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MEDTRONIC PLC
2021 Annual General Meeting
Vote by December 8, 2021 11:59 PM ET. For shares held in a
Plan, vote by December 6, 2021 11:59 PM ET.
MEDTRONIC PLC
ATTN: MARCY CAMAROTTO
710 MEDTRONIC PARKWAY MS LC300
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55432-5604
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You invested in MEDTRONIC PLC and it’s time to vote!
You have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the Annual General Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the
availability of proxy material for the shareholder meeting to be held on December 9, 2021.
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20 On Hatch
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December 9, 2021
2:00 PM local time, Dublin, Ireland
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Dublin 2
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This is an overview of the proposals being presented at the upcoming shareholder meeting. Please follow the instructions on the reverse side to vote these important matters.
Board
Recommends
1. Electing, by separate resolutions, the ten director nominees named in the proxy statement to hold office until the 2022
Annual General Meeting of Medtronic plc (the “Company”);
Nominees:
1a. Richard H. Anderson    For
1b. Craig Arnold    For
1c. Scott C. Donnelly    For
1d. Andrea J. Goldsmith, Ph.D.    For
1e. Randall J. Hogan, III    For
1f. Kevin E. Lofton    For
1g. Geoffrey S. Martha    For
1h. Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D.    For
1i. Denise M. O’Leary    For
1j. Kendall J. Powell    For
2. Ratifying, in a non-binding vote, the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2022 and authorizing, in a binding vote, the Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to set the auditor’s remuneration;    For
3.    Approving, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation;    For
4.    Approving, on an advisory basis, the frequency of Say-on-Pay votes;    1 Year
5.    Approving the new 2021 Medtronic plc Long Term Incentive Plan;    For
6.    Renewing the Board of Directors’ authority to issue shares under Irish law;    For
7.    Renewing the Board of Directors’ authority to opt out of pre-emption rights under Irish law;    For
8.    Authorizing the Company and any subsidiary of the Company to make overseas market purchases of Medtronic ordinary shares;    For
9. Transacting any other business that may properly come before the meeting.
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