Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 9, 2011

 

 

COVIDIEN PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Ireland   001-33259   98-0624794

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

20 On Hatch, Lower Hatch Street

Dublin 2, Ireland

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

+353 (1) 438-1700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 9, 2011, Kathy J. Herbert, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, notified the Board of her decision not to stand for re-election at the Company’s 2012 annual general meeting of shareholders. This decision is not the result of any disagreement between Ms. Herbert and the Company or its management. The Company and the Board expressed their appreciation for Ms. Herbert’s service to the Board and the Company.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

COVIDIEN PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
By:  

/s/ John W. Kapples

  John W. Kapples
  Vice President and Corporate Secretary

Date: December 13, 2011