Medtronic plc
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Proxy Statement - Form DEF 14A
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The fees earned or paid in the cash column represent the amount of the annual retainer and annual cash stipend for Board and committee service. The annual cash retainer, annual cash stipend and special committee fees are paid in two installments - in the middle and at the end of a fiscal year. The annual cash retainer and annual cash stipend are reduced by 25% if a non-employee director does not attend at least 75% of the total meetings of the Board and Board committees on which such director served during the relevant year. The table on page 20 of this proxy statement under the section entitled "Committees of the Board and Meetings" shows the committees on which the individual directors serve.
All financial performance amounts for Medtronic and the comparison companies are based on GAAP as reported amounts as of the last completed fiscal year-end.
The overall design of our FY24 executive annual total rewards program is illustrated below:
Medtronic provides broad-based benefit plans to all of its employees, including the same programs for NEOs. All employees participate in the same health care plans, and we do not provide NEOs with any different or additional benefit plans except for a business allowance of $24,000 for U.S.-based NEOs and $40,000 for the CEO. Our business allowance policy is described in detail below.
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2022 Proxy Statement and Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders
PROXY
STATEMENT
and Notice of 2024 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024 - 8:00 a.m. local time -Galway, Ireland
Notice of Annual General Meeting
Thursday, October 17, 2024
8:00 a.m. local time
The g Hotel and Spa, Wellpark, Galway City, Ireland
MEETING AGENDA
1.Electing, by separate resolutions, the ten director nominees named in the proxy statement to hold office until the 2025 Annual General Meeting of Medtronic plc (the "Company");
2.Ratifying, in a non-binding vote, the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent auditor for fiscal year 2025 and authorizing, in a binding vote, the Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to set the auditor's remuneration;
3.Approving, on an advisory basis, the Company's executive compensation;
4.Renewing the Board of Directors' authority to issue shares under Irish law;
5.Renewing the Board of Directors' authority to opt out of pre-emption rights under Irish law;
6.Authorizing the Company and any subsidiary of the Company to make overseas market purchases of Medtronic ordinary shares;
7.Receiving and considering the Company's Irish Statutory Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended April 26, 2024 and the reports of the directors and auditors thereon, and reviewing the affairs of the Company; and
8.Transacting any other business that may properly come before the meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof.
Proposals 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 above are ordinary resolutions requiring a simple majority of the votes cast at the meeting to be approved. Proposal 5 is a special resolution requiring at least 75% of the votes cast at the meeting to be approved. All proposals are more fully described in this proxy statement. There is no requirement under Irish law that Medtronic's Irish Statutory Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended April 26, 2024, or the directors' and auditor's reports thereon be approved by the shareholders, and no such approval will be sought at the Annual General Meeting.
RECORD DATE
Shareholders of record at the close of business on August 23, 2024, will be entitled to vote at the meeting.
ONLINE PROXY DELIVERY AND VOTING
As permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, we are making this proxy statement, the Company's annual report to shareholders, and our Irish statutory financial statements available to our shareholders electronically via the Internet. We believe electronic delivery expedites your receipt of materials, reduces the environmental impact of our Annual General Meeting and reduces costs significantly. The Notice Regarding Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the "Notice") contains instructions on how you can access the proxy materials and how to vote online. If you received the Notice by mail, you will not receive a printed copy of the proxy materials unless you request one in accordance with the instructions provided in the Notice. The Notice will be mailed to shareholders on or about September 5, 2024 and will provide instructions on how you may access and review the proxy materials on the Internet and how to vote.
ADMISSION TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
If you wish to attend the Annual General Meeting, you must be a shareholder on the record date and either request an admission ticket in advance by visiting www.proxyvote.comand following the instructions provided (you will need the control number included on your proxy card, voter instruction form or Notice), or bring proof of ownership of ordinary shares to the meeting. Tickets will be issued to registered and beneficial owners and to one guest accompanying each registered or beneficial owner.
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August 9, 2024
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Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on October 17, 2024: This proxy statement, the Company's 2024 Annual Report to Shareholders and our Irish Statutory Financial Statements for the year ended April 26, 2024, are available at www.proxyvote.com.
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If possible, please vote your shares over the internet using the instructions found in the Notice. Alternatively, you may request a printed copy of the proxy materials and vote using the toll-free telephone number on the proxy card or by marking, signing, dating and mailing your proxy form in the postage-paid envelope that will be provided. Voting by any of these methods will not limit your right to vote during the Annual General Meeting. All proxies will be forwarded to the Company's registered office electronically.
Under New York Stock Exchange rules, if you hold your shares in "street" name through a brokerage account, your broker will NOT be able to vote your shares on non-routine matters being considered at the Annual General Meeting unless you have given instructions to your broker prior to the meeting on how to vote your shares. Proposals 1 and 3 are considered non-routine matters under New York Stock Exchange rules. This means that you must give specific voting instructions to your broker on how to vote your shares so that your vote can be counted.
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Table of Contents
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PROXY SUMMARY
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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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AUDIT AND NON-AUDIT FEES
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72
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PROPOSAL 1
Election of Directors
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PROPOSAL 2
Non-Binding Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditor and Binding Authorization of the Board of Directors, Acting Through the Audit Committee, to Set Auditor Remuneration
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Directors and Nominees
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
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Corporate Governance Principles
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Board Performance Evaluations
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PROPOSAL 3
Advisory Resolution to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation ("Say-On-Pay")
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Lead Independent Director and Chairman; Executive Sessions
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Board Role in Risk Oversight
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Compensation Risk Assessment
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Committees of the Board and Meetings
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PROPOSAL 4
Renewal of the Board's Authority to Issue Shares Under Irish Law
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Director Independence
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Related Party Transactions and Other Matters
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Complaint Procedure; Communications with Directors
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Codes of Conduct
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PROPOSAL 5
Renewal of the Board Authority to Opt Out of Statutory Pre-Emption Rights Under Irish Law
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Director Compensation
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SHARE OWNERSHIP INFORMATION
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Significant Shareholders
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PROPOSAL 6
Authorization of the Company and Any Subsidiary of the Company to Make Overseas Market Purchases of Medtronic Ordinary Shares
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Beneficial Ownership of Management
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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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Executive Summary
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Process
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Voting by Proxy
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Fiscal Year 2024 Compensation Program Designs
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How Proxies Will Be Voted
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Fiscal Year 2024 Compensation Decisions
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Voting at the Meeting
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Executive Compensation Governance Practices and Policies
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Admission to the Meeting
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Other Benefits and Perquisites
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OTHER INFORMATION
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
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Expenses of Solicitation
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Shareholder Proposals and Director Nominations
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
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Delivery of Documents to Shareholders Sharing an Address
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2024 Summary Compensation Table
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Other
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2024 Grants of Plan-Based Awards
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2024 Awards at Fiscal Year End
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APPENDIX A
Financial and Non-GAAP Reconciliations
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2024 Option Exercises and Stock Vested
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2024 Pension Benefits
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2024 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
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Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change of Control
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Equity Compensation Plan Information
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2024 CEO Pay Ratio
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2024 Pay Versus Performance
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This proxy statement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words like "anticipate," "expect," "project," "believe," "plan," "may," "estimate," "intend" and other similar words. Forward-looking statements in this proxy statement include, but are not limited to, statements regarding individual and Company performance objectives and targets, statements relating to the benefits of Medtronic's acquisitions, product launches and business strategies, and Medtronic's intent to return capital to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases. These and other forward-looking statements are based on the Company's beliefs, assumptions and estimates using information available to us at the time and are not intended to be guarantees of future events or performance. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the statements in this proxy statement can be found in Medtronic's periodic reports on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this proxy statement and undue reliance should not be placed on these statements. Medtronic disclaims any intention or obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. This cautionary statement is applicable to all forward-looking statements contained in this document.
MEDTRONIC I2024 Proxy Statement
Proxy Summary
This summary highlights information described in more detail elsewhere in this proxy statement. It does not contain all of the information that you should consider, and you should read the entire proxy statement carefully before voting.
2024 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
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Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. Local Time
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September 5, 2024
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August 23, 2024
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Advance Voting Methods and Deadlines
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Internet
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Go to http://www.proxyvote.com and follow the instructions (have your proxy card or internet notice in hand when you access the website) |
Internet and telephone voting are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week up to these deadlines:
Shares held through the Medtronic Savings and Investment Plan and the Medtronic Puerto Rico Employees' Savings and Investment Plan - 11:59 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on October 15, 2024
Registered Shareholders or Beneficial Owners - 11:59 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on October 16, 2024
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Dial 1-800-690-6903 and follow the instructions (have your proxy card or internet notice in hand when you call) |
Shares held through the Medtronic Savings and Investment Plan and the Medtronic Puerto Rico Employees' Savings and Investment Plan - 11:59 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on October 15, 2024
Registered Shareholders or Beneficial Owners - 11:59 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on October 16, 2024
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If you received paper copies of our proxy materials, mark your selections on the enclosed proxy card
•Date and sign your name exactly as it appears on proxy card
•Promptly mail the proxy card in the enclosed postage-paid envelope
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Return promptly to ensure it is received before the date of the Annual General Meeting
Shares held through the Medtronic Savings and Investment Plan and the Medtronic Puerto Rico Employees' Savings and Investment Plan - 11:59 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on October 15, 2024
Registered Shareholders or Beneficial Owners - 11:59 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on October 16, 2024
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MEDTRONIC I2024 Proxy Statement 1
Questions and Answers About Attending Our Annual General Meeting and Voting
The Company encourages you to review the questions and answers about the Annual General Meeting and voting beginning on page 82 to learn more about the rules and procedures surrounding the proxy and Annual General Meeting process, as well as the business to be conducted at the Annual General Meeting. If you plan to attend the Annual General Meeting in person, please direct your attention to the information following "Admission to the Meeting" on page 83.
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IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, YOU MUST EITHER REQUEST AN ADMISSION TICKET IN ADVANCE OR BRING PROOF OF OWNERSHIP OF ORDINARY SHARES TO THE MEETING.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT! PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE AND PLAY A PART IN THE FUTURE OF MEDTRONIC.
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Voting Matters and Board Recommendations
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| Proposal 1 - | To elect, by separate resolutions, the ten director nominees named in the proxy statement to hold office until the 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Company |
"FOR"all
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Page 11
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| Proposal 2 - | To ratify, in a non-binding vote, the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent auditor for fiscal year 2025 and to authorize, in a binding vote, the Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to set the auditor's remuneration | "FOR" |
Page 73
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| Proposal 3 - | To approve in a non-binding advisory vote, named executive officer compensation (a "Say-on-Pay" vote) | "FOR" |
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| Proposal 4 - | To renew the Board's authority to issue shares |
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| Proposal 5 - | To renew the Board's authority to opt out of pre-emption rights | "FOR" |
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| Proposal 6 - | Authorizing the Company and any subsidiary of the Company to make overseas market purchases of Medtronic ordinary shares | "FOR" |
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MEDTRONIC I2024 Proxy Statement 2
Director Nominees
You are being asked to vote, by separate resolutions, on the election of the following ten Directors. Each Director nominee is elected annually by a majority of votes cast. Detailed information about each Director's background, skill sets and areas of expertise can be found beginning on page 12.
| Committee Memberships Upon Completion of the 2024 AGM |
Other Current Public
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Craig Arnold (2)
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64 | 2015 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Eaton Corporation | Y | C | M | 1 | |||
| Scott C. Donnelly | 62 | 2013 | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Textron, Inc. | Y | M | M | M | 1 | ||
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Lidia L. Fonseca (3)
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Executive Vice President, Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Pfizer, Inc. | Y | M | M | 1 | |||
| Andrea J. Goldsmith, Ph.D. | 59 | 2019 | Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Princeton University | Y | M | C | 2 | |||
| Randall J. Hogan, III | 68 | 2015 | Chairman of Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. | Y | M | C | 1 | |||
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Gregory P. Lewis (4)
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| Kevin E. Lofton | 69 | 2020 | Retired Chief Executive Officer of CommonSpirit Health | Y | M | C | 0 | |||
| Geoffrey S. Martha | 54 | 2019 | Chief Executive Officer of Medtronic plc | N | 1 | |||||
| Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D. | 72 | 2014 |
Medical Advisor (Part-Time), Opko Health, Inc.
Executive Vice President, Strategy (Part-Time), ModeX Therapeutics
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| Kendall J. Powell | 70 | 2007 | Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of General Mills, Inc. | Y | M | M | M | 0 |
(1)As of July 10, 2024.
(2)Lead Independent Director.
(3)Denise M. O'Leary, a current member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, was not nominated for reelection at the 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) but will continue to serve on the Committee until her current term ends at the close of the 2024 AGM. Upon completion of the 2024 AGM, Ms. Fonseca will succeed Ms. O'Leary as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and transition off the Compensation Committee.
(4)Denise M. O'Leary, the current Chair of the Audit Committee, was not nominated for reelection at the 2024 AGM but will continue to serve as Chair of the Audit Committee until her current term ends at the close of the 2024 AGM. Upon completion of the 2024 AGM, Mr. Lewis will succeed Ms. O'Leary as Chair of the Audit Committee.
| AC: | Audit Committee | NCGC: | Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee | C: | Chair |
| CC: | Compensation Committee | QC: | Quality Committee | M: | Member |
| FFRC: | Finance and Financial Risk Committee | STC: | Science and Technology Committee |
MEDTRONIC I2024 Proxy Statement 3
Corporate Governance Highlights
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Strong Lead Independent Director See page 17 |
Annual Board and Committee Evaluation Processes See page 17 |
Robust Risk Management Program See page 18 |
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Stock Ownership Guidelines for Named Executive Officers and Directors See pages 28 and 44 |
Annual Board of Director Elections and Majority Voting for Directors See page 3 |
Regular Executive Sessions of Independent Directors See page 17 |
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ESG Oversight Responsibility See page 10 |
Sustainability and ESG Highlights See page 9 |
Corporate Governance Principles
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High Ethical Standards Established in Written Policies and Actions (Includes Principles of Corporate Governance, Codes of Conduct, U.S. Patient Privacy Principles, Political Contribution Policy, Social Media Guidelines, Human Rights Policies, Artificial Intelligence Principles and Policies Regarding Environmental, Health and Safety and the Use of Animals)
See page 26 and our investor relations website |
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2024Nominee Director Board Composition
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Average Tenure
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2024 Nominee Director Board Skills
| Skills/Experience | Arnold | Donnelly | Fonseca | Goldsmith | Hogan | Lewis | Lofton | Martha | Nabel | Powell |
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Skills Matrix - Definitions
Executive Leadership- Current or former CEO, COO or equivalent
Finance/Accounting/Strategic Transactions- Current or former CFO or chief accounting officer; Audit Committee Financial Expert; other finance or accounting expertise and experience; M&A or equivalent
Healthcare Industry-Experience in the healthcare industry, including as a physician/clinician
Technology and Innovation-Current or former chief R&D officer or equivalent; CEO or COO of a large, complex technology company; experience as a senior-level scientist or technology leader
MEDTRONIC I2024 Proxy Statement 5
Legal/Regulatory/Risk Management/Government-Current or former chief legal, regulatory or risk officer or equivalent; prior service as a high-level government official or regulator
Global Operations-Management of or responsibility for large, complex global operations
Cybersecurity/IT-Expertise and experience in cybersecurity or information technology; CIO, CISO or equivalent
Consumer/Marketing/Brand Management-Expertise and experience in consumer marketing or brand management
Director Selection and Onboarding Process
As part of its ongoing board refreshment process, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has primary responsibility for identifying and evaluating candidates for appointment to the Company's Board of Directors. Qualified individuals are also identified through independent third party search firms, independent recommendations, and from outreach through non-traditional channels to ensure a broad and diverse pool of candidates. Candidates engage in a rigorous review and interview process with the Company's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, as well as with other members of the Board of Directors, including the Lead Independent Director. Candidates are assessed on such items as diversity of background including relevant skills, industry and other experience, and personal attributes, and an in-depth due diligence process is also conducted to ensure independence and integrity. At the conclusion of assessment and due diligence processes, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee presents qualified candidates to the full Board of Directors for review and approval. The Board of Directors has adopted a formal Board Diversity Policy to publicly codify the importance of and commitment to diverse representation on the Board of Directors. When a person joins the Board of Directors, the Company provides comprehensive written materials and onboarding sessions for the new Director. The sessions include meeting individually with senior executive officers in order to gain additional insight into the Company's operations and strategic priorities.
Shareholder Outreach on Governance
The Company recognizes the value of shareholder engagement and takes a proactive approach to shareholder outreach on governance matters. Every year, the company has dialogue with many of its institutional investors, and specifically seeks input on governance, executive compensation, and strategic issues, as well as understanding their concerns and addressing their questions. The Company brings feedback from its shareholders to the Board; such feedback is instrumental to the Board's decision-making process.
ENGAGEMENT CYCLE
Fiscal Year 2024 Performance Highlights
Medtronic is the leading global healthcare technology company, boldly attacking the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions, and united by its Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life for millions of people around the world.
Fiscal year 2024 ("FY24") was a year where Medtronic took a meaningful step forward advancing its pipeline, implementing its comprehensive transformation, and delivering financial results against its commitments. The Company executed on its strategy of leading through innovation-driven growth in markets where the Company can make a difference for patients and companies. It made progress on accelerating innovation, leveraging its scale, and executing with excellence and accountability.
In FY24, Medtronic produced record revenue of $32.4 billion, an increase of 3.6% as reported and 5.2% organic. The Company delivered mid-single digit organic revenue growth every quarter, and its revenue growth was 1 percentage point above the midpoint of its initial guidance at the start of the year. The Cardiovascular, Neuroscience, and Medical Surgical segments all grew mid-single digits, with Diabetes growing high-single digits, all on an organic basis. New product innovation drove the growth acceleration in FY24, and it is expected to contribute to the Company's durable mid-single digit growth going forward. The
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Company is entering new product cycles in several important growth markets in MedTech, including cardiac ablation, neuromodulation, hypertension, robotics, and diabetes.
FY24 GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.76 decreased 2%, and non-GAAP diluted EPS of $5.20 also decreased 2%. Non-GAAP diluted EPS finished 15 cents above the midpoint of the Company's initial guidance at the start of the year. The decrease in non-GAAP diluted EPS was expected and driven by impacts from inflation on cost of goods sold, foreign currency translation, increased incentive plan funding versus the prior year, and higher income tax rates. The cumulative impact of these headwinds is expected to lessen going forward. In addition, the Company continues to execute its ongoing cost savings programs in operations and supply chain, as well as drive efficiencies in its overhead spend. As a result, the Company expects accelerating non-GAAP diluted EPS growth in FY25. FY24 cash flow from operations was $6.8 billion. FY24 free cash flow was $5.2 billion, an increase of 14% and representing free cash flow conversion from non-GAAP net earnings of 75%, driven by improvements in working capital. In FY24, Medtronic returned $5.5 billion to its shareholders as it continued to meet its commitment of returning a minimum of 50% of its free cash flow to its shareholders.
Medtronic had numerous highlights across several categories in FY24, including:
•Comprehensive Transformation - the Company's comprehensive transformation that it has been executing - including streamlining the operating model, revising incentives, and instilling a performance-driven culture - have enhanced operating health and are leading to more durable financial performance;
•Scientific Evidence and Product Pipeline - advanced innovation pipeline with over 190 active clinical trials conducted in FY24, as well as approximately 130 regulatory approvals across the U.S., Europe, Japan, and China; this included U.S. FDA approval for Symplicity Spyral™ renal denervation system for hypertension, Evolut™ FX+ TAVR system, and Inceptiv™ closed-loop spinal cord stimulator, and CE Mark for Evolut™ FX TAVR system and MiniMed™ 780G System with Simplera Sync™ CGM;
•Product Launches - commenced several key U.S. product launches, including the MiniMed™ 780G system in Diabetes; the PulseSelect™ pulsed field ablation (PFA) system, Micra™ AV2 and Micra™ VR2 leadless pacemakers, and Aurora EV-ICD™ system in Cardiovascular; and the Percept™ RC neurostimulator with BrainSense™ technology in Neuroscience;
•Future Innovation Investment - spent $2.7 billion on research and development to fuel innovative product pipeline, with disproportionate investment in the highest growth opportunities, including Cardiac Ablation Solutions, Structural Heart, Hypertension, Neurovascular, Surgical Robotics, and Diabetes;
•Portfolio Management - announced decision to exit the increasingly unprofitable ventilator product line and retain and combine the remaining Patient Monitoring and Respiratory Interventions businesses into one business called Acute Care and Monitoring;
•Product Quality - continued progress on comprehensive quality transformation; reduced number of patients affected by quality-related events by 95%; reduced Class 1 recalls by 25%;
•Sustainability - included for third consecutive year in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) as one of the world's leading companies for sustainability; named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere for second consecutive year; appointed Chief Sustainability Officer for the Company;
•Healthcare Access - Medtronic LABS has screened over 1.9 million people, with over 160,000 lives improved, over 9,000 healthcare workers trained, and over 244,000 patients enrolled;
•Health Equity - results of the SMART Trial, the largest transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) trial to date to enroll primarily women, were published in The New England Journal of Medicineand provided definitive data that women have the best valve performance when treated with the Medtronic Evolut™TAVR system;
•Net Zero Carbon Emissions - progressed on ambition of achieving net zero carbon emissions within the Company's operations and across its value chain (scopes 1, 2, & 3) by FY45, building upon its existing goal of reaching carbon neutrality by FY30;on track to submit its targets to the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) as part of the Company's journey toward decarbonization;
•Fair and Inclusive Workplace - maintained #2 position on Fair360's (formerly DiversityInc) 2024 Top 50 Companies for Diversity;
•Shareholder Returns - paid $3.7 billion in dividends and $1.9 billion in net share repurchases to shareholders; announced in May 2024 a dividend increase for the 47th consecutive year.
To conclude with the Company's most important statistic, Medtronic served over 78 million patients globally in FY24. More than two patients are benefiting from Medtronic therapies and services every second. This is a direct result of the dedication and passion of its global team of 95,000+ employees, collaborating with the Company's partners in healthcare, to fulfill the Medtronic Mission.
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Executive Compensation Philosophy
The Company's compensation programs align the interests of named executive officers ("NEOs"), with those of the stakeholders, particularly shareholders. The Company's programs are market-competitive to ensure it attracts, retains and engages highly talented executives with compensation packages established pursuant to the following principles:
•Market-Competitive. We benchmark and assess our program annually to ensure market-competitive target total direct compensation consisting of base salary, target annual cash incentive and long-term incentives. The benchmarking process ensures that each element of target total direct compensation is within a market competitive range relative to our 24-company Comparison Group.
•Pay for Performance. We emphasize pay for performance by making at least 75% of target total direct compensation payable to each NEO contingent on the attainment of annual and long-term Company performance goals. The commitment to pay for performance provides actual compensation outcomes with varying levels of competitiveness based on our absolute and relative performance results.
