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• . 4 � C� e`r1 _ '�f j•`��..�`�F �P •r• yrs / STATE OF FLORIDA PAM BONDI ATTORNEY GENERAL January 12, 2016 VIA OVERNIGHT MAIL Mr. Joseph A. Baird County Administrator Indian River County 1801 27th Street Vero Beach, FL 329603365 Notice of Settlement of United States of America et aL ex rel. Perez v. Stericycle, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:08-cv-2390, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Dear Mr. Baird: I am pleased to inform you of an October 8, 2015, multistate settlement of the above -captioned litigation. You are receiving this notice and payment because your organization has been identified as a local governmental entity that is entitled to participate in the settlement proceeds. Accordingly, I am happy to present the enclosed check for $9,053.32 for your consideration. This check constitutes your entity's pro rata share of the proceeds under a settlement agreement entered into by my office. The settlement is the result of a qui tam or False Claims Act lawsuit which alleged Stericycle, Inc. ("Stericycle") may have overcharged many governmental customers through the use of impermissible fuel and energy surcharges. Enclosed for your information is the complaint filed in the lawsuit and the settlement agreement. While the lawsuit did not include local government purchases in Florida, my office asked that the settlement be expanded to provide relief to local governmental entities and Stericycle agreed to my request. In connection with the settlement discussions, Stericycle provided my office with purchase data for Florida local governmental entities. My office then used that purchase information and a common damage formula to determine the amount that each governmental entity would receive. PL -01, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1050, Telephone (850) 414-3300 Fax (850) 487-2564 35