGINEERING, DECOMPILATION AND DISASSEMBLY. Client may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the MICROSOFT SOFTWARE PRODUCTS, except and only to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation.
6. RENTAL. Client may not rent, lease, lend, or transfer, directly or indirectly, the MICROSOFT SOFTWARE PRODUCTS to any third party.
7. TERMINATION. Without prejudice to any other rights, VCPI may terminate Client’s rights to use the MICROSOFT SOFTWARE PRODUCTS if Client fails to comply with these licensing terms. In such event, Client must cease using and destroy all copies of the MICROSOFT SOFTWARE PRODUCTS and all of its component parts, and delete same from any Device owned or controlled by Client.
8. NO WARRANTIES, LIABILITIES OR REMEDIES BY MICROSOFT. CLIENT’S AGREEMENT IS WITH VCPI AND ANY WARRANTIES, ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES AND REMEDIES, IF ANY, ARE PROVIDED BY VCPI AND NOT BY MICROSOFT.

 


 

9. INDEMNIFICATION. Client agrees to indemnify and hold VCPI harmless from any claim, demand or cause of action and all damages, judgments, decrees, costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising from Client’s use of MICROSOFT SOFTWARE or any violation by Client of any of the terms of this Agreement.
10. PRODUCT SUPPORT. Product support for the SOFTWARE PRODUCTS is provided to Client by VCPI and is not provided by Microsoft or its affiliates or subsidiaries.
11. NOT FAULT TOLERANT. THE MICROSOFT SOFTWARE PRODUCTS MAY CONTAIN TECHNOLOGY THAT IS NOT FAULT TOLERANT AND IS NOT DESIGNED, MANUFACTURED, OR INTENDED FOR USE OR RESALE IN THE ENVIRONMENTS OR APPLICATIONS IN WHICH THE FAILURE OF THE MICROSOFT SOFTWARE PRODUCTS COULD LEAD TO DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY, OR SEVERE PHYSICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE.
12. EXPORT RESTRICTIONS. Client acknowledges that the MICROSOFT SOFTWARE PRODUCTS are U.S. origin. Client agrees to comply with all applicable international and national laws that apply to the MICROSOFT SOFTWARE PRODUCTS, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, as well as end-user, end-use and destination restrictions issued by U.S. and other governments. For additional information, see http://www.microsoft.com/exporting/.
13. NOTE ON JAVA SUPPORT. The MICROSOFT SOFTWARE PRODUCTS may contain support for programs written in Java. Java technology is not fault tolerant and is not designed, manufactured, or intended for use or resale as online control equipment in hazardous environments requiring fail-safe performance, such as in the operation of nuclear sites, aircraft navigation or communication systems, air traffic control, direct life support machines, or weapons systems, in which the failure of Java technology could lead directly to death, personal injury, or severe physical or environmental damage. Sun Microsystems, Inc. has contractually obligated Microsoft to make this disclaimer.
14. U.S. GOVERNMENT RIGHTS. All MICROSOFT SOFTWARE PRODUCTS provided to the U.S. Government pursuant to solicitations issued on or after December 1, 1995 is provided with the commercial rights and restrictions described elsewhere herein. ALL SOFTWARE PRODUCT provided to the U.S. Government pursuant to solicitations issued prior to December 1, 1995 is provided with RESTRICTED RIGHTS as provided for FAR, 48 CFR 52.277-14 (JUNE 1987) or FAR, 48 CFR 252.227-7013 (OCT 1988), as applicable.
15. OTHER RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS.
a. For Commerce Server, Host Integrations Server and Internet Security and Acceleration Server—Use of Redistributable Software (“SKD Software”). If included in the SOFTWARE PRODUCT, Client may install and use copies of the SDK Software on one or more computers located at the Client’s premises solely for the purpose of building applications that work in conjunction with the Server Software (“Applications”). Client may modify the Sample Code (identified in the “samples” directories) to design, develop, and test Client Applications, and may reproduce and use the Sample Code, as modified, on one or more computers located at Client’s premises. Client may also reproduce and distribute the Sample Code, along with any modifications Client make thereto (for purposes of this section, “modifications” shall mean enhancements to the functionality of the Sample Code), and any files that may be listed and identified in a REDIST.TXT file as “redistributable” (collectively, the “Redistributable Code”) provided that Client agrees:
(1) to distribute the Redistributable Code in object code form and only in conjunction with Client’s
Application, which Application adds significant and primary functionality to the Redistributable Code;
(2) not to use MICROSOFT’s name, logo, or trademarks to market the Application;
(3) to include a valid copyright notice in Client’s name on the Application;
(4) to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend Microsoft from and against any claims or lawsuits, including
     attorney’s fees, that arise or result from the use or distribution of the Application;
(5) to otherwise comply with the terms of this License; and
(6) that Microsoft reserves all rights not expressly granted.
b. For Small Business Server-General (excluding Microsoft SQL Server). Note Regarding Use of Redistributable Components. Client may modify, reproduce and/or distribute the files listed in the REDIST.TXT file (collectively referred to as “Redistributable Components”) provided that Client complies with the Modifications Distribution Terms listed in such REDIST.TXT file.
c. For Small Business Server-Microsoft SQL Server. Note Regarding the Use of Redistributable
Components. Client has the nonexclusive, royalty-free right to use, reproduce and distribute the Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine (“MSDE”) and the files listed in the REDIST.TXT contained in the

 


 

