RESPIRONICS INC
10-Q, 2000-02-14
ORTHOPEDIC, PROSTHETIC & SURGICAL APPLIANCES & SUPPLIES
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D. C.  20549

                                   FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

  X  Quarterly Report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
 ---
Exchange Act of 1934 for the quarterly period ended December 31, 1999
                                                    -----------------
or

  ___ Transition Report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from __________ to _________

Commission File No. 000-16723

                               RESPIRONICS, INC.

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Delaware                                  25-1304989
(State or other jurisdiction of       (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
incorporation or organization)


1501 Ardmore Blvd.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania                                15221
(Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)

(Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code)  412-731-2100

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
at least the past 90 days.  Yes  X  No ___.
                                ---

As of January 31, 2000, there were 33,033,223 shares of Common Stock of the
registrant outstanding, of which 3,736,030 were held in treasury.
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                                     INDEX

                               RESPIRONICS, INC.


PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1.  Financial Statements (Unaudited).

         Consolidated balance sheets -- December 31, 1999 and June 30, 1999.

         Consolidated statements of operations -- Three months and six months
         ended December 31, 1999 and 1998.

         Consolidated statements of cash flows -- Six months ended December 31,
         1999 and 1998.

         Notes to consolidated financial statements -- December 31, 1999.

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
         of Operations.

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.

Item 2.  Changes in Securities.

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Item 5.  Other Information.

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.


SIGNATURES
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

RESPIRONICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             At                       At
                                                                        December 31                 June 30
                                                                            1999                     1999
                                                                        -----------                 -------
<S>                                                                     <C>                      <C>
ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS
              Cash and short-term investments                           $ 14,282,174             $ 23,651,401
              Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for
                   doubtful accounts of $14,528,000 and $13,919,000      100,361,483               99,253,207
              Inventories                                                 62,794,637               61,212,368
              Prepaid expenses and other                                   8,187,779                6,328,742
              Deferred income tax benefits                                11,407,404               11,407,404
                                                                        ------------             ------------
                          TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS                           197,033,477              201,853,122

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
              Land                                                         3,061,203                3,342,017
              Building                                                    11,848,238               12,687,961
              Machinery and equipment                                     61,358,789               64,603,276
              Furniture, office and computer equipment                    44,016,819               37,719,450
              Leasehold improvements                                       2,507,142                1,249,044
                                                                        ------------             ------------
                                                                         122,792,191              119,601,748
              Less allowances for depreciation
                          and amortization                                57,425,322               58,371,315
                                                                        ------------             ------------
                                                                          65,366,869               61,230,433

              Funds held in trust for construction
                          of new facility                                    870,239                  852,631

OTHER ASSETS                                                              15,431,177               11,822,484


GOODWILL                                                                  64,663,279               65,420,031
                                                                        ------------             ------------
                                                                        $343,365,041             $341,178,701
                                                                        ============             ============
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES
              Accounts payable                                          $ 28,137,929             $ 26,787,172
              Accrued expenses and other                                  22,174,644               18,762,481
              Current portion of long-term obligations                     1,531,075                  967,387
                                                                        ------------             ------------
                          TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES                       51,843,648               46,517,040

LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS                                                    109,258,659               99,374,180

MINORITY INTEREST                                                                  0                  766,035

COMMITMENTS

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
              Common Stock, $.01 par value; authorized
                          100,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding
                          33,026,963 shares at December 31, 1999 and
                          32,999,283 shares at June 30, 1999                 330,270                  329,993
              Additional capital                                         108,992,775              108,863,191
              Accumulated other comprehensive loss                        (3,051,901)              (1,231,013)
              Retained earnings                                          119,817,719              120,709,953
              Treasury stock                                             (43,826,129)             (34,150,678)
                                                                        ------------             ------------
                          TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                     182,262,734              194,521,446
                                                                        ------------             ------------
                                                                        $343,365,041             $341,178,701
                                                                        ============             ============
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See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

RESPIRONICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   Three months ended                           Six months ended
                                               December 31           December 31         December 31        December 31
                                                  1999                  1998                 1999              1998
                                       ------------------------------------------   ------------------------------------
<S>                                    <C>                       <C>                <C>                   <C>
Net sales                              $          91,702,567     $   90,197,244     $     172,301,894     $  176,608,820
Cost of goods sold                                49,381,846         46,849,405            92,818,044         91,615,400
Cost of goods sold - restructuring
 charges                                                   0                  0             4,576,352                  0
                                        --------------------      -------------      ----------------      -------------
                GROSS MARGIN                      42,320,721         43,347,839            74,907,498         84,993,420

General and administrative
 expenses                                         11,794,695         10,434,081            21,951,087         21,085,190
Sales, marketing and commission
 expenses                                         15,662,311         15,534,088            30,343,707         30,528,166
Research and development expenses                  4,001,304          4,380,119             8,327,076          8,933,900
Restructuring charges                              3,325,615                  0            13,428,041                  0
Interest expense                                   1,714,588          1,063,102             3,140,203          2,181,284
Other income                                        (284,681)          (328,682)             (798,940)          (515,606)
                                        --------------------      -------------      ----------------      -------------
                                                  36,213,832         31,082,708            76,391,174         62,212,934
                                        --------------------      -------------      ----------------      -------------

                INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE
                INCOME TAXES                       6,106,889         12,265,131            (1,483,676)        22,780,486

Income taxes                                       2,442,756          4,906,052              (593,470)         9,112,194
                                        --------------------      -------------      ----------------      -------------

                NET INCOME (LOSS)      $           3,664,133     $    7,359,079     $        (890,206)    $   13,668,292
                                        ====================      =============      ================      =============

Basic earnings (loss) per share        $                0.12     $         0.23     $           (0.03)    $         0.43
                                        ====================      =============      ================      =============

Basic shares outstanding                          29,552,425         31,764,732            29,906,970         32,088,790

Diluted earnings (loss) per share      $                0.12     $         0.23     $           (0.03)    $         0.42
                                        ====================      =============      ================      =============

Diluted shares outstanding                        29,683,238         32,291,132            29,906,970         32,568,080
</TABLE>
See notes to consolidated financial statements
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

RESPIRONICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                 Six Months Ended December 31
                                                                                      1999               1998
                                                                                 -------------------------------
<S>                                                                              <C>               <C>
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
  Net (loss) income                                                              $   (890,206)     $  13,668,292
  Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net
      cash provided by operating activities:
         Depreciation and amortization                                             12,862,784          8,983,992
         Asset write-offs                                                           6,482,156                -0-
         Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
            Increase in accounts receivable                                        (1,108,276)       (21,455,931)
            (Increase) decrease in inventories                                     (6,158,621)           359,403
            Change in other operating assets and liabilities                       (4,516,732)         6,279,181
                                                                                 ------------      -------------
                NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES                           6,671,105          7,834,937

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
  Purchase of property, plant and equipment                                       (15,089,439)       (10,541,643)
  Additional purchase price for acquired business                                  (1,085,407)               -0-
                                                                                 ------------      -------------
                NET CASH USED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES                             (16,174,846)       (10,541,643)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
  Net increase in borrowings                                                       10,448,166         22,803,985
  Issuance of common stock                                                            127,834          1,543,634
  Acquisition of treasury stock                                                    (9,675,451)       (14,174,808)
  Decrease in minority interest                                                      (766,035)           (28,066)
                                                                                 ------------      -------------
                NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES                             134,514         10,144,745
                                                                                 ------------      -------------
                   (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          (9,369,227)         7,438,039

Cash and short-term investments at beginning of period                             23,651,401         14,874,753
                                                                                 ------------      -------------
CASH AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS AT END OF PERIOD                                 $ 14,282,174      $  22,312,792
                                                                                 ============      =============
</TABLE>
See notes to consolidated financial statements
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

RESPIRONICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

December 31, 1999



NOTE A -- BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim
financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of
Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and
footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete
financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting
of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have
been included.  Operating results for the three and six months ended December
31, 1999 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for
the year ended June 30, 2000.  For further information, refer to the
consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1999.

NOTE B -- INVENTORIES

The composition of inventory is as follows:

                               December 31                 June 30
                                  1999                      1999
                               -----------               -----------
            Raw materials      $22,695,000               $23,633,000
            Work-in-process      7,660,000                 7,036,000
            Finished goods      32,440,000                30,543,000
                               -----------               -----------

                               $62,795,000               $61,212,000
                               ===========               ===========

NOTE C -- CONTINGENCIES

As previously disclosed, the Company is party to actions filed in a federal
District Court in January 1995 and June 1996 in which a competitor alleges that
the Company's manufacture and sale in the United States of certain products
infringes four of the competitor's patents.  In its response to these actions,
the Company has denied the allegations and has separately sought judgment that
the claims under the patents are invalid or unenforceable and that the Company
does not infringe upon the patents.  The January 1995 and June 1996 actions have
been consolidated, and discovery is currently underway.  The Court had
previously granted the Company's motion for summary judgment that
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the Company does not infringe three of the competitor's patents. In December
1999, the Court granted the Company's motion for summary judgment that the
Company does not infringe the fourth and final patent. The Company intends to
continue to pursue its claims that the competitor's patents are invalid or
unenforceable.

NOTE D -- RESTRUCTURING CHARGES

RECONCILIATION OF RESTRUCTURING RESERVES

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              Employee                           Lease Buyouts
                                             Severance          Asset           & Other Direct           Total
                                               Costs         Write-Downs            Expenses          Restructuring
                                           ------------   -----------------    ----------------    ----------------
<S>                                          <C>               <C>                 <C>                 <C>
Balance at July 1, 1999                      $        -        $          -        $          -        $          -
Restructuring charges (net)                   4,900,000           6,800,000           3,000,000          14,700,000
Cash expenditures                              (300,000)                  -          (1,100,000)         (1,400,000)
Noncash expenditures                                  -            (400,000)                  -            (400,000)
                                             ----------        ------------        ------------        ------------
Balance at September 30, 1999                 4,600,000           6,400,000           1,900,000          12,900,000
                                             ----------        ------------        ------------        ------------
Restructuring charges (net)                   1,100,000             100,000           2,100,000           3,300,000
Cash expenditures                              (800,000)                  -          (2,800,000)         (3,600,000)
Noncash expenditures                                  -          (1,100,000)                  -          (1,100,000)
                                             ----------        ------------        ------------        ------------
Balance at December 31, 1999                 $4,900,000         $ 5,400,000         $ 1,200,000         $11,500,000
                                             ==========         ===========         ===========         ===========
</TABLE>

During the six months ended December 31, 1999, the Company incurred a total of
$18,000,000 in charges related to a previously disclosed restructuring.  The
primary components of these costs were severance and employment related costs
($6,000,000), asset write-downs to reflect decisions made regarding product,
facility, and systems rationalization ($6,900,000), and lease buyouts related to
facility rationalizations and other direct expenses of the restructuring
($5,100,000).  Restructuring costs incurred but not yet paid have been credited
to accrued expense and asset write-downs have been credited against the
applicable asset accounts.  The Company expects to incur and record additional
restructuring charges over the remainder of fiscal year 2000.

NOTE E - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

In February 2000, the parent company of one of the Company's major customers
filed a voluntary petition to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy
Code.  The Company's customer was one of the entities included in the filing.
According to press releases issued in connection with the filing and discussions
with the customer, the election to seek court protection was made in order to
facilitate the restructuring of the parent company's capital and lease
obligations and that normal business operations are expected to continue.  The
Company's total balance due from the customer at the date of the filing was
approximately $4,500,000.  The Bankruptcy Court has approved an order permitting
the payment of certain pre-petition claims of critical vendors; however, a
precise determination of the ultimate collectibility of the Company's balance
cannot be made at this time. Any reserves necessary to address this balance will
be recorded when a more precise determination of collectibility can be made.

