UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest reported event): May 28, 2009

 

 

COVIDIEN LTD.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Bermuda		001-33259		98-0518045
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification Number)

Cherrywood Business Park

Block G, First Floor

Loughlinstown

Co. Dublin, Ireland

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 353 1 439-3000

 

 

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:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

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Item 8.01.

Other Events

Covidien Ltd. issued a press release on May 28, 2009, announcing that at today’s special general meeting of shareholders, its shareholders approved, among other things, a transaction which will effectively change Covidien’s place of incorporation from Bermuda to Ireland. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)

Exhibits.

 

99.1		Press Release, dated May 28, 2009.

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

Date: May 28, 2009

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated May 28, 2009.

 

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