SOFTWARE PRODUCT (collectively, the “Redistributable Code”), provided that Client also complies with the following:
(1)     General Requirements. If Client chooses to redistribute any portion of the Redistributable Code, Client agrees:
a. to distribute the Redistributable Code in object code form and only in conjunction with and as a part of a software application product developed by Client that adds significant and primary functionality to the SOFTWARE PRODUCT (“Application”);
b. not to use Microsoft’s name, logo, or trademarks to market the Application;
c. to include a valid copyright notice in Client’s name on the Application;
d. to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend Microsoft from and against any claims or lawsuits, including attorney’s fees, that arise or result from the use or distribution of the Application; and
e. to otherwise comply with the terms of this License.
Client also agrees not to permit further distribution of the Redistributable Code by Client’s end users except Client may permit further redistribution of the Redistributable Code by Client distributors if they only distribute the Redistributable Code in conjunction with, and as part of, the Application and Client and Client’s distributors comply with all other terms of this License.
(2)     Additional Requirements for MSDE. If Client chooses to redistribute MSDE, Client also agrees:
a. that Client’s Application shall not substantially duplicate the capabilities of Microsoft Access or, in the reasonable opinion of Microsoft, compete with same; and
b. that unless Client Application requires Client’s Clients to license Microsoft Access in order to operate, Client shall not reproduce or use MSDE for commercial distribution in conjunction with a general purpose word processing, spreadsheet or database management software product, or an integrated work or product suite whose components include a general purpose word processing, spreadsheet, or database management software product except for the exclusive use of importing data to the various formats supported by Microsoft Access. Note: A product that includes limited word processing, spreadsheet or database components along with other components which provide significant and primary value, such as an accounting product with limited spreadsheet capability, is not considered to be a “general purpose” product.
d.   For Microsoft SQL Server. Use of Redistributable Code. Client have the nonexclusive, royalty-free right to use, reproduce and distribute the Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine (“MSDE”) and the files listed in the REDIST.TXT contained in the SOFTWARE PRODUCT (collectively, the “Redistributable Code”), provided that Client also comply with the following:
(1)   General Requirements. If Client chooses to redistribute any portion of the Redistributable Code, Client agrees:
a. to distribute the Redistributable Code in object code from and only in conjunction with and as a part of a software application product developed by Client that adds significant and primary functionality to the SOFTWARE PRODUCT (“Application”);
b. not to use Microsoft’s name, logo, or trademarks to market the Application;
c. to include a valid copyright notice in Client’s name on the Application;
d. to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend Microsoft from and against any claims or lawsuits, including attorney’s fees, that arise or result form the use of distribution of the Application; and
e. To otherwise comply with the terms of this License.
Client also agrees not to permit further distribution of the Redistributable Code by Client’s end users except Client may permit further redistribution of the Redistributable Code by Client distributors if they distribute the Redistributable Code in conjunction with, and as part of, the Application and Client’s distributors comply with all other terms of this License.
(2)   Additional Requirements for MSDE. If Client chooses to redistribute MSDE, Client also agrees:
a. that Client’s Application shall not substantially duplicate the capabilities of Microsoft Access or, in the reasonable opinion of Microsoft, compete with same; and
b. that unless Client’s Application requires Client’s Clients to license Microsoft Access in order to operate, Client shall not reproduce or use MSDE for commercial distribution in conjunction with a general purpose word processing, spreadsheet or database management software product, or an integrated work or product suite whose components include a general purpose word processing, spreadsheet, or database management software product except for the exclusive use of importing data to the various formats supported by Microsoft Access. Note: A product that includes limited word processing, spreadsheet or database components along with other components which provide significant and primary value, such as an accounting product with limited spreadsheet capability, is not considered to be a “general purpose” produce.

 


 

c. For SMS Server. Installation — Client Software. Client may install and use the Installer component of the Client Software (“SMS Installer”) only for the purpose of creating installation programs through the use of SMS Installer (“Setup Programs”). Client may also use and modify the source code designated as “Sample Code” in the SAMPLES.TXT file for the sole purposes of designing, developing, and testing Client’s Setup Programs. Client may also install and use in object code form the Redistributable Components (as defined below), along with any modifications Client may make to the Sample Code, only on Devices within Client’s organization for a purpose other than creation of Setup Programs, provided that: (a) Client reproduces and uses the Redistributable Components only in conjunction with or as part of a Setup Program; (b) a valid SAL is acquired by VCPI on Client’s behalf for Microsoft Systems Management Server for each User that uses the Redistributable Components; and (c) Client indemnifies, holds harmless and defends Microsoft and its suppliers from and against any claims or lawsuit, including attorneys’ fees, that arise or result from the use of Client Setup Program or any software installed by Client Setup Program. Client does not have any other right to install or use SMS Installer. Client may reproduce and distribute the files listed in the REDIST.TXT file (collectively referred to as “Redistributable Components”), along with any modifications Client may make to the Sample Code, provided that Client comply with the Distribution Terms listed in such REDIST.TXT file. Note that the Distribution Terms include, among other conditions, terms similar to those described above. Use of the Redistributable Components. Client may reproduce and distribute the files listed in the REDIST.TXT file (collectively referred to as “Redistributable Components”), along with any modifications Client may make to the Sample Code, provided that Client comply with the Distribution Terms listed in such REDIST.TXT file. Note that the Distribution Terms include, among other conditions, terms similar to those described in subsection (a)-(c) of the Client Software note above.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties named below, by signatures of their duly authorized representatives, have executed this Agreement on the dates set forth below, the latter of which shall be the effective date of the Agreement.
                     
Accepted by VCPI:       Accepted by Assisted Living Concepts:    
 
                   
By:
  /s/ Philip W. Small
 
      By:   /s/ Laurie A. Bebo
 
   
 
                   
Name:
  Philip W. Small       Name:   Laurie A. Bebo    
 
                   
Title:
          Title:   President & CEO    
 
 
 
               
 
                   
Date:
   2/27/07       Date:    2/27/07    

 


 

ATTACHMENT B: Change Management Process
Requirements for initiating a change to the scope of work being
performed
The VCPI Statement of Work (“SOW”) provides comprehensive, detailed information concerning the scope and pricing of all services provided by VCPI to the Client.
The SOW is executed by the joint signing of both Section 2 and Attachment A. Section 2 summarizes the services and pricing, and Attachment A details the hosted software and method of licensure.
On the SOW, the Version and Release numbers are indicated in the lower left-hand corner of each page. As VCPI periodically changes our standard SOW, the Version number will change to reflect those improvements. The VCPI Account Manager will notify the Client of new Versions of the SOW as available, and the Client will choose whether to migrate to the newer Version of the SOW. If the Client would like to benefit from the enhanced Version, the Account Manager will draft an updated SOW for joint execution.
Client-initiated changes require a Statement of Work – Addendum to be signed. Examples of changes requiring a new Release would include:
  (a)   Acquisitions/divestitures of sites;
 
  (b)   Additions/deletions of hosted applications; and
 
  (c)   Scope and/or pricing changes, etc.
The VCPI Account Manager will notify the Client if any Client-requested change requires an amendment to the SOW. If so, the Account Manager will draft a Statement of Work – Addendum agreement, which details the changes to be made to the SOW.
Through this process the SOW will always represent a cumulative and current documentation of the services to be performed by VCPI and the pricing to be paid by the Client. The VCPI Account Manager will ensure accurate record-keeping of the SOW history, and is available to the Client to address any questions or issues.

 


 

ATTACHMENT C: Service Level Agreements
VCPI minimum performance standards
Service level agreements and non-performance penalties (if applicable) between VCPI and Client for services delivered under this contract are defined below.
General Disclaimer
In the event VCPI fails to attain the service levels identified below, in total or in part, the Client is entitled to receive a negotiated portion of the monthly application hosting fees as a credit with the following stipulations:
    The Client has executed the Statement of Work.
 
    The Client has no past-due balances at the time of the credit request.
 
    VCPI systems management tools and data will be the basis for calculations and determinations.
 
    Client must notify VCPI in writing of a credit request within 30 days after the applicable month-end.
 
    The Client meets Client Requirements/Assumptions identified in the Deliverables section of this Statement of Work.
 
    All personal computers and servers connected to the VCPI network must have current Anti-virus software, and latest OS security and service packs installed to be eligible for SLAs.
Production Services — Application Hosting SLA
Availability
    Shared storage environment meets or exceeds 99.9% scheduled uptime.
 
