AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2002

Registration No. 333-86952


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


Amendment No. 2

to
Form S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   8099   06-1500476
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification Number)

12235 El Camino Real, Suite 200

San Diego, California 92130
(800) 282-0300
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)


Steven C. Francis

President and Chief Executive Officer
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.
12235 El Camino Real, Suite 200
San Diego, California 92130
(800) 282-0300
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)


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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019-6064
(212) 373-3000
  Ian B. Blumenstein, Esq.
Latham & Watkins
275 Grove Street 4th Floor
Newton, Massachusetts 02466
(617) 663-5700

      Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the securities to the public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed without notice. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities, and the selling stockholders are not soliciting offers to buy these securities, in any State or other jurisdiction where the offer or sale of these securities is not permitted.

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED MAY 13, 2002

Prospectus (Not complete)

Issued May 13, 2002

10,000,000 Shares

(AMN HEATHCARE SERVICES, INC. LOGO)

Common Stock


         The selling stockholders named in this prospectus are selling all of the shares of our common stock offered by this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares by the selling stockholders.


      Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “AHS.” On May 10, 2002, the last reported sale price of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange was $29.81 per share.


      Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 7.


                 
Per Share Total


Offering Price
  $       $    
Discounts and Commissions to Underwriters
  $       $    
Offering Proceeds to the Selling Stockholders
  $       $    

      Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

      The selling stockholders have granted the underwriters the right to purchase up to an additional 1,500,000 shares from the selling stockholders at the public offering price to cover any over-allotments. The underwriters can exercise this right at any time within thirty days after this offering. Banc of America Securities LLC expects to deliver the shares of common stock to investors on                     , 2002.

Book-Running Lead Manager

Banc of America Securities LLC


Co-Lead Managers

JPMorgan UBS Warburg


 
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Wells Fargo Securities, LLC


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[ART WORK: COMPANY LOGO, SLOGAN (“A LEADER IN HEALTHCARE STAFFING”)

AND A FULL PAGE PHOTO OF TWO NURSES WORKING IN A HOSPITAL HALLWAY.]
 


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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
RISK FACTORS
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
USE OF PROCEEDS
DIVIDEND POLICY
PRICE RANGE OF COMMON STOCK
CAPITALIZATION
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING DATA
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
BUSINESS
MANAGEMENT
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
PRINCIPAL AND SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS FOR NON-U.S. HOLDERS
SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
UNDERWRITING
LEGAL MATTERS
EXPERTS
CHANGE OF ACCOUNTANTS
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
Index to Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
EXHIBIT 1.1
EXHIBIT 10.49
EXHIBIT 23.2
EXHIBIT 23.3
EXHIBIT 23.4
EXHIBIT 23.5


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Prospectus Summary
    1  
Risk Factors
    7  
Forward-Looking Statements
    12  
Use of Proceeds
    12  
Dividend Policy
    12  
Price Range of Common Stock
    13  
Capitalization
    14  
Selected Consolidated Financial and Operating Data
    15  
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
    17  
Business
    26  
Management
    40  
Related Party Transactions
    50  
Principal and Selling Stockholders
    52  
Description of Capital Stock
    54  
Certain U.S. Federal Tax Considerations for Non-U.S. Holders
    56  
Shares Eligible for Future Sale
    59  
Underwriting
    61  
Legal Matters
    63  
Experts
    63  
Change of Accountants
    63  
Where You Can Find More Information
    63  
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements
    F-1  
Index to Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
    P-1  

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

      This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary is not complete and does not contain all of the information that you should consider before investing in our common stock. You should read the entire prospectus carefully, especially the risks of investing in our common stock discussed under “Risk Factors.” Unless we state otherwise, the terms “we,” “us” and “our” refer to AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Some of the statements in this “Prospectus Summary” are forward-looking statements. See “Forward-Looking Statements.”

The Company

      We are a leading temporary healthcare staffing company and the largest nationwide provider of travel nurse staffing services, one of the fastest growing segments of the temporary healthcare staffing industry. We recruit nurses and allied health professionals, our “temporary healthcare professionals,” and place them on temporary assignments, typically for 13 weeks away from their permanent homes, at hospitals and healthcare facilities throughout the United States. Approximately 90% of our temporary healthcare professionals are nurses, while the remainder are technicians, therapists and technologists. We are actively working with a pre-screened pool of prospective temporary healthcare professionals, of whom over 7,300 were on assignment during the first quarter of 2002.

      In recent years our business has grown significantly, outpacing the growth of the temporary healthcare staffing market. From 1996 to 2001, our revenue and Adjusted EBITDA (as defined) increased at compound annual growth rates of 61% and 65%, respectively. Approximately two-thirds of this growth was generated through the organic growth of our operations, while the remaining one-third was generated through strategic acquisitions. On a combined basis, assuming all of our acquisitions had occurred on January 1, 1999, we would have generated revenues of $605.2 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $67.9 million for the twelve months ended March 31, 2002. This represents organic compound annual growth rates of 52% and 70%, respectively, since 1999.

      We market our services to two distinct customer groups: (1) temporary healthcare professionals and (2) hospital and healthcare facility clients. To enhance our ability to successfully attract temporary healthcare professionals, we use a multi-brand recruiting strategy to recruit in the United States and internationally under our five separate brand names: American Mobile Healthcare, Medical Express, NursesRx, Preferred Healthcare Staffing and O’Grady-Peyton International. Our large number of hospital and healthcare facility clients allows us to offer traveling positions in all 50 states, and in a variety of work environments. We believe that we attract temporary healthcare professionals due to our long-standing reputation for providing a high level of service, our numerous job opportunities and our most effective recruiting tool, word-of-mouth referrals from our thousands of current and former temporary healthcare professionals. As discussed further in “Risk Factors,” our ability to remain competitive in obtaining and retaining temporary healthcare professionals is important to our future growth.

      We have established a growing and diverse hospital and healthcare facility client base, ranging from national healthcare providers to premier teaching and regional hospitals. We currently hold contracts with over 40% of all acute-care hospitals in the United States, where we place the vast majority of our temporary healthcare professionals. Hospital and healthcare facilities utilize our services to help cost-effectively manage staff shortages, new unit openings, seasonal variations and other flexible staffing needs. As discussed further in “Risk Factors,” we operate in a highly competitive market and our success depends on our ability to remain competitive in obtaining and retaining hospital and healthcare facility clients. In particular, our business depends upon our ability to secure and fill new orders from our hospital and healthcare facility clients because we do not have long-term agreements or exclusive contracts with them.

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Market Opportunity and Competitive Strengths

      We believe that the following industry characteristics and competitive strengths provide us an attractive opportunity to profitably grow our business:

  •  Favorable Industry Dynamics. Favorable industry trends have increased demand in the $7.2 billion temporary healthcare staffing industry, which was projected to grow 21% to $8.7 billion in 2001 and is projected to further increase 22% to $10.6 billion in 2002. We believe these trends will continue to grow demand for our services. Key industry dynamics include:

  —  Increasing Healthcare Expenditures. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services projects healthcare expenditures will increase by approximately $1.3 trillion over the next decade, to $2.6 trillion. This growth is expected to be fueled by an increasingly aging U.S. population and by advances in medical technology.
 
  —  Increasing Nurse Vacancies. Most regions of the United States are experiencing a shortage of nurses. The American Hospital Association estimates that up to 126,000 position vacancies existed in 2001 for registered nurses, representing approximately 10% of the current hospital-based nursing workforce. A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association projects that the registered nurse workforce will be nearly 20% below projected requirements by 2020.
 
  —  Continuing Shift to Outsourced Services. In the current cost containment environment, hospitals and healthcare facilities are increasingly using flexible staffing models to more effectively manage labor costs and fluctuations in demand for their services.

  •  Consistent Growth of Revenue and Profits. From 1996 to 2001, our revenue and Adjusted EBITDA increased at compound annual growth rates of 61% and 65%, respectively. On a combined basis, assuming all of our acquisitions had occurred on January 1, 1996, the compound annual growth rate of our revenues from 1996 to 2001 would have been 37%. As discussed further in “Risk Factors,” if we are unable to attract qualified nurses and other allied healthcare professionals for our healthcare staffing business at reasonable costs, it could increase our operating costs and negatively impact our revenue and profits.
 
  •  Nationwide Presence and Scale. Our broad client base helps us attract potential temporary healthcare professionals, as we offer more employment opportunities than our smaller competitors. Within our industry, we have the largest number of working temporary healthcare professionals, which generates a strong volume of word-of-mouth referrals. In addition, our size provides us with economy of scale benefits in our administrative areas, information systems, benefits and housing programs.
 
  •  Proven Multi-Brand Recruiting Strategy. We have capitalized on our multi-brand recruiting strategy by utilizing our five strong brand names, complementary geographic concentrations and cross-selling opportunities to successfully recruit temporary healthcare professionals. We believe that each of our recruitment brands has significant opportunity for growth through leveraging our nationwide presence, extensive temporary healthcare professional network and hospital client base.
 
  •  Established International Recruiting Brand. Our acquisition of O’Grady-Peyton International (USA), Inc. in May 2001 expanded our traveler recruiting capabilities beyond the United States. O’Grady-Peyton International is the leading recruiter of registered nurses from English-speaking foreign countries for placement in the United States, with approximately 20 years of international recruiting experience.
 
  •  No Direct Reimbursement Risk. We are not subject to direct reimbursement risk from Medicare, Medicaid or any other federal or state healthcare reimbursement programs. We contract with, and are paid directly by, our hospital and healthcare facility clients.
 
  •  Experienced Management. We have an experienced management team, which has successfully expanded our business, grown our revenues and Adjusted EBITDA, and integrated strategic

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  acquisitions. Steven Francis, our President and CEO, co-founded our company in 1985, and has been instrumental in shaping the growth of the travel nurse staffing sector.

      For a discussion of risks and uncertainties related to our business and an investment in our common stock, see “Risk Factors.”

      We were incorporated in Delaware on November 10, 1997. Our corporate headquarters is located at 12235 El Camino Real, Suite 200, San Diego, California 92130. Our telephone number is (800) 282-0300 and our corporate website is www.amnhealthcare.com. The information on our website is not part of this prospectus.

Recent Developments

      On April 23, 2002, we acquired all of the outstanding stock of Healthcare Resource Management Corporation, a nationwide travel healthcare staffing company located in Charlotte, North Carolina, for $9.3 million in cash. Healthcare Resource Management Corporation recruits and places temporary healthcare professionals on 13-week assignments throughout the United States under the brand name “HRMC.” Consistent with our multi-brand recruitment strategy, we intend to retain the HRMC brand name to recruit and place temporary healthcare professionals at our hospital and healthcare facility clients. Healthcare Resource Management Corporation’s revenues and EBITDA were approximately $13.1 million and $1.5 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2001.

The Offering

 
Common stock offered by the selling stockholders 10,000,000 shares
 
Common stock outstanding after the offering 42,637,554 shares
 
Use of proceeds We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares by the selling stockholders.
 
New York Stock Exchange Symbol “AHS”

Unless we indicate otherwise, the number of shares of common stock to be outstanding after this offering is based on the number of shares outstanding as of May 10, 2002 and:

  •  includes 347,784 shares of common stock that are subject to options that will be exercised immediately prior to the consummation of this offering by some of the selling stockholders; and
 
  •  excludes 6,095,891 shares of common stock that are subject to other options outstanding at a weighted average exercise price of $6.96 per share (of which options for 347,784 shares of common stock would be exercised if the over-allotment option is exercised in full).

Unless otherwise indicated, the information in this prospectus assumes that the underwriters will not exercise the over-allotment option granted to them by the selling stockholders.


You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus is accurate as of the date on the front cover of this prospectus only. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.

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SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING DATA

      You should read the following summary consolidated financial and operating data in conjunction with “Selected Consolidated Financial and Operating Data,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” our pro forma financial statements, our historical financial statements and the historical financial statements of Preferred Healthcare Staffing, Inc., O’Grady-Peyton International (USA), Inc. and Healthcare Management Resource Corporation and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

      The following table summarizes our consolidated financial and operating data as of March 31, 2002, for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000 and 2001 and for the three months ended March 31, 2001 and 2002, prepared from our historical accounting records. The pro forma consolidated statements of operations and other financial and operating data for the year ended December 31, 2001 and the three months ended March 31, 2001 and 2002 give effect to the acquisitions of O’Grady-Peyton International and Healthcare Resource Management Corporation and this offering, as well as our initial public offering in November 2001, as if these events had occurred on January 1, 2001. The pro forma balance sheet data as of March 31, 2002 give effect to our acquisition of Healthcare Resource Management Corporation and this offering as of such date. The pro forma information is not necessarily indicative of the actual results of operations that would have occurred had the acquisitions of O’Grady-Peyton International and Healthcare Resource Management Corporation and this offering, as well as our initial public offering, occurred on the assumed dates nor do they represent any indication of future performance.

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Years Ended December 31, Three Months Ended March 31,


2001 2001 2002
1999 2000 2001 Pro Forma 2001 2002 Pro Forma Pro Forma








(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)
Consolidated Statements of
                                                               
Operations:
                                                               
Revenue
  $ 146,514     $ 230,766     $ 517,794     $ 541,438     $ 103,048     $ 173,956     $ 113,980     $ 177,720  
Cost of revenue
    111,784       170,608       388,284       405,227       77,919       131,753       85,642       134,497  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Gross profit
    34,730       60,158       129,510       136,211       25,129       42,203       28,338       43,223  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Expenses:
                                                               
 
Selling, general and administrative (excluding non-cash stock-based compensation)
    20,677       30,728       71,483       75,314       13,813       22,725       15,447       23,320  
 
Non-cash stock-based compensation(1)
          22,379       31,881       31,881       4,365       218       31,771       218  
 
Amortization
    1,721       2,387       5,562       6,200       1,306       82       1,551       95  
 
Depreciation
    325       916       2,151       2,214       413       691       441       702  
 
Transaction costs(2)
    12,404       1,500       1,955       1,955                          
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Total expenses
    35,127       57,910       113,032       117,564       19,897       23,716       49,210       24,335  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Income (loss) from operations
    (397 )     2,248       16,478       18,647       5,232       18,487       (20,872 )     18,888  
Interest (income) expense, net
    4,030       10,006       13,933       369       4,325       (142 )     115       (143 )
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Income (loss) before minority interest, income taxes and extraordinary item
    (4,427 )     (7,758 )     2,545       18,278       907       18,629       (20,987 )     19,031  
Minority interest in earnings of subsidiary(3)
    (1,325 )                                          
Income tax expense (benefit)
    (872 )     (2,560 )     1,476       10,601       471       7,452       (10,898 )     7,613  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Income (loss) before extraordinary item
    (4,880 )     (5,198 )     1,069       7,677       436       11,177       (10,089 )     11,418  
Extraordinary loss on early extinguishment of debt, net of income tax benefit
    (730 )           (5,455 )     N/A                   N/A       N/A  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Net income (loss)
  $ (5,610 )   $ (5,198 )   $ (4,386 )   $ 7,677     $ 436     $ 11,177     $ (10,089 )   $ 11,418  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Net income (loss) per common share:
                                                               
 
Basic
  $ (0.26 )   $ (0.23 )   $ (0.14 )   $ 0.18     $ 0.02     $ 0.26     $ (0.24 )   $ 0.27  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
Diluted
  $ (0.26 )   $ (0.23 )   $ (0.14 )   $ 0.17     $ 0.01     $ 0.24     $ (0.24 )   $ 0.24  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
                                                               
 
Basic
    21,715       22,497       30,641       42,638       28,835       42,290       42,638       42,638  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
Diluted
    21,715       22,497       30,641       46,211       31,431       46,991       42,638       47,053  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Other Financial and Operating Data:
                                                               
Revenue growth
    67 %     58 %     124 %     N/A       N/A       69 %     N/A       56 %
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Average temporary healthcare professionals on assignment
    2,289       3,166       5,964       6,235       5,185       7,335       5,701       7,499  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Growth in average temporary healthcare professionals on assignment
    59 %     38 %     88 %     N/A       N/A       41 %     N/A       32 %
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Capital expenditures
  $ 1,656     $ 2,358     $ 4,497     $ 4,619     $ 1,019     $ 948       1,073     $ 975  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Adjusted EBITDA(4)
  $ 14,053     $ 29,430     $ 58,027     $ 60,897     $ 11,316     $ 19,478     $ 12,891     $ 19,903  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Adjusted EBITDA growth
    83 %     109 %     97 %     N/A       N/A       72 %     N/A       54 %
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Adjusted cash earnings per diluted share(5)
  $ 0.30     $ 0.44     $ 0.74     $ 0.74     $ 0.12     $ 0.24     $ 0.16     $ 0.25  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Adjusted cash earnings per diluted share growth
    131 %     47 %     68 %     N/A       N/A       100 %     N/A       56 %
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 

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As of March 31, 2002

Actual Pro Forma


(unaudited)
(in thousands)
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:
               
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments
  $ 37,454     $ 28,539  
Working capital
    128,015       120,551  
Total assets
    330,621       331,301  
Total long-term debt, including current portion
           
Total stockholders’ equity
    283,237       283,518  

(1)  Non-cash stock-based compensation represents compensation expense related to our stock option plans to reflect the difference between the fair market value and the exercise price of stock options previously issued to our officers. See Note 9 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.
 
(2)  Transaction costs represent costs incurred in connection with our 1999 recapitalization, our acquisition of Preferred Healthcare Staffing in 2000 and our initial public offering in 2001.
 
(3)  On October 18, 1999, the minority stockholder of one of our subsidiaries exchanged his shares of the subsidiary for our shares. As a result, no minority interest is reflected after that date.
 
(4)  Adjusted EBITDA represents income (loss) from operations plus depreciation, amortization, transaction costs and non-cash stock-based compensation expense. Adjusted EBITDA is presented because we believe that it is a widely accepted financial indicator used by certain investors and securities analysts to analyze and compare companies on the basis of operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to represent cash flows for the period, nor has it been presented as an alternative to operating income as an indicator of operating performance and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Adjusted EBITDA, as we define it, is not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to potential inconsistencies in the method of calculation. See our historical and unaudited pro forma financial statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.
 
(5)  Adjusted cash earnings per diluted share represents net income (loss) per diluted share excluding the tax-effected impact of non-cash stock-based compensation, transaction costs, amortization expense and extraordinary loss on early extinguishment of debt. Adjusted cash earnings per diluted share is presented because we believe that it provides a meaningful comparison of operating performance. Adjusted cash earnings per diluted share is not intended to represent net income per common share for the period, nor has it been presented as an alternative to net income per common share as an indicator of operating performance and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Adjusted cash earnings per diluted share, as we define it, is not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to potential inconsistencies in the method of calculation. See our historical and unaudited pro forma financial statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

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RISK FACTORS

      An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should consider carefully the following information about these risks, together with the other information contained in this prospectus, before buying shares of our common stock. Any of the risk factors we describe below could severely harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. The market price of our common stock could decline if one or more of these risks and uncertainties develop into actual events. You may lose all or part of the money you paid to buy our common stock. Some of the statements in “Risk Factors” are forward-looking statements. See “Forward-Looking Statements.”

If we are unable to attract qualified nurses and other allied healthcare professionals for our healthcare staffing business at reasonable costs, it could increase our operating costs and negatively impact our business.

      We rely significantly on our ability to attract and retain nurses and other allied healthcare professionals who possess the skills, experience and licenses necessary to meet the requirements of our hospital and healthcare facility clients. We compete for healthcare staffing personnel with other temporary healthcare staffing companies and with hospitals and healthcare facilities. We must continually evaluate and expand our temporary healthcare professional network to keep pace with our hospital and healthcare facility clients’ needs. Currently, there is a shortage of qualified nurses in most areas of the United States, competition for nursing personnel is increasing, and salaries and benefits have risen. We may be unable to continue to increase the number of temporary healthcare professionals that we recruit, decreasing the potential for growth of our business. Our ability to attract and retain temporary healthcare professionals depends on several factors, including our ability to provide temporary healthcare professionals with assignments that they view as attractive and to provide them with competitive benefits and wages. We cannot assure you that we will be successful in any of these areas. The cost of attracting temporary healthcare professionals and providing them with attractive benefit packages may be higher than we anticipate and, as a result, if we are unable to pass these costs on to our hospital and healthcare facility clients, our profitability could decline. Moreover, if we are unable to attract and retain temporary healthcare professionals, the quality of our services to our hospital and healthcare facility clients may decline and, as a result, we could lose clients.

We operate in a highly competitive market and our success depends on our ability to remain competitive in obtaining and retaining hospital and healthcare facility clients and temporary healthcare professionals.

      The temporary healthcare staffing business is highly competitive. We compete in national, regional and local markets with full-service staffing companies and with specialized temporary staffing agencies. Some of our competitors in the temporary nurse staffing sector include Cross Country, InteliStaf, Medical Staffing Network, On Assignment and RehabCare Group. In addition, we compete with staffing organizations owned by national healthcare facilities that provide staffing services to their member hospitals. Some of these companies may have greater marketing and financial resources than us. We believe that the primary competitive factors in obtaining and retaining hospital and healthcare facility clients are identifying qualified healthcare professionals for specific job requirements, providing qualified employees in a timely manner, pricing services competitively and effectively monitoring employees’ job performance. We compete for temporary healthcare professionals based on the quantity, diversity and quality of assignments offered, compensation packages and the benefits that we provide. Competition for hospital and healthcare facility clients and temporary healthcare professionals may increase in the future and, as a result, we may not be able to remain competitive. To the extent competitors seek to gain or retain market share by reducing prices or increasing marketing expenditures, we could lose revenues or hospital and healthcare facility clients and our margins could decline, which could seriously harm our operating results and cause the price of our stock to decline. In addition, the development of alternative recruitment channels could lead our hospital and healthcare facility clients to bypass our services, which would also cause our revenues and margins to decline.

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Our business depends upon our ability to secure and fill new orders from our hospital and healthcare facility clients because we do not have long-term agreements or exclusive contracts with them.

      We do not have long-term agreements or exclusive guaranteed order contracts with our hospital and healthcare facility clients. The success of our business is dependent upon our ability to continually secure new orders from hospitals and other healthcare facilities and to fill those orders with our temporary healthcare professionals. Our hospital and healthcare facility clients are free to place orders with our competitors and choose to use temporary healthcare professionals that our competitors offer them. Therefore, we must maintain positive relationships with our hospital and healthcare facility clients. If we fail to maintain positive relationships with our hospital and healthcare facility clients, we may be unable to generate new temporary healthcare professional orders and our business may be adversely affected.

Fluctuations in patient occupancy at the hospital and healthcare facilities of our clients may adversely affect the demand for our services and therefore the profitability of our business.

      Demand for our temporary healthcare staffing services is significantly affected by the general level of patient occupancy at our hospital and healthcare clients’ facilities. When occupancy increases, temporary employees are often added before full-time employees are hired. As occupancy decreases, hospital and healthcare facility clients typically will reduce their use of temporary employees before undertaking layoffs of their regular employees. In addition, we may experience more competitive pricing pressure during periods of occupancy downturn. Occupancy at our healthcare clients’ facilities also fluctuates due to the seasonality of some elective procedures. We are unable to predict the level of patient occupancy at any particular time and its effect on our revenues and earnings.

Healthcare reform could negatively impact our business opportunities, revenues and margins.

      The U.S. government has undertaken efforts to control growing healthcare costs through legislation, regulation and voluntary agreements with medical care providers and drug companies. In the recent past, the U.S. Congress has considered several comprehensive healthcare reform proposals. The proposals were generally intended to expand healthcare coverage for the uninsured and reduce the growth of total healthcare expenditures. While the U.S. Congress did not adopt any comprehensive reform proposals, members of Congress may raise similar proposals in the future. If any of these proposals are approved, hospitals and other healthcare facilities may react by spending less on healthcare staffing, including nurses. If this were to occur, we would have fewer business opportunities, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.

      State governments have also attempted to control the growth of healthcare costs. For example, the state of Massachusetts implemented a regulation that limits the hourly rate paid to temporary nursing agencies for registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and certified nurses aides. While the current regulation does not apply to us, if similar regulations were to be applied to longer term contracts in states in which we operate, our revenues and margins could decrease.

      Furthermore, third party payors, such as health maintenance organizations, increasingly challenge the prices charged for medical care. Failure by hospitals and other healthcare facilities to obtain full reimbursement from those third party payors could reduce the demand or the price paid for our services.

We operate in a regulated industry and changes in regulations or violations of regulations may result in increased costs or sanctions that could reduce our revenues and profitability.

      The healthcare industry is subject to extensive and complex federal and state laws and regulations related to professional licensure, conduct of operations, payment for services and payment for referrals. If we fail to comply with the laws and regulations that are directly applicable to our business, we could suffer civil and/or criminal penalties or be subject to injunctions or cease and desist orders.

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programs. However, these laws and regulations could indirectly affect the demand or the prices paid for our services. For example, our hospital and healthcare facility clients could suffer civil and/or criminal penalties and/or be excluded from participating in Medicare, Medicaid and other healthcare programs if they fail to comply with the laws and regulations applicable to their businesses. In addition, our hospital and healthcare facility clients could receive reduced reimbursements, or be excluded from coverage, because of a change in the rates or conditions set by federal or state governments. In turn, violations of or changes to these laws and regulations that adversely affect our hospital and healthcare facility clients could also adversely affect the prices that these clients are willing or able to pay for our services.

Significant legal actions could subject us to substantial liabilities.

      In recent years, our hospital and healthcare facility clients have become subject to an increasing number of legal actions alleging malpractice or related legal theories. Because our temporary healthcare professionals provide medical care, claims may be brought against our temporary healthcare professionals and us relating to the quality of medical care provided by our temporary healthcare professionals while on assignment at our hospital and healthcare facility clients. We and our temporary healthcare professionals are at times named in these lawsuits regardless of our contractual obligations or the standard of care provided by our temporary healthcare professionals. In some instances, we are required to indemnify hospital and healthcare facility clients contractually against some or all of these potential legal actions. Also, because most of our temporary healthcare professionals are our employees, we may be subject to various employment claims and contractual disputes regarding the terms of a temporary healthcare professional’s employment. We maintain a policy of $10 million for employment practices coverage with an additional excess coverage of $10 million. We also have two layers of professional and general liability coverage. The professional and general liability coverage consists of primary coverage with limits of $1 million per occurrence and $3 million in the aggregate and an umbrella policy with limits of $20 million. However, our insurance coverage may not cover all claims against us or continue to be available to us at a reasonable cost. Also, we may not be able to pass on all or any portion of increased insurance costs to our hospital and healthcare facility clients. If we are unable to maintain adequate insurance coverage or if any claims are not covered by insurance, we may be exposed to substantial liabilities.

We may be legally liable for damages resulting from our hospital and healthcare facility clients’ improper treatment of our traveling healthcare personnel.

      Because we are in the business of placing our temporary healthcare professionals in the workplaces of other companies, we are subject to possible claims by our temporary healthcare professionals alleging discrimination, sexual harassment and other similar activities by our hospital and healthcare facility clients. The cost of defending such claims, even if groundless, could be substantial and the associated negative publicity could adversely affect our ability to attract and retain qualified individuals in the future.

We may not be able to successfully complete the integration of our recent acquisitions.

      During the last year we acquired two companies in the temporary healthcare staffing industry: O’Grady-Peyton International and Healthcare Resource Management Corporation. These acquisitions involve significant risks and uncertainties, including difficulties integrating acquired personnel and other corporate cultures into our business, the potential loss of key employees or customers of acquired companies, the assumption of liabilities and exposure to unforeseen liabilities of acquired companies and the diversion of management attention from existing operations. We may not be able to fully integrate the operations of the acquired businesses with our own in an efficient and cost-effective manner. In addition, through the acquisition of O’Grady-Peyton International, we are now involved in new international temporary healthcare professional recruitment markets where we have limited experience. Our failure to effectively integrate either of these businesses could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

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Difficulties in maintaining our management information and communications systems may result in increased costs that reduce our profitability.

      Our ability to deliver our staffing services to our hospital and healthcare facility clients and manage our internal systems depends to a large extent upon the performance of our management information and communications systems. If these systems do not adequately support our operations, or if we are required to incur significant additional costs to maintain or expand these systems, our business and financial results could be materially adversely affected.

Our operations may deteriorate if we are unable to continue to attract, develop and retain our sales personnel.

      Our success is dependent upon the performance of our sales personnel, especially regional client service directors, hospital account managers and recruiters. The number of individuals who meet our qualifications for these positions is limited and we may experience difficulty in attracting qualified candidates. In addition, we commit substantial resources to the training, development and support of these individuals. Competition for qualified sales personnel in the line of business in which we operate is strong and there is a risk that we may not be able to retain our sales personnel after we have expended the time and expense to recruit and train them.

The loss of key senior management personnel could adversely affect our ability to remain competitive.

      We believe that the success of our business strategy and our ability to operate profitably depends on the continued employment of our senior management team, led by Steven Francis, Susan Nowakowski and Donald Myll. Other than Steven Francis, none of our senior management team has an employment contract with us. If Steven Francis or other members of our senior management team become unable or unwilling to continue in their present positions, our business and financial results could be materially adversely affected.

The HWP stockholders will continue to exercise significant influence on us after this offering, and they may pursue policies with which you disagree.

      Currently, HWH Capital Partners, L.P. and some of its affiliates, whom we refer to collectively as the “HWP stockholders,” beneficially own approximately 62% of our common stock. Following the consummation of this offering, the HWP stockholders will continue to own approximately 43% of the outstanding shares of our common stock, or 41% if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full. As a result, the HWP stockholders will continue to have significant influence in electing our directors, appointing new management and approving any action requiring the approval of our stockholders, including any amendment to our certificate of incorporation, mergers or sales of substantially all of our assets. This concentration of ownership also may delay, defer or even prevent a change in control of our company, and make some transactions more difficult or impossible without the support of these stockholders. These transactions might include proxy contests, tender offers, mergers or other purchases of common stock that could give our stockholders the opportunity to realize a premium over the then-prevailing market price for shares of our common stock.

We have a substantial amount of goodwill on our balance sheet. Our level of goodwill may have the effect of decreasing our earnings or increasing our losses.

      As of March 31, 2002, we had $127.8 million of unamortized goodwill on our balance sheet, which represents the excess of the total purchase price of our acquisitions over the fair value of the net assets acquired. At March 31, 2002, goodwill represented 39% of our total assets.

      Through December 31, 2001, we amortized goodwill on a straight-line basis over the estimated period of future benefit of 25 years. In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations, and SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. SFAS No. 141 requires that the purchase method of accounting be used for all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001, as

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well as all purchase method business combinations completed after June 30, 2001. SFAS No. 142 requires that, subsequent to January 1, 2002, goodwill not be amortized but rather that it be reviewed annually for impairment. In the event impairment is identified, a charge to earnings would be recorded. We have adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 141 and SFAS No. 142. Although it does not affect our cash flow, an impairment charge to earnings has the effect of decreasing our earnings or increasing our losses, as the case may be. If we are required to record an impairment charge relating to goodwill, our stock price could be adversely affected.

Our stock price may be volatile and you may be unable to resell your shares at or above the offering price.

      In recent years, the stock market has experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that are often unrelated to the operating performance of specific companies. Our market price may fluctuate based on a number of factors, including:

  •  our operating performance and the performance of other similar companies;
 
  •  news announcements relating to us, our industry or our competitors;
 
  •  changes in earnings estimates or recommendations by research analysts;
 
  •  changes in general economic conditions;
 
  •  the number of shares to be publicly traded after this offering;
 
  •  actions of our current stockholders; and
 
  •  other developments affecting us, our industry or our competitors.

A large number of our shares are or will be eligible for future sale which could depress our stock price.

      Sales of substantial amounts of common stock, or the perception that a large number of shares will be sold, could depress the market price of our common stock. After this offering, the HWP stockholders, BancAmerica Capital Investors SBIC I, L.P., Steven Francis and the Francis Family Trust, a family trust of Steven Francis’, will hold approximately 49% of the outstanding shares of our common stock, or approximately 46% if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full. After the expiration of the 180-day “lock-up” period to which all of the selling stockholders and our executive officers are subject, these individuals and entities will be entitled to dispose of their remaining shares, although the shares of common stock held by our affiliates will continue to be subject to the volume and other restrictions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act. In addition, Banc of America Securities LLC may, in its sole discretion and at any time without notice, release all or any portion of the shares subject to the lock-up.

      After giving effect to the sale of common stock in this offering (and assuming that the underwriters do not exercise the over-allotment option granted to them by the selling stockholders), the holders of approximately 23,922,561 shares of our common stock (including shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options) have rights, subject to some conditions, to require us to file registration statements covering their shares or to include their shares in registration statements that we may file for ourselves or other stockholders. By exercising their registration rights and selling a large number of shares, these holders could cause the price of our common stock to decline.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

      This prospectus includes forward-looking statements. We based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are identified by words such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “will,” “may” and other similar expressions. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. The following factors could cause our actual results to differ from those implied by the forward-looking statements in this prospectus:

  •  our ability to continue to recruit and retain qualified temporary healthcare professionals and ability to attract and retain operational personnel;
 
  •  our ability to enter into contracts with hospitals and other healthcare facility clients on terms attractive to us;
 
  •  the general level of patient occupancy at our hospital and healthcare facility clients’ facilities;
 
  •  our ability to successfully implement our acquisition and integration strategies;
 
  •  the effect of existing or future government regulation of the healthcare industry, and our ability to comply with these regulations;
 
  •  the impact of medical malpractice and other claims asserted against us; and
 
  •  our ability to carry out our business strategy.

      Other factors that could cause actual results to differ from those implied by the forward-looking statements in this prospectus are more fully described in the “Risk Factors” section and elsewhere in this prospectus.

USE OF PROCEEDS

      The selling stockholders will receive all of the proceeds from the sale of the common stock offered by this prospectus. We will not receive any proceeds from this offering.

DIVIDEND POLICY

      We have not paid any dividends in the past and currently do not expect to pay cash dividends or make any other distributions in the future. We expect to retain our future earnings, if any, for use in the operation and expansion of our business. Any future determination to pay dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements and such other factors as our board deems relevant. In addition, our ability to declare and pay dividends on our common stock is restricted by covenants in our revolving credit facility.

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PRICE RANGE OF COMMON STOCK

      Our common stock has traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “AHS” since November 13, 2001. Prior to that time, there was no public trading market for our common stock. The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low sales prices of our common stock reported by the New York Stock Exchange.

                   
High Low


Year Ended December 31, 2001
               
 
Fourth Quarter (since November 13, 2001)
  $ 27.90     $ 21.00  
 
Year Ended December 31, 2002
               
 
First Quarter
  $ 28.40     $ 20.50  
 
Second Quarter (through May 10, 2002)
  $ 32.95     $ 26.00  

      As of May 10, 2002, there were 42,637,554 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding that were held by eight stockholders of record. As of April 24, 2002, there were approximately 4,777 beneficial owners of our common stock. On May 10, 2002, the last reported sale price of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange was $29.81 per share.

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CAPITALIZATION

      The following table sets forth our capitalization as of March 31, 2002. You should read this information in conjunction with “Selected Consolidated Financial and Operating Data,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” our consolidated financial statements and the related notes and our pro forma financial statements appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

           
As of March 31,
2002(1)

(unaudited)
(in thousands)
Long-term debt, including current portion
  $  
Stockholders’ equity:
       
Common stock, $.01 par value; 200,000 shares authorized; 42,290 shares issued and outstanding on an actual basis
    423  
Additional paid-in capital
    345,976  
Accumulated deficit
    (63,162 )
     
 
 
Total capitalization
  $ 283,237  
     
 

(1)  Our capitalization as of March 31, 2002 does not give effect to the issuance of 347,784 shares of common stock to be issued upon the exercise of outstanding options held by some of the selling stockholders and sold in this offering, the receipt of $1.6 million, representing the exercise price paid by these selling stockholders upon the exercise of these options, and estimated offering expenses of $1.3 million payable by us in connection with this offering.

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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING DATA

      The selected consolidated financial data set forth below as of December 31, 2000 and 2001 and for the three years ended December 31, 2001 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements that appear elsewhere in this prospectus. The selected consolidated financial data as of December 31, 1997, 1998 and 1999 and for the two years ended December 31, 1998 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements not included in this prospectus. The selected consolidated financial data as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2001 and 2002 have been derived from our unaudited consolidated financial statements for these periods, which, in the opinion of our management, reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of this data. The results for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.

      You should read the selected financial and operating data presented below in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and their related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

                                                                   
Predecessor(1)

Period From Period From Three Months
January 1, December 4, Ended
Through Through Years Ended December 31, March 31,
December 3, December 31,

1997 1997(2) 1998 1999 2000 2001 2001 2002








(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited)
Consolidated Statements of Operations:
                                                               
Revenue
  $ 63,570     $ 5,209     $ 87,718     $ 146,514     $ 230,766     $ 517,794     $ 103,048     $ 173,956  
Cost of revenue
    49,510       4,118       67,244       111,784       170,608       388,284       77,919       131,753  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Gross profit
    14,060       1,091       20,474       34,730       60,158       129,510       25,129       42,203  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Expenses:
                                                               
 
Selling, general and administrative (excluding non-cash stock-based compensation)
    9,560       845       12,804       20,677       30,728       71,483       13,813       22,725  
 
Non-cash stock-based compensation(3)
                            22,379       31,881       4,365       218  
 
Amortization
          90       1,163       1,721       2,387       5,562       1,306       82  
 
Depreciation
    68       7       171       325       916       2,151       413       691  
 
Transaction costs(4)
                      12,404       1,500       1,955              
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Total expenses
    9,628       942       14,138       35,127       57,910       113,032       19,897       23,716  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Income (loss) from operations
    4,432       149       6,336       (397 )     2,248       16,478       5,232       18,487  
Interest (income) expense, net
    174       183       2,476       4,030       10,006       13,933       4,325       (142 )
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Income (loss) before minority interest, income taxes and extraordinary item
    4,258       (34 )     3,860       (4,427 )     (7,758 )     2,545       907       18,629  
Minority interest in earnings of subsidiary(5)
          (9 )     (657 )     (1,325 )                        
Income tax expense (benefit)
    195       9       1,571       (872 )     (2,560 )     1,476       471       7,452  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Income (loss) before extraordinary item
    4,063       (52 )     1,632       (4,880 )     (5,198 )     1,069       436       11,177  
Extraordinary loss on early extinguishment of debt, net of income tax benefit
                      (730 )           (5,455 )            
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Net income (loss)
  $ 4,063     $ (52 )   $ 1,632     $ (5,610 )   $ (5,198 )   $ (4,386 )   $ 436     $ 11,177  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Net income (loss) per common share:
                                                               
 
Basic
    N/A       N/A     $ 0.09     $ (0.26 )   $ (0.23 )   $ (0.14 )   $ 0.02     $ 0.26  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
Diluted
    N/A       N/A     $ 0.09     $ (0.26 )   $ (0.23 )   $ (0.14 )   $ 0.01     $ 0.24  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
                                                               
 
Basic
    N/A       N/A       17,751       21,715       22,497       30,641       28,835       42,290  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
Diluted
    N/A       N/A       17,751       21,715       22,497       30,641       31,431       46,991  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Other Financial and Operating Data:
                                                               
Revenue growth
    N/A       N/A       N/A       67 %     58 %     124 %     N/A       69 %
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Average temporary healthcare professionals on assignment
    1,155       1,194       1,444       2,289       3,166       5,964       5,185       7,335  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Growth in average temporary healthcare professionals on assignment
    N/A       N/A       N/A       59 %     38 %     88 %     N/A       41 %
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Capital expenditures
  $ 172     $ 112     $ 690     $ 1,656     $ 2,358     $ 4,497     $ 1,019     $ 948  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Adjusted EBITDA(6)
  $ 4,500     $ 246     $ 7,670     $ 14,053     $ 29,430     $ 58,027     $ 11,316     $ 19,478  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Adjusted EBITDA growth
    N/A       N/A       N/A       83 %     109 %     97 %     N/A       72 %
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Adjusted cash earnings per diluted share(7)
    N/A       N/A     $ 0.13     $ 0.30     $ 0.44     $ 0.74     $ 0.12     $ 0.24  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Adjusted cash earnings per diluted share growth
    N/A       N/A       N/A       131 %     47 %     68 %     N/A       100 %
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 

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As of December 31, As of March 31,


1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2001 2002







(unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:
                                                       
Cash, cash equivalents and short term investments
  $ 1,124     $ 888     $ 503     $ 546     $ 31,968     $ 1,531     $ 37,454  
Working capital
    9,054       13,159       21,655       44,149       116,478       44,019       128,015  
Total assets
    42,229       65,337       79,878       209,410       308,929       217,820       330,621  
Total long-term debt, including current portion
    25,151       37,596       74,006       122,889             121,663        
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)
    12,348       19,477       (2,111 )     67,070       271,905       71,319       283,237  

(1)  We were incorporated on November 10, 1997. We had no operations until we acquired AMN Healthcare, Inc. on December 4, 1997. Therefore, the statement of operations data for the period January 1, 1997 through December 3, 1997 reflect the activity of AMN Healthcare, Inc. only. See Note 4 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.
 
(2)  Reflects our statement of operations data from December 4, 1997 through December 31, 1997. We were incorporated on November 10, 1997, but had no operations until we acquired AMN Healthcare, Inc. on December 4, 1997. See Note 4 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.
 
(3)  Non-cash stock-based compensation represents compensation expense related to our stock option plans to reflect the difference between the fair market value and the exercise price of stock options previously issued to our officers. See Note 9 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.
 
(4)  Transaction costs represent costs incurred in connection with our 1999 recapitalization, our acquisition of Preferred Healthcare Staffing in 2000 and our initial public offering in 2001.
 
(5)  On October 18, 1999, the minority stockholder of one of our subsidiaries exchanged his shares of the subsidiary for our shares. As a result, no minority interest is reflected after that date.
 
(6)  Adjusted EBITDA represents income (loss) from operations plus depreciation, amortization, transaction costs and non-cash stock-based compensation expense. Adjusted EBITDA is presented because we believe that it is a widely accepted financial indicator used by certain investors and securities analysts to analyze and compare companies on the basis of operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to represent cash flows for the period, nor has it been presented as an alternative to operating income as an indicator of operating performance and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Adjusted EBITDA, as we define it, is not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to potential inconsistencies in the method of calculation. See our historical financial statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.
 
(7)  Adjusted cash earnings per diluted share represents net income (loss) per diluted share excluding the tax-effected impact of non-cash stock-based compensation, transaction costs, amortization expense and extraordinary loss on early extinguishment of debt. Adjusted cash earnings per diluted share is presented because we believe that it provides a meaningful comparison of operating performance. Adjusted cash earnings per diluted share is not intended to represent net income per common share for the period, nor has it been presented as an alternative to net income per common share as an indicator of operating performance and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Adjusted cash earnings per diluted share, as we define it, is not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to potential inconsistencies in the method of calculation. See our historical financial statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

      Some of the statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” are forward-looking statements. See “Forward-Looking Statements.”

Overview

      We are a leading temporary healthcare staffing company and the largest nationwide provider of travel nurse staffing services, one of the fastest growing segments of the temporary healthcare staffing industry. We recruit nurses and allied health professionals, our “temporary healthcare professionals,” and place them on temporary assignments, typically for 13 weeks away from their permanent homes, at hospitals and healthcare facilities throughout the United States.

      We derive substantially all of our revenue from fees paid directly by hospitals and healthcare facilities rather than from payments by government or other third parties. We enter into two types of contracts with our hospital and healthcare facility clients: flat rate contracts and payroll contracts. Under a flat rate contract, the temporary healthcare professional becomes an employee of the hospital or healthcare facility and is placed on their payroll. We bill the hospital or healthcare facility a “flat” weekly rate to compensate us for providing recruitment, housing and travel services. Alternatively, under a payroll contract, the temporary healthcare professional is our employee. We then bill our hospital or healthcare facility client at an hourly rate to compensate us for the temporary healthcare professional’s wages and benefits, as well as for recruitment, housing and travel services. Our clients generally prefer payroll contracts because this arrangement eliminates significant employee and payroll administrative burdens for them. Although the temporary healthcare professional wage and benefits billed under a payroll contract primarily represent a pass-through cost component for us, we are able to generate greater profits by providing these value-added services. While payroll contracts generate more gross profit than flat rate contracts, the gross margin generated is lower due to the pass-through of the temporary healthcare professional’s compensation costs. Over the past five years, we, and the industry as a whole, have migrated towards a greater utilization of payroll contracts. During the three months ended March 31, 2002, approximately 96% of our contracts with our hospital and healthcare facility clients were payroll contracts.

      Since 1998 we have completed five strategic acquisitions. We acquired Medical Express, Inc. in November 1998, which strengthened our presence in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain states. During 2000, we completed the acquisitions of Nurses RX, Inc. in June, and Preferred Healthcare Staffing, Inc. in November, which strengthened our presence in the Eastern and Southern regions of the United States. In May 2001, we acquired O’Grady-Peyton International (USA), Inc., the leading recruiter of registered nurses from English-speaking foreign countries for placement in the United States. In April 2002, we completed the acquisition of Healthcare Resource Management Corporation, further strengthening our presence in the Eastern and Southern regions of the United States. Each of these acquisitions has been accounted for by the purchase method of accounting. Therefore, the operating results of the acquired entities are included in our results of operations commencing on the date of acquisition of each entity. As a result, our results of operations following each acquisition may not be comparable with our prior results.

      Upon the completion of our initial public offering in November 2001, options to purchase 5,182,000 shares of our common stock that we granted to members of our management became immediately vested. These options had an average exercise price $12.45 below the initial public offering price of $17.00 per share. As a result, we recorded approximately $18.8 million of non-cash stock-based compensation expense in the fourth quarter of 2001, of which $18.7 million was related to these options. In addition, we also recorded $13.1 million of non-cash stock-based compensation expense in the first three quarters of 2001 and $22.4 million in fiscal year 2000. We also retired all of our indebtedness (approximately $145.2 million) with the proceeds from and upon the completion of our initial public offering. The retirement of debt resulted in an extraordinary charge against earnings of approximately $5.5 million, net of income tax benefits, related to the write-off of the unamortized discount on our senior subordinated notes and unamortized deferred

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financing costs and loan fees resulting from the early extinguishment of our existing indebtedness, and a prepayment premium resulting from the early extinguishment of the senior subordinated notes.

Critical Accounting Principles and Estimates

      In response to the SEC’s Release Numbers 33-8040 “Cautionary Advice Regarding Disclosure About Critical Accounting Policies” and 33-8056, “Commission Statement about Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” we have identified the following critical accounting policies that affect the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. The preparation of our financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect our reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to asset impairment, accruals for self-insurance and compensation and related benefits, revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts, and contingencies and litigation. We state these accounting policies in the notes to the consolidated financial statements and at relevant sections in this discussion and analysis. These estimates are based on the information that is currently available to us and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could vary from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

      We believe that the following critical accounting policies affect the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements:

  •  We have recorded goodwill and intangibles resulting from our acquisitions completed in the past four years. Through December 31, 2001, goodwill and intangibles have been amortized on a straight-line basis over their lives of 25 years and four years, respectively. Upon the adoption of SFAS No. 142 on January 1, 2002, we ceased amortizing goodwill and will perform an annual impairment analysis to assess the recoverability of the goodwill, in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 142. If we are required to record an impairment charge in the future, it would have an adverse impact on our results of operations.
 
  •  We maintain an accrual for our health and workers compensation self-insurance, which is classified in accrued compensation and benefits in our consolidated balance sheets. We determine the adequacy of these accruals by periodically evaluating our historical experience and trends related to both health and workers compensation claims and payments, information provided to us by our insurance broker and industry experience and trends. If such information indicates that our accruals are overstated or understated, we will adjust the assumptions utilized in our methodologies and reduce or provide for additional accruals as appropriate.
 
  •  We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required payments, which results in bad debt expense. We determine the adequacy of this allowance by continually evaluating individual customer receivables, considering the customer’s financial condition, credit history and current economic conditions. If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required.
 
  •  We are subject to various claims and legal actions in the ordinary course of our business. Some of these matters include professional liability, employee-related matters and investigations by governmental agencies regarding our employment practices. Our hospital and healthcare facility clients may also become subject to claims, governmental inquiries and investigations and legal actions to which we may become a party relating to services provided by our professionals. From time to time, and depending upon the particular facts and circumstances, we may be subject to indemnification obligations under our contracts with our hospital and healthcare facility clients relating to these matters. Although we are currently not aware of any such pending or threatened litigation that we believe is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us, if we become aware of such

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  claims against us, we will evaluate the probability of an adverse outcome and provide accruals for such contingencies as necessary.

Results of Operations

      The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain statement of operations data as a percentage of our revenue. Our results of operations are reported as a single business segment.