Also in February 2000, the Company reached a preliminary agreement with the
Internal Revenue Service regarding examinations of federal income tax returns
for certain of the Company's U.S. entities for fiscal years 1996 through 1998.
Based on this preliminary agreement, the Company expects to record a one-time
reduction in income tax liability and income tax expense.  While the exact
amount of the adjustment will not be known until final agreements
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are executed, the Company expects that the adjustment will be in the range of
$750,000 to $1,250,000.


CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR PURPOSES OF THE "SAFE HARBOR" PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE
SECURITIES REFORM ACT OF 1995.

     The statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q,
specifically those contained in Item 2 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations", along with statements in other
reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, external documents
and oral presentations which are not historical are "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21B of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  These
forward-looking statements represent the Company's present expectations or
beliefs concerning future events.  The Company cautions that such statements are
qualified by important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in the forward-looking statements.  Results actually
achieved may differ materially from expected results included in these
statements.  Those factors include the following: foreign currency fluctuations,
regulations and other factors affecting operations and sales outside the United
States including potential future effects of the change in sovereignty of Hong
Kong, customer consolidation and concentration, increasing price competition and
other competitive factors in the sale of products, interest rate fluctuations,
intellectual property and related litigation, FDA and other government
regulation, third party reimbursement, restructuring activities, and anticipated
cost savings.


Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
         of Operations

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     Net sales for the quarter ended December 31, 1999 were $91,703,000
representing a 2% increase over the sales of $90,197,000 recorded for the
quarter ended December 31, 1998.  Increases in unit and dollar sales for the
Company's sleep apnea therapy devices (the Company's largest product line) and
oxygen concentrator devices, as well as increases in the sales of masks and
other accessories, helped to drive the increase in sales for the quarter.  These
product lines, along with non-invasive ventilation devices discussed below,
comprise the major part of the Company's homecare division established as part
of the July 1999 restructuring plan.  Sales of the Company's hospital products
also increased during the current quarter.

     Partially offsetting this increase in sales was a decrease in sales of the
Company's non-invasive ventilatory support devices for use in the home compared
to prior year levels.  These sales decreases were caused by the implementation
of revised


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government insurance coverage guidelines for the home use of these products in
the United States and the corresponding reduction in purchases of these units by
the Company's dealer customers.

     Government policymakers issued a draft coverage policy in July
1998 that was more restrictive than had been expected.  The Company, along with
trade and medical associations, other device manufacturers, and home care
dealers, filed formal comments as permitted with the policy makers indicating
disagreement with the draft coverage policy.  In May 1999, a revised set of
coverage guidelines were issued for implementation on October 1, 1999.  While
several restrictive provisions of the July 1998 draft guidelines were removed
and potential changes in reimbursement categories were delayed, the Company
believed that these revised guidelines were still overly restrictive relative to
patient qualification and administratively burdensome for clinicians and
healthcare providers.  As a result, the Company continued to work with the
government policy makers and Congress to resolve the remaining issues.  Several
favorable modifications were made to the guidelines, and final guidelines
reflecting these modifications were implemented effective October 1, 1999.  The
Company believes that these guidelines are still overly restrictive relative to
patient qualification and administratively burdensome and is continuing to work
with government policy makers on these issues. The uncertainty in the market
regarding these guidelines and their implementation was particularly significant
during the quarters ended September 30 and December 31, 1999, as the planned
implementation date approached and passed, and the Company's sales for these
products were adversely affected.

     The Company believes that while the guidelines as implemented are overly
restrictive, there is benefit to having certainty in the market regarding
coverage for these products and as a result there are opportunities for
increased unit sales of non-invasive ventilatory support products.  However,
selling prices for such units may come under pressure and there may be mix
shifts to units with lower average selling prices because of certain patient
qualification tests that are required under the guidelines.  The Company is
working closely with its dealer customers to develop strategies to reach the
appropriate patient population in the context of these new guidelines.  Because
the guidelines have been in place for a short period of time, the Company cannot
predict with certainty the exact impact the new guidelines will have.  For the
quarter ended December 31, 1999, sales of non-invasive ventilatory support units
for home use in the United States accounted for approximately two percent of
total sales.