    Wide area network (WAN) environment meets or exceeds 99.9% scheduled uptime.
Utilization
    Central Processor Unit (CPU) utilization not to exceed 70% monthly average during normal business hours (7am – 7pm Central Time).
 
    Memory utilization not to exceed 70% monthly average during normal business hours (7am – 7pm Central Time).
Definitions
    ‘Scheduled Uptime’ is defined as the duration in hours of system availability, including planned scheduled outages, divided by the total hours in a month, expressed as a percentage.
 
    ‘Scheduled Uptime’ is alternatively defined as the total hours in a month less unscheduled outage or interruption duration, divided by the total hours in a month, expressed as a percentage.
 
    ‘Unscheduled Outage or Interruption’ is defined as the duration in hours that the Client cannot access of the specifically named hosted applications (please refer to the Client Software Declaration), excluding:
  (1)   planned scheduled outages for system maintenance.
 
  (2)   access circuit problems of the Client’s local network connection.
 
  (3)   latency or other problems related to Internet-based Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).
 
  (4)   unscheduled outages or interruptions caused by Client-owned equipment, applications not listed on the Client Software Declaration, or Client-site network problems.
 
  (5)   unscheduled outages or interruptions caused by circumstances beyond VCPI’s reasonable control (i.e. force majeure, exploits in packaged software, etc.).
 
  (6)   Software no longer supported by the vendor.
 
  (7)   Software in non-current releases and/or patch levels.

 


 

Telecommunication Services – Network Connectivity SLA
General
    Credits due to data carrier Service Level Agreement violations will be passed through to the Client if VCPI is paying carrier invoices on Client’s behalf.
Client Support Services – Service Desk SLA
Call Back
    URGENT– Call will be warm transferred to a technician.
 
    HIGH – Initial call back within 2.5 hours.
 
    MEDIUM – Initial call back within 8 business hours.
 
    LOW – As scheduled per work order or project plan.
General
    Call reports generated from the HEAT call tracking database will be provided to Client on a weekly basis.
 
    SLAs are void in the following conditions:
  §   Planned, scheduled outages for system maintenance.
 
  §   Access circuit problems of the Client’s local network connection.
 
  §   Latency or other problems related to Internet-based Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).
 
  §   Unscheduled outages or interruptions caused by Client-owned equipment, applications not listed on the Client Software Declaration, or Client-site network problems.
 
  §   Unscheduled outages or interruptions caused by circumstances beyond VCPI’s reasonable control (i.e. force majeure, exploits in packaged software, etc.).
 
  §   Software no longer supported by the vendor.
 
  §   Software in non-current releases and/or patch levels.
Field Support Services – Onsite Technical Support SLA
Onsite
VCPI will have a technician onsite to troubleshoot the reported issue within the timeframes listed below (based on issue severity):
    Priority 1 (high priority): Resource onsite within two (2) business days.
 
    Priority 3 (medium priority): Resource onsite within five (5) business days.
 
    Priority 5 (low priority): Resource onsite within ten (10) business days.
General
    If a VCPI technician is not available to fulfill the timeframes listed above, a third party technical resource will be utilized to troubleshoot and resolve the issue.
 
    Rates will be billed per 3rd party rates in the Client’s area; however, these time frames cannot be guaranteed by VCPI.

 


 

ATTACHMENT D: Site Listing
                                 
Facility Name   Address   City   County   State
 
                               
Total Facilities
    0                          

 


 

ATTACHMENT E: Standard Rate Schedule
Effective until September 30, 2006
                 
             Service   Standard Hourly Rate   ALC Hourly Rate
Training Services
  $125/Hr   $125/Hr
System Engineering Support
  $125/Hr   $125/Hr
Network Engineering Support
  $125/Hr   $125/Hr
Telecommunications Support
  $85/Hr   $85/Hr
IT Security Support
  $125/Hr   $125/Hr
Service Desk Analyst Service
  $85/Hr   $75/Hr
Field Engineering Support
  $85/Hr   $85/Hr
Disaster Recovery Services
  $125/Hr   $125/Hr
Development Services
  $110/Hr   $110/Hr
Project Management
  $125/Hr   $125/Hr
IT Hardware Procurement
  VCPI current list   VCPI current list

 

EX-3.1 5 c13618exv3w1.htm AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION exv3w1
 

ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
EXHIBIT 3.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
     The corporation was incorporated under the name “Assisted Living Concepts, Inc.” by the filing of its original Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of Nevada on July 19, 1994. These Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation were duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Title 7, Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (collectively, the “Nevada Corporation Law” or “NCL”), Sections 390 and 403. The undersigned does hereby certify that the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the corporation are as follows:
NAME
     The name of the corporation is Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. (hereinafter, the “Corporation”).
REGISTERED OFFICE
     The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Nevada is The Prentice-Hall Corporation System, Inc., 502 East John Street #E, Carson City, Nevada, 89706. The name of the registered agent at such address is The Prentice-Hall Corporation System, Inc. The Corporation may, from time to time, in the manner provided by law, change the resident agent and the registered office within the State of Nevada. The Corporation may also maintain an office or offices for the conduct of its business, either within or without the State of Nevada.
PURPOSE
     The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the NCL.
EXISTENCE
     The Corporation shall have perpetual existence.
CAPITAL STOCK
          Authorized Shares. § The total number of shares of all classes of stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 500,000,000 shares consisting of:
     400,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value of $0.01 per share (the “Class A Stock”);
     75,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value of $0.01 per share (the “Class B Stock” and, together with the Class A Stock, the “Common Stock”); and
     25,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value of $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).
          Subject to Section 5.04(c) of this Article V and in addition to any authority granted to the board of directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) under the NCL (either acting alone or together with approval of the Company’s Stockholders), the number of authorized shares of any of the Class A Stock, the Class B Stock or the Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares then outstanding), by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, irrespective of the provisions of Section 390(2) of the NCL (or any successor provision thereto), and no vote of the holders of any of the Class A Stock, Class B Stock or the Preferred Stock voting separately as a class shall be required therefore. Upon these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation becoming effective pursuant to Section 403(5) of the

 


 