                                         
Three Months
Ended
Years Ended December 31, March 31,


1999 2000 2001 2001 2002





(unaudited)
Consolidated Statement of Operations:
                                       
Revenue
    100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %
Cost of revenue
    76.3       73.9       75.0       75.6       75.7  
     
     
     
     
     
 
Gross profit
    23.7       26.1       25.0       24.4       24.3  
Selling, general and administrative (excluding non-cash stock-based compensation)
    14.1       13.3       13.8       13.4       13.1  
Non-cash stock-based compensation
          9.7       6.2       4.2       0.2  
Amortization and depreciation expense
    1.4       1.4       1.5       1.7       0.4  
Transaction costs
    8.5       0.7       0.4              
     
     
     
     
     
 
Income (loss) from operations
    (0.3 )     1.0       3.1       5.1       10.6  
Interest (income) expense, net
    2.7       4.4       2.7       4.2       (0.1 )
     
     
     
     
     
 
Income (loss) before minority interest, income taxes and extraordinary item
    (3.0 )     (3.4 )     0.4       0.9       10.7  
Minority interest in earnings of subsidiary
    (0.9 )                        
Income tax expense (benefit)
    (0.6 )     (1.1 )     0.2       0.5       4.3  
Extraordinary loss on early extinguishment of debt, net of income tax benefit
    (0.5 )           (1.0 )            
     
     
     
     
     
 
Net income (loss)
    (3.8 )%     (2.3 )%     (0.8 )%     0.4 %     6.4 %
     
     
     
     
     
 

  Comparison of Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2001 to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2002

      Revenue. Revenue increased 69%, from $103.0 million for the first three months of 2001 to $174.0 million for the same period in 2002. Of the $71.0 million increase, approximately $60.2 million was attributable to organic growth of our existing brands through growth in the number of temporary healthcare professionals and enhancements in contract terms with our hospital and healthcare facility clients, representing an organic growth rate for our recurring operations of 58%. The total number of temporary healthcare professionals on assignment in our existing brands grew 33% and contributed approximately $34.1 million to the increase. Enhancements in contract terms which included increases in hourly rates charged to hospital and healthcare facility clients accounted for approximately $19.7 million of this increase, and a shift in the mix of payroll versus flat rate temporary healthcare professional contracts accounted for approximately $6.4 million of this increase. The remainder of the increase, $10.8 million, was attributable to the acquisition of O’Grady-Peyton International in May 2001.

      Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue increased 69%, from $77.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2001 to $131.8 million for the same period in 2002. Of the $53.9 million increase, approximately $46.5 million was attributable to the organic growth of our existing brands, and approximately $7.4 million was attributable to the acquisition of O’Grady-Peyton International.

      Gross Profit. Gross profit increased 68%, from $25.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2001 to $42.2 million for the same period in 2002, representing gross margins of 24.4% and 24.3%,

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respectively. Of the $17.1 million increase in gross profit, approximately $13.7 million was attributable to the organic growth of our existing brands, and approximately $3.4 million was attributable to the acquisition of O’Grady-Peyton International.

      Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 64%, from $13.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2001 to $22.7 million for the same period in 2002. Of the $8.9 million increase, approximately $2.4 million was attributable to the acquisition of O’Grady-Peyton International. The remaining increase of $6.5 million was primarily attributable to increases in nurse education and professional development, information systems development, marketing, recruiting, and administrative and office expenses in support of the recent and anticipated growth in temporary healthcare professionals under contract.

      Non-Cash Stock-Based Compensation. We recorded non-cash compensation charges of $4.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2001 and $0.2 million for the same period in 2002 in connection with our stock option plans to reflect the difference between the fair market value and the exercise price of previously issued stock options. The decrease of $4.2 million is attributable to the vesting of the majority of these options upon the completion of our initial public offering in November 2001.

      Amortization and Depreciation Expense. Amortization expense decreased from $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2001 to less than $0.1 million for the same period in 2002. This decrease was attributable to the adoption of SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, under which goodwill amortization was ceased. Depreciation expense increased from $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2001 to $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2002. This increase was primarily attributable to internally developed software placed in service in 2001.

      Interest (Income) Expense, Net. Interest (income) expense, net was an expense of $4.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2001 as compared to income of $0.1 million for the same period in 2002. Of the $4.4 million change, approximately $4.3 million was attributable to the retirement of all of our indebtedness (approximately $145.2 million) with the proceeds from and upon the completion of our initial public offering in November 2001.

      Income Tax Expense. The provision for income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2001 was $0.5 million as compared to $7.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2002, reflecting effective income tax rates of 52% and 40% for these periods, respectively. The difference between the effective tax rate for the first three months of 2001 and our expected effective tax rate of 41% for that period is primarily attributable to the effect of various permanent tax difference items, the impact of which is magnified by the reduction in pre-tax income due to the non-cash stock-based compensation expense.

  Comparison of Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2000 to the Year Ended December 31, 2001

      Revenue. Revenue increased 124%, from $230.8 million for 2000 to $517.8 million for 2001. Of the $287.0 million increase, approximately $160.6 million was attributable to expansion of our existing brands through growth in the number of temporary healthcare professionals and enhancements in contract terms with our hospital and healthcare facility clients, representing an organic growth rate for our recurring operations of 70%. The total number of temporary healthcare professionals on assignment in our existing brands grew 40% and contributed approximately $92.8 million to the increase. Enhancements in contract terms which included increases in hourly rates charged to hospital and healthcare facility clients accounted for approximately $38.5 million of this increase, and a shift in the mix of payroll versus flat rate temporary healthcare professional contracts accounted for approximately $29.3 million of this increase. The remainder of the increase, $126.4 million, was attributable to the acquisitions of NursesRx in June 2000, Preferred Healthcare Staffing in November 2000 and O’Grady-Peyton International in May 2001.

      Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue increased 128%, from $170.6 million for 2000 to $388.3 million for 2001. Of the $217.7 million increase, approximately $122.6 million was attributable to the organic growth of

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our existing brands, and approximately $95.1 million was attributable to the acquisitions of NursesRx, Preferred Healthcare Staffing and O’Grady-Peyton International.

      Gross Profit. Gross profit increased 115%, from $60.2 million for 2000 to $129.5 million for 2001, representing gross margins of 26.1% and 25.0%, respectively. The decrease in the gross margin was primarily attributable to a larger pass-through of price increases in the form of benefits to our temporary healthcare professionals as compared to 2000 and the shift in the mix of temporary healthcare professionals from flat rate contracts to payroll contracts.

      Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 133%, from $30.7 million for 2000 to $71.5 million for 2001. Of the $40.8 million increase, approximately $18.4 million was attributable to the acquisitions of NursesRx, Preferred Healthcare Staffing and O’Grady-Peyton International. The remaining increase of $22.4 million was primarily attributable to increases in nurse professional development, information systems development, marketing, recruiting, and administrative and office expenses in support of the recent and anticipated growth in temporary healthcare professionals under contract.

      Non-Cash Stock-Based Compensation. We recorded non-cash compensation charges of $22.4 million in 2000 and $31.9 million in 2001 in connection with our stock option plans to reflect the difference between the fair market value and the exercise price of previously issued stock options.

      Amortization and Depreciation Expense. Amortization expense increased from $2.4 million for 2000 to $5.6 million for 2001. This increase was attributable to the additional goodwill associated with the acquisitions of NursesRx, Preferred Healthcare Staffing and O’Grady-Peyton International. Depreciation expense increased from $0.9 million for 2000 to $2.2 million for 2001. This increase was primarily attributable to the acquisitions of NursesRx, Preferred Healthcare Staffing and O’Grady-Peyton International and the purchase of furniture and equipment to support our recent and anticipated growth.

      Transaction Costs. Transaction costs of $2.0 million for 2001 relate to the termination of an advisory agreement in conjunction with our initial public offering. Transaction costs of $1.5 million for 2000 relate to the non-capitalized costs incurred in connection with the acquisition of Preferred Healthcare Staffing.

      Interest Expense, Net. Interest expense, net increased from $10.0 million for 2000 to $13.9 million for 2001. Of the $3.9 million increase, approximately $3.7 million was attributable to additional borrowings incurred in conjunction with the acquisitions of NursesRx, Preferred Healthcare Staffing and O’Grady-Peyton International. The remaining increase was primarily due to the new accounting treatment for derivative instruments under SFAS No. 133. Beginning January 1, 2001, SFAS No. 133, as amended, required us to recognize the changes to the fair value of our derivative hedging instruments as a component of interest expense.

      Income Tax Expense (Benefit). The provision for income tax for 2000 was a benefit of $2.6 million as compared to income tax expense of $1.5 million for 2001, reflecting effective income tax rates of a 33% benefit and 58% expense for these periods, respectively. The differences between these effective tax rates and our expected effective tax rate of 41% are primarily attributable to the effect of various permanent tax difference items, the impact of which is magnified by the reduction in pre-tax income created by the non-cash stock-based compensation charge.

      Extraordinary Loss On Extinguishment of Debt, Net of Income Tax Benefit. The $5.5 million extraordinary loss on extinguishment of debt for 2001 was attributable to the retirement of all of our indebtedness (approximately $145.2 million) with the proceeds from and upon the completion of our initial public offering. This charge was related to the write-off of unamortized discount on our senior subordinated notes and unamortized deferred financing costs and loan fees resulting from the early extinguishment of our existing indebtedness, and a prepayment charge resulting from the early extinguishment of the senior subordinated notes.

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  Comparison of Results for the Year Ended December 31, 1999 to the Year Ended December 31, 2000

      Revenue. Revenue increased 58%, from $146.5 million in 1999 to $230.8 million for 2000. Of the $84.3 million increase, approximately $63.0 million was attributable to expansion of our existing brands through growth in the number of temporary healthcare professionals and enhancements in contract terms with our hospital and healthcare facility clients, representing an organic growth rate for our recurring operations of 43%. The total number of temporary healthcare professionals on assignment in our existing brands grew 27% and contributed approximately $39.1 million of the increase. Enhancements in contract terms which included increases in hourly rates charged to our hospital and healthcare facility clients accounted for approximately $17.2 million of this increase, and a shift in the mix of payroll versus flat rate temporary healthcare professional contracts accounted for approximately $6.7 million of this increase. The remainder of the increase in revenue, $21.3 million, was attributable to the acquisitions of NursesRx in June 2000 and Preferred Healthcare Staffing in November 2000.

      Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue increased 53%, from $111.8 million for 1999 to $170.6 million for 2000. Of the $58.8 million increase, approximately $43.2 million was primarily attributable to the organic growth of our existing brands and approximately $15.6 million was attributable to the acquisitions of NursesRx and Preferred Healthcare Staffing.

      Gross Profit. Gross profit increased 73%, from $34.7 million for 1999 to $60.2 million for 2000, representing gross margins of 23.7% and 26.1%, respectively. The increase in gross margin was primarily attributable to increases in hourly rates charged to our hospital and healthcare facility clients and to the acquisition of NursesRx, which historically had higher gross margins than us.

      Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 49%, from $20.7 million for 1999 to $30.7 million for 2000. Of the $10.0 million increase in selling, general and administrative expenses, approximately $3.6 million was attributable to the acquisitions of NursesRx and Preferred Healthcare Staffing. The remaining increase, $6.4 million, was primarily attributable to increases in marketing, recruiting, office and administrative expenses and development and implementation of information systems to support the growth in temporary healthcare professionals under contract.

      Non-Cash Stock-Based Compensation. We recorded non-cash compensation charges of $22.4 million in 2000 in connection with our stock option plans to reflect the difference between the fair market value and the exercise price of previously issued stock options. No charge was recorded in 1999.

      Amortization and Depreciation Expense. Amortization expense increased from $1.7 million for 1999 to $2.4 million for 2000. This increase was attributable to the additional goodwill associated with the acquisitions of NursesRx and Preferred Healthcare Staffing. Depreciation expense increased from $0.3 million for 1999 to $0.9 million for 2000. This increase was attributable to the acquisitions of NursesRx and Preferred Healthcare Staffing, the purchase of furniture and equipment and the depreciation of internally developed computer software.

      Transaction Costs. Transaction costs of $1.5 million for 2000 relate to the non-capitalized costs incurred in connection with the acquisition of Preferred Healthcare Staffing. Transaction costs of $12.4 million for 1999 relate to costs incurred in connection with our recapitalization in November 1999.

      Interest Expense, Net. Interest expense, net increased from $4.0 million for 1999 to $10.0 million for 2000. The $6.0 million increase was primarily attributable to additional borrowings incurred in connection with our recapitalization in November 1999 and with the acquisitions of NursesRx and Preferred Healthcare Staffing in 2000.

      Minority Interest in Earnings of Subsidiary. An officer of ours owned a minority interest in AMN Healthcare, Inc., our primary operating subsidiary, until October 1999. Just prior to our November 1999 recapitalization, this stockholder exchanged his shares of our subsidiary for shares of our common stock, eliminating this minority ownership interest. The $1.3 million in minority interest in earnings of our

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subsidiary for 1999 represents this minority interest in the earnings of AMN Healthcare, Inc. for the period January 1, 1999 through October 18, 1999.

      Income Tax Expense (Benefit). The income tax benefit for 1999 was $1.3 million, including the tax benefit of the extraordinary loss on early extinguishment of debt, as compared to a benefit of $2.6 million for 2000, reflecting effective income tax benefit rates of 18.8% and 33.0% for these periods, respectively. The differences between these effective tax rates and our expected effective rate of 41.0% is primarily attributable to the effect of the minority interest in 1999 and the effect of various permanent tax difference items, the impact of which is magnified by the reduction in pre-tax income resulting from the non-cash stock-based compensation charge in 2000.

      Extraordinary Loss On Extinguishment of Debt, Net of Income Tax Benefit. The $0.7 million extraordinary loss on extinguishment of debt for 1999 was attributable to the write-off of deferred financing costs associated with our November 1999 recapitalization.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

      Historically, our primary liquidity requirements have been for debt service under our credit facility, acquisitions and working capital requirements. We have funded these requirements through internally generated cash flow and funds borrowed under our existing credit facility. At March 31, 2002, we had no debt outstanding under our revolving credit facility. Upon the completion of our initial public offering in November 2001, we amended and restated our credit agreement in order to eliminate all of our term loans and to provide for a secured revolving credit facility of up to $50 million in borrowing capacity. The revolving credit facility has a maturity date of November 16, 2004 and contains a letter of credit sub-facility and a swing-line loan sub-facility. Borrowings under this revolving credit facility bear interest at floating rates based upon either a LIBOR or prime interest rate option selected by us, plus a spread, to be determined based on the outstanding amount of the revolving credit facility. Our amended and restated credit agreement contains a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, a maximum leverage ratio and other customary covenants. Amounts available under our revolving credit facility may be used for working capital and general corporate purposes, subject to various limitations.

      We have relatively low capital investment requirements. Capital expenditures were $1.7 million, $2.4 million and $4.5 million in 1999, 2000 and 2001, respectively, and $0.9 million in the first three months of 2002. In 2001, our primary capital expenditures were $2.2 million for purchased and internally developed software and $2.3 million for computers, furniture and equipment and other expenditures. In the first three months of 2002, our primary capital expenditures were $0.4 million for purchased and internally developed software and $0.5 million for computers, furniture and equipment and other expenditures. We expect our capital expenditure requirements as a percentage of revenue to be similar in the future, other than costs related to our new corporate headquarters, including leasehold improvements, furniture and equipment. See “Business — Properties.”

      Our business acquisition expenditures were $91.8 million in 2000 and $13.0 million in 2001. We had no business acquisition expenditures during 1999 or for the first three months of 2002. During 2000, we completed the acquisitions of NursesRx and Preferred Healthcare Staffing and in May 2001 we acquired O’Grady-Peyton International. These acquisitions were financed through a combination of bank debt and equity investments. In addition, on April 23, 2002, we acquired Healthcare Resource Management Corporation for $9.3 million in cash. In connection with our acquisition of NursesRx, we are obligated to make a $3.0 million payment to the former shareholders, $1.0 million of which was paid on June 30, 2001 and the remainder of which is to be paid in two equal installments of $1.0 million on June 28, 2002 and June 30, 2003. In connection with our acquisition of O’Grady-Peyton International, we are obligated to pay to the former shareholders of O’Grady-Peyton International $3.1 million in May 2002 based on O’Grady-Peyton International’s revenue and earnings for 2001. There is also additional contingent consideration of up to $2.4 million subject to collection of an outstanding receivable from a customer. We expect to be able to finance any future acquisitions either with cash provided from operations, borrowings under our revolving credit facility, bank loans, debt or equity offerings, or some combination of the foregoing.

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      Our principal working capital need is for accounts receivable, which has increased with the growth in our business. Our principal sources of cash to fund our working capital needs are cash generated from operating activities and borrowings under our revolving credit facility. Net cash provided by operations in 2001 and in the first three months of 2002 was $1.7 million and $5.1 million, respectively, resulting primarily from cash earnings generated by us offset by the growth in working capital.

      We believe that cash generated from operations, the remaining net proceeds from our initial public offering and borrowings under our revolving credit facility will be sufficient to fund our operations for the next 12 months.

      At March 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001 and 2000, we did not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. In addition, we do not engage in trading activities involving non-exchange traded contracts. As such, we are not materially exposed to any financing, liquidity, market or credit risk that could arise if we had engaged in such relationships. We do not have relationships or transactions with persons or entities that derive benefits from their non-independent relationship with us or our related parties other than what is disclosed in the “Related Party Transactions” section of this prospectus and in Note 10 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.

Potential Fluctuations in Quarterly Results and Seasonality

      Due to the regional and seasonal fluctuations in the hospital patient census of our hospital and healthcare facility clients and due to the seasonal preferences for destinations by our temporary healthcare professionals, the number of temporary healthcare professionals on assignment, revenue and earnings are subject to moderate seasonal fluctuations. Many of our hospital and healthcare facility clients are located in areas that experience seasonal fluctuations in population, such as Florida and Arizona, during the winter and summer months. These facilities adjust their staffing levels to accommodate the change in this seasonal demand and many of these facilities utilize temporary healthcare professionals to satisfy these seasonal staffing needs.

      Historically the number of temporary healthcare professionals on assignment has increased during January through March followed by declines or minimal growth during April through August. During September through November, our temporary healthcare professional count has historically increased, followed by a decline in December. Seasonality of revenue and earnings is expected to continue. As a result of all of these factors, results of any one quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any other quarter or for any year.

Inflation

      Although inflation has abated during the last several years, the rate of inflation in healthcare related services continues to exceed the rate experienced by the economy as a whole. Our contracts typically provide for an annual increase in the fees paid to us by our clients based on increases in various inflation indices allowing us to pass on inflation costs to our clients. Historically, these increases have generally offset the increases in costs incurred by us.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

      Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices, such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices. Our primary exposure to market risk has been interest rate risk associated with our debt instruments. In instances where we have had variable (floating) rate debt, we attempted to minimize our interest rate risk by entering into interest rate swap or cap instruments. Our corporate policy is to enter into derivative instruments only if the purpose of such instruments is to hedge a known underlying risk. We have held no derivative instruments since our initial public offering in November 2001.

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      A 1% change in interest rates on variable rate debt would have resulted in interest expense fluctuating approximately $46,000 for 1999, $73,000 for 2000, $58,000 for 2001 and none for the three months ended March 31, 2002, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2002, we had no outstanding debt. A 1% change in the interest rates on short-term investments would have resulted in a fluctuation in interest income of approximately $50,000 for 2001 and $37,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2002.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

      In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations, which addresses financial accounting and reporting for obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets and for the associated asset retirement costs. The standard applies to tangible long-lived assets that have a legal obligation associated with their retirement that results from the acquisition, construction or development or normal use of the asset. SFAS No. 143 requires that the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation be recognized in the period in which it is incurred if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. The fair value of the liability is added to the carrying amount of the associated asset and this additional carrying amount is depreciated over the remaining life of the asset. The liability is accreted at the end of each period through charges to operating expense. SFAS No. 143 is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002. We do not anticipate that the financial impact of this statement will have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

      In October 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, which addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets. While SFAS No. 144 supersedes SFAS No. 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of, it retains many of the fundamental provisions of SFAS No. 121, including the recognition and measurement of the impairment of long-lived assets to be held and used, and the measurement of long-lived assets to be disposed of by sale. SFAS No. 144 also supersedes the accounting and reporting provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) No. 30, Reporting the Results of Operations-Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions, for the disposal of a segment of a business. However, it retains the requirement in APB No. 30 to report separately discontinued operations and extends that reporting to a 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. SFAS No. 144 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001. We do not anticipate that the financial impact of this statement will have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

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BUSINESS

Our Company

      We are a leading temporary healthcare staffing company and the largest nationwide provider of travel nurse staffing services, one of the fastest growing segments of the temporary healthcare staffing industry. We recruit nurses and allied health professionals, our “temporary healthcare professionals,” and place them on temporary assignments, typically for 13 weeks away from their permanent homes, at hospitals and healthcare facilities throughout the United States. Approximately 90% of our temporary healthcare professionals are nurses, while the remainder are technicians, therapists and technologists. We are actively working with a pre-screened pool of prospective temporary healthcare professionals, of whom over 7,300 were on assignment during the first quarter of 2002.

      In recent years our business has grown significantly, outpacing the growth of the temporary healthcare staffing market. From 1996 to 2001, our revenue and Adjusted EBITDA increased at compound annual growth rates of 61% and 65%, respectively. Approximately two-thirds of this growth was generated through the organic growth of our operations, while the remaining one-third was generated through strategic acquisitions. On a combined basis, assuming all of our acquisitions had occurred on January 1, 1996, the compound annual growth rate of our revenues from 1996 to 2001 would have been 37%. Additionally, since 1999, the pace of our organic growth has accelerated. On the same combined basis as discussed above, for the twelve months ended March 31, 2002, we generated revenues of $605.2 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $67.9 million, representing organic compound annual growth rates of 52% and 70%, respectively, since 1999.

      We market our services to two distinct customer groups: (1) temporary healthcare professionals and (2) hospital and healthcare facility clients. We use a multi-brand recruiting strategy to enhance our ability to successfully attract temporary healthcare professionals in the United States and internationally. Our five separate brand names, American Mobile Healthcare, Medical Express, NursesRx, Preferred Healthcare Staffing and O’Grady-Peyton International, have distinct geographic market strengths and brand images. Our large number of hospital and healthcare facility clients allows us to offer traveling positions in all 50 states, and in a variety of work environments. In addition, we provide our temporary healthcare professionals with an attractive benefits package, including free or subsidized housing, travel reimbursement, professional development opportunities, a 401(k) plan and health insurance. We believe that we attract temporary healthcare professionals due to our long-standing reputation for providing a high level of service, our numerous job opportunities, our benefit packages, our innovative marketing programs and our most effective recruiting tool, word-of-mouth referrals from our thousands of current and former temporary healthcare professionals.

      We have established a growing and diverse hospital and healthcare facility client base, ranging from national healthcare providers to premier teaching and regional hospitals. At March 31, 2002, we had over 2,800 hospital and healthcare facility clients. Over 95% of our temporary healthcare professional assignments are at acute-care hospitals. We currently hold contracts with over 40% of all acute-care hospitals in the United States. Our clients include hospitals and healthcare systems such as Georgetown University Hospital, HCA, Kaiser Permanente, NYU Medical Center, Stanford Health Care, UCLA Medical Center and The University of Chicago Hospitals. We also provide services to sub-acute healthcare facilities, dialysis centers, clinics and schools. Hospital and healthcare facilities utilize our services to help cost-effectively manage staff shortages, new unit openings, seasonal variations, budgeted vacant positions, long-term leaves of absence and other flexible staffing needs.

Industry Overview

      In 2000, total healthcare expenditures in the United States were estimated at $1.3 trillion, representing approximately 13% of the U.S. gross domestic product, and had grown approximately 8% over 1999 according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Over the next decade, an aging U.S. population and advances in medical technology are expected to drive increases in hospital patient populations and the

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consumption of healthcare services. As a result, total healthcare expenditures are projected to increase to approximately $2.6 trillion during the next decade.

      Within the healthcare staffing sector, temporary staffing has emerged as an increasingly utilized method to efficiently deliver healthcare services. In the mid-1990s, several factors prompted the increased usage of temporary staffing at hospitals. A principal factor was cost containment. Managed care, Medicare, Medicaid and competitive pressures created renewed emphasis on cost containment. Among other responses, this led acute-care hospitals to redesign their staffing models to reduce their levels of fixed staffing and to include a variable staffing component.

      The temporary healthcare staffing industry accounted for $7.2 billion in revenues in 2000 and was projected to increase by 21% to $8.7 billion in 2001 and is projected to further increase 22% to $10.6 billion in 2002, according to estimates by The Staffing Industry Report. Approximately 70% of the temporary healthcare staffing industry is comprised of nurse staffing and approximately 30% is comprised of allied health, physicians and other healthcare professionals. Temporary healthcare staffing has experienced strong historical growth between 1996 and 2000, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 13%, but this growth accelerated to approximately 15% per year during 1999 and 2000. Within the temporary healthcare staffing industry, we believe that travel nurse staffing is one of the fastest growing segments.

  Demand and Supply Drivers

      Since the mid-1990s, changes in the healthcare industry prompted a permanent shift in staffing models that led to an increased usage of temporary staffing at hospitals and other healthcare facilities. The supply of professionals choosing travel healthcare as a short-term or long-term career option has also grown alongside increased demand for temporary healthcare professionals. We believe that this expanded demand and supply pattern will continue, particularly in the travel nurse staffing sector, because of the following drivers:

  Demand Drivers

  •  Demographics and Advances in Medicine and Technology. As the U.S. population ages and as advances in medicine result in longer life expectancy, it is likely that chronic illnesses and hospital populations will continue to increase. We believe that these factors will increase the demand for both temporary and permanent nurses, as well as for allied health professionals. In addition, advances in healthcare technology have increased the demand for specialty nurses who are qualified to operate advanced medical equipment or perform complex medical procedures.
 
  •  Shift to Flexible Staffing Models. Nurse wages comprise the largest percentage of hospitals’ labor expenses. Cost containment initiatives and a renewed focus on cost-effective healthcare service delivery continue to lead many hospitals and other healthcare facilities to adopt flexible staffing models that include reduced permanent staffing levels and increased utilization of flexible staffing sources, such as traveling nurses.
 
  •  Nursing Shortage. Most regions of the United States are experiencing a shortage of nurses. The American Hospital Association estimated that up to 126,000 position vacancies existed in 2001 for registered nurses, representing approximately 10% of the hospital-based nursing workforce. The Journal of the American Medical Association has reported that the registered nurse workforce is expected to be 20% below projected requirements by 2020. Faced with increasing demand for and a shrinking supply of nurses, hospitals are utilizing more temporary nurses to meet staffing requirements. Factors contributing to the current and projected declining supply of nurses include:

  —  Decreasing Number of Entrants to Nursing School and New Nursing Graduates. According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, enrollment in all basic nursing education programs (baccalaureate, associate or diploma) fell by approximately 5% each year from 1995 to 2000.
 
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  companies, insurance companies, HMOs and hospital service and supply companies increasingly offer nurses attractive positions which involve less demanding work schedules and physical requirements.
 
  —  Aging Nurse Population. The average age of a registered nurse is estimated to be 45.2 years old, an increase of 8.4% since 1988. By 2010, 40% of the nurse population is expected to be older than 50, as compared to 29% of nurses that were older than 50 in 2000. As a growing number of nurses retire, the nursing shortage is likely to worsen.

  •  Seasonality. Hospitals in areas that experience significant seasonal fluctuations in population, such as Florida or Arizona during the winter months, must be able to efficiently adjust their staffing levels to accommodate the change in demand. Many of these hospitals utilize temporary healthcare professionals to satisfy these seasonal staffing needs.
 
  •  Family and Medical Leave Act. The adoption of the Family and Medical Leave Act in 1993, which mandates 12-week job-protected maternity and dependent care leave, continues to create temporary nursing vacancies at healthcare facilities. Approximately 94% of the registered nurses working at healthcare facilities in the United States are women.
 
  •  State Legislation Requiring Healthcare Facilities to Utilize More Nurses. In response to concerns by consumer groups over the quality of care provided in healthcare facilities and concerns by nursing organizations about the increased workloads and pressures placed upon nurses, several states have passed or introduced legislation that is expected to increase the demand for nurses.

  —  Minimum Nurse-to-Patient Ratios. California passed legislation in 1999 which is expected to go into effect in January 2003 that requires the establishment of minimum nurse-to-patient ratios throughout all hospitals. Several states are considering similar legislation.
 
  —  Limitation of Mandatory Overtime. Many healthcare facilities require their permanent staff to work overtime to cover staffing shortages. Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, New Jersey and Washington have passed legislation that limit mandatory overtime for nurses, and similar legislation has already been introduced in several other states.

  Supply Drivers

  •  Traditional Reasons for a Healthcare Professional to Work on a Travel Assignment. Traveling allows healthcare professionals to explore new areas of the United States, work at prestigious hospitals, learn new skills, build their resumes and avoid unwanted workplace politics that may accompany a permanent position. Other benefits to temporary healthcare professionals include free or subsidized housing, professional development opportunities, competitive wages, health insurance and completion bonuses for some assignments. All of these factors have been supply drivers for nearly three decades, resulting in the growth of the number of new healthcare professionals traveling.
 
  •  Word-of-Mouth Referrals. New applicants are most often referred to travel staffing companies by current or former temporary healthcare professionals. Growth in the number of healthcare professionals that have traveled, as well as the increased number of hospital and healthcare facilities that utilize temporary healthcare professionals, creates more opportunities for referrals.
 
  •  More Nurses Choosing Traveling Due to the Nursing Shortage. In times of nursing shortages, nurses with permanent jobs generally feel more secure about their employment prospects. They have a higher degree of confidence that they can leave their permanent position to take a travel assignment and have the ability to return to a permanent position in the future. Additionally, during a nursing shortage, permanent staff nurses are often required to assume greater responsibility and patient loads, work mandatory overtime and deal with increased pressures within the hospital. Many experienced nurses consequently choose to leave their permanent employer, and look for a more flexible and rewarding position.

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  •  New Legislation Allowing Nurses to Become More Mobile. The Mutual Recognition Compact Legislation, promoted by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, allows nurses to work more freely within states participating in the Compact Legislation without obtaining new state licenses. The recognition legislation began in 1999 and had been passed in 18 states as of March 2002.

Growth Strategy

      Our goal is to expand our leadership position within the temporary healthcare staffing sector in the United States. The key components of our business strategy include:

  •  Expanding Our Network of Qualified Temporary Healthcare Professionals. Through our recruiting efforts both in the United States and internationally, we continue to expand our network of qualified temporary healthcare professionals. We have exhibited substantial growth in our temporary healthcare professional network over the past five years primarily through referrals from our thousands of current and former temporary healthcare professionals, as well as through advertising and direct mailings. While we expect these methods to continue to gain momentum, we are implementing creative ways to attract additional qualified healthcare professionals. Two recent examples include our acquisition of O’Grady-Peyton International, the leading recruiter of registered nurses from English-speaking foreign countries for placement in the United States, and Internet recruitment tools such as our NurseZone.com website, which is a leading nurse community site on the Internet. We also recently purchased the website RN.com. RN.com provides online continuing education programs for nurses, which we intend to use to introduce our brands to more temporary healthcare professional candidates.
 
  •  Strengthening and Expanding Our Relationships with Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities. We seek to continue to strengthen and expand our relationships with our hospital and healthcare facility clients, and to develop new relationships. Because we possess one of the largest national networks of temporary nurse and allied health professionals, we are well positioned to offer our hospital and healthcare facility clients effective solutions to meet their staffing needs. We currently hold contracts with over 40% of all acute-care hospitals in the United States and we believe there is an opportunity to further grow our existing relationships and develop new relationships with hospitals and healthcare facilities.
 
  •  Leveraging Our Business Model and Large Hospital and Healthcare Facility Client Base to Increase Productivity. We seek to increase our productivity through our proven multi-brand recruiting strategy, large network of temporary healthcare professionals, established hospital and healthcare facility client relationships, proprietary information systems, innovative marketing and recruitment programs, training programs and centralized administrative support systems. Our multi-brand recruiting strategy allows a recruiter in any of our brands to take advantage of all of our nationwide placement opportunities. In addition, our information systems and support personnel permit our recruiters to spend more time focused on temporary healthcare professionals’ needs and placing them on appropriate assignments in hospitals or healthcare facilities. Implementation of our business model at our acquired brands has resulted in significant increases in productivity.
 
  •  Expanding Service Offerings Through New Staffing Solutions. In order to further enhance the growth in our business and improve our competitive position in the healthcare staffing sector, we continue to explore new service offerings. We have most recently introduced temporary and permanent programs for U.S. and Canadian newly-graduated nurses, specialty training opportunities, vendor management for hospitals and healthcare facilities, permanent placement of nurses and placement of temporary healthcare professionals in Canadian hospital and healthcare facilities.
 
  •  Capitalizing on Strategic Acquisition Opportunities. In order to enhance our competitive position, we will continue to selectively explore strategic acquisitions. In the past after we have made acquisitions, we have sought to leverage our hospital relationships and orders across our brands, integrate back-office functions and maintain brand differentiation for temporary healthcare professional recruitment purposes. We also implement our proven business model in order to achieve greater productivity, operating efficiencies and financial results.

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Business Overview

  Services Provided

      Hospitals and healthcare facilities generally obtain supplemental staffing from two sources, local temporary (per diem) agencies and national travel healthcare staffing companies. We focus on the travel segment of the temporary healthcare staffing industry, and provide both nurse and allied health temporary healthcare professionals to our hospital and healthcare facility clients. Per diem staffing, which has historically comprised the majority of the temporary healthcare staffing industry, involves the placement of locally-based healthcare professionals on very short-term assignments, such as daily shift work, on an as needed (per diem) basis. Hospitals and healthcare facilities often give minimal advance notice of their per diem assignments, and require a quick turnaround from their staffing agencies, generally less than 24 hours. Travel staffing, on the other hand, provides healthcare facilities with staffing solutions to address anticipated staffing requirements, typically for 13 weeks. In contrast to per diem agencies, travel staffing companies select from a national (and in some cases international) skilled labor pool and provide pre-screened candidates to their hospital and healthcare facility clients, usually at a lower cost.

      Nurses. We provide medical nurses, surgical nurses, specialty nurses, licensed practical or vocational nurses, and advanced practice nurses in a wide range of specialties for travel assignments throughout the United States. We place our qualified nurse professionals with premier, nationally recognized hospitals and hospital networks. The majority of our assignments are in acute-care hospitals, including teaching institutions, trauma centers and community hospitals. Nurses comprise approximately 90% of the total temporary healthcare professionals currently working for us.

      Allied Health Professionals. We also provide allied health professionals to acute-care hospitals and other healthcare facilities such as skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation clinics and schools. Allied health professionals include such disciplines as surgical technologists, respiratory therapists, medical and radiology technologists, dialysis technicians, speech pathologists and rehabilitation assistants. Allied health professionals comprise approximately 10% of the total temporary healthcare professionals currently working for us.

  Multi-Brand Recruiting

      In order to enhance our opportunities to expand our network of traveling professionals, we choose to recruit temporary healthcare professionals in the United States and internationally separately under each of our five established and recognized brand names: American Mobile Healthcare, Medical Express, NursesRx, Preferred Healthcare Staffing and O’Grady-Peyton International. In addition, we intend to retain the HRMC brand name, which we acquired in April 2002, to recruit and place temporary healthcare professionals at our hospital and healthcare facility clients. While all of our brands have the capability to place temporary healthcare professionals on assignments that we have throughout the United States using the same placement opportunities, or “orders,” our brands have distinct geographic market strengths and brand images which we believe enhances our recruitment opportunities.

      It is common for temporary healthcare professionals to register with more than one brand in order to utilize more than one recruiter. Our multi-brand recruiting strategy provides us with a competitive advantage, as potential temporary healthcare professionals are able to work with more than one of our brand recruiters. Accordingly, we believe that our probability of successfully placing the temporary healthcare professional on assignment is enhanced.

  Single Staffing Provider

      To our hospital and healthcare facility clients, we market and administer our services under the single corporate brand of AMN Healthcare. Hospitals and healthcare facility clients in turn have the advantage of managing one contract with us, but receiving the benefit of more candidates from our five nationally known brands that recruit temporary healthcare professionals for their open positions.

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      The following chart depicts our single staffing provider and multi-brand recruiting model:

(AMN Healthcare Structure Flow Chart)

  National Presence and Diversified Hospital and Healthcare Facility Client Base

      We offer our temporary healthcare professionals nationwide placement opportunities and provide temporary staffing solutions to our hospital and healthcare facility clients that are located throughout the United States. We typically have open temporary healthcare professional requests, or orders, in all 50 states. The largest percentage of these open orders are typically concentrated in the most heavily populated states, including approximately 15% in California, 13% in Florida, 7% in Arizona, 6% in Texas and 4% in Maryland.

      The number of our hospital and healthcare facility clients that we serve has grown from approximately 600 in 1993 to over 2,800 hospital and healthcare facility clients at March 31, 2002. Over 95% of our temporary healthcare professional assignments are at acute-care hospitals. In addition to acute-care hospitals, we also provide services to sub-acute healthcare facilities, dialysis centers, clinics and schools. We currently hold contracts with over 40% of all acute-care hospitals in the United States. Our clients include hospitals and healthcare systems such as Georgetown University Hospital, HCA, Kaiser Permanente, NYU Medical Center, Scripps Health Systems, Stanford Health Care, Swedish Health Services, Texas Children’s Hospital, UCLA Medical Center and The University of Chicago Hospitals. As of March 31, 2002, no single client, including affiliated groups, comprised more than 10% of our temporary healthcare professionals on assignment and no single client facility comprised more than 2% of our temporary healthcare professionals on assignment.

Our Business Model

      We have developed and continually refined our business model to achieve greater levels of productivity and efficiency. Our model is designed to optimize the communication with, and service to, both our temporary healthcare professionals and our hospital and healthcare facility clients.

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      The following graph illustrates the elements of our business model:

(ELEMENTS OF OUR BUSINESS MODEL FLOW CHART)

  Marketing and Recruitment of New Temporary Healthcare Professionals

      We believe that nursing and allied health professionals are attracted to us because of our customer service and relationship-oriented approach, our competitive compensation and benefits package, and our large and diverse offering of work assignments which provide the opportunity to travel to numerous attractive locations throughout the United States.

      We believe that our multi-brand recruiting strategy makes us more effective at reaching a larger number of temporary healthcare professionals. Because it is common for these healthcare professionals to register with more than one brand in the industry, we believe that by offering five distinct brands we increase our ability to recruit temporary healthcare professionals. Each brand has its own distinct marketing identity to prospective temporary healthcare professionals. We tailor the marketing of each of our brands through a combination of websites, journal advertising, conferences and conventions, direct mail, printed marketing material and, most importantly, through personal word-of-mouth referrals from current and former temporary healthcare professionals. Referrals from our thousands of current and former temporary healthcare professionals are our largest source of new temporary healthcare professionals applying with us. To broaden our recruitment efforts, we also operate NurseZone.com, a leading nurse community website. This website caters to the professional and personal lives of nurses, and offers nursing news and updates, links to other Internet sites, discounted products and services, continuing education courses and career opportunities sponsored by our five recruitment brands, including an online temporary healthcare professional application process. In late 2001, we introduced TravelNursing.com, a website where nurses can learn about the benefits and opportunities available in traveling, and Nursingjobs.com, a nursing jobs board. Our five leading brands are featured on these websites, including an easy and efficient online application process where nurses can complete one application online and have it sent to each of the brands of their choice. Additionally, in April 2002, we purchased the website RN.com. RN.com provides online continuing education programs for nurses, which we intend to use to introduce our brands to more temporary healthcare professional candidates.

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performance as well as to determine feasibility for future placements. Our internal processes are designed to ensure that each temporary healthcare professional has the appropriate experience, credentials and skills for the assignments that they accept. Our experience has shown us that well-matched placements result in satisfied temporary healthcare professionals and healthcare facility clients. Our screening and quality management process includes three principal stages:

        Initial screening. Each new temporary healthcare professional candidate who submits an application with us must meet certain criteria, including appropriate prior work experience and proper educational and licensing credentials. We independently verify each applicant’s work history and references to reasonably ensure that our hospital and healthcare facility clients may depend on our temporary healthcare professionals for clinical competency and personal reliability. Our proprietary clinical skills checklists, developed for each healthcare specialty area, are used by our hospital and healthcare facility clients’ hiring managers as a basis for evaluating candidates and conducting interviews, and for facilitating the selection of a temporary healthcare professional who can meet the hospital or healthcare facility client’s specific needs.
 
        Assignment specific screening. Once an assignment is accepted by a temporary healthcare professional, our quality management department tracks the necessary documentation and license verification required for the temporary healthcare professional to meet the requirements set forth by us, the hospital or healthcare facility, and, when required, the applicable state board of health or nursing. These requirements may include obtaining copies of specific health records, drug screening, criminal background checks and certain certifications or continuing education courses.
 
        Ongoing evaluation. We continually evaluate our temporary healthcare professionals’ performance through a verbal and written evaluation process. We receive these evaluations directly from our hospital and healthcare facility clients, and use the feedback to determine appropriate future assignments for each temporary healthcare professional.

  Sales and Marketing to Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities

      Our team of regional client service directors markets our services to prospective hospital and healthcare facility clients, and supervises ongoing contract management of existing clients in their territory. We market ourselves to hospitals and healthcare facilities under one corporate brand name, AMN Healthcare, a single staffing provider with five recruitment sources of temporary healthcare professionals: American Mobile Healthcare, Medical Express, NursesRx, Preferred Healthcare Staffing and O’Grady-Peyton International.

      The number of our hospital and healthcare facility clients that we serve has grown from approximately 600 in 1993 to over 2,800 clients at March 31, 2002. Over 95% of our temporary healthcare professional assignments are at acute-care hospitals. In addition to acute-care hospitals, we also provide services to sub-acute healthcare facilities, dialysis centers, clinics and schools. Our hospital and healthcare facility clients include 15 of the top 16 hospitals in the United States as ranked by US News and World Report in its July 2001 Best Hospitals Honor Roll.

  Account Management

      Once hospital and healthcare facility contracts are obtained by our regional client service directors, our hospital account managers are responsible for soliciting and receiving orders from these clients and working with our recruiters to fill those orders with qualified temporary healthcare professionals. An “order” is a request from a client hospital or healthcare facility for a temporary healthcare professional to fill an assignment. Hospital account managers regularly call and solicit orders from our clients, who also submit orders via the Internet and by fax. Depending upon their size and specific needs, one hospital or healthcare facility client may have up to 50 open orders at one time.

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temporary healthcare professional applicants to place. Our growth in open orders can be attributed to factors including:

  •  continuing increased demand for traveling nurses;
 
  •  our extensive network of temporary healthcare professionals;
 
  •  our brand recognition and reputation as a quality provider of temporary healthcare staffing services; and
 
  •  our increased number of hospital and healthcare facility client relationships.

      Because hospitals often list their orders with multiple service providers, open orders may also be listed with our competitors. An order will generally be filled by the company that provides a suitable candidate first, highlighting the need for a large network of temporary healthcare professionals and integrated operating and information systems to quickly and effectively match hospital and healthcare facility client needs with appropriate temporary healthcare professionals.

  Placement

      Orders are entered into our information network and are available to the recruiters at all of our recruitment brands. Our recruiters provide our hospital account managers with the personnel profiles of the temporary healthcare professionals who have expressed an interest in a particular assignment. The hospital account manager approves the profiles to be sent to the hospital or healthcare facility client, follows up to arrange a telephone interview between the temporary healthcare professional and the hospital, and confirms offers and placements with the hospital or healthcare facility.

      Our recruiters seek to develop and maintain strong and long-lasting relationships with our temporary healthcare professionals. Each recruiter manages a group of pre-screened temporary healthcare professionals and works to understand the unique needs and desires of each healthcare professional. The recruiter will present open order assignments to a temporary healthcare professional, request that the personnel profile be submitted for placement consideration, arrange a telephone interview with assistance from the hospital account managers, make any special requests for housing and generally facilitate each placement.

      In the case of our international temporary healthcare professionals, the recruiters at our O’Grady-Peyton International brand, including those located in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa, assist candidates in preparing for the national nursing examination and subsequently obtaining a U.S. nursing license. These recruiters also assist our international temporary healthcare professionals to obtain petitions to become lawful permanent residents or to obtain work visas prior to their arrival in the United States.

      Throughout the typical 13-week assignment, the recruiter will work with the temporary healthcare professional to review their progress and to determine whether the person would like to extend the length of the current assignment, or move to a new hospital or healthcare facility at the end of the assignment term. Our international temporary healthcare professionals are typically placed on longer-term, 18-month assignments as a result of our substantial investment in bringing them to work in the United States. Near completion of the 18-month assignment, our recruiters will work with these temporary healthcare professionals to explore their options for new assignments, including our more traditional 13-week arrangements.

      We share orders among our various brands to increase placement opportunities for our temporary healthcare professionals. Our growth in placement volume has been driven by enabling our recruiters at all of our brands to offer more open assignment orders to their temporary healthcare professionals.

  Housing

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headquarters. Our housing department facilitates the leasing of all apartments and furniture, manages utilities, and arranges all housing and roommate assignments for the thousands of temporary healthcare professionals that we place each year. We generally offer our temporary healthcare professionals a free two-bedroom apartment to share with another temporary healthcare professional. If a temporary healthcare professional desires to have a private, one-bedroom apartment, they typically pay a housing fee to us to cover the incremental costs. If a temporary healthcare professional chooses not to accept housing provided by us, they receive a monthly housing stipend in lieu of an apartment. Generally, our international temporary healthcare professionals are provided with increased travel reimbursements and assistance with immigration costs in lieu of free or subsidized housing. We currently lease over 4,500 apartments nationwide with a monthly housing expense of over $4.5 million.

      Housing expenses are typically included in the hourly or weekly fees that we charge to our hospital and healthcare facility clients. Based on the contracted billing rate and gross profit for each hospital or healthcare facility client, we estimate a budget for our housing coordinators to utilize when locating apartments for each assignment. We carefully monitor performance of actual housing costs incurred to the housing costs budgeted for each placement. If housing costs rise in a particular city or region, our housing department tracks these trends and communicates with our regional client service directors to obtain increased billing rates to cover these costs. In the past, we generally have been successful in obtaining rate increases from our hospital and healthcare facility clients to cover the increased housing costs. We also negotiate contracts with national property management and furniture rental companies to leverage our size and obtain more favorable pricing and terms.

  Temporary Healthcare Professional Payroll

      For the first three months of 2002, approximately 96% of our working temporary healthcare professionals were on our payroll, while approximately 4% were paid directly by the hospital or healthcare facility client. Providing payroll services is a value-added and convenient service that hospitals and healthcare facilities increasingly expect from their supplemental staffing sources. To provide convenience and flexibility to our hospital and healthcare facility clients, we accommodate several different payroll cycles, and allow the client to choose the cycle that most closely matches that of their permanent staff. This enables our hospital and healthcare facility clients to integrate management of temporary healthcare professional scheduling and overtime with their permanent staff.

      Consistent accuracy and timeliness of making payroll payments is essential to the retention of our temporary healthcare professionals. Our internal payroll service group currently receives and processes timesheets for over 7,000 temporary healthcare professionals. Payroll is typically processed within 72 hours after the completion of each pay period, heightening the importance of having adequately trained and skilled payroll personnel and appropriate operating and information systems. We process our payroll utilizing a leading national payroll processing service that can accommodate our large quantity of transactions and the many federal, state and local withholding and employer taxing requirements across the United States.

      Our payroll service group offers our temporary healthcare professionals several service benefits, including multi-account direct deposit, automatic 401(k) deductions, dependent care and flexible spending account deductions and housing co-pays when the temporary healthcare professional chooses to upgrade to a private one-bedroom apartment, rather than a free shared two-bedroom apartment.

  Temporary Healthcare Professional Benefits

      In our effort to attract and retain highly qualified traveling professionals, we offer a variety of benefits to our temporary healthcare professionals. These benefits include:

  •  Completion Bonuses. Many of our assignments offer special completion bonuses, which we pay in a lump sum once the temporary healthcare professional has completed his or her 13-week assignment. When offered, completion bonuses usually range from $500 to $4,000 for a 13-week assignment and are typically billed as a separate cost to the hospital client, with a small markup to cover employer taxes and overhead.

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  •  Travel Reimbursement. Temporary healthcare professionals receive travel reimbursement for each assignment. Reimbursements are calculated on a “per mile” basis with a cap on the total, and are often billed as a separate cost to the hospital or healthcare facility client.
 
  •  Referral Bonuses. Through our referral bonus program, a temporary healthcare professional receives a bonus if he or she successfully refers a new temporary healthcare professional.
 
  •  401(k) Plan and Dependent Care and Medical Reimbursement. We offer immediate enrollment in our 401(k) plan, including matching employer contributions after 1,000 hours of continued service. In addition, we provide pre-tax deductions for employee dependent care expenses and a medical spending account.
 
  •  Group Medical, Dental and Life Insurance. We pay 100% of premium expenses for medical, dental and life insurance.
 
  •  Professional Development Center. We are a fully accredited provider of continuing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Through our professional development center, our temporary healthcare professionals receive free continuing education courses and seminars. In addition, they can obtain the information needed to apply for licensure in the state where they will travel.
 
  •  24-Hour Management and Clinical Support. It is our goal to always be available to our temporary healthcare professionals. Professionals with emergencies can be connected 24 hours per day with a clinical liaison, recruitment manager or housing manager to help resolve their problem.

