REG - BlackRock Group Medtronic, Inc. - Form 8.3 - Medtronic, Inc. <Origin Href="QuoteRef">MDT.N</Origin>

MedtronicAnnouncement

29/10/2014 14:00

RNS Number : 0063V
BlackRock Group
22 October 2014
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FORM8.3
IRISHTAKEOVERPANEL
DISCLOSUREUNDERRULE8.3OFTHEIRISHTAKEOVERPANEL ACT,1997,TAKEOVERRULES,2013
DEALINGSBYPERSONSWITHINTERESTSINRELEVANTSECURITIESREPRESENTING1%ORMORE
1. KEYINFORMATION
Nameofpersondealing(Note1)
BlackRock, Inc.
Companydealtin
Medtronic, Inc.
Classofrelevantsecuritytowhichthe dealingsbeingdisclosedrelate(Note2)
$0.10 common shares
Dateofdealing
21 October 2014
2. INTERESTSANDSHORTPOSITIONS
(a) Interestsandshortpositions(followingdealing)intheclassofrelevantsecuritydealtin(Note3)

Long
Short

Number

(%)
Number

(%)
(1)Relevantsecurities
60,839,071 (6.20%)
44,054 (0.00%)
(2)Derivatives(otherthanoptions)
973 (0.00%)
11,529 (0.00%)
(3)Optionsandagreementstopurchase/sell
0 (0.00%)
32,600 (0.00%)
Total
60,840,044 (6.20%)
88,183 (0.00%)
(b) Interestsandshortpositionsinrelevantsecuritiesofthecompany,otherthantheclassdealtin(Note3)
Classofrelevantsecurity:
Long
Short

Number

(%)
Number

(%)
(1)Relevantsecurities


(2)Derivatives(otherthanoptions)


(3)Optionsandagreementstopurchase/sell


Total



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1. DEALINGS(Note4)
(a) Purchasesandsales
Purchase/sale
Numberofrelevantsecurities
Priceperunit(Note5)
Purchase
13,378
USD 64.9800
Sale
778
USD 64.8637
Sale
1,324
USD 64.8659
Sale
627
USD 64.8713
Sale
2,213
USD 64.9662
Sale
7,306
USD 64.9800
Sale
325
USD 65.0000
Sale
500
USD 65.0100
Sale
800
USD 65.0438
 
Please note: there was also a Transfer Out of 174,306 Shares
(b) Derivativestransactions(otherthanoptionstransactions)
Productname,
e.g.CFD
Natureoftransaction
(Note6)
Numberofrelevantsecurities
(Note7)
Priceperunit
(Note5)
CFD
Increasing Short
10,556
USD 64.9453
 
(c) Optionstransactionsinrespectofexistingrelevantsecurities
(i) Writing,selling,purchasingorvarying
Productname,
e.g.calloption
Writing,selling,purchasing,varyingetc.
Numberofsecurities towhichtheoptionrelates(Note7)
Exercise price
Type,e.g.American,Europeanetc.
Expiry date
Optionmoney paid/receivedperunit(Note5)







(ii) Exercising
Productname,
e.g.calloption
Numberofsecurities
Exercisepriceper unit(Note5)



(d) Otherdealings(includingtransactionsinrespectofnewsecurities)(Note4)
Natureoftransaction
(Note8)
Details
Priceperunit
(if applicable) (Note 5)



 

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2. OTHERINFORMATION
Agreements,arrangementsorunderstandingsrelatingtooptionsorderivatives
Fulldetailsofanyagreement,arrangementorunderstandingbetweenthepersondisclosing andanyotherpersonrelatingtothevotingrightsofanyrelevantsecuritiesunderanyoption referredtoonthisformorrelatingtothevotingrightsorfutureacquisitionordisposalofanyrelevant
securitiestowhichanyderivativereferredtoonthisformisreferenced.Ifnone,this shouldbestated.
 None
IsaSupplementalForm8attached?(Note9) YES
Dateofdisclosure
22 October 2014
Contactname
Tim Dudley
Telephonenumber
+44 20 7743 1540
IfaconnectedEFM,nameofofferee/offerorwithwhichconnected

IfaconnectedEFM,statenatureofconnection(Note10)



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SUPPLEMENTALFORM8
IRISHTAKEOVERPANEL
DISCLOSUREUNDERRULE8.1ANDRULE8.3OFTHEIRISHTAKEOVERPANELACT,1997,TAKEOVERRULES,2013
DETAILSOFOPENPOSITIONS
(ThisformshouldbeattachedtoForm8.1(a)&(b)(i),Form8.1(b)(ii)orForm8.3,asappropriate)
OPENPOSITIONS(Note1)
Productname,
e.g.calloption
Written,orpurchased
Numberofrelevant securitiestowhichtheoptionorderivativerelates
Exercise price(Note2)
Type,e.g.American,Europeanetc.
Expiry date
Call Option
Written
32,600
USD 65.50
American
07/11/2014
Notes
1. Wherethereareopenoptionpositionsoropenderivative positions(exceptforCFDs),fulldetailsshouldbegiven.Fulldetailsofanyexistingagreementstopurchaseortosellmust alsobegivenonthisform.
2. Forallpricesandothermonetaryamounts,thecurrencymust bestated.
Forfulldetailsofdisclosurerequirements,seeRule8oftheRules.Ifindoubt,consultthePanel.

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