•Shareholder Value Alignment. We align incentive programs with shareholder value creation by using annual and three-year performance measures that drive shareholder value. Incentive goals come directly from our Board-approved annual operating plan and our Board-approved long-term strategic plan.
•Non-Financial Metrics. Both Quality and Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (ID&E) are components of our scorecard that directly impact payouts of our annual incentive plan. The quality goals can only reduce a payout, while the ID&E goals can increase or reduce a payout. Quality and ID&E also directly align to the Medtronic Mission, "To strive without reserve for the greatest possible reliability and quality in our products" and to "recognize the personal worth of all employees."
Executive Compensation Program Design
Our executive compensation program design supports our philosophy by emphasizing incentives, specifically long-term incentives. As the graphs bellow highlight, a significant majority (86% - 93%) of target total direct compensation is variable via incentives.
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Sustainability Highlights
The Company's strategy on sustainability is focused on key priority issues that impact our business growth, finances, and/or reputation, are important to our stakeholders, and are aligned with our Mission. The Mission articulates the Company's purpose and acknowledges its responsibility to contribute to human welfare; deliver the highest-quality products, therapies and services to patients; make a fair profit; recognize the personal worth of employees; and maintain good citizenship as a company.
The Company's Mission has been the motivation for everything it does for more than 60 years, and its relevance is magnified in today's global business environment which calls upon companies to contribute in meaningful ways to sustainable development.
The Company's key sustainability issues - which were identified by internal and external stakeholders and are distinctly aligned with the Mission - enable Medtronic to drive sustainable growth, catalyze innovation, and seek out partnerships for positive impact while contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals ("U.N. SDG").
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Contribute to human welfare…
alleviate pain, restore health, extend life |
•Innovation & Access
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Direct growth in areas of biomedical engineering. . . build on these areas through education and knowledge assimilation
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Strive without reserve for the greatest possible reliability and quality in our products…be recognized as a company of dedication, honesty, integrity, and service
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•Product Quality & Patient Safety
•Technology & Device Safety
•Data Privacy & Security
•Ethics in Sales & Marketing
•Preventing Corruption & Bribery
•Transparency
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Make a fair profit…to meet our obligations,
sustain our growth, and reach our goals
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•Affordability & Fair Pricing
•Climate Risk & Resilience
•Responsible Supply Management
•Product Stewardship
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Recognize the personal worth of all employees… advancement opportunity
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•Inclusion, Diversity, Equity
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Maintain good citizenship as a company
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As a good corporate citizen we use all of our resources, including philanthropy and community investment, to address our key sustainability issues.
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While the Company is committed to advancing performance related to all the Company's sustainability issues, it elevates three that provide its greatest opportunity for positive global impact.
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INNOVATION
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PRODUCT QUALITY
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INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, & EQUITY
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| Increasing the availability of treatments to address significant disease burden, including those currently unmet, through therapy innovation, new application of existing technologies, and/or scientific cooperation and partnership, as well as accessibility to them through capacity building, infrastructure improvement, regulatory approval, and remote diagnosis or treatment. | Managing product quality as it relates to all key stakeholders - patients, physicians, hospital administrators and Medtronic businesses - through industry-leading design, reliability, manufacturability; supplier quality; global compliance and corrective action; and investments in personnel, training, IT tools and automation. | Advancing fair treatment and adequate representation of people, abilities, ethnicities, and gender at all levels of the workforce through equitable professional opportunities and pay and proactive inclusion of groups facing barriers. This includes cultivating strong employee engagement through both global and local diversity networks and employee-led affinity groups designed to help employees both professionally and personally. |
Because responsible management of climate risk and resilience is of concern to our stakeholders and aligns with our Mission, the Company announced an ambition to be carbon neutral in the Company's owned and operated facilities (Scope 1 and 2) by FY30 and net zero across our value chain (Scope 3) by FY45, and we have posted a high-level decarbonization roadmap on Medtronic.com. To achieve these ambitions, in March 2023 Medtronic publicly committed to set emissions reduction targets grounded in climate science through the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) by the end of fiscal year 2025. In addition, we continue to integrate climate risk assessment into business continuity and enterprise risk management processes.
Sustainability Governance and Management
Recognizing the significant impact that sustainability issues have on the company's ability to enable sustainable growth, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Company's Board of Directors has responsibility to oversee the Company's sustainability performance, including the impacts of its operations on society and the environment.
An executive-level Sustainability Steering Committee, sponsored by the Chief Financial Officer and facilitated by the Chief Sustainability Officer's enterprise program office, oversees the Company's corporate sustainability strategy, performance and disclosure related to the Company's priority issues.
The Company's Sustainability Program Office identifies and drives performance on activities related to its priority issues, including current and emerging risks and opportunities, across short, medium, and long-term time horizons, and escalates them to the Sustainability Steering Committee. The program office also sets performance and disclosure expectations and engages stakeholders on relevant issues.
Performance and Disclosure
The Company has set public ambitions, goals and targets to improve the environmental and social impacts of company operations since 2007. In 2023 the Company published a report on its Global Human Rights program and set new Product Stewardship targets. The Company releases a Sustainability "Impact" Report annually, which follows the guidance of globally recognized sustainability reporting frameworks, such as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) frameworks. This report outlines the Company's sustainability management approach and performance related to its priority issues, including key performance metrics and progress against set targets. In February, each year, the Company also releases an annual Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (ID&E) Report that publicly shares the company's efforts to create an inclusive work environment, remove bias, and amplify its impact in local communities.
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Proposal 1 - Election Of Directors
Directors and Nominees
The Company's Board of Directors currently has eleven members, all of whom will serve until the 2024 Annual General Meeting, and each of whom has been nominated by the Board of Directors for reelection at the 2024 Annual General Meeting other than Denise M. O'Leary. All ten nominees for election at the 2024 Annual General Meeting were elected by shareholders at the 2023 Annual General Meeting. Proxies cannot be voted for a greater number of individuals than the number of nominees named in this Proxy Statement.
To be elected as a director, each nominee must be appointed by an ordinary resolution and each must receive the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by the holders of ordinary shares represented at the Annual General Meeting in person or by proxy. If a nominee becomes unable or declines to serve, the individuals acting as proxies will have the authority to vote for any substitute who may be nominated in accordance with Medtronic's Articles of Association. The Company has no reason to believe this will occur.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers candidates for Board membership, including those suggested by shareholders, applying the same criteria to all candidates. Any shareholder who wishes to recommend a prospective nominee for the Board for consideration by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee must notify the Company Secretary in writing at Medtronic's registered office at Principal Executive Office, Building 2, Parkmore Business Park West, Galway, Ireland. Any such recommendations should provide whatever supporting material the shareholder considers appropriate, but should at a minimum include such background and biographical material as will enable the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to make an initial determination as to whether the nominee satisfies the criteria for directors set out in the Governance Principles.
If the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee identifies a need to replace a current member of the Board, to fill a vacancy on the Board, or to expand the size of the Board, it considers candidates from a variety of sources, including third-party search firms that assist with identifying, evaluating and conducting due diligence on potential director candidates. The process followed to identify and evaluate candidates includes meetings to review biographical information and background material relating to candidates, and interviews of selected candidates by members of the Board. Recommendations of candidates for inclusion in the Board slate of director nominees are based upon the criteria set forth in the Governance Principles. These criteria include business experience and skills, judgment, honesty and integrity, the ability to commit sufficient time and attention to Board activities, and the absence of potential conflicts with Medtronic's interests. Consistent with the Company's Board Diversity Policy, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee seeks directors who represent a mix of backgrounds and experiences that will enhance the quality of the Board's deliberations and decisions. When evaluating candidates for Board membership, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers, among other factors, diversity with respect to viewpoint, skills, experience, and community involvement, and input from other members of the Board.
After completing the evaluation process, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee makes a recommendation to the full Board as to individuals who should be nominated by the Board. The Board determines the nominees after considering the recommendations and report of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and such other evaluations as it deems appropriate.
Shareholders who intend to participate in the Annual General Meeting to nominate a candidate for election by the shareholders at the meeting (in cases where the Board does not intend to nominate the candidate or where the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee was not requested to consider the candidacy) must comply with the procedures in Medtronic's Articles of Association. Shareholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than our nominees must comply with the procedures in Medtronic's Articles of Association and Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act. For more information on these procedures, see the discussion under "Other Information - Shareholder Proposals and Director Nominations" on page 84 of this proxy statement.
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FORTHE DIRECTOR NOMINEES.
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NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR FOR ONE-YEAR TERMS ENDING IN 2025:
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Eaton Corporation
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Age: 64 Director since: 2015; Lead Independent Director since: 2022
Committees:
Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair), and Science and Technology
Experience:
Mr. Arnold is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Eaton Corporation, a global intelligent power management company. He became chairman and CEO in 2016, and he was appointed a member of the Eaton's Board of Directors and named its president and chief operating officer in 2015. Formerly, Mr. Arnold served as vice chairman and chief operating officer of the Industrial Sector from 2009 to 2015. He joined Eaton in 2000 as senior vice president and group executive of the Fluid Power Group. He previously worked at General Electric Company, where he had served as corporate vice president and president, GE Lighting Services Ltd., since 1999. There he led the company's lighting business in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India. Mr. Arnold started his career with General Electric in 1983 and later served as corporate vice president and president of GE Plastics, Greater China, and then of GE Appliances, Asia, from 1997 to 1999. He holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from California State University, San Bernardino, and a master's degree in business administration from Pepperdine University. He is a member of the Business Roundtable, where he also serves on the group's Special Committee for Racial Equity and Justice. He also is a member of The Business Council and the advisory board of The Salvation Army of Greater Cleveland, and he sits on the boards of Greater Cleveland Partnership and the United Way of Greater Cleveland.
Director Qualifications:
Mr. Arnold brings over 30 years of demonstrated executive leadership, senior management, and global operations experience including supply chain, manufacturing operations, sales and marketing, and technology innovation. His position as CEO of Eaton Corporation gives him critical insights into the operational requirements of a large, multinational company including customers, end markets and talent development. In addition, from his previous experiences serving on various advisory boards and the Audit Committee of another public company, Mr. Arnold has gained valuable knowledge and understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting rules and regulations, evaluating financial results, and generally overseeing the financial reporting process of a large public corporation.
Other Public Company Directorships:
Eaton Corporation (2016 - Present)
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| Scott C. Donnelly | |
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Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Textron, Inc.
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Age: 62 Director since: 2013
Committees:
Audit, Nominating and Corporate Governance, and Science and Technology
Experience:
Mr. Donnelly is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Textron, Inc., a producer of aircraft, defense and industrial products. Mr. Donnelly joined Textron in 2008 as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, and was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer in 2009. Later that year, he became CEO of Textron and joined the Board of Directors, and in 2010, he was appointed Chairman. Previously, Mr. Donnelly was the President and CEO of General Electric Company's aviation business unit, GE Aviation, a leading maker of commercial and military jet engines and components as well as integrated digital, electric power and mechanical systems for aircraft. Prior to 2005, he held various other management positions since joining General Electric in 1989.
Director Qualifications:
Mr. Donnelly brings more than two decades of business experience in innovation, manufacturing, operations, sales and marketing, portfolio management, talent development, and business processes. His engineering background and knowledge provides him with unique insights into innovation and system integration. Mr. Donnelly also serves on the Board of Directors of another public company giving him valuable experience in leading board and committee discussions. In addition, his extensive executive decision-making experience, corporate governance work and diverse perspectives are valuable contributors to the cohesiveness and function of the Board.
Other Public Company Directorships:
Textron, Inc. (2009 - Present)
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| Lidia L. Fonseca | |
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Executive Vice President, Chief Digital and Technology Officer
Pfizer, Inc.
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Age: 55 Director since: 2022
Committees:
Compensation, and Science and Technology
Experience:
Ms. Fonseca is the Chief Digital and Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Pfizer, Inc. where she is responsible for enterprise-wide digital, data and technology strategy, products and solutions, as well as the Learning and Development and Business Process Excellence functions. Prior to her current role, she was the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Quest Diagnostics from 2014 to 2018. Previously, she served as the Senior Vice President and CIO at LabCorp from 2008 to 2013. Ms. Fonseca has received many awards and accolades, and most recently, was named to the list of Most Powerful Latinas in 2020, 2021 and 2022 by the Association of Latino Professionals for America; received the 2023 National CIO of the Year ORBIE Award; was named on the 2022 Forbes CEO Next List recognizing top 50 executives who are likely to lead America's top companies and the 2022 Forbes CIO Next List recognizing the top 50 tech leaders who are redefining the CIO role and driving game-changing innovation.
Director Qualifications:
Ms. Fonseca is a visionary leader and brings extensive industry experience leading disruptive innovation including harnessing digital, AI and advanced analytics to improve people's health and drive business growth at a number of different companies. She has a proven record of delivering millions in top- and bottom-line recurring value through digital transformation, including identifying means to use artificial intelligence to improve patient health outcomes and streamlining operational processes through automation and robotics. Her expertise in pioneering novel healthcare delivery models and driving consumer-focused products provides valuable scientific, technology, and business perspective to the Board.
Other Public Company Directorships:
Tegna, Inc. (2014-2023)
Gannet, Inc. (2014-2017)
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| Andrea J. Goldsmith, Ph. D. | |
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Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science
Princeton University
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Age: 59 Director since: 2019
Committees:
Quality, and Science and Technology (Chair)
Experience:
Dr. Goldsmith is the Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Princeton University. Prior to that role, she served as the Stephen Harris Professor in the School of Engineering at Stanford University from 2012-2020 and served as a professor, associate professor or assistant professor of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University since January 1999. Dr. Goldsmith also founded and served as Chief Technology Officer of Plume WiFi (formerly, Accerlera, Inc.) from 2010 to 2014 and Quantenna Communications, Inc. (formerly, mySource Communications, Inc.) from 2005 to 2009. In addition, she is a member of the President's Council of Advisers on Science and Technology and currently serves on the Technical Advisory Board of Encharge AI. Dr. Goldsmith is a frequent lecturer and writer regarding wireless technologies.
Director Qualifications:
Dr. Goldsmith is a nationally recognized thought leader in science and engineering, as a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and President's Council of Advisers on Science and Technology for the current White House administration . In 2024, Dr. Goldsmith was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for her work developing technologies to improve the performance of wireless networks used around the world. She also serves on the Board of Directors of other public companies. Her academic research focuses on the design, analysis, and fundamental performance limits of wireless systems and networks, and her insights and perspectives on the intersection between fundamental science and technology developments and commercial innovation make her a valuable member of the Board.
Other Public Company Directorships:
Crown Castle International Corp. (2018 - Present)
Intel Corporation (2021 - Present)
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| Randall J. Hogan, III | |
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Chairman
Kodiak Gas Services, Inc.
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Age: 68 Director since: 2015
Committees:
Audit, and Finance and Financial Risk (Chair)
Experience:
Mr. Hogan is the current Chairman and serves on the Board of Directors of Kodiak Gas Services, Inc., a company that provides natural gas contract compression services. From 2001 to 2018, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Pentair plc, an industrial manufacturing company, and was appointed Chairman in 2002. Previously, he held various leadership roles at Pentair including President and Chief Operating Officer, and Executive Vice President and President of Pentair's Electrical and Electronic Enclosures Group. Prior to joining Pentair, he held leadership roles with United Technologies Corporation as President of the Carrier Transicold Division; Pratt & Whitney Industrial Turbines as Vice President and General Manager; and a variety of executive positions with General Electric Company and McKinsey & Company, overseeing functions such as marketing, product management, and business development. Mr. Hogan is a former Chairman and director of nVent Electric plc, past Chair of the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, and a former director of Covidien plc and Pentair plc. In 2013, he was recognized for his business contributions by being named to the Minnesota Business Hall of Fame by Twin Cities Business Magazine, and Entrepreneur of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award by Ernst & Young.
Director Qualifications:
Mr. Hogan offers a wealth of management experience and business acumen, having served as Chairman of nVent Electric plc and in the roles of Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer of Pentair. Running a public company gave Mr. Hogan front-line exposure to many of the issues facing public companies, particularly on the operational, financial and corporate governance fronts. His current service on the Board of Directors and the Personnel and Compensation Committee of Kodiak Gas Services, his previous service on the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, and his service as former Chair of the Audit Committee of Covidien plc further augment his range of knowledge, providing experience on which he can draw while serving as a member of Medtronic's Board and Audit Committee.
Other Public Company Directorships:
Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. (2023 - Present)
nVent Electric plc (2018 - May 17, 2024)
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| Gregory P. Lewis | |
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Honeywell International Inc.
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Age: 56 Director since: 2023
Committees:
Audit, and Finance and Financial Risk
Experience:
Mr. Lewis is the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Honeywell International Inc, a position he has held since 2018. He joined Honeywell in 2006 as Chief Financial Officer of the Performance Products business unit within the Specialty Materials business group. Prior to his current role, he was Vice President of Corporate Finance, where he led Treasury, Tax, Audit, Business Analysis and Planning, Investor Relations, M&A, Real Estate, Pension, Finance Operations and Enterprise Information Management (EIM). Formerly, he was Vice President EIM; Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of the Automation and Control Solutions business group; Chief Financial Officer of Honeywell Process Solutions; and Vice President, Business Analysis and Planning.
While leading Enterprise Information Management and then as CFO, Mr. Lewis has played a pivotal role in Honeywell's "great integration" as the company executed a substantial transformation to simplify and enhance its IT infrastructure, decision-making and drive greater operational excellence. Among these endeavors, he has led Honeywell in its digital transformation, driving a robust roadmap, establishing a data operating model and building a culture with data at the forefront for decision making. Prior to joining Honeywell, Mr. Lewis held various financial leadership positions across multiple industries, including roles at companies such as Kraft Foods, Tyco International and the Stanley Works. He also currently serves on the Board of Directors of the non-profit, Roof Above.
Director Qualifications:
Mr. Lewis brings more than 15 years of business, operational, financial management, and executive management experience to the Board. His extensive experience at another global Fortune 500 company allows him to contribute valuable executive leadership, strategic portfolio management, risk management and financial operations insight to Medtronic. His roles overseeing tax, treasury, audit, and other finance operations functions of a large multinational corporation make him a valuable member of the Board, the Finance and Financial Risk Committee, and the Audit Committee.
Other Public Company Directorships:
None
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| Kevin E. Lofton | |
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Retired Chief Executive Officer
CommonSpirit Health
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Age: 69 Director since:2020
Committees:
Compensation, and Quality (Chair)
Experience:
Mr. Lofton was the Chief Executive Officer of CommonSpirit Health from February 2019, following the merger between Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health, until his retirement in June 2020. He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) from 2003 to 2019 and held various executive management roles with CHI beginning in 1998. Prior to joining CHI, he served as the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of both UAB Hospital from 1993 to 1998 and Howard University Hospital from 1990 to 1993, and he was the Executive Vice President and Chief Operation Officer of University Medical Center - Florida from 1986 to 1990. In addition, Mr. Lofton is a Life Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, a Board member of Howard University, and Chair of the Board of the Georgia State University Foundation. He served as the 2007 Chairman of the Board of the American Hospital Association (AHA), the largest health system trade association in the United States, and was the Founding Chair of the AHA's Equity of Care Initiative and its Institute for Diversity and Health Equity. In 2022, he received the AHA's highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, and was inducted into the National Association of Health Services Executives Hall of Fame.
Director Qualifications:
Mr. Lofton's qualifications to serve on the Board include his nationally recognized status in healthcare administration and over 40 years of executive experience in the healthcare industry as a senior level executive in hospital administration, most recently as Chief Executive Officer of CommonSpirit Health and Catholic Health Initiatives. His long and broad experience leading healthcare provider organizations and his ability to successfully navigate evolving commercial, regulatory and public policy changes over time provide the board with valuable perspective and insights. In addition, his extensive experience as a CEO along with his general business management expertise make Mr. Lofton a strong member of the Board.
Other Public Company Directorships:
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (2009 - May 8, 2024)
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| Geoffrey S. Martha | |
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Committees:
None
Experience:
Mr. Martha is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Medtronic. He assumed the role of CEO in 2020 and became Chairman later that year. He served as President of Medtronic from 2019 to 2020 and joined the Board of Directors in 2019. Previously, Mr. Martha served as Executive Vice President and President, Restorative Therapies Group since 2015. He was Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development of both Medtronic plc (since 2015) and Medtronic, Inc. (since 2011). Prior thereto, he was Managing Director of Business Development at GE Healthcare from 2007 to 2011; General Manager for GE Capital Technology Finance Services from 2003 to 2007; Senior Vice President, Business Development for GE Capital Vendor Financial Services from 2002 to 2003; General Manager for GE Capital Colonial Pacific Leasing from 2001 to 2002; and Vice President, Business Development for Potomac Federal, the GE Capital federal financing investment bank, from 1998 to 2001. Mr. Martha is an active member of the global business community, sitting on the Business Roundtable and the World Economic Forum's International Business Council, as well as serving on the Board of Directors for the U.S.-China Business Council and as Treasurer for AdvaMed. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees for the Asia Society, and President of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors for the Minnesota Business Partnership.
Director Qualifications:
Mr. Martha's qualifications to serve on the Board include more than 20 years in business management, with over 15 years in the health care industry and deep knowledge of Medtronic. His strong business experience leading the company as Chief Executive Officer, as well as his history of success in development, implementation and execution of corporate strategy and executive management, make Mr. Martha a qualified and valuable member of the Board.
Other Public Company Directorships:
NextEra Energy, Inc. (July 9, 2024 - Present)
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| Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D. | |
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Senior Advisor
OPKO Health and ModeX Therapeutics
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Age: 72 Director since: 2014
Committees:
Compensation (Chair), and Quality
Experience:
Dr. Nabel is a Senior Advisor for OPKO Health and ModeX Therapeutics, a company focused on immunotherapies for cancer and infectious disease, a position she began in 2021. From 2010 to 2021, she served as the President of Brigham Health, a system including hospitals and physician organizations operating inpatient and outpatient facilities, clinics, primary care health centers, and diagnostic and treatment technologies, research laboratories, and postgraduate medical and scientific education and training programs. She was also a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School from 2010 to 2021. Previously, Dr. Nabel held a variety of roles, including Director of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health from 1999 to 2009. She is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. In addition, she served on the Board of Directors of Moderna, Inc. from 2015 to 2020, and re-joined the Moderna Board in 2021, and she also serves on the Board of Directors of Lyell Immunopharma, Inc., Accolade, Inc. and the Lasker Foundation.
Director Qualifications:
Dr. Nabel's qualifications to serve on the Board include extensive experience in the health care field, including senior positions with a number of research universities and organizations. She has a deep understanding of medical sciences and healthcare innovation, as well as the physicians and other health care providers who are central to the use and development of the Company's products. In addition, Dr. Nabel has extensive experience in operating, managing and overseeing a large, complex hospital system and physician organization, which bring value to the Board.