     Also affecting sales for the current quarter was a decrease in sales
compared to the quarter ended December 31, 1998 resulting from the impact of the
Company's May 1999 decision to change its method of distribution in Germany from
direct patient sales to sales through a distributor.  As a result of this
change, sales decreased in the quarter to quarter comparison by approximately
$2,500,000 due to the foregone distributor margin.  Excluding


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this foregone distributor margin, sales in Germany increased nearly five percent
for the quarter. Reduced operating expenses in Germany partially offset this
dealer margin.

     For the six-month period ending December 31, 1999, net sales of
$172,302,000 decreased 2% from $176,609,000 in the prior year period. Despite
the increases in sales in sleep apnea therapy devices and oxygen concentrators
discussed above, lower sales of non-invasive ventilation devices and the
foregone foreign distributor margin discussed above (totaling approximately
$4,500,000 for the six-month comparison) contributed to the decrease in sales
for the six-month period. Also adversely impacting the current six-month period
were temporary disruptions in the September 30, 1999 quarter caused by the
restructuring plan which was first announced in July 1999, particularly in the
domestic hospital product area where a separate hospital division was
established and a new, dedicated sales force was put in place. During the
current quarter ended December 31, 1999, these disruptions were resolved.

     The Company's gross profit, excluding the impact of restructuring charges,
was 46% of net sales for the quarter and six months ended December 31, 1999
compared to 48% of net sales for the quarter and six months ended December 31,
1998.  This gross profit percentage decrease was due primarily to foregone
dealer margin described above, a shift in sales mix as compared to the prior
year and, to a lesser extent, increased costs related to the Company's
distribution and manufacturing restructuring efforts.

     General and administrative expenses were $11,795,000 (13% of net sales) for
the quarter ended December 31, 1999 as compared to $10,434,000 (12% of net
sales) for the quarter ended December 31, 1998.  For the six months ended
December 31, 1999, general and administrative expenses were $21,951,000 (13% of
net sales) as compared to $21,085,000 (12% of net sales) for the six months
ended December 31, 1998.  The increase in general and administrative expenses
was due primarily to an increase in information technology department expenses,
including depreciation expense on SAP hardware and software, and to increases in
reserve accounts, including those applicable to accounts receivable.  Partially
offsetting this increase in expenses were lower operating expenses in Germany as
a result of the Company's May 1999 decision to reduce its direct sales operation
in that country as discussed above, and the impact of controlling expenses in
response to reductions in overall sales levels during the first quarter of the
current year.

     Sales, marketing and commission expenses were $15,662,000 (17% of net
sales) for the quarter ended December 31, 1999 as compared to $15,534,000 (17%
of net sales) for the quarter ended December 31, 1998.  For the six months ended
December 31, 1999, sales, marketing, and commission expenses were $30,344,000
(18% of net sales) compared to $30,528,000 (17% of net sales) for the prior year
six-month period.  The small increase in absolute dollars of expense for the
current quarter and the decrease in absolute dollars of expense for the current
six-month period were due
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primarily to lower operating expenses in Germany as a result of the Company's
May 1999 decision to reduce its direct sales operation in that country as
discussed above, partially offset by increased expenses driven by increased
sales and activity levels in the Company's homecare and hospital product lines
in the second quarter.

     Research and development expenses were $4,001,000 (4% of net sales) for the
quarter ended December 31, 1999 as compared to $4,380,000 (5% of net sales) for
the quarter ended December 31, 1998.  Research and development expenses for the
six months ended December 31, 1999 were $8,327,000 (5% of net sales) compared to
$8,934,000 (5% of net sales) for the prior year period.  The decrease in
absolute dollars of expense was due primarily to the timing of various research
and development projects.  Significant product development efforts are ongoing;
several new products were introduced during the quarter ended September 30,
1999, including the Profile Lite nasal mask.  During the quarter ended December
31, 1999, the Respironics Simplicity nasal mask and Harmony ST Ventilator were
introduced.  New product launches in many of the Company's major product lines
are scheduled for fiscal year 2000.  Additional development work and clinical
trials are being conducted in certain product areas outside the Company's
current core products.