  Hospital Billing

      To accommodate the needs of our hospital clients, we offer two types of billing: payroll contracts and flat rate contracts. For the first three months of 2002 we billed approximately 96% of working temporary healthcare professionals based on payroll contracts and approximately 4% based on flat rate contracts.

      Payroll Contracts. Under a payroll contract, the temporary healthcare professional is our employee for payroll and benefits purposes. Under this arrangement, we bill our hospital and healthcare facility clients at an hourly rate which effectively includes reimbursement for recruitment fees, wages and benefits for the temporary healthcare professional, employer taxes, and housing expenses. Overtime, shift differential and holiday hours worked are typically billed at a premium rate. We in turn pay the temporary healthcare professional’s wages, housing and travel costs and benefits. Providing payroll services is a value-added and convenient service that hospitals and healthcare facilities increasingly expect from their supplemental staffing sources. Providing these payroll services, which is cash flow intensive, also gives us a competitive edge over smaller staffing firms.

      Flat Rate Contracts. With flat rate billing, the temporary healthcare professional is placed on the hospital or healthcare facility client’s payroll. We bill the hospital a “flat” weekly rate that includes reimbursement for recruitment fees, temporary healthcare professional benefits and typically housing expenses. Generally, if the temporary healthcare professional works overtime, there is not an opportunity for us to receive increased fees under a flat rate contract.

Information Systems

      Our primary management information and communications systems are centralized and controlled in our corporate headquarters and are utilized in each of our staffing offices. Our financial systems are primarily centralized at our corporate headquarters and our operational reporting is standardized at all of our offices. To facilitate payroll for our corporate employees and our temporary healthcare professionals, we utilize a system provided by a national payroll processing service.

      During the past few years, we have developed a proprietary information system called American Mobile Information Exchange, or “AMIE.” AMIE is a Windows-based, interactive system that is an important tool in maximizing our productivity and accommodating our multi-brand recruiting strategy. The system was custom-designed for our business model, including integrated processes for temporary healthcare professional

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and healthcare facility contract management, matching of temporary healthcare professionals to available assignments, temporary healthcare professional file submissions for placements, quality management tracking, controlling compensation packages and managing healthcare facility contract and billing terms. AMIE provides our staff with fast, detailed information regarding individual temporary healthcare professionals and hospital and healthcare facility clients. AMIE also provides a platform for interacting and transacting with temporary healthcare professionals and hospital and healthcare facility clients via the Internet.

Risk Management

      We have developed an integrated risk management program that focuses on loss analysis, education and assessment in an effort to reduce our operational costs and risk exposure. We continually analyze our losses on professional liability claims and workers compensation claims to identify trends. This allows us to focus our resources on those areas that may have the greatest impact on us. We have also developed educational materials for distribution to our temporary healthcare professionals that are targeted to address specific work-injury risks. In addition, we have compiled a universal safety manual that every temporary healthcare professional receives each year.

      In addition to our proactive measures, we engage in a peer review process of any incidents involving our temporary healthcare professionals. Upon notification of a temporary healthcare professional’s involvement in an incident that may result in liability for us, a team of registered nurses reviews the temporary healthcare professional’s actions. Our peer review committee makes a prompt determination regarding whether the temporary healthcare professional will continue the assignment and whether we will place the temporary healthcare professional on future assignments.

Competition

      The healthcare staffing industry is highly competitive. We compete with both national firms and local and regional firms. In addition, some of our hospital and healthcare facility clients maintain their own national staffing organizations that provide staffing services to their member hospitals. We compete with these firms to attract nurses and other healthcare professionals as temporary healthcare professionals and to attract hospital and healthcare facility clients. We compete for temporary healthcare professionals on the basis of customer service and expertise, the quantity, diversity and quality of assignments available, compensation packages, and the benefits that we provide to a temporary healthcare professional while they are on an assignment. We compete for hospital and healthcare facility clients on the basis of the quality of our temporary healthcare professionals, the timely availability of our professionals with requisite skills, the quality, scope and price of our services, our recruitment expertise and the geographic reach of our services.

      We believe that larger, nationally established firms enjoy distinct competitive advantages over smaller, local and regional competitors in the travel healthcare staffing industry. Continuing nursing shortages and factors driving the demand for nurses over the past several years have made it increasingly difficult for hospitals to meet their staffing needs. More established firms have a critical mass of available nursing candidates, substantial word-of-mouth referral networks and established brand names, enabling them to attract a consistent flow of new applicants. Larger firms can also more easily provide payroll services billing, which is cash flow intensive, to healthcare providers. As a result, sizable and established firms such as ours have had a significant advantage over smaller participants.

      Some of our competitors in the temporary healthcare staffing sector include Cross Country, InteliStaf, Medical Staffing Network, On Assignment and RehabCare Group.

Government Regulation

      The healthcare industry is subject to extensive and complex federal and state laws and regulations related to professional licensure, conduct of operations, payment for services and payment for referrals. Our business, however, is not directly impacted by or subject to the extensive and complex laws and regulations that generally govern the healthcare industry. The laws and regulations which are applicable to our hospital and healthcare facility clients could indirectly impact our business to a certain extent, but because we provide

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services on a contract basis and are paid directly by our hospital and healthcare facility clients, we do not have any direct Medicare or managed care reimbursement risk.

      Some states require state licensure for businesses that employ and/or assign healthcare personnel to provide healthcare services on-site at hospitals and other healthcare facilities. We are currently licensed in all eleven states that require such licenses.

      Most of the temporary healthcare professionals that we employ are required to be individually licensed or certified under applicable state laws. We take reasonable steps to ensure that our employees possess all necessary licenses and certifications in all material respects.

      We recruit some temporary healthcare professionals from Canada for placement in the United States. Canadian healthcare professionals can come to the United States on TN Visas under the North American Free Trade Agreement. TN Visas are renewable, one-year temporary work visas, which generally allow immediate entrance into the United States provided the healthcare professional presents at the border proof of waiting employment in the United States and evidence of the necessary healthcare practice licenses.

      With respect to our recruitment of international temporary healthcare professionals through our O’Grady-Peyton International brand, we must comply with certain United States immigration law requirements, including the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. We primarily bring temporary healthcare professionals to the United States as immigrants, or lawful permanent residents (commonly referred to as “green card” holders). We screen foreign temporary healthcare professionals and assist them in preparing for the national nursing examination and subsequently obtaining a U.S. nursing license. We file petitions with the Immigration and Naturalization Service for a temporary healthcare professional to become a permanent resident of the United States or obtain necessary visas. Generally, such petitions are accompanied by proof that the temporary healthcare professional has either passed the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools Examination or holds a full and unrestricted state license to practice professional nursing as well as a contract between us and the temporary healthcare professional demonstrating that there is a bona fide job offer.

Legal Proceedings

      We are subject to various claims and legal actions in the ordinary course of our business. Some of these matters include professional liability, employee-related matters and inquiries and investigations by governmental agencies regarding our employment practices. We are not aware of any pending or threatened litigation that we believe is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us.

      Our hospital and healthcare facility clients may also become subject to claims, governmental inquiries and investigations and legal actions to which we may become a party relating to services provided by our professionals. From time to time, and depending upon the particular facts and circumstances, we may be subject to indemnification obligations under our contracts with our hospital and healthcare facility clients relating to these matters. At this time, we are not aware of any such pending or threatened litigation that we believe is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us.

Employees

      As of March 31, 2002, we had 840 full-time corporate employees. We believe that our employee relations are good. The following chart shows our number of full-time corporate employees by department:

         
Recruitment
    225  
Regional Directors and Hospital Account Managers
    42  
Housing, Quality Management and Traveler Services
    218  
Customer Accounting and Payroll
    218  
MIS, Support Services, HR, Marketing and Facilities Staff
    116  
Corporate and Subsidiary Management
    21  
     
 
Total Corporate Employees
    840  
     
 

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      During the first quarter of 2002, we had over 7,300 temporary healthcare professionals working on assignment.

Properties

      We believe that our properties are adequate for our current needs. In addition, we believe that adequate space can be obtained to meet our foreseeable business needs. We recently signed a lease for approximately fifteen years beginning in August 2003 for a new, approximately 172,000 square foot headquarters building in San Diego, California. We currently lease office space in twelve locations, as identified in the chart below:

         
Square
Location Feet


San Diego, California (corporate headquarters)
    95,677  
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
    32,138  
Louisville, Colorado
    19,427  
Huntersville, North Carolina
    15,600  
Davidson, North Carolina
    6,080  
Savannah, Georgia
    5,656  
Cape Town (South Africa)
    1,399  
Birmingham (United Kingdom)
    988  
Canning Vale (Australia)
    958  
Phoenix, Arizona
    767  
Toronto (Canada)
    150  
Sydney (Australia)
    129  
     
 
Total
    178,969  
     
 

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MANAGEMENT

      The following tables show certain information concerning our current directors, executive officers and other senior officers.

             
Name Age Position(s)



Directors and Executive Officers
           
Robert Haas
    54     Chairman of the Board and Director
Steven Francis
    47     Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
William Miller III
    52     Director
Douglas Wheat
    51     Director
Michael Gallagher
    56     Director
Andrew Stern
    53     Director
Susan Nowakowski
    37     Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary
Donald Myll
    44     Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 
Other Senior Officers
           
Marcia Faller
    42     Senior Vice President, Nursing and Traveler Services
Beth Machado
    40     Senior Vice President, Recruitment
Diane Stumph
    52     Senior Vice President, Finance
Stephen Wehn
    41     Senior Vice President, Client Services
Denise Jackson
    37     General Counsel and Vice President
Bruce Carothers
    41     Chief Technology Officer and Vice President

      Information with respect to the business experience and affiliations of our directors, executive officers and other senior officers is set forth below.

      Robert Haas has been our Chairman of the Board of Directors and a director since November 1999. Mr. Haas has been actively involved in private business investments since 1978, specializing in leveraged buyouts. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Haas Wheat & Partners, L.P., a private investment firm specializing in leveraged acquisitions, since 1992. Mr. Haas serves as Chairman and a director of Playtex Products, Inc., Nebraska Book Company, Inc. and NBC Acquisition Corp.

      Steven Francis co-founded our predecessor company, AMN Healthcare, Inc., in 1985. He has been an executive officer and director since 1985 and our President and Chief Executive Officer since June 1990. Prior to 1985, Mr. Francis served in several management positions in the hospitality industry. In addition, he served in the Nevada State Assembly from 1983 to 1987 and was elected as the Majority Leader from 1985 to 1987. In addition, he serves as a board member of Father Joe’s Villages, one of the largest private homeless shelter organizations in the United States.

      William Miller III has been a director since November 1999. Mr. Miller is currently Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Health Management Systems, Inc., a healthcare information technology company. From 1983 to 1999, Mr. Miller served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Emcare Holdings, an emergency medical services company. Prior to joining Emcare, Mr. Miller held financial and management positions in the healthcare industry, including positions as chief executive officer and chief financial officer of various hospitals, and administrator/director of operations of a multi-specialty physician group practice. Mr. Miller also serves as a director of Lincare Holdings, Inc.

      Douglas Wheat has been a director since November 1999. Mr. Wheat has served as President of Haas Wheat & Partners, L.P., a private investment firm specializing in leveraged acquisitions, since 1992. He also serves as a director of Playtex Products, Inc., Smarte Carte Corporation, Nebraska Book Company, Inc. and NBC Acquisition Corp.

      Michael Gallagher has been a director since our initial public offering in November 2001. Mr. Gallagher has served as Chief Executive Officer of Playtex Products, Inc. since 1995. Previously, Mr. Gallagher was Chief Executive Officer/ North America for Reckitt & Coleman PLC, President and Executive Officer of

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Eastman Kodak’s subsidiary, L&F Products, and President of the Lehn & Fink Consumer Products Division of Sterling Drug. Mr. Gallagher previously was Corporate Vice President and General Manager of the Clorox Company and began his career with the Procter and Gamble Company. He also serves as a director of Playtex Products, Inc., Allergan, Inc., Grocery Manufacturers Association, the Association of Sales and Marketing Companies, the Haas School of Business at the University of California (Berkeley) and the Board of Trustees of St. Luke’s School.

      Andrew Stern has been a director since our initial public offering in November 2001. Mr. Stern has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Sunwest Communications, Inc., a public relations firm, since 1983. Mr. Stern also serves as a director of Dallas National Bank and as an advisory director of NeoSpire, Inc. In addition, he serves as Chairman of the Medical City Dallas Hospital.

      Susan Nowakowski joined us in 1990 and has been our Chief Operating Officer since December 2000, our Secretary since October 2001 and our Executive Vice President since January 2002. Ms. Nowakowski served as our Senior Vice President of Business Development from September 1998 to December 2000. Following our acquisition of Medical Express, she was additionally appointed President of Medical Express in April 1999. She also served as our Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Business Development from 1990 to 1993 and 1993 to 1998, respectively. Prior to joining us, Ms. Nowakowski worked as a financial analyst at a subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Co. and as the finance manager of BioVest Partners, a venture capital firm. Ms. Nowakowski also serves as a director of Playtex Products, Inc.

      Donald Myll has been our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since May 2001. From September 1999 through October 2000, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Daou Systems, Inc. a publicly-traded technology services company in the healthcare industry. From September 1998 to September 1999, Mr. Myll served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Hearing Science, Inc., a multi-state provider of hearing care services. From March 1997 to September 1998, Mr. Myll was a consultant to TheraTx, Inc., a publicly-traded national healthcare provider of rehabilitation, post acute and long-term care services, as well as other venture capital and entrepreneurial organizations in the healthcare industry. From June 1990 to March 1997, Mr. Myll served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of TheraTx, Inc.

      Marcia Faller, RN, joined us in 1989 and has been our Senior Vice President of Nursing and Traveler Services since July 1997, with responsibility for quality management and professional education, housing and other office support. Ms. Faller served as one of our Vice Presidents from July 1989 until July 1997, with various responsibilities in recruiting, operations and information technologies. Prior to joining us, Ms. Faller worked for Sharp Memorial Hospital, where she was responsible for nurse recruitment operations. Previously, she was a staff nurse and manager in intensive and coronary care.

      Beth Machado joined us in 1988 and has been our Senior Vice President of Recruitment since May 1999, with responsibility for temporary healthcare professional recruitment, placement and retention, as well as order growth and management with our hospital and healthcare facility clients. Ms. Machado served as our Vice President of Recruitment from March 1996 until May 1999. Prior to joining us, Ms. Machado was a national commodities broker at Multivest, Inc.

      Diane Stumph, CPA, joined us in 1991 and has been our Senior Vice President of Finance since July 1997, with responsibility for accounting, payroll and finance operations and cash and tax management. Ms. Stumph served as Vice President of Finance from January 1995 until July 1997 and as our Chief Financial Officer from January 1995 until May 2001. In addition, Ms. Stumph served as our Controller from August 1991 until January 1995. Prior to joining us, Ms. Stumph worked for Exxon Company, USA for 11 years in a variety of audit, finance and accounting management roles.

      Stephen Wehn joined us in 1993 and has been our Senior Vice President of Client Services since December 2000, with responsibility for hospital and healthcare facility client marketing, contracting and service. Mr. Wehn served as our Vice President of Client Services from July 1997 until December 2000 and as our National Director of Client Services from October 1993 until July 1997. Prior to joining us, Mr. Wehn

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worked for Manpower, Inc., serving first as a manager for a healthcare staffing division and then as a district manager for two of Manpower’s largest multi-office franchises.

      Denise Jackson has been our General Counsel and Vice President of Administration since October 2000, with responsibility for legal, risk management, facilities, temporary healthcare professional benefits and corporate human resource functions. From 1995 to September 2000, Ms. Jackson worked for The Mills Corporation, a publicly traded real estate investment trust, serving as Vice President and Senior Counsel from 1998 to 2000.

      Bruce Carothers has been our Chief Technology Officer and Vice President since November 2001, with responsibility for all information technology functions. Prior to joining us, Mr. Carothers worked for Alitum, Inc. as Chief Technology Officer from March 2000 to October 2001 and as a consultant to various technology firms from October 1999 to March 2000. Mr. Carothers also served as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President of Business Development at Motive Software Inc. from January 1995 to October 1999.

Term of Executive Officers and Directors

      Each director serves for a term of one year. Directors hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. Executive officers are appointed by the board and serve at the discretion of the board.

Committees of Our Board of Directors

      Our board has established an audit committee, the members of which are Messrs. Miller, Gallagher and Stern, a compensation committee, the members of which are Messrs. Miller and Gallagher, an executive committee, the members of which are Messrs. Haas, Wheat and Francis, and a stock plan committee, the members of which are Messrs. Miller and Gallagher. Each of the decisions of our compensation and stock plan committees are subject to approval by our board. The audit committee oversees actions taken by our independent auditors and reviews our internal controls and procedures. The compensation committee reviews and approves the compensation of our officers and management personnel and administers our employee benefit plans. The executive committee exercises the authority of our board in the interval between meetings of the board. The stock plan committee administers our stock-based and certain other incentive compensation plans.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

      One of our directors, Michael Gallagher, serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Playtex Products, Inc. and serves as a member of our compensation committee. Our Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary, Susan Nowakowski, also serves as a director of Playtex Products, Inc.

Directors’ Compensation

      Directors who are not executive officers will receive an annual fee of $10,000, $2,500 for each board meeting they attend and $1,000 for each committee meeting they attend which is not held on the same day as a board meeting. Directors will be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attending meetings of the board and its committees. We also have granted stock options to some of our directors as compensation for their services as members of our board. See “— Stock Option Plans — Recent Stock Options Award.”

Compensation of Executive Officers

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(ii) Susan Nowakowski and Donald Myll, our two other most highly-compensated executive officers, as of December 31, 2001.
                                                   
Long-Term
Annual Compensation Compensation Awards


Number of
Securities
All Other Restricted Underlying
Name and Principal Positions Year Salary Bonus Compensation(1) Stock Awards Options







Steven Francis
    2001     $ 410,577     $ 300,000     $ 6,514              
 
President and Chief
    2000       304,875       200,000       1,950             746,493  
 
Executive Officer
                                               
Susan Nowakowski
    2001       292,308       91,000       6,485              
 
Executive Vice President,
    2000       181,496       67,412       1,950             321,456  
  Chief Operating Officer and Secretary                                                
Donald Myll(2)
    2001       135,573                         458,804  
  Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer                                                

(1)  Amounts consist of employer matching contributions to our 401(k) plan.
 
(2)  Mr. Myll’s salary has been prorated to reflect his employment with us since May 2001.

Options Grants During 2001

      The following were the only stock option awards that we granted to directors or named executive officers in 2001. We have never issued any stock appreciation rights.

                                                 
Potential Realizable Value
at Assumed Annual Rates
of Stock Price Appreciation
Individual Grants for Option Term(2)


Percentage
Number of of Total
Securities Options
Underlying Granted to Exercise
Options Employees Price Expiration
Name Granted in 2001 (per share)(1) Date 5% 10%







Donald Myll
    458,804       72.5 %   $ 9.09       July 24, 2011     $ 2,622,823     $ 6,646,748  

(1)  The exercise price for each option was equal to the fair market value of our common stock as determined by our Board of Directors on the date of grant. In determining the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant, our Board of Directors considered many factors including:

  •  the fact that option grants involved illiquid securities in a non-reporting company;
 
  •  the fact that the securities underlying the option grants represented a minority interest in the common stock;
 
  •  our performance and operating results at the time of grant; and
 
  •  our stage of development and business strategy.

(2)  These amounts represent hypothetical gains that could be achieved for the respective options if exercised at the end of the option term. These gains are based on assumed rates of stock price appreciation of 5.0% and 10.0% compounded annually from the date the options were granted to the expiration date. These assumptions are not intended to forecast future appreciation of our stock price. The potential realizable value computation does not take into account federal or state income tax consequences of option exercises or sales of appreciated stock.

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Aggregated Option Exercises in 2001 and Year-End Option Values

      The following table sets forth the number of shares subject to both exercisable and unexercisable stock options as of December 31, 2001. The table also reports values for “in-the-money” options that represent the positive spread between the exercise prices of such options and $27.40 per share, the closing sale price of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on December 31, 2001.

                                                 
Number of Number of Securities Value of Unexercised
Shares Underlying Unexercised In-the-Money Options at
Acquired Options at December 31, 2001 December 31, 2001
on Value

Name Exercise Realized Exercisable Unexercisable Exercisable Unexercisable







Steven Francis
                      2,766,449           $ 63,138,297  
Susan Nowakowski
                      660,804             15,250,967  
Donald Myll
                      458,804             8,400,701  

Management Compensation Incentive Plans

      Our Senior Management Bonus Plan provides incentives and rewards to some of our senior members of management for achievement of annual financial goals. The bonus plan is administered by our Compensation Committee. Our board may resolve to administer the plan, thereby assuming all the functions of the compensation committee under the plan. Under the bonus plan, subject to our board’s approval, the compensation committee designates for each “performance period” (which is the period during which performance is measured to determine the level of attainment of an award) which participants are eligible for an award, the performance criteria for the performance period and the maximum award. This information is communicated to each participant prior to or during the performance period. The performance criteria for 2002 has been established in a Senior Management Bonus Plan for 2002 and the bonuses under our bonus plan are earned based upon a pre-established level of EBITDA (as defined in the bonus plan for 2002) achieved during the year, and are calculated for each participating member of senior management based upon a specific percentage of the individual’s salary at targeted levels of EBITDA achievement. Our board has the power to amend the plan at any time and may amend any outstanding award granted under the plan, subject to grantee consent in appropriate instances. Adopting and maintaining this bonus plan does not preclude our board from making compensation or award arrangements outside of the plan.

Stock Option Plans

  1999 Stock Option Plans

      In November, 1999, we adopted our 1999 Performance Stock Option Plan and our 1999 Super-Performance Stock Option Plan. Both of our 1999 stock option plans allow us to:

  •  attract, motivate and retain executive personnel of outstanding ability;
 
  •  focus the attention of executive management on achievement of sustained long-term results;
 
  •  foster management’s attention on overall corporate performance and thereby promote cooperation and teamwork among management of the operating units; and
 
  •  provide executives with a direct economic interest in the attainment of demanding long-term business objectives.

      Administration. Our stock plan committee administers our 1999 stock option plans. The board may resolve to administer the plan, thereby assuming all of the functions of the stock plan committee under the plan. Subject to board approval, the stock plan committee has the authority to construe, interpret and implement our 1999 stock option plans and any agreements evidencing any options granted under our 1999 stock option plans, and to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to our 1999 stock option plans.

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      Stock Options. The stock plan committee is authorized to grant options to purchase shares of common stock that are either “qualified,” which include those options that satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code for incentive stock options, or “nonqualified,” which include those options that are not intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code. These options will be subject to the terms and conditions established by the stock plan committee (after consultation with our Chief Executive Officer). Under the terms of our 1999 stock option plans, the exercise price of the initial grant of options was the “initial founder’s price” (as defined in the 1999 stock option plans). The exercise price of all subsequent grants of options is not less than the fair market value of our common stock at the time of grant.

      Eligibility. Any members of our senior management (including directors, officers or employees) selected by the stock plan committee are eligible for grants of options under our 1999 stock option plans.

      Shares Subject to Our 1999 Stock Option Plans. The number of shares of our common stock authorized for issuance under our 1999 Performance Stock Option Plan is 3,688,617, and under our 1999 Super-Performance Stock Option Plan is 1,844,306. If the shares subject to an option under our 1999 stock option plans expire, terminate, or are canceled for any reason without cash consideration paid, the shares will again be available for future award. If there is any recapitalization, or any acquisition, divestiture or any other corporate transaction of any kind involving us that the committee in its discretion deems of a kind appropriate to require an amendment or adjustment to our 1999 stock option plans or to the options issued under these plans, the stock plan committee will make appropriate adjustments to the type and number of shares covered by options then outstanding, the exercise price of outstanding options and the shares that remain available for award under our 1999 stock option plans.

      Term and Vesting. The options already granted generally will terminate on December 31, 2009, unless terminated earlier because of a participant’s termination of employment, and will vest and become exercisable at such times and subject to such conditions as the stock plan committee determines.

      All options outstanding under the 1999 stock option plans are fully vested. At least 25% of each holder’s options becomes exercisable during May 2002 with the remainder generally becoming exercisable at 25% per year.

      Under the terms of our 1999 stock option plans and unless a particular stock option agreement provides otherwise, if a participant’s employment is terminated prior to the expiration of the options granted under our 1999 stock option plans for any reason other than death or disability, then any vested and non-exercisable portion of an option shall become exercisable at a rate of 25% per year for the four years following the period that ends no earlier than three years following our initial public offering, provided, however, that if a participant terminates employment due to death or disability, vested and exercisable options shall remain exercisable for one year following termination of employment, or the original expiration date of the option, if earlier.

      The stock plan committee may permit a participant to deliver shares of common stock to exercise an option, provided that the common stock has been owned by the participant for at least six months. Otherwise, an option may be exercised by delivery of a certified or official bank check or, with the stock plan committee’s consent, by personal check.

      Nontransferability of Options. Options awarded under our 1999 stock option plans will generally not be assignable or transferable other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. The stock plan committee may provide in a particular stock option agreement that an option may be transferred for estate planning purposes to a family trust or family partnership for the benefit of immediate members of the participant’s family.

      Status of Participants. A participant will have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares covered by any option until the exercise of that option.

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      Tax Withholding. Whenever shares of common stock are to be delivered pursuant to an option, the stock plan committee may require as a condition of delivery that the participant pay in cash or in stock an amount sufficient to satisfy all related federal, state and other withholding tax requirements.

      Term and Amendment. Our 1999 stock option plans have ten year terms. Our board may at any time amend, suspend or discontinue our 1999 stock option plans. The expiration of the term of our 1999 stock option plans, or any amendment, suspension or discontinuation will not adversely impair the rights under any outstanding option held by a participant without the consent of that participant, nor will any amendment for which stockholder approval would be required be effective without receiving the necessary stockholder approval.

      Change of Control. Under the terms of our 1999 stock option plans, if there is a change of control (as defined in our 1999 stock option plans), or in the event that our board shall propose that we enter into a transaction that would result in a change of control, the stock plan committee may in its discretion, by written notice to a participant provide that the participant’s options will be terminated unless exercised within a specified period. The stock plan committee also may in its discretion, by written notice to a participant, provide that the participant’s options shall be fully exercisable as to all or some of the shares of common stock covered by that participant’s options or that some or all of the restrictions on any of that participant’s options may lapse in the event of a change of control.

  2001 Stock Option Plan

      In connection with our initial public offering, we adopted our 2001 stock option plan for grants to be made to participants in anticipation of, and following, our initial public offering. The purpose of our 2001 stock option plan is to provide a means through which we may attract able persons to enter and remain in the employ of our company and to provide a means whereby employees, directors and consultants can acquire and maintain common stock ownership, thereby strengthening their commitment to the welfare of our company and promoting an identity of interest between stockholders and these employees.

      Administration. The stock plan committee administers our 2001 stock option plan. The board may resolve to administer the plan, thereby assuming all of the functions of the stock plan committee under the plan. Subject to board approval, the stock plan committee has the authority to interpret, administer, reconcile any inconsistency and correct any default in our 2001 stock option plan and any agreements evidencing any options granted under our 2001 stock option plan, and to establish, amend, suspend or waive rules and regulations relating to our 2001 stock option plan.

      Stock Options. The stock plan committee is authorized to grant options to purchase shares of common stock that are “nonqualified,” which are options that are not intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code. These options will be subject to such terms and conditions as the stock plan committee shall determine. Under the terms of our 2001 stock option plan, the exercise price of the options will not be less than the fair market value of our common stock at the time of grant.

      Eligibility. Any of our employees, directors or consultants designated by the stock plan committee are eligible for grants of options under our 2001 stock option plan.

      Shares Subject to Our 2001 Stock Option Plan. The number of shares of our common stock authorized for issuance under our 2001 stock option plan is 2,178,013 shares. No participant may be granted options to purchase more than 544,503 shares of common stock in any one year. If the shares subject to an option under our 2001 stock option plan expire, terminate, are surrendered or forfeited for any reason, the shares will again be available for new grants under our 2001 stock option plan. If there is any change in the outstanding stock or in the capital structure of our company by reason of stock or extraordinary cash dividends, stock splits, reverse stock splits, recapitalizations, reorganizations, mergers, consolidations, combinations, exchanges, or other relevant changes in capitalization, or if there is any change in applicable laws or any change in circumstances that results in or would result in any substantial dilution or enlargement of the rights granted to, or available for, participants, the stock plan committee in its sole discretion will make appropriate adjustments to the number of shares covered by options then outstanding under our 2001

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stock option plan, the exercise price of outstanding options and the maximum number of shares and the per-person maximum number of shares available for grant under our 2001 stock option plan.

      Term and Vesting. The options granted will generally terminate on the tenth anniversary of their grant, unless terminated earlier because of a participant’s termination of employment, and will generally vest and become exercisable in increments of 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant.

      An option generally will be exercised by delivery of cash in an amount equal to the exercise price of that option. The stock plan committee may permit a participant to deliver shares of common stock to exercise an option, provided the common stock delivered has been owned by the participant for at least six months or was previously acquired by the participant on the open market. The stock plan committee may also allow the option price to be paid in other property or by brokered exercise.

      Under the terms of our 2001 stock option plan and unless a particular stock option agreement provides otherwise, if a participant’s employment is terminated prior to the expiration of the option granted under our 2001 stock option plan, unvested portions of the option expire immediately and vested portions of the option generally remain exercisable for three months.

      The stock plan committee may permit the voluntary surrender of all or any portion of any nonqualified stock option granted under our 2001 stock option plan to be conditioned upon the granting to the participant of a new option for the same or different number of shares as the option surrendered, or require voluntary surrender before a grant of a new option to the participant. The new option will be exercisable at a price and during a period in accordance with any other terms or conditions specified by the stock plan committee at the time the new option is granted, all determined in accordance with the provisions of the 2001 stock option plan without regard to the terms and conditions of the nonqualified stock option surrendered.

      Nontransferability of Options. Options awarded under our 2001 stock option plan are generally not assignable or transferable other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. The stock plan committee may provide in a particular stock option agreement that an option may be transferred for estate planning purposes to a family trust or family partnership for the benefit of immediate members of the participant’s family.

      Tax Withholding. A participant may be required to pay to us and we shall have the right and are authorized to withhold from any shares of stock or other property deliverable under any option or from any compensation or other amounts owing to a participant the amount (in cash, stock or other property) of any required tax withholding and payroll taxes in respect of an option, its exercise, or any payment or transfer under an option or under our 2001 stock option plan, and to take such other action as may be necessary in our opinion to satisfy all obligations for the payment of these taxes.

      If so provided in a stock option agreement, a participant may satisfy, in whole or in part, withholding liability (but no more than the minimum required withholding liability) by delivery of shares of stock owned by the participant (which are not subject to any pledge or other security interest and which have been owned by the participant for at least six months or purchased on the open market) with a fair market value equal to the withholding liability or by having us withhold from the number of shares of stock otherwise issuable pursuant to the exercise of the option a number of shares with a fair market value equal to the withholding liability.

      Term and Amendment. Our 2001 stock option plan has a term of ten years. Our board may at any time amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate our 2001 stock option plan. No amendment, suspension, discontinuation or termination will impair the rights of any participant or any holder or beneficiary of any option without the consent of the participant, holder, or beneficiary, nor will any amendment for which stockholder approval would be required be effective without receiving the necessary stockholder approval.

      Change of Control. Under the terms of our 2001 stock option plan, and unless a particular stock option agreement provides otherwise, if there is a change of control (as defined in our 2001 stock option plan), a participant’s options will become fully exercisable as to all the shares of common stock covered by that participant’s options. Alternatively, in the event of a change of control, the stock plan committee may in

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its discretion, by written notice to the participant, provide that the participant’s options will be terminated unless exercised within 10 days, in exchange for a payment in cash or stock of the value of that participant’s options based upon the per-share value to be received by other shareholders pursuant to the transaction.

  Recent Stock Options Awarded

      In January 2002, we granted options to some of our directors and employees for an aggregate of 629,500 shares of common stock at an exercise price equal to $22.98 per share, including options to purchase 200,000 shares granted to Steven Francis, 60,000 shares granted to Susan Nowakowski, 50,000 shares granted to Donald Myll and 9,000 shares granted to each of Michael Gallagher, William Miller and Andrew Stern. The first 25% of the options granted to Mr. Francis, Ms. Nowakowski and Mr. Myll are expected to vest on the first anniversary of the date of their grant, and the first 20% of the options granted to Messrs. Gallagher, Miller and Stern are expected to vest on the first anniversary of the date of their grant.

Executive Nonqualified Excess Plan

      Our subsidiary, AMN Healthcare, Inc., adopted an Executive Nonqualified Excess Plan in January 2002 in order to assist certain management employees to elect to defer some compensation. The Executive Nonqualified Excess Plan is not intended to be tax qualified and is an unfunded plan. This plan is primarily composed of deferred amounts of income kept on our records. Each participant is fully vested in his salary deferral credits and all income and losses attributable thereto. We make a discretionary matching contribution to the plan that vests incrementally so that the employee is fully vested in the match following five years of service with us.

      The compensation committee appointed Steven Francis, Donald Myll and Denise Jackson as members of the Committee to be the administrators of the Executive Nonqualified Excess Plan.

Employment and Severance Agreements

      We are party to an employment agreement with Steven Francis which provides that Mr. Francis will serve as our President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our board until December 31, 2003 (and thereafter automatically for additional one-year periods unless either party gives prior written notice of its intent to terminate the agreement) or until we terminate his employment or he resigns, if earlier. The agreement provides that Mr. Francis will receive a base salary of $300,000 per year (increased annually at the discretion of our board), an annual bonus opportunity subject to meeting certain performance based criteria, participation in our stock option plans, eligibility in our employee benefit plans and other benefits provided in the same manner and to the same extent as to our other senior management.

      Mr. Francis’s employment agreement provides that he will receive severance benefits if we voluntarily terminate his employment for any reason other than “cause” (as defined in the agreement), in the event of his disability or death or if he terminates his employment for “good reason” (as defined in the agreement). In the event of such termination, Mr. Francis or his estate, as applicable, will be entitled to any earned but unpaid base salary, an immediate lump sum severance payment of two years of base salary, plus his bonus for the year of termination. In addition, Mr. Francis has the right to resign for any reason or no reason within 90 days following a “change of control” (as defined in the agreement) and have such resignation be treated as “good reason.”

      Under some circumstances, amounts payable under Mr. Francis’s employment agreement are subject to a full “gross-up” payment to make Mr. Francis whole in the event that he is deemed to have received “excess parachute payments” under Section 280G and 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code.

      Mr. Francis’s employment agreement also contains a confidentiality agreement and a covenant not to solicit during its term and for a period of two years thereafter.

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      We also entered into executive severance agreements with two of our executive officers, Susan Nowakowski and Donald Myll, in November 1999 and May 2001, respectively. These executives’ severance agreements provide that they will receive severance benefits if their at-will employment is terminated by us without cause (as defined in the agreements). Such benefits include cash payments over a 12-month period equal to their annual salary plus reimbursement for the COBRA costs for their health insurance for that 12-month period (or until the executive becomes eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s health plans, if earlier). Each executive severance agreement contains a requirement that the executive execute our standard covenant not to solicit and general release of all claims form as a condition to receiving the severance payments.

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Transactions with the HWP Stockholders

      AMN Acquisition Corp. was formerly our controlling stockholder and was owned by the HWP stockholders. Robert Haas and Douglas Wheat, two of our directors, are affiliates of the HWP stockholders and have indirect equity interests in the HWP stockholders.

      In June 2000, we issued shares to AMN Acquisition Corp. as consideration for an aggregate capital contribution of $10.1 million in connection with our acquisition of NursesRx. In addition, in November 2000, we issued shares to AMN Acquisition Corp. as consideration for an aggregate capital contribution of $35.6 million in connection with our acquisition of Preferred Healthcare Staffing.

      In connection with our acquisition of Preferred Healthcare Staffing, Inc., we paid $1.5 million to AMN Acquisition Corp. in exchange for advisory services. In addition, in November 1999, we paid $3.7 million to AMN Acquisition Corp. to reimburse it for expenses incurred in our 1999 recapitalization.

      During 2000 and 2001, we paid an affiliate of the HWP stockholders a fee for management advisory services provided to us in the amounts of $150,000 and $113,000, respectively. At the completion of our initial public offering in November 2001, we paid fees and expenses to this affiliate of approximately $2.1 million and the agreement governing these fees terminated.

      In April 2002, we paid an affiliate of the HWP stockholders $139,000 for advisory services in connection with our acquisition of Health Resource Management Corporation.

Transactions with BancAmerica Capital Investors

      BancAmerica Capital Investors SBIC I, L.P., currently beneficially owns 6.8% of our common stock and will beneficially own approximately 4.7% of our common stock following this offering. We issued senior subordinated notes to BancAmerica Capital Investors on November 19, 1999 in connection with our recapitalization. The senior subordinated notes had an aggregate outstanding amount of $25.3 million (including accrued interest) at November 16, 2001 and were repaid in connection with our initial public offering (along with an additional $997,346 of related pre-payment penalties). Affiliates of BancAmerica Capital Investors are acting as an underwriter of this offering and as a lender under our existing credit facility. In addition, an affiliate of BancAmerica Capital Investors acted as an underwriter of our initial public offering in November 2001. For more information, see “Underwriting.”

      In June 2000, we issued shares to BancAmerica Capital Investors as consideration for an aggregate capital contribution of $1.3 million in connection with our acquisition of NursesRx. In addition, in November 2000, we issued shares to BancAmerica Capital Investors as consideration for an aggregate capital contribution of $4.4 million in connection with our acquisition of Preferred Healthcare Staffing. Prior to our initial public offering, BancAmerica Capital Investors exercised an outstanding warrant for 1,954,755 shares of common stock.

Transactions with Olympus Partners

      In connection with our 1999 recapitalization, we paid $1.5 million in advisory fees and $32,000 in out-of-pocket expenses to our then majority stockholder, Olympus Partners.

Transactions with Directors

      In connection with our 1999 recapitalization, we paid $100,000 in advisory fees to one of our minority stockholders and directors, William Miller. Prior to our initial public offering, we paid Mr. Miller an annual fee of $25,000 to serve as a director (in addition to the fees described under “Management — Directors’ Compensation”).

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November 1999 recapitalization, Steven Francis exchanged his shares of our subsidiary for shares of our common stock, eliminating this minority ownership interest.

      In June 2000, we issued shares to an affiliate of Steven Francis as consideration for an aggregate capital contribution of $0.6 million in connection with our acquisition of NursesRx.

Registration Rights

      In consideration for approving amendments to our certificate of incorporation and by-laws necessary to complete our initial public offering and amending their existing registration rights so that we may have a uniform set of registration rights, we entered into a registration rights agreement with the HWP stockholders, BancAmerica Capital Investors, Steven Francis and the Francis Family Trust upon the completion of our initial public offering. Subject to several exceptions, including our right to defer a demand registration under certain circumstances, the HWP stockholders may require that we register for public resale under the Securities Act all shares of common stock they request be registered at certain times, and BancAmerica Capital Investors may require that we register for public resale under the Securities Act all shares of common stock they request be registered at any time after one year following our initial public offering. The HWP stockholders may demand five registrations and BancAmerica Capital Investors may demand one registration, in each case so long as the securities being registered in each registration statement are reasonably expected to produce aggregate proceeds of $5 million or more. If we become eligible to register the sale of our securities on Form S-3 under the Securities Act, the HWP stockholders have the right to require us to register the sale of the common stock held by them on Form S-3, subject to offering size and other restrictions. BancAmerica Capital Investors, Steven Francis and the Francis Family Trust are entitled to piggyback registration rights with respect to any registration request made by the HWP stockholders, and the HWP Stockholders, Steven Francis and the Francis Family Trust are entitled to piggyback registration rights with respect to the registration request made by BancAmerica Capital Investors. If the registration requested by the HWP stockholders or BancAmerica Capital Investors is in the form of a firm underwritten offering, and if the managing underwriter of the offering determines that the number of securities to be offered would jeopardize the success of the offering, the number of shares included in the offering shall be determined as follows: (i) first, shares offered by the HWP stockholders, BancAmerica Capital Investors, Steven Francis and the Francis Family Trust (pro rata, based on their respective ownership of our common equity), (ii) second, shares offered by stockholders other than the HWP stockholders, BancAmerica Capital Investors, Steven Francis and the Francis Family Trust (pro rata, based on their respective ownership of our common equity) and (iii) third, shares offered by the Company.

      In addition, upon our initial public offering the HWP stockholders, BancAmerica Capital Investors, Steven Francis and the Francis Family Trust were granted piggyback rights on any registration for our account or the account of another stockholder. If the managing underwriter in an underwritten offering determines that the number of securities offered in a piggyback registration would jeopardize the success of the offering, the number of shares included in the offering shall be determined as follows: (i) first, shares offered by the Company for its own account and (ii) second, shares offered by the stockholders (pro rata, based on their respective ownership of our common equity). We are filing a registration statement, of which this prospectus is a part, in response to a demand registration request made by the HWP stockholders. BancAmerica Capital Investors, Steven Francis and the Francis Family Trust are exercising their rights to piggyback on the HWP stockholders’ demand registration in connection with this offering.

      In connection with this offering, and the other registrations described above, we will agree to indemnify the HWP stockholders, BancAmerica Capital Investors, Steven Francis and the Francis Family Trust. In addition, in this offering we will bear all fees, costs and expenses (except for selling stockholder legal fees and underwriting discounts and selling commissions) of these and the other selling stockholders.

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PRINCIPAL AND SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

      The following table summarizes certain information as of May 10, 2002 as to the beneficial ownership of our outstanding common stock by:

  •  each person or group known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our common stock;
 
  •  our chief executive officer;
 
  •  each of our other executive officers;
 
  •  each of our directors;
 
  •  all of our directors and executive officers as a group; and
 
  •  each other selling stockholder participating in this offering.

      Beneficial ownership of shares is determined under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and generally includes any shares over which a person exercises sole or shared voting or investment power. Except as indicated by footnote, each person identified in the table possesses sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock held by them. Shares of common stock subject to options currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days are deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of the person holding these options, but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person. Applicable percentage ownership in the following table is based on 42,637,554 shares of common stock outstanding. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each of the named individuals is c/o AMN Healthcare Services, Inc., 12235 El Camino Real, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92130.

                                         
Percentage of
Outstanding Shares

Number of Shares Number of Shares Before
Beneficially Owned Shares Beneficially Owned the After the
Name Prior to Offering Offered After the Offering Offering Offering






Robert Haas (1)
    26,427,048             18,249,087       62.0 %     42.8 %
HWH Capital Partners, L.P. 
    12,286,696       3,802,169       8,484,527       28.8 %     19.9 %
HWH Nightingale Partners, L.P. 
    9,418,313       2,914,537       6,503,776       22.1 %     15.3 %
HWP Nightingale Partners II, L.P. 
    3,395,621       1,050,789       2,344,832       8.0 %     5.5 %
HWP Capital Partners II, L.P. 
    1,326,418       410,466       915,952       3.1 %     2.1 %
BancAmerica Capital Investors SBIC I, L.P. (2)
    2,885,403       892,900       1,992,503       6.8 %     4.7 %
Steven Francis (3)
    2,413,532             1,913,532       5.5 %     4.4 %
The Francis Family Trust dated May 24, 1996, as amended (4)
    1,214,422       500,000       714,422       2.8 %     1.7 %
William Miller III (5)
    262,897       81,355       181,542       *       *  
Douglas Wheat (6)
                             
Michael Gallagher (7)
                             
Andrew Stern (8)
                             
Susan Nowakowski (9)
    300,840       82,600       218,240       *       *  
Donald Myll (10)
    117,801       45,880       71,921       *       *  
Marcia Faller (11)
    199,536       57,351       142,185       *       *  
Beth Machado (12)
    199,536       57,351       142,185       *       *  
Diane Stumph (13)
    200,136       57,351       142,785       *       *  
Stephen Wehn (14)
    159,542       47,251       112,391       *       *  
All directors and executive officers as a group (15)
    29,522,118       8,887,796       20,634,322       66.9 %     46.8 %

    * Less than 1%

  (1)  Represents shares held by the following entities:

  •  12,286,696 shares held by HWH Capital Partners, L.P.

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  •  9,418,313 shares held by HWH Nightingale Partners, L.P.
 
  •  3,395,621 shares held by HWP Nightingale Partners II, L.P.
 
  •  1,326,418 shares held by HWP Capital Partners II, L.P.

  The ultimate general partner of each of these limited partnerships is either a limited liability company or a corporation, in each case controlled by Mr. Haas. By virtue of his control over each such limited liability company and corporation, Mr. Haas has sole voting and dispositive power over these 26,427,048 shares. HWH Capital Partners, L.P., HWH Nightingale Partners, L.P., HWP Nightingale Partners II, L.P. and HWP Capital Partners II, L.P. have granted to the underwriters an option to purchase an additional 270,954, 207,699, 74,883 and 29,251 shares of common stock, respectively. If the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full with respect to all selling stockholders, HWH Capital Partners, L.P., HWH Nightingale Partners, L.P., HWP Nightingale Partners II, L.P., HWP Capital Partners II, L.P. and Mr. Haas will beneficially own approximately 19.1%, 14.6%, 5.3%, 2.1% and 41.1% of our common stock after the offering, respectively. The address of Mr. Haas and each of the limited partnerships listed above is c/o Haas Wheat & Partners, L.P., 300 Crescent Court, Suite 1700, Dallas, Texas 75201.

  (2)  BancAmerica Capital Investors SBIC I, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, holds 2,885,403 shares of our common stock. BancAmerica Capital Investors SBIC I, L.P. has granted to the underwriters an option to purchase an additional 63,631 shares of common stock. If the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full with respect to all selling stockholders, BancAmerica Capital Investors SBIC I, L.P. will beneficially own approximately 4.5% of our common stock after the offering. The address of BancAmerica Capital Investors SBIC I, L.P. is 100 North Tryon Street, 25th Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina 28255.
 
  (3)  Includes 1,214,422 shares owned by the Francis Family Trust dated May 24, 1996, as amended, of which Mr. Francis and his wife, Gayle Francis, are each Trustees, and 2,400 shares held in the aggregate by the children of Mr. Francis in custodial accounts under the control of Mr. Francis and Gayle Francis. As a result, he has investment power over these shares and is therefore deemed to have beneficial ownership of these shares. Also includes 1,196,610 shares deemed to be beneficially owned by reason of Mr. Francis’ right to acquire such shares within 60 days of May 10, 2002 through the exercise of outstanding stock options.
 
  (4)  The Francis Family Trust dated May 24, 1996, as amended, has granted to the underwriters an option to purchase an additional 500,000 shares of common stock. If the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full with respect to all selling stockholders, it and Steven Francis will beneficially own less than 1% and 3.2% of our common stock after the offering, respectively.
 
  (5)  Mr. Miller has granted to the underwriters an option to purchase an additional 5,798 shares of common stock. If the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full with respect to all selling stockholders, he will beneficially own less than 1% of our common stock after the offering. Mr. Miller’s address is c/o Health Management Systems, Inc., 2100 McKinney, Suite 1801, Dallas, Texas 75201.
 
  (6)  Mr. Wheat’s address is c/o Haas Wheat & Partners, L.P., 300 Crescent Court, Suite 1700, Dallas, Texas 75201.
 
  (7)  Mr. Gallagher’s address is c/o Playtex Products, Inc., 300 Nyala Farms Road, Westport, Connecticut 06880.
 
  (8)  Mr. Stern’s address is c/o Sunwest Communications, Inc., 5956 Sherry Lane, Dallas, Texas 75225.
 
  (9)  Includes 300,540 shares deemed to be beneficially owned by Ms. Nowakowski by reason of her right to acquire such shares within 60 days of May 10, 2002 through the exercise of outstanding stock options, of which 82,600 options are assumed to be exercised for the purposes of this prospectus. Ms. Nowakowski has granted to the underwriters an option to purchase an additional 82,600 shares of common stock. If the underwriters’ overallotment option is exercised in full with respect to all selling stockholders, Ms. Nowakowski will beneficially own less than 1% of our common stock after the offering.

(10)  Includes 114,701 shares deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Myll by reason of his right to acquire such shares within 60 days of May 10, 2002 through the exercise of outstanding stock options, of which 45,880 options are assumed to be exercised for purposes of this prospectus. Mr. Myll has granted to the underwriters an option to purchase an additional 45,880 shares of common stock. If the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full with respect to all selling stockholders, he will beneficially own less than 1% of our common stock after the offering.
 
(11)  Includes 199,536 shares deemed to be beneficially owned by Ms. Faller by reason of her right to acquire such shares within 60 days of May 10, 2002 through the exercise of outstanding stock options, of which 57,351 options are assumed to be exercised for purposes of this prospectus. Ms. Faller has granted to the underwriters an option to purchase an additional 57,351 shares of common stock. If the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full with respect to all selling stockholders, Ms. Faller will beneficially own less than 1% of our common stock after the offering.
 