Other Public Company Directorships:
Moderna, Inc. (2015 - Present)
Lyell Immunopharma, Inc. (2021 - Present)
Accolade, Inc. (2021 - Present)
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| Kendall J. Powell | |
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Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
General Mills, Inc.
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Age:70 Director since:2007
Committees:
Compensation, Finance and Financial Risk, and Quality
Experience:
Mr. Powell was Chairman of General Mills, Inc., an international producer, marketer and distributor of cereals, snacks and processed foods, from 2008 through 2017 and was Chief Executive Officer of General Mills, Inc. from 2007 to 2017. He was President and Chief Operating Officer of General Mills, Inc. from 2006 to 2007, and became a director of General Mills, Inc. in 2006. He was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Retail from 2005 to 2006; and Executive Vice President of General Mills, Inc. from 2004 to 2005. From 1999 to 2004, Mr. Powell was Chief Executive Officer of Cereal Partners Worldwide, a joint venture of General Mills, Inc. and the Nestle Corporation. He joined General Mills, Inc. in 1979. Mr. Powell is also a past Chair of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents.
Director Qualifications:
As a retired Chairman and former CEO of a Fortune 500 company, Mr. Powell brings more than three decades of business, operational and management experience in the U.S. and internationally. While Chairman and CEO of General Mills, he led the company during a time of rapid change, gaining insights that benefit Medtronic as the pace of commercial and technological change impacting companies with global operations continues to accelerate. His extensive marketing, direct-to-consumer expertise, executive decision-making and corporate governance experience bring value to the Board.
Other Public Company Directorships:
General Mills (2008-2017)
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Corporate Governance
Corporate Governance Principles
The Board of Directors has adopted Principles of Corporate Governance (the "Governance Principles"). The Governance Principles describe the Company's corporate governance practices, policies, and framework. Among other things, the Governance Principles include the provisions below.
•A majority of the members of the Board must be independent directors and no more than two directors may be Medtronic employees. Geoffrey S. Martha is an employee and is not independent; the remaining directors are independent.
•The Company maintains Audit, Compensation, Finance and Financial Risk, Nominating and Corporate Governance, Quality, and Science and Technology Committees, each of which consist entirely of independent directors.
The Board of Directors has adopted a formal Board Diversity Policy to publicly codify the importance of and commitment to diverse representation on the Board of Directors. In connection with its regular review of the Governance Principles, including the Company's mandatory retirement age for Directors, during fiscal year 2024 the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee recommended and the Board of Directors approved increasing the mandatory retirement age for Directors from 72 to 75. The Board's decision to set the mandatory retirement age for Directors at 75 will expand the pool of potential candidates for Board service, particularly with respect to candidates who have extensive senior level executive experience, and more closely align the Company's policy with peer group companies and the majority of companies in the Standard and Poors 500 index. The Company's Governance Principles, the charters of the Audit, Compensation, Finance and Financial Risk, Nominating and Corporate Governance, Quality, and Science and Technology Committees, our codes of conduct and our Board Diversity Policy are published on the Company's website at www.medtronic.com/us-en/about/corporate-governance/overview.html. These materials are available in print to any shareholder upon request. From time to time, the Board reviews and updates these documents as it deems necessary and appropriate to keep abreast of governance regulations.
Board Performance Evaluations
Pursuant to the Company's Governance Principles, the Board of Directors, all Committees, and each individual Director undergo an annual performance self-evaluation process. The evaluation process encourages candid feedback from each Director to foster transparency and help ensure the effectiveness, leadership and cooperation of members of the Board and each Committee.
Surveys are administered by the Corporate Secretary's office to each director regarding the Board and the Committee(s) on which the director served during the fiscal year, followed by Lead Independent Director review to identify any potential areas of concern. In addition, the Lead Independent Director meets individually with each Director to solicit feedback. Results are presented and discussed with each Committee and the full Board.
Surveys and evaluations assess the following, among other factors:
•Efficiency and effectiveness
•Communication and open discussion
•Opportunities for improvement
•Satisfaction with performance of third-party consultants
•Board and Committee structure and operating mechanisms
•Cooperation and access between Board and Company management
Medtronic believes that the self-evaluation and feedback are important tools for improvement and the continued effectiveness of the Board and Committees, and as a result, the Company.
Lead Independent Director and Chairman; Executive Sessions
The Company's Board of Directors selects the Company's Chairman of the Board in the manner it determines to be in the best interests of the Company. Geoffrey S. Martha is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. The Board believes it is appropriate for Mr. Martha to serve as Chairman of the Board due to his extensive knowledge of, and experience in, the global health care industry generally and in the medical device industry specifically, including his deep knowledge of Medtronic. This knowledge and experience is critical in identifying strategic priorities and providing unified leadership in the execution of strategy. The Company believes that Mr. Martha's experience and knowledge as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, combined with
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his role as Chairman of the Board, is an asset to Medtronic and promotes efficient board functioning, with independent board leadership provided by the Lead Independent Director.
Under the Company's Principles of Corporate Governance, the independent directors annually elect a Lead Independent Director to ensure the integrity of independent board leadership is maintained and to oversee the periodic refreshment of Board leadership roles. The Company's current Lead Independent Director is Craig Arnold, who succeeded Scott C. Donnelly as Lead Independent Director in March 2022.
As Lead Independent Director, Mr. Arnold's duties include:
•presiding as chair of regularly scheduled meetings of the independent directors, and presiding as chair of Board meetings at which the Chairman of the Board is not in attendance;
•reviewing and approving the agenda for each meeting of the Board of Directors and each of its committees;
•leading Board discussion;
•overseeing the directors' annual evaluation of the Board and each of its committees and advising the Chairman of the Board on the conduct of Board meetings;
•facilitating teamwork and communications between the non-management directors and management, serving as a liaison between the two;
•overseeing the process for identifying and evaluating Board nominees, as the chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee;
•leading the process for assessing appropriate committee leadership and membership on a periodic basis;
•recommending, as appropriate, changes to governance policies and practices;
•reviewing all committee materials; and
•acting as the focal point on the Board for suggestions from non-management directors, especially on sensitive issues.
In keeping with the Company's commitment to corporate governance best practices, Mr. Arnold also takes the lead in both the Board's ongoing, thoughtful evaluation of Medtronic's governance structure and constructive shareholder engagement on emerging governance issues. The Company's accountability to its shareholders is clearly indicated by its openness to their engagement, including through its proxy access policy and strong Lead Independent Director. In this role, Mr. Arnold ensures that he is available, if appropriately requested by shareholders, for consultation and direct communication.
In fiscal year 2024 the Board held five regular meetings and three special meetings. At each regular Board and committee meeting, the independent directors meet in executive session with no Company management present.
Board Role in Risk Oversight
The Company's Board of Directors, in exercising its overall responsibility to oversee the management of the business, considers risks when reviewing the Company's strategic plan, financial results, merger and acquisition-related activities, legal and regulatory matters and its public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Board is also deeply engaged in the Company's Enterprise Risk Management ("ERM") program and has received briefings on the outcomes of the ERM program and the steps the Company is taking to mitigate risks that program has identified. The Board's oversight of risk management includes full and open communications with management to review the adequacy and functionality of the risk management processes used by management. In addition, the Board of Directors uses its committees to assist in its risk oversight responsibility as follows:
•Audit Committee:Assists the Board of Directors in its oversight of the integrity of the financial reporting of the Company and its compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements. It also oversees the internal controls and compliance activities. The Audit Committee periodically discusses policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management, including appropriate guidelines and policies to govern the process, as well as the Company's major financial and business risk exposures (including cybersecurity risk) and certain contingent liabilities, and the steps management has undertaken to monitor and control such exposures. It also meets privately with representatives from the Company's independent registered public accounting firm.
•Finance and Financial Risk Committee:Assists the Board of Directors in its oversight of risk relating to the Company's assessment of its significant financial risks and certain contingent liabilities.
•Compensation Committee:Assists the Board of Directors in its oversight of risk relating to the Company's assessment of its compensation policies and practices.
•Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee:Assists the Board of Directors in its oversight of risk relating to the Company's actions and governance policies in furtherance of its corporate social responsibility, including considering the sustainability and impact of the Company's business operations on employees, citizens, communities and the environment.
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•Quality Committee:Assists the Board of Directors in its oversight of risk relating to product quality and safety.
•Science and Technology Committee:Assists the Board of Directors in its oversight of risk relating to product technology and technological innovation.
Compensation Risk Assessment
The Company conducted a risk assessment of its compensation policies and practices during fiscal year 2024 and concluded that such policies and practices do not create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company. The framework for the assessment was developed using materials from the Compensation Committee's independent consultant, Semler Brossy Consulting Group LLC ("Semler Brossy"). The Company evaluated its compensation plans and practices against the established framework and noted the following:
•Base salaries at Medtronic are generally competitive in the median range of the executive compensation peer companies, not subject to any performance risk and act as a meaningful component of total compensation for most Medtronic employees.
•Incentive plans for senior management and executive officers are appropriately weighted between short-term and long-term performance and between cash and equity compensation. In addition, the Company's practice of establishing long-term incentive performance targets at the beginning of each of its overlapping three-year performance periods increases the incentives for sustained value creation.
•Short-term and long-term incentive plans cap payouts to mitigate excessive risk in any one specific performance period.
•Short-term incentive performance goals are recalibrated annually, based upon Medtronic's annual operating plan approved by the Board, and are different from the long-term performance measures.
•Executives and directors are subject to stock ownership and retention guidelines that require directors to maintain ownership of Medtronic stock equal to five times their annual retainer, Medtronic's CEO to maintain ownership of Medtronic stock equal to six times his annual salary, and other NEOs to maintain Medtronic stock equal to three times their annual salary. Until the ownership guideline is met, the CEO and directors must retain 75% of after-tax Medtronic shares received through settlement of equity compensation awards, and other NEOs must retain 50% of such shares.
•Improper payments or gains from incentives and equity compensation are subject to clawback.
Committees of the Board and Meetings
The Company's standing Board committees consist solely of independent directors, as defined in the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") Corporate Governance Standards. The Audit Committee was established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"). Each director attended 75% or more of the total Board and Board committee meetings on which the director served in fiscal year 2024. In addition, it has been the longstanding practice of Medtronic for directors to attend the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. All directors nominated for election at the 2024 Annual General Meeting attended the last Annual General Meeting.
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The following table summarizes (i) the membership of the Board as of the end of fiscal year 2024, (ii) the members of each of the Board's standing committees as of the end of fiscal year 2024, and (iii) the number of times each standing committee met during fiscal year 2024.
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(1)The Board held five regular meetings and two special meetings in fiscal year 2024.
(2) Ms. O'Leary, the current Chair of the Audit Committee, was not nominated for reelection at the 2024 AGM but will continue to serve as Chair of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee until her current term ends at the close of the 2024 AGM. Upon completion of the 2024 AGM, Mr. Lewis will succeed Ms. O'Leary as Chair of the Audit Committee, and Ms. Fonseca will succeed Ms. O'Leary as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and will transition off the Compensation Committee.
The principal functions of the six standing committees - the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, the Finance and Financial Risk Committee, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the Quality Committee, and the Science and Technology Committee - are described below.
Audit Committee(1)
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Denise O'Leary (Chair) (2)
Scott C. Donnelly Randall J. Hogan III Gregory P. Lewis |
Number of
meetings during Fiscal Year 2024 10 |
Responsibilities:
•Overseeing the integrity of Medtronic's financial reporting
•Overseeing the independence, qualifications and performance of Medtronic's external independent registered public accounting firm and the performance of Medtronic's internal auditors
•Overseeing Medtronic's compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements
•Reviewing with the General Counsel and independent registered public accounting firm: legal matters that may have a material impact on the financial statements; any fraud involving management or other employees who have a significant role in Medtronic's internal controls; compliance policies; and any material reports or inquiries received that raise material issues regarding Medtronic's financial statements and accounting or compliance policies
•Reviewing annual audited financial statements with management and Medtronic's independent registered public accounting firm and recommending to the Board whether the financial statements should be included in Medtronic's Annual Report on Form 10-K
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•Reviewing and discussing with management and Medtronic's independent registered public accounting firm quarterly financial statements and earnings releases
•Reviewing major issues and changes to Medtronic's accounting and auditing principles and practices, including analyses of the effects of non-GAAP financial measures, regulatory and accounting initiatives and off-balance sheet structures on Medtronic's financial statements
•Discussing policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management, including risks affecting Medtronic's financial statements, operations, business continuity, and reputation and the reliability and security of the Company's information technology and security systems (including cybersecurity), and the steps management has undertaken to monitor and control such exposures
•Undertaking the appointment, compensation (subject to the requirements of Irish corporate law), retention and oversight of the independent registered public accounting firm, which reports directly to the Audit Committee
•Pre-approving all audit and permitted non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm and establishing policies and procedures for the engagement of the independent registered public accounting firm to provide auditing and permitted non-audit services
•Reviewing, at least annually, a report by the independent registered public accounting firm describing its internal quality-control procedures and any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality-control review and any recent investigations by regulatory or professional agencies, and any steps taken to deal with any such issues, and all relationships between the independent registered public accounting firm and Medtronic
•Reviewing the experience and qualifications of the lead partner of the independent registered public accounting firm each year and considering whether there should be rotation of the lead partner or the independent auditor itself
•Establishing clear policies for hiring current and former employees of the independent registered public accounting firm
•Preparing the Report of the Audit Committee as required by the rules and regulations of the Exchange Act
•Meeting with the independent registered public accounting firm prior to the audit to review the scope and planning of the audit
•Reviewing the results of the annual audit examination
•Reviewing with the independent registered public accounting firm its evaluation of Medtronic's identification of, accounting for, and disclosure of related party transactions
•Advising the Board with regard to Medtronic's policies and procedures regarding compliance with laws and regulations
•Considering, at least annually, the independence of the independent registered public accounting firm
•Reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of Medtronic's internal control over financial reporting, including information technology and security systems related to internal controls, and disclosure controls and procedures
•Reviewing with the independent registered public accounting firm and the Vice President, Corporate Audit the performance of Medtronic's internal audit function and the results of any significant internal audits
•Reviewing candidates for the positions of Chief Financial Officer and Controller of Medtronic and providing oversight with respect to the appointment, performance assessment and replacement of the Vice President, Corporate Audit
•Receiving reports from management regarding, and review compliance processes relating to Medtronic's Code of Conduct and related policies
•Receiving reports from the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer regarding the performance of the global compliance program
•Establishing procedures concerning the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters
•Meeting privately in separate executive sessions periodically with management, internal auditors and the independent registered public accounting firm
•Meeting privately in executive session with the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, and approving any decisions with regard to hiring, terminating, disciplining, or compensating the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer
(1) The Board has determined that all members of the Audit Committee satisfy the applicable audit committee independence requirements of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Board also determined that all members have the attributes necessary to qualify them as "audit committee financial experts" as defined by applicable SEC rules.
(2) Ms. O'Leary, the current Chair of the Audit Committee, was not nominated for reelection at the 2024 AGM but will continue to serve as Chair of the Audit Committee until her current term ends at the close of the 2024 AGM. Upon completion of the 2024 AGM, Mr. Lewis will succeed Ms. O'Leary as Chair of the Audit Committee.
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Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies
Rules adopted by the SEC require public company audit committees to pre-approve audit and non-audit services provided by a company's independent registered public accounting firm. The Company's Audit Committee has adopted detailed pre-approval policies and procedures pursuant to which audit, audit-related, tax and other permissible non-audit services are pre-approved by category of service. The fees are budgeted, and actual fees versus the budget are monitored throughout the year. During the year, circumstances may arise when it becomes necessary to engage the independent registered public accounting firm for additional services not contemplated in the original pre-approval. In those instances, the Company obtains the approval of the Audit Committee before engaging the independent registered public accounting firm. The policies require the Audit Committee to be informed of each service, and do not permit any delegation of the Audit Committee's responsibilities to management. The Audit Committee may delegate pre-approval authority to one or more of its members, but such member(s) must report any pre-approval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting.
Compensation Committee(1)(2)(3)
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Elizabeth Nabel, M.D. (Chair)
Kevin E. Lofton Kendall J. Powell
Lidia L. Fonseca
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Number of
meetings during Fiscal Year 2024 6 |
Responsibilities:
•Periodically reviewing executive compensation philosophy and significant other compensation programs
•Providing oversight and recommending Company-wide incentive compensation and equity-based compensation programs
•Annually reviewing Senior Management compensation programs (which we define as any person who meets the definition of "officer" under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended)
•Annually reviewing and approving corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer and all other Senior Management
•Annually determining and approving the total compensation of the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, based on its own evaluation of performance in light of the goals and objectives
•Annually conducting a talent review and approving the total compensation of all other Senior Management
•Reviewing and approving stock and other long-term incentive awards
•Monitoring compliance by the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer and Senior Management with the Company's stock ownership guidelines
•Reviewing and administering the Company's Policy for the Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation
•Annually reviewing Medtronic's qualified benefit plans and nonqualified benefit plans
•Periodically reviewing severance arrangements for Senior Management and recommending changes to the Board as needed
•Reviewing and discussing with management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis required by the rules of the SEC and recommending to the Board the inclusion of the Compensation Discussion and Analysis in the Company's annual proxy statement
•Assisting the Board in reviewing results of any shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation, responding to other shareholder communications that relate to the compensation of executive officers, and reviewing and recommending to the Board for approval the frequency with which Medtronic will conduct shareholder advisory votes
•Preparing the Committee's report to be included in Medtronic's annual proxy statement
•Assessing the Company's risk relating to its compensation policies and practices
•The Compensation Committee may form and delegate authority to subcommittees as it deems appropriate. The Compensation Committee also may delegate certain of its responsibilities to one or more designated executives or committees in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and plan requirements. Please refer to the Compensation Discussion and Analysis beginning on page 30 for additional discussion of the Compensation Committee's processes and procedures relating to compensation.
(1)The Board has determined that all members of the Compensation Committee satisfy the applicable compensation committee requirements of the NYSE and the SEC.
(2)No member of the Compensation Committee during fiscal year 2024 was an officer or employee of Medtronic, and no executive officer of Medtronic during fiscal year 2024 served on the Compensation Committee or board of any company that employed any member of Medtronic's Compensation Committee or Board. During fiscal year 2024, Sarah Powell, a daughter of director Kendall J. Powell, was employed by Medtronic as a Global Senior Product Manager as further described in this proxy statement under Corporate Governance - Related Party Transactions and Other Matters beginning on page 25. Mr. Powell had no involvement in the hiring of this role and has had no involvement in Ms. Powell's performance assessments or compensation decisions.
(3) Ms. Fonseca will transition off the Compensation Committee at the completion of the 2024 AGM to become a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
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Finance and Financial Risk Committee
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Randall J. Hogan III (Chair)
Gregory P. Lewis Denise M. O'Leary Kendall J. Powell |
Number of
meetings during Fiscal Year 2024 5 |
Responsibilities:
•Reviewing and approving management's recommendations to the Board for significant capital expenditures
•Reviewing the financial aspects and funding plans for significant strategic transactions
•Reviewing and overseeing management's plans and objectives for the capitalization of the Company
•Reviewing and approving management's recommendations to the Board with respect to new offerings of debt and equity securities, stock splits, credit agreements, and Medtronic's investment policies
•Reviewing and approving management's recommendations to the Board regarding dividends
•Reviewing and approving management's recommendations to the Board regarding authorization for repurchases of Medtronic's stock
•Reviewing and approving management's recommendations for the Corporate Cash Investment Policy
•Reviewing management's decisions regarding certain financial aspects of the Company's employee benefit plans
•Reviewing and overseeing the Company's tax strategies
•Reviewing with management the Company's strategies for management of significant financial risks and certain contingent liabilities
•Reviewing with management the financial aspects of the Company's insurance and self-insurance programs
•Reviewing the annual business plans from the perspective of cash flow, capital spending and financing requirements
•Reviewing and recommending to the Board for approval authorization limits for the Chief Executive Officer to approve expenditures
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
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Craig Arnold (Chair)
Scott C. Donnelly
Denise M. O'Leary (1) |
Number of
meetings during Fiscal Year 2024 4 |
Responsibilities:
•Formulating the Company's policies and procedures for identifying a diverse pool of qualified director candidates and for evaluating and recommending candidates to the Board for nomination for election as directors
•Implementing the Committee's policies to identify, evaluate and recommend to the Board individuals for the Board to nominate for election as directors
•Reviewing and making recommendations to the Board regarding whether members of the Board should stand for re-election
•Considering matters relating to the retirement of a director, including term or age limits
•Considering any resignation offered by a director
•Developing an annual evaluation process for the Board and its committees
•Recommending to the Board directors to serve as members of each committee and recommending any changes to the Board or standing committees that the Committee believes desirable
•Monitoring emerging corporate governance trends and overseeing and evaluating the Company's corporate governance policies and programs to align with market best practices
•Reviewing the Company's Principles of Corporate Governance at least annually and recommending changes to the Board to align with market best practices
•Reviewing shareholder proposals and recommending to the Board proposed Company responses to such proposals
•Reviewing, in accordance with the Company's Related Party Transaction Policies and Procedures, transactions and relationships with related parties that are required to be approved or ratified thereunder
•Reviewing the Company's Related Party Transactions Policies and Procedures on a periodic basis and recommending changes to the Board
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•Reviewing the independence standards under the NYSE Corporate Governance Standards and providing at least annually to the Board the Committee's assessment of which directors should be deemed independent directors
•Reviewing at least annually the requirements of a "financial expert" under the applicable rules of the SEC and NYSE and determining which directors are "financial experts"
•Overseeing and reviewing on a periodic basis the continuing education program for directors and the orientation program for new directors
•Providing advice to the Board regarding director compensation and benefits
•Reviewing the Company's stock ownership guidelines for directors, monitoring compliance with such guidelines, and recommending changes to the Board
•Reviewing Medtronic's corporate political contributions and philanthropic activities, including charitable contributions
•Reviewing the Company's actions and governance policies in furtherance of its corporate social responsibility, including considering the sustainability and impact of the Company's business operations on employees, citizens, communities and the environment
(1) Ms. O'Leary, a current member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, was not nominated for reelection at the 2024 AGM but will continue to serve on the Committee until her current term ends at the close of the 2024 AGM. Upon completion of the 2024 AGM, Ms. Fonseca will succeed Ms. O'Leary as a member of the Committee.
Quality Committee
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Kevin E. Lofton (Chair)
Andrea J. Goldsmith, Ph.D. Elizabeth Nabel, M.D. Kendall J. Powell |
Number of
meetings during Fiscal Year 2024 4 |
Responsibilities:
•Overseeing assessment and making recommendations to the Board regarding the Company's overall quality strategies and systems to monitor and control product quality and safety, the Company's response to quality and quality systems assessments conducted by the Company and external regulators, the Company's response to material quality issues and field actions, and the Company's product technology and cybersecurity strategies, systems, and controls to ensure reliability and prevent unauthorized access.