     During the three months and six months ended December 31, 1999, the Company
incurred charges of $3,300,000 and $18,000,000, respectively, related to a
previously disclosed restructuring.  The primary components of these costs were
severance and employment related costs, asset write-downs to reflect decisions
made regarding product, facility, and systems rationalization, and lease buyouts
related to facility rationalizations and other direct expenses of the
restructuring.  Approximately $4,600,000 of these charges relate to inventory
write-offs in connection with product rationalizations and have been reported as
a separate component of cost of goods sold.  The Company expects to incur and
record additional restructuring charges over the remainder of fiscal year 2000.
See Note D to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information
about the restructuring charges.

     The Company's effective income tax rate was 40% for all periods presented.

     As a result of the factors described above, the Company's net income was
$3,664,000 (4% of net sales) or $0.12 per diluted share for the quarter ended
December 31, 1999 as compared to net income of $7,359,000 (8% of net sales) or
$0.23 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 1998.  For the six
months ended December 31, 1999, the Company's net loss was ($890,000) (1% of net
sales) or ($0.03) per diluted share compared to net income of $13,668,000 (8% of
net sales) or $0.42 per diluted share for the prior year period.  Excluding the
impact of the restructuring charges, the Company's net income for the quarter
and six months ended December 31, 1999 was $5,660,000 (6% of net sales) or $0.19
per diluted
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share and $9,912,000 (6% of net sales) or $0.33 per diluted share, respectively.

     Earnings per share amounts for the quarters and six months ended December
31, 1999 and 1998 reflect the impact of shares repurchased under the Company's
stock buyback program which is described below.

FINANCIAL CONDITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

     The Company had working capital of $145,190,000 at December 31, 1999 and
$155,336,000 at June 30, 1999.  Net cash provided by operating activities was
$6,671,000 for the six months ended December 31, 1999 as compared to net cash
provided by operating activities of $7,835,000 for the six months ended December
31, 1998.  The decrease in cash provided by operating activities for the current
six-month period was primarily due to lower earnings, increases in inventory,
and increases in other assets resulting from technology investments.  Partially
offsetting these uses of cash in the current period was a decrease in the growth
of accounts receivable; the prior year six-month period included a significant
increase in accounts receivable.

     Net cash used by investing activities was $16,175,000 for the six months
ended December 31, 1999 as compared to $10,542,000 for the six months ended
December 31, 1998.  Cash used by investing activities for both periods include
capital expenditures, including the purchase of leasehold improvements,
production equipment, computer hardware and software, and telecommunications and
office equipment.  In addition, cash used by investing activities in the current
six-month period includes additional purchase price paid for a previously
acquired business pursuant to the terms of that acquisition agreement.  The
funding for investment activities in both periods was provided by positive cash
flow from operating activities, accumulated cash and short-term investments, and
borrowings under long-term obligations.

     Net cash provided by financing activities includes borrowings and
repayments under the Company's various long-term obligations, proceeds from the
issuance of common stock under the Company's stock option plans, and the
acquisition of treasury stock.  The Company has been repurchasing shares of its
outstanding common stock since August 1998 pursuant to a series of Board of
Directors' actions that have authorized stock buy backs totaling 4,000,000
shares.  During the six months ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, the Company's
buy back activity resulted in uses of cash of $9,675,000 and $14,175,000,
respectively.  Through January 31, 2000, a total of 3,864,000 shares have been
repurchased under the program.  Shares that are repurchased are added to
treasury shares pending future use and reduce the number of shares outstanding
used in calculating earnings per share.

