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Notice of Annual General Meeting and Important Notice Regarding the Availability
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| COVIDIEN PLC | Meeting Information | |||
| Meeting Type: Annual Meeting For holders as of: January 12, 2011 Date: March 15, 2011 Time: 11:00 a.m. local time Location: The Conrad Dublin Hotel Earlsfort Terrace Dublin 2, Ireland
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| Voting Items |
| The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the nominees listed under Item 1.
Item 1 — Election of Directors
NOMINEES:
1a) Craig Arnold
1b) Robert H. Brust
1c) John M. Connors, Jr.
1d) Christopher J. Coughlin
1e) Timothy M. Donahue
1f) Kathy J. Herbert
1g) Randall J. Hogan, III
1h) Richard J. Meelia
1i) Dennis H. Reilley
1j) Tadataka Yamada
1k) Joseph A. Zaccagnino |
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR Items 2, 3 and 4.
Item 2 — Appoint the Independent Auditors and authorize the Audit Committee to set the auditors’ remuneration.
Item 3 — Effect a one-for-one hundred reverse split followed by a one hundred-for-one forward split of the Company’s ordinary shares.
Item 4 — An advisory vote to approve executive compensation.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR 3 years.
Item 5 — An advisory vote on the frequency of executive compensation votes. |