(12)  Includes 199,536 shares deemed to be beneficially owned by Ms. Machado by reason of her right to acquire such shares within 60 days of May 10, 2002 through the exercise of outstanding stock options, of which 57,351 options are assumed to be exercised for purposes of this prospectus. Ms. Machado has granted to the underwriters an option to purchase an additional 57,351 shares of common stock. If the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full with respect to all selling stockholders, Ms. Machado will beneficially own less than 1% of our common stock after the offering.

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(13)  Includes 199,536 shares deemed to be beneficially owned by Ms. Stumph by reason of her right to acquire such shares within 60 days of May 10, 2002 through the exercise of outstanding options, of which 57,351 options are assumed to be exercised for purposes of this prospectus. Ms. Stumph has granted to the underwriters an option to purchase an additional 57,351 shares of common stock. If the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full with respect to all selling stockholders, Ms. Stumph will beneficially own less than 1% of our common stock after the offering.
 
(14)  Includes 400 shares held in the aggregate by the children of Mr. Wehn in custodial accounts under his control. Includes 159,142 shares deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Wehn by reason of his right to acquire such shares within 60 days of May 10, 2002 through the exercise of outstanding options, of which 47,251 options are deemed to be exercised for purposes of this prospectus. Mr. Wehn has granted to the underwriters an option to purchase an additional 47,251 shares of common stock. If the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full with respect to all selling stockholders, Mr. Wehn will beneficially own less than 1% of our common stock after the offering.
 
(15)  The percentage of outstanding shares owned includes 26,427,048 shares owned by the HWP stockholders, 1,214,422 shares owned by the Francis Family Trust dated May 24, 1996, as amended, and 1,611,850 shares of common stock deemed to be beneficially owned by our executive officers by reason of their right to acquire such shares within 60 days of May 10, 2002.

     In the event that the underwriters do not fully exercise the over-allotment option granted to them by the selling stockholders, the shares of common stock to be sold in the over-allotment shall include: first, the shares of common stock to be sold by Francis Family Trust dated May 24, 1996, as amended, as set forth in note (4) above; next, the shares of common stock to be sold by Ms. Nowakowski, Mr. Myll, Ms. Faller, Ms. Machado, Mr. Stumph and Mr. Wehn, as set forth in notes (9), (10), (11), (12), (13) and (14) above, pro rata among these stockholders; and last, the shares of common stock to be sold by the each of the HWP stockholders, BancAmerica Capital Investors SBIC I, L.P. and William Miller III, as set forth in notes (1), (2) and (5) above, pro rata among these stockholders.

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

      Our authorized capital stock currently consists of 200,000,000 shares of common stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock. After consummation of this offering, we expect to have 42,637,554 shares of common stock and no shares of preferred stock outstanding.

Common Stock

      The holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders, including the election of directors. The common stock does not have cumulative voting rights, which means that the holders of a majority of the outstanding common stock voting for the election of directors can elect all directors then being elected. The holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends when, as, and if declared by our board out of legally available funds. Upon our liquidation or dissolution, the holders of common stock will be entitled to share ratably in our assets legally available for the distribution to stockholders after payment of liabilities and subject to the prior rights of any holders of preferred stock then outstanding. All of the outstanding shares of common stock are, and the shares of common stock to be sold in this offering when issued and paid for will be, fully paid and nonassessable. The rights, preferences and privileges of holders of common stock are subject to the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock which may be issued in the future.

Preferred Stock

      Our preferred stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. Our board is authorized to fix the dividend rights, dividend rates, any conversion rights or right of exchange, any voting rights, rights and terms of redemption, the redemption price or prices, the payments in the event of liquidation, and any other rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions of any series of preferred stock and the number of shares constituting such series and their designation. We have no present plans to issue any shares of preferred stock.

      Depending upon the rights of such preferred stock, the issuance of preferred stock could have an adverse effect on holders of our common stock by delaying or preventing a change in control, adversely affecting the voting power of the holders of common stock, including the loss of voting control to others, making removal

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of the present management more difficult, or resulting in restrictions upon the payment of dividends and other distributions to the holders of common stock. These provisions could limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock.

Certain Certificate of Incorporation, By-Law and Statutory Provisions

      The provisions of our certificate of incorporation and by-laws and of the Delaware General Corporation Law summarized below may have an anti-takeover effect and may delay, defer or prevent a tender offer or takeover attempt that you might consider in your best interest, including an attempt that might result in your receipt of a premium over the market price for your shares.

  Directors’ Liability; Indemnification of Directors and Officers

      Our certificate of incorporation provides that a director will not be personally liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except:

  •  for any breach of the duty of loyalty;
 
  •  for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or knowing violations of law;
 
  •  for liability under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (relating to unlawful dividends, stock repurchases, or stock redemptions); or
 
  •  for any transaction from which the director derived any improper personal benefit.

      This provision does not limit or eliminate our rights or those of any shareholder to seek non-monetary relief such as an injunction or rescission in the event of a breach of a director’s duty of care. The provisions will not alter the liability of directors under federal securities laws. In addition, our certificate of incorporation and by-laws provide that we indemnify each director and the officers, employees, and agents determined by our board to the fullest extent provided by the laws of the State of Delaware.

  Special Meetings of Stockholders

      Our by-laws provide that special meetings of stockholders may be called only by the chairman or by a majority of the members of our board. Stockholders are not permitted to call a special meeting of stockholders, to require that the chairman call such a special meeting, or to require that our board request the calling of a special meeting of stockholders.

  Advance Notice Requirements For Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations

      Our by-laws establish advance notice procedures for:

  •  stockholders to nominate candidates for election as a director; and
 
  •  stockholders to propose topics at stockholders’ meetings.

      Stockholders must notify our corporate secretary in writing prior to the meeting at which the matters are to be acted upon or the directors are to be elected. The notice must contain the information specified in our by-laws. To be timely, the notice must be received at our corporate headquarters not less than 60 days nor more than 130 days prior to the first anniversary of the date on which we mailed our proxy materials for the preceding year’s annual meeting of stockholders. If the annual meeting is advanced by more than 30 days, or delayed by more than 30 days, from the anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be received not earlier than the 130th day prior to the annual meeting and not later than the later of the 90th day prior to the annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which we notify stockholders of the date of the annual meeting, either by mail or other public disclosure. In the case of a special meeting of stockholders called to elect directors, the stockholder notice must be received not earlier than 130 days prior to the special meeting and not later than the later of the 90th day prior to the special meeting or 10th day following the day on which we notify stockholders of the date of the special

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meeting, either by mail or other public disclosure. These provisions may preclude some stockholders from bringing matters before the stockholders at an annual or special meeting or from nominating candidates for director at an annual or special meeting.

  Anti-Takeover Provisions of Delaware Law

      In general, Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law prevents an interested stockholder (defined generally as a person owning 15% or more of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock) of a Delaware corporation from engaging in a business combination (as defined) for three years following the date that person became an interested stockholder unless various conditions are satisfied. Under our certificate of incorporation, we have opted out of the provisions of Section 203.

Transfer Agent And Registrar

      The transfer agent and registrar for the common stock is American Stock Transfer & Trust Company. Its telephone number is (212) 936-5100.

CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL TAX

CONSIDERATIONS FOR NON-U.S. HOLDERS

      The following discussion sets forth the opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison with respect to the expected material United States federal income and estate tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership, and disposition of our common stock purchased pursuant to this offering by a holder that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is not a U.S. person as we define that term below. A beneficial owner of our common stock who is not a U.S. person is referred to below as a “non-U.S. holder.” We assume in this discussion that you will hold our common stock issued in this offering as a capital asset within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as currently amended. This discussion does not address all aspects of taxation that may be relevant to particular non-U.S. holders in light of their personal investment or tax circumstances or to persons that are subject to special tax rules. In particular, this description of U.S. tax consequences does not address the tax treatment of special classes of non-U.S. holders, such as banks, insurance companies, tax-exempt entities, financial institutions, broker-dealers, persons holding our common stock as part of a hedging or conversion transaction or as part of a “straddle,” or U.S. expatriates. Our discussion is based on current provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, U.S. Treasury regulations, judicial opinions, published positions of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and other applicable authorities, all as in effect on the date of this prospectus and all of which are subject to differing interpretations or change, possibly with retroactive effect. We have not sought, and will not seek, any ruling from the IRS with respect to the tax consequences discussed in this prospectus, and there can be no assurance that the IRS will not take a position contrary to the tax consequences discussed below or that any position taken by the IRS would not be sustained. Furthermore, this discussion does not give a detailed discussion of any state, local or foreign tax considerations. We urge you to consult your tax advisor about the U.S. federal tax consequences of acquiring, holding, and disposing of our common stock, as well as any tax consequences that may arise under the laws of any foreign, state, local, or other taxing jurisdiction or under any applicable tax treaty.

      For purposes of this discussion, a U.S. person means any one of the following:

  •  a citizen or resident of the U.S.;
 
  •  a corporation (including any entity treated as a corporation for U.S. tax purposes) or partnership (including any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. tax purposes) created or organized in the U.S. or under the laws of the U.S. or of any political subdivision of the U.S.;
 
  •  an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or
 
  •  a trust, the administration of which is subject to the primary supervision of a U.S. court and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or the trust has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.

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Dividends

      We do not anticipate paying cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. See “Dividend Policy.” If dividends are paid on shares of our common stock, however, such dividends will generally be subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax at the rate of 30% or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty and we have received proper certification of the application of such income tax treaty. Non-U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors regarding their entitlement to benefits under an applicable income tax treaty and the manner of claiming the benefits of such treaty. A non-U.S. holder that is eligible for a reduced rate of U.S. federal withholding tax under an income tax treaty may obtain a refund or credit of any excess amounts withheld by filing an appropriate claim for a refund with the IRS.

      Dividends that are effectively connected with a non-U.S. holder’s conduct of a trade or business in the U.S. or, if provided in an applicable income tax treaty, dividends that are attributable to a permanent establishment in the United States, are not subject to the U.S. withholding tax, but are instead taxed in the manner applicable to U.S. persons. In that case, we will not have to withhold U.S. federal withholding tax if the non-U.S. holder complies with applicable certification and disclosure requirements. In addition, dividends received by a foreign corporation that are effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the U.S. may be subject to a branch profits tax at a 30% rate, or a lower rate specified in an applicable income tax treaty.

Gain on Disposition

      A non-U.S. holder will generally not be subject to U.S. federal income tax, including by way of withholding, on gain recognized on a sale or other disposition of our common stock unless any one of the following is true:

  •  the gain is effectively connected with the non-U.S. holder’s conduct of a trade or business in the U.S. and, if an applicable tax treaty requires, attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment maintained by such non-U.S. holder;
 
  •  the non-U.S. holder is an individual who is present in the U.S. for 183 or more days in the taxable year of the sale, exchange or other disposition and certain other requirements are met; or
 
  •  our common stock constitutes a United States real property interest by reason of our status as a “United States real property holding corporation” (a “USRPHC”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes at any time during the shorter of (i) the period during which you hold our common stock or (ii) the 5-year period ending on the date you dispose of our common stock and, assuming that our common stock is regularly traded on an established securities market for tax purposes, the non-U.S. holder held, directly or indirectly, at any time within the five-year period preceding such disposition more than 5% of such regularly traded common stock.

      We believe that we are not currently and do not anticipate becoming a USRPHC. However, since the determination of USRPHC status in the future will be based upon the composition of our assets from time to time and there are uncertainties in the application of certain relevant rules, there can be no assurance that we will not become a USRPHC in the future.

      Individual non-U.S. holders who are subject to U.S. tax because the holder was present in the U.S. for 183 days or more during the year of disposition are taxed on their gains (including gains from sale of our common stock and net of applicable U.S. losses from sale or exchanges of other capital assets incurred during the year) at a flat rate of 30%. Other non-U.S. holders who may be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the disposition of our common stock will be taxed on such disposition in the same manner in which citizens or residents of the U.S. would be taxed. In addition, if any such gain is taxable because we are or were a USRPHC, the buyer of our common stock will be required to withhold a tax equal to 10% of the amount realized on the sale.

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U.S. Federal Estate Taxes

      Our common stock owned or treated as owned by an individual who at the time of death is a non-U.S. holder will be included in his or her estate for U.S. federal estate tax purposes, unless an applicable estate tax treaty provides otherwise.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

      A non-U.S. holder may have to comply with specific certification procedures to establish that the holder is not a U.S. person as described above in order to avoid backup withholding tax requirements with respect to our payments of dividends on our common stock. Under U.S. Treasury regulations, we must report annually to the IRS and to each non-U.S. holder the amount of dividends paid to that non-U.S. holder and the tax withheld with respect to those dividends. These information reporting requirements apply even if withholding was not required because the dividends were effectively connected dividends or withholding was reduced or eliminated by an applicable tax treaty. Pursuant to an applicable tax treaty, that information may also be made available to the tax authorities in the country in which the non-U.S. holder resides.

      The payment of the proceeds of the disposition of common stock by a non-U.S. holder to or through the U.S. office of a broker generally will be reported to the IRS and reduced by backup withholding unless the non-U.S. holder either certifies its status as a non-U.S. holder under penalties of perjury or otherwise establishes an exemption and the broker has no actual knowledge to the contrary. The payment of the proceeds on the disposition of common stock by a non-U.S. holder to or through a non-U.S. office of a broker generally will not be reduced by backup withholding or reported to the IRS. If, however, the broker is a U.S. person or has certain enumerated connections with the U.S., the proceeds from such disposition generally will be reported to the IRS (but not reduced by backup withholding) unless certain conditions are met.

      Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts that we withhold under the backup withholding rules will be refunded or credited against the non-U.S. holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability if certain required information is furnished to the IRS. Non-U.S. holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding application of backup withholding in their particular circumstance and the availability of and procedure for obtaining an exemption from backup withholding under current U.S. Treasury regulations.

      The foregoing discussion is included for general information only. Each prospective purchaser is urged to consult his tax advisor with respect to the United States federal income tax and federal estate tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of common stock, including the application and effect of the laws of any state, local, foreign or other taxing jurisdiction.

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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

      We cannot predict the effect, if any, that market sales of shares or the availability of any shares for sale will have on the market price of the common stock prevailing from time to time. Sales of substantial amounts of common stock, or the perception that such sales could occur, could adversely affect the market price of our common stock and our ability to raise capital through a sale of our securities.

Sale of Restricted Shares

      As of May 10, 2002, we had an aggregate of 42,637,554 outstanding shares of common stock, excluding 6,095,891 shares underlying outstanding options. Of these shares, the 11,500,000 shares sold in our initial public offering and the 10,000,000 shares sold in this offering (or 11,500,000 shares if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) will be freely tradable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act, except that any shares purchased by our affiliates, as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, may generally only be sold in compliance with the limitations of Rule 144 described below. As defined in Rule 144, an affiliate of an issuer is a person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the issuer. After this offering, approximately 19,150,951 of our outstanding shares of common stock will be deemed “restricted securities,” as that term is defined under Rule 144. Restricted securities may be sold in the public market only if they qualify for an exemption from registration under Rule 144, including Rule 144(k) or any other applicable exemption under the Securities Act.

      In general, under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, a person (or persons whose shares are aggregated) who has beneficially owned restricted securities within the meaning of Rule 144 for at least one year, and including the holding period of any prior owner except an affiliate, would be entitled to sell within any three-month period a number of shares that does not exceed the greater of one percent of the then outstanding shares of our common stock or the average weekly trading volume of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange during the four calendar weeks preceding such sale. Sales under Rule 144 are also subject to certain manner of sale provisions, notice requirements and the availability of current public information about our company. Any person (or persons whose shares are aggregated) who is not deemed to have been our affiliate at any time during the three months preceding a sale, and who has beneficially owned shares for at least two years (including any period of ownership of preceding non-affiliated holders), would be entitled to sell such shares under Rule 144(k) without regard to the volume limitations, manner of sale provisions, public information requirements or notice requirements.

Lock-Up Agreements

      The selling stockholders and our executive officers have agreed not to offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any shares of common stock or any security convertible into or exchangeable for common stock for a period of 180 days from the date of this prospectus without the prior written consent of Banc of America Securities LLC, subject to certain exceptions. Immediately following this offering, stockholders subject to lockup agreements will hold 21,144,454 shares, representing approximately 50% of the then outstanding shares of common stock, or approximately 47% if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full.

      We have agreed not to issue, sell or otherwise dispose of any shares of common stock during the 180-day period following the date of the prospectus. We may, however, grant options to purchase shares of common stock and issue shares of common stock upon the exercise of outstanding options under our existing stock option plans and we may issue or sell common stock in connection with an acquisition or business combination as long as the acquiror of such common stock agrees in writing to be bound by the obligations and restrictions of our lock-up agreement.

Stock Options

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within 60 days of May 10, 2002. Of the shares underlying these outstanding options, 5,722,665 are subject to the lock-up agreements described above restricting their sale for a period of 180 days after the date of this prospectus. In November 2001 in connection with our initial public offering, we filed a registration statement under the Securities Act to register shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options granted under our stock option plans. Except as limited by the lock-up agreements described above and by Rule 144 volume limitations applicable to affiliates, shares issued upon the exercise of stock options generally are available for sale in the open market.

Registration Rights

      We have granted registration rights to certain of our stockholders who, after this offering, will hold approximately 23,922,561 shares in the aggregate (including shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options). Under certain circumstances, some of these stockholders can require us to file registration statements that permit them to re-sell their shares. For more information, see “Related Party Transactions — Registration Rights Agreements.”

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UNDERWRITING

      The selling stockholders are offering the shares of common stock described in this prospectus through a number of underwriters. Banc of America Securities LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., UBS Warburg LLC, SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC are the representatives of the underwriters. We and the selling stockholders have entered into a firm commitment underwriting agreement with the representatives. Subject to the terms and conditions of the underwriting agreement, the selling stockholders have agreed to sell to the underwriters, and each underwriter has agreed to purchase the number of shares of common stock listed next to its name in the following table:

           
Number of
Underwriter Shares


Banc of America Securities LLC
       
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. 
       
UBS Warburg LLC
       
SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc.
       
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
       
     
 
 
Total
    10,000,000  
     
 

      The underwriters initially will offer shares to the public at the price specified on the cover page of this prospectus. The underwriters may allow to some dealers a concession of not more than $     per share. The underwriters also may allow, and any dealers may reallow, a concession of not more than $     per share to some other dealers. If all the shares are not sold at the public offering price, the underwriters may change the offering price and the other selling terms. The common stock is offered subject to a number of conditions, including:

  •  receipt and acceptance of our common stock by the underwriters; and
 
  •  the right to reject orders in whole or in part.

      The underwriters have an option to buy up to 1,500,000 additional shares of common stock from the selling stockholders to cover sales of shares by the underwriters which exceed the number of shares specified in the table above. The underwriters have 30 days to exercise this option. If the underwriters exercise this option, they will each purchase additional shares approximately in proportion to the amounts specified in the table above. We will pay the expenses associated with the exercise of the over-allotment option.

      The following table shows the per share and total underwriting discounts and commissions to be paid to the underwriters assuming both no exercise and full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares.

                 
Paid by the Selling
Stockholders

No Exercise Full Exercise


Per share
  $       $    
Total
  $       $    

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      We and the selling stockholders have entered into lock-up agreements with the underwriters. Under those agreements, we and those persons may not dispose of or hedge any of our common stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of our common stock unless permitted to do so by Banc of America Securities LLC. These restrictions will be in effect for a period of 180 days after the date of this prospectus. At any time and without notice, Banc of America Securities LLC may, in its sole discretion, release all or some of the securities from these lock-up agreements.

      We and the selling stockholders will indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. If we and the selling stockholders are unable to provide this indemnification, we and the selling stockholders will contribute to payments the underwriters may be required to make in respect of those liabilities.

      In connection with this offering, the underwriters may engage in stabilizing transactions, which involve making bids for, purchasing and selling shares of common stock in the open market for the purpose of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the common stock while this offering is in progress.

      These stabilizing transactions may include making short sales of the common stock, which involves the sale by the underwriters of a greater number of shares of common stock than they are required to purchase in this offering, and purchasing shares of common stock on the open market to cover positions created by short sales. Short sales may be “covered” shorts, which are short positions in an amount not greater than the underwriters’ over-allotment option referred to above, or may be “naked” shorts, which are short positions in excess of that amount.

      The underwriters may close out any covered short position either by exercising their over-allotment option, in whole or in part, or by purchasing shares in the open market. In making this determination, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the price of shares available for purchase in the open market compared to the price at which the underwriters may purchase shares through the over-allotment option.

      A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of the common stock in the open market that could adversely affect investors who purchased in this offering. To the extent that the underwriters create a naked short position, they will purchase shares in the open market to cover the position.

      The underwriters may also engage in other activities that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of the common stock, including the imposition of penalty bids. This means that if the representatives of the underwriters purchase common stock in the open market in stabilizing transactions or to cover short sales, the representatives can require the underwriters that sold those shares as part of this offering to repay the underwriting discount received by them.

      As a result of these activities, the price of the common stock may be higher than the price that otherwise might exist in the open market. If the underwriters commence these activities, they may discontinue them at any time. The underwriters may carry out these transactions on the New York Stock Exchange, in the over-the-counter-market or otherwise.

      The underwriters do not expect sales to discretionary accounts to exceed five percent of the total number of shares of common stock offered by this prospectus.

      Some of the underwriters or their affiliates have from time to time provided investment banking, financial advisory and lending services to us and our affiliates in the ordinary course of business for which they have received customary fees, and they may continue to do so.

      Banc of America Securities LLC is an affiliate of Bank of America, N.A., which is the agent and a lender under our existing credit facility, and BancAmerica Capital Investors SBIC I, L.P., one of the selling stockholders. Following this offering, BancAmerica Capital Investors will own approximately 4.7% of our common stock. BancAmerica Capital Investors is also party to a registration rights agreement with us. See “Related Party Transactions.” In addition, affiliates of Banc of America Securities LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC hold limited partnership interests in certain HWP stockholders.

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LEGAL MATTERS

      Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York, New York will pass on the validity of the common stock offered by this prospectus for us. Latham & Watkins, New York, New York, will pass upon certain legal matters in connection with this offering for the underwriters. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison has represented the HWP stockholders from time to time and Latham & Watkins has represented us and our senior management from time to time.

EXPERTS

      The consolidated financial statements and schedule of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999, 2000 and 2001 and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2001, have been included herein and in the registration statement in reliance upon the report of KPMG LLP, independent certified public accountants, appearing elsewhere herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

      The financial statements of Preferred Healthcare Staffing, Inc. as of December 31, 1999 and November 30, 2000 and for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1999 and the eleven months ended November 30, 2000, have been included herein and in the registration statement in reliance upon the report of KPMG LLP, independent certified public accountants, appearing elsewhere herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

      The financial statements of O’Grady-Peyton International (USA), Inc. as of December 31, 1999 and 2000 and for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2000, have been included herein and in the registration statement in reliance upon the report of KPMG LLP, independent certified public accountants, appearing elsewhere herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

      The financial statements of Healthcare Resource Management Corporation as of December 31, 2000 and 2001 and for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2001, have been included herein and in the registration statement in reliance upon the report of KPMG LLP, independent certified public accountants, appearing elsewhere herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

CHANGE OF ACCOUNTANTS

      In February 2000, in connection with our recapitalization, our board of directors elected to change our independent auditors from Deloitte & Touche LLP to KPMG LLP. In connection with Deloitte & Touche LLP’s audit of the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 1998, there were no disagreements with Deloitte & Touche LLP on any matters of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosures or auditing scope or procedures, nor any reportable events. Deloitte & Touche LLP’s report on our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 1998 contained no adverse opinions or disclaimers of opinion and was not modified or qualified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. We have provided Deloitte & Touche LLP with a copy of the disclosure contained in this section of the prospectus. Prior to retaining KPMG LLP, we did not consult with KPMG LLP regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on our financial statements.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

      We are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act and in accordance therewith file reports and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We have filed a Registration Statement on Form S-1 with the Commission relating to this offering. This prospectus, which is part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement, and you should refer to the registration statement and its exhibits to read that information.

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References in this prospectus to any of our contracts or other documents are not necessarily complete, and you should refer to the exhibits attached to the registration statement for copies of the actual contract or document. You may read and copy the registration statement, the related exhibits and the reports, proxy statements and other information we file with the Commission at the Commission’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. and at the Commission’s regional offices. You can also request copies of those documents, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing to the Commission. Please call the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference rooms. The Commission also maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file with the Commission. The website’s address is www.sec.gov.

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AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.

 
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
         
Page

Independent Auditors’ Report
    F-2  
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2000 and 2001 and March 31, 2002 (unaudited)
    F-3  
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000 and 2001 and for the three months ended March 31, 2001 (unaudited) and 2002 (unaudited)
    F-4  
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000 and 2001 and for the three months ended March 31, 2002 (unaudited)
    F-5  
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000 and 2001 and for the three months ended March 31, 2001 (unaudited) and 2002 (unaudited)
    F-6  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
    F-7  
PREFERRED HEALTHCARE STAFFING, INC.
Independent Auditors’ Report
    F-27  
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1999 and November 30, 2000
    F-28  
Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1999 and for the eleven months ended November 30, 2000
    F-29  
Statements of Shareholder’s Equity for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1999 and for the eleven months ended November 30, 2000
    F-30  
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1999 and for the eleven months ended November 30, 2000
    F-31  
Notes to Financial Statements
    F-32  
O’GRADY-PEYTON INTERNATIONAL (USA), INC.
Independent Auditors’ Report
    F-38  
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1999 and 2000 and March 31, 2001 (unaudited)
    F-39  
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 2000 and three months ended March 31, 2000 and 2001 (unaudited)
    F-40  
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 2000 and three months ended March 31, 2001 (unaudited)
    F-41  
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 2000 and three months ended March 31, 2000 and 2001 (unaudited)
    F-42  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
    F-43  
HEALTHCARE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
Independent Auditors’ Report
    F-47  
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2000 and 2001 and March 31, 2002 (unaudited)
    F-48  
Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 2001 and for the three months ended March 31, 2001 (unaudited) and 2002 (unaudited)
    F-49  
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 2001 and for the three months ended March 31, 2002 (unaudited)
    F-50  
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 2001 and for the three months ended March 31, 2001 (unaudited) and 2002 (unaudited)
    F-51  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
    F-52  

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.:

      We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2000 and 2001, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2001. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

      We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

      In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2000 and 2001, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2001, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

  KPMG LLP

San Diego, California

February 12, 2002, except
as to Note 13, which is
as of April 23, 2002

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AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except par value)
                             
December 31, December 31, March 31,
2000 2001 2002



(unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
                       
 
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 546     $ 15,654     $ 25,288  
 
Short-term held-to-maturity investments
          16,314       12,166  
 
Accounts receivable, net
    63,401       105,416       125,517  
 
Income taxes receivable
          4,803        
 
Prepaid expenses
    2,973       7,810       8,493  
 
Other current assets
    1,839       1,943       2,327  
     
     
     
 
   
Total current assets
    68,759       151,940       173,791  
Fixed assets, net
    5,006       7,713       7,996  
Deferred income taxes, net
    10,565       19,406       19,385  
Deposits
    102       617       306  
Goodwill, net
    118,423       127,752       127,752  
Other intangibles, net
    6,555       1,501       1,391  
     
     
     
 
   
Total assets
  $ 209,410     $ 308,929     $ 330,621  
     
     
     
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
                       
 
Bank overdraft
  $ 556     $ 1,643     $ 3,069  
 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    2,431       5,625       7,373  
 
Accrued compensation and benefits
    11,017       23,965       28,632  
 
Income taxes payable
    1,745             2,473  
 
Due to former shareholder
    342              
 
Current portion of notes payable
    7,500              
 
Other current liabilities
    1,019       4,229       4,229  
     
     
     
 
   
Total current liabilities
    24,610       35,462       45,776  
Notes payable, less current portion
    115,389              
Other long-term liabilities
    2,341       1,562       1,608  
     
     
     
 
   
Total liabilities
    142,340       37,024       47,384  
     
     
     
 
Stockholders’ equity:
                       
 
Common stock, $.01 par value; 200,000 shares authorized; 28,835, 42,290, and 42,290 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2000 and 2001, and March 31, 2002 (unaudited), respectively
    288       423       423  
 
Additional paid-in capital
    136,735       345,821       345,976  
 
Accumulated deficit
    (69,953 )     (74,339 )     (63,162 )
     
     
     
 
   
Total stockholders’ equity
    67,070       271,905       283,237  
     
     
     
 
Commitments and contingencies
                       
   
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 209,410     $ 308,929     $ 330,621  
     
     
     
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)
                                             
Three Months Ended
Years Ended December 31, March 31,


1999 2000 2001 2001 2002





(unaudited)
Revenue
  $ 146,514     $ 230,766     $ 517,794     $ 103,048     $ 173,956  
Cost of revenue
    111,784       170,608       388,284       77,919       131,753  
     
     
     
     
     
 
   
Gross profit
    34,730       60,158       129,510       25,129       42,203  
     
     
     
     
     
 
Expenses:
                                       
 
Selling, general and administrative, excluding non-cash stock-based compensation
    20,677       30,728       71,483       13,813       22,725  
 
Non-cash stock-based compensation
          22,379       31,881       4,365       218  
 
Amortization
    1,721       2,387       5,562       1,306       82  
 
Depreciation
    325       916       2,151       413       691  
 
Transaction costs
    12,404       1,500       1,955              
     
     
     
     
     
 
   
Total expenses
    35,127       57,910       113,032       19,897       23,716  
     
     
     
     
     
 
   
Income (loss) from operations
    (397 )     2,248       16,478       5,232       18,487  
Interest (income) expense, net
    4,030       10,006       13,933       4,325       (142 )
     
     
     
     
     
 
   
Income (loss) before minority interest, income taxes, and extraordinary item
    (4,427 )     (7,758 )     2,545       907       18,629  
Minority interest in earnings of subsidiary
    (1,325 )                        
Income tax expense (benefit)
    (872 )     (2,560 )     1,476       471       7,452  
     
     
     
     
     
 
   
Income (loss) before extraordinary item
    (4,880 )     (5,198 )     1,069       436       11,177  
Extraordinary loss on extinguishment of debt, net of income tax benefit of $427, $0 and $2,810, respectively
    (730 )           (5,455 )            
     
     
     
     
     
 
   
Net income (loss)
  $ (5,610 )   $ (5,198 )   $ (4,386 )   $ 436     $ 11,177  
     
     
     
     
     
 
Basic net income (loss) per common share:
                                       
 
Income (loss) before extraordinary item
  $ (0.23 )   $ (0.23 )   $ 0.04     $ 0.02     $ 0.26  
 
Extraordinary loss
    (0.03 )           (0.18 )            
     
     
     
     
     
 
   
Basic net income (loss) per common share
  $ (0.26 )   $ (0.23 )   $ (0.14 )   $ 0.02     $ 0.26  
     
     
     
     
     
 
Diluted net income (loss) per common share:
                                       
 
Income (loss) before extraordinary item
  $ (0.23 )   $ (0.23 )   $ 0.04     $ 0.01     $ 0.24  
 
Extraordinary loss
    (0.03 )           (0.18 )            
     
     
     
     
     
 
   
Diluted net income (loss) per common share
  $ (0.26 )   $ (0.23 )   $ (0.14 )   $ 0.01     $ 0.24  
     
     
     
     
     
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
                                       
 
Basic
    21,715       22,497       30,641       28,835       42,290  
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
Diluted
    21,715       22,497       30,641       31,431       46,991  
     
     
     
     
     
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Years Ended December 31, 1999, 2000 and 2001 and
for the three months ended March 31, 2002 (unaudited)
(In thousands)
                                                   
Retained Accumulated
Common Stock Additional Earnings Other

Paid-in (Accumulated Comprehensive
Shares Amount Capital Deficit) Income (Loss) Total






Balance, December 31, 1998
    21,451     $ 214     $ 17,684     $ 1,579     $     $ 19,477  
Repurchase of common stock
    (21,187 )     (212 )     (19,143 )     (62,915 )           (82,270 )
Issuance of common stock in exchange for minority interest
    4,464       45       1,537       2,191             3,773  
Issuance of common stock
    15,647       157       59,362                   59,519  
Issuance of warrants
                3,000                   3,000  
Net loss
                      (5,610 )           (5,610 )
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Balance, December 31, 1999
    20,375       204       62,440       (64,755 )           (2,111 )
Issuance of common stock
    8,460       84       51,916                   52,000  
Stock-based compensation
                22,379                   22,379  
Net loss
                      (5,198 )           (5,198 )
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Balance, December 31, 2000
    28,835       288       136,735       (69,953 )           67,070  
Stock-based compensation
                31,881                   31,881  
Issuance of common stock for cash, net of issuance costs
    11,500       115       177,225                   177,340  
Cashless exercise of warrants
    1,955       20       (20 )                  
Comprehensive income (loss):
                                               
 
SFAS No. 133 (derivatives) transition adjustment
                            (589 )     (589 )
 
Amortization of SFAS No. 133 transition adjustment
                            123       123  
 
Realized loss for termination of derivative instruments
                            466       466  
 
Net loss
                      (4,386 )           (4,386 )
                                             
 
Total comprehensive loss
                                            (4,386 )
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Balance, December 31, 2001
    42,290       423       345,821       (74,339 )           271,905  
Costs of issuance of initial public offering (unaudited)
                (63 )                 (63 )
Non-cash stock-based compensation (unaudited)
                218                   218  
Net income (unaudited)
                      11,177             11,177  
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Balance, March 31, 2002 (unaudited)
    42,290     $ 423     $ 345,976     $ (63,162 )   $     $ 283,237  
     
     
     
     
     
     
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)
                                                 
Three Months
Ended
Years Ended December 31, March 31,


1999 2000 2001 2001 2002





(unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities:
                                       
 
 
Net income (loss)
  $ (5,610 )   $ (5,198 )   $ (4,386 )   $ 436     $ 11,177  
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
                                       
   
Depreciation and amortization
    2,046       3,303       7,713       1,719       773  
   
Minority interest in earnings of subsidiary
    1,325                          
   
Extraordinary loss on extinguishment of debt
    1,157             6,996              
   
Provision for bad debts
    260       435       2,906       520       865  
   
Noncash interest expense
    633       4,188       4,381       648       86  
   
Deferred income taxes
    (1,196 )     (9,727 )     (8,649 )     (2,408 )     21  
   
Non-cash stock-based compensation
          22,379       31,881       4,365       218  
   
Loss (gain) on disposal or sale of fixed assets
    1       17       (2 )            
   
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:
                                       
     
Accounts receivable
    (7,847 )     (23,572 )     (39,482 )     (5,386 )     (20,966 )
     
Income taxes receivable and other current assets
    (2,976 )     1,921       (4,668 )     (1,101 )     3,736  
     
Deposits
    (36 )     (63 )     (515 )     (10 )     311  
     
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    (232 )     68       2,652       1,442       1,748  
     
Accrued compensation and benefits
    1,195       3,772       11,700       1,812       4,667  
     
Income taxes payable
          1,745       (7,548 )     1,242       2,473  
     
Due to former shareholder
    1,676       (1,334 )     (342 )     (342 )      
     
Other liabilities
    42       480       (958 )     15       9  
     
     
     
     
     
 
       
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    (9,562 )     (1,586 )     1,679       2,952       5,118  
     
     
     
     
     
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
                                       
 
Purchase of short-term held-to-maturity investments
                (16,314 )           4,148  
 
Purchase of fixed assets
    (1,656 )     (2,350 )     (4,497 )     (1,019 )     (948 )
 
Acquisitions, including acquisition costs
          (91,793 )     (12,971 )                
     
     
     
     
     
 
       
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    (1,656 )     (94,143 )     (33,782 )     (1,019 )     3,200  
     
     
     
     
     
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
                                       
 
Capital lease repayments
          (18 )     (94 )     (13 )     (30 )
 
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable
    76,675       48,180       18,000              
 
Payment of financing costs
    (5,338 )     (1,405 )     (1,261 )           (17 )
 
Payments on notes payable
    (37,596 )     (2,500 )     (147,861 )     (2,029 )      
 
Repurchase of common stock
    (82,270 )                        
 
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs
    59,519       52,000       177,340             (63 )
 
Change in bank overdraft, net of effects of acquisitions
    (157 )     (485 )     1,087       1,094       1,426  
     
     
     
     
     
 
       
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    10,833       95,772       47,211       (948 )     1,316  
     
     
     
     
     
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    (385 )     43       15,108       985       9,634  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    888       503       546       546       15,654  
     
     
     
     
     
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 503     $ 546     $ 15,654     $ 1,531     $ 25,288  
     
     
     
     
     
 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
                                       
 
Cash paid for interest (net of $36, $58, $69 capitalized in 1999, 2000 and 2001, respectively and $21 and $0 capitalized in the first three months of 2001 and 2002, respectively)
  $ 3,269     $ 5,853     $ 10,149       2,462       62  
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
Cash paid for income taxes
  $ 2,723     $ 4,640     $ 14,054     $ 1,638     $ 326  
     
     
     
     
     
 
Supplemental disclosures of noncash investing and financing activities:
                                       
 
Common stock issued in exchange for minority interest
  $ 3,773     $     $     $     $  
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
Accrued interest on notes payable converted to notes payable
  $ 273     $ 2,544     $ 2,116     $ 685     $  
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
Fixed assets obtained through capital leases
  $     $ 109     $ 142     $ 0     $ 26  
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
Fair value of assets acquired in acquisitions, net of cash received
  $     $ 16,644     $ 6,120     $     $  
 
Goodwill
          81,315       14,579              
 
Noncompete covenants
          1,036       200              
 
Liabilities assumed
          (4,693 )     (4,787 )            
 
Earnout provision accrual
                (3,141 )            
 
Present value of deferred purchase payments
          (2,509 )                  
     
     
     
     
     
 
       
Net cash paid for acquisitions
  $     $ 91,793     $ 12,971     $     $  
     
     
     
     
     
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001

(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

  (a) General

      On April 19, 2001, AMN Holdings, Inc. changed its name to AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (Services). Services was incorporated in Delaware on November 10, 1997. On December 4, 1997, Services acquired 80% of the outstanding common stock of AMN Healthcare, Inc. (AMN). On November 18, 1998, AMN purchased 100% of Medical Express, Inc. (MedEx). Pursuant to a share exchange completed on October 18, 1999, AMN became a wholly owned subsidiary of Services. On June 28, 2000, AMN purchased 100% of Nurses RX, Inc. (NRx). On November 28, 2000, AMN purchased 100% of Preferred Healthcare Staffing, Inc. (PHS). On May 1, 2001, AMN purchased 100% of O’Grady-Peyton International (USA), Inc. (OGP). On July 1, 2001, MedEx and PHS were collapsed into AMN. Also on July 1, 2001, NRx changed its name to Worldview Healthcare, Inc. (Worldview). Services, AMN, Worldview and OGP collectively are referred to herein as the Company. The Company recruits nurses and allied health professionals and places them on temporary assignments at hospitals and other healthcare facilities throughout the United States.

  (b) Principles of Consolidation

      The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Services, AMN, Worldview and OGP. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

  (c) Interim Financial Information (unaudited)

      The interim financial statements of the Company as of March 31, 2002 and for the three months ended March 31, 2001 and March 31, 2002 included herein have been prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The unaudited interim financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations relating to interim financial statements. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited statements reflect all adjustments necessary to present fairly the results of its operations and its cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2001 and March 31, 2002.

  (d) Minority Interest

      On October 18, 1999, the minority stockholder of AMN exchanged its shares of AMN for shares of Services resulting in the elimination of the minority interest in AMN and the consolidation of all of the AMN shareholder interests in the Services shareholder group. Services’ only asset was its investment in AMN, and no other assets or consideration was exchanged in this transaction. The relative ownership interests in Services and AMN before and after this event remained the same. Following this exchange, AMN became a wholly owned subsidiary. The exchange of shares was accounted for at historical cost and purchase accounting was not applied. The assets, liabilities and earnings of AMN and its subsidiary, MedEx, are consolidated in the accompanying financial statements, and the ownership interests of the minority stockholder of AMN is reported as minority interest through October 18, 1999.

  (e) Cash and Cash Equivalents

      The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents include currency on hand, deposits with financial institutions and highly liquid investments. At December 31, 2000 and 2001, the Company had $434,000 and $6,785,000,

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respectively, in deposits with major financial institutions that exceeded the federally insured limit of $100,000.

  (f) Short-Term Held-to-Maturity Investments

      The Company invests in highly liquid instruments with strong credit ratings. Investments with a maturity greater than three months, but less than one year, at the time of purchase are considered to be short-term investments. All short-term investments are classified as held-to-maturity because the Company has the ability and intent to hold the securities until maturity. Held-to-maturity securities are stated at amortized cost. Premiums and discounts are amortized or accreted over the life of the related held to maturity investment as adjustments to yield using the effective interest rate method.

  (g) Fixed Assets

      Furniture, equipment, leasehold improvements and software are stated at cost. Equipment acquired under capital leases are stated at the present value of the future minimum lease payments. Additions and improvements are capitalized and maintenance and repairs are expensed when incurred. Depreciation on furniture, equipment and software is calculated using the straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives of the related assets (generally three to five years). Leasehold improvements and equipment obtained under capital leases are amortized over the shorter of the term of the lease or the useful life. Amortization of equipment obtained under capital leases is included in depreciation in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

  (h) Goodwill

      The excess of purchase price over the fair value of the net assets of entities acquired is recorded as goodwill. Prior to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, the Company amortized goodwill on a straight-line basis over the estimated period of future benefit of 25 years. The Company assessed the recoverability of this intangible asset by determining whether the amortization of the goodwill balance over its remaining life could be recovered through future operating cash flows of the acquired operation. The amount of goodwill impairment, if any, was measured based on the projected discounted future operating cash flows using a discount rate reflecting the Company’s average cost of funds. On January 1, 2002, the Company adopted SFAS No. 142 and ceased amortization of goodwill (see Note 1(u)).

  (i) Other Intangibles

      Other intangibles consist of debt issuance costs related to notes payable and the Company’s credit facility, and to non-compete covenants. Debt issuance costs are deferred and amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method over the respective term of the notes and credit facility. Non-compete covenants were recorded as a result of acquisitions and are amortized over the life of the related agreements.

  (j) Concentration of Credit Risk

      The majority of the Company’s business activity is with hospitals located throughout the United States. Credit is extended based on the evaluation of each entity’s financial condition and collateral is generally not required. Credit losses have been within management’s expectations.

  (k) Revenue Recognition

      Revenue is recognized in the period in which services are provided. Provisions for discounts to customers and other adjustments are provided for in the period the related revenue is recorded.

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  (l) Advertising Expenses

      Advertising costs are expensed as incurred.

  (m) Income Taxes

      The Company records income taxes using the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. 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 operations in the period that includes the enactment date.

  (n) Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

      Long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future net cash flows, undiscounted and without interest, expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.

  (o) Fair Value of Financial Instruments

      The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, short-term held-to-maturity investments, accounts receivable, income taxes receivable, other current assets, deposits, bank overdraft, accounts payable and accrued expenses, accrued compensation and benefits and other current liabilities approximates their respective fair values due to the short-term nature and liquidity of these financial instruments.

  (p) Common Stock Split

      On November 19, 1999, the Company effected a 200-for-1 stock split of its common stock. On October 18, 2001, the Company effected a 43.10849-for-1 stock split of its common stock. All references in the consolidated financial statements to number of shares outstanding, price per share and per share amounts related to Services have been retroactively restated to reflect the stock splits for all periods presented.

  (q) Stock-Based Compensation

      The Company applies the intrinsic value-based method of accounting prescribed by Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related interpretations including Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 44, Accounting for Certain Transactions involving Stock Compensation an interpretation of APB Opinion No. 25 to account for its stock option plans. Under this method, compensation expense for fixed plans is measured on the date of grant only if the then current market price of the underlying stock exceeded the exercise price and is recorded on a straight-line basis over the applicable vesting period. Compensation expense for variable plans is recorded at the end of each reporting period until the related performance criteria is met in accordance with FIN No. 28, and is measured based on the excess of the then current market price of the underlying stock over the exercise price. SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, established accounting and disclosure requirements using a fair value-based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation plans. As allowed by SFAS No. 123, the Company has elected to continue to apply the

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intrinsic value-based method of accounting described above, and has adopted the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 123.

  (r) Net Income (Loss) per Common Share

      Basic net income (loss) per common share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted net income (loss) per common share reflects the effects of potentially dilutive securities (common stock options and warrants). Net income (loss) and weighted average shares used to compute net income (loss) per share are presented below (in thousands, except per share amounts):

                                         
Three months
Years ended December 31, ended March 31,


1999 2000 2001 2001 2002





(unaudited) (unaudited)
Net income (loss)
  $ (5,610 )   $ (5,198 )     (4,386 )   $ 436     $ 11,177  
     
     
     
     
     
 
Weighted average shares, basic
    21,715       22,497       30,641       28,835       42,290  
Dilutive effect of stock options
                      716       4,701  
Dilutive effect of warrants
                      1,880        
     
     
     
     
     
 
Weighted average shares, dilutive
    21,715       22,497       30,641       31,431       46,991  
     
     
     
     
     
 
Basic net income (loss) per share
  $ (0.26 )   $ (0.23 )   $ (0.14 )   $ .02     $ .26  
     
     
     
     
     
 
Diluted net income (loss) per share
  $ (0.26 )   $ (0.23 )   $ (0.14 )   $ .01     $ 0.24  
     
     
     
     
     
 

      Options to purchase 5,182,000 and 5,815,000 shares of common stock at December 31, 2000 and 2001, respectively, and warrants to purchase 2,518,000 shares of common stock at December 31, 1999 and 2000 and during the year ended December 31, 2001 were not included in the calculation of diluted net loss per common share because the effect of these instruments was anti-dilutive. There were no outstanding warrants at December 31, 2001.

  (s) Other Comprehensive Income

      SFAS No. 130, Reporting Comprehensive Income, establishes rules for the reporting of comprehensive income and its components. The Company’s net income (loss) is the same as total comprehensive income (loss) for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000 and 2001, and for the three months ended March 31, 2002. Comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2001 included a $552,000 (unaudited) unrealized loss on derivative instruments.

  (t) Derivative Instruments

      The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (SFAS 133), on January 1, 2001. SFAS 133 requires that all derivative instruments be recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. Gains or losses resulting from changes in the values of those derivatives are accounted for depending upon the use of the derivative and whether it qualifies for hedge accounting. The Company uses derivative instruments to manage the fluctuations in cash flows resulting from interest rate risk on variable-rate debt financing. These instruments include interest swap and cap agreements. The Company does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. Prior to the adoption of SFAS 133, net gains or losses were recorded monthly on the date earned and were included in interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations. As the Company did not meet the extensive documentation and administration requirements of SFAS 133, the Company determined it did not qualify for hedge accounting treatment on its existing derivatives.

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      Although the Company’s interest rate swap and cap agreements were designated as cash flow hedges, the Company did not apply hedge accounting treatment. As SFAS 133 requires that all unrealized gains and losses on derivatives not qualifying for hedge accounting be recognized currently through earnings, the Company accounted for all of its interest rate swap and cap agreements in this manner. Upon adoption of SFAS 133 on January 1, 2001, the Company recorded a transition adjustment in the amount of $589,000 to accumulated other comprehensive loss per SFAS 133 transition guidelines, and began amortizing the transition adjustment to interest expense over the term of the related agreements of four years. Of the $589,000 transition adjustment, $123,000 and $37,000 (unaudited) were amortized to interest expense during the year ended December 31, 2001, and during the three months ended March 31, 2001, respectively.

      In November 2001, the Company paid $896,000 to terminate all derivative instrument agreements. The unamortized value of the transition adjustment at the time the derivative instrument agreements were terminated of $466,000 was reclassified from other comprehensive loss to interest expense. The Company recorded a net gain of $140,000 and a net loss of $740,000 (unaudited), through interest expense, on the change in fair value of its interest rate swap and cap contracts during the year ended December 31, 2001 and during the three months ended March 31, 2001, respectively.

  (u) New Accounting Pronouncements

      In July 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations, and SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. SFAS No. 141 requires the use of the purchase method for all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 and provides guidance on purchase accounting related to the recognition of intangible assets and accounting for negative goodwill. SFAS No. 142 changes the accounting for goodwill from an amortization method to an impairment-only approach. Under SFAS No. 142, goodwill will be tested annually and whenever events or circumstances occur indicating that goodwill might be impaired.

