FORM 8.3

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2007 (AS AMENDED)

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1) Barclays PLC.
Company dealt in

COVIDIEN PLC

Class of relevant security to which the $0.20 ordinary shares
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 16 October 2014

2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security: ORD
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities
3,128,774 0.69% 2,157,994 0.48%
(2) Derivatives (other than options):
9,000 0.00% 536,287 0.12%
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell: 1,398,192 0.31% 2,245,246 0.50%
TOTAL:
4,535,966 1.00% 4,939,527 1.09%

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security: Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)

(1) Relevant securities

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of relevant securities Price per unit
Purchase 6 86.2500 USD
Purchase 98 85.8400 USD
Purchase 100 85.6400 USD
Purchase 100 85.6800 USD
Purchase 100 85.6990 USD
Purchase 100 85.7420 USD
Purchase 100 85.9400 USD
Purchase 100 85.9600 USD
Purchase 100 85.9800 USD
Purchase 100 86.0000 USD
Purchase 100 86.4800 USD
Purchase 100 86.7000 USD
Purchase 138 86.0183 USD
Purchase 151 86.6213 USD
Purchase 175 85.6428 USD
Purchase 200 86.5250 USD
Purchase 200 86.5600 USD
Purchase 268 85.7598 USD
Purchase 279 85.6539 USD
Purchase 300 85.6166 USD
Purchase 300 86.2150 USD
Purchase 385 85.7944 USD
Purchase 400 85.5975 USD
Purchase 400 85.8125 USD
Purchase 402 85.9626 USD
Purchase 458 86.1615 USD
Purchase 459 85.6141 USD
Purchase 500 85.6160 USD
Purchase 500 85.8180 USD
Purchase 500 86.0990 USD
Purchase 600 85.7866 USD
Purchase 791 86.1691 USD
Purchase 800 85.5950 USD
Purchase 832 85.8355 USD
Purchase 900 85.6017 USD
Purchase 900 86.2334 USD
Purchase 1,032 85.7873 USD
Purchase 1,100 85.7300 USD
Purchase 1,200 85.6116 USD
Purchase 1,282 85.7940 USD
Purchase 1,300 85.3043 USD
Purchase 1,300 85.7816 USD
Purchase 1,327 85.6410 USD
Purchase 1,352 86.4532 USD
Purchase 1,460 85.8600 USD
Purchase 1,538 85.9783 USD
Purchase 1,600 85.9659 USD
Purchase 1,699 85.6323 USD
Purchase 1,800 86.5902 USD
Purchase 1,900 85.6626 USD
Purchase 2,145 86.2391 USD
Purchase 2,445 86.1754 USD
Purchase 2,529 85.6997 USD
Purchase 2,599 86.3157 USD
Purchase 2,600 85.6930 USD
Purchase 2,800 86.4448 USD
Purchase 3,000 85.9613 USD
Purchase 3,278 85.9352 USD
Purchase 3,500 85.5377 USD
Purchase 3,733 85.7895 USD
Purchase 4,700 85.6424 USD
Purchase 5,600 85.6350 USD
Purchase 5,731 86.3151 USD
Purchase 5,800 85.5046 USD
Purchase 6,399 86.4161 USD
Purchase 6,400 85.6197 USD
Purchase 6,900 86.0396 USD
Purchase 7,600 85.7359 USD
Purchase 11,800 85.9355 USD
Purchase 12,157 85.8938 USD
Purchase 14,100 85.7157 USD
Purchase 14,214 86.0363 USD
Purchase 15,000 85.8063 USD
Purchase 15,500 86.2211 USD
Purchase 16,396 85.8089 USD
Purchase 17,141 86.1374 USD
Purchase 19,200 85.6188 USD
Purchase 19,800 86.0646 USD
Purchase 21,500 86.0342 USD
Purchase 24,100 85.9939 USD
Purchase 29,700 85.8868 USD
Purchase 30,217 85.9543 USD
Purchase 30,641 86.5974 USD
Purchase 35,000 86.0028 USD
Purchase 36,105 85.6171 USD
Purchase 37,656 86.7600 USD
Purchase 43,000 86.3526 USD
Purchase 50,000 86.2744 USD
Purchase 82,013 86.6650 USD
Purchase 161,654 85.7125 USD
Purchase 1,221,111 85.5000 USD
Sale 2 85.7750 USD
Sale 6 86.2500 USD
Sale 13 86.8200 USD
Sale 30 85.6200 USD
Sale 55 85.4800 USD
Sale 89 86.7038 USD
Sale 98 85.8400 USD
Sale 100 85.6400 USD
Sale 100 85.6800 USD
Sale 100 86.2000 USD
Sale 100 86.4400 USD
Sale 100 86.4600 USD
Sale 200 85.2000 USD
Sale 200 85.5750 USD
Sale 200 86.2750 USD
Sale 200 86.4700 USD
Sale 200 86.5900 USD
Sale 216 86.4167 USD
Sale 242 85.6329 USD
Sale 252 86.4200 USD
Sale 300 85.5166 USD
Sale 300 85.6600 USD
Sale 300 86.0216 USD
Sale 300 86.3600 USD
Sale 350 85.5657 USD
Sale 400 85.8212 USD
Sale 402 86.3524 USD
Sale 500 85.9540 USD
Sale 500 86.2300 USD
Sale 600 85.6023 USD
Sale 789 85.5785 USD
Sale 800 85.4877 USD
Sale 1,000 85.6158 USD
Sale 1,096 85.9910 USD
Sale 1,100 85.5568 USD
Sale 1,100 86.2477 USD
Sale 1,203 86.3558 USD
Sale 1,300 85.7816 USD
Sale 1,321 86.2804 USD
Sale 1,329 85.4474 USD
Sale 1,460 85.8600 USD
Sale 1,517 85.5767 USD
Sale 2,145 86.2391 USD
Sale 2,400 85.9443 USD
Sale 2,545 85.5728 USD
Sale 2,650 86.0920 USD
Sale 2,800 85.5871 USD
Sale 2,900 86.1256 USD
Sale 3,000 86.2478 USD
Sale 3,091 86.3522 USD
Sale 3,302 86.3515 USD
Sale 4,604 86.0347 USD
Sale 4,800 86.3075 USD
Sale 4,900 85.6288 USD
Sale 5,605 85.6171 USD
Sale 6,840 85.9665 USD
Sale 7,184 85.9821 USD
Sale 8,222 85.5911 USD
Sale 8,500 85.6055 USD
Sale 8,500 86.2281 USD
Sale 9,356 85.8490 USD
Sale 10,600 85.7856 USD
Sale 11,358 85.6910 USD
Sale 14,000 85.8991 USD
Sale 14,214 86.0363 USD
Sale 14,950 85.9600 USD
Sale 18,600 86.0824 USD
Sale 18,816 86.1494 USD
Sale 18,828 86.7600 USD
Sale 19,300 85.8332 USD
Sale 19,800 86.0646 USD
Sale 19,900 86.1101 USD
Sale 21,400 85.9074 USD
Sale 24,900 85.8680 USD
Sale 25,000 86.0200 USD
Sale 30,037 85.6103 USD
Sale 36,626 86.3029 USD
Sale 38,731 86.1674 USD
Sale 45,265 85.9583 USD
Sale 48,223 85.6134 USD
Sale 50,000 85.9439 USD
Sale 82,013 86.6650 USD
Sale 1,219,243 85.5000 USD

