APLS 2017 Annual Report

i Table of Contents Page PART I Item 1. Business 2 Item 1A. Risk Factors 35 Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments 70 Item 2. Properties 70 Item 3. Legal Proceedings 70 Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 70 PART II Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 71 Item 6. Selected Financial Data 72 Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 74 Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 84 Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 85 Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 104 Item 9A. Controls and Procedures 104 Item 9B. Other Information 104 PART III Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 105 Item 11. Executive Compensation 105 Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 105 Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 105 Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services 105 PART IV Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules 106