      The Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 142 as of January 1, 2002. Upon adoption of SFAS No. 142, the Company ceased amortization of goodwill and performed the two-step transitional impairment test. SFAS No. 142 requires the impairment test be applied to the relevant “reporting unit” which may differ from the specific entities acquired from which the goodwill arose. Due to the integrated nature of the Company’s operations and lack of differing economic characteristics between the Company’s subsidiaries, the entire Company was determined to be one single reporting unit. Under the provisions of SFAS No. 142, the Company performed the transitional goodwill impairment assessment which resulted in no impairment to the carrying value of goodwill as of January 1, 2002. As of the date of adoption of SFAS No. 142, January 1, 2002, the Company had unamortized goodwill in the amount of $127,752,000 and unamortized identifiable intangible assets acquired in business combinations in the amount of $871,000, and ceased amortizing

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goodwill. The following reconciliation adjusts net income for amortization expense related to goodwill that is no longer amortized under SFAS No. 142, net of tax (in thousands except per share data):

                     
March 31,

2001 2002


(unaudited)
Net income
  $ 436     $ 11,177  
Goodwill amortization, net of tax
    593        
     
     
 
Adjusted net income
  $ 1,029     $ 11,177  
     
     
 
 
Basic net income per common share:
               
 
Net income per common share
  $ 0.02     $ 0.26  
 
Goodwill amortization per common share
    0.02        
     
     
 
   
Adjusted net income per common share
  $ 0.04     $ 0.26  
     
     
 
 
Diluted net income per common share:
               
 
Diluted net income per common share
  $ 0.01     $ 0.24  
 
Diluted goodwill amortization per common share
    0.02        
     
     
 
   
Adjusted diluted net income per common share
  $ 0.03     $ 0.24  
     
     
 

      In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations, which addresses financial accounting and reporting for obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets and for the associated asset retirement costs. The standard applies to tangible long-lived assets that have a legal obligation associated with their retirement that results from the acquisition, construction or development or normal use of the asset. SFAS No. 143 requires that the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation be recognized in the period in which it is incurred if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. The fair value of the liability is added to the carrying amount of the associated asset and this additional carrying amount is depreciated over the remaining life of the asset. The liability is accreted at the end of each period through charges to operating expense. SFAS No. 143 is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002. We do not anticipate that the financial impact of this statement will have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

      In October 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, which addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets. While SFAS No. 144 supersedes SFAS No. 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of, it retains many of the fundamental provisions of SFAS No. 121, including the recognition and measurement of the impairment of long-lived assets to be held and used, and the measurement of long-lived assets to be disposed of by sale. SFAS No. 144 also supersedes the accounting and reporting provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) No. 30, Reporting the Results of Operations-Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions, for the disposal of a segment of a business. However, it retains the requirement in APB No. 30 to report separately discontinued operations and extends that reporting to a 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. SFAS No. 144 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001. We do not anticipate that the financial impact of this statement will have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

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  (v) Segment Information

      SFAS No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information, establishes annual and interim reporting standards for an enterprise’s operating segments and related disclosures about its products, services, geographic areas and major customers. An operating segment is defined as a component of an enterprise that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses, and about which separate financial information is regularly evaluated by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources. This statement allows aggregation of similar operating segments into a single operating segment if the businesses are considered similar under the criteria of this statement. For all periods presented, the Company believes it operated in a single segment, temporary healthcare staffing.

  (w) Use of Estimates

      The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

  (x) Reclassifications

      Certain amounts in the prior periods’ consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

(2) Common Stock Offering

      In November 2001, the Company issued 11,500,000 shares of its common stock (common stock offering) in an initial public offering and raised proceeds of $177,340,000, net of issuance costs. In connection with the common stock offering, the underwriters exercised their over-allotment option representing 1,500,000 shares of the issued common stock. The Company used the net proceeds from the common stock offering for general corporate purposes and included the repayment of indebtedness of $145,182,000 in November 2001 (see Note 7).

(3) Leveraged Recapitalization

      On November 19, 1999, Services consummated a leveraged recapitalization (the 1999 Recapitalization) pursuant to which the Company’s outstanding debt and capital stock were restructured. As part of the 1999 Recapitalization, the Company obtained $70.0 million in new and senior debt financing and $20.0 million in new debt financing through the issuance of senior subordinated notes. The Company also sold 15,647,000 shares to AMN Acquisition Corp. (Acquisition), a newly-formed entity created by the new majority stockholder to effect the 1999 Recapitalization, for cash consideration of $59.5 million. Acquisition acquired an additional 3,413,000 shares directly from existing shareholders for cash consideration of $13.0 million. After the reorganization, Acquisition held 19,060,000 shares of Services, representing a 93.5% ownership interest. Existing stockholders retained shares representing the remaining 6.5% ownership interest in Services. Proceeds from the equity and debt financing were used to retire existing debt, repurchase stock of existing stockholders and pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with the recapitalization. These transactions were recognized as capital and debt transactions with no change to recorded amounts for existing assets and liabilities. On March 29, 2001, AMN Acquisition Corp. was merged into AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.

      In conjunction with the 1999 Recapitalization, the Company incurred the following charges which are included in the 1999 results of operations: (i) an extraordinary loss of $730,000 (net of tax benefit of

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$427,000) from the retirement of debt outstanding prior to the 1999 Recapitalization; and (ii) transaction costs of $12,404,000 comprised of bonus payments and option buyouts of $6,503,000, a warrant buyout of $1,077,000 and professional service fees of $4,824,000 (including the payment of $2,587,000 to the majority stockholder of Services). In addition, the Company incurred $5,050,000 in financing costs, which were recorded as deferred financing costs and amortized over the term of the related debt.

(4) Acquisitions

  (a) AMN

      On December 4, 1997, Services acquired 80% of the outstanding common stock of AMN for total consideration of $33,513,000. The transaction has been accounted for in the accompanying consolidated financial statements using the purchase method of accounting, and the assets and liabilities of AMN were recorded at fair value as of the acquisition date. In connection with this transaction, the Company recorded goodwill of $26,985,000, which is being amortized over 25 years. Also in connection with this transaction, the Company borrowed $25,151,000 from a bank and incurred deferred financing costs totaling $1,084,000, which were being amortized over the life of the loans until the 1999 Recapitalization when they were written off.

      On November 18, 1998, in connection with the acquisition of MedEx, Services acquired an additional 2.77% of AMN for $2,050,000.

  (b) MedEx

      On November 18, 1998, Services acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding stock of MedEx in exchange for 2,638,000 shares of Services common stock valued at $3,448,000 and cash of $16,362,000, for a total purchase price of $19,809,000. The transaction was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting, and the assets and liabilities of MedEx were recorded at fair value as of the acquisition date. In connection with this transaction, the Company recorded goodwill of $15,332,000.

  (c) NRx

      On June 28, 2000, AMN acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding stock of NRx. The acquisition was recorded using the purchase method of accounting. Thus, the results of operations from the acquired assets are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the acquisition date. The purchase price to the former shareholders of NRx included a payment of $16,181,000 in cash and $3,000,000 to be paid in three equal installments of $1,000,000 each on June 29, 2001, June 28, 2002, and June 30, 2003, provided that the terms of the agreement are met. Since the deferred payment in the amount of $3,000,000 is not interest bearing, AMN recorded the present value of the future payments on the date of the acquisition utilizing an interest rate of 9.5%. In June 2001, the Company paid the first installment of $1,000,000. As of December 31, 2001, the present value of the amount due on June 29, 2002 is $955,000 and is included in other current liabilities. As of December 31, 2001, the present value of the amounts due on June 30, 2003 is $876,000 and is included in other long-term liabilities.

      AMN acquired NRx’s assets of $4,239,000, assumed its liabilities of $1,610,000, and recorded goodwill in the amount of $15,484,000. AMN allocated $836,000 of the purchase price to the noncompete covenant, which is being amortized over the four-year life of the covenant. As of December 31, 2000 and 2001, the unamortized cost of the covenant was $730,000 and $521,000, respectively.

  (d) PHS

      On November 28, 2000, AMN acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding stock of PHS. The acquisition was recorded using the purchase method of accounting. Thus, the results of operations from the

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acquired assets are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the acquisition date. The purchase price to the former stockholders of PHS included a payment of $75,041,000 in cash (net of cash received), of which $4,000,000 was delivered to an escrow agent on the acquisition date in accordance with the purchase agreement. The funds held in escrow were released to the former shareholder in the amount of $2,000,000 on May 31, 2001 and $2,000,000 on December 31, 2001.

      AMN acquired PHS’s assets of $12,405,000 (net of cash received), assumed its liabilities of $3,083,000, and recorded goodwill in the amount of $65,831,000. AMN allocated $200,000 to the noncompete covenant, which is being amortized over the four-year life of the covenant. As of December 31, 2000 and 2001, the unamortized cost of this covenant was $195,000 and $145,000, respectively.

  (e) OGP

      On May 1, 2001, AMN acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding stock of OGP, a healthcare staffing company specializing in the recruitment of nurses domestically and from English-speaking foreign countries. The acquisition was recorded using the purchase method of accounting. Thus, the results of operations from the acquired assets are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the acquisition date. The purchase price paid to the former stockholders of OGP included a payment of $12,971,000 in cash (net of cash received), and $800,000 which was delivered to an escrow agent on the acquisition date in accordance with the purchase agreement. The funds held in escrow are to be released to the former shareholders on November 1, 2002, provided that terms of the agreement are met. The OGP acquisition was financed by an $18,000,000 term loan bearing interest at a rate of either the higher of (i) the federal funds rate plus 0.5%, (ii) the prime rate plus 2% or (iii) LIBOR plus 3.75%, depending on the composition of the loan. This loan was paid in full in November 2001 with the proceeds from the common stock offering (see Note 7).

      Included in the asset purchase agreement is an earn-out provision whereby AMN agreed to pay the OGP selling stockholders additional consideration contingent on certain annual revenue results of OGP. The Company accrued $3,141,000 for this earn-out provision and has recorded this amount as additional goodwill and other current liabilities as of December 31, 2001. Earn-out payments, if earned, are capped at $5,340,000 and are to be paid in April 2002. There is also additional contingent consideration of up to $2,369,000 dependent upon collection of an outstanding receivable from a customer if received prior to May 2002.

      AMN acquired OGP’s assets of $6,120,000 (net of cash received), assumed its liabilities of $4,787,000, and recorded goodwill in the amount of $14,579,000, including the $3,141,000 earn-out provision accrual. AMN allocated $200,000 of the purchase price to the noncompete agreement, which is being amortized over the four-year life of the agreement. As of December 31, 2001, the unamortized cost of this covenant was $171,000.

  (f) Pro Forma Consolidated Results of Operations

      The following summary presents pro forma consolidated results of operations for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001 as if the NRx, PHS and OGP acquisitions described above had occurred on January 1, 1999. The following unaudited pro forma financial information gives effect to certain adjustments, including the amortization of intangible assets and interest expense on acquisition debt and depreciation on fixed assets. The pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of the operating

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results that would have occurred had the acquisitions been consummated as of the dates indicated, nor are they necessarily indicative of future operating results (in thousands, except per share amounts).

                         
Pro Forma

Years Ended December 31,

1999 2000 2001



Revenue
  $ 229,864     $ 326,355     $ 528,376  
Income from operations
  $ 235     $ 8,492     $ 17,547  
Income (loss) before extraordinary loss
  $ (7,822 )   $ (4,221 )   $ 1,315  
Net loss
  $ (8,553 )   $ (4,221 )   $ (4,141 )
     
     
     
 
Loss per share — basic and diluted
  $ (0.39 )   $ (0.19 )   $ (0.14 )
     
     
     
 
Weighted average shares — basic and diluted
    21,715       22,497       30,641  
     
     
     
 

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(5) Balance Sheet Details

      The consolidated balance sheets detail is as follows as of December 31, 2000 and 2001 (in thousands):

                       
December 31,

2000 2001


Accounts receivable, net:
               
 
Accounts receivable
  $ 64,331     $ 108,658  
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
    (930 )     (3,242 )
     
     
 
   
Accounts receivable, net
  $ 63,401     $ 105,416  
     
     
 
Fixed assets, net:
               
 
Furniture and equipment
  $ 3,538     $ 6,025  
 
Software
    2,798       4,974  
 
Leasehold improvements
    432       621  
     
     
 
      6,768       11,620  
 
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (1,762 )     (3,907 )
     
     
 
   
Fixed assets, net
  $ 5,006     $ 7,713  
     
     
 
Goodwill, net:
               
 
Goodwill
  $ 123,622     $ 138,204  
 
Accumulated amortization
    (5,199 )     (10,452 )
     
     
 
   
Goodwill, net
  $ 118,423     $ 127,752  
     
     
 
Other intangibles, net:
               
 
Debt issuance costs
  $ 6,742     $ 633  
 
Non-compete covenants
    1,136       1,336  
     
     
 
      7,878       1,969  
 
Accumulated amortization
    (1,323 )     (468 )
     
     
 
   
Other intangibles, net
  $ 6,555     $ 1,501  
     
     
 
Accrued compensation and benefits:
               
 
Accrued payroll
  $ 6,915     $ 11,517  
 
Accrued bonuses
    1,285       4,857  
 
Accrued health insurance
    767       3,352  
 
Accrued workers compensation
    475       2,132  
 
Other
    1,575       2,107  
     
     
 
     
Accrued compensation and benefits
  $ 11,017     $ 23,965  
     
     
 

      Included in fixed assets is equipment acquired through capital leases in the amount of $109,000 and $251,000 as of December 31, 2000 and 2001, respectively. Accumulated amortization on these capital leases is $48,000 and $85,000 as of December 31, 2000 and 2001, respectively.

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(6) Income Taxes

      The provision (benefit) for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001 consists of the following (in thousands):

                             
December 31,

1999 2000 2001



Current income taxes:
                       
 
Federal
  $ (103 )   $ 5,954     $ 6,032  
 
State
          1,213       1,475  
     
     
     
 
   
Total
    (103 )     7,167       7,507  
     
     
     
 
Deferred income taxes:
                       
 
Federal
    (925 )     (8,550 )     (7,566 )
 
State
    (271 )     (1,177 )     (1,275 )
     
     
     
 
   
Total
    (1,196 )     (9,727 )     (8,841 )
     
     
     
 
   
Provision (benefit) for income taxes, including tax benefit of $427, $0 and $2,810 on extraordinary loss in 1999, 2000 and 2001, respectively
  $ (1,299 )   $ (2,560 )   $ (1,334 )
     
     
     
 

      The Company’s income tax expense (benefit) differs from the amount that would have resulted from applying the federal statutory rate of 35% to pretax income (loss) because of the effect of the following items during the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001 (in thousands):

                           
December 31,

1999 2000 2001



Tax benefit at federal statutory rate
  $ (2,418 )   $ (2,715 )   $ (2,002 )
State taxes, net of federal benefit
    (210 )     24       130  
Nondeductible transaction costs
    730              
Minority interest
    464              
Interest
          171       168  
Nondeductible amortization
                127  
Other, net
    135       (40 )     243  
     
     
     
 
 
Income tax benefit
  $ (1,299 )   $ (2,560 )   $ (1,334 )
     
     
     
 

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      The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are presented below as of December 31, 2000, and 2001 (in thousands):

                     
December 31,

2000 2001


Deferred tax assets:
               
 
Stock compensation
  $ 8,453     $ 20,402  
 
Debt issuance costs
    1,454        
 
Interest and warrants
    1,026        
 
Accrued expenses
    461       815  
 
State taxes
    425       421  
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
    314       1,221  
 
Other
    506       433  
     
     
 
   
Total deferred tax assets
    12,639       23,292  
     
     
 
Deferred tax liabilities:
               
 
Intangibles
    (1,232 )     (2,601 )
 
Fixed assets, net
    (633 )     (447 )
 
Other
    (209 )     (838 )
     
     
 
   
Total deferred tax liabilities
    (2,074 )     (3,886 )
     
     
 
Net deferred tax assets
  $ 10,565     $ 19,406  
     
     
 

      Management believes it is more likely than not that the results of the future operations will generate sufficient taxable income to realize the deferred tax assets and, accordingly, has not provided a valuation allowance.

(7) Notes Payable and Related Derivative Instruments and Credit Agreement

  (a) Notes Payable and Related Derivative Instruments

      All outstanding debt at December 31, 2000 was repaid in full in fiscal 2001. Of the $147,861,000 of payments made on notes payable during fiscal 2001, $145,182,000 was paid with proceeds from the November 2001 common stock offering. In connection with the pay-off of these notes, the Company wrote off the following: $2,054,000 of unamortized discount on senior subordinated notes, $4,894,000 of loans fees and $320,000 of deferred financing costs. The Company also incurred a pre-payment penalty of $997,000 in connection with the extinguishment of debt. These items have been reflected net of tax in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations as an extraordinary loss on extinguishment of debt. The Company had no outstanding debt at December 31, 2001.

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      Notes payable consisted of the following:

                       
December 31,

2000 2001


(in thousands)
12% Senior subordinated notes issued with attached warrants (see Note 9(b)) due November 19, 2005. Interest payable in cash or through issuance of additional notes
  $ 20,000     $  
12% Senior subordinated notes issued for conversion of accrued interest to notes payable due November 19, 2005.
    2,818        
$20,000,000 Revolver due November 19, 2004 with variable interest rates based on LIBOR, federal funds or the prime lending rate ranging from 8.5% to 11.25%. An unused fee of .5% per annum is due quarterly on the unused Revolver commitment
    15,045        
$50,000,000 Term Loan due in 18 consecutive quarterly installments beginning with a principal payment of $1,250,000 on September 30, 2000.
               
 
The quarterly principal payment escalates to $2,500,000 on March 31, 2002 and to $3,750,000 and $4,375,000 on March 31 in the succeeding years, maturing on November 19, 2004. Interest is paid quarterly and varies based on LIBOR plus 2.5% to 3.25%
    47,500        
$32,500,000 Tranche A Acquisition Loan due March 31, 2005, with interest at LIBOR plus 3%. Principal is due in 17 consecutive quarterly installments beginning with a payment of $625,000 on March 31, 2001. The quarterly payment escalates to $1,250,000 on March 31, 2002 until December 31, 2004, with a full payment of $15,000,000 at the maturity date Interest is paid quarterly
    32,500        
$7,500,000 Tranche B Acquisition Loan due March 31, 2005, with interest at LIBOR plus 2.5%. Principal is due at maturity and interest is paid quarterly
    7,500        
     
     
 
     
Total notes payable
    125,363        
Unamortized discount on senior subordinated notes (See Note 9(b))
    (2,474 )      
     
     
 
      122,889        
Less current portion of notes payable
    (7,500 )      
     
     
 
   
Long-term portion of notes payable
  $ 115,389     $  
     
     
 

      The Company’s outstanding debt instruments at December 31, 2000 were secured by all assets of the Company and the common stock of its subsidiaries.

      During 2000, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements as a means to hedge its interest rate exposure on debt instruments. In addition, the Company’s credit agreement required that the Company maintain protection against fluctuations in interest rates providing coverage in an aggregate notional amount equal to $25,000,000. At December 31, 2000, the Company had three interest rate swaps outstanding with major financial institutions that effectively converted variable-rate debt to fixed rate. Two swaps had notional amounts of $25,000,000 each, whereby the Company paid fixed rates of 6.585% and 6.57%, respectively, and received a floating three-month LIBOR. The third swap had a notional amount of $40,000,000, which decreased by $325,000 at the end of each three-month period beginning December 29, 2000. Under this agreement, the Company paid a fixed rate of 6.5% and received a floating three-month LIBOR. All agreements were to expire in December 2001 and no initial investments were made to enter into these agreements. These agreements were terminated in November 2001.

      Effective December 6, 1999, the Company entered into a three-year interest rate cap agreement. The agreement applied to $25,000,000, which was 50% of the term loan outstanding on that date. The agreement provided a 7% interest rate cap on the three-month LIBOR rate. The cost of the agreement of $289,000 was

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included in deferred financing costs, and was amortized over the three-year term of the agreement. This agreement was terminated in November 2001.

      In conjunction with the 1999 Recapitalization, $37,412,000 of notes payable were repaid in 1999 with proceeds from the new borrowings. In connection with the early pay-off of these notes, debt issuance costs of $1,157,000 were written off and are reflected net of tax in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 1999 as an extraordinary loss on extinguishment of debt.

      On January 26, 1998, the Company entered into an interest rate collar agreement with a bank to reduce the impact of changes in interest rates on its floating rate long-term debt. The agreement required the Company to make payments to the bank for the difference between the selected interest rate, based on a three-month LIBOR, and the floor rate as specified in the agreement. In addition, the agreement entitled the Company to receive payments from the bank for the difference between the selected interest rate, based on three-month LIBOR, and the cap rate as specified in the agreement. On November 19, 1999, the Company paid $25,000 to terminate this agreement.

  (b) Credit Agreement

      In November 2001, the Company entered into the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (Credit Agreement) with various lenders. This credit agreement provides for borrowings up to $50 million under a revolving credit agreement, which includes up to $10 million of borrowings under letter of credit obligations and up to $10 million of borrowings under swingline loans. Borrowings are secured by the Company’s pledged assets of facilities and properties owned or leased and the Company’s capital stock. The revolving credit agreement provides for various interest rates depending on the type of borrowing (5.25%-5.5% at December 31, 2001) and is due quarterly. The revolving credit agreement carries an unused fee of .5% per annum. The letter of credit obligations provides for various interest rates depending on when the type of borrowing is paid off (6.25%-6.5% at December 31, 2001) and is due annually. The swingline loans provides for interest at a base rate (4.75%-5% at December 31, 2001) and is due quarterly. The Company’s amended and restated credit agreement contains a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, a maximum leverage ratio and other customary covenants. At December 31, 2001, the Company had no borrowings under the credit agreement. The credit agreement expires on November 16, 2004.

(8) Retirement Plans

      The Company maintains the AMN Healthcare Retirement Savings Plan (the AMN Plan), a profit sharing plan that complies with the Internal Revenue Code Section (IRC) 401(k) provisions. The AMN Plan covers substantially all employees that meet certain age and other eligibility requirements. An annual discretionary matching contribution is determined by the Board of Directors each year and may be up to a maximum 6% of eligible compensation paid to all participants during the plan year. The amount of the employer contributions was $213,000, $422,000 and $1,139,000 for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000 and 2001, respectively. Employees of PHS became eligible under the AMN Plan at the date of acquisition.

      NRx maintained a separate profit sharing plan and OGP maintained a separate salary deferral plan. Both plans complied with the Internal Revenue Code Section 401(k) provisions and covered substantially all employees that met certain age and service requirements. No matches were provided under this plan. Effective January 1, 2001, NRx employees were eligible to participate in the AMN Plan and the NRx plan was terminated. Effective January 1, 2002, OGP employees were eligible to participate in the AMN Plan and the OGP plan was terminated.

      In January 2002, the Company established The Executive Nonqualified Excess Plan of AMN Healthcare, Inc. (the Executive Plan), a deferred compensation plan that replaces the AMN Plan for certain executives and which complies with the IRC 401(k) provisions. The Executive Plan covers employees that meet certain

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eligibility requirements. An annual discretionary matching contribution will be determined by the Board of Directors each year.

(9)  Stockholders’ Equity

  (a) Stock Option Plans

      In July 2001, the 2001 stock option plan (2001 Plan) was established to provide a means to attract and retain employees. The maximum number of options to be granted under the plan is 2,178,000. Unless the plan is otherwise modified, a maximum of 544,500 options may be granted in any calendar year. Exercise prices will be determined at the time of grant and will be no less than fair market value. The options shall vest and become exercisable in increments of 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant. The plan expires on the tenth anniversary of the effective date. At December 31, 2001, 1,545,000 shares of common stock were reserved for future grants related to the 2001 Plan.

      In November 1999, Services established two performance stock option plans (the 1999 Plans) to provide for the grant of options to upper management of AMN. Options for a maximum of 4,040,000 shares of common stock were authorized at an exercise price of $3.80 per option for grants within 120 days of the 1999 Recapitalization and not less than the fair market value in the case of subsequent grants. Options under the plan vest 25% per year beginning in 2000 if certain earnings performance criteria are met and the grantee remains an employee. If the Company does not meet the performance criteria for the particular year, that portion of the option, which was eligible to become vested, will terminate. Options that vest expire in nine to ten years from the grant date. During 2000, options for an additional 1,493,000 shares were reserved under the 1999 Plans. At December 31, 2000 and 2001, 351,000 shares of common stock were reserved for future grants related to the 1999 Plans. Pursuant to the amended provisions of the 1999 Plans, all options previously granted under the 1999 Plans became fully vested upon the November 2001 common stock offering and are exercisable over a four-year term.

      In December 1997, AMN established a stock incentive plan to provide an equity-based incentive plan to certain officers and key employees. Options for a maximum of 10,400,000 shares of common stock were authorized. In conjunction with the 1999 Recapitalization, all options previously granted related to this plan were repurchased by the Company for $3,953,000, which is included in transaction costs for the year ended December 31, 1999 in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

      In accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123, the Company applies APB Opinion No. 25 and related interpretations in accounting for its 1999 Plans and 2001 Plan. Accordingly, because the 1999 Plans were performance based and certain grants under the 2001 Plan were granted at less than fair market value, the Company recorded compensation expense of $22,379,000 and $31,881,000 in 2000 and 2001, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

      A summary of stock option activity under the 1999 Plans and the 2001 Plan are as follows:

                                   
1999 Plans 2001 Plan


Weighted- Weighted-
Options Average Options Average
Outstanding Exercise Price Outstanding Exercise Price




Outstanding at December 31, 1998
        $           $  
 
Granted
    3,636,000       3.80              
 
Exercised
                       
 
Canceled
                       
     
     
     
     
 
Outstanding at December 31, 1999
    3,636,000       3.80              
 
Granted
    1,546,000       6.30              
 
Exercised
                       
 
Canceled
                       
     
     
     
     
 
Outstanding at December 31, 2000
    5,182,000       4.55              
 
Granted
                633,000       9.46  
 
Exercised
                       
 
Canceled
                       
     
     
     
     
 
Outstanding at December 31, 2001
    5,182,000     $ 4.55       633,000     $ 9.46  
     
     
     
     
 
Exercisable at December 31, 2001
        $           $  
     
     
     
     
 

      The following table summarizes options outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 2001:

                                                         
Options Outstanding Options Exercisable


Weighted- Weighted-
Average Weighted- Average Weighted-
Remaining Average Remaining Average
Exercise Number Contractual Exercise Number Contractual Exercise
Price Outstanding Life (Years) Price Outstanding Life (Years) Price







1999 Plans
  $ 3.80       3,838,000       8     $ 3.80                    
      6.68       1,344,000       8       6.68                    
             
                     
                 
              5,182,000                                        
             
                     
                 
2001 Plan
  $ 9.09       547,000       9     $ 9.09                    
      11.92       86,000       10       11.92                    
             
                     
                 
              633,000                                        
             
                     
                 

      Under SFAS No. 123, the weighted average per share fair value of the options granted during 1999, 2000 and 2001 was $0.97, $1.83 and $9.90, respectively, on the date of grant. Fair value under SFAS No. 123 is determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:

                         
1999 2000 2001



Expected life
    5       5       5  
Risk-free interest rate
    5.95 %     5.30 %     4.39 %
Volatility
    60 %     60 %     60 %
Dividend yield
    0 %     0 %     0 %

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      Had compensation expense been recognized for stock-based compensation plans in accordance with SFAS No. 123, the Company would have recorded the following net loss and net loss per share amounts (in thousands, except per share amounts):

                           
1999 2000 2001



Pro forma net loss
  $ (5,610 )   $ (4,992 )   $ (6,645 )
Pro forma loss per common share:
                       
 
Basic and diluted
  $ (0.26 )   $ (0.22 )   $ (0.22 )

  (b) Common Stock Warrants

      On November 19, 1999, in connection with the issuance of its $20,000,000 senior subordinated notes, Services issued warrants to purchase 2,518,000 shares of its common stock at $3.80 per share. These warrants were exercisable upon issuance and were to expire at the earlier of a qualified public stock offering, as defined, or November 19, 2009. The fair value of the warrants of $3,000,000 was based upon a third-party valuation and was recorded as a discount to the related senior subordinated notes payable. This discount was amortized to interest expense over the term of the notes using the effective interest method. Discount amortization was $58,000, $468,000 and $420,000 in 1999, 2000 and 2001, respectively. In conjunction with the November 2001 common stock offering, these warrants were converted into 1,955,000 shares of common stock. The warrants were converted using the market value of the stock at the first date of the common stock offering of $17 per share and 563,000 warrants were forfeited in this cashless exercise.

      On December 5, 1997, AMN granted warrants to purchase 19,000 shares of AMN’s common stock, at $12.45 per share, to a bank in connection with certain loans. The warrants were immediately exercisable and were to expire ten years from the date of issuance. In conjunction with the 1999 Recapitalization, these warrants were repurchased by the Company for $1,077,000, which is included in transaction costs for the year ended December 31, 1999 in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

  (c) Stockholders’ Agreement

      The stockholders of Services entered into various stockholders’ agreements and a registration rights agreement conferring certain rights and restrictions, including among others: restrictions on transfers of shares, “tag along” and “drag along” rights, rights to acquire shares, and piggyback registration rights, as defined in the agreement. These agreements each terminated upon the November 2001 common stock offering pursuant to the terms of such agreements and were replaced with a single registration rights agreement with similar terms among the same parties.

(10) Related Party Transactions

  (a) Majority stockholder

      During 2000 and 2001, the Company paid an affiliate of the majority stockholders a fee for management advisory services provided to the Company in the amounts of $150,000 and $113,000, respectively, which is included in selling, general and administrative expenses. At the completion of the Company’s common stock offering in November 2001, the Company paid a fee to this affiliate of $1,955,000 and the agreement governing these fees was then terminated. This advisory fee is included as transaction costs for the year ended December 31, 2001 in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

      In June 2000, the Company issued shares to a controlling stockholder as consideration for an aggregate capital contribution of $10,061,000 in connection with the Company’s acquisition of NRx. In November 2000, the Company issued shares to this same stockholder as consideration for an aggregate capital contribution of $35,600,000 in connection with the Company’s acquisition of PHS. Also in connection with

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the acquisition of PHS, the Company paid $1,500,000 to an affiliate of the controlling stockholder in exchange for advisory services. This advisory fee is included as transaction costs for the year ended December 31, 2000 in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

      In November 1999, the Company paid $3,700,000 to a controlling stockholder to reimburse it for expenses incurred in the Company’s 1999 recapitalization. Also in connection with the Company’s 1999 recapitalization, the Company paid $1,500,000 in advisory fees and $32,000 in out-of-pocket expenses to its previous majority stockholder. These costs are included as transaction costs for the year ended December 31, 1999 in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

  (b) Minority stockholders

      In June 2000, the Company issued shares to two minority stockholders as consideration for aggregate capital contributions of $1,320,000 and $619,000 in connection with the acquisition of NRx. In November 2000, the Company issued shares to one of the minority stockholders as consideration for an aggregate capital contribution of $4,400,000 in connection with the acquisition of PHS.

      In connection with the Company’s 1999 recapitalization, the Company paid $100,000 in advisory fees to a minority stockholder.

      The Company received services from an advertising agency which was 30% owned by a minority stockholder during 1999, 2000 and 2001. The Company incurred expenses of $31,000, $40,000 and $39,000 in 1999, 2000 and 2001, respectively related to these services.

(11) Commitments and Contingencies

  (a) Legal

      The Company is party to legal actions in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management and legal counsel, the outcome of legal actions will not have a material impact on the financial position or results of operations of the Company.

  (b) Leases

      The Company leases certain office facilities and equipment under various operating and capital leases that expire over the next five years. Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases (with initial or remaining lease terms in excess of one year) and future minimum capital lease payments as of December 31, 2001 are as follows (in thousands):

                     
Capital Operating
Leases Leases


Years ending December 31:
               
 
2002
  $ 141     $ 4,139  
 
2003
    89       2,817  
 
2004
    16       1,613  
 
2005
    3       741  
     
     
 
   
Total minimum lease payments
    249     $ 9,310  
             
 
 
Less amount representing interest (at rates ranging from 5.5% to 11.25%)
    (12 )        
     
         
   
Present value of minimum lease payments
    237          
 
Less current installments of obligations under capital leases
    (133 )        
     
         
 
Obligations under capital leases, excluding current installments
  $ 104          
     
         

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      Obligations under capital leases are included in other current and other long-term liabilities, respectively, in the accompanying financial statements. Rent expense was $1,077,000, $1,810,000 and $3,282,000 for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001, respectively.

(12) Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

                                           
Year Ended December 31, 2001

First Second Third Fourth
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter(a) Total Year





(in thousands, except per share data)
Revenue
  $ 103,048     $ 116,124     $ 137,936     $ 160,686     $ 517,794  
Gross profit
  $ 25,129     $ 30,020     $ 34,626     $ 39,735     $ 129,510  
Income (loss) before extraordinary item
  $ 436     $ 1,393     $ 2,749     $ (3,509 )   $ 1,069  
Net income (loss)
  $ 436     $ 1,393     $ 2,749     $ (8,964 )   $ (4,386 )
Basic income (loss) per share:
                                       
 
Income (loss) before extraordinary item
  $ 0.02     $ 0.05     $ 0.10     $ (0.10 )   $ 0.04  
 
Net income (loss)
  $ 0.02     $ 0.05     $ 0.10     $ (0.25 )   $ (0.14 )
Diluted income (loss) per share:
                                       
 
Income (loss) before extraordinary item
  $ 0.01     $ 0.04     $ 0.09     $ (0.09 )   $ 0.04  
 
Net income (loss)
  $ 0.01     $ 0.04     $ 0.09     $ (0.23 )   $ (0.14 )
                                           
Year Ended December 31, 2000

First Second Third Fourth
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Total Year





(in thousands, except per share data)
Revenue
  $ 44,951     $ 46,045     $ 60,717     $ 79,053     $ 230,766  
Gross profit
  $ 11,381     $ 11,137     $ 16,466     $ 21,174     $ 60,158  
Income (loss) before extraordinary item
  $ (1,546 )   $ (2,560 )   $ 194     $ (1,286 )   $ (5,198 )
Net income (loss)
  $ (1,546 )   $ (2,560 )   $ 194     $ (1,286 )   $ (5,198 )
Basic income (loss) per share:
                                       
 
Income (loss) before extraordinary item
  $ (0.08 )   $ (0.12 )   $ 0.01     $ (0.06 )   $ (0.23 )
 
Net income (loss)
  $ (0.08 )   $ (0.12 )   $ 0.01     $ (0.06 )   $ (0.23 )
Diluted income (loss) per share:
                                       
 
Income (loss) before extraordinary item
  $ (0.08 )   $ (0.12 )   $ 0.01     $ (0.06 )   $ (0.23 )
 
Net income (loss)
  $ (0.08 )   $ (0.12 )   $ 0.01     $ (0.06 )   $ (0.23 )

(a)  Fourth quarter 2001 net loss includes an after-tax extraordinary charge of $5.5 million ($0.15 per share) for the early extinguishment of debt.

(13) Subsequent Events

      On April 2, 2002, the Company signed a 15-year lease for a new corporate headquarters in San Diego, California commencing in August 2003. As a result, the Company has future minimum lease payments of approximately $123 million to be paid over the next 15 years under this lease.

      On April 23, 2002, the Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of Healthcare Resource Management Corporation, a temporary healthcare staffing company located in Charlotte, North Carolina, for $9.3 million in cash. Healthcare Resource Management Corporation recruits and places temporary healthcare professionals in the United States under the brand name “HRMC.”

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

The Board of Directors

Preferred Healthcare Staffing, Inc.:

      We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Preferred Healthcare Staffing, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Preferred Employers Holdings, Inc.) as of December 31, 1999 and November 30, 2000, and the related statements of operations, shareholder’s equity and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1999 and the eleven months ended November 30, 2000. 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 audits.

      We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

      In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Preferred Healthcare Staffing, Inc. as of December 31, 1999 and November 30, 2000, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1999 and the eleven months ended November 30, 2000 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

  KPMG LLP

Miami, Florida

April 4, 2001

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PREFERRED HEALTHCARE STAFFING, INC.

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Preferred Employers Holdings, Inc.)

BALANCE SHEETS

December 31, 1999 and November 30, 2000

ASSETS

                     
1999 2000


Current assets:
               
 
Cash
  $ 240,957     $ 147,062  
 
Accounts receivable, net
    6,921,417       10,980,481  
 
Prepaid and other current assets
    974,392       1,016,658  
 
Deferred tax asset
    62,063        
     
     
 
   
Total current assets
    8,198,829       12,144,201  
Property and equipment, net
    635,044       886,229  
Goodwill, net
    4,707,657       4,489,361  
     
     
 
   
Total assets
  $ 13,541,530     $ 17,519,791  
     
     
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY
 
Current liabilities:
               
 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
  $ 1,977,582     $ 3,196,460  
 
Due to Parent
    1,445,960        
     
     
 
   
Total current liabilities
    3,423,542       3,196,460  
Deferred tax liability
    65,950       46,122  
     
     
 
   
Total liabilities
    3,489,492       3,242,582  
     
     
 
Shareholder’s equity:
               
 
Common stock, no par value, $1 per share assigned value, 15,000 shares authorized, 10,000 shares issued and outstanding
    10,000       10,000  
 
Additional paid-in capital
    7,470,437       7,470,437  
 
Retained earnings
    2,571,601       6,796,772  
     
     
 
   
Total shareholder’s equity
    10,052,038       14,277,209  
Commitments and contingencies
               
     
     
 
   
Total liabilities and shareholder’s equity
  $ 13,541,530     $ 17,519,791  
     
     
 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PREFERRED HEALTHCARE STAFFING, INC.

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Preferred Employers Holdings, Inc.)

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1999 and
for the Eleven Months Ended November 30, 2000
                             
1998 1999 2000



Staffing revenue, net
  $ 34,461,735     $ 46,358,045     $ 57,162,456  
Cost of revenue
    27,140,355       35,775,512       44,567,866  
     
     
     
 
   
Gross profit
    7,321,380       10,582,533       12,594,590  
     
     
     
 
Expenses:
                       
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    4,587,357       6,295,793       6,616,595  
 
Depreciation and amortization
    277,209       391,301       417,006  
     
     
     
 
   
Total expenses
    4,864,566       6,687,094       7,033,601  
     
     
     
 
   
Income from operations
    2,456,814       3,895,439       5,560,989  
     
     
     
 
Non-operating income (expenses):
                       
 
Interest income (expense), net
    (494,191 )     (78,232 )     43,654  
 
Other (expenses) income
    299       (4,867 )     (19,864 )
     
     
     
 
   
Total non-operating income (expenses)
    (493,892 )     (83,099 )     23,790  
     
     
     
 
   
Income before income tax expense
    1,962,922       3,812,340       5,584,779  
Income tax expense
    561,155       1,465,509       807,325  
     
     
     
 
   
Net income
  $ 1,401,767     $ 2,346,831     $ 4,777,454  
     
     
     
 
Pro forma information:
                       
 
Historical income before income tax
  $ 1,962,922     $     $ 5,584,779  
 
Pro forma income tax expense
    814,058             2,042,743  
 
Pro forma net income
    1,148,864             3,542,036  

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PREFERRED HEALTHCARE STAFFING, INC.

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Preferred Employers Holdings, Inc.)

STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY

Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1999 and
for the Eleven Months Ended November 30, 2000
                                           
Common Stock Additional

Paid-in Retained
Shares Amount Capital Earnings Total





Balance as of December 31, 1997
    10,000     $ 10,000     $     $ (1,176,997 )   $ (1,166,997 )
 
Net income
                      1,401,767       1,401,767  
 
Capital contribution
                7,470,437             7,470,437  
     
     
     
     
     
 
Balance as of December 31, 1998
    10,000       10,000       7,470,437       224,770       7,705,207  
 
Net income
                      2,346,831       2,346,831  
     
     
     
     
     
 
Balance as of December 31, 1999
    10,000       10,000       7,470,437       2,571,601       10,052,038  
 
Net income
                      4,777,454       4,777,454  
 
Forgiveness of receivable from parent company
                      (552,283 )     (552,283 )
     
     
     
     
     
 
Balance as of November 30, 2000
    10,000     $ 10,000     $ 7,470,437     $ 6,796,772     $ 14,277,209  
     
     
     
     
     
 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PREFERRED HEALTHCARE STAFFING, INC.

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Preferred Employers Holdings, Inc.)

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1999 and
for the Eleven Months Ended November 30, 2000
                                 
1998 1999 2000



Cash flows from operating activities:
                       
 
Net income
  $ 1,401,767     $ 2,346,831     $ 4,777,454  
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
                       
   
Depreciation
    82,769       149,151       198,710  
   
Amortization of goodwill
    194,440       242,150       218,296  
   
Loss on retirement of property and equipment
                20,179  
   
Provision for doubtful accounts receivable
    96,054       64,706       61,009  
   
Deferred taxes
    11,030       40,032       42,235  
   
Changes in other assets and liabilities:
                       
     
Accounts receivable
    (4,500,264 )     (455,694 )     (4,120,073 )
     
Prepaid and other current assets
    (540,088 )     (363,630 )     (42,266 )
     
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    255,627       460,049       1,218,878  
     
     
     
 
       
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    (2,998,665 )     2,483,595       2,374,422  
     
     
     
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
                       
 
Purchase of property and equipment
    (317,583 )     (346,524 )     (470,074 )
 
Purchase of HSSI Travel Nurse Operations, Inc.
    (5,000,000 )            
     
     
     
 
       
Net cash used in investing activities
    (5,317,583 )     (346,524 )     (470,074 )
     
     
     
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
                       
 
Proceeds from line of credit
    2,000,000              
 
Repayment of lines of credit
    (2,590,000 )     (1,850,000 )      
 
Repayment of capital lease
    (17,559 )     (500 )      
 
Bank overdraft
    420,969       (459,296 )      
 
Capital contribution
    7,470,437              
 
Net advances and receipts from parent company
    1,050,026       395,933       (1,998,243 )
     
     
     
 
       
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    8,333,873       (1,913,863 )     (1,998,243 )
     
     
     
 
Net (decrease) increase in cash
    17,625       223,208       (93,895 )
Cash, at beginning of period
    124       17,749       240,957  
     
     
     
 
Cash, at end of period
  $ 17,749     $ 240,957     $ 147,062  
     
     
     
 
Supplemental disclosure:
                       
 
Cash paid for taxes
  $     $ 85,545     $ 209,649  
     
     
     
 
 
Cash paid for interest
  $ 398,244     $ 78,706     $  
     
     
     
 
Supplemental disclosure of noncash financing activities — forgiveness of receivable from parent company
  $     $     $ 552,283  
     
     
     
 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PREFERRED HEALTHCARE STAFFING, INC.

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Preferred Employer’s Holdings, Inc.)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 1998, December 31, 1999 and November 30, 2000

(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Practices

  (a) Description of Business

      Preferred Healthcare Staffing, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in 1997 under the laws of the state of Delaware as a wholly owned subsidiary of Preferred Employers Holdings, Inc. (“PEHI”). The Company is in the business of providing health care professionals to health care organizations throughout the United States, its territories and possessions. The Company negotiates and enters into contracts with health care organizations on behalf of its network of health care professionals who render medical services to patients affiliated with those facilities.

      In March 1998, the Company purchased certain of the assets of HSSI Travel Nurse Operations, Inc. (“Travel Nurse”), which was formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of Hospital Staffing Services, Inc., for $5 million in cash. Based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida since 1981, Travel Nurse has provided registered nurses and other professional medical personnel, often referred to as “temporary healthcare professionals,” primarily to client hospitals in the United States and the Caribbean on a contractual basis for periods generally averaging 13 weeks in duration. In August 1998, PEHI issued 517,085 shares of common stock in exchange for all the outstanding common stock of National Explorers and Travelers Healthcare, Inc. (“NET Healthcare”), an employee staffing company and provider of temporary registered nurses and other professional medical personnel primarily to client hospitals, and combined its operations with Travel Nurse. This business combination was accounted for as a pooling-of-interests combination and, accordingly, the Company’s financial statements for applicable periods prior to the combination include the accounts and results of operations of NET Healthcare.

      On November 28, 2000, AMN Healthcare, Inc. acquired 100 percent of the issued and outstanding stock of the Company. The purchase price to the former shareholder of the Company included a payment of $75,041,267 in cash (net of cash received), $4,000,000 of which was delivered to an escrow agent on the acquisition date in accordance with the purchase agreement. The funds held in escrow are to be released to the former shareholder in the amount of $2,000,000 on May 31, 2001 and $2,000,000 on December 31, 2001, provided that terms of the agreement are not violated.

  (b) Basis of Presentation

      These financial statements have been prepared to reflect the historical results prior to the change in control, as discussed above, although the period presented for this purpose was November 30, 2000. Certain transactions with AMN Healthcare, Inc. subsequent to the purchase have been excluded.

  (c) Revenue Recognition

      Revenue is recognized as staffing services are rendered. Provisions for discounts to customers and other adjustments are provided for in the period the related revenue is recorded.

  (d) Property and Equipment

      Property and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation on property and equipment is calculated on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the related assets which ranges from five to seven years. Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line basis over the lesser of the lease term or estimated useful life of the related improvements. Software and software development costs are depreciated over the estimated useful life which has been established as three years.

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PREFERRED HEALTHCARE STAFFING, INC.
(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Preferred Employer’s Holdings, Inc.)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

  (e) Goodwill

      Goodwill was established as a result of the purchase during March 1998 of certain of the assets of Travel Nurse which was formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of Hospital Staffing Services, Inc. The goodwill is being amortized on a straight-line basis over the expected future periods to be benefited, estimated at approximately 20 years. Amortization of goodwill for the year ended December 31, 1999 and the eleven-month period ended November 30, 2000 was $242,150 and $218,296, respectively, resulting in accumulated amortization of $436,590 and $654,885 as of December 31 1999 and November 30, 2000, respectively.

      The Company assesses the recoverability of goodwill by determining whether the amortization of the goodwill balance over its remaining estimated life can be recovered through undiscounted future operating cash flows of the acquired operation. The assessment of the recoverability of goodwill will be impacted if estimated future operating cash flows are not achieved.

  (f) Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of

      Long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future net cash flows, undiscounted and without interest, expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceed the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.

  (g) Income Taxes

      The Company filed a consolidated U.S. federal and state income tax return with its parent, PEHI, for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998. Accordingly, all income-tax-related balances are included as due to parent in the accompanying financial statements.

      On June 28, 2000, International Insurance Group, Inc. (“IIG”), an S corporation, merged with Preferred Employers Holdings, Inc., the parent corporation of the Company, and IIG was the surviving entity. On June 29, 2000, IIG elected to treat the Company as a Qualified Subchapter S Subsidiary (“QSSS”) as provided under Internal Revenue Code section 1361(b)(3). A corporation which is a QSSS for federal income tax purposes is not treated as a separate corporation. All of the assets, liabilities, and items of income and expense of the QSSS are treated as items of the S corporation, in this case items of IIG. No provision has been made for income taxes subsequent to June 28, 2000 since the Company is not directly subject to income taxes and the results of operations for the period are includable in the tax returns of the shareholders of IIG.

      In August of 1998, the Company merged with NET Healthcare, an S corporation, under a business combination accounted for under the pooling-of-interests method. As a result of the business combination, Net Healthcare’s tax status cease to exist. No provision has been made for income taxes prior to the date of the business combination since NET Healthcare was not subject to income tax and the results of operations for the period were included in the tax returns of the shareholders of NET Healthcare.

      Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities for the periods prior to the conversion to a QSSS are recognized for the 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. For the period subsequent to the conversion, the Company follows the built-in gain system of recognizing income taxes. Deferred tax liabilities are recognized on taxable temporary differences for the excess of the current financial statement carrying

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PREFERRED HEALTHCARE STAFFING, INC.
(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Preferred Employer’s Holdings, Inc.)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

amount over the tax basis at conversion. Deferred tax assets would be recognized only for the tax benefits of deductible temporary differences and carryforwards that are expected to be realized by offsetting taxable amounts under the provisions of the tax law. 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.

      Pro forma income taxes presented for 2000 and 1998 represents the total of historical income tax that would have been reported had the respective entities been taxable C corporations for each of the periods presented.

  (h) Use of Estimates

      Management of the Company has made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities to prepare these financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

      The Company estimates an allowance for doubtful accounts based on the credit worthiness of its customers as well as the general economic conditions in their respective geographical regions. Consequently, a change in those factors could affect the Company’s estimate of its allowance for doubtful accounts.

  (i) Concentration of Credit Risk

      Most of the Company’s business activity is with healthcare organizations located throughout the United States and the Caribbean. Credit is extended based on the evaluation of each entity’s financial condition and collateral is generally not required.

  (j) Reclassifications

      Certain amounts in the 1999 financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2000 presentation.

  (k) Pro Forma Net Income

      Pro forma net income represents the results of operations for the eleven months ended November 30, 2000 and the year ended December 31, 1998, adjusted to reflect a provision for income tax on historical income before income taxes as if the respective entities had been a taxable C corporation.

(2) Accounts Receivable

      Accounts receivable consist of the following as of December 31, 1999 and November 30, 2000.