•Overseeing risk management in the area of human and animal studies, including the periodic review of policies and procedures related to the conduct of such studies
•Staying informed of major regulatory changes both domestically and internationally to ensure the Company is poised to meet new standards
Science and Technology Committee
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Andrea J. Goldsmith, Ph.D. (Chair)
Craig Arnold Scott C. Donnelly
Lidia L. Fonseca
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Number of
meetings during Fiscal Year 2024 4 |
Responsibilities:
•Overseeing assessment and making recommendations to the Board regarding the Company's product, service, and technology portfolio and its effect on the Company's growth and performance, emerging science and technology trends that will affect the Company, its products and the markets it serves or could serve, and the Company's intellectual property portfolio
•Monitoring the overall direction, effectiveness, and competitiveness of the Company's research and development programs and pipeline
•Evaluating the technological aspects of potential acquisitions as requested by the Board
•Reviewing and assessing the Company's competitive standing from a technological point of view
•Providing updates to the Quality Committee, as requested, regarding recent technological developments relevant to the quality and safety of the Company's products and services and the methods by which such developments could be implemented
Director Independence
Under the NYSE Corporate Governance Standards, to be considered independent the Board must affirmatively determine that the director has no material relationship with Medtronic, other than as a director. The Board of Directors has determined that the following directors (all of the non-management directors) are independent under the NYSE Corporate Governance Standards:
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Messrs. Arnold, Donnelly, Hogan, Lewis, Lofton and Powell, Drs. Goldsmith and Nabel, and Mses. O'Leary and Fonseca. In making this determination, the Board considered any current or proposed relationships that could interfere with a director's ability to exercise independent judgment, including those identified in the NYSE standards on independence. These standards identify certain types of relationships that do not, by themselves, preclude the directors from being independent. The types of relationships and the directors who have had such relationships include being a current employee, or having an immediate family member who is an executive officer, of an entity that has made or is expected to make immaterial payments to, or that has received or is expected to receive immaterial payments from, Medtronic for property or services, and each such relationship with Medtronic, through the relevant entity, is transactional in nature and is not a material transactional relationship (Messrs. Arnold and Lewis, and Ms. Fonseca). All of the relationships of the types referenced above were entered into, and payments were made or received, by Medtronic in the ordinary course of business and on competitive terms, and no director participated in negotiations regarding, nor approved, any such purchases or sales. Aggregate payments to or transactions with the relevant organizations did not exceed the greater of $1,000,000 or 2% of that organization's consolidated gross revenues for any of that organization's last three fiscal years. The Board reviewed the transactions with each of these organizations and determined that the directors had no role with respect to the Company's decision to make any of the purchases or sales or to engage in the relationship, and that the nature and amount of payments involved in the transactions would not influence the relevant director's objectivity in the boardroom or have a meaningful impact on such director's ability to satisfy fiduciary obligations on behalf of the Company's shareholders.
In the course of fulfilling its duties, the Board of Directors also considered situations in which the director had a further removed relationship with the relevant third party, such as being a director or trustee (rather than an employee or executive officer), of an organization that engages in a business relationship with Medtronic or receives discretionary charitable contributions from Medtronic or its affiliates. The Board determined that no such further removed relationships impact the independence of its directors.
Related Party Transactions and Other Matters
The Board of Directors of Medtronic has adopted written related party transaction policies and procedures. The policies require that all "interested transactions" (as defined below) between the Company or any of its subsidiaries and a "related party" (as defined below) are subject to approval or ratification by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. In determining whether to approve or ratify such transactions, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider, among other factors it deems appropriate, whether the interested transaction is on the same terms as are generally available to an unaffiliated third-party under the same or similar circumstances, the extent of the related person's interest in the transaction, and any other information regarding the interested transaction or the related party that would be material to investors in light of the circumstances. An interested transaction may be approved only if it is determined in good faith that, under all of the circumstances, the interested transaction is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. In addition, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has reviewed certain categories of interested transactions and deemed them to be pre-approved or ratified. Finally, the policies provide that no director shall participate in any discussion or vote regarding an interested transaction for which he or she is a related party, except that the director shall provide all relevant information concerning the interested transaction to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Under the policies, an "interested transaction" is defined as any transaction, arrangement or relationship or series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships (including any indebtedness or any guarantee of indebtedness) in which:
•the aggregate amount involved will or may be expected to exceed $120,000 in any twelve-month period;
•Medtronic or a subsidiary is a participant; and
•any related party has or will have a direct or indirect interest (other than solely as a result of being a director and/or a less than ten percent beneficial owner of another entity).
An "interested transaction" includes a material amendment or modification to an existing interested transaction.
A "related party" is defined as any:
•person who is or was (since the beginning of the last fiscal year for which Medtronic has filed a Form 10-K and proxy statement) an executive officer, director or nominee for election as a director of Medtronic (even if they do not presently serve in that role);
•greater than five percent beneficial owner of Medtronic's ordinary shares; or
•immediate family member of any of the foregoing, as such terms are interpreted under Item 404 of Regulation S-K.
During fiscal year 2024, Sarah Powell, a daughter of director Kendall J. Powell, was employed by Medtronic as a Global Senior Product Manager. The aggregate value of the compensation paid to Ms. Powell during fiscal year 2024 was approximately $190,382, which included salary and bonus compensation. In addition, Ms. Powell received the standard benefits provided to other non-executive Medtronic employees for her services during fiscal year 2024. Ms. Powell is not an executive officer of, and does not have a key strategic role within, Medtronic.
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Complaint Procedure; Communications with Directors
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires companies to maintain procedures to receive, retain and treat complaints received regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters and to allow for the confidential and anonymous submission by employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters. The Company currently has such procedures in place. A 24-hour, toll-free confidential compliance line is available for the submission of concerns regarding accounting, internal controls or auditing matters.
The Company's Lead Independent Director may be contacted via e-mail at [email protected]. Interested parties may also communicate with the independent directors via e-mail at [email protected]. Communications received from interested parties may be forwarded directly to Board members as part of the materials sent before the next regularly scheduled Board meeting, although the Board has authorized management, in its discretion, to forward communications on a more expedited basis if circumstances warrant or to exclude a communication if it is illegal, unduly hostile or threatening or otherwise inappropriate. Advertisements, solicitations for periodical or other subscriptions and other similar communications generally will not be forwarded to the directors.
Codes of Conduct
All Medtronic employees, including its Chief Executive Officer and other senior executives, are required to comply with a Code of Conduct to help ensure that the Company's business is conducted in accordance with the highest standards of ethical behavior. The Code of Conduct covers all areas of professional conduct, including customer relationships, conflicts of interest, insider trading, intellectual property and confidential information, as well as requiring strict adherence to all laws and regulations applicable to the Company's business. Employees are required to bring any violations and suspected violations of the Code of Conduct to the attention of Medtronic through management or legal counsel or by using Medtronic's confidential compliance line. In addition, the Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers provides specific policies applicable to the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Controller and to other senior financial officers designated from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer.
These policies relate to internal controls, the public disclosures of Medtronic violations of the securities or other laws, rules or regulations, and conflicts of interest. The members of the Board of Directors are subject to a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics relating to director responsibilities, conflicts of interest, strict adherence to applicable laws and regulations, and promotion of ethical behavior.
The Company's codes of conduct are published on our website, at www.medtronic.com/us-en/about/corporate-governance/overview/principles-ethics.html, and are available in print to any shareholder who requests them. The Company intends to disclose future amendments to, or waivers for directors and executive officers of, the codes of conduct on its website promptly following the date of such amendment or waiver, to the extent required by applicable rules and regulations.
Securities Trading Policy
In addition to our Code of Conduct, Medtronic maintains a Global Insider Trading Policy, which governs the purchase, sale, and/or other dispositions of Company securities by directors, officers and employees. This policy is intended to promote compliance with applicable insider trading laws, rules and regulations. It also is the Company's policy to abide by applicable federal securities regulations and NYSE listing standards when engaging in any corporate repurchase or sale of Company securities.
Director Compensation
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee periodically reviews our non-employee director compensation program and makes recommendations for adjustments, as appropriate, to the Board. In fiscal year 2024, no changes were recommended or made to the director compensation program.
The principal features of the compensation received by the Company's non-employee directors for fiscal year 2024 are described below.
Non-employee Directors are eligible for the following compensation:
•Annual Cash Retainer- Non-employee directors are entitled to receive an annual cash retainer for their service on the Board. Committee chairs and the Lead Independent Director are entitled to a supplemental annual cash stipend, and non-chair Audit Committee members are entitled to an additional cash stipend. Directors who are also Medtronic employees receive no fees for their services as directors. The Company's objective in using annual cash retainers and stipends is to recognize the stewardship role of non-employee directors with respect to the Company's success and the increasing demands and responsibilities of our non-employee directors. The annual cash retainer and stipend fees are paid according to the following schedule:
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| Director Compensation | ||
| Annual Cash Retainer | $ | 175,000 |
| Committee Chair Stipends: | ||
| Audit | $ | 25,000 |
| Compensation | $ | 20,000 |
| Nominating and Corporate Governance | $ | 20,000 |
| Finance and Financial Risk | $ | 20,000 |
| Quality | $ | 20,000 |
| Science and Technology | $ | 20,000 |
| Lead Independent Director Stipend | $ | 40,000 |
| Member Audit Committee | $ | 15,000 |
•Annual Stock Awards- Each non-employee director receives an annual restricted stock unit award equal in value to $175,000 (rounded up to the nearest whole share), which vests as described in the Stock Awards section below. The Company uses full-value awards and a fixed dollar value for setting equity levels to compensate its non-employee directors in a manner that is consistent with majority practice and that is competitive with the Company's peers. The Company believes that the annual equity grant to its non-employee directors, in combination with its stock ownership guidelines (described in the Stock Holdings section below), further aligns the interests of its non-employee directors with the interests of the Company's shareholders.
The Director Compensation table reflects all compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to the Company's non-employee directors for fiscal year 2024 service as a director. No additional compensation was provided to Mr. Martha for his service as a director on the Board.
| Non-Employee Director |
Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash
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Stock
Awards
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Total | |||
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Richard H. Anderson(1)
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$ | 68,118 | $ | 62,800 | $ | 130,918 |
| Craig Arnold | $ | 235,000 | $ | 175,062 | $ | 410,062 |
| Scott C. Donnelly | $ | 190,000 | $ | 175,062 | $ | 365,062 |
| Lidia L. Fonseca | $ | 175,000 | $ | 175,062 | $ | 350,062 |
| Andrea J. Goldsmith, Ph.D. | $ | 195,000 | $ | 175,062 | $ | 370,062 |
| Randall J. Hogan, III | $ | 210,000 | $ | 175,062 | $ | 385,062 |
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Gregory P. Lewis (2)
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$ | 159,725 | $ | 147,246 | $ | 306,971 |
| Kevin E. Lofton | $ | 195,000 | $ | 175,062 | $ | 370,062 |
| Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D. | $ | 195,000 | $ | 175,062 | $ | 370,062 |
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Denise M. O'Leary(3)
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$ | 200,000 | $ | 175,062 | $ | 375,062 |
| Kendall J. Powell | $ | 175,000 | $ | 175,062 | $ | 350,062 |
(1) Mr. Anderson was not nominated for reelection at the 2023 Annual General Meeting, and therefore his fiscal year 2024 fees paid in cash and restricted stock unit award were pro-rated to cover the actual number of days he served as a director during fiscal year 2024 prior to his departure.
(2) Mr. Lewis joined the Board of Directors June 26, 2023, and therefore his fiscal year 2024 fees paid in cash and restricted stock unit award were pro-rated to cover the actual number of days served as a director during fiscal year 2024.
(3) Ms. O'Leary was not nominated for reelection at the 2024 Annual General Meeting.
Fees Earned or Paid in Cash
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Stock Awards
Amounts reported in the stock awards column represent the grant date fair value, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, of our annual grant of restricted stock units. Directors are annually granted restricted stock units on the first day of the fiscal year in an amount equal to $175,000 divided by the fair market value of a Medtronic ordinary share on the date of grant, rounded up to the nearest whole share. Grants are made on a pro rata basis for participants who are directors for less than the entire preceding fiscal year and are reduced by 25% for any directors who failed to attend at least 75% of the applicable meetings during such fiscal year. The restricted stock units vest on the one-year anniversary of the grant date. Dividends paid on Medtronic ordinary shares are credited to a director's restricted stock unit account in the form of additional units, subject to the same vesting and forfeiture conditions as the director's underlying restricted stock unit award.
Restricted and Deferred Stock Unit Holdings
Non-employee directors held the following outstanding restricted stock units and deferred stock units as of April 26, 2024:
| Non-Employee Director | Restricted Stock Units |
Deferred Stock Units (1)
|
| Craig Arnold | 1,997 | - |
| Scott C. Donnelly | 1,997 | 2,471 |
| Lidia L. Fonesca | 1,680 | |
| Andrea J. Goldsmith, Ph.D. | 1,997 | - |
| Randall J. Hogan, III | 1,997 | - |
| Gregory P. Lewis | - | - |
| Kevin E. Lofton | 1,997 | - |
| Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D. | 1,997 | - |
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Denise M. O'Leary (2)
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1,997 | 35,497 |
| Kendall J. Powell | 1,997 | 24,389 |
(1)Prior to the Covidien acquisition in January 2015, directors were granted deferred stock units rather than restricted stock units. The balance in a director's deferred stock unit account will be distributed to the director in the form of Medtronic ordinary shares upon resignation or retirement from the Board in a single distribution or, at the director's option, in five equal annual distributions.
(2)Ms. O'Leary was not nominated for reelection at the 2024 Annual General Meeting.
Director Stock Ownership and Retention Guidelines
To align directors' interests more closely with those of shareholders, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee approved the Medtronic plc Stock Ownership and Retention Guidelines pursuant to which non-employee directors are expected to own stock of Medtronic in an amount equal to five times the annual Board retainer. Until the ownership guideline is met, the directors must retain 75% of after-tax Medtronic shares received through settlement of equity compensation awards. Once the guideline is met, the directors must retain 75% of after-tax shares for one year following grant of equity compensation awards. For share issuances, net gain shares are those remaining after payment of income taxes. Shares retained may be sold on the later of one year after grant or when the ownership guidelines are met. In the case of retirement or termination, shares may be sold after the shorter of the remaining retention period or one year following retirement or termination, as applicable. As of May 1, 2024, all directors were in compliance with the stock ownership and retention policy; however, due to their tenures as directors, Dr. Goldsmith, Messrs. Lewis and Lofton, and Ms. Fonseca are expected to make progress toward the required ownership guidelines over time.
Deferrals
Prior to the Covidien acquisition in January 2015, directors were able to defer all or a portion of their cash compensation through participation in the Medtronic Capital Accumulation Plan Deferral Program. This was a nonqualified plan designed to allow participants to defer a portion of their pre-tax compensation, and to earn returns or incur losses on those deferred amounts based upon allocation of their balances to one or more investment alternatives, which were the same investment alternatives that Medtronic offers its employees through its 401(k) Plan. Director contributions in the deferred compensation program were discontinued effective as of the close of the Covidien acquisition in January 2015.
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Share Ownership Information
Significant Shareholders
The following table shows information concerning each person who is known by the Company to beneficially own more than 5% of the Company's ordinary shares.
| Name of Beneficial Owner |
Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership of Ordinary Shares
|
Of Shares Beneficially
Owned, Amount that
May Be Acquired
Within 60 Days
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Percent
of Class
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The Vanguard Group, 100 Vanguard Blvd., Malvern, PA 19355(1)
|
126,545,940 | N/A | 9.52 |
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BlackRock, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055(2)
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118,570,867 | N/A | 8.90 |
(1)The information for security ownership of this beneficial owner is based on a Schedule 13-G/A filed by The Vanguard Group on February 13, 2024. On February 13, 2024, Vanguard, together with its affiliates, held indirect voting power over ordinary shares.
(2)The information for security ownership of this beneficial owner is based on a Schedule 13-G/A filed by BlackRock, Inc. on February 12, 2024. On February 12, 2024, BlackRock, Inc., together with its affiliates, held indirect voting power over ordinary shares.
Beneficial Ownership of Directors and Management
The following table shows information as of August 5, 2024, concerning beneficial ownership of Medtronic's ordinary shares by Medtronic's directors, named executive officers identified in the Summary Compensation Table under "Executive Compensation," and all directors and current executive officers as a group.
| Name of Beneficial Owner |
Amount and Nature
of Beneficial Ownership
of Ordinary Shares(1)
|
Of Shares Beneficially Owned, Amount that May Be Acquired Within 60 Days
|
| Craig Arnold | 38,296 | 2,185 |
| Scott C. Donnelly | 19,650 | 4,678 |
| Lidia L. Fonseca | 3,717 | 2,185 |
| Andrea J. Goldsmith, Ph.D. | 8,329 | 2,185 |
| Randall J. Hogan, III | 45,109 | 2,185 |
| Gregory P. Lewis | 1,838 | 1,838 |
| Kevin E. Lofton | 6,252 | 2,185 |
| Geoffrey S. Martha | 1,025,878 | 948,677 |
| Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D. | 15,696 | 2,185 |
|
Denise M. O'Leary(2)
|
48,746 | 9,348 |
|
Karen L. Parkhill(3)
|
498,212 | 438,522 |
| Kendall J. Powell | 46,085 | 26,793 |
| Sean M. Salmon | 544,552 | 517,334 |
| Gregory L. Smith | 111,104 | 92,228 |
| Brett A. Wall | 490,286 | 478,435 |
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Directors and executive officers as a group (18 persons) (4)
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3,034,658 | 2,670,796 |
(1)Amounts include the shares shown in the last column, which are not currently outstanding but are deemed beneficially owned because of the right to acquire shares within 60 days of August 5, 2024. Amounts do not include stock options, restricted stock units and performance share units granted but not yet vested nor exercisable within 60 days of August 5, 2024.
(2)Ms. O'Leary was not nominated for reelection at the 2024 Annual General Meeting.
(3)On June 21, 2024, Ms. Parkhill notified the Company of her decision to resign from the Company effective August 2, 2024. Effective August 3, 2024, Gary Corona has been appointed as the Company's interim Chief Financial Officer, as disclosed in the Company's Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 26, 2024.
(4)As of August 5, 2024, no director or executive officer beneficially owns more than 1% of the shares outstanding. Medtronic's directors and executive officers as a group beneficially own approximately 0.2% of the shares outstanding. This total includes Directors and current executive officers serving as of August 5, 2024.
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Compensation Discussion and Analysis
The following executive compensation discussion and analysis describes the principles underlying our executive compensation policies and decisions as well as the material elements of compensation for our named executive officers. Medtronic's named executive officers for fiscal year 2024 were:
•Geoffrey S. Martha, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
•Karen L. Parkhill,Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
•Gregory L. Smith,Executive Vice President Global Operations and Supply Chain
•Sean M. Salmon, Executive Vice President, President Cardiovascular Portfolio
•Brett A. Wall, Executive Vice President, President Neuroscience Portfolio
•Robert J. White,Former Executive Vice President, President Medical Surgical Portfolio
After the close of the fiscal year, on June 21, 2024, Ms. Parkhill notified the Company of her decision to resign from the Company effective August 2, 2024. Effective August 3, 2024, Gary Corona has been appointed as the Company's interim Chief Financial Officer, as disclosed in the Company's Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 26, 2024
Mr. White, EVP, President Medical Surgical Portfolio left the organization effective April 26, 2024 as previously announced on February 20, 2024. See "Executive Officer Transitions" below for further discussion. For purposes of this Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the related disclosures that follow, the term "NEOs" refers to all NEOs other than Mr. White unless otherwise noted.
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Executive Summary
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY
The Company's compensation programs align the interests of all our executives, including NEOs, with those of shareholders as well as employees. Medtronic's programs are market-competitive to ensure we attract, retain, and engage highly talented executives with compensation packages established pursuant to the following principles:
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Market-Competitive
We benchmark and assess our program annually to ensure market-competitive target total direct compensation consisting of base salary, target annual cash incentive and long-term incentives. The benchmarking process ensures that each element of target total direct compensation is within a market competitive range.
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Shareholder Value Alignment
We align incentive programs with shareholder value creation by using annual and three-year performance measures that drive shareholder value. Incentive goals come directly from our Board-approved annual operating plan and our Board-approved long-term strategic plan.
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Pay for Performance
We emphasize pay for performance by making at least 75% of target total direct compensation payable to each NEO contingent on the attainment of annual and long-term Company performance goals. The commitment to pay for performance provides actual compensation outcomes with varying levels of competitiveness that align with our absolute and relative performance results.
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Focus on Quality and
Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity
Both Quality and Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (ID&E) are components of our scorecard that directly impact payouts of our annual incentive plan. The quality goals can only reduce a payout, while the ID&E goals can increase or reduce a payout. Quality and ID&E also align to the Medtronic Mission.
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PAY FOR PERFORMANCE
Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Performance Summary
In fiscal 2024, Medtronic took a meaningful step forward with its financial performance, particularly with its organic revenue growth. The company's multi-year comprehensive transformation is taking hold and appearing in its financial results. FY24 revenue of $32.4 billion increased 3.6% as reported or 5.2% on an organic basis. The company delivered on its commitment of restoring durable revenue growth, delivering mid-single digit organic revenue growth each quarter in FY24. Medtronic advanced its product and clinical evidence pipeline, receiving approximately 130 regulatory approvals in key geographies, including the US, EU, Japan, and China. These approvals are expected to contribute to the company's durable, mid-single digit organic revenue growth over the long-term.
As expected, the Company's FY24 operating margin and diluted earnings per share both declined, primarily due to inflation, foreign currency translation, and income taxes. This was partially offset by savings delivered by operations and supply chain programs, as well as continued discipline on operational expenses as the company continued to increase investment in research and development. FY24 GAAP diluted EPS of $2.76 decreased 2%, while non-GAAP diluted EPS of $5.20 also decreased 2%. Included in FY24 non-GAAP diluted EPS was a 33 cent unfavorable impact from foreign currency translation. FY24 non-GAAP diluted EPS increased 5% on a constant currency basis. Despite the decline in earnings, the company drove double-digit cash flow growth through improvements in working capital. FY24 cash flow from operations of $6.787 billion increased 12%, while FY24 free cash flow of $5.200 billion increased 14%, representing free cash flow conversion from non-GAAP net earnings of 75%. On its non-financial metrics, Medtronic met or nearly met its ID&E metrics and exceeded its Quality metrics in FY24.
Medtronic stock price was $90.95 at the start of FY24 and closed the fiscal year at $79.74. Including the benefit of dividends, the total return of Medtronic stock over FY24 was -9%, compared to 24% total return of the S&P 500 and 3% total return of the S&P 500 Health Care Equipment Index. Over a 3-year and 5-year period, the total return of Medtronic stock is -33% and 4%, respectively. As noted below, relative stock price performance meaningfully impacted the actual compensation relative to the target compensation in the long-term incentive plan.
