UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 1521, 2017

ALLIANCE HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

DELAWARE

1-16609

33-0239910

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

18201 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 600

Irvine, California 92612

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(949) 242-5300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former address of principal executive offices)

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Item 51.0702. ~~Submission~~Termination of ~~Matters to~~ a ~~Vote~~Material ofDefinitive ~~Security Holders~~Agreement.

~~The~~In ~~2017~~connection ~~annual~~with ~~meeting~~the ~~of stockholders~~Merger (~~the~~as defined ~~“Annual Meeting”~~below), ofon August 21, 2017, Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc. (the “Company”), ~~was~~Tahoe ~~held~~Investment onGroup ~~August 15~~Co., ~~2017~~Ltd., ~~There~~an ~~were~~entity ~~10,570,020~~organized ~~shares~~under the laws of ~~Common~~the ~~Stock~~People’s ~~represented~~Republic inof ~~person~~China or(formerly byknown ~~proxy~~as atFujian ~~the~~Thai ~~Annual~~Hot Investment ~~Meeting~~Co., ~~representing~~ 97Ltd.~~59%~~, “Tahoe”) and THAIHOT Investment Company Limited, an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the ~~10,831,300~~Cayman ~~shares~~Islands and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of ~~Common~~Tahoe ~~Stock~~(“THAIHOT”) ~~outstanding~~entered oninto ~~June 30~~a Termination Agreement (the “Termination Agreement”), ~~2017~~which, effective immediately following the ~~record~~effective ~~date~~time ~~for~~of the ~~Annual~~Merger, ~~Meeting.~~terminated ~~The~~that ~~Company’s~~certain ~~stockholders~~Governance, ~~approved~~Voting ~~each~~and ~~proposal~~Standstill ~~and~~Agreement, ~~the~~dated ~~results~~March 29, of2016, ~~the~~by ~~voting~~and atamong the ~~Annual Meeting are~~Company, ~~set~~THAIHOT ~~forth~~and ~~below~~Tahoe.

~~Proposal~~The ~~No. 1:~~foregoing ~~Adoption~~description of the ~~Merger~~Termination Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject, and qualified in its entirety by reference, to the full text of the Termination Agreement, which is included as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

AsThe ~~previously~~information ~~disclosed,~~set onforth ~~April~~in ~~10,~~Item ~~2017,~~2.01 ~~the~~is ~~Company~~incorporated ~~entered~~herein ~~into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”),~~ by ~~and among the Company, Tahoe Investment Group Co~~reference., ~~Ltd., THAIHOT Investment Company Limited, THAIHOT Investment Company US Limited, and Alliance Healthcare Services Merger Sub Limited (collectively, the “Purchaser Parties”).~~

~~Vote~~Item 2.01. Completion of ~~all~~Acquisition ~~stockholders:~~or Disposition of Assets.

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
8,865,957		506,795		5,075		1,192,193

On August 21, 2017, the Company completed the previously announced merger (the “Merger”) of Alliance Healthcare Services Merger Sub Limited, a Delaware corporation (“Sub”), with and into the Company, whereby the Company became a wholly owned subsidiary of THAIHOT Investment Company US Limited, a Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Tahoe (“Parent”). The Merger was effected pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 10, 2017 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Tahoe, THAIHOT, Parent and Sub. Tahoe, THAIHOT Parent and Sub are collectively referred to as the “Purchaser Parties.”

~~The~~At ~~Merger~~the ~~Agreement~~effective ~~was~~time ~~approved~~of by the ~~affirmative~~Merger, ~~vote~~each share of ~~holders~~common stock of athe ~~majority~~Company, ofpar value $0.01 per share (the ~~outstanding~~“Common ~~shares~~Stock”), issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of ~~Common~~the ~~Stock~~Merger ~~not~~(other than shares beneficially owned by the Purchaser Parties, or any ~~affiliate~~ of their affiliates (the “Purchaser ~~Parties~~Group”), orshares ~~any~~owned ~~officer~~by the Company as treasury stock, and shares owned by holders of Common Stock who shall neither have voted in favor of the ~~Company~~Merger ~~(determined~~nor consented thereto in ~~accordance~~writing ~~with~~and ~~Section~~who 16shall have properly and validly perfected, and not effectively withdrawn or lost their statutory appraisal rights under Delaware law (a)such shares of Common Stock, “dissenting shares”) was converted into the ~~Exchange~~right ~~Act~~to receive $13.25 in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes (the “Merger Consideration”).

~~Proposal~~The ~~No.~~Merger was consummated following the approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement by the holders of (a) 2:a ~~Adoption~~majority of the aggregate voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock and (b) a ~~non-binding~~majority ~~advisory~~of ~~resolution~~the tooutstanding ~~approve~~shares of Common Stock not beneficially owned by the ~~merger-related~~Purchaser ~~compensation~~Group or any officer of the Company’s ~~named~~(determined ~~executive~~pursuant ~~officers~~to Rule 16a-1(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)).

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
7,160,823		1,685,717		531,287		1,192,193

The total amount of funds required to complete the Merger, including payment of the aggregate Merger Consideration and related fees and expenses, was approximately $75 million, which the Purchaser Parties funded from cash on hand.

