Announcement Under Irish Takeover Rules -- Results Of Covidien plc's Shareholder Meetings

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On January 6, 2015, Covidien plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of Ireland, held a special court-ordered meeting of shareholders and an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, in each case relating to the pending acquisition of Covidien by Medtronic, Inc., through Medtronic Holdings Limited, a new holding company incorporated in Ireland that will be renamed Medtronic plc. The acquisition of Covidien will be effected by means of a “scheme of arrangement” under Irish law. Covidien’s shareholders approved the proposal at the Court Meeting and each of the proposals at the Extraordinary General Meeting required to approve and implement the scheme of arrangement.

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