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Short- and Long-Term Incentive Payouts
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MIP
96.5%
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These results are linked directly to short- and long-term incentives resulting in a 96.5% payout of the overall Medtronic annual incentive funding pool, and a 36.3% payout to our Performance Share Units. NEO actual total direct compensation was approximately 64%-69% of the target opportunity.
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PSU 36.3% |
•The values shown for target equity compensation (PSU, RSU, Stock Options) reflects the aggregate grant date fair value of each NEO's equity awards granted in fiscal year 2024, determined in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718; Compensation - Stock Compensation (consistent with the Summary Compensation Table)
•The value for MIP (annual incentive plan - paid in cash) represents the payout target for achieving 100% of target detailed later in the Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Medtronic Incentive Plan Payout Resultssection.
•Actual compensation reflects 89%-94% FY24 MIP payout based upon financial, team and individual performance and the market value of stock options, time-based RSUs and target performance share units based on the year end (April 26, 2024) stock price of $79.74
As the graphic above illustrates, our pay for performance alignment meets our compensation philosophy. Specifically, the FY24 financial performance was below our target expectations. As a result, our payouts were below the target compensation established at the beginning of the fiscal year. Our long-term incentive vehicles are completely denominated in equity and the realizable pay fluctuates with both our financial performance and stock price. For example, the stock option grant is underwater ($87.76 grant price compared to $79.74 fiscal year end price). The committee believes that the design and implementation of our executive compensation program drives pay for performance aligned with shareholder value creation.
As further evidence of our pay for performance orientation, realizable compensation for our Chairman & CEO is reasonably positioned relative to our Comparison Group in the context of relative performance. Specifically, three-year realizable compensation is positioned at the 10thpercentile of the Comparison Group, and three-year performance is positioned at the 11, 50 and 83 percentiles for total shareholder return, revenue growth, and EPS growth, respectively.
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The following chart presents a comparison of Medtronic's CEO's "realizable compensation" and Company performance for the last three completed fiscal years relative to the Comparison Group. As mentioned in the compensation philosophy section highlighted earlier, this displays that we provide competitive compensation that is heavily performance-based and ultimately shareholder aligned.
Notes:
Realizable compensation represents the sum of actual base salaries paid, actual annual incentives earned, the market value of stock options, market value of restricted stock and projected value of long-term performance awards as of April 26, 2024.
Total shareholder return consists of three-year stock price appreciation and dividend reinvestment.
All financial performance amounts for Medtronic and the comparison companies are based on GAAP as reported amounts as of the last completed fiscal year-end.
CONSIDERATION OF "SAY-ON-PAY" VOTING RESULTS AND OTHER SHAREHOLDER FEEDBACK
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At our 2023 annual general meeting, shareholders again showed strong support for our executive compensation programs with 93.35% of the votes cast approving our executive compensation.
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The Compensation Committee reviewed shareholder and other stakeholder feedback, along with the results of the shareholder "say-on-pay" vote in making compensation decisions during fiscal year 2024. Efforts to gather stakeholder feedback included periodic outreach to our largest shareholders. Based on this feedback and the 93.35% say-on-pay approval by shareholders in 2023, the Compensation Committee concluded that shareholders generally support Medtronic's compensation philosophy. The Compensation Committee will continue to gather and consider shareholder feedback in future compensation decisions.
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Process
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Compensation Committee
The Compensation Committee establishes our compensation philosophy, program design and administration rules, and is the decision-making body on all compensation matters related to our NEOs. The Compensation Committee solicits input from an independent outside compensation consultant and relies on the consultant's advice. For more information on the Compensation Committee, its members and its duties as identified in its charter, please refer to the section entitled "Committees of the Board and Meetings - Compensation Committee" beginning on page 22 of this proxy statement.
Independent Compensation Consultant
The Compensation Committee has engaged Semler Brossy, an independent compensation consulting firm (the "Independent Consultant"), to advise the Compensation Committee on all matters related to executive officer compensation. Specifically, the Independent Consultant conducts an annual competitive market analysis of total compensation for NEOs, provides relevant market data, updates the Compensation Committee on compensation trends and regulatory developments, and counsels the Compensation Committee on program designs and specific compensation decisions related to our CEO and other executives. The work listed above and review of Board of Director compensation is the only work completed by the Independent Consultant for Medtronic and the services of that firm are at the discretion and direction of the Compensation Committee.
Consistent with the NYSE listing standards, the Compensation Committee reviews and confirms the independence of its outside consultants on an annual basis. In connection with this process, the Compensation Committee has reviewed, among other items, a letter from Semler Brossy addressing its independence and the members of the consulting team serving the Compensation Committee, including the following factors: (i) other services provided to us by Semler Brossy, (ii) fees paid by us as a percentage of Semler Brossy's total revenue, (iii) policies or procedures of Semler Brossy that are designed to prevent conflicts of interest, (iv) any business or personal relationships between the senior advisor of the consulting team and a member of the Compensation Committee, (v) any Company stock owned by the senior advisor or any member of that individual's immediate family, and (vi) any business or personal relationships between our executive officers and the senior advisor. The Compensation Committee discussed these considerations and concluded that the work performed by Semler Brossy and its senior advisor involved in the engagement did not raise any conflict of interest.
Chief Executive Officer
In making compensation decisions for executive officers reporting to the CEO, the Compensation Committee solicits the views of our CEO and the Independent Consultant. The Compensation Committee conducts executive sessions without the CEO present. The CEO does not make recommendations to the Compensation Committee about his own compensation.
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GOVERNANCE
The Committee leverages best-in-class governance practices to design and administer Medtronic's executive compensation programs. In particular, the table below notes the market-leading governance features that are incorporated into our programs:
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Summary of Key Compensation Practices
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| What We Do |
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Pay and shareholder performance alignment |
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Responsible use of shares under our long-term incentive program | |
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Multiple performance metrics under our short-and long-term performance-based plans discourage short-term risk-taking at the expense of long-term results | |
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Targets for performance metrics aligned to financial goals communicated to shareholders | |
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Payout caps on MIP and LTIP to mitigate unnecessary risk-taking | |
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Limited perquisites | |
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Double-trigger change of control vesting of compensation and benefits, including equity | |
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Comprehensive clawback policy that applies to annual incentive, long-term incentives and equity compensation | |
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Competitive stock ownership guidelines and holding periods on portions of after-tax shares until guidelines are met
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Engagement of an independent compensation consultant | |
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What We Do Not Do |
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No defined benefit supplemental executive retirement plans or special healthcare coverage for NEOs |
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No "single-trigger" vesting of equity awards in event of a change of control | |
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No dividends or dividend equivalents on unearned equity compensation | |
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No excessive severance benefits | |
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No hedging and pledging of Company stock permitted for executives | |
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No "golden parachute" excise tax gross ups | |
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No backdating or repricing of stock option awards | |
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No multi-year compensation guarantees |
USE OF MARKET COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION DATA
The Compensation Committee considers relevant market pay practices when establishing executive compensation program and pay levels, including base salary and annual and long-term incentives. To facilitate our ability to benchmark competitive compensation levels and practices, the Compensation Committee established a Comparison Group. The Compensation Committee selected the companies that constitute the Comparison Group after discussion with its Independent Consultant. The Comparison Group is selected using Compensation Committee approved criteria designed to identify companies with whom we are most likely to compete for talent. The criteria the Committee considers include items such as:
•Size (measured by revenue, market capitalization, enterprise value and other measures)
•Complexity and global footprint
•Companies that represent Medical Device, Life Sciences, Technology and Industrials
The Compensation Committee uses data from the Comparison Group to establish a competitive market range within which pay is positioned to reflect experience and performance. Consistent with our pay-for-performance philosophy, we establish an award range for short-term and long-term incentives that generates above-market pay for above-market performance and below-market pay for below-market performance. In addition to the competitive market information, the Compensation Committee also reviews information about performance, potential, expertise, and experience for each NEO.
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The following table summarizes the selection criteria used by the Compensation Committee to select the Comparison Group.
| Selection Criteria | |
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Start with Standard & Poor's 100 largest U.S. companies, the S&P 500 Healthcare Equipment and Supplies, and the S&P 500 Information Technology Indices
Limit to Several Relevant Global Industry Classification Standard Sectors
1. Health Care
2. Consumer Staples
3. Industrials
4. Information Technology
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Consider the following criteria for selecting companies
1. Overall company size
2. Health care company
3. Data science and artificial intelligence
4. Global operations
5. Manufacturer
6. Government contractor
7. Geographic competitor
8. Proxy advisory peer companies
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During fiscal year 2023 the Independent Consultant recommended the following changes to the Comparison Group: (1) the removal of Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and Pepsico and (2) the addition of GE Healthcare Technologies. None of the companies removed list Medtronic as a peer. These changes ensure the Comparison Group remains reasonable and appropriate for go-forward benchmarking of market practices.
Comparison Group Size Comparisons
| 24-Company Comparison Group | |
| 3M | GE Healthcare Technologies |
| Abbott Laboratories | Gilead Sciences |
| AbbVie | Honeywell |
| Amgen | IBM |
| Baxter | Intel |
| Becton, Dickinson, & Co. | Johnson & Johnson |
| Biogen | Merck & Co. |
| Boston Scientific | Pfizer |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | Qualcomm |
| Cisco Systems | Stryker |
| Danaher | Thermo Fisher |
| Eli Lilly & Co. | United Health Group |
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Fiscal Year 2024 Compensation Program Design
| Component | Basic Design | Purpose | |
| Fixed | Base Salary |
•Fixed and recurring element of compensation
◦Calibrated with the Comparison Group market range
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•Compensates for carrying out basic duties of the job
•Recognizes individual experiences, skills, and sustained performance
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| Benefits |
•Market-competitive benefits and perquisites including health, retirement, allowances and other life events
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•Provides same benefits available to Medtronic employees; nonqualified deferred compensation plan provides the same tax planning benefit to executives after adjusting for statutory limitations
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| Variable at Risk | Annual Incentive Plan |
•Performance-based cash compensation opportunity using both financial and nonfinancial metrics
◦Financial metrics are revenue growth, non-GAAP diluted EPS, and free cash flow
◦Nonfinancial measures are Quality and ID&E
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•Encourage sustained performance improvements in key financial areas that drive total shareholder return and key nonfinancial areas that drive our strategy
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| PSU |
•Performance-based equity compensation using both internal financial goals and relative total shareholder return
◦Revenue Growth 3-year simple average
◦Relative TSR versus the Comparison Group over a 3-year period (Relative TSR)
•ROIC modifier (downward only)
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•Represents a significant portion of long-term incentives based on meeting key strategic financial goals that are aligned with shareholder experiences
•Promotes long-term stock ownership in Medtronic
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| Stock Options |
•Vest 25% per year starting on the 1st anniversary of grant date
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•Aligns pay with performance by linking value to stock price appreciation and shareholder value creation
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RSU
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•Vest 100% on the 3rd anniversary of grant date
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•Promotes long-term stock ownership in Medtronic
•Encourages retention
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The mix of total direct compensation for our NEOs is weighted 93% to 86% at risk with 82% to 72% allocated to long-term incentives, as illustrated below.
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Fiscal Year 2024 Compensation Decisions
FISCAL YEAR 2024 ANNUAL BASE SALARIES FOR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
One of the principles of our compensation philosophy as outlined on page 31 is to provide a competitive base salary relative to our Comparison Group. As the Compensation Committee evaluates base salary decisions, it considers several factors such as competitive pay positioning, performance, expertise, experience, and internal equity. At the beginning of each fiscal year, the Independent Consultant presents to the Compensation Committee an analysis that identifies the market base salary ranges for the CEO and each NEO. Using this market data the Compensation Committee approves base salary changes for NEOs and recommends to the Board of Directors base salary changes for the CEO.
The table below shows the fiscal year 2024 base salaries for the CEO and each NEO.
| Name |
FY23 Salary (000s)
|
FY24 Salary (000s)
|
Merit %
Increase
|
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| Geoffrey S. Martha | $ | 1,350 | $ | 1,350 | - | % |
| Karen L. Parkhill | $ | 911 | $ | 911 | - | % |
| Gregory L. Smith | $ | 872 | $ | 872 | - | % |
| Sean M. Salmon | $ | 867 | $ | 867 | - | % |
| Brett A. Wall | $ | 717 | $ | 750 | 4.7 | % |
Mr. Wall's base salary increase is aligned with the 3-year plan to move to market median following his appointment in FY20.
FISCAL YEAR 2024 ANNUAL MEDTRONIC INCENTIVE PLAN
The Medtronic Incentive Plan provides an opportunity to earn an annual cash payout for performance relative to pre-established financial and nonfinancial objectives. The Compensation Committee sets individual target awards for each NEO, expressed as a percentage of base salary, based on several factors such as desired competitiveness, performance, expertise, experience, and internal equity. The following table highlights the target MIP percentage for each NEO, there were no changes to the MIP target percent of salary in FY24:
| Name |
FY23 MIP Target
|
FY24 MIP Target
|
%
Increase/
(Decrease)
|
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| Geoffrey S. Martha | 150 | % | 150 | % | - | % |
| Karen L. Parkhill | 110 | % | 110 | % | - | % |
| Gregory L. Smith | 100 | % | 100 | % | - | % |
| Sean M. Salmon | 100 | % | 100 | % | - | % |
| Brett A. Wall | 100 | % | 100 | % | - | % |
Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Medtronic Incentive Plan Payout Results
The Committee uses the Board-approved annual operating plan to support tough but fair financial performance expectations and nonfinancial objectives key to our sustained long-term success. In fiscal year 2023, the Committee, in consultation with management and the Independent Consultant modified the annual incentive plan for senior executives including NEOs starting fiscal year 2024. The design of this program reflects the input of shareholders over a multi-year period, and is structured as follows:
Fiscal Year 2024 MIP Design
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Medtronic Performance
The Committee was intentional with this design to focus on financial measures that shape shareholder value creation, and further strategic imperatives to fuel sustained performance over the long-term. The table below outlines the specific Medtronic performance measures, the respective weighting, the performance ranges, the rationale for including them in the MIP, and the actual results for FY24.
| Measure | Rationale | Weight | Performance Minimum | Performance Target | Performance Maximum | Actual Result | Weighted Payout |
|
Revenue Growth Over Prior Year
(Constant Currency)(1)
|
Top line growth continues to be a key driver of shareholder value. | 33% | (7.01)% | 3.33% | 8.49% | 3.58% | 34.97% |
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Diluted EPS Growth (Non-GAAP)(2)
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Earnings both from operating efficiency and financial management is a key driver of returns to shareholders. | 33% | $4.42 | $5.20 | $5.72 | $5.00 | 29.06% |
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Free Cash Flow
(Non-GAAP) (2)(3)
|
Free cash flow is a key driver of shareholder returns and captures items not included in non-GAAP net income such as litigation, tax payments and benefits not associated with balance sheet transactions - the Free Cash Flow may be adjusted to avoid payment timing-based windfalls for large items.
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33% | $3,639 | $5,199 | $6,239 | $5,200 | 33.37% |
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Total Payout as a % of Target(4)
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97.36% | ||||||
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Adjusted Payout as a % of Target(4)
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96.50% |
(1)Revenue Growth for MIP purposes is based on annual operating plan foreign exchange rates not actual foreign exchange rates.
(2)Non-GAAP diluted EPS and Free Cash Flow are considered non-GAAP financial measures under applicable SEC rules and regulations. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is included in Appendix A of this proxy statement. The non-GAAP EPS was adjusted downward $0.20 for MIP performance calculation purposes related to the ventilator product line business exit and realized losses on minority investments.
(3)$ in millions.
(4)The Committee exercised negative discretion to slightly reduce the calculated funding pool from 97.36% to 96.5%
For purposes of the annual incentive calculation, "diluted EPS" refers to non-GAAP diluted EPS. A reconciliation of the GAAP to non-GAAP diluted EPS is included in Appendix A to this proxy statement. Constant currency revenue growth represents FY24 revenue in comparison to FY23 revenue using constant exchange rates. Free cash flow is defined as cash provided by operating activities, less additions to property, plant and equipment as shown on the Statement of Cash Flows. The Compensation Committee has pre-established adjustments for non-GAAP diluted EPS and free cash flow as allowed under Medtronic's Annual Incentive Plan.
Team Performance Scorecard
In addition to financial performance, Medtronic also assessed nonfinancial performance focused on ID&E and Quality. We made considerable progress in diversity focused on an increase in female managers and above and ethnically diverse managers and above. In FY24, Medtronic exceeded the goal for representation for women (globally) and nearly met the goal for ethnic diversity (U.S.) in management level positions.
Complimenting our ID&E category was Quality emphasizing both compliance and quality. The quality performance component consists of metrics and receipt of a warning letter (material and immaterial) will trigger the quality modifier. Quality performance is assessed at the end of the performance period using a combination of quantitative and qualitative assessment. The Quality Committee reviews and certifies the Quality performance prior to the Compensation Committee approving these results.
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Medtronic achieved all Quality goals in FY24. Combining the Quality and IDE performance yielded a modifier of 97.5% of target. The table below illustrates the non-financial performance:
| ID&E |
FY24 Target
|
Category Weight | Result | Payout | ||
| Women Mangers + (Total Medtronic) |
43.9% 1% YoY increase |
50% | 44.0% | 25.0% | ||
| Ethnically Diverse Managers + (US only) |
28.6% 1% YoY increase |
50% | 28.4% | 22.5% | ||
| ID&E Modifier Result | 47.5 | % | ||||
| Quality | Category |
FY24 Target
|
Category Weight | Result | Payout | |
| Compliance | Findings/Inspections (FDA 483) | <= 1.0 | 33.3% | 0.88 | 16.7% | |
| Findings/Inspections (FDA 483/MDSAP) | <= 0.3 | 0.01 | ||||
| Quality | FCA Execution Timelines | >= 95% | 33.3% | 96.0% | 16.7 | % |
| Complaint Timeliness Execution | >= 87% | 33.3% | 90.0% | 16.7 | % | |
| Total Quality Component Actual Performance | 50.0 | % | ||||
|
Total Quality Component Adjusted (Warning Letter) (1)
|
N/A | |||||
|
Team Scorecard Result
|
97.5 | % |
(1) Medtronic did not receive any Warning Letters in FY24
Individual Performance Scorecard
The final component of the FY24 MIP for NEOs is individual performance based on an assessment of performance for each individual considering financial, strategic and cultural objectives. Actual modifiers ranged between 95% and 100% for the NEOs. The table below summarizes these decisions.
| Name |
Individual Performance
|
Modifier
|
| Geoffrey S. Martha | Achieved goals related to strengthening our capital allocation strategy, delivering a robust pipeline, improving operational efficiency, achieving quality goals, continuing to deliver on cultural and engagement objectives. | 100.0% |
| Karen L. Parkhill | Achieved goals related to strengthening our capital allocation strategy, improving operational efficiency, and continuing to deliver on cultural and engagement objectives. | 100.0% |
| Gregory L. Smith | Achieved goals related to optimizing supply chain and improving operational efficiency, advancing digitization, and achieving quality and reduction in green house gas emissions goals. | 100.0% |
| Sean M. Salmon | Achieved goals related to new product approvals as well as cultural and engagement objectives but had mixed performance on financial goals within the Cardiovascular business. | 95.0% |
| Brett A. Wall | Achieved goals related to new product approvals as well as cultural and engagement objectives but had mixed performance on financial goals within the Neuroscience business. | 95.0% |
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Total FY24 Annual MIP Payout Results
Based on the financial, team and individual performance results, the total MIP payouts by NEO are as follows:
| Name | Medtronic Performance | X | Team Performance Scorecard | X | Individual Performance Scorecard |
FY24 Total
Performance
|
FY24 MIP Target
|
FY24 MIP Award
|
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| Geoffrey S. Martha | 96.5 | % | 97.5 | % | 100.0 | % | 94.0 | % | 150.0 | % | $ | 1,905,272 |
| Karen L. Parkhill | 96.5 | % | 97.5 | % | 100.0 | % | 94.0 | % | 110.0 | % | $ | 943,091 |
| Gregory L. Smith | 96.5 | % | 97.5 | % | 100.0 | % | 94.0 | % | 100.0 | % | $ | 820,537 |
| Sean M. Salmon | 96.5 | % | 97.5 | % | 95.0 | % | 89.4 | % | 100.0 | % | $ | 774,952 |
| Brett A. Wall | 96.5 | % | 97.5 | % | 95.0 | % | 89.4 | % | 100.0 | % | $ | 670,610 |
FISCAL YEAR 2025 ANNUAL MEDTRONIC INCENTIVE PLAN DESIGN CHANGE
In fiscal year 2024, the Committee, in consultation with management and the Independent Consultant modified the annual incentive plan for senior executives including NEOs. Beginning in fiscal year 2025 to optimize the influences of quality it will now be a stand alone modifier, moving ID&E to the individual scorecard. The Medtronic Scorecard will continue to be an equally weighted measurement of revenue growth, diluted EPS and free cash flow. There are no other changes to the overall framework.
FISCAL YEAR 2024 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (LTIP)
The Medtronic long-term incentive program explicitly links a significant portion of our NEO's compensation to long-term stock price performance and uses financial goals that are aligned to shareholder value creation. The Compensation Committee sets individual target awards for each NEO based on several factors such as desired competitiveness, performance, expertise, experience, and internal equity. The following table highlights the FY24 target long-term incentive value for each NEO as compared to FY23:
| Name |
FY23 LTIP Target (000s)
|
FY24 LTIP Target (000s)
|
%
Increase (1)
|
||
| Geoffrey S. Martha | $ | 13,250 | $ | 15,000 | 13.2% |
| Karen L. Parkhill | $ | 5,000 | $ | 5,500 | 10.0% |
|
Gregory L. Smith (2)
|
$ | 2,600 | $ | 4,000 | 53.8% |
| Sean M. Salmon | $ | 4,000 | $ | 4,250 | 6.3% |
| Brett A. Wall | $ | 3,500 | $ | 4,250 | 21.4% |
(1)Medtronic increased individual target awards for its NEOs to maintain alignment with our compensation positioning philosophy, which is to position pay at the median of our proxy peer group factoring in expertise and performance.
(2)Mr. Smith's FY24 LTIP target is aligned with the 3-year plan to move to market median following Mr. Smith's appointment in FY21. Mr. Smith was awarded an additional $1.5M in time based RSUs for retention purposes. This one-time grant is not included above and will vest 25% per year for four years.
As noted in our compensation philosophy, the long-term incentive design is intended to be market competitive, performance-based, shareholder-aligned and encourage long-term retention and stock ownership. Therefore, we have used a portfolio approach in the design of our long-term incentive program including performance share units (PSUs), stock options and time-based restricted stock units (RSUs).
