Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are involved in various legal proceedings, claims, investigations and litigation that arise in the ordinary course of our business. We investigate these matters as they arise, and accrue estimates for resolution of legal and other contingencies in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 5. See Note 19 – Legal Actions and Contingencies of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Part II, Item 8) included in this report.

Litigation is inherently uncertain. Accordingly, we cannot predict with certainty the outcome of these matters. But we do not expect the outcome of these matters to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial statements when taken as a whole.

Administrative subpoenas. In 2016, we received federal administrative subpoenas from the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The subpoenas requested documents and other materials related primarily to industry offerings of patient resupply software to home medical equipment providers, discounted sales and leasing to sleep labs, samples, and other promotional programs. In addition, the Department of Justice has informally requested information about our leasing arrangements with customers. In August 2018, we received a third subpoena, requesting documents and other materials relating to diagnostic devices and masks provided to medical providers, and diagnostic auto-scoring functions. In February 2019, the Department of Justice provided us with a Civil Investigative Demand seeking further information concerning the industry offerings described above. We are cooperating with the government’s requests for documents and information, including additional subpoenas on these same issues. Responding to these investigations can consume substantial time and resources and can divert management’s attention from the business. Additionally, as a result of these investigations, we may face litigation or have to agree to settlements that can include monetary penalties and onerous compliance and reporting requirements as part of a consent decree or corporate integrity agreement. Any such investigation or settlement could increase our costs or otherwise have an adverse effect on our business. If our operations are found to violate federal law or regulations, or if we settle these investigations, we may be subject to civil and criminal penalties, damages, fines, disgorgement, exclusion from governmental health care programs, and the curtailment or restructuring of our operations, any of which could materially adversely affect our financial results and our ability to operate our business.

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RESMED INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

We have tentatively agreed with the government to civilly resolve these matters for a payment of $39.5 million and we expect to also incur additional fees and administrative costs that typically accompany such a resolution. As a result, we have reserved $41.2 million for the expenses we expect to incur in connection with this settlement. A resolution may also include ongoing obligations, such as any imposed under a corporate integrity agreement. However, we have not yet completed negotiations, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the parties will finalize any such negotiated resolution or what the final terms of such a resolution will be.