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0001188112-13-000295.txt : 20130207 0001188112-13-000295.hdr.sgml : 20130207 20130207163511 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001188112-13-000295 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 FILED AS OF DATE: 20130207 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130207 GROUP MEMBERS: DANIEL J. DONOGHUE GROUP MEMBERS: DISCOVERY EQUITY PARTNERS L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: MICHAEL R. MURPHY SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000817135 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MEDICAL LABORATORIES [8071] IRS NUMBER: 330239910 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-39485 FILM NUMBER: 13582892 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 BAYVIEW CIRCLE STREET 2: SUITE 400 CITY: NEWPORT BEACH STATE: CA ZIP: 92660 BUSINESS PHONE: 949-242-5300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 BAYVIEW CIRCLE STREET 2: SUITE 400 CITY: NEWPORT BEACH STATE: CA ZIP: 92660 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALLIANCE IMAGING INC /DE/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930328 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Discovery Group I, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001312548 IRS NUMBER: 300075077 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 191 N. WACKER DRIVE SUITE 1685 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 BUSINESS PHONE: (312) 265-96000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 191 N. WACKER DRIVE SUITE 1685 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 SC 13D/A 1 t75552_sc13da.htm SCHEDULE 13D (AMENDMENT NO. 5) t75552_sc13da.htm

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

(Rule 13d-101)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO § 240.13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED

PURSUANT TO § 240.13d-2(a)

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 5)*

Alliance Healthcare Services, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

018606202

(CUSIP Number)

Michael R. Murphy

Discovery Group I, LLC

191 North Wacker Drive

Suite 1685

Chicago, Illinois 60606

Telephone Number: (312) 265-9600

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

February 4, 2013

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. o

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

CUSIP No. 018606202

	1.	Names of Reporting Persons. Discovery Equity Partners, L.P.

	2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
		(a)			o
		(b)			o

	3.	SEC Use Only

	4.	Source of Funds (See Instructions) WC

	5.	Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) o

	6.	Citizenship or Place of Organization Illinois

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With			7.	Sole Voting Power None.

			8.	Shared Voting Power 741,550

			9.	Sole Dispositive Power None.

			10.	Shared Dispositive Power 741,550

	11.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 741,550

	12.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o

	13.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 7.0%

	14.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) PN

CUSIP No. 018606202

	1.	Names of Reporting Persons. Discovery Group I, LLC

	2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
		(a)			o
		(b)			o

	3.	SEC Use Only

	4.	Source of Funds (See Instructions) AF

	5.	Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) o

	6.	Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With			7.	Sole Voting Power None.

			8.	Shared Voting Power 741,550

			9.	Sole Dispositive Power None.

			10.	Shared Dispositive Power 741,550

	11.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 741,550

	12.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o

	13.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 7.0%

	14.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IA

CUSIP No. 018606202

	1.	Names of Reporting Persons. Daniel J. Donoghue

	2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
		(a)			o
		(b)			o

	3.	SEC Use Only

	4.	Source of Funds (See Instructions) AF

	5.	Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) o

	6.	Citizenship or Place of Organization United States of America

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With			7.	Sole Voting Power None.

			8.	Shared Voting Power 741,550

			9.	Sole Dispositive Power None.

			10.	Shared Dispositive Power 741,550

	11.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 741,550

	12.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o

	13.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 7.0%

	14.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN

CUSIP No. 018606202

	1.	Names of Reporting Persons. Michael R. Murphy

	2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
		(a)			o
		(b)			o

	3.	SEC Use Only

	4.	Source of Funds (See Instructions) AF

	5.	Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) o

	6.	Citizenship or Place of Organization United States of America

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With			7.	Sole Voting Power None.