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)

Product name, e.g. CFD

Nature of transaction

(Note 6)

Number of relevant securities

(Note 7)

Price per unit

(Note 5)

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product Name Writing, Number Exercise Type Expiry Option
purchasing, of price date money
selling, securities paid/
varying etc to which received
option
relates
Call Option Purchasing 52,000 80 USD American 18 Oct 2014 7.4220 USD
Call Option Purchasing 1,000 82.5 USD American 22 Nov 2014 7.6000 USD
Call Option Purchasing 2,300 87.5 USD American 18 Oct 2014 0.8500 USD
Call Option Purchasing 52,000 95 USD American 18 Oct 2014 0.0261 USD
Call Option Purchasing 300,000 95 USD American 22 Nov 2014 1.0000 USD
Call Option Selling 52,000 80 USD American 18 Oct 2014 7.4220 USD
Call Option Selling 150,000 90 USD American 22 Nov 2014 3.5000 USD
Call Option Selling 2,300 90 USD American 20 Dec 2014 4.6200 USD
Call Option Selling 52,000 95 USD American 18 Oct 2014 0.0261 USD
Call Option Selling 500 110 USD American 15 Jan 2016 1.5000 USD
Put Option Purchasing 400 50 USD American 17 Jan 2015 0.9156 USD
Put Option Purchasing 800 65 USD American 17 Jan 2015 2.4620 USD
Put Option Purchasing 1,000 67.5 USD American 17 Jan 2015 2.8000 USD
Put Option Purchasing 400 70 USD American 18 Oct 2014 0.1000 USD
Put Option Purchasing 16,100 77.5 USD American 17 Jan 2015 5.0000 USD
Put Option Purchasing 400 80 USD American 17 Jan 2015 5.3612 USD
Put Option Purchasing 24,500 85 USD American 22 Nov 2014 5.2000 USD
Put Option Purchasing 8,000 85 USD American 22 Nov 2014 5.3000 USD
Put Option Purchasing 1,000 85 USD American 22 Nov 2014 5.7000 USD
Put Option Purchasing 100 85 USD American 20 Dec 2014 6.0000 USD
Put Option Purchasing 100,000 85 USD American 20 Dec 2014 6.5000 USD
Put Option Selling 400 50 USD American 17 Jan 2015 0.9156 USD
Put Option Selling 800 65 USD American 17 Jan 2015 2.4620 USD
Put Option Selling 1,900 80 USD American 18 Oct 2014 0.7868 USD
Put Option Selling 400 80 USD American 17 Jan 2015 5.3612 USD
Put Option Selling 7,600 85 USD American 18 Oct 2014 1.7000 USD