                 
1999 2000


Accounts receivable billed
  $ 5,086,231     $ 9,272,543  
Unbilled accounts receivable
    2,000,116       1,997,430  
     
     
 
      7,086,347       11,269,973  
Less allowance for doubtful accounts
    (164,930 )     (289,492 )
     
     
 
Accounts receivable, net
  $ 6,921,417     $ 10,980,481  
     
     
 

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PREFERRED HEALTHCARE STAFFING, INC.
(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Preferred Employer’s Holdings, Inc.)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

(3) Property and Equipment

      Property and equipment consists of the following as of December 31, 1999 and November 30, 2000:

                 
1999 2000


Leasehold improvements
  $ 30,118     $ 77,460  
Office and computer equipment
    340,383       479,332  
Software and software development
    355,717       528,551  
Furniture and fixtures
    151,490       197,271  
     
     
 
      877,708       1,282,614  
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (242,664 )     (396,385 )
     
     
 
Property and equipment, net
  $ 635,044     $ 886,229  
     
     
 

(4) Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

      Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following as of December 31, 1999 and November 30, 2000:

                 
1999 2000


Accounts payable
  $ 1,023,680     $ 874,985  
Accrued payroll and payroll taxes
    822,080       2,029,561  
Other accrued expenses
    131,822       291,914  
     
     
 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
  $ 1,977,582     $ 3,196,460  
     
     
 

(5) Line of Credit

      In May 1998, the Company entered into a $3,000,000 unsecured revolving line of credit with a bank, unconditionally guaranteed by PEHI. The Company paid the outstanding balance during 1999 and eliminated the facility. The rate of interest on the line of credit floated with the prime lending rate. Interest expense related to the line of credit for the eleven months ended November 30, 2000 and for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 amounted to approximately $0, $56,000 and $107,000, respectively.

(6) Income Taxes

      Income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1999 and for the eleven months ended November 30, 2000 consists of the following:

                           
1998

Current Deferred Total



U.S. federal
  $ 469,967     $ 9,967     $ 479,934  
State and local
    80,158       1,063       81,221  
     
     
     
 
 
Total
  $ 550,125     $ 11,030     $ 561,155  
     
     
     
 

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PREFERRED HEALTHCARE STAFFING, INC.
(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Preferred Employer’s Holdings, Inc.)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

                           
1999

Current Deferred Total



U.S. federal
  $ 1,216,882     $ 36,170     $ 1,253,052  
State and local
    208,595       3,862       212,457  
     
     
     
 
 
Total
  $ 1,425,477     $ 40,032     $ 1,465,509  
     
     
     
 
                           
2000

Current Deferred Total



U.S. federal
  $ 690,292     $ 38,743     $ 729,035  
State and local
    74,798       3,492       78,290  
     
     
     
 
 
Total
  $ 765,090     $ 42,235     $ 807,325  
     
     
     
 

      Income tax expense and for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1999 and for the eleven months ended November 30, 2000 differed from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal income tax rate of 34 percent to pretax income as a result of the following:

                           
1998 1999 2000



Computed “expected” tax expense
  $ 667,393     $ 1,296,195     $ 1,898,825  
Increase (reduction) in income taxes resulting from:
                       
 
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit
    54,146       96,948       52,892  
 
S corporation earnings of Net Healthcare prior to merger
    (252,903 )            
 
Meals and entertainment
    92,697       27,829       1,029  
 
Other, net
    (178 )     44,537       2,056  
 
Change in tax status
                69,123  
 
Income during QSSS status
                (1,216,600 )
     
     
     
 
    $ 561,155     $ 1,465,509     $ 807,325  
     
     
     
 

      As of December 31, 1999 and November 30, 2000, the Company has a net deferred tax liability of $3,887 and $46,122, respectively. The tax effects of temporary differences between financial statement carrying amounts and tax basis of assets and liabilities that give rise to the deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

                     
1999 2000


Deferred tax assets:
               
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
  $ 31,518     $  
 
Allowance for billing adjustments
    30,545        
     
     
 
   
Total deferred tax assets
    62,063        
Deferred tax liabilities — depreciation and amortization
    65,950       46,122  
     
     
 
   
Net deferred tax liability
  $ 3,887     $ 46,122  
     
     
 

      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

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PREFERRED HEALTHCARE STAFFING, INC.
(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Preferred Employer’s Holdings, Inc.)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Based upon the level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income over the periods which the deferred tax assets are deductible, management believes it is more likely than not the Company will realize the benefits of these deductible differences.

(7) Leases

      The Company has several noncancelable operating leases, primarily for office space, a telephone system and a copy machine. Approximate future minimum annual lease payments under the noncancelable operating leases (with initial or remaining lease terms in excess of one year) as of November 30, 2000 are as follows:

         
Years ending November 30, Total


2001.
  $ 399,000  
2002
    409,000  
2003
    415,000  
2004
    345,000  
2005
    264,000  
     
 
    $ 1,832,000  
     
 

      Rent expenses for operating leases was $241,635, $415,325 and $397,629 for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1999 and for the eleven months ended November 30, 2000, respectively.

(8) Commitments and Contingencies

  Self-Insurance

      Beginning in 1999, the Company became self-insured for its group health insurance up to predetermined specific and aggregate amounts with stop-loss limits above such amount for which third-party insurance applies. The Company has a recorded liability of approximately $198,000 and $70,000 as of December 31, 1998 and 1999, respectively, for such amounts under this agreement. No amounts were recorded as of November 30, 2000.

  Legal Proceedings

      The Company is involved in various claims and actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

(9) Fair Value of Financial Instruments

      The carrying value of the Company’s financial instruments approximates fair value due to the short-term maturity and/or liquidity of these instruments.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

The Board of Directors and Shareholders

O’Grady-Peyton International (USA), Inc.:

      We have audited the consolidated balance sheets of O’Grady-Peyton International (USA), Inc. and subsidiary as of December 31, 1999 and 2000, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2000. 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 audits.

      We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

      In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of O’Grady-Peyton International (USA), Inc. and subsidiary as of December 31, 1999 and 2000, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2000, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

  KPMG LLP

Atlanta, Georgia

May 11, 2001

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                             
December 31,

March 31,
1999 2000 2001



(unaudited)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 14,915     $ 754,703     $ 1,121,778  
Trade accounts receivable including unbilled amounts of $92,000, $563,000, and $1,273,000, and net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $384,000, $275,000, and $151,000 in 1999, 2000, and 2001 (unaudited), respectively
    3,333,597       4,958,960       5,855,614  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    207,171       92,352       208,249  
Deferred taxes
    126,317       152,543       152,543  
     
     
     
 
      3,682,000       5,958,558       7,338,184  
Equipment and furniture, net
    47,784       150,638       178,934  
     
     
     
 
   
Total assets
  $ 3,729,784     $ 6,109,196     $ 7,517,118  
     
     
     
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
                       
 
Borrowings under line of credit
  $ 1,500,000     $ 1,510,654     $ 2,000,000  
 
Current installments of long-term debt
    99,996              
 
Notes payable to related party
          300,000       300,000  
 
Accounts payable
    509,746       282,247       128,334  
 
Accrued expenses
    457,955       1,129,179       595,928  
 
Accrued payroll and payroll taxes
    346,206       642,031       1,109,915  
 
Income taxes payable
          611,498       1,057,478  
     
     
     
 
   
Total current liabilities
    2,913,903       4,475,609       5,191,655  
Long-term debt
    391,671              
Notes payable to related party
    300,000              
     
     
     
 
   
Total liabilities
    3,605,574       4,475,609       5,191,655  
     
     
     
 
Shareholders’ equity:
                       
 
Common stock — authorized 12,500 shares of no par value; 5,000 shares issued and outstanding
    4,125       4,125       4,125  
 
Retained earnings
    120,085       1,629,462       2,321,338  
     
     
     
 
   
Total shareholders’ equity
    124,210       1,633,587       2,325,463  
Commitments
                       
     
     
     
 
   
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 3,729,784     $ 6,109,196     $ 7,517,118  
     
     
     
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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O’GRADY-PEYTON INTERNATIONAL (USA), INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

                                   
Years ended Three months ended
December 31, March 31,


1999 2000 2000 2001




(Unaudited)
Revenue
  $ 14,541,030     $ 24,548,075     $ 5,121,693     $ 7,774,735  
Cost of revenue
    11,344,779       17,228,208       3,581,210       5,432,611  
     
     
     
     
 
 
Gross profit
    3,196,251       7,319,867       1,540,483       2,342,124  
General and administrative expenses
    3,852,565       4,709,212       1,328,695       1,199,594  
     
     
     
     
 
 
(Loss) income from operations
    (656,314 )     2,610,655       211,788       1,142,530  
Interest expense, net
    91,264       162,006       82,470       25,449  
     
     
     
     
 
 
(Loss) income before income taxes
    (747,578 )     2,448,649       129,318       1,117,081  
Income tax (benefit) expense
    (280,724 )     939,272       55,067       425,205  
     
     
     
     
 
 
Net (loss) income
  $ (466,854 )   $ 1,509,377     $ 74,251     $ 691,876  
     
     
     
     
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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O’GRADY-PEYTON INTERNATIONAL (USA), INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Years ended December 31, 1999 and 2000 and
Three Months ended March 31, 2001 (Unaudited)
                         
Common Retained
stock earnings Total



Balances, December 31, 1998
  $ 4,125     $ 586,939     $ 591,064  
Net loss
          (466,854 )     (466,854 )
     
     
     
 
Balances, December 31, 1999
    4,125       120,085       124,210  
Net income
          1,509,377       1,509,377  
     
     
     
 
Balances, December 31, 2000
    4,125       1,629,462       1,633,587  
Net income (unaudited)
          691,876       691,876  
     
     
     
 
Balances, March 31, 2001
  $ 4,125     $ 2,321,338     $ 2,325,463  
     
     
     
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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O’GRADY-PEYTON INTERNATIONAL, INC. (USA) AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                                         
Years ended Three months ended
December 31, March 31,


1999 2000 2000 2001




(Unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities:
                               
 
Net (loss) income
  $ (466,854 )   $ 1,509,377     $ 74,251     $ 691,876  
 
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
                               
   
Depreciation
    129,394       36,545       6,522       18,016  
   
Deferred tax benefit
    (280,724 )     (26,226 )            
   
Changes in:
                               
     
Accounts receivable
    (1,119,883 )     (1,625,363 )     473,999       (896,654 )
     
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    185,297       114,819       (191,784 )     (115,897 )
     
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    594,263       739,550       239,286       (219,280 )
     
Income taxes payable
          611,498       105,444       445,980  
     
     
     
     
 
       
Cash (used in) provided by operating activities
    (958,507 )     1,360,200       707,718       (75,959 )
     
     
     
     
 
Cash flows used in investing activities — acquisition of equipment and furniture
    (44,844 )     (139,399 )     (9,506 )     (46,312 )
     
     
     
     
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
                               
 
Net borrowings under line of credit
    1,100,000       10,654             489,346  
 
Proceeds from long-term debt
    500,000                    
 
Payments on notes payable to related parties
    (603,955 )                  
 
Repayment of long-term debt
    (8,332 )     (491,667 )     (25,000 )      
     
     
     
     
 
       
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    987,713       (481,013 )     (25,000 )     489,346  
     
     
     
     
 
       
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
    (15,638 )     739,788       673,212       367,075  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
    30,553       14,915       14,915       754,703  
     
     
     
     
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
  $ 14,915     $ 754,703     $ 688,127     $ 1,121,778  
     
     
     
     
 
Supplemental cash flows information — cash paid during the year for:
                               
 
Interest
  $ 85,028     $ 219,000     $ 86,280     $ 32,043  
     
     
     
     
 
 
Income taxes
  $ 24,011     $ 354,000     $     $ 3,580  
     
     
     
     
 

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O’GRADY-PEYTON INTERNATIONAL (USA), INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 1999 and 2000 and March 31, 2001 (Unaudited)

(1) Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

      O’Grady-Peyton International (USA), Inc. (the “Company”), employs registered nurses and contracts their services to hospitals and health care facilities throughout the United States. The Company extends credit to its customers on an unsecured basis. The Company recruits many of its nurses from the United States, Ireland, United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, and Canada.

      The accompanying consolidated interim financial statements (including notes to financial statements) of the Company as of March 31, 2001 and for the three months ended March 31, 2000 and 2001, are unaudited. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated interim financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company at March 31, 2001, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2000 and 2001.

      The following is a summary of the more significant accounting policies and practices of the Company.

  (a) Consolidation

      The accompanying financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary. Significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

  (b) Revenue Recognition

      The Company recognizes revenue when services are performed.

  (c) Cash Equivalents

      The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less at the date of acquisition to be cash equivalents.

  (d) Equipment and Furniture

      Equipment and furniture are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:

     
Equipment
  3 – 5 years
Furniture
  5 years

  (e) Self-Insurance

      The Company provides a self-insured medical reimbursement program covering substantially all full-time employees whereby it assumes limited liabilities with the excess liability assumed by the insurance company. Provision for claims under the self-insured program is recorded based on the Company’s experience.

  (f) Income Taxes

      Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the 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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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

  (g) Estimates

      Management of the Company has made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities to prepare these financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

  (h) Fair Value of Financial Instruments

      The fair value of financial instruments is determined by reference to various market data and other valuation techniques, as appropriate. The Company believes that the fair value of financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, and accounts payable and accrued expenses, approximates their recorded values due primarily to the short-term nature of their maturities. The carrying amounts of long-term debt is considered to be reasonable estimates of their fair values, as the borrowings have variable rates that reflect currently available terms and conditions for similar debt. The carrying amounts of notes payable to related party are impractical to determine due to their related party nature.

(2) Property and Equipment

      Property and equipment consists of the following:

                   
December 31,

1999 2000


Equipment
  $ 307,271     $ 422,489  
Furniture
    65,271       93,582  
     
     
 
      372,542       516,071  
Less accumulated depreciation
    324,758       365,433  
     
     
 
 
Property and equipment, net
  $ 47,784     $ 150,638  
     
     
 

      Depreciation expense charged to operations was approximately $129,000, $37,000, $7,000 and $18,000 for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 2000 and the three months ended March 31, 2000 and 2001 (unaudited), respectively.

(3) Line of Credit

      The Company has a $2,000,000 line of credit facility with a commercial bank. Interest on outstanding borrowings is payable monthly at rates ranging from the prime rate less .25% to prime plus .5% (10% at December 31, 2000), depending on the Company’s debt-to-net worth ratio. Borrowings under the facility are secured by substantially all assets of the Company. The line of credit agreement contains provisions which place limitations on indebtedness and the disposition of assets. At December 31, 2000, the Company was in compliance with these covenants. The facility matures on June 30, 2001.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

(4) Long-Term Debt

      Long-term debt consists of the following:

                 
December 31,

1999 2000


Installment note payable in monthly principal payments of $8,333 plus interest at the prime rate through November 2004; secured by substantially all assets of the Company
  $ 491,667     $  
Less current installments
    99,996        
     
     
 
    $ 391,671     $  
     
     
 

(5) Retirement Plan

      The Company sponsors a salary deferral plan that covers all full-time employees who have met certain age and service requirements. Contributions to the plan are at the discretion of the Board of Directors. The Company made no contributions to the plan in 1999 and 2000.

(6) Income Tax

      Income tax (benefit) expense consists of:

                           
Current Deferred Total



Year ended December 31, 1999:
                       
 
U.S. Federal
  $     $ (251,174 )   $ (251,174 )
 
State and local
          (29,550 )     (29,550 )
     
     
     
 
    $     $ (280,724 )   $ (280,724 )
     
     
     
 
Year ended December 31, 2000:
                       
 
U.S. Federal
  $ 812,890     $ (23,465 )   $ 789,425  
 
State and local
    152,608       (2,761 )     149,847  
     
     
     
 
    $ 965,498     $ (26,226 )   $ 939,272  
     
     
     
 

      Income tax (benefit) expense differed from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. Federal income tax rate of 34% to (loss) income before taxes as a result of the following:

                   
1999 2000


Computed “expected” tax expense (benefit)
  $ (254,176 )   $ 832,540  
Increase (reduction) in income taxes resulting from:
               
 
Meals and entertainment
    3,002       8,497  
 
State and local income taxes, net of Federal income tax benefit
    (19,503 )     98,899  
 
Other, net
    (10,047 )     (664 )
     
     
 
    $ (280,724 )   $ 939,272  
     
     
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

      The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at December 31, 1999 and 2000 are presented below:

                     
1999 2000


Deferred tax assets:
               
 
Accounts receivable, principally due to allowance for doubtful accounts
  $     $ 104,500  
 
Depreciation
    9,514        
 
Accrued expenses
          42,650  
 
Net operating loss carryforwards
    115,929        
 
Other
    874       5,393  
     
     
 
   
Total gross deferred tax asset
  $ 126,317     $ 152,543  
     
     
 

      Management believes that it is more likely than not that the results of the future operations will generate sufficient taxable income to realize the deferred tax assets and, accordingly, has not provided a valuation allowance.

(7) Commitments

      The Company leases office space under noncancelable leases. Minimum annual rentals are as follows:

         
Years ending December 31, Amount


2001
  $ 165,000  
2002
    156,000  
2003
    56,000  
     
 
    $ 377,000  
     
 

      Total rent expense amounted to $179,339 and $139,254 in 1999 and 2000 and $49,560 and $42,376 for the three months ended March 31, 2000 and 2001 (unaudited), respectively.

(8) Related Party Transactions

      The Company has a $300,000 note payable to a party related to the shareholders of the Company. The note is unsecured, bears interest at 8%, and is due June 2001. Interest paid on the note amounted to $24,000 in 1999 and 2000.

      The Company pays recruiting expenses to various companies under common management control. Recruiting costs include approximately $1,561,000 and $1,500,000 paid to these related companies in 1999 and 2000, respectively. In addition, the Company pays a management fee to a company under common management control. The fee in 2000 was $800,000. Accrued expenses includes approximately $692,000 owed to a related company.

(9) Subsequent Event

      Effective May 1, 2001, the Company was acquired by AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

Healthcare Resource Management Corporation:

      We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Healthcare Resource Management Corporation, (the Company), as of December 31, 2000 and 2001, and the related statements of income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2001. 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 audits.

      We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

      In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Healthcare Resource Management Corporation as of December 31, 2000 and 2001, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2001 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

  KPMG LLP

Charlotte, North Carolina

April 5, 2002, except as to
     Note 7, which is
     as of April 23, 2002

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HEALTHCARE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

BALANCE SHEETS

                             
As of December 31, As of March 31,


2000 2001 2002



(unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
                       
 
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 105,573     $ 305,282     $ 317,372  
 
Accounts receivable
    1,201,568       1,577,323       1,628,660  
 
Receivables from officer
    21,577       6,047       203  
 
Other receivables
          3,830       30,188  
 
Refundable deposits
    32,844       43,092       44,657  
 
Prepaid expenses
    17,074       109,904       145,641  
     
     
     
 
   
Total current assets
    1,378,636       2,045,478       2,166,721  
Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation
    104,504       111,857       129,054  
Cash surrender value of life insurance
    42,488       53,544       55,128  
Other assets
    86,308       64,435       64,247  
     
     
     
 
   
Total assets
  $ 1,611,936     $ 2,275,314     $ 2,415,150  
     
     
     
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
                       
 
Accounts payable
  $ 85,427     $ 95,546     $ 52,714  
 
Accrued expenses
    168,498       357,247       346,108  
 
Secured borrowing
    936,870       1,176,937       1,113,836  
 
Current portion of note payable
    9,018       7,191       7,976  
     
     
     
 
   
Total current liabilities
    1,199,813       1,636,921       1,520,634  
     
     
     
 
Note payable, less current portion
    14,823       7,632       5,049  
     
     
     
 
   
Total liabilities
    1,214,636       1,644,553       1,525,683  
     
     
     
 
Stockholders’ equity:
                       
 
Common stock, $1 par value. Authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 1,610 shares at December 31, 2000 and 2001 and March 31, 2002 (unaudited)
    1,610       1,610       1,610  
 
Additional paid-in capital
    23,000       23,000       23,000  
 
Retained earnings
    372,690       606,151       864,857  
     
     
     
 
   
Total stockholders’ equity
    397,300       630,761       889,467  
     
     
     
 
 
Commitments and contingencies
                       
   
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 1,611,936     $ 2,275,314     $ 2,415,150  
     
     
     
 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF INCOME

                                   
Three Months Ended
Year Ended December 31, March 31,


2000 2001 2001 2002




(unaudited)
Revenue
  $ 9,423,426     $ 13,061,645     $ 3,156,819     $ 3,764,420  
Cost of revenue
    7,073,573       9,569,838       2,289,579       2,743,789  
     
     
     
     
 
Gross profit
    2,349,853       3,491,807       867,240       1,020,631  
     
     
     
     
 
Expenses:
                               
 
Selling, general, and administrative
    1,599,675       2,012,587       451,701       595,505  
 
Depreciation and amortization
    40,004       37,784       9,727       10,554  
     
     
     
     
 
Total expenses
    1,639,679       2,050,371       461,428       606,059  
     
     
     
     
 
Income from operations
    710,174       1,441,436       405,812       414,572  
Interest expense, net
    206,070       257,459       63,456       59,062  
     
     
     
     
 
Income before income taxes
    504,104       1,183,977       342,356       355,510  
     
     
     
     
 
State income taxes
    1,740       7,056       7,056       13,084  
     
     
     
     
 
Net income
  $ 502,364     $ 1,176,921     $ 335,300     $ 342,426  
     
     
     
     
 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Years Ended December 31, 2000 and 2001 and Three Months Ended March 31, 2002 (unaudited)
                                         
Common Stock

Additional
Shares Amount Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Total





Balances, December 31, 1999
    1,610     $ 1,610     $ 23,000     $ 328,228     $ 352,838  
Net income
                      502,364       502,364  
Dividends ($284 per share)
                      (457,902 )     (457,902 )
     
     
     
     
     
 
Balances, December 31, 2000
    1,610       1,610       23,000       372,690       397,300  
Net income
                      1,176,921       1,176,921  
Dividends ($586 per share)
                      (943,460 )     (943,460 )
     
     
     
     
     
 
Balances, December 31, 2001
    1,610       1,610       23,000       606,151       630,761  
Net income (unaudited)
                      342,426       342,426  
Dividends ($52 per share) (unaudited)
                      (83,720 )     (83,720 )
     
     
     
     
     
 
Balances, March 31, 2002 (unaudited)
    1,610     $ 1,610     $ 23,000     $ 864,857     $ 889,467  
     
     
     
     
     
 

See accompanying notes to financial statements

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Years Ended December 31, 2000 and 2001 and the Three Months Ended March 31, 2001 (unaudited) and March 31, 2002 (unaudited)
                                         
Three Months Ended
Year Ended December 31, March 31,


2000 2001 2001 2002




(unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities:
                               
 
Net income
  $ 502,364     $ 1,176,921     $ 335,300     $ 342,426  
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by:
                               
 
Operating activities:
                               
   
Depreciation and amortization
    40,004       37,784       9,727       10,554  
   
Gain on sale of fixed assets and investments
    (25,362 )     (32,368 )     (38,877 )      
   
Changes in assets and liabilities:
                               
     
Accounts receivable
    (358,059 )     (354,178 )     (130,015 )     (51,337 )
     
Receivables from officers
    35,759       (6,047 )     8,964       5,844  
     
Other receivables
          (3,830 )     (13,160 )     (26,358 )
     
Refundable deposits
    (16,961 )     (10,248 )     (7,117 )     (1,565 )
     
Prepaid expenses
    (10,155 )     (92,830 )     (90,749 )     (35,737 )
     
Cash surrender value of life insurance
    (5,476 )     (11,056 )     (1,583 )     (1,584 )
     
Other assets
    (12,370 )     21,119       189       188  
     
Accounts payable
    42,066       10,119       (8,658 )     (42,832 )
     
Accrued expenses
    85,612       188,749       32,505       (11,139 )
     
     
     
     
 
       
Net cash provided by operating activities
    277,422       924,135       96,526       188,460  
     
     
     
     
 
     
Cash flows from investing activities:
                               
   
Purchase of fixed assets
    (26,731 )     (44,383 )     (8,081 )     (27,751 )
   
Cash proceeds on sale of fixed assets and investments
    77,474       32,368       50,158        
     
     
     
     
 
       
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    50,743       (12,015 )     42,077       (27,751 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
                               
   
Dividend payments
    (457,902 )     (943,460 )     (141,680 )     (83,720 )
   
Net cash receipts on secured borrowing
    236,188       240,067       63,688       (63,101 )
   
Payments on notes payable
    (29,436 )     (9,018 )     (1,198 )     (1,798 )
     
     
     
     
 
       
Net cash used in financing activities
    (251,150 )     (712,411 )     (79,190 )     (148,619 )
     
     
     
     
 
       
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    77,015       199,709       59,413       12,090  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    28,558       105,573       105,573       305,282  
     
     
     
     
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 105,573     $ 305,282     $ 164,986       317,372  
     
     
     
     
 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
                               
   
Cash paid for interest
  $ 206,425     $ 267,244     $ 64,255     $ 60,550  
     
     
     
     
 
   
Cash paid for taxes
  $ 1,740     $ 7,056     $ 7,056     $ 13,084  
     
     
     
     
 

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HEALTHCARE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2000 and 2001

(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

  (a) General

      Healthcare Resource Management Corporation (the Company) recruits nurses and places them on temporary assignments at hospitals and other healthcare facilities throughout the United States.

      The accompanying consolidated interim financial statements (including notes to financial statements) of the Company as of March 31, 2002 and for the three months ended March 31, 2001 and 2002, are unaudited. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated interim financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company at March 31, 2002, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2001 and 2002.

  (b) Cash and Cash Equivalents

      The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. At December 31, 2000 and 2001, and March 31, 2002, the Company had money market accounts of $100,350, $279,463 and $210,951 (unaudited), respectively, included in cash and cash equivalents.

  (c) Fixed Assets

      Furniture and fixtures, equipment, and automobiles are stated at cost. Additions and improvements are capitalized, and maintenance and repairs are expensed when incurred. Depreciation on furniture and fixtures, equipment, and automobiles is calculated using the straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives of the related assets as follows: furniture and fixtures (7 years); equipment (3 to 7 years); and automobiles (5 years).

  (d) Concentration of Credit Risk

      The majority of the Company’s business activity is with hospitals located throughout the United States. Credit is extended based on the evaluation of each entity’s financial condition and credit worthiness.

  (e) Revenue Recognition

      Revenue is recognized in the period in which services are provided.

  (f) Advertising Expenses

      Advertising costs of $364,211 and $420,500 for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 2001, respectively, and $109,406 (unaudited) and $141,934 (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2001 and 2002, respectively, are expensed as incurred and are included in selling, general, and administrative expenses in the accompanying financial statements.

  (g) Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

      Long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future net cash flows, undiscounted and without interest, expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.

  (h) Income Taxes

      The Company has elected to file its federal income tax returns under the S Corporation provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and was granted S Corporation status for North Carolina state tax purposes. In accordance with the federal provisions, corporate earnings flow through and are taxed solely at the shareholder level. Under the provisions of the franchise tax laws in certain states the Company conducts business, S Corporation earnings are assessed a surtax at the corporate level and flow through to the shareholders to be taxed at the individual level. Accordingly, income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 2001 aggregated $1,740 and $7,056, respectively.

  (i) Fair Value of Financial Instruments

      The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, receivables from officers, other receivables, accounts payable, accrued expenses, secured borrowing and note payable approximates their respective fair values due to the short-term nature and liquidity of these financial instruments.

  (j) Derivative Instruments

      The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (SFAS 133) on January 1, 2001. SFAS 133 requires that all derivative instruments be recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. The Company does not have any derivative instruments to be accounted for under SFAS 133.

  (k) New Accounting Pronouncements

      In July 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations, and SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. SFAS No. 141 requires the use of the purchase method for all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 and provides guidance on purchase accounting related to the recognition of intangible assets and accounting for negative goodwill. SFAS No. 142 changes the accounting for goodwill from an amortization method to an impairment-only approach. Under SFAS No. 142, goodwill will be tested annually and whenever events or circumstances occur indicating that goodwill might be impaired. The Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 142 as of January 1, 2002. The adoption of SFAS No. 142 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

      In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment of Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (SFAS No. 144). SFAS No. 144 addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets. This Statement requires that long-lived assets be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. SFAS No. 144 requires companies to separately report discontinued operations and extends that reporting to a 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. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. The Company adopted SFAS No. 144 on January 1, 2002. The adoption of SFAS No. 144 will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

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  (l) Sale of Accounts Receivable

      On January 5, 1999, the Company entered into an agreement to sell, on an ongoing basis with full recourse, its trade accounts receivable. The Company is responsible for repurchasing any receivables at fair value which have not been collected 60 days from the date of the invoice. The buyer is responsible for servicing the receivables. The agreement may be terminated by either party with 90 days notice prior to the end of the term of the agreement or terminated at any other time upon mutual agreement of the parties. Upon termination, the Company is required to repurchase all outstanding receivables and pay certain termination fees. During 2000, the receivables were purchased by the buyer net of a 1.45% non-refundable administrative fee. This fee was decreased to 1.25% in 2001 until October 12, 2001 when the fee was further reduced to ...9%. Additionally, the Company is required to pay the purchaser certain finance charge fees based upon the age of outstanding receivables. The Company has accounted for the cash proceeds received from the transfer as a secured borrowing in accordance with SFAS No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities”. The secured borrowing is $936,870, $1,176,937, and $1,113,837 (unaudited) at December 31, 2000 and 2001, and March 31, 2002, respectively. The Company incurred fees on these secured borrowings of $203,608 and $265,984 for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 2001, respectively, and $63,981 (unaudited) and $60,163 (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2001 and 2002, respectively, which are included in interest expense in the accompanying financial statements.

  (m) Use of Estimates

      The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

  (n) Reclassifications

      Certain amounts in the prior periods financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

(2) Fixed Assets, net

      Fixed assets, net is comprised of the following at December 31, 2000 and 2001:

                 
2000 2001


Furniture and fixtures
  $ 42,914     $ 54,389  
Equipment
    111,541       144,448  
Automobiles
    69,464       69,464  
     
     
 
      223,919       268,301  
Less accumulated depreciation
    (119,415 )     (156,444 )
     
     
 
    $ 104,504     $ 111,857  
     
     
 

(3) Note Payable

      Note payable consists of a five year note on an automobile purchase with monthly payments of $728 through 2004. This note payable is collateralized by an automobile and has a 8.25% interest rate.

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(4) Related Party Transactions

      At December 31, 2001 and March 31, 2002, the Company had $6,047 and $203 (unaudited), respectively, due from officers. There were no receivables due from officers at December 31, 2000.

      For the years ended December 31, 2000 and 2001, and the three months ended March 31, 2001 and 2002, the Company’s shareholders received dividend distributions of $457,902, $943,460, $141,680 (unaudited) and $83,720 (unaudited), respectively, principally related to the payments of the shareholders’ personal taxes on the Company’s earnings. Additionally, the Company paid its directors, who are also shareholders, director fees of $12,000, $15,000, $15,000 (unaudited) and $0 (unaudited) for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 2001, and the three months ended March 31, 2001 and 2002 respectively.

(5) Leases

      The Company leases certain office facilities and equipment under various operating leases that expire over the next three years. Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases (with initial or remaining lease terms in excess of one year) as of December 31, 2001 are as follows:

             
Years ending December 31:
       
 
2002
  $ 144,848  
 
2003
    148,837  
 
2004
    77,669  
     
 
   
Total minimum lease payments
  $ 371,354  
     
 

      Rent expense was $106,546 and $127,194 for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 2001, respectively.

      Additionally, the Company leases apartments for nurses on temporary assignments under short-term lease agreements. These lease commitments are not included in the above future minimum lease payments due to their short noncancellable term. The Company is required to pay an up-front deposit on these apartments, which is classified as refundable deposits in the accompanying financial statements.

(6) Employee Benefit Plans

      The Company sponsors a 401(k) defined contribution plan for its full-time employees. The Company, at its discretion, matches 25% of the first 6% contributed by each employee. The Company contributed $24,369 and $32,669 to the 401(k) plan for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 2001, respectively.

(7) Subsequent Event

      On April 23, 2002, the Company was acquired by AMN Healthcare, Inc.

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Index to Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
         
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Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2001
    P-3  
Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2001
    P-4  
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2002
    P-5  
Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2002
    P-6  
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2001
    P-7  
Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2001
    P-8  
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2002
    P-9  
Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2002
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

      We acquired O’Grady-Peyton International (USA), Inc., and Healthcare Resource Management Corporation (HRMC) on May 1, 2001 and April 23, 2002, respectively. O’Grady-Peyton’s results of operations for the eight months ended December 31, 2001 are included in our condensed consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2001. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2001 and the three months ended March 30, 2001 give effect to the acquisitions of O’Grady-Peyton and HRMC and this offering, as well as our initial public offering in November 2001, as if these events had occurred on January 1, 2001. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2002 gives effect to the acquisition of HRMC and this offering, as well as our initial public offering in November 2001, as if these events had occurred on January 1, 2001. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2002 gives effect to the acquisition of HRMC and this offering, as of such date.

      This pro forma financial information does not purport to represent what our actual results of operations or financial position would have been had the acquisitions occurred on the dates indicated or for any future period or date. The pro forma adjustments give effect to available information and assumptions that we believe are reasonable. You should read our pro forma condensed consolidated financial information in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes, as well as “Selected Consolidated Financial and Operating Data,” “Summary Consolidated Financial and Operating Data,” “Capitalization” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

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AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2001
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
                                           
Historical (1)

O’Grady- Pro Forma Pro
AMN Peyton HRMC Adjustments Forma





Revenue
  $ 517,794     $ 10,582     $ 13,062     $     $ 541,438  
Cost of revenue
    388,284       7,373       9,570             405,227  
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
Gross profit
    129,510       3,209       3,492             136,211  
     
     
     
     
     
 
Expenses:
                                       
 
Selling, general, and administrative (excluding non-cash stock-based compensation)
    71,483       1,818       2,013             75,314  
 
Non-cash stock-based compensation
    31,881                         31,881  
 
Amortization
    5,562                   638 (2)     6,200  
 
Depreciation
    2,151       25       38             2,214  
 
Transaction costs
    1,955                         1,955  
     
     
     
     
     
 
Total expenses
    113,032       1,843       2,051       638       117,564  
     
     
     
     
     
 
Income from operations
    16,478       1,366       1,441       (638 )     18,647  
Interest expense, net
    13,933       43       257       (13,864 )(3)     369  
     
     
     
     
     
 
Income before income tax expense (benefit) and extraordinary item
    2,545       1,323       1,184       13,226       18,278  
Income tax expense (benefit)
    1,476       539       7       8,579 (4)     10,601  
     
     
     
     
     
 
Income before extraordinary item
  $ 1,069     $ 784     $ 1,177     $ 4,647     $ 7,677  
     
     
     
     
     
 
Net income per common share
                                       
 
Basic
                                  $ 0.18  
                                     
 
 
Diluted
                                  $ 0.17  
                                     
 
Weighted average common shares
                                       
 
Basic
                                    42,638 (5)
                                     
 
 
Diluted
                                    46,211 (6)
                                     
 

See accompanying notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

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AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2001

(1)  The historical results of operations of AMN includes the results of O’Grady-Peyton commencing May 1, 2001, its date of acquisition by AMN. The historical results of operations of O’Grady-Peyton reflect its results from January 1, 2001 through April 30, 2001. The historical results of operations of HRMC reflect its results for the year ended December 31, 2001.
 
(2)  The pro forma amortization expense gives effect to additional goodwill amortization of $278,000 and $293,000 in connection with the O’Grady-Peyton and HRMC acquisitions, respectively. It also gives effect to additional non-compete amortization of $17,000 and $50,000 for O’Grady-Peyton and HRMC, respectively.
 
(3)  The pro forma interest expense, net gives effect to the reduction of interest expense in the amount of $13,864,000 related to the repayment of all of the outstanding debt with the proceeds from our initial public offering.
 
(4)  The pro forma income tax expense gives effect to the additional tax expense, calculated at our effective tax rate of approximately 58%, related to the pro forma adjustments described above and pre-tax income of O’Grady-Peyton and HRMC.
 
(5)  Pro forma basic weighted average shares gives effect to the shares issued in our initial public offering, the shares issued upon exercise of warrants at the time of our initial public offering, and shares issued upon the exercise of outstanding options by certain selling stockholders in conjunction with this offering.
 
(6)  Pro forma diluted weighted average shares gives effect to the stock options outstanding under the 1999 and 2001 stock option plans and options exercised by certain selling stockholders in conjunction with this offering.

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AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2002
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
                                     
Historical (1)

Pro Forma Pro
AMN HRMC Adjustments Forma




Revenue
  $ 173,956     $ 3,764     $     $ 177,720  
Cost of revenue
    131,753       2,744             134,497  
     
     
     
     
 
 
Gross profit
    42,203       1,020             43,223  
     
     
     
     
 
Expenses:
                               
 
Selling, general, and administrative (excluding non-cash stock-based compensation)
    22,725       595             23,320  
 
Non-cash stock-based compensation
    218                   218  
 
Amortization
    82             13 (2)     95  
 
Depreciation
    691       11             702  
     
     
     
     
 
Total expenses
    23,716       606       13       24,335  
     
     
     
     
 
Income from operations
    18,487       414       (13 )     18,888  
Interest (income) expense, net
    (142 )     59       (60 )(3)     (143 )
     
     
     
     
 
Income before income tax expense
    18,629       355       47       19,031  
Income tax expense
    7,452       13       148 (4)     7,613  
     
     
     
     
 
Net income
  $ 11,177     $ 342     $ (101 )   $ 11,418  
     
     
     
     
 
Net income per common share
                               
   
Basic
                          $ 0.27  
                             
 
   
Diluted
                          $ 0.24  
                             
 
Weighted average common shares
                               
   
Basic
                            42,638 (5)
                             
 
   
Diluted
                            47,053 (6)
                             
 

See accompanying notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

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AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2002

(1)  The historical results of operations of HRMC reflect its results for the three months ended March 31, 2002.
 
(2)  The pro forma amortization expense gives effect to additional non-compete amortization of $13,000 in connection with the HRMC acquisition.
 
(3)  The pro forma interest expense, net gives effect to the reduction of interest expense in the amount of $60,000 related to the repayment of all of the outstanding debt of HRMC at the time of its acquisition by AMN as required pursuant to the purchase agreement.
 
(4)  The pro forma income tax expense gives effect to the additional tax expense, calculated at AMN’s effective tax rate of approximately 40%, related to the pro forma adjustments described above and pre-tax income of HRMC.
 
(5)  Pro forma basic weighted average shares gives effect to the shares issued in our initial public offering, the shares issued upon exercise of warrants at the time of our initial public offering, and shares issued upon the exercise of outstanding options by certain selling stockholders in conjunction with this offering.
 
(6)  Pro forma diluted weighted average shares gives effect to the stock options outstanding under the 1999 and 2001 stock option plans and options exercised by certain selling stockholders in conjunction with this offering.

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AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2001
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
                                           
Historical(1)

O’Grady- Pro Forma Pro
AMN Peyton HRMC Adjustments Forma





Revenue
  $ 103,048     $ 7,775     $ 3,157     $     $ 113,980  
Cost of revenue
    77,919       5,433       2,290             85,642  
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
Gross profit
    25,129       2,342       867             28,338  
     
     
     
     
     
 
Expenses:
                                       
 
Selling, general, and administrative (excluding non-cash stock-based compensation)
    13,813       1,182       452             15,447  
 
Non-cash stock-based compensation
    4,365                   27,406 (2)     31,771  
 
Amortization
    1,306                   245 (3)     1,551  
 
Depreciation
    413       18       10             441  
     
     
     
     
     
 
Total expenses
    19,897       1,200       462       27,651       49,210  
     
     
     
     
     
 
Income (loss) from operations
    5,232       1,142       405       (27,651 )     (20,872 )
Interest expense, net
    4,325       25       63       (4,298 )(4)     115  
     
     
     
     
     
 
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit) and extraordinary item
    907       1,117       342       (23,353 )     (20,987 )
Income tax expense (benefit)
    471       425       7       (11,801 )(5)     (10,898 )
     
     
     
     
     
 
Income (loss) before extraordinary item
  $ 436     $ 692     $ 335     $ (11,552 )   $ (10,089 )
     
     
     
     
     
 
Net income (loss) per common share —
                                       
 
basic and diluted
                                  $ (0.24 )
                                     
 
Weighted average common shares —
                                       
 
basic and diluted
                                  $ 42,638 (6)
                                     
 

See accompanying notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

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AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2001

(1)  The historical results of operations of O’Grady-Peyton and HRMC reflect their results for the three months ended March 31, 2001.
 
(2)  The pro forma stock-based compensation adjustment gives effect to the vesting of all outstanding stock options under the 1999 stock option plans as if the consummation of our initial public offering had occurred on January 1, 2001. In accordance with the provisions of the 1999 stock option plans, options became fully vested upon the consummation of our initial public offering.
 
(3)  The pro forma amortization expense gives effect to additional goodwill amortization of $146,000 and $73,000 in connection with the O’Grady-Peyton and HRMC acquisitions, respectively. It also gives effect to additional non-compete amortization of $13,000 and $13,000 for O’Grady-Peyton and HRMC, respectively.
 
(4)  The pro forma interest expense, net gives effect to the reduction of interest expense in the amount of $4,298,000 related to the repayment of all of the outstanding debt with the proceeds from our initial public offering.
 
(5)  The pro forma income tax expense gives effect to the additional tax expense, calculated at our effective tax rate of approximately 52%, related to the pro forma adjustments described above and pre-tax income of O’Grady-Peyton and HRMC.
 
(6)  Pro forma basic and diluted weighted average shares gives effect to the shares issued in our initial public offering, the shares issued upon exercise of warrants at the time of our initial public offering, and shares issued upon the exercise of outstanding options by certain selling stockholders in conjunction with this offering, but does not give effect to stock options outstanding under the 1999 and 2001 stock option plans, as the impact would be anti-dilutive.

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AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED

BALANCE SHEET
As of March 31, 2002
(In thousands)
                                     
Historical

Pro Forma Pro
AMN HRMC Adjustments Forma




ASSETS
Current assets:
                               
 
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 25,288     $ 317     $ (9,232 )(1)   $ 16,373  
 
Short-term held-to-maturity investments
    12,166                   12,166  
 
Accounts receivable, net
    125,517       1,629             127,146  
 
Prepaid expenses
    8,493       146             8,639  
 
Other current assets
    2,327       75             2,402  
     
     
     
     
 
   
Total current assets
    173,791       2,167       (9,232 )     166,726  
Fixed assets, net
    7,996       129             8,125  
Deferred income taxes, net
    19,385                   19,385  
Deposits and other assets
    306       119             425  
Goodwill, net
    127,752             7,297 (2)     135,049  
Other intangibles, net
    1,391             200 (3)     1,591  
     
     
     
     
 
   
Total assets
  $ 330,621     $ 2,415     $ (1,735 )   $ 331,301  
     
     
     
     
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
                               
 
Bank overdraft
  $ 3,069     $     $     $ 3,069  
 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    7,373       53             7,426  
 
Accrued compensation and benefits
    28,632       346             28,978  
 
Income taxes payable
    2,473                   2,473  
 
Current portion of notes payable
          1,122       (1,122 )(4)      
 
Other current liabilities
    4,229                   4,229  
     
     
     
     
 
   
Total current liabilities
    45,776       1,521       (1,122 )     46,175  
Notes payable, less current portion
          5       (5 )(4)      
Other long-term liabilities
    1,608                   1,608  
     
     
     
     
 
   
Total liabilities
    47,384       1,526       (1,127 )     47,783  
     
     
     
     
 
Stockholders’ equity:
                               
 
Common stock
    423       1       2 (5)     426  
 
Additional paid-in capital
    345,976       23       255 (5)     346,254  
 
Accumulated deficit
    (63,162 )     865       (865 )(5)     (63,162 )
     
     
     
     
 
   
Total stockholders’ equity
    283,237       889       (608 )     283,518  
     
     
     
     
 
Commitments and contingencies
                               
   
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 330,621     $ 2,415     $ (1,735 )   $ 331,301  
     
     
     
     
 

See accompanying notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED

BALANCE SHEET
As of March 31, 2002

(1)  The pro forma adjustment gives effect to the cash used to acquire HRMC of $9,513,000, estimated expenses associated with this offering of $1,285,000, and proceeds from the exercise of options by certain selling stockholders in conjunction with this offering of $1,566,000.
 
(2)  The pro forma adjustment gives effect to goodwill recorded in connection with the acquisition of HRMC.
 
(3)  The pro forma adjustment gives effect to the recording of the non-compete agreement in connection with the HRMC acquisition in the amount of $200,000.
 
(4)  The pro forma adjustment gives effect to the repayment of all of the outstanding debt of HRMC at the time of its acquisition by AMN.
 
(5)  The pro forma adjustment gives effect to AMN’s acquisition of HRMC, the capitalization of the estimated costs associated with this offering and the impact of options exercised in conjunction with this offering.

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10,000,000 Shares

(AMN HEALTHCARE LOGO)


Prospectus

                        , 2002


Book-Running Lead Manager

Banc of America Securities LLC


Co-Lead Managers

JPMorgan UBS Warburg


 
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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

      The following sets forth the estimated expenses and costs (other than underwriting discounts and commissions) expected to be incurred in connection with the issuance and distribution of the common stock registered hereby:

           
SEC registration fee
  $ 31,793.00  
NASD fee
    30,500.00  
Printing expenses
    300,000  
Accounting fees and expenses
    250,000  
Legal fees and expenses
    400,000  
Blue Sky fees and expenses
    10,000  
Transfer agent fees and expenses
    4,800  
Miscellaneous
    272,907  
     
 
 
TOTAL
  $ 1,300,000  
     
 

No portion of the above expenses will be paid by the selling stockholders.

Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware provides as follows:

      A corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that the person’s conduct was unlawful.

      A corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification will be made in respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the

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circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

      Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that we will indemnify any person, including persons who are not our directors and officers, to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

      In addition, pursuant to our Bylaws, we will indemnify our directors and officers against expenses (including judgments or amounts paid in settlement) incurred in any action, civil or criminal, to which any such person is a party by reason of any alleged act or failure to act in his capacity as such, except as to a matter as to which such director or officer shall have been finally adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to the corporation or not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his action was in the best interest of the corporation.

      The underwriting agreement provides that the underwriters are obligated, under certain circumstances, to indemnify our directors, officers and controlling persons against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Reference is made to the form of underwriting agreement filed as Exhibit 1.1 hereto.

      We maintain directors and officers liability insurance for the benefit of our directors and certain of our officers.

      Reference is made to Item 17 for our undertakings with respect to indemnification for liabilities arising under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933.

Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.

      The following is a summary of transactions by us involving sales of our securities that were not registered under the Securities Act during the last three years preceding the date of this registration statement:

        (a) On October 18, 1999, we issued 517.8 shares of common stock in exchange for AMN Healthcare, Inc. shares.
 
        (b) On November 19, 1999, we issued 1,814.9 shares of common stock at a price of $32,794.87 per share upon our recapitalization to some of our existing stockholders.
 
        (c) On November 19, 1999, we issued 472,634.9 shares of common stock upon the split of 2,363.17 outstanding shares, on the basis of 200 shares for each outstanding share to our then existing stockholders.
 
        (d) On November 19, 1999, we issued options to purchase an aggregate of 84,343.4 shares of stock to members of management, each at an exercise price of $163.9743 per share.
 
        (e) On June 26, 2000, we issued an aggregate of 73,182.2 shares at a price of $163.9743 per share for capital contributions in connection with our acquisition of Nurses RX, Inc. to some of our existing stockholders.
 
        (f) On November 20, 2000, we issued options to purchase 4,686 shares of stock to a member of management at an exercise price of $163.9743 per share.
 
        (g) On November 28, 2000, we issued an aggregate of 123,077 shares at a price of $325.00 per share for capital contributions in connection with our acquisition of Preferred Healthcare Staffing, Inc. to some of our existing stockholders.
 
        (h) On December 13, 2000, we issued options to purchase an aggregate of 31,170.6 shares of stock to members of management, each at an exercise price of $287.84 per share.
 
        (i) On March 29, 2001, we issued 616,694.9 shares of common stock to the HWP stockholders in connection with the merger of AMN Acquisition Corp. with and into us and the 616,694.9 shares previously held by AMN Acquisition Corp. were canceled.

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        (j) On July 24, 2001, we issued options to purchase an aggregate of 12,673 shares of stock to members of management, each at an exercise price of $392.04 per share.
 
        (k) On October 18, 2001, we issued 28,835,015 shares of common stock upon the split of 668,894.1 outstanding shares, on the basis of 43.10849 shares for each outstanding share to our existing stockholders.
 
        (l) In connection with the effectiveness of our initial public offering, we issued 1,954,755 shares of common stock to BancAmerica Capital Investors SBIC I, L.P. in connection with the exercise of a warrant.
 
        (m) On January 17, 2002, we issued options to purchase an aggregate of 629,500 shares of common stock to some of our directors and members of management at an exercise price equal to $22.98 per share.

      The issuances listed above are exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act as transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering.

Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

         
Exhibit
Number Description


  1.1     Form of Underwriting Agreement.*
  3.1     Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.***
  3.2     By-laws of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.***
  4.1     Specimen Stock Certificate.***
  4.2     Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2001, among the Registrant, HWH Capital Partners, L.P., HWH Nightingale Partners, L.P., HWP Nightingale Partners II, L.P., HWP Capital Partners II, L.P., BancAmerica Capital Investors SBIC I, L.P., the Francis Family Trust dated May 24, 1996 and Steven Francis.***
  5.1     Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison as to the legality of the shares of common stock.****
  8.1     Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison as to certain tax matters.****
  10.1     Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2000, by and between AMN Healthcare, Inc., Suzanne Confoy and George Robert Kraus, Jr.**
  10.2     Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 12, 2000, by and between AMN Healthcare, Inc. and Preferred Employers Holdings, Inc.**
  10.3     Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 3, 2001, by and between AMN Healthcare, Inc., Joseph O’Grady and Teresa O’Grady-Peyton.**
  10.4     AMN Holdings, Inc. 1999 Performance Stock Option Plan, as amended.**
  10.5     AMN Holdings, Inc. 1999 Super-Performance Stock Option Plan, as amended.**
  10.6     AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. 2001 Stock Option Plan.**
  10.7     Employment and Non-Competition Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1999, among AMN Holdings, Inc., AMN Acquisition Corp. and Steven Francis.**
  10.8     Executive Severance Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1999, between AMN Healthcare, Inc. and Susan Nowakowski.**
  10.9     Executive Severance Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2001, between AMN Healthcare, Inc. and Donald Myll.**
  10.10     1999 Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1999, between the Registrant and Steven Francis.**
  10.11     Amendment, dated as of December 13, 2000, to the 1999 Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1999, between the Registrant and Steven Francis.**
  10.12     Amendment No. 2, dated as of July 24, 2001, to the 1999 Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1999, as amended December 13, 2000, between the Registrant and Steven Francis.**

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Exhibit
Number Description


  10.13     1999 Super-Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1999, between the Registrant and Steven Francis.**
  10.14     Amendment, dated as of December 13, 2000, to the Super-Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1999, between the Registrant and Steven Francis.**
  10.15     Amendment No. 2, dated as of July 24, 2001, to the 1999 Super-Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1999, as amended December 13, 2000, between the Registrant and Steven Francis.**
  10.16     1999 Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1999, between the Registrant and Susan Nowakowski.**
  10.17     Amendment, dated as of December 13, 2000, to the 1999 Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1999, between the Registrant and Susan Nowakowski.**
  10.18     Amendment No. 2, dated as of July 24, 2001, to the 1999 Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1999, as amended December 13, 2000, between the Registrant and Susan Nowakowski.**
  10.19     1999 Super-Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1999, between the Registrant and Susan Nowakowski.**
  10.20     Amendment, dated as of December 13, 2000, to the Super-Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1999, between the Registrant and Susan Nowakowski.**
  10.21     Amendment No. 2, dated as of July 24, 2001, to the 1999 Super-Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1999, as amended December 13, 2000, between the Registrant and Susan Nowakowski.**
  10.22     1999 Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2000, between the Registrant and Susan Nowakowski.**
  10.23     Amendment, dated as of July 24, 2001, to the 1999 Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2000, between the Registrant and Susan Nowakowski.**
  10.24     1999 Super-Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2000, between the Registrant and Susan Nowakowski.**
  10.25     Amendment, dated as of July 24, 2001, to the 1999 Super-Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2000, between the Registrant and Susan Nowakowski.**
  10.26     1999 Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2000, between the Registrant and Steven Francis.**
  10.27     Amendment, dated as of July 24, 2001, to the 1999 Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2000, between the Registrant and Steven Francis.**
  10.28     1999 Super-Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2000, between the Registrant and Steven Francis.**
  10.29     Amendment, dated as of July 24, 2001, to the 1999 Super-Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2000, between the Registrant and Steven Francis.**
  10.30     1999 Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2000, between the Registrant and Susan Nowakowski.**
  10.31     Amendment, dated as of July 24, 2001, to the 1999 Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2000, between the Registrant and Susan Nowakowski.**
  10.32     1999 Super-Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2000, between the Registrant and Susan Nowakowski.**
  10.33     Amendment, dated as of July 24, 2001, to the 1999 Super-Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2000, between the Registrant and Susan Nowakowski.**

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Exhibit
Number Description


  10.34     2001 Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2001, between the Registrant and Donald Myll.**
  10.35     AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. 2001 Senior Management Bonus Plan.**
  10.36     Amended and Restated Financial Advisory Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2001, between the Registrant and Haas Wheat & Partners, L.P.***
  10.37     Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2001, by and among AMN Healthcare, Inc., as borrower, the Registrant, Worldview Healthcare, Inc. and O’Grady-Peyton International (USA), Inc., as guarantors, and the lenders party thereto.**
  10.38     2001 Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of January 17, 2002, between the Registrant and Steven Francis.****
  10.39     2001 Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of January 17, 2002, between the Registrant and Susan Nowakowski.****
  10.40     2001 Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of January 17, 2002, between the Registrant and Donald Myll.****
  10.41     2001 Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of January 17, 2002, between the Registrant and Michael Gallagher.****
  10.42     2001 Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of January 17, 2002, between the Registrant and William Miller.****
  10.43     2001 Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of January 17, 2002, between the Registrant and Andrew Stern.****
  10.44     First Amendment, dated as of April 8, 2002, to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2001, by and among AMN Healthcare, Inc. as borrower, the Registrant, Worldview Healthcare, Inc. and O’Grady-Peyton International (USA), Inc., as guarantors, and the lenders party thereto.****
  10.45     Office Lease, dated as of April 2, 2002, between Kilroy Realty, L.P. and AMN Healthcare, Inc.****
  10.46     Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2002, by and among AMN Healthcare, Inc., Sandra Gilbert, Robert Gilbert, Jr., Suzette Marek, Robert Gilbert III and Benjamin Gilbert.****
  10.47     AMN Healthcare, Inc. Executive Nonqualified Excess Plan.****
  10.48     Amendment to AMN Healthcare, Inc. Executive Nonqualified Excess Plan, dated as of January 1, 2002.****
  10.49     Second Amendment, dated as of May 2, 2002, to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2001, by and among AMN Healthcare, Inc. as borrower, the Registrant, Worldview Healthcare, Inc. and O’Grady-Peyton International (USA), Inc., as guarantors, and the lenders party thereto.*
  16.1     Letter from Deloitte & Touche LLP regarding change in certifying accountant.***
  21.1     Subsidiaries of the Registrant.****
  23.1     Consent of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (included in Exhibit 5.1).****
  23.2     Independent Auditors’ Report on Schedule and Consent of KPMG LLP with respect to the Registrant.*
  23.3     Consent of KPMG LLP with respect to Preferred Healthcare Staffing, Inc.*
  23.4     Consent of KPMG LLP with respect to O’Grady-Peyton International (USA), Inc.*
  23.5     Consent of KPMG LLP with respect to Healthcare Resource Management Corporation.*
  24.1     Power of Attorney.****

Filed herewith.

**  Incorporated by reference to the exhibits filed with the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-65168).

***  Incorporated by reference to the exhibits filed with the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001.

****  Previously Filed.

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     b. Financial Statement Schedules

      The following financial statement schedules are included herein:

      Schedule II — Valuation and qualifying accounts

      All other schedules are omitted because they are either not required, not applicable or the required information is included in the financial statements or notes thereto.

Item 17. Undertakings

      Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

      The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

        (1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.
 
        (2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this amendment to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Diego, State of California, on May 13, 2002.

  AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.

  By:  /s/ SUSAN NOWAKOWSKI
 
  Name: Susan Nowakowski
  Title:  Executive Vice President and
  Chief Operating Officer

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this amendment to the registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the following capacities on the 13th day of May, 2002.

  *
 
  Name: Robert Haas
  Title: Chairman of the Board and Director
 
  *
 
  Name: Steven Francis
  Title: Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
 
  *
 
  Name: Michael Gallagher
  Title: Director
 
  *
 
  Name: William Miller III
  Title: Director
 
  *
 
  Name: Andrew Stern
  Title: Director
 
  *
 
  Name: Douglas Wheat
  Title: Director
 
  *
 
  Name: Donald Myll
  Title:  Chief Financial Officer and
  Treasurer (principal financial and
  accounting officer)

*By:  /s/ SUSAN NOWAKOWSKI  

 
Susan Nowakowski  
Attorney-in-Fact  

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SCHEDULE II

AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

For Years Ended December 31, 1999, 2000 and 2001
                                         
Balance at the Balance
Beginning Provision from at End
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of Year Provision Acquisitions Deductions(*) of Year






(in thousands)
Year ended December 31, 1999
  $ 135     $ 260           $ (139 )   $ 256  
Year ended December 31, 2000
  $ 256     $ 435     $ 441     $ (202 )   $ 930  
Year ended December 31, 2001
  $ 930     $ 2,906     $ 171     $ (765 )   $ 3,242  

(*)  Accounts written off

See accompanying independent auditors’ report

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EXHIBIT INDEX

         
Exhibit
Number Description


  1.1     Form of Underwriting Agreement.*
  3.1     Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.***
  3.2     By-laws of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.***
  4.1     Specimen Stock Certificate.***
  4.2     Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2001, among the Registrant, HWH Capital Partners, L.P., HWH Nightingale Partners, L.P., HWP Nightingale Partners II, L.P., HWP Capital Partners II, L.P., BancAmerica Capital Investors SBIC I, L.P., the Francis Family Trust dated May 24, 1996 and Steven Francis.***
  5.1     Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison as to the legality of the shares of common stock.****
  8.1     Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison as to certain tax matters.****
  10.1     Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2000, by and between AMN Healthcare, Inc., Suzanne Confoy and George Robert Kraus, Jr.**
  10.2     Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 12, 2000, by and between AMN Healthcare, Inc. and Preferred Employers Holdings, Inc.**
  10.3     Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 3, 2001, by and between AMN Healthcare, Inc., Joseph O’Grady and Teresa O’Grady-Peyton.**
  10.4     AMN Holdings, Inc. 1999 Performance Stock Option Plan, as amended.**
  10.5     AMN Holdings, Inc. 1999 Super-Performance Stock Option Plan, as amended.**
  10.6     AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. 2001 Stock Option Plan.**
  10.7     Employment and Non-Competition Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1999, among AMN Holdings, Inc., AMN Acquisition Corp. and Steven Francis.**
  10.8     Executive Severance Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1999, between AMN Healthcare, Inc. and Susan Nowakowski.**
  10.9     Executive Severance Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2001, between AMN Healthcare, Inc. and Donald Myll.**
  10.10     1999 Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1999, between the Registrant and Steven Francis.**
  10.11     Amendment, dated as of December 13, 2000, to the 1999 Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1999, between the Registrant and Steven Francis.**
  10.12     Amendment No. 2, dated as of July 24, 2001, to the 1999 Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1999, as amended December 13, 2000, between the Registrant and Steven Francis.**
  10.13     1999 Super-Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1999, between the Registrant and Steven Francis.**
  10.14     Amendment, dated as of December 13, 2000, to the Super-Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1999, between the Registrant and Steven Francis.**
  10.15     Amendment No. 2, dated as of July 24, 2001, to the 1999 Super-Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1999, as amended December 13, 2000, between the Registrant and Steven Francis.**
  10.16     1999 Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1999, between the Registrant and Susan Nowakowski.**
  10.17     Amendment, dated as of December 13, 2000, to the 1999 Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1999, between the Registrant and Susan Nowakowski.**
  10.18     Amendment No. 2, dated as of July 24, 2001, to the 1999 Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1999, as amended December 13, 2000, between the Registrant and Susan Nowakowski.**


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Exhibit
Number Description


  10.19     1999 Super-Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1999, between the Registrant and Susan Nowakowski.**
  10.20     Amendment, dated as of December 13, 2000, to the Super-Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1999, between the Registrant and Susan Nowakowski.**
  10.21     Amendment No. 2, dated as of July 24, 2001, to the 1999 Super-Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1999, as amended December 13, 2000, between the Registrant and Susan Nowakowski.**
  10.22     1999 Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2000, between the Registrant and Susan Nowakowski.**
  10.23     Amendment, dated as of July 24, 2001, to the 1999 Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2000, between the Registrant and Susan Nowakowski.**
  10.24     1999 Super-Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2000, between the Registrant and Susan Nowakowski.**
  10.25     Amendment, dated as of July 24, 2001, to the 1999 Super-Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2000, between the Registrant and Susan Nowakowski.**
  10.26     1999 Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2000, between the Registrant and Steven Francis.**
  10.27     Amendment, dated as of July 24, 2001, to the 1999 Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2000, between the Registrant and Steven Francis.**
  10.28     1999 Super-Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2000, between the Registrant and Steven Francis.**
  10.29     Amendment, dated as of July 24, 2001, to the 1999 Super-Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2000, between the Registrant and Steven Francis.**
  10.30     1999 Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2000, between the Registrant and Susan Nowakowski.**
  10.31     Amendment, dated as of July 24, 2001, to the 1999 Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2000, between the Registrant and Susan Nowakowski.**
  10.32     1999 Super-Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2000, between the Registrant and Susan Nowakowski.**
  10.33     Amendment, dated as of July 24, 2001, to the 1999 Super-Performance Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2000, between the Registrant and Susan Nowakowski.**
  10.34     2001 Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2001, between the Registrant and Donald Myll.**
  10.35     AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. 2001 Senior Management Bonus Plan.**
  10.36     Amended and Restated Financial Advisory Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2001, between the Registrant and Haas Wheat & Partners, L.P.***
  10.37     Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2001, by and among AMN Healthcare, Inc., as borrower, the Registrant, Worldview Healthcare, Inc. and O’Grady-Peyton International (USA), Inc., as guarantors, and the lenders party thereto.**
  10.38     2001 Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of January 17, 2002, between the Registrant and Steven Francis.****
  10.39     2001 Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of January 17, 2002, between the Registrant and Susan Nowakowski.****
  10.40     2001 Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of January 17, 2002, between the Registrant and Donald Myll.****
  10.41     2001 Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of January 17, 2002, between the Registrant and Michael Gallagher.****


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Exhibit
Number Description


  10.42     2001 Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of January 17, 2002, between the Registrant and William Miller.****
  10.43     2001 Stock Option Plan Stock Option Agreement, dated as of January 17, 2002, between the Registrant and Andrew Stern.****
  10.44     First Amendment, dated as of April 8, 2002, to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2001, by and among AMN Healthcare, Inc. as borrower, the Registrant, Worldview Healthcare, Inc. and O’Grady-Peyton International (USA), Inc., as guarantors, and the lenders party thereto.****
  10.45     Office Lease, dated as of April 2, 2002, between Kilroy Realty, L.P. and AMN Healthcare, Inc.****
  10.46     Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2002, by and among AMN Healthcare, Inc., Sandra Gilbert, Robert Gilbert, Jr., Suzette Marek, Robert Gilbert III and Benjamin Gilbert.****
  10.47     AMN Healthcare, Inc. Executive Nonqualified Excess Plan.****
  10.48     Amendment to AMN Healthcare, Inc. Executive Nonqualified Excess Plan, dated as of January 1, 2002.****
  10.49     Second Amendment, dated as of May 2, 2002, to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2001, by and among AMN Healthcare, Inc. as borrower, the Registrant, Worldview Healthcare, Inc. and O’Grady-Peyton International (USA), Inc., as guarantors, and the lenders party thereto.*
  16.1     Letter from Deloitte & Touche LLP regarding change in certifying accountant.***
  21.1     Subsidiaries of the Registrant.*****
  23.1     Consent of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (included in Exhibit 5.1).****
  23.2     Independent Auditors’ Report on Schedule and Consent of KPMG LLP with respect to the Registrant.*
  23.3     Consent of KPMG LLP with respect to Preferred Healthcare Staffing, Inc.*
  23.4     Consent of KPMG LLP with respect to O’Grady-Peyton International (USA), Inc.*
  23.5     Consent of KPMG LLP with respect to Healthcare Resource Management Corporation.*
  24.1     Power of Attorney.****

Filed herewith.

**  Incorporated by reference to the exhibits filed with the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-65168).

***  Incorporated by reference to the exhibits filed with the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001.

****  Previously filed.

EXHIBIT 1.1 ================================================================================ 10,000,000 SHARES AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC. COMMON STOCK UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT DATED MAY __, 2002 ================================================================================

TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ---- Section 1. Representations and Warranties of the Company and the Selling Stockholders............................................................... 2 (A) Representations and Warranties of the Company.............................. 2 (a) Compliance with Registration Requirements........................... 2 (b) Offering Materials Furnished to Underwriters........................ 3 (c) Distribution of Offering Material By the Company.................... 3 (d) The Underwriting Agreement.......................................... 3 (e) Employee Stock Options; Authorization of Common Shares.............. 3 (f) No Applicable Registration or Other Similar Rights.................. 3 (g) No Material Adverse Change.......................................... 4 (h) Independent Accountants............................................. 4 (i) Preparation of the Financial Statements............................. 4 (j) Incorporation and Good Standing of the Company and its Subsidiaries........................................................ 5 (k) Capitalization and Other Capital Stock Matters...................... 5 (l) Stock Exchange Listing.............................................. 6 (m) Non-Contravention of Existing Instruments; No Further Authorizations or Approvals Required................................ 6 (n) No Material Actions or Proceedings.................................. 6 (o) Intellectual Property Rights........................................ 7 (p) All Necessary Permits, etc.......................................... 7 (q) Title to Properties................................................. 7 (r) Tax Law Compliance.................................................. 7 (s) Company Not an "Investment Company"................................. 7 (t) Insurance........................................................... 7 (u) No Price Stabilization or Manipulation.............................. 8 (v) Related Party Transactions.......................................... 8 (w) Company's Accounting System......................................... 8 (x) Compliance with Environmental Laws.................................. 8 (y) ERISA Compliance.................................................... 9 (B) Representations and Warranties of the Selling Stockholders................. 10 (a) The Underwriting Agreement.......................................... 10 (b) The Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney......................... 10 (c) Title to Common Shares to be Sold; All Authorizations Obtained...... 10 (d) Delivery of the Common Shares to be Sold............................ 10 (e) Non-Contravention; No Further Authorizations or Approvals Required............................................................ 11 (f) No Registration or Other Similar Rights............................. 11 (g) No Further Consents, etc............................................ 11 (h) Disclosure Made by Such Selling Stockholder in the Prospectus....... 11 (i) No Price Stabilization or Manipulation.............................. 12 i

Page ---- Section 2. Purchase, Sale and Delivery of the Common Shares........................... 12 (a) The Firm Common Shares.............................................. 12 (b) The First Closing Date.............................................. 12 (c) The Optional Common Shares; the Second Closing Date................. 12 (d) Public Offering of the Common Shares................................ 13 (e) Payment for the Common Shares....................................... 13 (f) Delivery of the Common Shares....................................... 14 (g) Delivery of Prospectus to the Underwriters.......................... 14 Section 3. Additional Covenants of the Company and the Selling Stockholders........... 14 (A) Covenants of the Company................................................... 15 (a) Representatives' Review of Proposed Amendments and Supplements...... 15 (b) Securities Act Compliance........................................... 15 (c) Amendments and Supplements to the Prospectus and Other Securities Act Matters.............................................. 15 (d) Copies of any Amendments and Supplements to the Prospectus.......... 16 (e) Blue Sky Compliance................................................. 16 (f) Transfer Agent...................................................... 16 (g) Earnings Statement.................................................. 16 (h) Periodic Reporting Obligations...................................... 16 (i) Agreement Not To Offer or Sell Additional Securities................ 16 (B) Covenants of the Selling Stockholders...................................... 17 (a) Agreement Not to Offer or Sell Additional Securities................ 17 (b) Delivery of Forms W-8 and W-9....................................... 17 Section 4. Payment of Expenses........................................................ 18 Section 5. Conditions of the Obligations of the Underwriters.......................... 18 (a) Accountants' Comfort Letters........................................ 18 (b) Compliance with Registration Requirements; No Stop Order; No Objection from NASD................................................. 19 (c) No Material Adverse Change.......................................... 19 (d) Opinion of Counsel for the Company.................................. 19 (e) Opinion of Counsel for the Underwriters............................. 20 (f) Officers' Certificate............................................... 20 (g) Bring-down Comfort Letter........................................... 20 (h) Opinion of Counsel for the Selling Stockholders..................... 20 (i) Selling Stockholders' Certificate................................... 21 (j) Selling Stockholders' Documents..................................... 21 (k) Lock-Up Agreement from Certain Securityholders of the Company....... 21 (l) Additional Documents................................................ 21 Section 6. Reimbursement of Underwriters' Expenses.................................... 21 ii

Page ---- Section 7. Effectiveness of this Agreement............................................ 22 Section 8. Indemnification............................................................ 22 (a) Indemnification of the Underwriters by the Company.................. 22 (b) Indemnification of the Underwriters by the Selling Stockholders..... 23 (c) Indemnification of the Company, its Directors and Officers and the Selling Stockholders................................................ 24 (d) Notifications and Other Indemnification Procedures.................. 25 (e) Settlements......................................................... 25 Section 9. Contribution............................................................... 26 Section 10. Default of One or More of the Several Underwriters......................... 27 Section 11. Termination of this Agreement.............................................. 28 Section 12. Representations and Indemnities to Survive Delivery........................ 28 Section 13. Notices.................................................................... 29 Section 14. Successors................................................................. 30 Section 15. Partial Unenforceability................................................... 30 Section 16. Governing Law Provisions................................................... 31 (a) Governing Law Provisions............................................ 31 (b) Consent to Jurisdiction............................................. 31 Section 17. Failure of One or More of the Selling Stockholders to Sell and Deliver Common Shares.............................................................. 31 Section 18. General Provisions......................................................... 32 iii

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT May __, 2002 BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC. UBS WARBURG LLC SUNTRUST CAPITAL MARKETS, INC. WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC As Representatives of the several Underwriters c/o Banc of America Securities LLC 600 Montgomery Street San Francisco, California 94111 Ladies and Gentlemen: Introductory. The stockholders of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), named in Schedule B (collectively, the "Selling Stockholders") severally propose to sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule A (the "Underwriters") an aggregate of 10,000,000 shares (the "Firm Common Shares") of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Company. In addition, the Selling Stockholders have severally granted to the Underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 1,500,000 shares (the "Optional Common Shares") of Common Stock, as provided in Section 2, each Selling Stockholder selling up to the amount set forth opposite such Selling Stockholder's name in Schedule B. The Firm Common Shares and, if and to the extent such option is exercised, the Optional Common Shares are collectively called the "Common Shares". Banc of America Securities LLC ("BAS"), UBS Warburg LLC ("UBS Warburg"), J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. ("JPMorgan"), SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc. ("SunTrust") and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC ("Wells Fargo") have agreed to act as representatives of the several Underwriters (in such capacity, the "Representatives") in connection with the offering and sale of the Common Shares. The Company has prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-86952), which contains a form of prospectus to be used in connection with the public offering and sale of the Common Shares. Such registration statement, as amended, including the financial statements, exhibits and schedules thereto, in the form in which it was declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, the "Securities Act"), including any information deemed to be a part thereof at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430A or Rule 434 under the Securities Act, is called the "Registration Statement". Any registration statement filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act is called the "Rule 462(b) Registration Statement", and from and after the date and time of filing of the Rule 462(b) Registration

Statement the term "Registration Statement" shall include the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. Such prospectus, in the form first used by the Underwriters to confirm sales of the Common Shares, is called the "Prospectus"; provided, however, if the Company has, with the consent of BAS, elected to rely upon Rule 434 under the Securities Act, the term "Prospectus" shall mean the Company's prospectus subject to completion (each, a "preliminary prospectus") dated April 30, 2002 (such preliminary prospectus is called the "Rule 434 preliminary prospectus"), together with the applicable term sheet (the "Term Sheet") prepared and filed by the Company with the Commission under Rules 434 and 424(b) under the Securities Act and all references in this Agreement to the date of the Prospectus shall mean the date of the Term Sheet. All references in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, a preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus or the Term Sheet, or any amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing, shall include any copy thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System ("EDGAR"). The Company and each of the Selling Stockholders hereby confirm their agreements with the Underwriters as follows: Section 1. Representations and Warranties of the Company and the Selling Stockholders. (A) Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents, warrants and covenants to each Underwriter as follows: (a) Compliance with Registration Requirements. The Registration Statement and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement have been declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act. The Company has complied to the Commission's satisfaction with all requests of the Commission for additional or supplemental information. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement is in effect and no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, are contemplated or threatened by the Commission. Each preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus when filed complied in all material respects with the Securities Act and, if filed by electronic transmission pursuant to EDGAR (except as may be permitted by Regulation S-T under the Securities Act), was identical in all material respects to the copy thereof delivered to the Underwriters for use in connection with the offer and sale of the Common Shares. Each of the Registration Statement, any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, at the time it became effective and at all subsequent times, complied and will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. The Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, as of its date and at all subsequent times, did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The representations and warranties set forth in the two immediately preceding sentences do not apply to statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement, any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, or any post-effective amendment thereto, or the Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto, made in 2

reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by the Representatives expressly for use therein or information relating to any Selling Stockholder furnished by such Selling Stockholder to the Company in writing expressly for use therein. There are no contracts or other documents required to be described in the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement which have not been described, filed or incorporated by reference therein as required. (b) Offering Materials Furnished to Underwriters. The Company has delivered to each Representative one complete manually signed copy of the Registration Statement and of each consent and certificate of experts filed as a part thereof, and conformed copies of the Registration Statement (without exhibits) and preliminary prospectuses and the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, in such quantities and at such places as the Representatives have reasonably requested for each of the Underwriters. (c) Distribution of Offering Material By the Company. The Company has not distributed and will not distribute, prior to the later of the Second Closing Date (as defined below) and the completion of the Underwriters' distribution of the Common Shares, any offering material in connection with the offering and sale of the Common Shares other than a preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus, the Registration Statement and any press release meeting the requirements of Rule 134 or Rule 135 under the Securities Act. (d) The Underwriting Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by, and is a valid and binding agreement of, the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as rights to indemnification hereunder may be limited by applicable law and except as the enforcement hereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles. (e) Employee Stock Options; Authorization of Common Shares. The employee stock options to be exercised by certain Selling Stockholders in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Custody Agreement (as defined below), the Power of Attorney (as defined below) and this Agreement and to be deposited with the Custodian (as defined below) in accordance with the Custody Agreement (collectively, the "Stock Options") have been duly granted to and on the relevant Closing Date will be, fully vested in and exercisable by, such relevant Selling Stockholder in accordance with the 1999 Performance Stock Option Plan, the 1999 Super-Performance Stock Option Plan and the 2001 Stock Option Plan (the "Plans"); and, when such Stock Options are exercised in accordance with their terms and the provisions of the Plans and as contemplated by this Agreement and the Power of Attorney, the Company will issue the appropriate number of certificates in negotiable form of Common Stock on each Closing Date, and all of the shares of Common Stock so issued upon exercise of the Stock Options will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. (f) No Applicable Registration or Other Similar Rights. Other than as provided under the Allocation Agreement (as defined below) and the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2001, by and among the Company and other parties named therein (the "Registration Rights Agreement"), pursuant to which certain of the Common Shares are being registered under the Registration Statement, there are no persons with 3

registration or other similar rights to have any equity or debt securities registered for sale under the Registration Statement or included in the offering contemplated by this Agreement, except for such rights as have been duly waived. (g) No Material Adverse Change. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Prospectus, subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Prospectus: (i) there has been no material adverse change, or any development that could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business or operations, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, of the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one entity (any such change is called a "Material Adverse Change"); (ii) the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one entity, have not incurred any material liability or obligation, indirect, direct or contingent, not in the ordinary course of business nor entered into any material transaction or agreement not in the ordinary course of business; and (iii) there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Company or, except for dividends paid to the Company or other subsidiaries, any of its subsidiaries on any class of capital stock or repurchase or redemption by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any class of capital stock. (h) Independent Accountants. KPMG LLP, who has expressed its opinion with respect to the financial statements (which term as used in this Agreement includes the related notes thereto) and supporting schedules filed with the Commission as a part of the Registration Statement and included in the Prospectus, are independent public or certified public accountants as required by the Securities Act. (i) Preparation of the Financial Statements. The financial statements filed with the Commission as a part of the Registration Statement and included in the Prospectus present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company, Preferred Healthcare Staffing, Inc., O'Grady-Peyton International (USA), Inc. and Healthcare Resource Management Corporation, as the case may be, and in each case its respective subsidiaries, as of and at the dates indicated and the results of their operations and cash flows for the periods specified. The supporting schedules included in the Registration Statement present fairly in all material respects the information required to be stated therein. Such financial statements and supporting schedules have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles as applied in the United States applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, except as may be expressly stated in the related notes thereto. No other financial statements or supporting schedules are required to be included in the Registration Statement. The financial data set forth in the Prospectus under the captions "Prospectus Summary--Summary Consolidated Financial and Operating Data", "Selected Consolidated Financial and Operating Data" and "Capitalization" fairly present in all material respects the information set forth therein on a basis consistent with that of the audited financial statements contained in the Registration Statement. The pro forma consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries and the related notes thereto included in the Prospectus and the pro forma financial data set forth in the Prospectus under the caption "Prospectus Summary--Summary Consolidated Financial and Operating Data" and elsewhere in the Prospectus and in the Registration Statement present fairly in all material respects the information contained therein, have been prepared in all material respects in accordance with the Commission's rules and guidelines with respect to pro forma financial statements and have been properly presented 4

on the bases described therein, and the assumptions used in the preparation thereof are reasonable and the adjustments used therein are appropriate in all material respects to give effect to the transactions and circumstances referred to therein. (j) Incorporation and Good Standing of the Company and its Subsidiaries. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries has been duly incorporated or organized and is validly existing as a corporation, limited company or proprietary limited company, as applicable, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and has power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Prospectus and, in the case of the Company, to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, except for such jurisdictions where the failure of any such subsidiary to exist as a corporation, limited company or proprietary limited company in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse Change. Each of the Company and each subsidiary is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except for such jurisdictions where the failure to so qualify or to be in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change. All of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each subsidiary has been duly authorized and validly issued, is fully paid and nonassessable and is owned by the Company, directly or through subsidiaries, and, other than under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2001, as amended, among the Company, AMN Healthcare, Inc., the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein, the Lenders and the Agent named therein (the "Credit Agreement"), is free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance or claim. The Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any corporation, association or other entity other than the subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21.1 to the Registration Statement. (k) Capitalization and Other Capital Stock Matters. The authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company is as set forth in the Prospectus under the caption "Capitalization" (other than for subsequent issuances, if any, pursuant to employee benefit plans described in the Prospectus or upon exercise of outstanding options described in the Prospectus). The Common Stock (including the Common Shares) conforms in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including the shares of Common Stock owned by Selling Stockholders) have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and have been issued in compliance with federal and state securities laws. None of the outstanding shares of Common Stock were issued in violation of any preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities of the Company. Except as disclosed in or contemplated by the Prospectus and the financial statements of the Company and the related notes thereto included in the Prospectus, the Company has no outstanding options to purchase, or any preemptive rights or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase, any securities or obligations convertible into, or any contracts or commitments to issue or sell, shares of its capital stock or any such options, rights, convertible securities or obligations. The description of the Company's stock option, stock bonus and other stock plans or arrangements, and the options or other rights granted thereunder, set forth in the Prospectus accurately presents in all material respects the information required to be shown with respect to such plans, arrangements, options and rights. 5

(l) Stock Exchange Listing. The Common Shares have been approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange. (m) Non-Contravention of Existing Instruments; No Further Authorizations or Approvals Required. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of its charter or by-laws or is in default (or, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, would be in default) ("Default") under any indenture, mortgage, loan or credit agreement, note, contract, franchise, lease or other instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of them may be bound, or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject (each, an "Existing Instrument"), except for such Defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change. The Company's execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Prospectus (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and will not result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws of the Company or any subsidiary, (ii) will not conflict with or constitute a breach of, or Default or a Debt Repayment Triggering Event (as defined below) under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, or require the consent of any other party to, any Existing Instrument, except for such conflicts, breaches, Defaults, liens, charges or encumbrances as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change and (iii) will not result in any violation of any law, administrative regulation or administrative or court decree applicable to the Company or any subsidiary except, in the case of (iii), for such violations as would not result in a Material Adverse Change. No consent, approval, authorization or other order of, or registration or filing with, any court or other governmental or regulatory authority or agency, is required for the Company's execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Prospectus, except such as have been obtained or made by the Company and are in full force and effect under the Securities Act and from the NYSE and such as may be required under applicable state securities or blue sky laws or foreign securities laws and from the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD"). As used herein, a "Debt Repayment Triggering Event" means any event or condition which gives, or with the giving of notice or lapse of time would give, the holder of any note, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness (or any person acting on such holder's behalf) the right to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a portion of such indebtedness by the Company or any of its subsidiaries. (n) No Material Actions or Proceedings. There are no legal or governmental actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened (i) against or affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) which has as the subject thereof any property owned or leased by, the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (iii) relating to environmental or discrimination matters, where in any such case such action, suit or proceeding would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change or adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the Company's knowledge, is threatened or imminent except for any such disputes as would not result in a Material Adverse Change. 6

(o) Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its subsidiaries own or possess sufficient trademarks, trade names, patent rights, copyrights, licenses, approvals, trade secrets and other similar rights (collectively, "Intellectual Property Rights") reasonably necessary to conduct their businesses as now conducted; and the expected expiration of any of such Intellectual Property Rights would not result in a Material Adverse Change. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of infringement or conflict with asserted Intellectual Property Rights of others, which infringement or conflict would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. (p) All Necessary Permits, etc. Except where the failure to possess any such certificates, authorizations or permits would not result in a Material Adverse Change, the Company and each of its subsidiaries possess such valid and current certificates, authorizations or permits issued by the appropriate state, federal or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies necessary to conduct their respective businesses, and neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of, or non-compliance with, any such certificate, authorization or permit which, singly or in the aggregate would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. (q) Title to Properties. The Company and each of its subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all the properties and assets reflected as owned in the financial statements referred to in Section 1(A)(i) above, in each case free and clear of any security interests, mortgages, liens, encumbrances, equities, claims and other defects (any of the foregoing, a "Lien"), except for Liens under the Credit Agreement and except such as do not materially and adversely affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made or proposed to be made of such property by the Company or such subsidiary. The real property, improvements, equipment and personal property held under lease by the Company or any subsidiary are held under valid and enforceable leases, with such exceptions as are not material and do not materially interfere with the use made or proposed to be made of such real property, improvements, equipment or personal property by the Company or such subsidiary. (r) Tax Law Compliance. The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries have filed all necessary federal, state and foreign income and franchise tax returns or have filed for extensions thereof and have paid all taxes required to be paid by any of them and, if due and payable, any related or similar assessment, fine or penalty levied against any of them, except for any such tax returns, taxes, assessments, fines or penalties as would not, in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change. The Company has made adequate charges, accruals and reserves in the applicable financial statements referred to in Section 1(A)(i) above in respect of all material federal, state and foreign income and franchise taxes for all periods as to which the tax liability of the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries has not been finally determined. (s) Company Not an "Investment Company". The Company is not an "investment company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. (t) Insurance. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries are insured by insurers that in its reasonable judgment are recognized, financially sound and reputable institutions with policies in such amounts and with such deductibles and covering such risks as 7

are generally deemed adequate and customary for their businesses. The Company has no reason to believe that it or any of its subsidiaries will not be able (i) to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such policies expire or (ii) to obtain comparable coverage from similar institutions as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct its business substantially the same as now conducted except where the failure to renew or obtain comparable coverage would not result in a Material Adverse Change. (u) No Price Stabilization or Manipulation. The Company has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that might be reasonably expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Common Stock to facilitate the sale or resale of the Common Shares. (v) Related Party Transactions. There are no business relationships or related-party transactions involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any other person required to be described in the Prospectus which have not been described as required pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. (w) Company's Accounting System. The Company maintains a system of accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management's general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles as applied in the United States and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. (x) Compliance with Environmental Laws. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change, (i) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any federal, state, local or foreign law or regulation relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or wildlife, including without limitation, laws and regulations relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum and petroleum products (collectively, "Materials of Environmental Concern"), or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Materials of Environment Concern (collectively, "Environmental Laws"), which violation includes, but is not limited to, noncompliance with any permits or other governmental authorizations required for the operation of the business of the Company or its subsidiaries under applicable Environmental Laws, or noncompliance with the terms and conditions thereof, nor has the Company or any of its subsidiaries received any written communication, whether from a governmental authority, citizens group, employee or otherwise, that alleges that the Company or any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any Environmental Law; (ii) there is no claim, action or cause of action filed with a court or governmental authority, no investigation with respect to which the Company has received written notice, and no written notice by any person or entity alleging potential liability for investigatory costs, cleanup costs, governmental responses costs, natural resources damages, property damages, personal injuries, attorneys' fees or penalties arising out of, based on or resulting from the presence, or release into 8

the environment, of any Material of Environmental Concern at any location owned, leased or operated by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, now or in the past (collectively, "Environmental Claims"), pending or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any person or entity whose liability for any Environmental Claim the Company or any of its subsidiaries has retained or assumed either contractually or by operation of law; and (iii) to the Company's knowledge, there are no past or present actions, activities, circumstances, conditions, events or incidents, including, without limitation, the release, emission, discharge, presence or disposal of any Material of Environmental Concern, that reasonably could result in a violation of any Environmental Law by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or against any person or entity whose liability for any Environmental Claim the Company or any of its subsidiaries has retained or assumed either contractually or by operation of law. (y) ERISA Compliance. The Company and its subsidiaries and any "employee benefit plan" (as defined under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (collectively, "ERISA")) established or maintained by the Company, its subsidiaries or their ERISA Affiliates (as defined below) are in compliance in all material respects with ERISA. "ERISA Affiliate" means, with respect to the Company or a subsidiary, any member of any group of organizations described in Sections 414(b),(c),(m) or (o) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (the "Code") of which the Company or such subsidiary is a member. No "reportable event" (as defined under ERISA) has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur with respect to any "employee benefit plan" established or maintained by the Company, its subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates except as would not result in a Material Adverse Change. No "employee benefit plan" established or maintained by the Company, its subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates, if such "employee benefit plan" were terminated, would have any "amount of unfunded benefit liabilities" (as defined under ERISA) except as would not result in a Material Adverse Change. Neither the Company, its subsidiaries nor any of their ERISA Affiliates has incurred or reasonably expects to incur any liability under (i) Title IV of ERISA with respect to termination of, or withdrawal from, any "employee benefit plan" or (ii) Sections 412, 4971, 4975 or 4980B of the Code except as would not result in a Material Adverse Change. Each "employee benefit plan" established or maintained by the Company, its subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified and nothing has occurred, whether by action or failure to act, which would cause the loss of such qualification except as would not result in a Material Adverse Change. Any certificate signed by an officer of the Company and delivered to the Representatives or to counsel for the Underwriters shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Company to each Underwriter as to the matters set forth therein. The Company acknowledges that the Underwriters and, for purposes of the opinions to be delivered pursuant to Section 5 hereof, counsel to the Company and counsel to the Underwriters, will rely upon the accuracy and truthfulness of the foregoing representations and hereby consents to such reliance. 9

(B) Representations and Warranties of the Selling Stockholders. Each Selling Stockholder, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants with respect to such Selling Stockholder only, to each Underwriter as follows: (a) The Underwriting Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by or on behalf of such Selling Stockholder and is a valid and binding agreement of such Selling Stockholder, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as rights to indemnification hereunder may be limited by applicable law and except as the enforcement hereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles. (b) The Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney. Each of the (i) Custody Agreement signed by such Selling Stockholder and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as custodian (the "Custodian"), relating to the deposit of the Common Shares to be sold by such Selling Stockholder (the "Custody Agreement") and (ii) Power of Attorney appointing certain individuals named therein as such Selling Stockholder's attorneys-in-fact (each, an "Attorney-in-Fact") to the extent set forth therein relating to the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Prospectus (the "Power of Attorney"), of such Selling Stockholder has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Selling Stockholder and is a valid and binding agreement of such Selling Stockholder, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as rights to indemnification thereunder may be limited by applicable law and except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles. (c) Title to Common Shares to be Sold; All Authorizations Obtained. Such Selling Stockholder has good and valid title to the Common Shares to be sold by such Selling Stockholder that are outstanding as of the date hereof; and on each of the First Closing Date and the Second Closing Date (as defined below), such Selling Stockholder will have good and valid title to the Common Shares to be delivered by such Selling Stockholder pursuant to this Agreement on such Closing Date and the legal right and power, and all authorizations and approvals required by law to enter into this Agreement and the Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney, to sell, assign, transfer and deliver such Common Shares to be delivered by such Selling Stockholder pursuant to this Agreement on such Closing Date and to comply with its other obligations hereunder and thereunder. (d) Delivery of the Common Shares to be Sold. Upon the delivery to the Depository Trust Company or any successor thereto ("DTC") or its agent of the Common Shares registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, the crediting by DTC of the Common Shares to the securities accounts of the several Underwriters with DTC and the payment therefor by the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement, (i) DTC will be a "protected purchaser" of the Common Shares (as defined in Section 8-303 of the NYUCC) and will acquire its interest in the Common Shares free of any "adverse claim" (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(1) of the NYUCC) and (ii) the Underwriters will become "entitlement holders" (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(7) of the NYUCC) to the Common Shares free of any adverse claim (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(1) of the NYUCC) and no action based on an adverse claim to the Common Shares, whether framed 10

in conversion, replevin, constructive trust, equitable lien, or other theory, may be successfully asserted against the Underwriters under the NYUCC. (e) Non-Contravention; No Further Authorizations or Approvals Required. The execution and delivery by such Selling Stockholder of, and the performance by such Selling Stockholder of its obligations under, this Agreement, the Custody Agreement and the Power of Attorney will not conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute a Default under, or require the consent of any other party to, the charter or by-laws, trust agreement or other organizational documents of such Selling Stockholder or any other agreement or instrument to which such Selling Stockholder is a party or by which it is bound, any provision of applicable law or any judgment, order, decree or regulation applicable to such Selling Stockholder of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body or arbitrator having jurisdiction over such Selling Stockholder, except for such consents that have been obtained or other than such conflicts, breaches, or Defaults that, individually or in the aggregate, could not materially and adversely affect such Selling Stockholder's ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. No consent, approval, authorization or other order of, or registration or filing with, any court or other governmental authority or agency, is required for the consummation by such Selling Stockholder of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect under the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), applicable state securities or blue sky laws and from the NASD. (f) No Registration or Other Similar Rights. Such Selling Stockholder does not have any registration or other similar rights to have any equity or debt securities registered for sale by the Company under the Registration Statement or included in the offering contemplated by this Agreement, except for such rights as are set forth in the Allocation Agreement or such rights as have been waived or as are described in the Prospectus under "Shares Eligible for Future Sale," "Related Party Transactions" or in the final paragraph of "Principal and Selling Stockholders." (g) No Further Consents, etc. Except for such consents, approvals and waivers as have been obtained with respect to the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2001, the lock-up agreements entered into in connection with the Company's initial public offering, and except for the rights, consents and approvals set forth in the Allocation Agreement, no consent, approval or waiver is required under any instrument or agreement to which such Selling Stockholder is a party or by which it is bound, in connection with the offering, sale or purchase by the Underwriters of any of the Common Shares which may be sold by such Selling Stockholder under this Agreement or the consummation by such Selling Stockholder of any of the other transactions contemplated hereby. (h) Disclosure Made by Such Selling Stockholder in the Prospectus. All information furnished by or on behalf of such Selling Stockholder in writing to the Company expressly for use in the Registration Statement and Prospectus is, and on the First Closing Date and the Second Closing Date will be, true, correct, and complete in all material respects, and does not, and on the First Closing Date and the Second Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were 11

made, not misleading. Such Selling Stockholder confirms as accurate the number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite such Selling Stockholder's name in the Prospectus under the caption "Principal and Selling Stockholders" (both prior to and after giving effect to the sale of the Firm Common Shares). (i) No Price Stabilization or Manipulation. Other than any actions taken by any of the Underwriters, such Selling Stockholder has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that might be reasonably expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Common Stock to facilitate the sale or resale of the Common Shares. Any certificate signed by or on behalf of any Selling Stockholder and delivered to the Representatives or to counsel for the Underwriters shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by such Selling Stockholder to each Underwriter as to the matters covered thereby. Such Selling Stockholder acknowledges that the Underwriters and, for purposes of the opinion to be delivered pursuant to Section 5 hereof, counsel to the Company and counsel to the Underwriters, will rely upon the accuracy and truthfulness of the foregoing representations and hereby consents to such reliance. Section 2. Purchase, Sale and Delivery of the Common Shares. (a) The Firm Common Shares. The Selling Stockholders agree, severally and not jointly, to sell to the several Underwriters the Firm Common Shares upon the terms set forth herein, each Selling Stockholder selling the number of Firm Common Shares set forth opposite such Selling Stockholder's name on Schedule B. On the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, and upon the terms but subject to the conditions herein set forth, the Underwriters agree, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Selling Stockholders the respective number of Firm Common Shares set forth opposite their names on Schedule A. The purchase price per Firm Common Share to be paid by the several Underwriters to the Selling Stockholders shall be $[___] (excluding underwriting discounts and commissions) per share. (b) The First Closing Date. Delivery of certificates for the Firm Common Shares to be purchased by the Underwriters and payment therefor shall be made at the offices of Latham & Watkins, 885 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022 (or such other place as may be agreed to by the Company and the Representatives) at 9:00 a.m. New York City time, on May __, 2002 or such other time and date as the Representatives and the Company may agree upon in writing (the time and date of such closing are called the "First Closing Date"). The Company and the Selling Stockholders hereby acknowledge that circumstances under which the Representatives may provide notice to postpone the First Closing Date as originally scheduled include, but are not limited to, any determination by the Company, the Selling Stockholders or the Representatives to recirculate to the public copies of an amended or supplemented Prospectus or a delay as contemplated by the provisions of Section 10. (c) The Optional Common Shares; the Second Closing Date. In addition, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, and upon the terms 12

but subject to the conditions herein set forth, the Selling Stockholders, severally and not jointly, hereby grant an option to the several Underwriters to purchase, severally and not jointly, up to an aggregate of 1,500,000 Optional Common Shares from the Selling Stockholders at the purchase price per share to be paid by the Underwriters for the Firm Common Shares. The option granted hereunder is for use by the Underwriters solely in covering any over-allotments in connection with the sale and distribution of the Firm Common Shares. The option granted hereunder may be exercised at any time (but not more than once) upon notice by the Representatives to the Custodian (with a copy to the Company) which notice may be given at any time within 30 days from the date of this Agreement. Such notice shall set forth (i) the aggregate number of Optional Common Shares as to which the Underwriters are exercising the option, (ii) the names and denominations in which the certificates for the Optional Common Shares are to be registered and (iii) the time, date and place at which such certificates will be delivered (which time and date may be simultaneous with, but not earlier than, the First Closing Date; and in such case the term "First Closing Date" shall refer to the time and date of delivery of certificates for the Firm Common Shares and the Optional Common Shares). Such time and date of delivery, if subsequent to the First Closing Date, is called the "Second Closing Date" and shall be determined by the Representatives and shall not be earlier than three nor later than five full business days after delivery of such notice of exercise. If any Optional Common Shares are to be purchased, (a) each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase the number of Optional Common Shares (subject to such adjustments to eliminate fractional shares as the Representatives may determine) that bears the same proportion to the total number of Optional Common Shares to be purchased as the number of Firm Common Shares set forth on Schedule A opposite the name of such Underwriter bears to the total number of Firm Common Shares and (b) each Selling Stockholder agrees, severally and not jointly, to sell up to the number of Optional Common Shares (subject to such adjustments to eliminate fractional shares as the Representatives may determine) set forth in the "Over-allotment" columns of Schedules A and B to the Allocation Agreement, dated as of April 22, 2002, by and among the Company and certain of the Selling Stockholders (the "Allocation Agreement") in accordance with the terms of the Allocation Agreement, which Allocation Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit H. The Representatives may cancel the option at any time prior to its expiration by giving written notice of such cancellation to the Custodian (with a copy to the Company). (d) Public Offering of the Common Shares. The Representatives hereby advise the Company and the Selling Stockholders that the Underwriters intend to offer for sale to the public, as described in the Prospectus, their respective portions of the Common Shares as soon after this Agreement has been executed and the Registration Statement has been declared effective as the Representatives have determined is advisable and practicable. (e) Payment for the Common Shares. Payment for the Common Shares to be sold by the Selling Stockholders shall be made at the First Closing Date (and, if applicable, at the Second Closing Date) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the order of the Custodian. It is understood that the Representatives have been authorized, for their own accounts and the accounts of the several Underwriters, to accept delivery of and receipt for, and make payment of the purchase price for, the Firm Common Shares and any Optional Common Shares the Underwriters have agreed to purchase. Each of BAS, JPMorgan, UBS Warburg, 13