			8.	Shared Voting Power 741,550

			9.	Sole Dispositive Power None.

			10.	Shared Dispositive Power 741,550

	11.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 741,550

	12.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o

	13.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 7.0%

	14.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN

Item 1.		Security and Issuer
		This Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13D (“Amendment No. 5”) relates to the Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), of Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), which has its principal executive offices at 100 Bayview Circle, Suite 400, Newport Beach, California 92660. This Amendment No. 5 amends and supplements, as set forth below, the information contained in items 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons with respect to the Company on August 22, 2011, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed by the Reporting Persons with respect to the Company on September 16, 2011, Amendment No. 2 thereto filed by the Reporting Persons with respect to the Company on October 7, 2011, Amendment No. 3 thereto filed by the Reporting Persons with respect to the Company on November 3, 2011, and Amendment No. 4 thereto filed by the Reporting Persons with respect to the Company on December 4, 2012 (as so amended, the “Schedule 13D”). All capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Schedule 13D. Except as amended by this Amendment No. 5, all information contained in the Schedule 13D is, after reasonable inquiry and to the best of the Reporting Persons’ knowledge and belief, true, complete and correct as of the date of this Amendment No. 5.
Item 3.		Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
		Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: The total purchase price for the 741,550 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons as of February 6, 2013 was approximately $6,315,010. The source of such funds was the assets of Discovery Equity Partners, including proceeds of margin loans under margin loan facilities maintained in the ordinary course of business by Discovery Equity Partners with a broker on customary terms and conditions. Discovery Equity Partners is the legal owner of all of the Common Stock beneficially owned by Discovery Group and Messrs. Donoghue and Murphy.
Item 4.		Purpose of Transaction
		The first sentence of Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to read as follows: The Reporting Persons acquired beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock reported herein as part of their investment activities on behalf of Discovery Equity Partners.
Item 5.		Interest in Securities of the Issuer
		Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: The information concerning percentages of ownership set forth below is based on 52,910,151 shares of Common Stock reported outstanding as of November 7, 2012 in the Company’s most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, as adjusted for the 1-for-5 reverse stock split of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock reported in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 7, 2012, which reverse stock split was effective as of the close of trading on December 26, 2012. Discovery Equity Partners beneficially owns 741,550 shares of Common Stock as of February 6, 2013, which represents 7.0% of the outstanding Common Stock.

		Discovery Group beneficially owns 741,550 shares of Common Stock as of February 6, 2013, which represents 7.0% of the outstanding Common Stock. Mr. Donoghue beneficially owns 741,550 shares of Common Stock as of February 6, 2013, which represents 7.0% of the outstanding Common Stock. Mr. Murphy beneficially owns 741,550 shares of Common Stock as of February 6, 2013, which represents 7.0% of the outstanding Common Stock. Discovery Group is the sole general partner of Discovery Equity Partners. Messrs. Donoghue and Murphy are the sole managing members of Discovery Group. As a consequence, Discovery Group and Messrs. Donoghue and Murphy may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of all of the shares of Common Stock owned by Discovery Equity Partners. The transactions in Common Stock effected by the Reporting Persons during the past 60 days are set out in Exhibit 1 hereto. No person other than Discovery Equity Partners is known to any Reporting Person to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, any of the shares of Common Stock reported herein.
Item 6.		Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer
		Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: There are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) between or among any of the Reporting Persons and any other person with respect to any securities of the Company other than the governing documents of Discovery Group and Discovery Equity Partners, the margin loan facilities referred to under Item 3 above, the Joint Filing Agreements of the Reporting Persons with respect to the Schedule 13D that were included as exhibits thereto, the Joint Filing Agreement of the Reporting Persons with respect to this Amendment No. 5 included as Exhibit 2 to this Amendment No. 5, and the Powers of Attorney granted by Messrs. Donoghue and Murphy with respect to reports under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which Powers of Attorney are included as Exhibit 3 and Exhibit 4, respectively, to this Amendment No. 5.
Item 7.		Material to Be Filed as Exhibits

		Exhibit 1: List of transactions effected by the Reporting Persons in the Company’s Common Stock during the 60-day period preceding this filing.