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NCL (the “Effective Time”), each share of the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Old Common Stock”), issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be automatically reclassified as and converted into shares of Class A Stock and Class B Stock. The number of shares of Class A Stock resulting from such reclassification and conversion shall be equal to the number of shares of Extendicare Inc. Subordinate Voting Shares outstanding as of the Effective Time and the number of shares of Class B Stock resulting from such reclassification and conversion shall be equal to the number of shares of Extendicare Inc. Multiple Voting Shares outstanding as of the Effective Time. Any stock certificate that, immediately prior to the Effective Time, represented shares of Old Common Stock shall be canceled and, upon presentation to the Corporation, be replaced with new stock certificates (the denominations of which shall be determined in the Corporation’s sole discretion) representing the applicable number of shares of Class A Stock and Class B Stock.
          Common Stock. § Except as otherwise provided in these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, the Class A Stock and the Class B Stock shall have the same rights and privileges and shall rank equally and share ratably as to all matters.
          Dividends and Distributions. § Subject to Section 5.02(b)(ii), and subject to the provisions of law and the terms of any outstanding Preferred Stock, dividends or other distributions with respect to the Class A Stock and the Class B Stock shall be made in an equal amount per share, at such times and in such amounts as may be determined by the Board and declared out of any funds lawfully available therefore, and shares of Preferred Stock of any series shall not be entitled to share therein except as otherwise expressly provided in the resolution or resolutions of the Board providing for the issue of such series. Dividends and other distributions with respect to the Class A Stock and the Class B Stock shall be payable only when, as and if declared by the Board.
     Subject to the provisions of law and the terms of any outstanding Preferred Stock, if at any time a dividend or other distribution with respect to the Class A Stock or Class B Stock is to be paid in shares of Class A Stock or Class B Stock or any other securities of the Corporation or any other corporation, limited liability company, limited or general partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust or legal entity (a “Person”, which term includes the Corporation) (hereinafter sometimes called a “share distribution”), such share distribution shall be declared and paid only as follows:
     in the case of a share distribution consisting of shares of Class A Stock or Class B Stock (or Convertible Securities that are convertible into, exchangeable for or evidence the right to purchase shares of Class A Stock), the share distribution shall consist of shares of Class A Stock (or Convertible Securities that are convertible into, exchangeable for or evidence the right to purchase shares of Class A Stock) with respect to shares of Class A Stock and, on an equal per share basis, shares of Class B Stock (or Convertible Securities that are convertible into, exchangeable for or evidence the right to purchase shares of Class B Stock) with respect to shares of Class B Stock;
     subject to Section 5.02(f) of this Article V, in the case of a share distribution consisting of shares of any class or series of securities of the Corporation other than Class A Stock or Class B Stock (and other than Convertible Securities that are convertible into, exchangeable for or evidence the right to purchase shares of Class A Stock or Class B Stock) or of a Subsidiary of the Corporation, on the basis of a distribution of one class or series of securities with respect to shares of Class A Stock and another class or series of securities with respect to shares of Class B Stock, and the securities so distributed (and, if applicable, the securities into which the distributed securities are convertible, or for which they are exchangeable, or which the distributed securities evidence the right to purchase) shall differ with respect to, but solely with respect to, their relative voting rights and related differences in conversion and share distribution provisions, and all such differences shall be identical to the corresponding differences in voting rights, conversion and share distribution provisions between the Class A Stock and the Class B Stock, so as to preserve the relative voting rights of each Class as in effect immediately prior to such share distribution, and such distribution shall be made on an equal per share basis; and
     subject to Section 5.02(f) of this Article V, in the case of a share distribution consisting of shares of any class or series of securities of any Person other than the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation, on the basis of a distribution of identical securities, on an equal per share basis, with respect to shares of Class A Stock and Class B Stock.
          As used herein, the term “Subsidiary” means, when used with respect to any Person, (i) a corporation in which such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, directly or indirectly, owns capital stock having a majority of the total voting power in the election of directors (“Voting Power”) of all outstanding shares of all classes and series of capital stock of such corporation entitled generally to vote in such election (“Voting Stock”) and (ii) any other Person (other than a corporation) in which such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, directly or indirectly, has (x) a majority ownership interest or (y) the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the members of the governing body of such first-named Person.

 


 

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          As used herein, the term “Convertible Securities” shall mean any securities of the Corporation (other than any class of Common Stock) that are convertible into, exchangeable for or evidence the right to purchase any class of Common Stock, whether upon conversion, exercise or exchange, pursuant to anti-dilution provisions of such securities or otherwise.
          Subdivision or Combination. If the Corporation shall in any manner subdivide or combine the outstanding shares of Class A Stock or Class B Stock, the outstanding shares of the other class of Common Stock shall be proportionally subdivided or combined in the same manner and on the same basis as the outstanding shares of Class A Stock or Class B Stock, as the case may be, that have been subdivided or combined so as to preserve the relative aggregate Voting Power of the outstanding shares of each class and the relative proportion of the equity of the Corporation represented by the outstanding shares of each class and the conversion rights of the outstanding shares of each class, immediately prior to the transaction giving rise to an adjustment pursuant to this paragraph.
          Liquidation, Dissolution, Winding Up. Upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, subject to any preferential or other amounts to be distributed to the holders of the Preferred Stock and any other class or series of stock then outstanding, the holders of Class A Stock and Class B Stock shall be entitled to receive all the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders ratably as a single class in proportion to the number of shares held by them.
          Conversion. § Each share of Class B Stock may at any time be converted by the record holder thereof into 1.075 fully paid and nonassessable shares of Class A Stock. The conversion right set forth immediately above shall be exercised by the surrender of the certificate representing such share or shares of Class B Stock to be converted to the Corporation at any time during normal business hours at the principal executive offices of the Corporation, or if an agent for the registration of transfer of shares of Class B Stock is then duly appointed and acting (said agent being hereinafter called the “Transfer Agent”), then at the office of the Transfer Agent, accompanied by a written notice of the election by the record holder thereof to convert and (if so required by the Corporation or the Transfer Agent) by instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Corporation and to the Transfer Agent, duly executed by such holder or such holder’s duly authorized attorney, and together with any necessary transfer tax stamps or funds therefore, if required. As promptly as practicable after the surrender for conversion of a certificate or certificates representing shares of Class B Stock in the manner provided above, the Corporation will deliver or cause to be delivered at the office of the Transfer Agent to or upon the written order of the holder thereof, a certificate or certificates representing the number of full shares of Class A Stock issuable upon such conversion, issued in such name or names as such holder may direct. Fractional shares of Class A Stock will not be issued upon such a conversion and the Corporation shall instead pay or cause to be paid to the record holder thereof cash in an amount equal to the fair value of such fractional shares, as determined by the Corporation in its sole discretion. Such conversion shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the date of the surrender of the certificates representing shares of Class B Stock, and all rights of the holder of such shares as such holder shall cease at such time and the person or persons in whose name or names the certificate or certificates representing the shares of Class A Stock are to be issued shall be treated for all purposes as having become the record holder or holders of such shares of Class A Stock at such time; provided, however, if any such surrender is made on any date when the stock transfer books of the Corporation shall be closed, the person or persons in whose name or names the certificate or certificates representing shares of Class A Stock are to be issued as the record holder or holders thereof shall be treated for all purposes as having become the record holder or holders of such shares immediately prior to the close of business on the next succeeding day on which such stock transfer books are open.
     Effective immediately upon any transfer of a share of Class B Stock, other than a Permitted Transfer (as defined in Section 5.02(g)(iii) below), such transferred share of Class B Stock shall automatically be converted into 1.075 shares of Class A Stock, without any further action on the part of the Corporation, the transferor, the transferee or any other person or entity, and, upon such transfer, the certificate formerly representing the shares of Class B Stock transferred shall, to the extent of such transfer, represent instead the product of the number of shares of Class A Stock it previously represented and 1.075, less any fractional share resulting there from, which shall be deemed cancelled.
     No retroactive adjustments in respect of dividends or other distributions shall be made upon the conversion of any share of Class B Stock; provided, however, that if a share shall be converted subsequent to the record date for the payment of a dividend or other distribution on shares of Class B Stock, but prior to such payment, the registered holder of such share at the close of business on such record date shall be entitled to receive the dividend or other distribution payable (based on the number of shares of Class B Stock owned) on such share upon the date set for payment of such dividend or other distribution notwithstanding the conversion thereof or the Corporation’s default in payment of the dividend or other distribution due on such date (provided, however, that if the applicable distribution is a share distribution then the type of security distributed in respect of such share shall be the type that would have been distributed had the conversion been made prior to such record date).

