FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Lerman Bradley E   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) SVP General Counsel & Corp Sec (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   42,458.855 D (1) 0 D

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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)

$ 62.76

01/26/2015

D

1,594

(2)

07/28/2024

Common stock

1,594

(2)

0

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 62.76

01/26/2015

D

39,835

(3)

07/28/2024

Common stock

39,835

(3)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Lerman Bradley E C/O MEDTRONIC INC, 710 MEDTRONIC PKWY MS LC300 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55432			SVP General Counsel & Corp Sec

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 631.855 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 unvested 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.
(3)	This option, which was unvested at the effective time of the Merger, was assumed by New Medtronic in the Merger and converted into an option to purchase 39,835 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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