SunTrust and Wells Fargo, individually and not as a Representative of the Underwriters, may (but shall not be obligated to unless otherwise obligated under Section 10) make payment for any Common Shares to be purchased by any Underwriter whose funds shall not have been received by the Representatives by the First Closing Date or the Second Closing Date, as the case may be, for the account of such Underwriter, but any such payment shall not relieve such Underwriter from any of its obligations under this Agreement. Each Selling Stockholder hereby agrees that (i) it will pay all stock transfer taxes, stamp duties and other similar taxes, if any, payable upon the sale or delivery of the Common Shares to be sold by such Selling Stockholder to the several Underwriters, or otherwise in connection with the performance of such Selling Stockholder's obligations hereunder and (ii) the Custodian is authorized to deduct for such payment any such amounts from the proceeds to such Selling Stockholder hereunder and to hold such amounts for the account of such Selling Stockholder with the Custodian under the Custody Agreement. (f) Delivery of the Common Shares. Each Selling Stockholder shall, severally and not jointly, deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Representatives for the accounts of the several Underwriters certificates, accompanied by duly executed stock powers, representing the number of shares of Common Stock set forth under the column titled "Number of Firm Common Shares to be Sold" opposite such Selling Stockholder's name on Schedule B hereto at the First Closing Date, against the irrevocable release of a wire transfer of immediately available funds for the amount of the purchase price therefor to the Custodian for the benefit of such Selling Stockholders. Each Selling Stockholder shall, severally and not jointly, also deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Representatives for the accounts of the several Underwriters, certificates, accompanied by duly executed stock powers, representing the number of shares of Common Stock set forth under the column titled "Maximum Number of Optional Common Shares to be Sold" opposite such Selling Stockholder's name that the Underwriters have agreed to purchase at the First Closing Date or the Second Closing Date, as the case may be, against the irrevocable release of a wire transfer of immediately available funds for the amount of the purchase price therefor to the Custodian for the benefit of such Selling Stockholders. The certificates for the Common Shares shall be in definitive form and registered in such names and denominations as the Representatives shall have requested at least two full business days prior to the First Closing Date (or the Second Closing Date, as the case may be) and shall be made available for inspection on the business day preceding the First Closing Date (or the Second Closing Date, as the case may be) at a location in New York City as the Representatives may designate. Time shall be of the essence, and delivery at the time and place specified in this Agreement is a further condition to the obligations of the Underwriters. (g) Delivery of Prospectus to the Underwriters. Not later than 12:00 p.m. on the second business day following the date the Common Shares are first released by the Underwriters for sale to the public, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered copies of the Prospectus in such quantities and at such places as the Representatives shall reasonably request. Section 3. Additional Covenants of the Company and the Selling Stockholders. 14

(A) Covenants of the Company. The Company further covenants and agrees with each Underwriter as follows: (a) Representatives' Review of Proposed Amendments and Supplements. During such period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the later of the First Closing Date or such date, as in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, the Prospectus is no longer required by law to be delivered in connection with sales by an Underwriter or dealer (the "Prospectus Delivery Period"), prior to amending or supplementing the Registration Statement (including any registration statement filed under Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act) or the Prospectus, the Company shall furnish in a timely manner to the Representatives for review a copy of each such proposed amendment or supplement, and the Company shall not file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Representatives reasonably object in a timely manner. (b) Securities Act Compliance. After the date of this Agreement, the Company shall promptly advise the Representatives in writing (i) of the receipt of any comments of, or requests for additional or supplemental information from, the Commission in connection with the Registration Statement, (ii) of the time and date of any filing of any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus, (iii) of the time and date that any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement becomes effective, (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus and (v) of any proceedings to remove, suspend or terminate from listing or quotation the Common Stock from any securities exchange upon which it is listed for trading or included or designated for quotation, or of the threatening or initiation of any proceedings for any of such purposes; provided that the obligation of the Company to so advise of the events set forth in (v) above shall be deemed to be satisfied after the end of the Prospectus Delivery Period by the Company's issuance of a press release and/or the filing of a current report on Form 8-K with the Commission. If the Commission shall enter any such stop order at any time, the Company will use its best efforts to obtain the lifting of such order at the earliest possible moment. Additionally, the Company agrees that it shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Rules 424(b), 430A and 434, as applicable, under the Securities Act and will use its reasonable efforts to confirm that any filings made by the Company under such Rule 424(b) were received in a timely manner by the Commission. (c) Amendments and Supplements to the Prospectus and Other Securities Act Matters. If, during the Prospectus Delivery Period, any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or if in the reasonable opinion of the Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters it is otherwise necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with law, the Company agrees to promptly prepare (subject to Section 3(A)(a) hereof), file with the Commission and furnish at its own expense to the Underwriters and to dealers, amendments or supplements to the Prospectus so that the statements in the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus is delivered to a 15

purchaser, be misleading or so that the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will comply in all material respects with law. (d) Copies of any Amendments and Supplements to the Prospectus. The Company agrees to furnish the Representatives, without charge, during the Prospectus Delivery Period, as many copies of the Prospectus and any amendments and supplements thereto as the Representatives may reasonably request. (e) Blue Sky Compliance. The Company shall cooperate with the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters to qualify or register the Common Shares for sale under (or obtain exemptions from the application of) the state securities or blue sky laws or Canadian provincial Securities laws of those jurisdictions designated by the Representatives in their reasonable discretion, shall comply with such laws and shall continue such qualifications, registrations and exemptions in effect so long as required under such state securities or blue sky laws or Canadian provincial Securities laws for the distribution of the Common Shares. The Company shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or to take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not presently qualified or where it would be subject to taxation as a foreign corporation. The Company will advise the Representatives promptly upon receipt of any notice of the suspension of the qualification or registration of (or any such exemption relating to) the Common Shares for offering, sale or trading in any jurisdiction or any initiation or threat of any proceeding for any such purpose, and in the event of the issuance of any order suspending such qualification, registration or exemption, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal thereof at the earliest possible moment. (f) Transfer Agent. The Company shall engage and maintain, at its expense, a registrar and transfer agent for the Common Stock. (g) Earnings Statement. As soon as practicable, the Company will make generally available to its security holders and to the Representatives an earnings statement (which need not be audited) covering the twelve-month period ending June 30, 2003, that satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act. (h) Periodic Reporting Obligations. During the Prospectus Delivery Period, the Company shall file, on a timely basis, with the Commission and the New York Stock Exchange all reports and documents required to be filed under the Exchange Act. (i) Agreement Not To Offer or Sell Additional Securities. During the period of 180 days following the date of the Prospectus, the Company will not, without the prior written consent of BAS (which consent may be withheld at the sole discretion of BAS), directly or indirectly, sell, offer, contract or grant any option to sell, pledge, transfer or establish an open "put equivalent position" within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act, or otherwise dispose of or transfer, or announce the offering of, or file any registration statement under the Securities Act in respect of, any shares of Common Stock, options or warrants to acquire shares of the Common Stock or securities exchangeable or exercisable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock (other than as contemplated by this Agreement with respect to the Common Shares); provided, however, that (a) the Company may issue shares of its Common 16

Stock, options to purchase its Common Stock, or Common Stock upon exercise of options, in each case pursuant to any stock option, stock bonus, employee stock purchase plan, incentive plan or other stock plan or arrangement described in the Prospectus, and the Company may file one or more registration statements on Form S-8 to register shares of Common Stock to be offered or sold under any of the foregoing option, bonus, purchase, incentive or other stock plan or arrangement and (b) the Company may issue shares of its Common Stock as consideration for the acquisition of another business or entity, provided that in the case of (b), the recipient of such shares shall have agreed in writing not to sell, offer, dispose of or otherwise transfer any such shares during such 180-day period without the prior written consent of BAS (which consent may be withheld at the sole discretion of the BAS). (B) Covenants of the Selling Stockholders. Each Selling Stockholder further covenants and agrees with each Underwriter: (a) Agreement Not to Offer or Sell Additional Securities. Other than as contemplated by this Agreement, such Selling Stockholder will not, without the prior written consent of BAS (which consent may be withheld in its sole discretion), directly or indirectly, sell, offer, contract or grant any option to sell (including without limitation any short sale), pledge, transfer, establish an open "put equivalent position" within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act, or otherwise dispose of any shares of Common Stock, options or warrants to acquire shares of Common Stock, or securities exchangeable or exercisable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock currently or hereafter owned either of record or beneficially (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) by such Selling Stockholder, or publicly announce such Selling Stockholder's intention to do any of the foregoing, for a period commencing on the date hereof and continuing through the close of trading on the date 180 days after the date of the Prospectus. The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to (A) transfers by way of testate or intestate succession or by operation of law, (B) transfers to members of the immediate family of such Selling Stockholder or to a trust, partnership, limited liability company or other entity, all of the beneficial interests of which are held by such Selling Stockholder or by a member of such Selling Stockholder's immediate family, (C) transfers to charitable organizations, (D) if such Selling Stockholder is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or similar entity, transfers to the stockholders, partners, members or similar persons of such Selling Stockholder and (E) the exercise of stock options pursuant to employee stock option plans existing on the date hereof; provided that in each case of a transfer pursuant to clauses (A) -- (D), or an exercise of any option pursuant to clause (E), of this sentence, the transferee (or the Selling Stockholder as the optionee in the case of clause (E)) shall have agreed to be bound by the restrictions on transfer described herein. (b) Delivery of Forms W-8 and W-9. Such Selling Stockholder will deliver to the Representatives prior to the First Closing Date a properly completed and executed United States Treasury Department Form W-8 (if the Selling Stockholder is a non-United States person) or Form W-9 (if the Selling Stockholder is a United States Person). BAS, on behalf of the several Underwriters, may, in its sole discretion, waive in writing the performance by the Company or any Selling Stockholder of any one or more of the foregoing covenants or, in the case of the Company's covenants, extend the time for their performance. 17

Section 4. Payment of Expenses. The Company agrees to pay all costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its obligations and the obligations of the Selling Stockholders hereunder and in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation (i) all expenses incident to the issuance and delivery of the Common Shares (including all printing and engraving costs), (ii) all fees and expenses of the registrar and transfer agent of the Common Stock, (iii) all necessary issue, transfer and other stamp taxes in connection with the issuance and sale of the Common Shares to the Underwriters, (iv) all fees and expenses of the Company's counsel, independent public or certified public accountants and other advisors, (v) all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, printing, filing, shipping and distribution of the Registration Statement (including financial statements, exhibits, schedules, consents and certificates of experts), each preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus, and all amendments and supplements thereto, (vi) all reasonable filing fees, attorneys' fees and expenses incurred by the Company or the Underwriters in connection with qualifying or registering (or obtaining exemptions from the qualification or registration of) all or any part of the Common Shares for offer and sale under the state securities or blue sky laws or the provincial securities laws of Canada, and, if requested by the Representatives, preparing and printing a "Blue Sky Survey" or memorandum, and any supplements thereto, advising the Underwriters of such qualifications, registrations and exemptions, (vii) the filing fees incident to, and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with, the NASD's review and approval of the Underwriters' participation in the offering and distribution of the Common Shares, (viii) the fees and expenses associated with listing the Common Shares on the New York Stock Exchange, (ix) the fees and expenses of the Custodian and (x) all other fees, costs and expenses referred to in Item 13 of Part II of the Registration Statement. Except as provided in this Section 4, Section 6, Section 8 and Section 9 hereof, the Underwriters shall pay their own expenses, including the fees and disbursements of their counsel. The Selling Stockholders further agree with each Underwriter to pay (directly or by reimbursement) all fees and expenses incident to the performance of their obligations under this Agreement which are not otherwise specifically provided for herein, including but not limited to (i) fees and expenses of counsel and other advisors for such Selling Stockholders, and (ii) expenses (including but not limited to underwriting discounts and commissions) and taxes incident to the sale and delivery of the Common Shares to be sold by such Selling Stockholders to the Underwriters hereunder (which taxes, if any, may be deducted by the Custodian under the provisions of Section 2 of this Agreement to the extent required by law). Section 5. Conditions of the Obligations of the Underwriters. The obligations of the several Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Common Shares as provided herein on the First Closing Date and, with respect to the Optional Common Shares, the Second Closing Date, shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company and the Selling Stockholders set forth in Sections 1(A) and 1(B) hereof as of the date hereof and as of the First Closing Date as though then made and, with respect to the Optional Common Shares, as of the Second Closing Date as though then made, to the timely performance by the Company and the Selling Stockholders of their respective covenants and other obligations hereunder, and to each of the following additional conditions: (a) Accountants' Comfort Letters. On the date hereof, the Representatives shall have received from KPMG LLP, independent public or certified public accountants for the 18

Company, Preferred Healthcare Staffing, Inc., O'Grady-Peyton International (USA), Inc. and Healthcare Resource Management Corporation, a letter dated the date hereof addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountant's "comfort letters" to underwriters, delivered according to Statement of Auditing Standards No. 72 (or any successor bulletin), with respect to the audited and unaudited financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (and the Representatives shall have received an additional six (6) conformed copies of such accountants' letters for each of the several Underwriters). (b) Compliance with Registration Requirements; No Stop Order; No Objection from NASD. For the period from and after effectiveness of this Agreement and prior to the First Closing Date and, with respect to the Optional Common Shares, the Second Closing Date: (i) the Company shall have filed the Prospectus with the Commission (including the information required by Rule 430A under the Securities Act) in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act; or the Company shall have filed a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement containing the information required by such Rule 430A, and such post-effective amendment shall have become effective; or, if the Company elected to rely upon Rule 434 under the Securities Act and obtained the Representatives' consent thereto, the Company shall have filed a Term Sheet with the Commission in the manner and within the time period required by such Rule 424(b); (ii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, or any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, shall be in effect and no proceedings for such purpose shall have been instituted or threatened by the Commission; and (iii) the NASD shall have raised no objection to the fairness and reasonableness of the underwriting terms and arrangements pursuant to the filing and review process undertaken by the Representatives. (c) No Material Adverse Change(i) . For the period from and after the date of this Agreement and prior to the First Closing Date and, with respect to the Optional Common Shares, the Second Closing Date in the judgment of the Representatives there shall not have occurred any Material Adverse Change. (d) Opinion of Counsel for the Company. On each of the First Closing Date and the Second Closing Date the Representatives shall have received the favorable opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, counsel for the Company, dated as of such Closing Date, the form of which is attached as Exhibit A, the favorable opinion of Denise Jackson, Esq., in-house counsel for the Company, the form of which is attached as Exhibit B; and the favorable opinion of Lionel Sawyer & Collins, Nevada counsel with respect to AMN Healthcare, Inc., the form of which is attached as Exhibit C; and the Representatives shall have received an additional 19

six (6) conformed copies of each of such counsel's legal opinion for each of the several Underwriters. (e) Opinion of Counsel for the Underwriters. On each of the First Closing Date and the Second Closing Date the Representatives shall have received the favorable opinion of Latham & Watkins, counsel for the Underwriters, dated as of such Closing Date, in form satisfactory to the Representatives, and the Representatives shall have received an additional six (6) conformed copies of such counsel's legal opinion for each of the several Underwriters. (f) Officers' Certificate. On each of the First Closing Date and the Second Closing Date the Representatives shall have received a written certificate of the Company executed by the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer or President of the Company and the Chief Financial Officer or Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, dated as of such Closing Date, to the effect set forth in subsection (b)(ii) of this Section 5, and further to the effect that: (i) for the period from and after the date of this Agreement and prior to such Closing Date, there has not occurred any Material Adverse Change; (ii) the representations, warranties and covenants of the Company set forth in Section 1(A) of this Agreement are true and correct with the same force and effect as though expressly made on and as of such Closing Date; and (iii) the Company has complied with all the agreements hereunder and satisfied in all material respects all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to such Closing Date. (g) Bring-down Comfort Letter. On each of the First Closing Date and the Second Closing Date, the Representatives shall have received from KPMG LLP, independent public or certified public accountants for the Company, Preferred Healthcare Staffing, Inc., O'Grady-Peyton International (USA), Inc. and Healthcare Resource Management Corporation, such letters as they may reasonably request, dated such date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, to the effect that they reaffirm the statements made in the letter furnished by them pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section 5, except that the specified date referred to therein for the carrying out of procedures shall be no more than three business days prior to the First Closing Date or Second Closing Date, as the case may be (and the Representatives shall have received an additional six (6) conformed copies of such accountants' letter for each of the several Underwriters). (h) Opinion of Counsel for the Selling Stockholders. On each of the First Closing Date and the Second Closing Date the Representatives shall have received the favorable opinions of Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman LLP, counsel to BACI, Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, counsel for Steven Francis and The Francis Family Trust dated May 24, 1996, as amended, and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, counsel to the other Selling Stockholders, dated as of such Closing Date, the forms of which are attached as Exhibits D, E and F, respectively (and the Representatives shall have received an additional six (6) conformed copies of such counsels' legal opinion for each of the several Underwriters). 20

(i) Selling Stockholders' Certificate. On each of the First Closing Date and the Second Closing Date the Representatives shall receive a written certificate executed by each Selling Stockholder (or such Selling Stockholder's Attorney-in-Fact), dated as of such Closing Date, to the effect that: (i) the representations, warranties and covenants of such Selling Stockholder set forth in Section 1(B) of this Agreement are true and correct with the same force and effect as though expressly made by such Selling Stockholder on and as of such Closing Date; and (ii) such Selling Stockholder has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to such Closing Date. (j) Selling Stockholders' Documents. On the date hereof, the Company and the Selling Stockholders shall have furnished for review by the Representatives copies of the Powers of Attorney and Custody Agreements executed by each of the Selling Stockholders and such further information, certificates and documents as the Representatives may reasonably request. (k) Lock-Up Agreement from Certain Securityholders of the Company. On the date hereof, the Company shall have furnished to the Representatives an agreement in the form of Exhibit G hereto from each of Robert Haas, Douglas Wheat, Steven Francis and each of the Selling Stockholders, and each such agreement shall be in full force and effect on each of the First Closing Date and the Second Closing Date, unless waived in accordance with its terms. (l) Additional Documents. On or before each of the First Closing Date and the Second Closing Date, the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters shall have received such information, documents and opinions as they may reasonably require for the purposes of enabling them to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Common Shares as contemplated herein, or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations and warranties, or the satisfaction of any of the conditions or agreements, herein contained. If any condition specified in this Section 5 is not satisfied when and as required to be satisfied, this Agreement may be terminated by the Representatives by notice to the Company and the Selling Stockholders at any time on or prior to the First Closing Date and, with respect to the Optional Common Shares, at any time prior to the Second Closing Date, which termination shall be without liability on the part of any party to any other party, except that Section 4, Section 6, Section 8 and Section 9 shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination. Section 6. Reimbursement of Underwriters' Expenses. If this Agreement is terminated by the Representatives pursuant to Section 5 or Section 11(iv), or if the sale to the Underwriters of the Common Shares on the First Closing Date is not consummated because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Company or the Selling Stockholders to perform any agreement herein or to comply with any provision hereof, the Company agrees to reimburse the Representatives and the other Underwriters (or such Underwriters as have 21

terminated this Agreement with respect to themselves), severally, upon demand for all out-of-pocket expenses that shall have been reasonably incurred by the Representatives and the Underwriters in connection with the proposed purchase and the offering and sale of the Common Shares, including but not limited to reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel, printing expenses, travel expenses, postage, facsimile and telephone charges. Section 7. Effectiveness of this Agreement. This Agreement shall not become effective until the later of (i) the execution of this Agreement by the parties hereto and (ii) notification by the Commission to the Company and the Representatives of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement under the Securities Act. Prior to such effectiveness, this Agreement may be terminated by any party by notice to each of the other parties hereto, and any such termination shall be without liability on the part of (a) the Company or the Selling Stockholders to any Underwriter, except that the Company and the Selling Stockholders shall be obligated to reimburse the expenses of the Representatives and the Underwriters pursuant to Sections 4 and 6 hereof, (b) of any Underwriter to the Company or the Selling Stockholders, or (c) of any party hereto to any other party except that the provisions of Section 8 and Section 9 shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination. Section 8. Indemnification. (a) Indemnification of the Underwriters by the Company. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its officers and employees, and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which such Underwriter or such controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, or at common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Company), insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arises out of or is based (i) upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment thereto, including any information deemed to be a part thereof pursuant to Rule 430A or Rule 434 under the Securities Act, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or (ii) upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or (iii) upon any act or failure to act or any alleged act or failure to act by any Underwriter in connection with, or relating in any manner to, the Common Stock or the offering contemplated hereby, and which is included as part of or referred to in any loss, claim, damage, liability or action arising out of or based upon any matter covered by clause (i) or (ii) above, provided that the Company shall not be liable under this clause (iii) to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall have determined by a final judgment that such loss, claim, damage, liability or action resulted directly from any such acts or failures to act undertaken or omitted to be taken by such Underwriter through its bad faith or willful misconduct; and to reimburse each 22

Underwriter and each such controlling person for any and all expenses (including the fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by BAS) as such expenses are reasonably incurred by such Underwriter or such controlling person in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense to the extent, but only to the extent, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto). With respect to any preliminary prospectus, the foregoing indemnity agreement shall not inure to the benefit of any Underwriter from whom the person asserting any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense purchased Common Shares, or any person controlling such Underwriter, if copies of the Prospectus were timely delivered to the Underwriter pursuant to Section 2 and a copy of the Prospectus (as then amended or supplemented if the Company shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) was not sent or given by or on behalf of such Underwriter to such person, if required by law so to have been delivered, at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of the Common Shares to such person, and if the Prospectus (as so amended or supplemented) would have cured the defect giving rise to such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense. The indemnity agreement set forth in this Section 8(a) shall be in addition to any liabilities that the Company may otherwise have. (b) Indemnification of the Underwriters by the Selling Stockholders. Each of the Selling Stockholders, severally and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its officers and employees, and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which such Underwriter or such controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, or at common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Selling Stockholders), insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arises out of or is based: (i) upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment thereto, including any information deemed to be a part thereof pursuant to Rule 430A or Rule 434 under the Securities Act, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (ii) upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case, with respect to each Selling Stockholder, with respect to clauses (i) and (ii) above, to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by such Selling Stockholder to the Company expressly for use therein under the caption "Principal and Selling Stockholders"; and to reimburse each Underwriter and each such controlling person for any and all expenses (including the fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by BAS) as such expenses are reasonably incurred by such Underwriter or such 23

controlling person in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action; provided, however, that with respect to any preliminary prospectus, the foregoing indemnity agreement shall not inure to the benefit of any Underwriter from whom the person asserting any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense purchased Common Shares, or any person controlling such Underwriter, if copies of the Prospectus were timely delivered to the Underwriter pursuant to Section 2 and a copy of the Prospectus (as then amended or supplemented if the Company shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) was not sent or given by or on behalf of such Underwriter to such person, if required by law so to have been delivered, at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of the Common Shares to such person, and if the Prospectus (as so amended or supplemented) would have cured the defect giving rise to such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense; and provided, further, that the liability of each Selling Stockholder pursuant to this Section 8 shall not exceed the net proceeds received by such Selling Stockholder from the sale of the Common Shares hereunder. The indemnity agreement set forth in this Section 8(b) shall be in addition to any liabilities that the Selling Stockholders may otherwise have. (c) Indemnification of the Company, its Directors and Officers and the Selling Stockholders. Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signed the Registration Statement, the Selling Stockholders and each person, if any, who controls the Company or any Selling Stockholder within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which the Company, or any such director, officer, Selling Stockholder or controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, or at common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of such Underwriter), insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arises out of or is based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or arises out of or is based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Representatives expressly for use therein and to reimburse the Company, or any such director, officer, Selling Stockholder or controlling person for any legal and other expense reasonably incurred by the Company, or any such director, officer, Selling Stockholder or controlling person in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action. Each of the Company and each of the Selling Stockholders hereby acknowledges that the only information that the Underwriters have furnished to the Company and the Selling Stockholders expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) are the statements set forth in [(i) the seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth paragraphs under the caption "Underwriting" in the Prospectus, concerning penalty bids and stabilizing transactions; (ii) the thirteenth paragraph under the caption "Underwriting" in the Prospectus, concerning sales to discretionary accounts, and (iii) the second and third sentences of the second paragraph under the 24

caption "Underwriting" in the Prospectus, concerning concessions to dealers; and the Underwriters confirm that such statements are correct]. The indemnity agreement set forth in this Section 8(c) shall be in addition to any liabilities that each Underwriter may otherwise have. (d) Notifications and Other Indemnification Procedures. Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party under this Section 8, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof, but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party for contribution or otherwise than under the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 8 or to the extent it is not prejudiced as a proximate result of such failure. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party and such indemnified party seeks or intends to seek indemnity from an indemnifying party, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that it shall elect, jointly with all other indemnifying parties similarly notified, by written notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided, however, if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that a conflict may arise between the positions of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party in conducting the defense of any such action or that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel to assume such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties. Upon receipt of notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of such indemnifying party's election so to assume the defense of such action and approval by the indemnified party of counsel, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 8 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel in accordance with the proviso to the next preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the reasonable expenses of more than one separate counsel (together with local counsel), approved by the indemnifying party (BAS in the case of Section 8(c)), representing the indemnified parties who are parties to such action) or (ii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action, in each of which cases the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnifying party. (e) Settlements. The indemnifying party under this Section 8 shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by Section 8(d) hereof, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written 25

consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request and (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement, except, with respect to clause (ii), to the extent the indemnifying party has provided written notice to the indemnified party that the indemnifying party disputes in good faith the unpaid balance of such fees and expenses for which reimbursement was requested. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement, compromise or consent to the entry of judgment in any pending or threatened action, suit or proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity was or could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such action, suit or proceeding. Section 9. Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in Section 8 is for any reason held to be unavailable to or otherwise insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount paid or payable by such indemnified party, as incurred, as a result of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the Selling Stockholders, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, from the offering of the Common Shares pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company and the Selling Stockholders, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company and the Selling Stockholders, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, in connection with the offering of the Common Shares pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Common Shares pursuant to this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company and the Selling Stockholders, and the total underwriting discount received by the Underwriters, in each case as set forth on the front cover page of the Prospectus (or, if Rule 434 under the Securities Act is used, the corresponding location on the Term Sheet) bear to the aggregate initial public offering price of the Common Shares as set forth on such cover. The relative fault of the Company and the Selling Stockholders, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or the Selling Stockholders (in the case of a Selling Stockholder, if such information was furnished to the Company in writing by such Selling Stockholder expressly for use in the Preliminary Prospectus, Prospectus or Registration Statement under the caption "Principal and Selling Stockholders"), on the one hand, or the Underwriters, on the other hand, and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set 26

forth in Section 8(d), any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with investigating or defending any action or claim. The provisions set forth in Section 8(d) with respect to notice of commencement of any action shall apply if a claim for contribution is to be made under this Section 9; provided, however, that no additional notice shall be required with respect to any action for which notice has been given under Section 8(d) for purposes of indemnification. The Company, the Selling Stockholders and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 9 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 9. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9, (i) no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the underwriting commissions received by such Underwriter in connection with the Common Shares underwritten by it and distributed to the public and (ii) no Selling Stockholder shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the net proceeds received by such Selling Stockholder from the sale of Common Shares hereunder. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters' obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 9 are several, and not joint, in proportion to their respective underwriting commitments as set forth opposite their names in Schedule A. The Selling Stockholders' obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 9 are several, and not joint, in proportion to their respective aggregate sale proceeds of Common Shares (including Optional Common Shares). For purposes of this Section 9, each officer and employee of an Underwriter or a Selling Stockholder, as applicable, and each person, if any, who controls an Underwriter or a Selling Stockholder, as applicable, within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter or such Selling Stockholder, and each director of the Company, each officer of the Company who signed the Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company. Section 10. Default of One or More of the Several Underwriters. If, on the First Closing Date or the Second Closing Date, as the case may be, any one or more of the several Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Common Shares that it or they have agreed to purchase hereunder on such date, and the aggregate number of Common Shares which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase does not exceed 10% of the aggregate number of the Common Shares to be purchased on such date, the other Underwriters shall be obligated, severally, in the proportions that the number of Firm Common Shares set forth opposite their respective names on Schedule A bears to the aggregate number of Firm Common Shares set forth opposite the names of all such non-defaulting Underwriters, or in such other proportions as may be specified by the Representatives with the consent of the non-defaulting Underwriters, to purchase the Common Shares which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase on such date. If, on the First Closing Date or the Second Closing Date, as the case may be, any one or more of the Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Common Shares and the aggregate number of Common Shares with respect to 27

which such default occurs exceeds 10% of the aggregate number of Common Shares to be purchased on such date, and arrangements satisfactory to the Representatives and the Company for the purchase of such Common Shares are not made within 48 hours after such default, this Agreement shall terminate without liability of any party to any other party except that the provisions of Section 4, Section 6, Section 8 and Section 9 shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination. In any such case either the Representatives or the Company shall have the right to postpone the First Closing Date or the Second Closing Date, as the case may be, but in no event for longer than seven days in order that the required changes, if any, to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or any other documents or arrangements may be effected. As used in this Agreement, the term "Underwriter" shall be deemed to include any person substituted for a defaulting Underwriter under this Section 10. Any action taken under this Section 10 shall not relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of any default of such Underwriter under this Agreement. Section 11. Termination of this Agreement. Prior to the First Closing Date this Agreement may be terminated by the Representatives by notice given to the Company and the Selling Stockholders if at any time (i) trading or quotation in any of the Company's securities shall have been suspended or limited by the Commission or by the New York Stock Exchange, or trading in securities generally on either the Nasdaq Stock Market or the New York Stock Exchange shall have been suspended or limited, or minimum or maximum prices shall have been generally established on any of such stock exchanges by the Commission or the NASD; (ii) a general banking moratorium shall have been declared by any of federal or New York authorities; (iii) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of national or international hostilities or any crisis or calamity, or any change in the United States or international financial markets, or any substantial change or development involving a prospective substantial change in United States' or international political, financial or economic conditions, as in the judgment of the Representatives is material and adverse and makes it impracticable to market the Common Shares in the manner and on the terms described in the Prospectus or to enforce contracts for the sale of securities; (iv) in the judgment of the Representatives there shall have occurred any Material Adverse Change; or (v) the Company shall have sustained a loss by strike, fire, flood, earthquake, accident or other calamity of such character as in the judgment of the Representatives may interfere materially with the conduct of the business and operations of the Company regardless of whether or not such loss shall have been insured. Any termination pursuant to this Section 11 shall be without liability on the part of (a) the Company or the Selling Stockholders to any Underwriter, except that the Company shall be obligated to reimburse the expenses of the Representatives and the Underwriters pursuant to Sections 4 and 6 hereof, (b) any Underwriter to the Company and the Selling Stockholders, or (c) any party hereto to any other party except that the provisions of Section 8 and Section 9 shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination. Section 12. Representations and Indemnities to Survive Delivery. The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Company, of its officers, of the Selling Stockholders and of the several Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or the Company or any of its or their partners, officers 28

or directors or any controlling person, or the Selling Stockholders, as the case may be, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Common Shares sold hereunder and any termination of this Agreement. Section 13. Notices. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed, hand delivered or telecopied and confirmed to the parties hereto as follows: If to the Representatives: 1. Banc of America Securities LLC 600 Montgomery Street San Francisco, California 94111 Facsimile: 415.913.5558 Attention: Equity Capital Markets with copies to: Banc of America Securities LLC 9 West 57th Street New York, New York 10019 Facsimile: 212.583.8567 Attention: Isaac Osaki, Esq. Latham & Watkins 885 Third Avenue New York, New York 10022-4802 Facsimile: 212.751.4864 Attention: Ian B. Blumenstein, Esq. 2. UBS Warburg LLC 299 Park Avenue New York, New York 10171-0026 Facsimile: 212.713.3460 Attention: Syndicate Department 3. J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. 270 Park Avenue, 6th Floor New York, New York 10017 Facsimile: 212.834.6648 Attention: Kevin O'Reilly, Managing Director 4. SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc. Atlanta Financial Center 3333 Peachtree Road, N.E. 11th Fl., South Tower 29

Atlanta, Georgia 30326 Facsimile: [404.266.5995] Attention: [Robert J. Glenn, Executive Vice President] 5. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC 600 California Street, Suite 1700 San Francisco, California 94108 Facsimile: 415.954.8361 Attention: John Hullar, Managing Director If to the Company: AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. 12235 El Camino Real, Suite 200 San Diego, California 92130 Facsimile: 858.792.0299 Attention: each of the President and General Counsel with a copy to Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison 1285 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10019-6064 Facsimile: 212.757.3900 Attention: John C. Kennedy, Esq. If to the Selling Stockholders: To the address of such Selling Stockholder set forth on Schedule B hereto. Any party hereto may change the address for receipt of communications by giving written notice to the others. Section 14. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, including any substitute Underwriters pursuant to Section 10 hereof, and to the benefit of the employees, officers and directors and controlling persons referred to in Section 8 and Section 9, and in each case their respective successors, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder. The term "successors" shall not include any purchaser of the Common Shares as such from any of the Underwriters merely by reason of such purchase. Section 15. Partial Unenforceability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other Section, paragraph or provision hereof. 30

Section 16. Governing Law Provisions. (a) Governing Law Provisions. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE. (b) Consent to Jurisdiction. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby ("Related Proceedings") may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America located in the Borough of Manhattan, City and County of New York or the courts of the State of New York in each case located in the Borough of Manhattan, City and County of New York (collectively, the "Specified Courts"), and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction (except for proceedings instituted in regard to the enforcement of a judgment of any such court (a "Related Judgment"), as to which such jurisdiction is non-exclusive) of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail to such party's address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or other proceeding in the Specified Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Section 17. Failure of One or More of the Selling Stockholders to Sell and Deliver Common Shares. If one or more of the Selling Stockholders shall fail to sell and deliver to the Underwriters the Common Shares that they have agreed to sell hereunder on the First Closing Date, the other non-defaulting Selling Stockholders shall have the right, severally, in the proportions that the number of Firm Common Shares set forth opposite their respective names on Schedule B bears to the aggregate number of Firm Common Shares set forth opposite the names of all such non-defaulting Selling Stockholders, or in such other proportions as may be agreed to by the Committee with the consent of all non-defaulting Selling Stockholders, to sell the number of Common Shares which such defaulting Selling Stockholder or Selling Stockholders agreed but failed or refused to sell and deliver on such date. If the non-defaulting Selling Stockholders do not so agree to sell in the aggregate the number of Common Shares that the defaulting Selling Stockholders failed or refused to sell and deliver, and arrangements satisfactory to the Representatives, the Company and the other Selling Stockholders for the sale of such Common Shares are not made within 48 hours after such default, then the Underwriters may at their option, by written notice from the Representatives to the Company and the Selling Stockholders, either (i) terminate this Agreement without any liability on the part of any Underwriter or, except as provided in Sections 4, 6, 8 and 9 hereof, the Company or the Selling Stockholders, or (ii) purchase the shares which the other Selling Stockholders have agreed to sell and deliver in accordance with the terms hereof. In any such case where one or more of the Selling Stockholders shall fail to sell and deliver to the Underwriters the Common Shares to be sold and delivered by such Selling Stockholders pursuant to this Agreement at the First Closing Date or the Second Closing Date, then the Underwriters shall have the right, by written notice from the Representatives to the Company and the Selling Stockholders, to postpone the First Closing Date or the Second Closing Date, as the case may be, but in no event for longer than seven days in 31

order that the required changes, if any, to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or any other documents or arrangements may be effected. Section 18. General Provisions. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties to this Agreement and supersedes all prior written or oral and all contemporaneous oral agreements, understandings and negotiations with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each one of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement may not be amended or modified unless in writing by all of the parties hereto, and no condition herein (express or implied) may be waived unless waived in writing by each party whom the condition is meant to benefit. The Table of Contents and the Section headings herein are for the convenience of the parties only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that it is a sophisticated business person who was adequately represented by counsel during negotiations regarding the provisions hereof, including, without limitation, the indemnification provisions of Section 8 and the contribution provisions of Section 9, and is fully informed regarding said provisions. Each of the parties hereto further acknowledges that the provisions of Sections 8 and 9 hereto fairly allocate the risks in light of the ability of the parties to investigate the Company, its affairs and its business in order to assure that adequate disclosure has been made in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus (and any amendments and supplements thereto), as required by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. 32

If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, kindly sign and return to the Company and the Custodian the enclosed copies hereof, whereupon this instrument, along with all counterparts hereof, shall become a binding agreement in accordance with its terms. Very truly yours, AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC. By: --------------------------------------------- Steven C. Francis President and Chief Executive Officer HWH CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. HWH NIGHTINGALE PARTNERS, L.P. HWP CAPITAL PARTNERS II, L.P. HWP NIGHTINGALE PARTNERS II, L.P. THE FRANCIS FAMILY TRUST DATED MAY 24, 1996, AS AMENDED BANCAMERICA CAPITAL INVESTORS SBIC I, L.P. WILLIAM MILLER III SUSAN NOWAKOWSKI DONALD MYLL MARCIA FALLER BETH MACHADO DIANE STUMPH STEPHEN WEHN, the Selling Stockholders By: --------------------------------------------- Name: Attorney-in-Fact

The foregoing Underwriting Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted by the Representatives in New York, New York as of the date first above written. BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC. UBS WARBURG LLC SUNTRUST CAPITAL MARKETS, INC. WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC Acting as Representatives of the several Underwriters named in the attached Schedule A. By: Banc of America Securities LLC By: -------------------------------------------- Name: Title: 2

SCHEDULE A - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FINAL LIST OF UNDERWRITERS 10,000,000 SHARES COMMON STOCK DOMESTIC UNDERWRITER PARTICIPATION - -------------------- ------------- BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC. UBS WARBURG LLC SUNTRUST CAPITAL MARKETS, INC. WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC TOTAL 10,000,000 ----------

SCHEDULE B MAXIMUM NUMBER OF NUMBER OF FIRM OPTIONAL COMMON SHARES COMMON SHARES SELLING STOCKHOLDER TO BE SOLD TO BE SOLD - ------------------- -------------- ------------- HWH Capital Partners, L.P. ............................... 3,802,169 270,954 HWH Nightingale Partners, L.P. ........................... 2,914,537 207,699 HWP Capital Partners II, L.P. ............................ 410,466 29,251 HWP Nightingale Partners II, L.P. ........................ 1,050,789 74,883 The Francis Family Trust dated May 24, 1996, as amended... 500,000 500,000 BancAmerica Capital Investors SBIC I, L.P. ............... 892,900 63,631 William Miller III........................................ 81,355 5,798 Susan Nowakowski.......................................... 82,600 82,600 Donald Myll............................................... 45,880 45,880 Marcia Faller............................................. 57,351 57,351 Beth Machado.............................................. 57,351 57,351

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF NUMBER OF FIRM OPTIONAL COMMON SHARES COMMON SHARES SELLING STOCKHOLDER TO BE SOLD TO BE SOLD - ------------------- -------------- ------------- Diane Stumph................................................ 57,351 57,351 Stephen Wehn................................................ 47,251 47,251 Total............................................... 10,000,000 1,500,000

EXHIBIT A [Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, special counsel to the Company] A-1

EXHIBIT B [Opinion of Denise Jackson, Esq., in-house counsel for the Company] B-1

EXHIBIT C [Opinion of Lionel Sawyer & Collins, special Nevada counsel for the Company]. C-1

EXHIBIT D [Opinion of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, counsel for Steven Francis] D-1

EXHIBIT E [Opinion of Kennedy, Covington, Lobdell & Hickman LLP, counsel for BACI] E-1

EXHIBIT F [Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, counsel for certain of the Selling Stockholders] F-1

EXHIBIT G LOCK UP AGREEMENT BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC. UBS WARBURG LLC SUNTRUST CAPITAL MARKETS, INC. WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC As Representatives of the Several Underwriters c/o Banc of America Securities LLC 600 Montgomery Street San Francisco, California 94111 Re: AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (the "Company") Ladies and Gentlemen: The undersigned is an owner of record or beneficially of certain shares of Common Stock of the Company ("Common Stock") or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock. The stockholders of the Company named in Schedule A (collectively, the "Selling Stockholders") severally propose to carry out a public offering of Common Stock (the "Offering") for which you will act as the representatives (the "Representatives") of the underwriters. The undersigned recognizes that the Offering will be of benefit to the undersigned. The undersigned acknowledges that you and the other underwriters are relying on the representations and agreements of the undersigned contained in this letter in carrying out the Offering and in entering into underwriting arrangements with the Company and the Selling Stockholders with respect to the Offering. In consideration of the foregoing, other than as contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement, dated the date hereof, among the Company, the Selling Stockholders and the several underwriters named therein, the undersigned hereby agrees that the undersigned will not, without the prior written consent of Banc of America Securities LLC (which consent may be withheld in its sole discretion), directly or indirectly, sell, offer, contract or grant any option to sell (including without limitation any short sale) pledge, transfer, establish an open "put equivalent position" within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act, or otherwise dispose of any shares of Common Stock, options or warrants to acquire shares of Common Stock, or securities exchangeable or exercisable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock currently or hereafter owned either of record or beneficially (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) by the undersigned, or publicly announce the undersigned's intention to do any of the foregoing, for a period commencing on the date hereof and continuing to a date 180 days after H-1

the date any of the Common Stock to be sold in the Offering is released by you for sale to the public. The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to (A) transfers by way of testate or intestate succession or by operation of law, (B) transfers to members of the immediate family of the undersigned or to a trust, partnership, limited liability company or other entity, all of the beneficial interests of which are held by the undersigned or by a member of the undersigned's immediate family, (C) transfers to charitable organizations, (D) if the undersigned is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or similar entity, transfers to the stockholders, partners, members or similar persons of the undersigned and (E) the exercise of stock options pursuant to employee stock option plans existing on the date hereof; provided that in each case of a transfer pursuant to clauses (A) -- (D), or in the case of the exercise of any option pursuant to clause (E), of this sentence, the transferee (or the undersigned as the optionee, in the case of clause (E)) shall have agreed to be bound by the restrictions on transfer contained in this letter. The undersigned also agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Company's transfer agent and registrar against the transfer of shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock held by the undersigned except in compliance with the foregoing restrictions. This agreement is irrevocable and will be binding on the undersigned and the respective successors, heirs, personal representatives, and assigns of the undersigned. Dated: ------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Printed Name of Holder By: ---------------------------------------------- Signature ---------------------------------------------- Printed Name of Person Signing ---------------------------------------------- Capacity of Person Signing if Signing as Custodian, Trustee, or on Behalf of an Entity G-2

EXHIBIT H [Allocation Agreement] H-1

EXHIBIT 10.49 SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "Amendment"), dated as of May 2, 2002, is entered into by and among AMN HEALTHCARE, INC., a Nevada corporation (the "Borrower"), AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC. (formerly known as AMN Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the "Parent"), the Subsidiary Guarantors signatory hereto, the Lenders signatory hereto and BANK OF AMERICA, N. A., as Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the "Agent"). RECITALS A. The Borrower, the Parent, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Lenders and the Agent, are party to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 16, 2001, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 8, 2002 (as amended, the "Existing Credit Agreement"). B. The Credit Parties have requested that the Lenders amend the Existing Credit Agreement as provided herein. C. The Lenders have agreed to amend the Existing Credit Agreement on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: PART I DEFINITIONS SUBPART 1.1 Certain Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, the following terms used in this Amendment, including its preamble and recitals, have the following meanings: "Amended Credit Agreement" means the Existing Credit Agreement as amended hereby. "Amendment No. 2 Effective Date" is defined in Part III. SUBPART 1.2 Other Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, terms used in this Amendment, including its preamble and recitals, have the meanings provided in the Existing Credit Agreement.

PART II AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT Effective on (and subject to the occurrence of) the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended in accordance with this Part II. SUBPART 2.1 Amendments to Section 8.7. Section 8.7 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended in the following respects (i) the word "and" before clause (k) is deleted and replaced with a comma and (ii) the following new clause (l) is added immediately following existing clause (k) thereof: 8.7 RESTRICTED PAYMENTS. .... and (l) loans, advances, dividends or distributions by any Consolidated Party to the Parent to enable the Parent to make the payments or reimbursements of fees and expenses to the extent permitted by Section 8.9(f). SUBPART 2.2 Amendments to Section 8.9. Section 8.9 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended in the following respects (i) the word "and" before clause (f) is deleted and replaced with a comma, (ii) the existing clause (f) is relettered as new clause (g) and (iii) the following new clause (f) is added immediately following existing clause (e) and immediately prior to the new clause (g) thereof: 8.9 TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES. .... (f) payment or reimbursement of fees and expenses of the Parent and any of its shareholders in connection with any registration of the Capital Stock of the Parent pursuant to registration rights agreements or as otherwise approved by the Board of Directors of the Borrower or Parent in an amount not to exceed $3,500,000 in any fiscal year and .... PART III CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS This Amendment shall be and become effective as of the date (the "Amendment No. 2 Effective Date") when all of the conditions set forth in this Part III shall have been satisfied. SUBPART 3.1 Execution of Counterparts of Amendment. The Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment, which collectively shall have been duly executed on behalf of each of the Borrower, the Guarantors and the Requisite Lenders. SUBPART 3.2 Other Items. The Agent shall have received such other documents, agreements or information which may be reasonably requested by the Agent. 2

PART IV MISCELLANEOUS SUBPART 4.1 Construction. This Amendment is a Credit Document executed pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly indicated therein) be construed, administered and applied in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Amended Credit Agreement. SUBPART 4.2 Representations and Warranties. Each Credit Party hereby represents and warrants that (i) each Credit Party that is party to this Amendment: (a) has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Amendment, as applicable and (b) is duly authorized to, and has been authorized by all necessary corporate action, to execute, deliver and perform this Amendment, (ii) the representations and warranties contained in Section 6 of the Amended Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof upon giving effect to this Amendment as though made on and as of such date (except for those which expressly relate to an earlier date) and (iii) no Default or Event of Default exists under the Existing Credit Agreement on and as of the date hereof upon giving effect to this Amendment. SUBPART 4.3 Acknowledgment. The Guarantors acknowledge and consent to all of the terms and conditions of this Amendment and agree that this Amendment does not operate to reduce or discharge the Guarantors' obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement or the other Credit Documents. The Guarantors further acknowledge and agree that the Guarantors have no claims, counterclaims, offsets, or defenses to the Credit Documents and the performance of the Guarantors' obligations thereunder or if the Guarantors did have any such claims, counterclaims, offsets or defenses to the Credit Documents or any transaction related to the Credit Documents, the same are hereby waived, relinquished and released in consideration of the Lenders' execution and delivery of this Amendment. SUBPART 4.4 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which shall constitute together but one and the same agreement. SUBPART 4.5 Binding Effect. This Amendment, the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents embody the entire agreement between the parties and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, if any, relating to the subject matter hereof. These Credit Documents represent the final agreement between the parties and may not be contradicted by evidence of prior, contemporaneous or subsequent oral agreements of the parties. Except as expressly modified and amended in this Amendment, all the terms, provisions and conditions of the Credit Documents shall remain unchanged and shall continue in full force and effect. SUBPART 4.6 GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 3

SUBPART 4.7 Severability. If any provision of this Amendment is determined to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be fully severable and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect and shall be construed without giving effect to the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] 4

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written. BORROWER: AMN HEALTHCARE, INC. By: /s/ Diane K. Stumph ------------------------------------- Name: Diane K. Stumph ----------------------------------- Title: Senior Vice President ---------------------------------- PARENT: AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC. By: /s/ Diane K. Stumph ------------------------------------- Name: Diane K. Stumph ----------------------------------- Title: Senior Vice President ----------------------------------- SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS: WORLDVIEW HEALTHCARE, INC. By: /s/ Diane K. Stumph ------------------------------------- Name: Diane K. Stumph ----------------------------------- Title: Senior Vice President O'GRADY PEYTON INTERNATIONAL (USA), INC. By: /s/ Diane K. Stumph ------------------------------------- Name: Diane K. Stumph ----------------------------------- Title: Senior Vice President ----------------------------------- [Signatures Continued]

AGENT: BANK OF AMERICA, N. A., in its capacity as Agent By: /s/ Gary Flieger ------------------------------------- Name: Gary Flieger ----------------------------------- Title: Vice President ---------------------------------- LENDERS: BANK OF AMERICA, N. A. By: /s/ Robert Klawinski ------------------------------------- Name: Robert Klawinski ----------------------------------- Title: Managing Director ---------------------------------- [Signatures Continued]

GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION By: /s/ Thomas S. Beck ------------------------------------- Name: Thomas S. Beck ----------------------------------- Title: Duly Authorized Signatory ---------------------------------- UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A. By: /s/ Douglas S. Lambell ------------------------------------- Name: Douglas S. Lambell ----------------------------------- Title: Vice President/SCM ----------------------------------

EXHIBIT 23.2 Independent Auditors' Report on Schedule and Consent The Board of Directors AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. : The audits referred to in our report dated February 12, 2002, except as to Note 13 which is as of April 23, 2002, included the related financial statement schedule as of December 31, 2001, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2001, included in the registration statement. The financial statement schedule is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this financial statement schedule based on our audits. In our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein. We consent to the use of our report included herein and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus. /s/ KPMG LLP San Diego, California May 13, 2002

EXHIBIT 23.3 Independent Auditors' Consent The Board of Directors Preferred Healthcare Staffing, Inc. : We consent to the use of our report dated April 4, 2001, included herein on the financial statements of Preferred Healthcare Staffing, Inc. as of December 31, 1999 and November 30, 2000 and for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1999 and the eleven months ended November 30, 2000, and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus. /s/ KPMG LLP Miami, Florida May 13, 2002

EXHIBIT 23.4 Independent Auditors' Consent The Board of Directors O'Grady-Peyton International (USA), Inc. We consent to the use of our report dated May 11, 2001, included herein and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus. /s/ KPMG LLP Atlanta, Georgia May 13, 2002

EXHIBIT 23.5 Independent Auditors' Consent The Board of Directors Healthcare Resource Management Corporation: We consent to the use of our report dated April 5, 2002, except as to Note 7, which is as of April 23, 2002, included herein and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus. /s/ KPMG LLP Charlotte, North Carolina May 13, 2002