 


 

ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
     The Corporation will at all times reserve and keep available, solely for the purpose of issuance upon conversion of the outstanding shares of Class B Stock, such number of shares of Class A Stock as shall be issuable upon the conversion of all such outstanding shares; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be construed to preclude the Corporation from satisfying its obligations in respect of the conversion of the outstanding shares of Class B Stock by delivery of purchased shares of Class A Stock which are held in the treasury of the Corporation. All shares of Class A Stock which shall be issued upon conversion of the shares of Class B Stock will, upon issue, be fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to any preemptive rights.
     The issuance of certificates for shares of Class A Stock upon conversion of shares of Class B Stock shall be made without charge for any stamp or other similar tax in respect of such issuance. However, if any such certificate is to be issued in a name other than that of the holder of the share or shares of Class B Stock converted, the person or persons requesting the issuance thereof shall pay the amount of any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in such issuance or shall establish to the satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax has been paid.
     If the Corporation registers the transfer of shares of Class B Stock in a transaction that is not a Permitted Transfer and issued a new certificate representing such shares to any person or entity, such person or entity (or any successive transferee of such certificate) shall surrender such new certificate for cancellation, accompanied by the written notice of conversion required by Section 5.02(e)(i) above, in which case (A) such person, entity or transferee shall be deemed to have elected to treat the endorsement on (or instrument of transfer accompanying) the certificate so delivered by such former record holder as authorizing such person, entity or transferee on behalf of such former record holder to convert such shares and to give such notice, (B) the shares of Class B Stock registered in the name of such former record holder shall be deemed to have been surrendered for conversion for the purpose of the transfer to such person, entity or transferee of the shares of Class A Stock issuable upon conversion and (C) the appropriate entries shall be made on the books of the Corporation to reflect such actions.
     No one other than those holders in whose names shares of Class B Stock become registered on the original stock ledger of the Corporation by reason of their record ownership of Extendicare Inc. Multiple Voting Shares as of the Effective Time (such holders, the “Original Class B Holders”), or transferees or successive transferees who receive shares of Class B Stock in connection with a Permitted Transfer, shall, by virtue of the acquisition of a certificate for shares of Class B Stock, have the status of an owner or holder of shares of Class B Stock or be recognized as such by the Corporation or be otherwise entitled to enjoy for his or her own benefit the special rights and powers of a holder of shares of Class B Stock.
          Equivalent Consideration. In the event of any merger, consolidation, share exchange, reclassification of the outstanding shares of Class A Stock or Class B Stock or other reorganization to which the Corporation is a party, in which the shares of Class A Stock or Class B Stock will be exchanged for or converted into, or will receive a distribution of, cash or other property or securities of the Corporation or any other Person, each share of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive Equivalent Consideration (as defined herein) on a per share basis. As used herein, the term “Equivalent Consideration” shall mean consideration in the same form, in the same amount and, if applicable, with the same voting rights on a per share basis; provided, (i) that holders of Class B Stock will be entitled to receive consideration on a per share basis in excess of that received by holders of Class A Stock in an amount equal to the consideration received by holders of Class A Stock times 1.075 and (ii) that, in the event that securities of the Corporation (or any surviving entity or any direct or indirect parent of the surviving entity) are to be issued or paid with respect to shares of Class A Stock or Class B Stock in a Control Transaction, then such securities shall only be issued or paid on the basis of one class or series of securities with respect to shares of Class A Stock and another class or series of securities with respect to shares of Class B Stock, and such securities (and, if applicable, the securities into which such securities are convertible, or for which they are exchangeable, or which they evidence the right to purchase) shall differ with respect to, but solely with respect to, their relative voting rights and related differences in conversion and share distribution provisions, and all such differences shall be identical to the corresponding differences in voting rights, conversion and share distribution provisions in this Article V, between the Class A Stock and the Class B Stock, so as to preserve the relative voting rights of each Class as in effect immediately prior to such transaction. As used herein, the term “Control Transaction” shall mean any merger, consolidation, share exchange, reclassification or other reorganization to which the Corporation is a party in which the holders of Common Stock of the Corporation immediately prior to consummation of such transaction continue to hold at least a majority of the equity or Voting Power in the Corporation (or any surviving entity or any direct or indirect parent of the surviving entity) immediately after consummation of such transaction.
           Transfer Restrictions. Shares of Common Stock may be Transferred only in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.02(g).
     Shares of Class A Stock may be Transferred by the record holder thereof to any other person or entity without any restriction imposed by these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation.

 


 

