X0303 4 2010-03-16 0001385187 Covidien plc COV 0001219353 HERBERT KATHY J C/O COVIDIEN 15 HAMPSHIRE STREET MANSFIELD MA 02048 1 Ordinary Shares 2010-03-16 4 A 0 2681 0 A 11415 D Consists of restricted stock units that vest in their entirety as of the date of the Company's 2011 Annual Meeting and settle in ordinary shares upon vesting. The Reporting Person will receive dividend equivalent stock units in connection with this award. By: Patricia Dolan, Attorney in Fact 2010-03-18