Medtronic Global Holdings S.C.A., has priced an offering of €500,000,000 principal amount of floating rate senior notes due 2021, €1,500,000,000 principal amount of 0% senior notes due 2021, €1,500,000,000 principal amount of 0.375% senior notes due 2023, €1,500,000,000 principal amount of 1.125% senior notes due 2027, €1,000,000,000 principal amount of 1.625% senior notes due 2031, and €1,000,000,000 principal amount of 2.250% senior notes due 2039.
DUBLIN - March 4, 2019 - Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Medtronic Global Holdings S.C.A. (“Medtronic Luxco”), has priced an offering of €500,000,000 principal amount of floating rate senior notes due 2021, €1,500,000,000 principal amount of 0% senior notes due 2021, €1,500,000,000 principal amount of 0.375% senior notes due 2023, €1,500,000,000 principal amount of 1.125% senior notes due 2027, €1,000,000,000 principal amount of 1.625% senior notes due 2031, and €1,000,000,000 principal amount of 2.250% senior notes due 2039 (collectively, the “Notes”). All of Medtronic Luxco’s obligations under the Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Medtronic plc and Medtronic, Inc., a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Medtronic Luxco, on a senior unsecured basis.
The net proceeds of the offering will be used to fund the previously announced tender offers for several series of outstanding notes issued by Medtronic, Inc. and Covidien International Finance S.A., a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Medtronic plc, and to pay accrued and unpaid interest, premiums, fees and expenses in connection with those tender offers. Any remaining net proceeds of the offering will be used for repayment of Medtronic Luxco’s 1.700% senior notes due 2019 at maturity on March 28, 2019 plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, repayment of other indebtedness and general corporate purposes. The offering is expected to close on March 7, 2019, subject to customary closing conditions. The joint book-running managers for the offering are Barclays Bank PLC and Merrill Lynch International.
The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus dated February 3, 2017 and prospectus supplement (together, the “Prospectus”). You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies of the Prospectus for each offering may be obtained by contacting Barclays Bank PLC, toll free at +1-888-603-5847 and Merrill Lynch International, toll-free at +1-800-294-1322.
About Medtronic
Medtronic plc (www.medtronic.com), headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is among the world’s largest medical technology, services and solutions companies - alleviating pain, restoring health and extending life for millions of people around the world. Medtronic employs more than 86,000 people worldwide, serving physicians, hospitals and patients in more than 150 countries. The company is focused on collaborating with stakeholders around the world to take healthcare Further, Together.
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You should pay particular attention to the important risk factors and cautionary statements referenced in the “Risk Factors” section of the prospectus related to the offering referenced above, as well as the risk factors and cautionary statements described in Medtronic plc’s filings with the SEC, including the risk factors contained in each of Medtronic plc’s most recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K. Medtronic plc does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements.
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