Medtronic Announces Updated Time of Day for Its 2015 Annual Meeting

DUBLIN - October 9, 2015 - Medtronic plc MDT today announced that the start time of the company's 2015 annual general meeting of shareholders (the Annual Meeting) has been moved one hour earlier to 8:00 a.m. Irish Standard Time, on Friday, December 11, 2015.  Neither the date nor the location of the Annual Meeting have changed.  As previously announced, the Annual Meeting will take place at the Conrad Dublin Hotel, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, Ireland, and shareholders of record as of the close of business on October 12, 2015, will be eligible to vote at the meeting.

The Annual Meeting also will be webcast live on December 11, via the company website www.medtronic.com. An archived recording will be available later that day following the completion of the meeting.

About Medtronic
Medtronic plc (www.medtronic.com), headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is among the world's largest medical technology, services and solutions companies - alleviating pain, restoring health and extending life for millions of people around the world. Medtronic employs more than 85,000 people worldwide, serving physicians, hospitals and patients in more than 160 countries. The company is focused on collaborating with stakeholders around the world to take healthcare Further, Together.

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