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  0001473812
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0001613103
  Medtronic plc
  001-36820
  BUILDING TWO PARKMORE BUSINESS PARK WEST
  GALWAY
  L2
  1
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  Wall Brett A.
  Officer
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  9850
  792038.50
  1282285681
  01/08/2025
  NYSE
  Common
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  Stock Option Exercise
  Issuer
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  05/28/2021
  Cash
  Common
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  Stock Option Exercise
  Issuer
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  06/18/2021
  Cash
  Common
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  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
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  Compensation
  Common
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  Issuer
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  Compensation
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  Issuer
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  Cash
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  10/10/2024
  /s/ Gary Redman, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Brett Wall