		Exhibit 2: Joint Filing Agreement dated as of February 7, 2013, by and among Discovery Equity Partners; Discovery Group; Daniel J. Donoghue; and Michael R. Murphy.

		Exhibit 3: Power of Attorney of Daniel J. Donoghue, dated as of April 28, 2008.

		Exhibit 4: Power of Attorney of Michael R. Murphy, dated as of April 28, 2008.

Signature

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

	February 7, 2013
	Date
	DISCOVERY GROUP I, LLC, for itself and as general partner of DISCOVERY EQUITY PARTNERS, L.P. By: Michael R. Murphy*
	Signature
	Michael R. Murphy, Managing Member
	Name/Title

	Daniel J. Donoghue*
	Signature
	Daniel J. Donoghue
	Name/Title

	Michael R. Murphy*
	Signature
	Michael R. Murphy
	Name/Title


	*By: /s/ Mark Buckley
	Mark Buckley Attorney-in-Fact for Daniel J. Donoghue Attorney-in-Fact for Michael R. Murphy

Exhibit Index

Exhibit 1	List of transactions effected by the Reporting Persons in the Company’s Common Stock during the 60-day period preceding this filing.
Exhibit 2	Joint Filing Agreement dated as of February 7, 2013, by and among Discovery Equity Partners; Discovery Group; Daniel J. Donoghue; and Michael R. Murphy.
Exhibit 3	Power of Attorney of Daniel J. Donoghue, dated as of April 28, 2008.
Exhibit 4	Power of Attorney of Michael R. Murphy, dated as of April 28, 2008.

EX-1 2 ex1.htm EXHIBIT 1 ex1.htm

EXHIBIT 1

TRANSACTIONS DURING PAST 60 DAYS

The Reporting Persons engaged in the following transactions in shares of Common Stock of the Company during the past 60 days. Such transactions involved the sale of shares on the New York Stock Exchange. Certain of the prices reported below reflect the weighted average sale price of the shares of Common Stock sold on the relevant date. The Reporting Persons hereby undertake to provide upon request to the SEC staff full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which each transaction was effected.

Date	Type	Price		Shares
12/10/2012	Sale	$ 1.2343	1	11000
12/11/2012	Sale	$ 1.2761	2	5700
12/12/2012	Sale	$ 1.2552	3	2300
12/13/2012	Sale	$ 1.2761	4	700
12/14/2012	Sale	$ 1.2529	5	1400
12/17/2012	Sale	$ 1.2492	6	8761
12/18/2012	Sale	$ 1.2688	7	8500
12/19/2012	Sale	$ 1.2790	8	6033
12/20/2012	Sale	$ 1.3000		7200
12/21/2012	Sale	$ 1.2446	9	8860
12/26/2012	Sale	$ 1.2787	10	25811
12/27/2012	Sale	$ 6.4458	11	5821
12/28/2012	Sale	$ 6.2677	12	2700
1/2/2013	Sale	$ 6.5000		1400
1/3/2013	Sale	$ 6.6050	13	2798
1/7/2013	Sale	$ 6.6000		1748
1/9/2013	Sale	$ 6.6757	14	1468
1/10/2013	Sale	$ 6.7506	15	2330
1/14/2013	Sale	$ 6.6525	16	10000
1/15/2013	Sale	$ 6.7500		2678
1/17/2013	Sale	$ 6.7050		100
1/18/2013	Sale	$ 6.6911	17	4303
1/22/2013	Sale	$ 6.6346	18	3250
1/23/2013	Sale	$ 6.6000		100
1/24/2013	Sale	$ 6.4583	19	31648
1/25/2013	Sale	$ 6.4022	20	9464
2/4/2013	Sale	$ 6.6787	21	3000
2/5/2013	Sale	$ 6.6806	22	3208
2/6/2013	Sale	$ 6.6701	23	2730

1 This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $1.22 – 1.25.

2 This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $1.27 – 1.30.

3 This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $1.25 – 1.31.

4 This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $1.27 – 1.28.

5 This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $1.25 – 1.27.

6 This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $1.24 – 1.26.

7 This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $1.26 – 1.27.

8 This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $1.27 – 1.30.

9 This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $1.24 – 1.25.

10 This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $1.26 – 1.30.

11 This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $6.38 – 6.70.

12 This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $6.25 – 6.40.

13 This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $6.60 – 6.65.

14 This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $6.65 – 6.69.

15 This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $6.75 – 6.77.

16 This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $6.65 – 6.69.

17 This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $6.66 – 6.70.

18 This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $6.60 – 6.64.

19 This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $6.39 – 6.64.

20 This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $6.40 – 6.4575.

21 This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $6.67 – 6.68.

22 This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $6.68 – 6.69.

23 This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $6.65 – 6.69.

EX-2 3 ex2.htm EXHIBIT 2 ex2.htm

EXHIBIT 2

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

The undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing of Amendment No. 5 to the Schedule 13D to which this Agreement is attached.

Dated: February 7, 2013

	DISCOVERY GROUP I, LLC,
	for itself and as general partner of
	DISCOVERY EQUITY PARTNERS, L.P.


	By Michael R. Murphy*
	Michael R. Murphy
	Managing Member


	Daniel J. Donoghue*
	Daniel J. Donoghue


	Michael R. Murphy*
	Michael R. Murphy



	*By: /s/ Mark Buckley Mark Buckley Attorney-in-Fact for Daniel J. Donoghue Attorney-in-Fact for Michael R. Murphy

EX-3 4 ex3.htm EXHIBIT 3 ex3.htm

EXHIBIT 3

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned, Daniel J. Donoghue, hereby appoints Mark Buckley his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power to execute and file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority, for and on his behalf in any and all capacities, any and all reports required to be filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder on Schedule 13D or 13G, any and all amendments to such reports, with all exhibits, and any other forms or documents as may be necessary in connection with the filing of such reports with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority, granting unto said attorney full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete, as fully as the undersigned might or could do in person.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorney-in-fact and agent.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed this 28th day of April, 2008.



		/s/ Daniel J. Donoghue
		Daniel J. Donoghue

STATE OF ILLINOIS	)
	)	SS.
COUNTY OF COOK	)

I, Kareema M. Cruz, a Notary Public in and for the County of Cook, State of Illinois, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that Daniel J. Donoghue, who is personally known to me to be the same person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, appeared before me this day in person and acknowledged that he signed and delivered the said instrument as his own free and voluntary act, for the uses and purposes therein set forth.

Given under my hand and notarial seal, this 28th day of April, 2008.

		/s/ Kareema M. Cruz
		Notary Public

EX-4 5 ex4.htm EXHIBIT 4 ex4.htm

EXHIBIT 4

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned, Michael R. Murphy, hereby appoints Mark Buckley his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power to execute and file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority, for and on his behalf in any and all capacities, any and all reports required to be filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder on Schedule 13D or 13G, any and all amendments to such reports, with all exhibits, and any other forms or documents as may be necessary in connection with the filing of such reports with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority, granting unto said attorney full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete, as fully as the undersigned might or could do in person.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorney-in-fact and agent.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed this 28th day of April, 2008.



		/s/ Michael R. Murphy
		Michael R. Murphy

STATE OF ILLINOIS	)
	)	SS.
COUNTY OF COOK	)

I, Kareema M. Cruz, a Notary Public in and for the County of Cook, State of Illinois, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that Michael R. Murphy, who is personally known to me to be the same person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, appeared before me this day in person and acknowledged that he signed and delivered the said instrument as his own free and voluntary act, for the uses and purposes therein set forth.

Given under my hand and notarial seal, this 28th day of April, 2008.

		/s/ Kareema M. Cruz
		Notary Public