FORM 8.3

                             IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

   DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER
                           RULES, 2007 (AS AMENDED)

 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR
                                     MORE

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1)                          Pentwater Capital
                                                         Management LP

Company dealt in                                         Covidien Plc

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being   $0.20 Ordinary
disclosed relate (Note 2)                                Shares

Date of dealing                                          August 15, 2014

2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in(Note 3)

Class of relevant security:                   Ordinary shares

                                     Interests            Short positions

                                  Number         %        Number         %

(1) Relevant security            2,988,700     0.66%

(2) Derivatives (other than
options):

(3) Options and agreements to    1,600,000     0.35%     5,100,000     1.13%
purchase/sell:

TOTAL:                           4,588,700     1.01%     5,100,000     1.13%

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:

                                     Interests            Short positions

                                    Number        %        Number         %

(1) Relevant security

(2) Derivatives (other than
options):

(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell:

TOTAL:

3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

            Purchase/sale              Number of relevant  Price per unit (Note
                                           securities               5)

Purchase                               60,000              86.92 USD

Purchase                               200,000             86.95 USD

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)

    Product description      Nature of transaction   Number of   Price per unit
         e.g. CFD                  (Note 6)          relevant       (Note 5)
                                                    securities
                                                      (Note 7)


(c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name e.g.  Writing,   Number of  Exercise    Type     Expiry   Option
   call option     selling,   securities   price     e.g.      date    money
                  purchasing,  to which            American,           paid/
                    varying     option             European           received
                     etc.      relates               etc.             per unit

Put Option        Written     200,000    82.50 USD American  19 Sep   0.83 USD
                                                             14

Put Option        Written     500,000    85.00 USD American  19 Sep   1.33 USD
                                                             14

Put Option        Written     400,000    87.50 USD American  19 Sept  2.23 USD
                                                             14

Call Option       Purchased   500,000    90.00 USD American  17 Oct   2.12 USD
                                                             14

Put Option        Written     1,000,000  80.00 USD American  17 Oct   1.63 USD
                                                             14

Put Option        Purchased   1,000,000  85.00 USD American  17 Oct   3.12 USD
                                                             14

Put Option        Purchased   500,000    85.00 USD American  17 Oct   3.42 USD
                                                             14

(ii) Exercising

             Product name                   Number of      Exercise price per
           e.g. call option                securities        unit (Note 5)

Call option assigned                   450,000             82.50

Put option assigned                    97,700              87.50

(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities.
(Note4)

          Nature of transaction                Details        Price per unit
                (Note 8)                                     (if applicable)
                                                                 (Note 5)


4. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any
relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to
the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant
securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If
none, this should be stated.


Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                         YES

Date of disclosure:                     August 21, 2014

Contact name:                           Neal Nenadovic

Telephone number:                       (312) 589-6405

If a connected EFM, name of offeree/
offeror with which connected

If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)

                                                         SUPPLEMENTALFORM8

                            IRISHTAKEOVERPANEL

DISCLOSUREUNDERRULE8.1ANDRULE8.3OFTHEIRISHTAKEOVERPANEL ACT,1997,TAKEOVER
                          RULES,2007(ASAMENDED)

                          DETAILSOFOPENPOSITIONS

 (ThisformshouldbeattachedtoForm8.1(a)&(b)(i),Form8.1(b)(ii)orForm8.3,as
                               appropriate)

OPENPOSITIONS(Note 1)

Productname,   Writtenor  Numberofrelevant  Exercise Type,e.g.    Expiry
e.g.calloption purchased  securitiestowhich price    American,    date
                          theoptionor       (Note 2) Europeanetc.
                          derivativerelates

Put option     written    200,000           82.50    American     19 Sep
                                            USD                   14

Put option     written    500,000           85.00    American     19 Sep
                                            USD                   14

Put option     written    400,000           87.50    American     19 Sep
                                            USD                   14

Put option     written    500,000           80.00    American     17 Oct
                                            USD                   14

Call option    written    (1,000,000)       90.00    American     17 Oct
                                            USD                   14

Call option    written    (350,000)         92.50    American     17 Oct
                                            USD                   14

Call option    written    (350,000)         95.00    American     17 Oct
                                            USD                   14

Put option     purchased  (500,000)         80.00    American     17 Oct
                                            USD                   14

Put option     purchased  (100,000)         82.50    American     17 Oct
                                            USD                   14

Put option     purchased  (2,700,000)       85.00    American     17 Oct
                                            USD                   14

Put option     purchased  (200,000)         82.50    American     17 Jan
                                            USD                   15

Put option     purchased  (100,000)         90.00    American     15 Jan
                                            USD                   16

Notes

1. Wherethereareopenoptionpositionsoropenderivativepositions (exceptfor
CFDs),fulldetailsshouldbegiven.Fulldetailsofany existingagreementsto
purchaseortosellmustalsobegivenonthisform.

2. Forallpricesandothermonetaryamounts,thecurrencymustbestated.

For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Rules. If in
doubt, consult the Panel.