     In July 1999, the Company announced a major restructuring of its U.S.
operations that included facility closings and downsizings, a divisional and
management realignment, and an
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approximate ten percent workforce reduction associated with those changes. Most
of the restructuring activities have been completed and restructuring charges
totaling $18,000,000 were recorded during the six-month period ended December
31, 1999. See Note D to the Consolidated Financial Statements for an analysis of
this charge, including the reserve balances relating to the charge that remain
at December 31, 1999. The reserves shown for employee severance, lease buyouts,
and other direct expenses will require corresponding cash expenditures in future
periods. The Company expects to incur additional restructuring charges
(currently estimated in a range from $2,000,000 to $4,000,000) over the
remainder of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, the majority of which are
expected to consist of cash expenditures. As previously disclosed, annualized
savings associated with the restructuring are expected to be approximately
$10,000,000, with these savings expected to be realized beginning in the quarter
ending March 31, 2000. These cost savings are expected to positively impact cost
of sales, general and administrative expenses, and sales and marketing expenses,
and will be offset to some extent by planned increases in those expenses
consistent with expected increases in sales in future periods and the Company's
continuing investment in the business.

     The Company believes that projected positive cash flow from operating
activities, the availability of additional funds under its revolving credit
facility, and its accumulated cash and short-term investments will be sufficient
to meet its current and presently anticipated future needs for fiscal year 2000
for operating activities (including restructuring), investing activities, and
financing activities (primarily consisting of payments on long term debt).

Year 2000

     The Company completed its Year 2000 readiness plan during the quarter ended
December 31, 1999 and the program was in place at December 31, 1999.  At that
time and during the month of January 2000, no major compliance anomalies have
occurred.  The transition from December 31, 1999 to Year 2000 went as expected,
and the Company's contingency plans related to third party product and service
providers were not utilized.

     Total costs for the Company's Year 2000 compliance efforts approximated
$11,000,000 and were funded through the Company's operating cash flows.  The
majority of these costs relate to the ERP system installations and upgrades and
have been capitalized and charged to expense over the estimated useful life of
the associated hardware and software.  The remaining costs have been charged
directly to expense.  The Company will continue to monitor for any anomalies
that may arise.
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Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

     The Company is exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates and
foreign exchange rates.

     Interest Rates: The Company's primary interest rate risk relates to its
long term debt obligations. At December 31, 1999, the Company had total long
term debt obligations, including the current portion of those obligations, of
$110,790,000. Of that amount, $4,410,000 was in fixed rate obligations and
$106,380,000 was in variable rate obligations. Assuming a 10% increase in
interest rates on the Company's variable rate obligations (i.e. an increase from
the December 31, 1999 weighted average interest rate of 6.72% to a weighted
average interest rate of 7.39%), annual interest expense would be approximately
$715,000 higher based on the December 31, 1999 outstanding balance of variable
rate obligations. The Company has no interest rate swap or exchange agreements.

     Foreign Exchange Rates: Information relating to the sensitivity to foreign
currency exchange rate changes of the Company's firmly committed sales
transactions, in addition to what is presented in Item 2 of this filing, is
omitted because foreign exchange exposure risk has not materially changed from
that disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
June 30, 1999.


PART 2  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1:  Legal Proceedings
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U.S. ResCare Litigation

     In January 1995 ResCare (now ResMed Limited; hereinafter "ResCare"), a
former subsidiary of ResMed, filed an action (the "California suit") against the
Company in the United States District Court for the Southern District of
California alleging that in the manufacture and sale in the U.S. of nasal masks
and CPAP systems and components, the Company infringes three U.S. patents, two
of which are owned by and one of which is licensed to ResCare (the "ResCare
Patents").  The patents involved in the California suit deal with basic CPAP,
mask applications and with a delay timer feature of ResCare's CPAP devices.  In
the complaint, ResCare seeks preliminary and permanent injunctive relief, an
accounting for damages and an award of three times actual damages because of the
Company's alleged willful infringement of the ResCare patents.

     In its answers to ResCare's complaint, the Company denied, in all material
respects, the allegations of the complaint.  The Company also filed an action in
the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
against ResCare seeking
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declaratory judgments that the ResCare patents in issue are either invalid or
unenforceable or that the Company does not infringe the patents.

