Form 8.3 - Covidien Plc

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  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)   The Vanguard Group, Inc.
  Company dealt in Covidien Plc.
  Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) $0.20 Ordinary Shares
  Date of dealing 28 July 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 22,171,620 4.91%  
  (2) Derivatives (other than options)    
  (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell    
  Total 22,171,620 4.91%  
  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

Not Applicable  
 

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

   
 

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

   
 

Total

   
 

 

 

1 February 2009

  3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

 

(a) Purchases and sales

  Purchase/sale   Number of relevant securities   Price per unit (Note 5)
  Purchase 8,631 87.79

 

 

 

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)

  Product name, e.g. CFD  

Nature of transaction

 

(Note 6)

 

Number of relevant securities

 

(Note 7)

 

Price per unit

 

(Note 5)

  Not Applicable      
 

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities

 

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

  Product name, e.g. call option   Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.   Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)   Exercise price   Type, e.g. American, European etc.   Expiry date   Option money paid/received per unit (Note 5)
  Not Applicable            
 

 

(ii) Exercising

  Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
  Not Applicable    
 

 

 

(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4)

  Nature of transaction

(Note 8)

Details Price per unit

(if applicable) (Note 5)

  Not Applicable    

 

 

 

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.
  None
 

 

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO

  Date of disclosure   29 July 2014
  Contact name Nick Gould
  Telephone number 001-610-669-8989
  If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected  
  If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)  

Category Code: RET
Sequence Number: 426741
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20140729T142649+0100

Contacts

The Vanguard Group

Contacts

The Vanguard Group