~~Proposal~~The ~~No. 3:~~description ~~Election~~ of ~~Neil~~the F.Merger ~~Dimick,~~Agreement ~~Heping~~and ~~Feng~~related ~~and~~transactions ~~Paul~~in S.this ~~Viviano~~current toreport ~~serve~~on asForm ~~Class I~~8-K does ~~directors~~not purport to ~~hold office~~be ~~for~~complete aand ~~three-year~~is ~~term~~subject, ~~expiring~~and atqualified ~~the~~in ~~2020~~its ~~annual~~entirety ~~meeting~~by reference, to the full text of ~~stockholders~~the orMerger ~~until~~Agreement, ~~their~~which ~~respective~~is ~~successors~~included ~~are~~as ~~elected~~Exhibit 2.1 hereto and ~~qualified~~incorporated herein by reference.

Class III Director	Votes For		VotesWithheld		Broker Non-Votes
Neil F. Dimick		8,811,737		566,090		1,192,193
Heping Feng		9,040,353		337,474		1,192,193
Paul S. Viviano		8,079,799		1,298,028		1,192,193

Item 3.01.

Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

~~Proposal~~On ~~No.~~August 4:21, ~~Ratification~~2017, the Company notified NASDAQ of ~~appointment~~the completion of ~~Deloitte~~the Merger and requested that trading in Common Stock be suspended and that NASDAQ file with the SEC a Notification of Removal from Listing and/or Registration under Section &12(b) ~~Touche~~of ~~LLP~~the asExchange Act, on Form 25, thereby commencing the process of delisting and deregistering the Common Stock. The Company’s intends ~~independent~~to ~~registered~~file ~~public~~a ~~accounting~~Form ~~firm~~15 ~~for~~to suspend its reporting obligations under Section 15(d) of the ~~fiscal~~Exchange ~~year~~Act ~~ending~~and ~~December~~to deregister its Common Stock under Section ~~31,~~12(g) ~~2017~~of the Exchange Act.

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstain
10,539,041		30,609		370

The information set forth in Item 2.01 is incorporated herein by reference.

~~Proposal~~Item No3. 5:03. ~~Adoption~~Material ofModification ~~a non-binding advisory resolution~~ to ~~approve~~Rights ~~the compensation~~ of ~~the~~Security ~~Company’s named executive officers~~Holders.

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
8,604,059		772,771		997		1,192,193

Upon completion of the Merger, each share of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (other than shares beneficially owned by the Purchaser Group, shares owned by the Company as treasury stock and dissenting shares) was converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration, and such stockholders of the Company ceased to have any rights as stockholders of the Company (other than their right to receive the Merger Consideration).

~~Proposal~~The ~~No. 6:~~information ~~Adoption~~set offorth ain ~~non-binding~~Items ~~advisory~~2.01, ~~resolution~~3.01, ~~relating~~5.03 tois ~~the frequency~~incorporated ofherein anby ~~advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers~~reference.

1 Year		2 Years		3 Years		VotesAbstain		Broker Non-Votes
8,074,337		209,291		1,059,526		34,673		1,192,193

~~Proposal~~Item No5. 7:02. ~~Approval~~Departure of ~~adjournment~~Directors ofor ~~the~~Certain ~~Annual~~Officers; ~~Meeting,~~Election ~~if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time~~ of ~~the~~Directors; ~~Annual~~Appointment ~~Meeting to approve adoption~~ of ~~the~~Certain ~~Merger~~Officers; ~~Agreement,~~Compensatory ~~including~~Arrangements ~~the majority~~ of ~~the~~Certain ~~minority stockholder approval~~Officers.

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
9,474,784		707,707		5,617		381,912

Upon completion of the Merger on August 21, 2017, in accordance with the Merger Agreement, the members of the Sub’s board of directors immediately before the Merger, Qisen Huang and Yong Ge, became the members of the Company’s board of directors. Accordingly, each of Larry C. Buckelew, Scott A. Bartos, Neil F. Dimick, Heping Feng, Edward L. Samek, Percy C. Tomlinson, Paul S. Viviano and Tao Zhang ceased serving as members of the Company’s board of directors at the effective time of the Merger. These departures were solely in connection with the Merger and not a result of any disagreement with the Company, its management or its board of directors.

~~SIGNATURE~~The information set forth in Item 2.01 is incorporated herein by reference.

~~Pursuant~~Item to5.03. ~~the~~Amendments ~~requirements~~to ofCertificate ~~the Securities Exchange Act~~ of ~~1934,~~Incorporation asor ~~amended,~~Bylaws; ~~the~~Change ~~registrant~~in ~~has~~Fiscal ~~duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized~~Year.

Date: August 16, 2017		/s/ Percy C. Tomlinson
	Name:	Percy C. Tomlinson
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the certificate of incorporation of Sub as in effect immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger became the certificate of incorporation of the Company and the bylaws of Sub as in effect immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger became the bylaws of the Company. The certificate of incorporation and the bylaws of the Company as so amended are attached as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 hereto, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)

Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed with this Form 8-K:


Exhibit No.		Description

2.1		Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 10, 2017, by and among Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc., Tahoe Investment Group Co., Ltd., THAIHOT Investment Company Limited, THAIHOT Investment Company US Limited and Alliance Healthcare Services Merger Sub Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K , filed with the SEC on April 11, 2017).

3.1		Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc., dated as of August 21, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Annex A to the Definitive Proxy Statement (File No. 001-16609), filed with the SEC on July 14, 2017).

3.2		Amended and Restated Bylaws of Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc., dated as of August 21, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-16609), filed with the SEC on April 11, 2017).

10.1		Termination Agreement, dated as of August 21, 2017, by and among Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc., THAIHOT Investment Company Limited and Tahoe Investment Group Co., Ltd.

SIGNATURE

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

Date: August 21, 2017

/s/ Percy C. Tomlinson

Percy C. Tomlinson

Chief Executive Officer

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