SC 13G: Schedule filed to report acquisition of beneficial ownership of 5% or more of a class of equity securities by passive investors and certain institutions
Published on February 14, 1997
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
ResMed, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
761152-10-7
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(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement . (A fee is
not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).
*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 the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in 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. 761152-10-7 Page 2 of 13 Pages
13G
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S OR I.R.S IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
INVESCO PLC
No SS or IRS Identification Number
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
England
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES None
BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
PERSON WITH 495,000
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
None
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
495,000
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
495,000
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
7.6%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
H.C.
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT
CUSIP No. 761152-10-7 Page 3 of 13 Pages
13G
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S OR I.R.S IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
INVESCO North American Group, Ltd.
No SS or IRS Identification Number
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
England
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES None
BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
PERSON WITH 495,000
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
None
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
495,000
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
495,000
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
7.6%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
H.C.
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT
CUSIP No. 761152-10-7 Page 4 of 13 Pages
13G
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S OR I.R.S IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
INVESCO, Inc.
IRS Identification Number 58-1995394
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
State of Delaware
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES None
BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
PERSON WITH 495,000
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
None
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
495,000
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
495,000
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
7.6%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
H.C.
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT
CUSIP No. 761152-10-7 Page 5 of 13 Pages
13G
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S OR I.R.S IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
INVESCO North American Holdings, Inc.
IRS Identification Number 51-0264787
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
State of Delaware
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES None
BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
PERSON WITH 495,000
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
None
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
495,000
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
495,000
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
7.6%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
H.C.
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT
CUSIP No. 761152-10-7 Page 6 of 13 Pages
13G
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S OR I.R.S IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.
IRS Identification Number 84-0235630
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
State of Delaware
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES None
BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
PERSON WITH 495,000
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
None
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
495,000
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
495,000
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
7.6%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
H.C.
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT
Schedule 13G Page 7 of 13 Pages
Item 1 (a) Name of Issuer:
ResMed, Inc.
Item 1 (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
82 Waterloo Rd.
North Ryde
New South Wales, Australia C3
Item 2 (a) Name of Person filing:
INVESCO PLC
Item 2 (b) Address of Principal Office:
11 Devonshire Square
London EC2M 4YR
England
Item 2 (c) Citizenship:
Organized under the laws of England
Item 2 (d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2 (e) Cusip Number: 761152-10-7
Item 3 If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or
13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) ( ) Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act.
(b) ( ) Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act.
(c) ( ) Insurance Company as defined in Sec. 3(a)(19) of the Act.
(d) ( ) Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
Investment Company Act.
(e) ( ) Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
(f) ( ) Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to
provisions of Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 or Endowment Fund; see Sec. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
(g) (X) Parent Holding Company in accordance with Section
240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G). (Note: see Item 7)
(h) ( ) Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H).
Schedule 13G Page 8 of 13 Pages
Item 4 Ownership:
*The information in items 1 and 5 through 11 on the cover
pages (pp. 2-5) on Schedule 13G is hereby incorporated by
reference.
The reporting persons expressly declare that the filing of
this statement on Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an
admission that they are, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or
13(g) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the
beneficial owners of any securities covered by this statement.
Item 5 Ownership of five percent or less of a class.
Not Applicable
Item 6 Ownership of more than five percent on behalf of another
person.
The reporting persons hold the securities covered by this
report on behalf of other persons who have the right to
receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from,
or the proceeds from the sale of such securities. The interest
of any such persons does not exceed 5% of the class of
securities.
Item 7 Identification and classification of the subsidiaries which
acquired the security being reported on by the Parent Holding
Company:
X INVESCO North American Group, Ltd. - holding
--- company in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G).
X INVESCO, Inc. - holding company also in
--- accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G).
X INVESCO North American Holdings, Inc. - holding
--- company also in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G).
INVESCO Capital Management, Inc. -
--- investment adviser registered under Section 203 of
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
X INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. - investment adviser
--- registered under Section 203 of the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940.
Schedule 13G Page 9 of 13 Pages
INVESCO Management & Research -
--- investment adviser registered under Section 203 of
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
INVESCO Asset Management Limited -
--- investment adviser organized under the laws of
England.
Subsidiaries not indicated with (X) have acquired no shares of
security being reported on.
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of a Group.
Not applicable.
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not applicable.
Schedule 13G Page 10 of 13 Pages
Item 10 Certification:
By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in
the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the
purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and
were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in
any transaction having such purposes or effect.
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 14, 1997
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Date
/s/ Michael S. Perman
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Michael S. Perman,
as Company Secretary for each of INVESCO PLC
and INVESCO North American Group, Ltd.
Schedule 13G Page 11 of 13 Pages
Item 10 Certification:
By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in
the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the
purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and
were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in
any transaction having such purposes or effect.
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 14, 1997
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Date
/s/ Deborah Lamb
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Deborah Lamb, Assistant Secretary
INVESCO, Inc.
Schedule 13G Page 12 of 13 Pages
Item 10 Certification:
By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in
the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the
purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and
were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in
any transaction having such purposes or effect.
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 14, 1997
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Date
/s/ Frank Keeler
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Frank Keeler, Secretary
INVESCO North American Holdings, Inc.
Schedule 13G Page 13 of 13 Pages
Item 10 Certification:
By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in
the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the
purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and
were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in
any transaction having such purposes or effect.
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 14, 1997
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Date
/s/ Glen A. Payne
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Glen A. Payne, Secretary
INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.