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Performance Share Units
Our Performance Share Unit plan is a 3-year incentive plan that is based on long-term measures of company performance and makes up 50% of the target LTIP value. The PSU plan has measures that are complementary to the annual MIP, are tied to longer term financial performance, encourage a responsible use of capital and directly reflect total shareholder return performance. Additionally, we believe that measuring one-year revenue growth in the MIP and three-year revenue growth in the PSU plan appropriately balances flexibility in a dynamic market and durability over time. PSU goals are set at the beginning of the 3-year performance period. The specifics of the PSU plan are below:
| Measure | Payout Range | Weight | ||
|
3-Yr Average Revenue Growth (1)
|
0%-200% | X | 50% | Target Award |
|
Relative Total Shareholder Return(2)
|
0%-200% | X | 50% | X |
|
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) Modifier(3)
|
30% Reduction | - | Modifier |
(1)Organic Revenue Growth is the 3-year simple average, measured at constant currency, which excludes the impact of significant acquisitions and divestitures
(2)Total Shareholder Return (TSR) is the ending share price of a share of common stock, plus the value of reinvested dividends, divided by the beginning share price, with both beginning and ending share prices measured over a 30-day average. Relative TSR is measured against Medtronic's Comparison Group.
(3)ROIC is defined as net cash earnings plus interest expense net of tax, divided by invested capital for each year, averaged over the 3-year period. "Net cash earnings" is defined as non-GAAP earnings (adjusted to exclude the impact of non-recurring items) after the removal of the after-tax impact of amortization. "Invested capital" is defined as total equity plus interest-bearing liabilities less cash and cash equivalents for each year.
At the completion of the 3-year performance period, PSUs are earned based on the achievement of these goals and paid out in shares. For each performance measure, the share payout would be 0% if performance is below the minimum, 50% of target if performance is at threshold, 100% if performance is at target and 200% of target if performance is at or above the maximum performance level. Three-year revenue growth and relative TSR are independently assessed, and the payout results are added together. This sum is assessed relative to the ROIC modifier and reduced by 30% if the ROIC target is not achieved.
Dividend equivalents with respect to the PSUs are accrued over the performance period and are settled in additional shares based on actual performance.
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Stock Options
Given our focus on growth, and the generation of long-term shareholder value, we believe that stock options are performance-based. This component constitutes 30% of the target LTIP value and is directly aligned to stock price appreciation and shareholder value creation. Stock options have value only when the market price exceeds the exercise price. All stock option grants have an exercise price that is equal to the market closing stock price on the date of grant. Stock options have a ten-year term and vest over four years in equal increments of 25% per year beginning one year after the date of grant.
Time-Based Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
RSUs represent 20% of the target LTIP value and are intended to assist in retaining high performing executives and aligning executives' compensation with shareholders through long-term stock ownership. The RSU grants cliff vest (100%) on the third anniversary of the grant date.
Fiscal Year 2022 - 2024 PSU Payout Results
At the end of the fiscal year, the Compensation Committee certified the results for the PSU performance period that began in FY22 and was completed at the end of FY24. The results were assessed relative to the following pay and performance ranges:
| Metric | Weight | Performance Range | ||||||||||
| Revenue Growth | 50.00% | 2.00% | 3.00% | 4.00% | 5.00% | 6.00% | 7.00% | 8.00% | 9.00% | 10.00% | 11.00% | 12.00% |
| Relative TSR | 50.00% | 25P | 30P | 35P | 40P | 45P | 50P | 55P | 60P | 65P | 70P | 75P+ |
| Payout (as a % of Target) | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% | 100% | 120% | 140% | 160% | 180% | 200% |
Payments of awards for this PSU performance period were made during the second fiscal quarter of FY25. The following table shows the results for FY22-FY24 PSUs and the resulting total payout percentage:
| Element |
Revenue
Growth
|
Relative TSR
|
| Actual Result | 4.27% | 12P |
| PSU Target | 7.00% | 50P |
| Payout Level | 72.67% | -% |
| Objective Weight | 50.00% | 50.00% |
| Weighted Payout Percent | 36.33% | -% |
| PAYOUT PERCENT | 36.33% | |
|
ROIC Modifier
|
No Modification | |
| TOTAL PAYOUT PERCENT | 36.33% |
PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT PAYMENTS
| Name |
FY22-FY24 Actual Performance
|
FY22-FY24 Target Shares
|
FY22-FY24 Shares Paid |
| Geoffrey S. Martha | 36.33% | 47,616 | 17,299 |
| Karen L. Parkhill | 36.33% | 17,904 | 6,505 |
| Gregory L. Smith | 36.33% | 8,762 | 3,184 |
| Sean M. Salmon (1) | 36.33% | 13,714 | 4,983 |
| Brett A. Wall | 36.33% | 13,333 | 4,844 |
| Robert J. White | 36.33% | 15,237 | 5,536 |
(1)Mr. Salmon elected to defer 80% of earned PSU's paid through the PSU Deferral Plan until retirement or his separation from Medtronic. Amount shown above includes the deferred shares in the FY22-FY24 shares paid column.
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Executive Officer Transitions
Mr. White, EVP, President Medical Surgical Portfolio left the organization effective April 26, 2024 as announced February 20, 2024. The Company's decision to wind down and exit the ventilator business and combine the remaining businesses within its Patient Monitoring and Respiratory Interventions operating units into a single operating unit resulted in the elimination of the position held by Mr. White. Mr. White's separation from Medtronic constitutes a termination without cause and he is retirement eligible for treatment of long-term incentives. In addition, Mr. White received severance benefits per the standard agreement and no changes were made, see page 53 of this proxy statement for additional details.
| Robert J. White | FY23 | FY24 |
%
Increase/
(Decrease)
|
| Base Salary (000s) | $795 | $795 | -% |
| MIP Target | 100% | 100% | -% |
| LTIP Target (000s) | $4,000 | $4,000 | -% |
Executive Compensation Governance Practices and Policies
STOCK OWNERSHIP AND RETENTION POLICY
Medtronic's executive stock ownership and retention guidelines are meant to align management and shareholder incentives, at the highest levels of Medtronic's organization. Those guidelines require the CEO to maintain ownership of stock equal to six times annual base salary and other NEOs to maintain stock ownership equal to three times annual base salary. Until the ownership guideline is met, the CEO must retain 75% of after-tax net gain shares received through settlement of equity compensation awards and other NEOs must retain 50% of such shares. For purposes of complying with the guidelines shares owned outright, legally or beneficially, by an officer or the officer's immediate family members, after-tax unvested restricted stock units, and shares held in the tax-qualified and nonqualified retirement and deferred compensation plans count toward the guideline. For share issuances (restricted stock unit vesting), net gain shares are those shares remaining after payment of income taxes.
Compliance with our ownership and retention guidelines is measured at the beginning of the first fiscal month of a new fiscal year by the internal team at the Company responsible for handling executive compensation matters and the results of such measurement are reported to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee or Compensation Committee, as applicable, after the measurement. On each measurement date, compliance is measured using each executive officer's base salary then in effect and the average closing price per share of the Company's ordinary shares on the NYSE for the six calendar months preceding the measurement date. As of August 5, 2024, all NEOs are in compliance with the stock ownership and retention policy.
HEDGING AND PLEDGING POLICY
Our insider trading policy prohibits our NEOs and directors (along with others) from engaging in short sales of Medtronic securities (including short sales against the box) or engaging in purchases or sales of puts, calls or other derivative securities based on Medtronic securities. The policy also prohibits our NEOs from purchasing Medtronic securities on margin, borrowing against Medtronic securities held in a margin account or hedging or pledging Medtronic securities as collateral for a loan.
SALE AND TRANSFER OF AWARDS
All stock option, restricted stock, restricted stock unit, and performance-based restricted stock/restricted stock unit awards are granted under plans that specifically prohibit the sale, assignment and transfer of awards with limited exceptions such as the death of the award recipient. In addition, the Compensation Committee may allow an award holder to assign or transfer an award.
INCENTIVE COMPENSATION FORFEITURE ("CLAWBACK")
The Company has a comprehensive Incentive Compensation Forfeiture Policy, which is designed to recoup improper awards or gains paid to executive officers. Our current policy provides that if the Board determines that any executive officer has received an improper payment or gain, which is an incentive payment or grant mistakenly paid or awarded to the executive officer as a result of misconduct (as defined below), the executive officer must return the improper payment or gain to the extent it would not have been paid or awarded had the misconduct not occurred, including interest on any cash payments. "Misconduct" means any material violation of our Code of Conduct or other fraudulent or illegal activity for which an executive officer is personally responsible as determined by the Board. All executive officers are required to agree to this policy in writing.
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In addition, we have adopted a policy for recovery of erroneously awarded compensation in the event of an accounting restatement, in accordance with Exchange Act Rule 10D-1 and NYSE Rule 303A.14.
EQUITY COMPENSATION FORFEITURE
The Company may require the return or forfeiture of cash and shares received or receivable in certain circumstances in which an employee has a termination of employment from the Company or any affiliate. The Company may exercise its ability to require forfeiture of awards if the employee receives or is entitled to receive delivery of shares or proceeds under an equity award program within six months prior to or 12 months following the date of termination of employment if the current or former employee engages in any of the following activities: (a) performing services for or on behalf of any competitor of, or competing with, the Company or any affiliate; (b) unauthorized disclosure of material proprietary information of the Company or any affiliate; (c) a violation of applicable business ethics policies or business policies of the Company or any affiliate; or (d) any other occurrence that is consistent with the intent noted in items a - c, as determined by the Compensation Committee.
EQUITY AWARD GRANTING PRACTICES
The Compensation Committee typically approves annual long-term incentive awards for NEOs each June at a regular meeting of the Compensation Committee (CEO awards are approved by the full Board of Directors). The awards are granted at the next regularly scheduled grant date. Medtronic typically grants equity on the first trading day of each quarter of the Fiscal Year.
New hire, promotion, retention and other special or ad hoc awards for NEOs and other Section 16 Officers are approved by the Compensation Committee. The grants are typically effective on the next regularly scheduled grant date following Committee approval. Medtronic adheres to the following practices when granting equity awards:
•Stock options are granted with an exercise price equal to the market close stock price of Medtronic ordinary shares on the date of grant.
•We prohibit the repricing of stock options. This includes amending outstanding options to lower their exercise price, substituting new awards with a lower exercise price or executing a cash buyout.
TAX AND ACCOUNTING IMPLICATIONS
The Company does not provide tax gross-ups for our executives except for certain benefit programs, such as relocation, that are part of company-wide policies available to all employees.
In evaluating compensation programs applicable to our NEOs (including the Company's annual and long-term incentive plans), the Compensation Committee considers the potential impact on the Company of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (Section 162(m)), which places a limit of $1 million per year on the amount of compensation paid to certain of our executive officers that is deductible by the Company for federal income tax purposes. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act eliminated the performance-based exception to the $1 million deduction limit under Section 162(m). As a result, since fiscal year 2019, compensation paid to our NEOs in excess of $1 million is generally nondeductible, whether or not it is performance-based. The Compensation Committee will continue to maintain maximum flexibility in the design of our compensation programs. While the Compensation Committee generally considers the Section 162(m) limit when determining compensation, it continues to reserve the discretion to exceed the limitation on deductibility under Section 162(m) to ensure that our NEOs are compensated in a manner that it believes to be consistent with the Company's best interests and those of its shareholders. Furthermore, interpretations of and changes in the tax laws, and other factors beyond the Compensation Committee's control, may also affect the deductibility of compensation.
The Compensation Committee also considers accounting treatment in the design of various forms of awards in determining the overall components of our compensation program, including forms of incentive equity under the long-term incentive plan.
COMPENSATION RISK ASSESSMENT
Compensation policies and practices are also designed to discourage inappropriate risk-taking. While you should refer to the section entitled "Corporate Governance - Board Role in Risk Oversight" beginning on page 18 of this proxy statement for a discussion of the Company's general risk assessment of compensation policies and practices, mitigating factors with respect to our NEOs include the following:
•The NEOs are subject to stock ownership guidelines that require our CEO to maintain ownership of stock equal to six times annual base salary, and other NEOs to maintain ownership of stock equal to three times annual base salary. As of August 5, 2024, all NEOs are in compliance with the stock ownership and retention guidelines.
•Incentive plans are more heavily weighted toward long-term performance to reduce the incentive to impair the prospects for long-term performance in favor of maximizing performance in one year.
•Improper payments or gains from incentives and equity compensation are subject to clawback.
•Short-term and long-term incentive payments are capped to avoid potential windfalls.
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•Short-term and long-term incentive performance targets are established at the beginning of each performance period and are not subject to change. Short and long-term incentive programs use different measures of performance. The financial measures for the short-term cash incentives focus on annual operating plan measures such as revenue growth, diluted EPS and cash flow. Long-term incentives measure shareholder three-year revenue growth, total shareholder return and ROIC relative to our long-term strategic expectations communicated to shareholders.
•The Compensation Committee retains discretionary authority to override any incentive plan's formulaic outcome in the event of unforeseen circumstances. For example, controlling for large unplanned transactions that generate a plan windfall that is not aligned with annual operating income.
The Compensation Committee annually reviews an in-depth risk assessment of Medtronic's sales and non-sales compensation programs. The assessment includes a review of fixed versus variable pay mix, incentive plan metrics, and payout formulas as well as governance and compliance mechanisms such as approval authorities and payment claw back policies. The review completed in March of fiscal year 2024 found that no compensation programs, policies, or practices were likely to have a material adverse impact on Medtronic.
Other Benefits and Perquisites
AGREEMENTS WITH OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
At the time of hire we entered into offer letters with each of our NEOs. Each offer letter specifies the annual base salary for the executive, which may be modified at the discretion of the Compensation Committee. In addition, the offer letters specify that the executives are eligible to participate in the Medtronic Incentive Plan and the Company's long-term incentive plan. Offer letters also reflect one-time compensation awards or adjustments, if any, generally provided in connection with an executive's promotion, in order to align the executive's compensation with market standards based on increased duties and responsibilities, or an executive's hiring, in order to align our recruiting efforts with market practices, including providing awards on terms similar to awards the executive forfeited when leaving his or her former employer. Under the terms of the offer letters, each NEO is also eligible to participate in the welfare, retirement and other benefit plans, practices, policies and programs, as may be in effect from time to time, as described in more detail below.
TERMINATION/CHANGE OF CONTROL BENEFITS
As described in detail and quantified in the Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Controlsection, our NEOs receive certain benefits upon their termination by the Company without "cause" or for select recent hires, upon their resignation for "good reason," including such terminations following a change of control (COC) of the Company. Our Compensation Committee regularly reviews termination and COC benefits and continues to believe that the severance benefits in connection with certain terminations of employment constitute reasonable levels of protection for our executives that are aligned with shareholders.
Compensation in a COC situation is designed to protect the compensation already earned by executives and to ensure that they will be treated fairly in the event of a COC, and to help ensure the retention and dedicated attention of key executives critical to the ongoing operation of the Company. Our COC policy supports these principles. We believe shareholders will be best served if the interests of our executive officers are aligned with shareholders' interests, and we believe providing COC benefits should motivate senior management to objectively evaluate potential mergers or transactions that may be in the best interests of shareholders. Our COC policy is discussed in more detail in the "Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change of Control" section of "Executive Compensation." Our COC Policy requires a "double trigger" and applies only if a participant is involuntarily terminated without cause or the participant terminates employment for good reason within three years after a COC event. None of our policies or arrangements with NEOs provide for any "golden parachute" excise tax gross ups.
Our NEOs must also enter into the Company's standard restrictive covenant agreement, including provisions such as non-competition, confidential information and non-solicitation of the Company's employees and customers as well as an at-will employment attestation.
The 2021 Medtronic plc Long Term Incentive Plan generally prohibits single-trigger vesting on a "change of control" (as defined under the plan), unless the change in control results in the Company's successor not assuming outstanding awards, which protects employees and supports an orderly transition of leadership.
UNITED STATES TAX-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS
Medtronic sponsors a number of United States tax-qualified retirement plans for its employees, including the NEOs. The Company maintains the Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries ("MRP for CPB"), which consists of two types of
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benefits - the Final Average Pay Pension ("FAPP") benefit and the Personal Pension Account ("PPA") benefit. Employees hired before May 1, 2005 could elect to receive the FAPP or either the PPA or the Personal Investment Account ("PIA") feature in the Medtronic Savings and Investment Plan - our 401(k) plan. Mr. Salmon participates in the FAPP component of the MRP for CPB.
Employees hired or rehired on or after May 1, 2005 but prior to January 1, 2016 are not eligible for the FAPP benefit as that particular benefit has been closed to new entrants but may elect either the PPA benefit under the MRP for CPB or the PIA feature under the 401(k) plan. Mr. Martha participates in the PIA. Under the PIA the company contributes 5% of eligible compensation each year.
Employees hired or rehired on or after January 1, 2016 are eligible for the Medtronic Core Contribution ("MCC") feature in the 401(k) plan. The MCC is a defined contribution plan in which employees receive a contribution equal to 3% of eligible pay at the end of the fiscal year. Ms. Parkhill and Messrs. Smith and Wall participate in the MCC.
Additional details regarding the MRP for CPB, PIA, and 401(k) plan are provided starting on page 61 of this proxy statement.
SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLANS
The Company offers a Nonqualified Retirement Plan Supplement ("NRPS") designed to provide all eligible employees, including the NEOs, with benefits that supplement those provided under our tax-qualified plans. The NRPS is designed to restore benefits lost under the PPA, PIA, FAPP or MCC due to covered compensation limits prescribed by the Internal Revenue Code. The NRPS also restores benefits for otherwise eligible compensation deferred into the Medtronic Capital Accumulation Plan Deferral Program (the "Capital Accumulation Plan"). The NRPS provides employees with no greater benefit than they would have received under the qualified plan in which they participate were it not for the covered compensation limits and deferrals into the Capital Accumulation Plan.
NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
The Company provides all employees at the vice president level or above, including our NEOs, and other highly compensated employees with a market-competitive nonqualified deferred compensation plan through the Capital Accumulation Plan ("CAP"). Our plan allows these employees to make voluntary deferrals from their base pay and incentive payments, which are then credited with gains or losses based on the performance of selected investment alternatives. These alternatives are the same as those offered in our tax-qualified 401(k) plan for all employees. There are no Company contributions to the plan or Company subsidized returns or Company guaranteed returns.
BUSINESS ALLOWANCE
Medtronic does not provide any perquisites such as automobiles or financial and tax advisors. Instead, we provide NEOs with a market-competitive business allowance. The NEOs may spend their business allowance at their discretion for expenses such as financial and tax planning or automobiles. The business allowance is paid as taxable income, and we do not track how executives use their respective business allowances. The annual business allowances provided to our U.S.-based NEOs in fiscal year 2024 ranged from $24,000 to $40,000. Additionally, it is occasionally appropriate for NEOs to be accompanied during business travel by their spouses. The expenses associated with such travel, while rare, are considered taxable income. The business allowances and travel expenses are included in the "All Other Compensation" column of the Summary Compensation Table.
CORPORATE AVIATION SERVICE
The Medtronic aviation service provides air transportation for use primarily by the CEO and members of the Board of Directors. Other executives may occasionally use the aviation service for business purposes based on availability and approval by the CEO or General Counsel. The service facilitates more effective and efficient travel planning, and limited personal use is deemed appropriate in conjunction with scheduled business travel.
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Compensation Committee Report
The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed with management the section of this proxy statement entitled "Compensation Discussion and Analysis" required by Item 402(b) of Regulation S-K. Based on such review and discussions, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board that the section entitled "Compensation Discussion and Analysis" be included in this proxy statement.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE:
Elizabeth Nabel, M.D., Chair
Lidia L. Fonseca
Kevin E. Lofton
Kendall J. Powell
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Executive Compensation
2024Summary Compensation Table
The following table summarizes all compensation for each of the last three fiscal years awarded to, earned by, or paid to the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and three other most highly compensated executive officers during fiscal year 2024 (collectively, the named executive officers or "NEOs"). Please refer to the section entitled "Compensation Discussion and Analysis" beginning on page 30 of this proxy statement for a description of the compensation components for Medtronic's NEOs. A narrative description of the material factors necessary to understand the information is provided below the Summary Compensation Table.
|
Name and
Principal Position
|
Fiscal
Year
|
Salary ($)
|
Stock
Awards (6)
($)
|
Option
Awards
($)
|
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation(7)
($)
|
Change in Pension Value
and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings
($)
|
All Other
Compensation
($)
|
Total
($)
|
|||||||
| Geoffrey S. Martha | 2024 | $ | 1,350,000 | $ | 12,023,903 | $ | 4,499,959 | $ | 1,905,272 | $ | - | $ | 305,496 | $ | 20,084,630 |
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | 2023 | $ | 1,350,000 | $ | 9,626,040 | $ | 3,975,004 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 443,588 | $ | 15,394,633 |
| 2022 | $ | 1,345,192 | $ | 9,762,502 | $ | 3,750,293 | $ | 2,553,466 | $ | - | $ | 450,497 | $ | 17,861,949 | |
|
Karen L. Parkhill (1)
|
2024 | $ | 911,233 | $ | 4,408,840 | $ | 1,649,997 | $ | 943,091 | $ | - | $ | 66,187 | $ | 7,979,348 |
| Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | 2023 | $ | 911,059 | $ | 3,632,502 | $ | 1,500,017 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 81,181 | $ | 6,124,759 |
| 2022 | $ | 901,543 | $ | 3,670,802 | $ | 1,435,118 | $ | 1,420,581 | $ | - | $ | 90,611 | $ | 7,518,655 | |
|
Gregory L. Smith (2)
|
2024 | $ | 872,100 | $ | 4,706,498 | $ | 1,200,003 | $ | 820,537 | $ | - | $ | 65,018 | $ | 7,664,156 |
| EVP Global Operations and Supply Chain | |||||||||||||||
|
Sean M. Salmon (3)
|
2024 | $ | 867,000 | $ | 3,406,800 | $ | 1,274,992 | $ | 774,952 | $ | 185,359 | $ | 39,684 | $ | 6,548,787 |
| EVP & President, Cardiovascular Portfolio | 2023 | $ | 867,000 | $ | 2,905,963 | $ | 1,200,013 | $ | - | $ | 357,701 | $ | 33,968 | $ | 5,364,646 |
|
Brett A. Wall(4)
|
2024 | $ | 749,358 | $ | 3,406,800 | $ | 1,274,992 | $ | 670,610 | $ | - | $ | 334,272 | $ | 6,436,032 |
| EVP & President, Neuroscience Portfolio | |||||||||||||||
|
Robert J. White(5)
|
2024 | $ | 794,539 | $ | 3,206,416 | $ | 1,200,003 | $ | 794,539 | $ | - | $ | 3,318,756 | $ | 9,314,253 |
| Former EVP & President, Medical Surgical Portfolio | 2023 | $ | 794,539 | $ | 2,905,963 | $ | 1,200,013 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 130,681 | $ | 5,031,197 |
| 2022 | $ | 793,952 | $ | 3,123,977 | $ | 1,225,100 | $ | 1,094,944 | $ | - | $ | 115,702 | $ | 6,353,675 |
(1)After the close of the fiscal year, on June 21, 2024, Ms. Parkhill notified the Company of her decision to resign from the Company effective August 2, 2024. Effective August 3, 2024, Gary Corona has been appointed as the Company's interim Chief Financial Officer, as disclosed in the Company's Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 26, 2024.
(2)Mr. Smith was not a Named Executive Officer in fiscal years 2022 or 2023.
(3)Mr. Salmon was not a Named Executive Officer in fiscal year 2022.
(4)Mr. Wall was not a Named Executive Officer in fiscal years 2022 or 2023.
(5)Mr. White left the organization as announced on April 26, 2024.
(6)These columns represent the grant date fair values of the FY24-26 PSU awards, which were calculated in accordance with our financial statements as incorporated in Form 10-K.
(7)See Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation section below for more details.
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SALARY
The salary column represents the base salary earned by each NEO during the applicable fiscal year. This column includes any amounts that the officer may have deferred under the Capital Accumulation Plan, which deferred amounts also are included in the 2024 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Table on page 60 of this proxy statement. Each of the NEOs also contributed a portion of salary to the Medtronic Savings and Investment Plan, our 401(k) Plan.
STOCK AWARDS
Amounts reported in the stock awards column for FY24 represent aggregate grant date fair value of performance share units (PSUs) and grants of restricted stock units (RSUs) under the 2021 Medtronic plc Long Term Incentive Plan. The grant date fair value of the RSUs has been determined in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, Compensation- Stock Compensation. The grant date value of PSUs is based upon the probable outcome of the performance conditions and is consistent with the estimate of aggregate compensation cost to be recognized over the service period determined as of the grant date, excluding the effect of estimated forfeitures, in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, Compensation- Stock Compensation. For purposes of the Summary Compensation Table, we have assumed that the probable outcome of the performance conditions would result in the award vesting at target and the best estimate available for the aggregate compensation cost to be recognized over the service period as of the award date would reflect the value of each PSU at the Company's stock price on the grant date. Accordingly, the grant date fair value was determined by multiplying the number of PSUs awarded by the closing stock price on the date of grant. For PSUs granted in FY24, the values assuming the highest level of performance conditions will be achieved are $18,047,654, $6,617,536, $4,812,792, $5,113,513, $5,113,513, and $4,812,792 for Mr. Martha, Ms. Parkhill, Messrs. Smith, Salmon, Wall and White, respectively. There can be no assurance that these values will ever be realized. There is no assurance that any of the performance targets will be achieved, that the service-based awards will vest or that the any of the recipients will realize the values listed above. For a description of the vesting terms of the stock awards, see the narrative disclosure following the 2024 Grants of Plan-Based Awards table on page 52 and the footnotes to the 2024 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End table on page 54 of this proxy statement. Additional information regarding the assumptions used to calculate these amounts is incorporated by reference to Note 12 to the financial statements included in the Company's Form 10-K for fiscal year 2024.
OPTION AWARDS
The option awards column represents the aggregate grant date fair value of stock option awards granted in the respective fiscal year as computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, Compensation- Stock Compensation. The fair value of each stock option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model.
Additional information regarding the assumptions used to calculate these amounts is incorporated by reference to Note 12 to the financial statements included in the Company's Form 10-K for fiscal year 2024.
NON-EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN COMPENSATION
This column reflects the Medtronic MIP payments earned by the NEOs during the applicable fiscal year and payable subsequent to fiscal year end. It includes any amounts deferred under the Capital Accumulation Plan (as stated in the 2024 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation table on page 60 of this proxy statement). For a more detailed description of the terms of the non-equity incentive plan awards, see page 41 of the Compensation Discussion and Analysis.
CHANGE IN PENSION VALUE AND NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION EARNINGS
This column includes the estimated aggregate increase in the accrued pension benefit under Medtronic's defined benefit pension plans. The change in the present value of the accrued pension benefit is influenced by variables such as additional years of service, age, pay and the discount rate used to calculate the present value of the change. In determining the present value of accrued pension benefits under Medtronic's plans, discount rates of 5.75% for the qualified plan and 5.54% for the nonqualified NRPS were used for fiscal year 2024, an increase from 4.99% for the qualified plan and 4.73% for the nonqualified NRPS in fiscal year 2023.
The pension values are calculated based on the accrued pension benefits (qualified plan and the nonqualified NRPS) as of April 26, 2024 and the fiscal year-end 2024 ASC 715 disclosure in the financial statements included in assumptions. Assumptions are described in Note 15 to the financial statements included in the Company's Form 10-K for fiscal year 2024.
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ALL OTHER COMPENSATION
The all other compensation column includes the following:
| Name |
Fiscal
Year
|
Perquisites and Other Personal Benefits (1)
|
Tax
Reimbursement (2)
|
Company
Contributions
to Defined
Contribution
Plans (3)
|
Severance (4)
|
Total | |||||
| Geoffrey S. Martha | 2024 | $ | 223,146 | $ | - | $ | 82,350 | $ | 305,496 | ||
| Karen L. Parkhill | 2024 | $ | 24,000 | $ | - | $ | 42,187 | $ | 66,187 | ||
| Gregory L. Smith | 2024 | $ | 24,000 | $ | 5 | $ | 41,013 | $ | 65,018 | ||
| Sean M. Salmon | 2024 | $ | 24,750 | $ | 84 | $ | 14,850 | $ | 39,684 | ||
| Brett A. Wall | 2024 | $ | 152,400 | $ | 144,541 | $ | 37,331 | $ | 334,272 | ||
| Robert J. White | 2024 | $ | 24,000 | $ | - | $ | 55,341 | $ | 3,239,415 | $ | 3,318,756 |
(1)This column represents the aggregate incremental cost of perquisites and other benefits, and includes:
•Mr. Martha includes a $40,000 business allowance. He also received $182,870 attributable to personal use of Company aircraft and an award in the amount of $276 for participation in an employee program.
•Ms. Parkhill includes a $24,000 business allowance.
•Mr. Smith includes a $24,000 business allowance.
•Mr. Salmon includes a $24,000 business allowance and a $750 patent award.
•Mr. Wall includes a $24,000 business allowance and $128,400 in relocation expense.
•Mr. White includes a $24,000 business allowance.
The Company occasionally allows its executives to use tickets for sporting and special events previously acquired by the Company when no other business use has been arranged. There is no incremental cost to the Company for such use.
(2)Mr. Wall includes a gross-up of taxes related to relocation expense.
(3)This amount reflects the contribution by Medtronic to match contributions NEOs elected to make to the Medtronic Savings and Investment Plan. Medtronic provides an automatic matching contribution equal to 50% of a participant's elective deferrals up to 6% of eligible compensation. The Company also may provide a discretionary matching contribution based on our financial performance during the fiscal year that, when combined with the automatic matching contribution, will not exceed 150% of a participant's elective deferrals up to 6% of eligible compensation. In fiscal year 2024 the EPS achievement was $5.20 this equaled a $0.75 matching contribution for every $1 elective deferral a participant contributed to the plan up to 6% of eligible compensation. Participants in the PIA receive a contribution from Medtronic equal to 5% of eligible pay at the end of the fiscal year. The amount for Mr. Martha includes $67,500 in Company contributions to the qualified PIA ($16,500) and nonqualified PIA ($51,000). The amount for Mr. White includes $40,491 in Company contributions to the qualified PIA ($16,500) and nonqualified PIA ($23,991). Participants in the MCC receive a contribution from Medtronic equal to 3% of eligible pay at the end of the fiscal year. The amount for Ms. Parkhill includes $27,337in Company contributions to the qualified Medtronic Core Contribution Plan ("MCC") ($9,900) and the nonqualified MCC ($17,437). The amount for Mr. Smith includes $26,163 in Company contributions to the qualified Medtronic Core Contribution Plan ("MCC") ($9,900) and the nonqualified MCC ($16,263). The amount for Mr. Wall includes $22,481 in Company contributions to the qualified Medtronic Core Contribution Plan ("MCC") ($9,900) and the nonqualified MCC ($12,581). For additional information on the nonqualified MCC plan, see the 2024 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation table on page 60.
(4)As announced on February 20, 2024, Mr. White's employment with the company ended on April 26, 2024. Mr. White's separation from Medtronic constitutes a termination without cause and he will receive severance payments and benefits consistent with Medtronic's severance practices as approved by the Compensation Committee on February 16, 2024. Mr. White will receive a payment made up of 2x base salary ($1,589,078), 2x target bonus ($1,589,078) and a lump sum covering 24 months of continued health and dental benefits ($61,259).
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2024Grants of Plan-Based Awards
The following table summarizes all plan-based award grants to each of the NEOs during fiscal year 2024. Threshold amounts assume attainment of plan performance thresholds. You should refer to the Compensation Discussion and Analysis sections entitled "Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Medtronic Incentive Plan ("MIP") Design" on page 38 and "Fiscal Year 2024 Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) Design" beginning on page 41 to understand how plan-based awards are determined. A narrative description of the material factors necessary to understand the information in the table is provided below.
| All other stock awards: Number of Shares of Stock or Units (#) |
All other option awards: Number of Securities Underlying Options (#) |
Option Exercise or Base Price of Option Awards ($/Sh) | Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards ($) | ||||||
| Estimated Future Payouts under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards | Estimated Future Payouts under Equity Incentive Plan Awards | ||||||||
| Name |
Award Type (1)
|
Grant Date | Approval Date | Threshold ($) |
Target ($) |
Maximum ($) | Threshold (#) | Target (#) | Maximum (#) |
| Geoffrey S. Martha | MIP | 1,012,500 | 2,025,000 | 4,050,000 | |||||
| PSU | 7/31/2023 | 45099 | 42,731 | 85,461 | 170,922 | 9,023,827 | |||
| OPT | 7/31/2023 | 45099 | 240,691 | 88 | 4,499,959 | ||||
| RSU | 7/31/2023 | 45099 | 34,185 | 3,000,076 | |||||
|
Karen L. Parkhill (2)
|
MIP | 501,178 | 1,002,356 | 2,004,712 | |||||
| PSU | 7/31/2023 | 45099 | 15,668 | 31,336 | 62,672 | 3,308,768 | |||
| OPT | 7/31/2023 | 45099 | 88,254 | 88 | 1,649,997 | ||||
| RSU | 7/31/2023 | 45099 | 12,535 | 1,100,072 | |||||
| Gregory L. Smith | MIP | 436,050 | 872,100 | 1,744,200 | |||||
| PSU | 7/31/2023 | 45099 | 11,395 | 22,790 | 45,580 | 2,406,396 | |||
| OPT | 7/31/2023 | 45099 | 64,185 | 88 | 1,200,003 | ||||
| RSU | 7/31/2023 | 45099 | 9,116 | 800,020 | |||||
| RSU | 7/31/2023 | 45099 | 17,093 | 1,500,082 | |||||
| Sean M. Salmon | MIP | 453,684 | 907,368 | 1,814,735 | |||||
| PSU | 7/31/2023 | 45099 | 12,107 | 24,214 | 48,428 | 2,556,756 | |||
| OPT | 7/31/2023 | 45099 | 68,196 | 88 | 1,274,992 | ||||
| RSU | 7/31/2023 | 45099 | 9,686 | 850,043 | |||||
| Brett A. Wall | MIP | 375,000 | 750,000 | 1,500,000 | |||||
| PSU | 7/31/2023 | 45099 | 12,107 | 24,214 | 48,428 | 2,556,756 | |||
| OPT | 7/31/2023 | 45099 | 68,196 | 88 | 1,274,992 | ||||
| RSU | 7/31/2023 | 45099 | 9,686 | 850,043 | |||||
| Robert J. White | MIP | 397,270 | 794,539 | 1,589,078 | |||||
| PSU | 7/31/2023 | 45099 | 11,395 | 22,790 | 45,580 | 2,406,396 | |||
| OPT | 7/31/2023 | 45099 | 64,185 | 88 | 1,200,003 | ||||
| RSU | 7/31/2023 | 45099 | 9,116 | 800,020 |
(1)MIP = Annual performance-based plan award granted under the Medtronic Incentive Plan. As described above in the Compensation Discussion & Analysis, Medtronic's financial performance including revenue growth, non-GAAP EPS, and free cash flow can be adjusted up or down based on Team Performance and Individual Performance.
PSU = Long-term performance plan award granted under the 2021 Medtronic plc Long Term Incentive Plan
OPT = Nonqualified stock options granted under the 2021 Medtronic plc Long Term Incentive Plan
RSU = Time-based restricted stock unit granted under the 2021 Medtronic plc Long Term Incentive Plan
(2) As a result of her resignation from the Company, Ms. Parkhill forfeited the equity based awards reflected in this table effective August 2, 2024.
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ESTIMATED FUTURE PAYOUTS UNDER NON-EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS
Amounts in these columns represent potential payouts at threshold, target and maximum performance under fiscal year 2024 MIP funding pool. Earned payouts under the MIP for annual revenue growth, diluted EPS, and free cash flow can range from 50% to 200%. The team scorecard can modify the funding pool between 82.5% and 110% and the individual scorecard can modify the Medtronic and team scorecards by 0% to 200%. The maximum payout by individual is capped at 200% of target. The maximum dollar value that may be paid to any participant in qualified performance-based awards denominated in cash in any fiscal year is $20 million for the Chief Executive Officer and $10 million for each other participant. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included in Appendix A of this proxy statement.
ESTIMATED FUTURE PAYOUTS UNDER EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS
Amounts in these columns represent potential payouts at threshold, target and maximum performance under the fiscal year 2024-2026 PSUs. The threshold amount assumes shares earned at the threshold performance for revenue growth and relative shareholder return. The performance share plan is designed to increase the emphasis on long-term growth and value creation, with the weighting of 3-year revenue growth and 3-year relative total shareholder return at 50% each. Return on Invested Capital (12-month non-GAAP earnings after the removal of after-tax impact of amortization and excluding non-recurring items, plus interest expense net of tax all divided by Total Equity plus Interest-Bearing Liabilities less Cash and Cash Equivalents for each year averaged over the three-year period) acts as a downward modifier, reducing the payout by 30% if a minimum level of ROIC is not achieved. Unvested RSUs receive dividend equivalent units (DEUs), which are credited and added to the share balance. DEUs are only paid to the extent the underlying RSUs are earned.
ALL OTHER STOCK AWARDS
The amounts reported in this column represent grants of RSUs, which vest 100% on the third anniversary of the grant date for annual awards and vest 25% per year over 4 years for Mr. Smith's additional RSU award. Unvested RSUs receive dividend equivalent units (DEUs), which are credited and added to the share balance. DEUs are only paid to the extent the underlying RSUs are earned.
ALL OTHER OPTION AWARDS/EXERCISE OR BASE PRICE OF OPTION AWARDS
The exercise or base price of the stock option grant represents the closing market price of Medtronic ordinary shares on the date of grant. Option awards vest 25% on each anniversary of the date of grant over a four-year period.
GRANT DATE FAIR VALUE OF STOCK AND OPTION AWARDS
This column represents the grant date fair value of each equity award granted in fiscal year 2024 computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation. Additional information regarding the assumptions used to calculate these amounts are incorporated by reference to Note 12 to the financial statements included in the Company's Form 10-K for fiscal year 2024.
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2024Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End
The table below reflects all outstanding equity awards made to each of the NEOs that were outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2024. The market or payout value of unearned shares, units or other rights that have not vested is based on $79.74, which was the closing price of Medtronic's ordinary shares on the New York Stock Exchange on April 26, 2024, and for performance share unit awards presumes that the target performance goals are met.
| Option Awards | Stock Awards | |||||||||
| Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) | Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested |
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Unearned Shares, Units, or Other Rights That Have Not Vested(1)
|
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| Name | Option Grant Date | Exercisable | Unexercisable | Option Exercise Price ($) | Option Expiration Date | Grant Date |
Number (#) (3)
|
Market Value ($) |
Number (#)(3)
|
Market or Payout Value ($) |
| Geoffrey S. Martha | 7/28/2014 | 1,594 | - | 62.76 | 7/28/2024 | 8/2/2021 | 20,696 | 1,650,299 | ||
| 7/28/2014 | 17,519 | - | 62.76 | 7/28/2024 | 8/2/2021 | 51,739 | 4,125,668 | |||
| 1/27/2015 | 34,741 | - | 74.84 | 1/27/2025 | 8/1/2022 | 30,199 | 2,408,068 | |||
| 8/3/2015 | 39,317 | - | 78.00 | 8/3/2025 | 8/1/2022 | 75,495 | 6,019,971 | |||
| 8/3/2015 | 1,283 | - | 78.00 | 8/3/2025 | 7/31/2023 | 35,085 | 2,797,678 | |||
| 8/1/2016 | 1,136 | - | 88.06 | 8/1/2026 | 7/31/2023 | 87,710 | 6,993,995 | |||
| 8/1/2016 | 34,825 | - | 88.06 | 8/1/2026 | ||||||
| 7/31/2017 | 1,191 | - | 83.97 | 7/31/2027 | ||||||
| 7/31/2017 | 39,697 | - | 83.97 | 7/31/2027 | ||||||
| 7/30/2018 | 1,695 | - | 89.08 | 7/30/2028 | ||||||
| 7/30/2018 | 67,782 | - | 89.08 | 7/30/2028 | ||||||
| 7/29/2019 | 81,820 | - | 103.26 | 7/29/2029 | ||||||
| 7/29/2019 | 1,615 | - | 103.26 | 7/29/2029 | ||||||
| 10/28/2019 | 65,170 | - | 106.22 | 10/28/2029 | ||||||
| 8/3/2020 | 159,396 | 53,133 | 97.33 | 8/3/2030 | ||||||
| 8/3/2020 | 53,368 | 17,790 | 97.33 | 8/3/2030 | ||||||
| 8/2/2021 | 81,365 | 81,366 | 131.26 | 8/2/2031 | ||||||
| 8/1/2022 | 56,249 | 168,747 | 93.08 | 8/1/2032 | ||||||
| 7/31/2023 | - | 240,691 | 87.76 | 7/31/2033 | ||||||
|
Karen L. Parkhill (1)(2)
|
8/1/2016 | 45,424 | - | 88.06 | 8/1/2026 | 8/2/2021 | 7,782 | 620,537 | ||
| 8/1/2016 | 1,136 | - | 88.06 | 8/1/2026 | 8/2/2021 | 19,454 | 1,551,262 | |||
| 7/31/2017 | 53,988 | - | 83.97 | 7/31/2027 | 8/1/2022 | 11,396 | 908,717 | |||
| 7/31/2017 | 1,191 | - | 83.97 | 7/31/2027 | 8/1/2022 | 28,489 | 2,271,713 | |||
| 7/30/2018 | 85,067 | - | 89.08 | 7/30/2028 | 7/31/2023 | 12,865 | 1,025,855 | |||
| 7/30/2018 | 1,695 | - | 89.08 | 7/30/2028 | 7/31/2023 | 32,161 | 2,564,518 | |||
| 7/29/2019 | 1,615 | - | 103.26 | 7/29/2029 | ||||||
| 7/29/2019 | 94,739 | - | 103.26 | 7/29/2029 | ||||||
| 8/3/2020 | 62,342 | 20,781 | 97.33 | 8/3/2030 | ||||||
| 8/3/2020 | 1,181 | 394 | 97.33 | 8/3/2030 | ||||||
| 8/3/2020 | 37,783 | 12,595 | 97.33 | 8/3/2030 | ||||||
| 8/2/2021 | 542 | 543 | 131.26 | 8/2/2031 | ||||||
| 8/2/2021 | 30,593 | 30,594 | 131.26 | 8/2/2031 | ||||||
| 8/1/2022 | 21,226 | 63,679 | 93.08 | 8/1/2032 | ||||||
| 7/31/2023 | - | 88,254 | 87.76 | 7/31/2033 | ||||||
| Gregory L. Smith | 4/5/2021 | 23,127 | 7,710 | 120.25 | 4/5/2031 | 8/2/2021 | 3,809 | 303,730 | ||
| 8/2/2021 | 14,971 | 14,972 | 131.26 | 8/2/2031 | 8/2/2021 | 9,521 | 759,205 | |||
| 8/2/2021 | 542 | 543 | 131.26 | 8/2/2031 | 8/1/2022 | 5,926 | 472,539 | |||
| 8/1/2022 | 11,037 | 33,114 | 93.08 | 8/1/2032 | 8/1/2022 | 14,815 | 1,181,348 | |||
| 7/31/2023 | - | 64,185 | 87.76 | 7/31/2033 | 7/31/2023 | 9,356 | 746,047 | |||
| 7/31/2023 | 23,390 | 1,865,119 |
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| 7/31/2023 | 17,543 | 1,398,879 | ||||||
| Sean M. Salmon | 8/3/2015 | 17,095 | - | 78.00 | 8/3/2025 | 8/2/2021 | 5,941 | 473,735 |
| 8/3/2015 | 1,283 | - | 78.00 | 8/3/2025 | 8/2/2021 | 14,901 | 1,188,206 | |
| 8/1/2016 | 1,136 | - | 88.06 | 8/1/2026 | 8/1/2022 | 9,101 | 725,714 | |
| 8/1/2016 | 15,142 | - | 88.06 | 8/1/2026 | 8/1/2022 | 22,791 | 1,817,354 | |
| 7/31/2017 | 27,788 | - | 83.97 | 7/31/2027 | 7/31/2023 | 9,934 | 792,137 | |
| 7/31/2017 | 1,191 | - | 83.97 | 7/31/2027 | 7/31/2023 | 24,851 | 1,981,619 | |
| 7/30/2018 | 1,695 | - | 89.08 | 7/30/2028 | ||||
| 7/30/2018 | 25,983 | - | 89.08 | 7/30/2028 | ||||
| 7/29/2019 | 21,532 | - | 103.26 | 7/29/2029 | ||||
| 7/29/2019 | 1,615 | - | 103.26 | 7/29/2029 | ||||
| 10/28/2019 | 14,716 | - | 106.22 | 10/28/2029 | ||||
| 8/3/2020 | 1,181 | 394 | 97.33 | 8/3/2030 | ||||
| 8/3/2020 | 34,005 | 11,335 | 97.33 | 8/3/2030 | ||||
| 8/3/2020 | 22,670 | 7,557 | 97.33 | 8/3/2030 | ||||
| 2/1/2021 | 12,235 | 4,079 | 111.18 | 2/1/2031 | ||||
| 8/2/2021 | 542 | 543 | 131.26 | 8/2/2031 | ||||
| 8/2/2021 | 23,433 | 23,434 | 131.26 | 8/2/2031 | ||||
| 8/1/2022 | 16,981 | 50,943 | 93.08 | 8/1/2032 | ||||
| 7/31/2023 | - | 68,196 | 87.76 | 7/31/2033 | ||||
| Brett A. Wall | 1/27/2015 | 6,850 | - | 74.84 | 1/27/2025 | 8/2/2021 | 5,775 | 460,499 |
| 8/3/2015 | 11,154 | - | 78.00 | 8/3/2025 | 8/2/2021 | 14,488 | 1,155,273 | |
| 8/3/2015 | 1,283 | - | 78.00 | 8/3/2025 | 8/1/2022 | 7,960 | 634,730 | |
| 8/1/2016 | 11,356 | - | 88.06 | 8/1/2026 | 8/1/2022 | 19,943 | 1,590,255 | |
| 8/1/2016 | 1,136 | - | 88.06 | 8/1/2026 | 7/31/2023 | 9,934 | 792,137 | |
| 7/31/2017 | 11,910 | - | 83.97 | 7/31/2027 | 7/31/2023 | 24,851 | 1,981,619 | |
| 7/31/2017 | 1,191 | - | 83.97 | 7/31/2027 | ||||
| 7/30/2018 | 16,946 | - | 89.08 | 7/30/2028 | ||||
| 7/30/2018 | 1,695 | - | 89.08 | 7/30/2028 | ||||
| 7/29/2019 | 1,615 | - | 103.26 | 7/29/2029 | ||||
| 7/29/2019 | 24,223 | - | 103.26 | 7/29/2029 | ||||
| 10/28/2019 | 22,579 | - | 106.22 | 10/28/2029 | ||||
| 8/3/2020 | 45,339 | 15,114 | 97.33 | 8/3/2030 | ||||
| 8/3/2020 | 1,181 | 394 | 97.33 | 8/3/2030 | ||||
| 8/3/2020 | 17,947 | 5,983 | 97.33 | 8/3/2030 | ||||
| 8/2/2021 | 22,782 | 22,783 | 131.26 | 8/2/2031 | ||||
| 8/2/2021 | 542 | 543 | 131.26 | 8/2/2031 | ||||
| 8/1/2022 | 14,858 | 44,575 | 93.08 | 8/1/2032 | ||||
| 7/31/2023 | - | 68,196 | 87.76 | 7/31/2033 | ||||
| Robert J. White | 2/18/2015 | 76,434 | - | 78.50 | 2/18/2025 | 8/2/2021 | 6,603 | 526,523 |
| 8/3/2015 | 23,932 | - | 78.00 | 8/3/2025 | 8/2/2021 | 16,556 | 1,320,175 | |
| 8/3/2015 | 1,283 | - | 78.00 | 8/3/2025 | 8/1/2022 | 9,098 | 725,475 | |
| 8/1/2016 | 24,226 | - | 88.06 | 8/1/2026 | 8/1/2022 | 22,791 | 1,817,354 | |
| 8/1/2016 | 1,136 | - | 88.06 | 8/1/2026 | 7/31/2023 | 9,350 | 745,569 | |
| 7/31/2017 | 30,170 | - | 83.97 | 7/31/2027 | 7/31/2023 | 23,390 | 1,865,119 | |
| 7/31/2017 | 1,191 | - | 83.97 | 7/31/2027 | ||||
| 7/30/2018 | 63,263 | - | 89.08 | 7/30/2028 | ||||
| 7/30/2018 | 1,695 | - | 89.08 | 7/30/2028 | ||||
| 7/29/2019 | 77,514 | - | 103.26 | 4/26/2029 | ||||
| 7/29/2019 | 1,615 | - | 103.26 | 4/26/2029 | ||||
| 8/3/2020 | 68,010 | - | 97.33 | 4/26/2029 | ||||
| 8/3/2020 | 1,575 | - | 97.33 | 4/26/2029 |
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| 8/3/2020 | 40,302 | - | 97.33 | 4/26/2029 |
| 8/2/2021 | 1,085 | - | 131.26 | 4/26/2029 |
| 8/2/2021 | 52,074 | - | 131.26 | 4/26/2029 |
| 8/1/2022 | 67,924 | - | 93.08 | 4/26/2029 |
| 7/31/2023 | 64,185 | - | 87.76 | 4/26/2029 |
(1)Ms. Parkhill resigned from the Company effective August 2, 2024. All unvested awards at the time of her termination were forfeited.