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     Shares of Class B Stock may not be Transferred except in a Permitted Transfer. A holder of shares of Class B Stock or a Person that indirectly Beneficially Owns shares of Class B Stock that desires to Transfer any of such interest therein, in a transaction that is not a Permitted Transfer, must first convert such shares of Class B Stock into shares of Class A Stock pursuant to Section 5.02(e) above. In the event of a Transfer of Class B Stock in a transaction that is not a Permitted Transfer, such shares of Class B Stock shall be converted into 1.075 shares of Class A Stock, as provided by Section 5.02(e)(ii) above.
     Shares of Class B Stock may be Transferred without any restriction imposed by these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (i) from Extendicare Health Services, Inc. to Extendicare Inc., (ii) from Extendicare Inc. to its shareholders pursuant to a Plan of Arrangement affecting Extendicare Inc. and its shareholders under the Canada Business Corporations Act, as approved by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on October 24, 2006, and (iii) to an Eligible Transferee (each, a “Permitted Transfer”). For purposes of Sections 5.02(g)(ii) and (iii):
     “Transfer” means a direct assignment, sale, transfer or divestiture (whether voluntary, conditional, contingent or otherwise) of Beneficial Ownership of shares of Class B Stock or the indirect assignment, sale, transfer or divestiture (whether voluntary, conditional, contingent or otherwise) of Beneficial Ownership of shares of Class B Stock in any manner including by way of a merger, consolidation, corporate reorganization, share exchange, recapitalization or issuance of shares or the transfer of securities of an entity that has a direct or indirect interest in the shares of Class B Stock which as a consequence thereof there has been a change of Beneficial Ownership in such shares. Transfer shall not mean the granting of any security interest in the shares of Class B Stock or the securities of an entity that directly or indirectly Beneficially Owns the shares of Class B Stock provided however any realization of such security interest shall be a Transfer unless such security interest is held by an Eligible Transferee. “Transferred” has the corresponding meaning.
     “Eligible Transferee” means: (i) in the case of an individual, an individual who is a Family Member; (ii) in the case of a corporation, a corporation all of the shares of which are Beneficially Owned directly or indirectly by or for the benefit of Family Members; (iii) in the case of a trust, a trust in which all the beneficiaries are Family Members; (iv) in the case of a partnership, a partnership of which all the partners are Family Members; (v) a person which is a voting common equity security holder of an entity that Beneficially Owns shares of Class B Stock on the Effective Date in respect of the Transfer of shares of Class B Stock from such entity, or an entity which is wholly owned by the Beneficial Owner of shares of Class B Stock in respect of a Transfer from such owner to such entity provided in each case that there is no change of Beneficial Ownership of the shares of Class B Stock.
     “Family Member” means the descendants and their spouses of one of the following clauses: (i) R.A. Jodrey or (ii) C.F.W. Burns or (iii) an individual who on the Effective Date is either a registered holder of shares of Class B Stock or a Beneficial Owner of shares of Class B Stock and in each case the executors, administrators, trustees or legal representatives of such individual’s estate. For greater certainty, a Family Member described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of this clause (c) may only Transfer to another Family Member described in the same clause.
     “Beneficial Ownership” has the meaning under Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and “Beneficially Owned” or “Beneficially Owns” has a corresponding meaning.
     “Effective Date” means the first date on which the shares of Class A Stock are listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
     Shares of Common Stock shall be transferred on the books of the Corporation and a new certificate therefor issued, upon presentation at the office of the Secretary of the Corporation or the Transfer Agent (or at such additional place or places as may from time to time be designated by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Corporation) of the certificate for such shares, in proper form for transfer, and accompanied by all requisite stock transfer tax stamps and, with respect to a transfer of shares of Class B Stock, an affidavit setting forth sufficient facts to establish to the Corporation’s reasonable satisfaction that such transfer is a Permitted Transfer. Any such affidavit shall be executed by the record holder thereof (or, with respect to a Permitted Transfer described in Section 5.02(g)(iii), by such successor in interest), and verified as of a date not earlier than five days prior to the date of delivery thereof (where such record holder is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or trust, such verification shall be by an officer of the corporation, a general partner of the partnership, a manager or officer of the limited liability company or a trustee of the trust, as the case may be).
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ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
“The shares of Class B Common Stock represented by this certificate may not be transferred to any person or entity in connection with a transaction that is not a “Permitted Transfer,” as such term is defined in Section 5.02(g) of ARTICLE V of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of this Corporation. No person or entity who receives such shares in connection with a transfer (other than such a “Permitted Transfer”) is entitled to own or to be registered as the record holder of such shares of Class B Common Stock, but the record holder of this certificate may at such time and in the manner set forth in Section 5.02(e)(i) of ARTICLE V of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation convert such shares of Class B Common Stock into 1.075 shares of Class A Common Stock for purposes of effecting the sale or other disposition of such shares of Class A Common Stock to any person or entity. Each holder of this certificate, by accepting the same, accepts and agrees to all of the foregoing.”
     In the event that the Board of the Corporation (or any committee of the Board, or any officer of the Corporation, designated for the purpose by the Board) shall determine, upon the basis of facts not disclosed in any affidavit or other document accompanying the certificate for shares of Class B Stock when presented for transfer, that such shares of Class B Stock have been registered in violation of the provisions of this Section 5.02(g), or shall determine that a person or entity is enjoying for his, her or its own benefit the special rights and powers of shares of Class B Stock in violation of such provisions, then the Corporation shall take such action at law or in equity as is appropriate under the circumstances.
     In connection with any conversion of shares of Class B Stock into shares of Class A Stock pursuant to Section 5.02(e) (whether optional or automatic), any transfer of shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 5.02(g), or the making of any determination required by such Section 5.02(e) or Section 5.02(g):
     the Corporation shall be under no obligation to make any investigation of facts unless an officer, employee or agent of the Corporation responsible for issuing shares of Class A Stock upon such conversion, for registering such transfer or for making such determination has substantial reason to believe, or unless the Board (or a committee of the Board designated for the purpose) determines that there is substantial reason to believe, that any affidavit or other document executed in connection therewith is incomplete or incorrect in any material respect or that an investigation into the facts relating thereto is otherwise warranted, in either of which events the Corporation shall make or cause to be made such investigation as it may deem necessary or desirable in the circumstances and have a reasonable time to complete such investigation; and
     to the fullest extent permitted by law, neither the Corporation, nor any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation shall be liable in any manner for any action taken or omitted to be taken.
          The Class A Stock and the Class B Stock are subject to all the powers, rights, privileges, preferences and priorities of any series of Preferred Stock as shall be stated and expressed in any resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board, pursuant to authority expressly granted to and vested in it by the provisions of this Article V.
          Preferred Stock. Subject to Section 5.04(c) of this Article V, the Board is hereby expressly authorized, by resolution or resolutions, to provide, out of the unissued shares of Preferred Stock, for series of Preferred Stock and, with respect to each such series, to fix the number of shares constituting such series and the designation of such series, the voting powers (if any) of the shares of such series, and the preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, if any, and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of the shares of such series. The powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of each series of Preferred Stock, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding.
          Stockholder Voting. § Except as otherwise provided in these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation or required by law, with respect to all matters upon which stockholders are entitled to vote or to which stockholders are entitled to give consent, the holders of any outstanding shares of Class A Stock and the holders of any outstanding shares of Class B Stock shall vote together without regard to class, and every holder of the outstanding shares of Class A Stock shall be entitled to cast thereon one (1) vote in person or by proxy for each share of Class A Stock standing in such holder’s name and every holder of the outstanding shares of Class B Stock shall be entitled to cast thereon ten (10) votes in person or by proxy for each share of Class B Stock standing in such holder’s name.
          In addition to any other vote required hereunder or by applicable law, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Voting Power of all outstanding shares of Class A Stock, voting separately as a class, shall be required for any amendment, alteration, change or repeal of Sections 5.02(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (i) of Article V, other than any amendment to Section 5.02(f) that is approved by the requisite vote of the holders of Class B Stock and provides for holders of Class B Stock to be offered or paid securities in a Control Transaction that either have lesser voting rights than the shares of Class B Stock or that do not differ in any respect from the securities to be offered or paid with respect to shares of Class A Stock and does not otherwise affect the consideration to be offered or paid with respect to shares of Class A Stock.