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)

(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction

(Note 8)

Details Price per unit

(if applicable) (Note 5)

4. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? YES
Date of disclosure: 17 Oct 2014
Contact name: Rajesh Muthanna
Telephone number: 020 3555 4634
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.1 AND RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2007 (AS AMENDED)

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS

(This form should be attached to Form 8.1(a) & (b)(i), Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)

Product name Written or Number of Exercise Type Expiry
purchased relevant securities price date
to which the option
or derivative
relates
Call Options Purchased 54,046 92.5000 American 17 Oct 2014
Call Options Written -54,046 92.5000 American 17 Oct 2014
Call Options Purchased 700 57.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
Call Options Purchased 500 60.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
Call Options Purchased 2,100 62.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
Call Options Purchased 1,000 62.5000 American 15 Jan 2016
Call Options Purchased 500 65.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
Call Options Purchased 200 67.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
Call Options Purchased 3,700 70.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
Call Options Purchased 52,000 80.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
Call Options Purchased 400 80.0000 American 22 Nov 2014
Call Options Purchased 200 80.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
Call Options Purchased 700 82.5000 American 22 Nov 2014
Call Options Purchased 400 82.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
Call Options Purchased 900 85.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
Call Options Purchased 2,400 87.5000 American 18 Oct 2014
Call Options Purchased 300 87.5000 American 22 Nov 2014
Call Options Purchased 300 87.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
Call Options Purchased 9,546 90.0000 American 17 Oct 2014
Call Options Purchased 350,200 90.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
Call Options Purchased 500 90.0000 American 22 Nov 2014
Call Options Purchased 3,100 92.5000 American 18 Oct 2014
Call Options Purchased 1,400 92.5000 American 22 Nov 2014
Call Options Purchased 600 92.5000 American 17 Apr 2015
Call Options Purchased 2,000 95.0000 American 17 Oct 2014
Call Options Purchased 55,500 95.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
Call Options Purchased 302,800 95.0000 American 22 Nov 2014
Call Options Purchased 1,700 95.0000 American 17 Apr 2015
Call Options Purchased 2,400 97.5000 American 20 Dec 2014
Call Options Purchased 500 97.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
Call Options Purchased 200 100.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
Call Options Purchased 5,600 100.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
Call Options Purchased 200 100.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
Call Options Purchased 1,400 105.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
Call Options Purchased 1,900 110.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
Call Options Written -5,800 65.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
Call Options Written -1,000 70.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
Call Options Written -300 70.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
Call Options Written -100 72.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
Call Options Written -800 75.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
Call Options Written -51,500 80.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
Call Options Written -500 80.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
Call Options Written -1,000 82.5000 American 18 Oct 2014
Call Options Written -77,600 85.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
Call Options Written -100 85.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
Call Options Written -600 85.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
Call Options Written -200 87.5000 American 17 Apr 2015
Call Options Written -9,100 90.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
Call Options Written -150,000 90.0000 American 22 Nov 2014
Call Options Written -2,300 90.0000 American 20 Dec 2014
Call Options Written -319,100 90.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
Call Options Written -2,900 92.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
Call Options Written -52,000 95.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
Call Options Written -2,000 95.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
Call Options Written -1,300 95.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
Call Options Written -1,800 97.5000 American 18 Oct 2014
Call Options Written -100 97.5000 American 22 Nov 2014
Call Options Written -100 100.0000 American 22 Nov 2014
Put Options Purchased -200 40.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
Put Options Purchased -300 42.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
Put Options Purchased -200 45.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
Put Options Purchased -3,100 50.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
Put Options Purchased -100 55.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
Put Options Purchased -100 55.0000 American 20 Jan 2017
Put Options Purchased -700 57.5000 American 15 Jan 2016
Put Options Purchased -600 60.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
