8-K

Medtronic plc (MDT)

8-K 2024-10-21 For: 2024-10-17
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 17, 2024

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Medtronic plc

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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Ireland 1-36820 98-1183488
(State or other jurisdiction<br><br>of incorporation) (Commission<br><br>File Number) (IRS Employer<br><br>Identification No.)

Building Two

Parkmore Business Park West

Galway, Ireland

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

+353 1 438-1700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered
Ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share MDT New York Stock Exchange
0.250% Senior Notes due 2025 MDT/25 New York Stock Exchange
0.000% Senior Notes due 2025 MDT/25A New York Stock Exchange
2.625% Senior Notes due 2025 MDT/25B New York Stock Exchange
1.125% Senior Notes due 2027 MDT/27 New York Stock Exchange
0.375% Senior Notes due 2028 MDT/28 New York Stock Exchange
3.000% Senior Notes due 2028 MDT/28A New York Stock Exchange
3.650% Senior Notes due 2029 MDT/29 New York Stock Exchange
1.625% Senior Notes due 2031 MDT/31 New York Stock Exchange
1.000% Senior Notes due 2031 MDT/31A New York Stock Exchange
3.125% Senior Notes due 2031 MDT/31B New York Stock Exchange
0.750% Senior Notes due 2032 MDT/32 New York Stock Exchange
3.375% Senior Notes due 2034 MDT/34 New York Stock Exchange
3.875% Senior Notes due 2036 MDT/36 New York Stock Exchange
2.250% Senior Notes due 2039 MDT/39A New York Stock Exchange
1.500% Senior Notes due 2039 MDT/39B New York Stock Exchange
1.375% Senior Notes due 2040 MDT/40A New York Stock Exchange
4.150% Senior Notes due 2043 MDT/43A New York Stock Exchange
1.750% Senior Notes due 2049 MDT/49 New York Stock Exchange
1.625% Senior Notes due 2050 MDT/50 New York Stock Exchange
4.150% Senior Notes due 2053 MDT/53 New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On October 17, 2024, the Company held its 2024 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in order to: (1) elect, by separate resolutions, ten directors, each to hold office until the 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Company and until his or her successor is elected; (2) ratify, in a non-binding vote, the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2025 and authorize, in a binding vote, the Company’s Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to set the auditor’s remuneration; (3) approve, in a non-binding advisory vote, named executive officer compensation; (4) renew the Board’s authority to issue shares; (5) renew the Board’s authority to opt out of pre-emption rights; and (6) authorize the Company and any subsidiary of the Company to make overseas market purchases of Medtronic ordinary shares.

At the close of business on August 23, 2024, the record date of the Annual General Meeting, 1,282,467,348 Company ordinary shares were outstanding and entitled to vote. The holders of a total of 1,118,364,589 ordinary shares were present at the Annual General Meeting, either in person or by proxy, which total was not less than a majority of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares entitled to vote and thus constituted a quorum.

The final voting results and the votes used to determine the results for each proposal are set forth below:

  1. The shareholders elected each of the ten nominees to the Board of Directors, to hold office until the 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Company and until his or her successor is elected, as follows:
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER<br><br>NON-VOTE
Craig Arnold 952,980,300 45,113,878 1,927,552 118,342,859
Scott C. Donnelly 964,223,711 34,734,436 1,063,583 118,342,859
Lidia L. Fonseca 983,895,789 15,081,990 1,043,951 118,342,859
Andrea J. Goldsmith, Ph.D. 994,796,259 4,135,950 1,089,521 118,342,859
Randall J. Hogan, III 992,550,812 6,398,816 1,072,102 118,342,859
Gregory P. Lewis 985,323,082 13,626,512 1,072,136 118,342,859
Kevin E. Lofton 990,923,667 8,030,691 1,067,372 118,342,859
Geoffrey S. Martha 943,041,061 53,318,321 3,662,348 118,342,859
Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D. 966,622,750 32,366,858 1,032,122 118,342,859
Kendall J. Powell 906,406,435 91,375,803 2,239,492 118,342,859
  1. The shareholders ratified, in a non-binding vote, the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Medtronic’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2025 and to authorize, in a binding vote, the Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to set the auditor’s remuneration.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
1,008,653,733 107,729,791 1,981,065
  1. The shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation awarded to the Company’s named executive officers.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTE
924,541,222 70,301,925 5,178,583 118,342,859
  1. The shareholders approved renewal of the Board’s authority to issue shares.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
1,094,709,167 17,315,138 6,340,284
  1. The shareholders approved renewal of the Board’s authority to opt out of pre-emption rights.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
1,042,690,218 68,667,595 7,006,776
  1. The shareholders approved authorization of the Company and any subsidiary of the Company to make overseas market purchases of Medtronic ordinary shares.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
1,086,792,639 27,683,267 3,888,683 Item 9.01. Exhibits.
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(d) List of Exhibit

Exhibit Number Description
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded with the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Medtronic plc
By /s/ Ivan K. Fong
Date: October 21, 2024 Ivan K. Fong
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number Description
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded with the Inline XBRL document).