UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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MEDTRONIC PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)

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October 22, 2015

Notice of Electronic Distribution of Proxy Materials

Electronic Annual Report and Proxy Statement. As in prior years, Medtronic’s 2015 Annual Report and Proxy Statement will be made available to all employee shareholders with email access online. In addition, as required by Irish law, Medtronic’s Irish Statutory Accounts for the year ended April 24, 2015, will be made available to all employee shareholders with email access online. On Thursday, October 22, 2015, the online materials will be available to view and print at http://www.medtronic.com/investors/annual-reports/. Electronic delivery saves Medtronic significant postage and processing costs.

You may access these proxy materials from any personal computer or terminal with internet access, including your personal computer at work. If you access the Proxy Statement, Annual Report and Irish Statutory Accounts from somewhere other than your workplace, there may be costs associated with electronic access, such as the typical usage charges from internet service providers and telephone companies. You are responsible for bearing these costs. Medtronic does not charge fees for electronic access.

We encourage you to use the internet to read and print the Annual Report, Proxy Statement and Irish Statutory Accounts. If you would like a paper copy, please see your email or paper notice. The phone number or email address and control number needed to make the request are on the notice.

Voting Your Shares. If you have a Medtronic email address, you will receive an email notice, rather than a proxy card, which will provide instructions on how to vote your shares. Voting is very simple through the internet or by telephone by following the instructions on the email notice or proxy card. This notice applies to any shares registered directly in your name or under your social security number whether held by book entry or share certificates through our transfer agent (which includes the 2014 Employees Stock Purchase Plan), through the U.S. 401(k) Plan, or the Employee Stock Ownership Plan. These shares are included in the total shares voted when you submit your proxy card or vote pursuant to the email notice.

If you do not have a Medtronic email address, a “Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials” (or “Notice”) containing instructions on how to access proxy materials will be mailed to you on or about October 22nd, and you will not automatically receive a printed copy of the proxy materials in the mail. Instead, the Notice instructs you on how to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials on the internet. The Notice also instructs you on how you may vote via the internet.

If you own Medtronic stock through a bank or brokerage account, those firms will mail you a separate Notice unless you notify them that you would like to receive the materials electronically or by printed copy by following the instructions on the Notice.

PLEASE POST THIS ANNOUNCEMENT

[Form of email notice sent by Broadridge to Medtronic shareholders participating in electronic delivery of proxy materials]

Important Notice Regarding the Medtronic 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders - Don’t Forget to Vote!

NOTICE - This is your notice of the 2015 MEDTRONIC plc Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. You are receiving this e-mail because you are enrolled for Electronic Delivery or you are an employee of MEDTRONIC plc with a MEDTRONIC plc e-mail account.

This e-mail contains instructions on how to access Medtronic’s Annual Report, Proxy Statement and Irish Statutory Accounts and on how to vote your shares. Please read the instructions carefully before proceeding.

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials

This e-mail represents all shares in the following account(s).

CONTROL NUMBER:

VIEWING ANNUAL REPORT, PROXY STATEMENT AND IRISH STATUTORY ACCOUNTS

- Please review the Medtronic Annual Report and Proxy Statement before voting. The Proxy Statement discusses the proposals to be voted on. To view the Annual Report, Proxy Statement and Irish Statutory Accounts, click on http://www.medtronic.com/annualmeeting.

Please note that Internet voting is not available at this site.

You can enter your voting instructions and view the shareholder material at the Internet site below. If your browser supports secure transactions, you will automatically be directed to a secure site.

https://www.proxyvote.com/00123456789012345

Internet voting is accepted until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on December 10, 2015 or, for shares held through the Medtronic plc Savings and Investment Plan and the Medtronic Puerto Rico Employees’ Savings and Investment Plan, no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on December 8, 2015.

To access ProxyVote.com, you will need the control number identified above and your four digit PIN:

You may also enter your voting instructions by touch-tone telephone at 1-800-690-6903. Telephone voting is accepted until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on December 10, 2015 or, for shares held through the Medtronic plc Savings and Investment Plan and the Medtronic Puerto Rico Employees’ Savings and Investment Plan, no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on December 8, 2015. You will be prompted to enter your Control Number listed above.

If you are a Medtronic employee, this e-mail covers shares registered directly in your name or under your social security number, and the holdings from your U.S. employee benefit plans. These shares are included in the total shares voted when you submit your proxy card or vote pursuant to the e-mail notice. If you receive more than one e-mail, it generally means that your holdings include other names or different spellings of your name, and you must vote under all e-mails to vote all shares.

You may also vote in person at the Medtronic plc Annual Meeting. To attend, please register at https://www.proxyvote.com. Bring your printed ticket or proof of ownership of ordinary shares to the meeting.

CHANGING YOUR ENROLLMENT - To view, cancel or change your enrollment profile, please go to http://enroll.icsdelivery.com/mdt

There are no charges for this service. There may be costs associated with electronic access, such as usage charges from Internet access providers and telephone companies, which must be paid by the shareholder.

Questions regarding this communication should be directed to your advisor or the company’s Investor Relations department. For questions specific to the proxyvote.com website, please reply to this email and include the original text and subject line for identification purposes.

*** Exercise Your Right to Vote ***

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on December 11, 2015.

		MEDTRONIC PLC		Meeting Information
				Meeting Type:            Annual General Meeting
				For holders as of:       October 12, 2015
				Date:    December 11, 2015      Time:  8:00 AM Local Time
				Location:  Conrad Dublin Hotel
				Earlsfort Terrace
				Dublin 2, Ireland
		MEDTRONIC PLC ATTN: RHONDA INGALSBE 710 MEDTRONIC PARKWAY MS LC310 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55432-5604		You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the company named above.   This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com, scan the QR Barcode on the reverse side, or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side).   We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.
				See the reverse side of this notice to obtain proxy materials   and voting instructions.

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR

the following proposals: