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

MedtronicAnnouncement

29/10/2014 14:27

RNS Number : 1526V
BlackRock Group
23 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
22 October 2014
2. INTERESTSANDSHORTPOSITIONS
(a) Interestsandshortpositions(followingdealing)intheclassofrelevantsecuritydealtin(Note3)

Long
Short

Number

(%)
Number

(%)
(1)Relevantsecurities
60,908,894 (6.21%)
44,054 (0.00%)
(2)Derivatives(otherthanoptions)
973 (0.00%)
11,699 (0.00%)
(3)Optionsandagreementstopurchase/sell
0 (0.00%)
32,600 (0.00%)
Total
60,909,867 (6.21%)
88,353 (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
14,500
USD 64.9800
Purchase
18,966
USD 65.0852
Purchase
21,018
USD 65.1085
Purchase
139
USD 65.3550
Sale
970
USD 65.0133
Sale
11,700
USD 65.4796
 
Please note: there was also a Transfer In of 27,870 Shares
(b) Derivativestransactions(otherthanoptionstransactions)
Productname,
e.g.CFD
Natureoftransaction
(Note6)
Numberofrelevantsecurities
(Note7)
Priceperunit
(Note5)
CFD
Increasing Short
170
USD 65.3800
 
(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
23 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-Nov-14
Notes
1. Wherethereareopenoptionpositionsoropenderivative positions(exceptforCFDs),fulldetailsshouldbegiven.Fulldetailsofanyexistingagreementstopurchaseortosellmust alsobegivenonthisform.
2. Forallpricesandothermonetaryamounts,thecurrencymust bestated.
Forfulldetailsofdisclosurerequirements,seeRule8oftheRules.Ifindoubt,consultthePanel.

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