Put Options Purchased -4,100 65.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
Put Options Purchased -3,600 65.0000 American 22 Nov 2014
Put Options Purchased -1,000 65.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
Put Options Purchased -1,100 67.5000 American 18 Oct 2014
Put Options Purchased -1,400 67.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
Put Options Purchased -400 67.5000 American 15 Jan 2016
Put Options Purchased -4,300 70.0000 American 20 Dec 2014
Put Options Purchased -9,500 70.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
Put Options Purchased -600 70.0000 American 17 Apr 2015
Put Options Purchased -2,000 70.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
Put Options Purchased -47,600 72.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
Put Options Purchased -71,900 75.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
Put Options Purchased -2,100 75.0000 American 22 Nov 2014
Put Options Purchased -500 75.0000 American 20 Dec 2014
Put Options Purchased -25,900 77.5000 American 18 Oct 2014
Put Options Purchased -16,100 77.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
Put Options Purchased -900 77.5000 American 17 Apr 2015
Put Options Purchased -5,000 80.0000 American 17 Oct 2014
Put Options Purchased -762,500 80.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
Put Options Purchased -269,000 80.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
Put Options Purchased -79,200 82.5000 American 18 Oct 2014
Put Options Purchased -15,900 82.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
Put Options Purchased -29,400 85.0000 American 22 Nov 2014
Put Options Purchased -122,000 85.0000 American 20 Dec 2014
Put Options Purchased -6,300 87.5000 American 22 Nov 2014
Put Options Purchased -14,600 90.0000 American 22 Nov 2014
Put Options Purchased -200 90.0000 American 20 Dec 2014
Put Options Purchased -400 90.0000 American 17 Apr 2015
Put Options Purchased -500 92.5000 American 22 Nov 2014
Put Options Purchased -500 92.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
Put Options Purchased -400 92.5000 American 17 Apr 2015
Put Options Purchased -1,000 95.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
Put Options Purchased -4,800 95.0000 American 17 Apr 2015
Put Options Purchased -1,000 97.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
Put Options Written 1,100 40.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
Put Options Written 500 45.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
Put Options Written 100 50.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
Put Options Written 100 50.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
Put Options Written 1,900 52.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
Put Options Written 200 55.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
Put Options Written 300 57.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
Put Options Written 300 60.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
Put Options Written 1,000 62.5000 American 18 Oct 2014
Put Options Written 2,000 62.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
Put Options Written 100 62.5000 American 15 Jan 2016
Put Options Written 1,100 65.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
Put Options Written 800 65.0000 American 20 Dec 2014
Put Options Written 1,400 65.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
Put Options Written 6,000 67.5000 American 18 Oct 2014
Put Options Written 4,600 70.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
Put Options Written 9,300 72.5000 American 18 Oct 2014
Put Options Written 300 72.5000 American 15 Jan 2016
Put Options Written 34,800 75.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
Put Options Written 15,000 75.0000 American 19 Dec 2014
Put Options Written 500 75.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
Put Options Written 15,700 77.5000 American 18 Oct 2014
Put Options Written 5,800 77.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
Put Options Written 100 77.5000 American 15 Jan 2016
Put Options Written 600 80.0000 American 22 Nov 2014
Put Options Written 5,000 80.0000 American 19 Dec 2014
Put Options Written 200 80.0000 American 20 Dec 2014
Put Options Written 50,500 80.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
Put Options Written 200 80.0000 American 17 Apr 2015
Put Options Written 12,900 82.5000 American 18 Oct 2014
Put Options Written 600 82.5000 American 22 Nov 2014
Put Options Written 174,600 82.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
Put Options Written 600 82.5000 American 15 Jan 2016
Put Options Written 5,000 85.0000 American 17 Oct 2014
Put Options Written 18,100 85.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
Put Options Written 47,500 85.0000 American 22 Nov 2014
Put Options Written 7,700 85.0000 American 20 Dec 2014
Put Options Written 2,300 85.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
Put Options Written 200 85.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
Put Options Written 2,500 87.5000 American 17 Oct 2014
Put Options Written 17,500 87.5000 American 18 Oct 2014
Put Options Written 1,300 87.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
Put Options Written 400 90.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
Put Options Written 87,600 90.0000 American 15 Jan 2016

Notes

1.Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell must also be given on this form.

2.For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Rules. If in doubt, consult the Panel.

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