Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Ellis Gary Lee
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MEDTRONIC INC [MDT]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O MEDTRONIC INC,, 710 MEDTRONIC PKWY MS LC300
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/26/2015
(Street)

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55432
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common stock 01/26/2015   D   171,236.483 D (1) 0 D  
Common stock 01/26/2015   D   5,092.754 D (1) 0 I 401(k)
Common stock 01/26/2015   D   7,631.155 D (1) 0 I ESOP

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock option (right to buy) $ 56.74 01/26/2015   D     37,011   (2) 10/19/2015 Common stock 37,011 (2) 0 D  
Employee Stock option (right to buy) $ 48.7 01/26/2015   D     41,068   (3) 10/30/2016 Common stock 41,068 (3) 0 D  
Employee Stock option (right to buy) $ 47.77 01/26/2015   D     41,868   (4) 10/29/2017 Common stock 41,868 (4) 0 D  
Employee Stock option (right to buy) $ 36.24 01/26/2015   D     55,188   (5) 10/27/2018 Common stock 55,188 (5) 0 D  
Employee Stock option (right to buy) $ 35.92 01/26/2015   D     50,112   (6) 08/03/2019 Common stock 50,112 (6) 0 D  
Employee Stock option (right to buy) $ 37.53 01/26/2015   D     70,984   (7) 08/02/2020 Common stock 70,984 (7) 0 D  
Employee Stock option (right to buy) $ 34.88 01/26/2015   D     91,744   (8) 08/01/2021 Common stock 91,744 (8) 0 D  
Employee Stock option (right to buy) $ 38.81 01/26/2015   D     82,453   (9) 07/30/2022 Common stock 82,453 (9) 0 D  
Employee Stock option (right to buy) $ 41.6 01/26/2015   D     2,404   (10) 10/29/2022 Common stock 2,404 (10) 0 D  
Employee Stock option (right to buy) $ 55.32 01/26/2015   D     60,250   (11) 07/29/2023 Common stock 60,250 (11) 0 D  
Employee Stock option (right to buy) $ 55.32 01/26/2015   D     1,808   (12) 07/29/2023 Common stock 1,808 (12) 0 D  
Employee Stock option (right to buy) $ 62.76 01/26/2015   D     71,192   (13) 07/28/2024 Common stock 71,192 (13) 0 D  
Employee Stock option (right to buy) $ 62.76 01/26/2015   D     1,594   (14) 07/28/2024 Common stock 1,594 (14) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Ellis Gary Lee
C/O MEDTRONIC INC,
710 MEDTRONIC PKWY MS LC300
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55432
      EVP & Chief Financial Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ Rhonda L. Ingalsbe, Attorney-in-fact   01/28/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents shares of Medtronic, Inc. ("Medtronic"), including a balance increase of 785.616 shares since the officer's last Form 4 filing due to exempt transactions such as dividend reinvestment, disposed of pursuant to the merger (the "Merger") of a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medtronic plc ("New Medtronic") with and into Medtronic, with Medtronic surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Medtronic, in exchange for ordinary shares of New Medtronic, which was consummated after and conditioned on New Medtronic's acquisition of Covidien plc, by means of a "scheme of arrangement", an Irish statutory procedure under the Companies Act of 1963. At the effective time of the Merger, each Medtronic common share was cancelled and converted into the right to receive one New Medtronic ordinary share. Under the terms of the Merger, the officer received cash in lieu of fractional shares of New Medtronic and restricted stock units were rounded up to the nearest whole share.
(2) This option, which was fully vested at the effective time of the Merger, was assumed by New Medtronic in the Merger and converted into an option to purchase 37,011 ordinary shares of New Medtronic for $56.74 per share with the same terms and conditions as the original Medtronic stock option.
(3) This option, which was fully vested at the effective time of the Merger, was assumed by New Medtronic in the Merger and converted into an option to purchase 41,068 ordinary shares of New Medtronic for $48.70 per share with the same terms and conditions as the original Medtronic stock option.
(4) This option, which was fully vested at the effective time of the Merger, was assumed by New Medtronic in the Merger and converted into an option to purchase 41,868 ordinary shares of New Medtronic for $47.77 per share with the same terms and conditions as the original Medtronic stock option.
(5) This option, which was fully vested at the effective time of the Merger, was assumed by New Medtronic in the Merger and converted into an option to purchase 55,188 ordinary shares of New Medtronic for $36.24 per share with the same terms and conditions as the original Medtronic stock option.
(6) This option, which was fully vested at the effective time of the Merger, was assumed by New Medtronic in the Merger and converted into an option to purchase 50,112 ordinary shares of New Medtronic for $35.92 per share with the same terms and conditions as the original Medtronic stock option.
(7) This option, which was fully vested at the effective time of the Merger, was assumed by New Medtronic in the Merger and converted into an option to purchase 70,984 ordinary shares of New Medtronic for $37.53 per share with the same terms and conditions as the original Medtronic stock option.
(8) This option, which was partially vested at the effective time of the Merger, was assumed by New Medtronic in the Merger and converted into an option to purchase 91,744 ordinary shares of New Medtronic for $34.88 per share with the same terms and conditions as the original Medtronic stock option.
(9) This option, which was partially vested at the effective time of the Merger, was assumed by New Medtronic in the Merger and converted into an option to purchase 82,453 ordinary shares of New Medtronic for $38.81 per share with the same terms and conditions as the original Medtronic stock option.
(10) This option, which was partially vested at the effective time of the Merger, was assumed by New Medtronic in the Merger and converted into an option to purchase 2,404 ordinary shares of New Medtronic for $41.60 per share with the same terms and conditions as the original Medtronic stock option.
(11) This option, which was partially vested at the effective time of the Merger, was assumed by New Medtronic in the Merger and converted into an option to purchase 60,250 ordinary shares of New Medtronic for $55.32 per share with the same terms and conditions as the original Medtronic stock option.
(12) This option, which was partially vested at the effective time of the Merger, was assumed by New Medtronic in the Merger and converted into an option to purchase 1,808 ordinary shares of New Medtronic for $55.32 per share with the same terms and conditions as the original Medtronic stock option.
(13) This option, which was partially vested at the effective time of the Merger, was assumed by New Medtronic in the Merger and converted into an option to purchase 71,192 ordinary shares of New Medtronic for $62.76 per share with the same terms and conditions as the original Medtronic stock option.
(14) This option, which was partially vested at the effective time of the Merger, was assumed by New Medtronic in the Merger and converted into an option to purchase 1,594 ordinary shares of New Medtronic for $62.76 per share with the same terms and conditions as the original Medtronic stock option.

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