 


 

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          For so long as shares of Class B Stock are outstanding, and notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in addition to any other vote required hereunder or by applicable law, the affirmative vote of the holders of eighty percent (80%) of the Voting Power of all outstanding shares of Class B Stock, voting separately as a class, shall be required (i) for the authorization or issuance by the Corporation of shares of Class B Stock (other than pursuant to any dividend or other distribution payable in shares of Class B Stock pursuant to Section 5.02(b)(ii)(A) of this Article V) or the authorization or issuance by the Corporation of any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Class B Stock, or options, warrants or other rights to acquire shares of Class B Stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Class B Stock, (ii) for the authorization or issuance by the Corporation of shares of any series or class of capital stock (other than Class A Stock or Class B Stock) having more than one vote per share or having any right to elect directors voting as a separate class or any class voting or consent rights, in each case other than as required by applicable law or the rules or regulations of any stock exchange upon which such series or class of capital stock is to be listed for trading (“Special Vote Stock”), or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Special Vote Stock, or options, warrants or other rights to acquire shares of Special Vote Stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Special Vote Stock and (iii) for any amendment, alteration, change or repeal of any provision of these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation setting forth any of the rights, powers or preferences of the Class A Stock or Class B Stock (including Section 5.02 of this Article V).
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
          Board of Directors. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board, the exact number of directors comprising the entire Board to be not less than 3 nor more than 17 (subject to any rights of the holders of Preferred Stock to elect additional directors under specified circumstances) as determined from time to time by resolution adopted by affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board. As used in these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, the term “entire Board” means the total number of directors that the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies or unfilled newly created directorships. Directors shall be elected at each annual meeting of stockholders, and each director elected shall hold office until such director’s successor has been elected and qualified, subject, however, to earlier death, resignation or removal from office. In the interim between elections of directors by stockholders entitled to vote, all vacancies (including vacancies caused by an increase in the number of directors or resulting from the removal of directors by the stockholders entitled to vote) shall be filled by the remaining directors, though less than a quorum.
          Advance Notice of Nominations. Advance notice of nominations for the election of directors shall be given in the manner and to the extent provided in the Bylaws.
          Limitation on Personal Liability. § The personal liability of the directors and officers of the Corporation is hereby eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by the NCL.
          The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the NCL, indemnify and hold harmless its directors, officers, employees and agents under said law from and against any and all of the expenses, liabilities or other matters referred to in or covered by said law, and the indemnification provided for herein shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any Bylaw, agreement, insurance, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his or her official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such person.
BYLAWS
   In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by law, the Board is expressly authorized and empowered to adopt, amend and repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation at any regular or special meeting of the Board or by written consent, subject to the power of the stockholders of the Corporation to adopt, amend or repeal any Bylaws. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles of Incorporation or any provision of law that might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any affirmative vote of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock required by law, by these Articles of Incorporation or by a certificate of designations, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the total voting power of the Voting Stock, voting together as a single class, shall be required for the stockholders of the Corporation (but, for clarity, such approval shall not be required with respect to alternatives, amendments or repeals by the Board) to alter, amend or repeal any provision of the Bylaws, or to adopt any new Bylaw; provided, however, that at least 80% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock, voting together as a single class, shall be required for the stockholders of the Corporation to alter, amend or repeal, or adopt any Bylaw inconsistent with, the following provisions of the Bylaws: Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of Article II; Sections 1, 2 and 5 of Article III; Article VIII and Section 1(b) of Article IX, or, in each case, any successor provision (including, without limitation, any such article or section as renumbered as a result of any amendment, alteration, change, repeal or adoption of any other Bylaw).

 


 

ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
          Meetings of Stockholders. Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Nevada, as the Bylaws may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the NCL) outside the State of Nevada at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board or in the Bylaws of the Corporation.
          Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by statute, may be called only at the request in writing of a majority of the Board.
          Action by Written Consent. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of such holders and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such holders, unless such consent is unanimous.
          Advance Notice Requirements. Advance notice of any stockholder proposal for action to be taken at an annual or special meeting of stockholders shall be given in the manner and to the extent provided in the Bylaws.
CERTAIN NEVADA LAW PROVISIONS
          Business Combination Provisions. The Corporation hereby expressly elects not to be governed by Section 411 to Section 444 of the NCL (NRS 78.411 to 78.444), inclusive, or any successor provisions thereto.
          Control Share Provisions. The provisions of Section 378 to 3793 of the NCL (NRS 78.378 to 78.3793), or any successor provisions thereto, shall not apply to the Corporation or to any acquisition of a controlling interest by any current or future holder of Common Stock or Preferred Stock of the Corporation.
AMENDMENTS
   The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in these Articles of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.
   Notwithstanding any other provisions of these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Corporation (and notwithstanding the fact that some lesser percentage may be specified by law, these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Corporation), the affirmative vote of the holders of 80% or more of the Voting Power of the outstanding Voting Stock shall be required to amend, alter, change or repeal Section 6.02 of Article VI, Article VII, Article VIII or this Article X.
CERTAIN PRE-SEPARATION AGREEMENTS
   No contract, agreement, arrangement or transaction (or any amendment, modification or termination thereof) entered into between the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Extendicare Inc. (or any successor thereto) or any of its Subsidiaries, on the other hand, before the Corporation ceased to be a Subsidiary of Extendicare Inc. or the subsequent performance thereof by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries shall be void or voidable or be considered unfair to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries for the reason that Extendicare Inc. (or any successor thereto) is a party thereto, or because any officer, director or employee of Extendicare Inc. (or any successor thereto) is a party thereto, or because any officer, director or employee of Extendicare Inc. (or any successor thereto) was present at or participated in any meeting of the Board, or committee thereof, of the Corporation, or the board of directors, or committee thereof, of a Subsidiary of the Corporation, that authorized the contract, agreement, arrangement or transaction (or any amendment, modification or termination thereof), or because his, her or their votes were counted for such purpose. No such contract, agreement, arrangement or transaction (or the amendment, modification or termination thereof) or the subsequent performance thereof by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries shall be considered to be contrary to any fiduciary duty owed to the Corporation or any Subsidiary of the Corporation or to any of their respective stockholders by Extendicare Inc. (or any successor thereto) or any of its Subsidiaries or by any of their officers, directors or employees (including any officer, director or employee of the Corporation who may have been an officer, director or employee of Extendicare Inc. or its Subsidiaries) and each such officer, director or employee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, and shall be deemed not to have breached his or her duties of loyalty to the Corporation or its Subsidiaries and their respective stockholders, and not to have derived an improper personal benefit therefrom. No officer, director or employee of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries shall have or be under any fiduciary duty to the Corporation or its Subsidiaries or its stockholders to refrain from acting on behalf of any such Corporation or Subsidiary in respect of any such contract, agreement, arrangement or transaction (or the amendment, modification, or termination thereof) or to refrain from

 


 

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performing any such contract, agreement, arrangement or transaction (or the amendment, modification or termination thereof) in accordance with its terms.
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ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation have been executed by the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Corporation on this 31st day of October, 2006.
         
