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1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT SETTLEMENTS WITH OPIOID DISTRIBUTORS AND JOHNSON & JOHNSON This document is intended to assist Minnesota subdivisions evaluating the settlement agreements resolving opioid claims with the three largest opioid distributors—McKesson, Cardinal Health, and AmerisourceBergen (“Distributors”)—and opioid manufacturer Janssen Pharmaceuticals, and its parent company, Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) (collectively, the “Settlements”). This document is subject to being updated as additional information is gathered. The terms of the Settlements and the Minnesota Opioids State-Subdivision Memorandum of Agreement (“MN MOA”) are controlling and are not amended or in any way affected by this document. Copies of these settlements, agreement, and other materials can be found at the Attorney General’s website: www.ag.state.mn.us/opioids. 1. My city or county received a notice in the mail and by email about two opioid settlements. What do we do with this and how do we join the Settlements? The notice your city or county received relates to two Settlements resolving opioid claims against the country’s three largest drug distributors, McKesson, Cardinal Health, and AmerisourceBergen, and opioid manufacturer Johnson & Johnson for their role in the opioid epidemic. The notice went out to all Minnesota counties, as well as cities that have a population greater than 10,000 and those that have filed lawsuits against these companies. Under the Settlements, Minnesota and its cities and counties stand to receive up to $296 million in Opioid Settlement Funds to fight the opioid crisis over the next 18 years, starting in early to mid-2022. The more cities and counties that join, the more the Distributors and J&J will pay under the Settlements. The Notice you received should have a unique subdivision registration code. The Attorney General’s Office also sent your city or county a letter attaching this same registration code. Cities or counties must visit www.nationalopioidsettlement.com and use that code to register to receive participation agreements for the Settlements. You will then receive information about how to submit your Subdivision Settlement Participation Forms electronically via DocuSign. You must submit two forms, one for each Settlement. 2. How large are the Settlements? Under the terms of the Settlements, the Distributors and J&J will provide up to $26 billion to states, cities, and counties throughout the country. The Distributors will make payments over a period of 18 years, and J&J will make payments over nine years. 3. Is there a deadline for cities and counties to join the Settlements? Yes. Cities and counties should complete their Subdivision Settlement Participation Forms by January 2, 2022. Cities and counties that join after that date risk reducing the entire amount that goes to the State of Minnesota as well as having their own payments reduced.