UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): July 17, 2015

MEDTRONIC PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

20 On Hatch, Lower Hatch Street

Dublin 2, Ireland

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): +353 1 438-1700

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:

On January 26, 2015, pursuant to a transaction agreement dated as of June 15, 2014, Medtronic, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (“Medtronic, Inc.”) and Covidien public limited company, a public limited company organized under the laws of Ireland (now known as Covidien Limited) (“Covidien”) became subsidiaries of Medtronic Public Limited Company, a public limited company organized under the laws of Ireland (the “Company”). The Company is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K to file certain supplemental pro forma financial information in anticipation of filing a registration statement on Form S-4 to register debt securities that were issued by Medtronic, Inc., and that are guaranteed by the Company and Medtronic Global Holdings S.C.A., an entity organized under the laws of Luxembourg and a subsidiary of the Company.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of income of the Company for the fiscal year ended April 24, 2015 that give effect to the acquisition of Covidien are filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Exhibits

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.

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