     
               /s/ Laurie A. Bebo    
  Name:   Laurie A. Bebo   
  Title:   President and Chief Operating
Officer 
 

 

EX-10.8 6 c13618exv10w8.htm SUMMARY OF DIRECTOR COMPENSATION exv10w8
 

         
ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
EXHIBIT 10.8
SUMMMARY OF DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
     Directors who are not employees of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. are paid an annual retainer of $15,000 per year, a fee of $1,500 for each Board and committee meeting they attend, and $500 for each telephonic Board or committee meeting they attend. In addition, the annual retainer for the Board chairman is $50,000 and the annual retainer for the vice chairman is $25,000. The annual retainer for the chair of the Audit Committee is an additional $15,000 and the annual retainer for the other committee chairs is an additional $10,000. Directors are reimbursed for expenses incurred in connection with attending Board and committee meetings.

 

EX-21 7 c13618exv21.htm SUBSIDIARIES exv21
 

ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
EXHIBIT 21.1
Subsidiaries Assisted Living Concepts, Inc.
     
Subsidiary Name   State of Organization
ALC-Carriage House, LLC
  Wisconsin
ALC Iowa, Inc.
  Nevada
ALC Indiana, Inc.
  Nevada
ALC McKinney Partners, LP
  Texas
ALC Nebraska, Inc.
  Nevada
ALC Nevada McKinney, Inc.
  Nevada
ALC Nevada Paris, Inc.
  Nevada
ALC Nevada Plano, Inc.
  Nevada
ALC North Woods Operating LLC
  Wisconsin
ALC North Woods Real Estate LLC
  Wisconsin
ALC Ohio, Inc.
  Nevada
ALC Operating, LLC
  Wisconsin
ALC Paris Partners, LP
  Texas
ALC Plano Partners, LP
  Texas
ALC Properties II, Inc.
  Nevada
ALC Properties, Inc.
  Nevada
ALC Real Estate, LLC
  Wisconsin
ALC Texas McKinney, Inc.
  Nevada
ALC Texas Paris, Inc.
  Nevada
ALC Texas Plano, Inc.
  Nevada
ALF Partners, LP
  Texas
Aspen Court, LLC
  Wisconsin
Assisted Living Concepts Services, Inc.
  Nevada
Aubrey House, LLC
  Wisconsin
Carriage House Assisted Living, Inc.
  Delaware
Davenport House, LLC
  Wisconsin
DMG Nevada ALC, Inc.
  Nevada
DMG New Jersey ALC, Inc.
  Nevada
DMG Oregon ALC, Inc.
  Nevada
DMG Taxas ALC, Inc.
  Nevada
DMG Texas ALC Partners, LP
  Texas
Hillside House, LLC
  Wisconsin
Home and Community Care, Inc.
  Nevada
Nevada ALC II, Inc.
  Nevada
Nevada ALC, Inc.
  Nevada
Nevada ALF, Inc.
  Nevada
Parkhurst House, LLC
  Wisconsin
Texas ALC II, Inc.
  Nevada
Texas ALC Partners II, LP
  Texas
Texas ALC Partners, LP
  Texas
Texas ALC, Inc.
  Nevada
Texas ALF, Inc.
  Nevada

 

EX-24.1 8 c13618exv24w1.htm POWERS OF ATTORNEY exv24w1
 

ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
EXHIBIT 24.1
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2006
     WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Assisted Living Concepts, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ALC”), will file an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and,
     WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Director of ALC;
     NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Mel Rhinelander as his attorney, with full power to act for him in his name, place and stead, to sign his name in the aforesaid capacity to such Form 10-K Annual Report, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal this 27th day of February, 2007.
         
     /s/ Alan Bell    
    Alan Bell  

 


 

ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2006
     WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Assisted Living Concepts, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ALC”), will file an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and,
     WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Director of ALC;
     NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Mel Rhinelander as his attorney, with full power to act for him in his name, place and stead, to sign his name in the aforesaid capacity to such Form 10-K Annual Report, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal this 27th day of February, 2007.
         
     /s/ Derek H.L. Buntain    
    Derek H.L. Buntain  

 


 

ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2006
     WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Assisted Living Concepts, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ALC”), will file an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and,
     WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Director of ALC;
     NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Mel Rhinelander as his attorney, with full power to act for him in his name, place and stead, to sign his name in the aforesaid capacity to such Form 10-K Annual Report, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal this 27th day of February, 2007.
         
     /s/ Sir Graham Day    
    Sir Graham Day  

 


 

ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2006
     WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Assisted Living Concepts, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ALC”), will file an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and,
     WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Director of ALC;
     NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Mel Rhinelander as his attorney, with full power to act for him in his name, place and stead, to sign his name in the aforesaid capacity to such Form 10-K Annual Report, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal this 27th day of February, 2007.
         
     /s/ David M. Dunlap    
    David M. Dunlap  

 


 

ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2006
     WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Assisted Living Concepts, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ALC”), will file an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and,
     WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Director of ALC;
     NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Mel Rhinelander as his attorney, with full power to act for him in his name, place and stead, to sign his name in the aforesaid capacity to such Form 10-K Annual Report, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal this 27th day of February, 2007.
         
     /s/ David J. Hennigar    
    David J. Hennigar  

 


 

ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2006
     WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Assisted Living Concepts, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ALC”), will file an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and,
     WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Director of ALC;
     NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Mel Rhinelander as his attorney, with full power to act for him in his name, place and stead, to sign his name in the aforesaid capacity to such Form 10-K Annual Report, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal this 27th day of February, 2007.
         
     /s/ Malen S. Ng    
    Malen S. Ng  

 


 

ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2006
     WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Assisted Living Concepts, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ALC”), will file an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and,
     WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Director of ALC;
     NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Mel Rhinelander as his attorney, with full power to act for him in his name, place and stead, to sign his name in the aforesaid capacity to such Form 10-K Annual Report, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal this 27th day of February, 2007.
         
     /s/ Charles H. Roadman II, MD    
    Charles H. Roadman II, MD  

 

EX-31.1 9 c13618exv31w1.htm CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER exv31w1
 

ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Laurie A. Bebo, certify that:
  1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc.;
 
  2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
  3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
  4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
  a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
  b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
  c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
  d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
  5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
  b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: March 28, 2007
     
/s/ Laurie A. Bebo
   
 
Laurie A. Bebo
President and Chief Executive Officer
   

 

EX-31.2 10 c13618exv31w2.htm CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER exv31w2
 

ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATIONS
I, John Buono, certify that:
  1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc.;
 
  2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
  3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
  4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
  a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
 
  b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
  c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
  d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
  5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
  b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: March 28, 2007
     
/s/ John Buono
   
 
John Buono
   
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

EX-32 11 c13618exv32.htm SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATIONS exv32
 

ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18
U.S.C. SECTION 1350
In connection with the Annual Report of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. (the “registrant”) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “report”), we, Laurie A. Bebo and John Buono, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, of the registrant, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, that to our knowledge:
(1)   The report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
 
(2)   The information contained in the report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the registrant.
Dated: March 28, 2007
         
     
  /s/ Laurie A. Bebo    
  Laurie A. Bebo   
  President and Chief Executive Officer   
 
     
  /s/ John Buono    
  John Buono   
  Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer   
 

 

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