X0306 4 2015-05-01 false 0001613103 Medtronic plc MDT 0001278408 POZEN ROBERT C MFS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 500 BOYLSTON BOSTON MA 02116 true false false false Phantom Stock 2015-05-01 4 A false 321 75.6 A Ordinary Shares 321 21553 D Each share of phantom stock represents the right to receive the cash value of one share of MDT common stock. Shares of phantom stock and dividend equivalents are payable in cash upon retirement or the reporting person's termination. The reporting person may transfer his phantom stock account into an alterntative investment account at any time. Rhonda L. Ingalsbe, Attorney-in-fact 2015-05-05