REG - Goldman Sachs (EPT) Medtronic, Inc. - Form 38.5a <Origin Href="QuoteRef">MDT.N</Origin>

MedtronicAnnouncement

30/10/2014 12:25

RNS Number : 7116V
GoldmanSachs International
30 October 2014
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FORM38.5(a)
IRISHTAKEOVERPANEL
DISCLOSUREUNDERRULE38.5(a)OFTHEIRISHTAKEOVERPANEL ACT,1997,TAKEOVERRULES,2013
DEALINGSBYCONNECTEDEXEMPTPRINCIPALTRADERSWITHRECOGNISEDINTERMEDIARYSTATUSANDDEALINGINACLIENT-SERVINGCAPACITY
1. KEYINFORMATION
Nameofexemptprincipaltrader
(GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL
Companydealtin
MEDTRONIC INC
Classofrelevantsecuritytowhichthe dealingsbeingdisclosedrelate(Note1)
$0.10 common shares
Dateofdealing
29 October 2014
2. DEALINGS(Note2)
(a) Purchasesandsales
Totalnumberofrelevantsecuritiesacquired
Highestpricepaid(Note3)
Lowestpricepaid
(Note3)
2,095
67.2352 USD
66.2400 USD
Totalnumberofsecuritiesdisposed
Highestpricereceived(Note3)
Lowestpricereceived
(Note3)
2,095
67.2353 USD
66.2400 USD
(b) Derivativestransactions(otherthanoptionstransactions)
Productname,
e.g.CFD
Natureoftransaction
(Note4)
Numberofrelevantsecurities
(Note5)
Priceperunit
(Note3)
SWAP
Opening a short position
639
66.9300 USD
SWAP
Reducing a long position
77
66.9300 USD

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(c) Optionstransactionsinrespectofexistingrelevantsecurities
(i) Writing,selling,purchasingorvarying
Productname,
e.g.calloption
Writing,selling,purchasing,varyingetc.
Numberofsecuritiestowhichtheoptionrelates(Note5)
Exerciseprice
Type,e.g.American,Europeanetc.
Expirydate
Optionmoneypaid/receivedperunit(Note3)







(ii) Exercising
Productname,
e.g.calloption
Numberofsecurities
Exercisepriceper unit(Note3)



3. OTHERINFORMATION
Agreements,arrangementsorunderstandingsrelatingtooptionsorderivatives
Fulldetailsofanyagreement,arrangementorunderstandingbetween theperson disclosingandanyotherpersonrelatingtothevotingrightsofanyrelevantsecurities
underanyoptionreferredtoonthisformorrelatingtothevotingrightsorfuture
acquisitionordisposalofanyrelevant securitiestowhichanyderivative referredtoonthisformisreferenced.Ifnone,thisshouldbestated.
Dateofdisclosure
30 October 2014
Contactname
Aadithya Rao and Yiannis Bardis
Telephonenumber
+44(20) 7051 9046 / +44(20) 7774 7107
Nameofofferee/offerorwithwhichconnected
Covidien Plc
Natureofconnection(Note6)
Advisor to Offeree

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