Medtronic Files 8K - Other Events

Medtronic PLC (MDT) filed a Form 8K - Other Events - with the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission on January 19, 2016.

Medtronic plc ("the Company"), as a result of its acquisition of Covidien, is a successor to Covidien under a Tax Sharing Agreement dated September 25, 2007, among the Company (as successor to Covidien), Tyco International plc and TE Connectivity (together, the "Tax Sharing Participants"). Under the Tax Sharing Agreement, the Tax Sharing Participants share certain tax liabilities associated with the tax year 2007 and prior years. On January 15, 2016, Tyco International plc, as Audit Managing Party under the Tax Sharing Agreement, entered into Stipulations of Settled Issues with the United States Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") intended to resolve all disputes related to the previously disclosed intercompany debt issues for the Tax Sharing Participants for the 1997 - 2000 audit cycle, currently before the United States Tax Court. The Stipulations of Settled Issues are contingent upon the IRS Appeals Division applying the same settlement to all intercompany debt issues on appeal for subsequent audit cycles (2001 - 2007) and the approval of the United States Congress Joint Committee on Taxation, if required.

If finalized, the tentative resolution would cover all aspects of the controversy before the U.S. Tax Court and the Appeals Division of the IRS, and would result in a total cash payment by the Tax Sharing Participants to the IRS in the range of $475 million to $525 million, which includes all interest and penalties. This payment would be shared among the Tax Sharing Participants according to the formula in the Tax Sharing Agreement, and would be split among the Company, Tyco International plc and TE Connectivity 42%, 27%, and 31%, respectively.

The Company does not expect to recognize any additional charges related to the tentative resolution, as the Company had previously recorded sufficient reserves with respect to this controversy and its obligations under the Tax Sharing Agreement. Any income tax reserves and associated receivables will not be adjusted until final resolution is reached. In the event these adjustments result in a material non-cash gain, the Company would exclude this gain from its non-GAAP earnings.

The Tax Sharing Participants expect payment to be made to the IRS and among the parties within the next six months.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Current Report contains forward-looking statements, which may be identified by words such as "expect" and "intend" and include statements related to the tentative resolution of the tax controversy, the anticipated impact of the Stipulation of Settled Issues on the Company and the other Tax Sharing Participants and the timing and amount of expected payments by the Tax Sharing Participants. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, such as delays in finalizing or changes to the Stipulation of Settled Issues, the IRS not applying the Stipulation of Settled Issues to intercompany debt issues on appeal for audit cycles 2001 - 2007, the Tax Sharing Participants not obtaining requisite approvals for the Stipulation of Settled Issues or failing to share payment obligations as provided by the Tax Sharing Agreement and other risks and uncertainties described in the Company's periodic reports on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Actual results may differ materially from anticipated results. The Company does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements or any of the information contained in this press release.

The full text of this SEC filing can be retrieved at: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1613103/000161310316000061/form8-kxotherevents.htm

Any exhibits and associated documents for this SEC filing can be retrieved at: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1613103/000161310316000061/0001613103-16-000061-index.htm

Public companies must file a Form 8-K, or current report, with the SEC generally within four days of any event that could materially affect a company's financial position or the value of its shares.

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January 19, 2016 07:11 ET (12:11 GMT)

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