     Also as part of its response to the ResCare complaint, the Company filed a
motion in the United States District Court for the Southern District of
California seeking to transfer the California suit to the United States District
Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania and to consolidate the two suits.
The motion was granted and the cases have been consolidated in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.

     In June 1996 ResCare filed another action against the Company in the United
States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania alleging that in
the manufacture and sale in the U.S. of CPAP systems, the Company infringes a
fourth U.S. patent that had been recently issued to ResCare relating to the
delay timer technology component used in CPAP systems.  In this additional
litigation, ResCare seeks similar damages as in the pre-existing patent suits.
This suit was consolidated, upon the Company's motion, with the pre-existing
patent suits described above and discovery is now proceeding on the consolidated
action.  No trial date has been set.

     In January 1998, the Court granted the Company's motion for summary
judgment that it does not infringe ResCare's mask patent.  In September 1998,
the Court granted the Company's motion for summary judgment that it does not
infringe ResCare's basic CPAP patent.  In September 1999, the Court granted the
Company's motion for summary judgment that it does not infringe ResCare's delay
timer patent, which was the third of the original three patents on which ResCare
sued the Company.  In December 1999, the Court dismissed ResCare's infringement
claims as to the fourth and final patent.  The Company intends to continue to
pursue its claims that the ResCare patents are invalid or unenforceable.


Item 2:  Change in Securities
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(a)  Not applicable
(b)  Not applicable
(c)  Not applicable


Item 3:  Defaults Upon Senior Securities
- -------  -------------------------------

(a)  Not applicable
(b)  Not applicable
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Item 4:  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- -------  ---------------------------------------------------

The Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on November 18, 1999.  The
holders of 28,824,561 shares of the Company's stock (approximately 96% of the
outstanding shares) were present at the meeting in person or by proxy.  The only
matters voted upon at the meeting were:

(i)  the election of four persons to serve as directors for a three year term
     expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2002; the election of one
     person to serve as director for a two year term expiring at the Annual
     Meeting of Shareholders in 2001; the election of one person to serve as
     director for a one year term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders
     in 2000,

(ii) the ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young, LLP as independent
     public accountants to audit the financial statements of the Company for the
     fiscal year ending June 30, 2000.


The results of voting were as follows:

(i)  Daniel P. Barry, J. Terry Dewberry, Donald H. Jones, and James W. Liken,
     the nominees of the Company's Board of Directors, were elected to serve
     until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2002; Candace L. Littell, the
     nominee of the Company's Board of Directors, was elected to serve until the
     Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2001; J. Paul Yokubinas, the nominee of
     the Company's Board of Directors, was elected to serve until the Annual
     Meeting of Shareholders in 2000.  There were no other nominees.

Shares were voted as follows:

          Name                   For           Withhold Vote For
- --------------------         ----------        -----------------
  Daniel P. Barry            25,612,492            280,703
  J. Terry Dewberry          25,454,507            280,703
  Donald H. Jones            25,618,096            280,783
  James W. Liken             25,483,422            280,783
  Candace L. Littell         25,594,047            280,783
  J. Paul Yokubinas          25,454,358            280,783

(ii) the selection of Ernst & Young, LLP as independent public accountants for
     the 2000 fiscal year was ratified: affirmative votes, 25,785,460; negative
     votes, 107,388.
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Item 5:  Other Information
- -------  -----------------

Not applicable


Item 6:  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
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(a)  Exhibits

     Not applicable

(b)  Reports on Form 8-K

     Not applicable
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                                   SIGNATURES
                                   ----------

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                         RESPIRONICS, INC.

Date:         2/14/2000                   /s/ Daniel J. Bevevino
     ____________________________        ___________________________________
                                         Daniel J. Bevevino
                                         Vice President, and Chief
                                         Financial and Principal
                                         Accounting Officer

                                         Signing on behalf of the
                                         registrant and as Chief
                                         Financial and Principal
                                         Accounting Officer

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