TIDMIRSH 
 
 
   FORM 8.3 
 
   IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL 
 
   DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, 
TAKEOVER RULES, 2007 (AS AMENDED) 
 
   DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 
1% OR MORE 
 
   1. KEY INFORMATION 
 
 
 
 
Name of person dealing (Note 1)                State Street Global Advisors & 
                                               Affiliates 
Company dealt in                               Covidien plc 
Class of relevant security to which            $0.20 ordinary shares 
 the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) 
Date of dealing                                23(rd) October 2014 
 
 
   2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS 
 
   (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of 
relevant security dealt in (Note 3) 
 
 
 
 
                                               Long             Short 
                                         Number      (%)     Number  (%) 
(1) Relevant securities                18,116,051  4.01049% 
(2) Derivatives (other than options)          N/A 
(3) Options and agreements to 
 purchase/sell                                N/A 
Total                                  18,116,051  4.01049% 
 
 
   (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, 
other than the class dealt in (Note 3) 
 
 
 
 
Class of relevant security:                     Long         Short 
                                             Number  (%)  Number  (%) 
(1) Relevant securities                       N/A 
(2) Derivatives (other than options)          N/A 
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell   N/A 
Total                                         N/A 
 
 
   3. DEALINGS (Note 4) 
 
   (a) Purchases and sales 
 
 
 
 
Purchase/sale   Number of relevant securities  Price per unit (Note 5) 
   Purchase                             3,900                    88.45 
   Purchase                            76,962                    88.45 
   Purchase                             8,260                    88.45 
   Purchase                               300                    88.60 
   Purchase                               200                    88.61 
   Purchase                             1,500                    88.45 
     Sale                               9,440                    88.45 
     Sale                                 202                    88.45 
 
 
   (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions) 
 
 
 
 
Product name,  Nature of transaction  Number of relevant securities  Price per unit 
 e.g. CFD       (Note 6)               (Note 7)                       (Note 5) 
N/A 
 
 
   (c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities 
 
   (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
 
 
 
Product name,      Writing, selling,  Number of             Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry  Option money 
 e.g. call option   purchasing         securities to which   price     American,       date    paid/received 
                    varying etc.       the option relates              European etc.           per unit (Note 5) 
                                       (Note 7) 
N/A 
 
 
   (ii) Exercising 
 
 
 
 
Product name,      Number of securities  Exercise price per 
 e.g. call option                           unit (Note 5) 
N/A 
 
 
   (d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) 
(Note 4) 
 
 
 
 
Nature of transaction  Details       Price per unit 
 (Note 8)                        (if applicable) (Note 5) 
N/A 
 
 
   4. OTHER INFORMATION 
 
   Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or 
derivatives 
 
 
 
 
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding 
 between the person disclosing and any other person 
 relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities 
 under any option referred to on this form or relating 
 to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal 
 of any relevant securities to which any derivative 
 referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this 
 should be stated. 
N/A 
 
 
 
 
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                      NO 
Date of disclosure                                       24(th) October 2014 
Contact name                                                 Chetan Shah 
Telephone number                                          +(44) 203 395 6564 
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which   N/A 
 connected 
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note     N/A 
 10) 
 
 
 
   This announcement is distributed by NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions on 
behalf of NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions clients. 
 
   The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely 
responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information 
contained therein. 
 
   Source: State Street Global Advisors Ireland Limited via Globenewswire 
 
   HUG#1865669 
 
 
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