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  0001881922
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000943819
  RESMED INC
  001-15317
  9001 SPECTRUM CENTER BLVD.
  SAN DIEGO
  CA
  92123
  8587462400
  Ghoshal Kaushik
  Officer
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  4260
  1015924.80
  146932119
  10/11/2024
  NYSE
  Common
  10/11/2024
  Option Granted - 11/14/2018
  Issuer
  N
  4260
  10/11/2024
  Compensation
  N
  Kaushik Ghoshal
  9001 Spectrum Center Blvd.
  San Diego
  CA
  92123
  Common
  08/12/2024
  10000
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  Kaushik Ghoshal
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  San Diego
  CA
  92123
  Common
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  5000
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  10/11/2024
  04/29/2024
  /s/ Tyler Johnson, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Kaushik Ghoshal