(2)Ms. Parkhill's vested stock options are exercisable for 90 days after her resignation, which was effective August 2, 2024.
(3)Amounts in these columns may include dividend equivalent units that will be distributed upon distribution of the underlying awards.
The table below shows the vesting schedule for all unexercisable options, which generally vest 25% on each anniversary of the date of grant over a four-year period, generally subject to continued service.
| Vesting Schedule for Unexercisable Options | |||||
| Name | Grant Date | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
| Geoffrey S. Martha | 8/3/2020 | 53,133 | |||
| 8/3/2020 | 17,790 | ||||
| 8/2/2021 | 40,683 | 40,683 | |||
| 8/1/2022 | 56,249 | 56,249 | 56,249 | ||
| 7/31/2023 | 60,172 | 60,172 | 60,173 | 60,173 | |
|
Karen L. Parkhill (1)
|
8/3/2020 | 12,595 | |||
| 8/3/2020 | 20,781 | ||||
| 8/3/2020 | 394 | ||||
| 8/2/2021 | 15,297 | 15,297 | |||
| 8/2/2021 | 271 | 272 | |||
| 8/1/2022 | 21,226 | 21,226 | 21,227 | ||
| 7/31/2023 | 22,063 | 22,063 | 22,064 | 22,064 | |
| Gregory L. Smith | 4/5/2021 | 7,710 | |||
| 8/2/2021 | 7,486 | 7,486 | |||
| 8/2/2021 | 271 | 272 | |||
| 8/1/2022 | 11,038 | 11,038 | 11,038 | ||
| 7/31/2023 | 16,046 | 16,046 | 16,046 | 16,047 | |
| Sean M. Salmon | 8/3/2020 | 11,335 | |||
| 8/3/2020 | 394 | ||||
| 8/3/2020 | 7,557 | ||||
| 2/1/2021 | 4,079 | ||||
| 8/2/2021 | 11,717 | 11,717 | |||
| 8/2/2021 | 271 | 272 | |||
| 8/1/2022 | 16,981 | 16,981 | 16,981 | ||
| 7/31/2023 | 17,049 | 17,049 | 17,049 | 17,049 | |
| Brett A. Wall | 8/3/2020 | 15,114 | |||
| 8/3/2020 | 394 | ||||
| 8/3/2020 | 5,983 | ||||
| 8/2/2021 | 11,391 | 11,392 | |||
| 8/2/2021 | 271 | 272 | |||
| 8/1/2022 | 14,858 | 14,858 | 14,859 | ||
| 7/31/2023 | 17,049 | 17,049 | 17,049 | 17,049 | |
| Robert J. White | 8/3/2020 | 17,003 | |||
| 8/3/2020 | 394 | ||||
| 8/3/2020 | 10,076 | ||||
| 8/2/2021 | 543 | ||||
| 8/2/2021 | 26,038 | ||||
| 8/1/2022 | 50,943 | ||||
| 7/31/2023 | 64,185 |
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(1)Ms. Parkhill resigned from the Company effective August 2, 2024. All unvested awards at the time of her termination were forfeited.
The table below shows the vesting schedule for all unvested restricted stock units and performance share units. Time-vested restricted stock units cliff vest on the third anniversary of the grant date, generally subject to continued service. Performance share units are reported as if target performance goals have been met.
|
|
Vesting Schedule for Unvested Restricted Stock Units and Performance Share Units | ||||
| Name | Grant Date | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
| Geoffrey S. Martha | 8/2/2021 | 20,696 | |||
| 8/2/2021 | 51,739 | ||||
| 8/1/2022 | 30,199 | ||||
| 8/1/2022 | 75,495 | ||||
| 7/31/2023 | 87,710 | ||||
| 7/31/2023 | 35,085 | ||||
|
Karen L. Parkhill (1)
|
8/2/2021 | 7,782 | |||
| 8/2/2021 | 19,454 | ||||
| 8/1/2022 | 11,396 | ||||
| 8/1/2022 | 28,489 | ||||
| 7/31/2023 | 32,161 | ||||
| 7/31/2023 | 12,865 | ||||
| Gregory L. Smith | 8/2/2021 | 3,809 | |||
| 8/2/2021 | 9,521 | ||||
| 8/1/2022 | 5,926 | ||||
| 8/1/2022 | 14,815 | ||||
| 7/31/2023 | 23,390 | ||||
| 7/31/2023 | 9,356 | ||||
| 7/31/2023 | 4,385 | 4,385 | 4,385 | 4,386 | |
| Sean M. Salmon | 8/2/2021 | 5,696 | |||
| 8/2/2021 | 14,902 | ||||
| 8/1/2022 | 8,801 | ||||
| 8/1/2022 | 22,791 | ||||
| 7/31/2023 | 24,851 | ||||
| 7/31/2023 | 9,499 | ||||
| Brett A. Wall | 8/2/2021 | 5,537 | |||
| 8/2/2021 | 14,488 | ||||
| 8/1/2022 | 7,623 | ||||
| 8/1/2022 | 19,943 | ||||
| 7/31/2023 | 24,851 | ||||
| 7/31/2023 | 9,499 | ||||
| Robert J. White | 8/2/2021 | 6,357 | |||
| 8/2/2021 | 16,556 | ||||
| 8/1/2022 | 8,750 | ||||
| 8/1/2022 | 22,791 | ||||
| 7/31/2023 | 23,390 | ||||
| 7/31/2023 | 8,981 |
(1)Ms. Parkhill resigned from the Company effective August 2, 2024. All unvested awards at the time of her termination were forfeited.
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2024Option Exercises and Stock Vested
The table below includes information related to options exercised by each of the NEOs and restricted stock units that vested during fiscal year 2024. The table also includes the value realized for such options and restricted stock units. For options, the value realized on exercise is equal to the difference between the market price of the underlying shares at exercise and the exercise price of the options. For stock awards, the value realized on vesting is equal to the market price of the underlying shares at vesting.
| Option Awards | Stock Awards | ||||
| Name | Number of Shares Acquired on Exercise (#) | Value Realized on Exercise ($) | Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting (#) | Value Realized on Vesting ($) | |
| Geoffrey S. Martha | - | - | 43,130 | 3,644,054 | |
| Karen L. Parkhill | - | - | 16,870 | 1,425,346 | |
| Gregory L. Smith | - | $ | - | 10,288 | 869,233 |
| Sean M. Salmon | 30,695 | $ | 493,082 | 13,151 | 1,108,857 |
| Brett A. Wall | - | - | 12,459 | 1,050,390 | |
| Robert J. White | - | - | 13,850 | 1,168,260 |
2024Pension Benefits
The table below includes information with respect to Medtronic's pension plans for each of the NEOs as of April 28, 2023, which is the measurement date used for financial statement reporting purposes. A narrative description of the material factors necessary to understand the information in the table is provided below.
| Name | Plan Name | Number of Years Credited Service |
Present Value of Accumulated Benefit ($)
|
Payments During
Last Fiscal
Year ($)
|
||
|
Geoffrey S. Martha (1)(2)
|
Medtronic NRPS | 12.670 | $ | - | $ | - |
|
Karen L. Parkhill (1)
|
- | - | $ | - | $ | - |
|
Gregory L. Smith (1)
|
- | - | $ | - | $ | - |
| Sean M. Salmon | MRP for CPB | 19.417 | $ | 522,725 | $ | - |
| Medtronic NRPS | 19.417 | $ | 2,091,980 | $ | - | |
|
Brett A. Wall(1)
|
||||||
|
Robert J. White (1)
|
- | - | $ | - | $ | - |
(1)Mr. Martha, Ms. Parkhill, and Messrs. Smith, Wall and White do not participate in the Company's defined benefit pension plans.
(2)Mr. Martha was a participant in the tax-qualified GE Pension Plan with his former employer. Upon hire in 2011, Mr. Martha was provided a special benefit to his NRPS. Upon retirement, Mr. Martha receives the present value of the amount that he would have received from the GE Pension Plan as if he had continued to work at GE until retirement, less the sum of: (a) the value of Mr. Martha's vested PIA account at retirement, (b) the value of Mr. Martha's vested NRPS account at retirement; and (c) the present value of the benefit Mr. Martha was actually entitled to receive under the GE Pension plan as of November 28, 2011. This amount will be paid as a lump sum.
The Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries (MRP for CPB) consists of two types of benefits, the Final Average Pay Pension (FAPP) benefit and the Personal Pension Account (PPA) benefit. Effective May 1, 2005, the Company froze the Final Average Pay Pension to new entrants and provided all eligible employees the option of continuing to accrue retirement benefits under the Final Average Pay Pension or to participate in either the PPA or Personal Investment Account (PIA) described below. Employees hired on or after May 1, 2005 but prior to January 1, 2016, were eligible to elect to participate in the PPA - a cash balance component of the MRP - or the PIA - a component of the Medtronic 401(k) Plan. The benefits provide an annual 5% employer contribution. Effective January 1, 2016, the Company froze the PIA and the PPA to new entrants. All eligible employees continue to accrue retirement benefits under the PIA or PPA. New employees hired on or after January 1, 2016 are eligible for the Medtronic Core Contribution (MCC), which provides an annual 3% employer contribution.
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The benefits currently paid under the Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries (the "MRP for CPB") are limited to an annual maximum of $330,000, in accordance with IRS requirements. The Company also has an unfunded Nonqualified Retirement Plan Supplement (the "NRPS") that provides an amount substantially equal to the difference between the amount that would have been payable to the executive under the MRP for CBP in the absence of legislation limiting pension benefits and earnings that may be considered in calculating pension benefits and the amount actually payable under the plan. The NRPS is available to all participating employees whose income or benefits exceed the IRS maximum, not just the executive officers. Compensation used in the calculation of the NRPS benefit includes eligible compensation in excess of the IRS limitation and amounts deferred (excluding amounts paid and deferred under the performance share plan) pursuant to the Capital Accumulation Plan. NRPS benefits are determined based on the qualified plan formula (FAPP or PPA) in which the executive elected to participate. The NRPS benefit calculated on the FAPP formula is reduced based on the participant's age at the end of the month following separation from service (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, generally retirement, termination of employment, or significant reduction in work schedule). The monthly benefit is the sum of the monthly principal amount and the monthly interest. The monthly interest was determined based on a declining balance schedule using an interest rate of 6% until April 2023 when the interest rate provided to all plan participants during the installment period was changed to 2%, generally for retirements or terminations after April 28, 2023. The 6% interest rate will be preserved for Messrs. Salmon and Wall if they terminate or retire on or before April 30, 2027. The 6% rate was preserved for Ms. Parkhill and Mr. White as of their terminations on August 2, 2024 and April 26, 2024 respectively. This interest rate change aligns to standard market practice and reinforces our fiscal responsibility for Medtronic. The amount of retirement benefit earned under the NRPS is calculated upon separation from service. If the aggregate value is less than or equal to $100,000, it is paid out as a lump sum six months after separation from service. If the aggregate value exceeds $100,000, the value is paid out over a 15-year period in the form of a monthly annuity commencing six months after the separation from service. In the event of the employee's death prior to the completion of the 15-year payment cycle, any remaining benefits from the NRPS are payable per the beneficiary designation on record. If a beneficiary is not named, the benefit is payable to the employee's surviving spouse, or if there is no surviving spouse, to the children, or if there are no survivors, to the estate.
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2024Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
| Name |
Executive Contributions in Last FY(3)
($)
|
Registrant's Contributions in Last FY(4)
($)
|
Aggregate Earnings in Last FY (5)
($)
|
Aggregate Withdrawals/Distributions ($) |
Aggregate Balance at Last FYE(6)
($)
|
||||||
| Geoffrey S. Martha | CAP | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 282,570 | $ | - | $ | 3,204,983 |
| NRPS | $ | 799,848 | $ | 51,000 | $ | 85,517 | $ | - | $ | 936,366 | |
|
Karen L. Parkhill (1)
|
CAP | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - |
| NRPS | $ | 281,907 | $ | 17,437 | $ | 26,244 | $ | 325,588 | |||
|
Gregory L. Smith(1)
|
CAP | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - |
| NRPS | $ | 55,720 | $ | 16,263 | $ | 4,727 | $ | - | $ | 76,710 | |
|
Sean M. Salmon (2)
|
CAP | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 82,237 | $ | - | $ | 1,350,755 |
| NRPS | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | |
| PSUs | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 345,352 | |||
| Brett A. Wall | CAP | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 26,825 | $ | - | $ | 308,141 |
| NRPS | $ | 150,027 | $ | 12,581 | $ | 13,870 | $ | - | $ | 176,478 | |
| Robert J. White | CAP | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 15,011 | $ | - | $ | 207,263 |
| NRPS | $ | 446,989 | $ | 23,991 | $ | 36,187 | $ | (483,176) | $ | - |
CAP = Capital Accumulation Plan
NRPS = Nonqualified Retirement Plan Supplement
PSUs = Deferred Performance Shared Units
(1)Ms. Parkhill and Mr. Smith have not participated in the Capital Accumulation Plan (CAP) or in the defined contribution Personal Investment Account portion of the Nonqualified Retirement Plan Supplement (NRPS).
(2)Mr. Salmon elected to defer 80% of the FY22-FY24 PSUs that were earned as of the end of the fiscal year and vested in August 2024.
(3)The following amounts of Executive Contributions from the table above have been reported in Salary and Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation columns in the current year's Summary Compensation Table:
| Name | Contributions | |
| Geoffrey S. Martha | $ | - |
| Karen L. Parkhill | $ | - |
| Gregory L. Smith | $ | - |
| Sean M. Salmon | $ | - |
| Brett A. Wall | $ | - |
| Robert J. White | $ | - |
(4)These amounts are included in the current year's Summary Compensation Table in the All Other Compensation column.
(5)No amounts of Aggregate Earnings from the table above have been reported in the current year's Summary Compensation Table for any of our NEOs since the earnings were not preferential or above market.
(6)The following amounts of Aggregate Balance from the table above have been reported in the Summary Compensation Table from prior fiscal years:
| Name | Contributions | |
| Geoffrey S. Martha | $ | 2,300,186 |
| Karen L. Parkhill | $ | 232,057 |
| Gregory L. Smith | $ | - |
| Sean M. Salmon | $ | 623,773 |
| Brett A. Wall | $ | - |
| Robert J. White | $ | 112,723 |
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CAPITAL ACCUMULATION PLAN
The Capital Accumulation Plan allows U.S. executives of Medtronic to defer:
•Up to 50% of their base salary;
•Up to 80% of their annual incentive plan payments; and
•Up to 80% of their commissions (applicable only to those executives in a commission plan).
The minimum amount of each reward element that may be deferred is 10%. Medtronic does not make any contributions to the Capital Accumulation Plan; the aggregate balances shown above represent amounts that the NEOs earned but elected to defer, plus gains (or losses). Participants receive credits of gains or losses daily based on funds that are indexed to 21 investment alternatives, which are all also available under the 401(k) Plan. Investment returns for these investment alternatives are shown below.
|
Return on Funds 12 months as of April 30, 2024
|
||
| Medtronic plc Stock Fund | (8.74) | % |
| Income Fund | 0.77 | % |
| Growth Fund | 12.48 | % |
| International Equity Index | 8.53 | % |
| Capital Preservation Fund | 2.80 | % |
| U.S. Equity Index | 22.39 | % |
| Bond Index | (1.43) | % |
| Retirement Income | 5.10 | % |
| Retirement 2015 | 5.37 | % |
| Retirement 2020 | 6.05 | % |
| Retirement 2025 | 7.30 | % |
| Retirement 2030 | 8.92 | % |
| Retirement 2035 | 10.28 | % |
| Retirement 2040 | 11.26 | % |
| Retirement 2045 | 11.88 | % |
| Retirement 2050 | 12.06 | % |
| Retirement 2055 | 12.09 | % |
| Retirement 2060 | 12.12 | % |
| Inflation Protected | (1.27) | % |
| 10T-100 | 3.18 | % |
| 10T-120 | 3.81 | % |
When participants elect to defer amounts, they also select when the amounts will ultimately be distributed. Distributions may be made on a certain future date (as long as that date is at least five years beyond the period of deferral) or at retirement, or, for specified employees under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, six months after the date of retirement (in the form of a lump sum distribution or installments over 5, 10 or 15 years). All distributions are made in cash, and there are limited opportunities to change the distribution elections. These include a hardship withdrawal and a "redeferral" election that must be made at least 12 months prior to a scheduled payment (and only if the redeferral is for at least an additional five years).
RSUs
Under the Medtronic, Inc. 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan, certain participants were allowed to defer the issuance of shares or cash deliverable upon the exercise of an option or stock appreciation right, vesting of restricted stock, or satisfaction of other stock-based awards or other cash-based awards, for a specified period or until a specified date.
PSUs
Under the Medtronic plc Amended and Restated 2013 Stock Award and Incentive Plan and the 2021 Medtronic plc Long Term Incentive Plan certain participants are allowed to defer the receipt of earned performance share units for a specified period or until a specific date. This deferral election can be between 5%-80% in 5% increments.
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FINAL AVERAGE PAY PENSION (FAPP)
Available to employees hired before May 1, 2005, the Final Average Pay Pension is a component of the Medtronic Retirement Plan for Certain Participants and Beneficiaries (MRP for CPB). The benefit amount is based on several factors which include the length of service and the average of the employee's highest five consecutive years of salary. Employees become vested in the MRP for CPB after five years or once they reach age 62. Employees can generally receive their pension benefit if they retire from Medtronic at age 55 and have 10 years of vesting service, or if they retire at or after age 62.
NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN SUPPLEMENT (NRPS)
The NRPS is designed to restore benefits lost under the PPA, PIA, FAPP or MCC due to covered compensation limits prescribed by the Internal Revenue Code.Upon separation from service, within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (generally, retirement, termination of employment, or significant reduction in work schedule), the amount of retirement benefits earned under the NRPS is calculated. If the aggregate value is less than or equal to $100,000, it is paid out as a lump sum six months after separation from service. If the aggregate value exceeds $100,000, the value is paid out over a 15-year period in the form of a monthly annuity commencing six months after separation from service. The monthly benefit is the sum of the monthly principal amount and the monthly interest. . The monthly interest was determined based on a declining balance schedule using an interest rate of 6% until April 2023 when the interest rate provided to all plan participants during the installment period was changed to 2%, generally for retirements or terminations after April 28, 2023. The 6% interest rate will be preserved for Messrs. Salmon and Wall if they terminate or retire on or before April 30, 2027. The 6% rate was preserved for Ms. Parkhill and Mr. White as of their terminations on August 2, 2024 and April 26, 2024 respectively. This interest rate change aligns to standard market practice and reinforces our fiscal responsibility for Medtronic. In the event of the employee's death prior to the completion of the 15-year payment cycle, any remaining benefits from the NRPS are payable per the beneficiary designation on record. If a beneficiary is not named, the benefit is payable to the employee's surviving spouse, or if there is no surviving spouse, to the children, or if there are no survivors, to the estate.
PERSONAL INVESTMENT ACCOUNT (PIA)
Available to employees hired on or before December 31, 2015, the PIA is a defined contribution plan in which employees receive a contribution equal to 5% of eligible pay. Of the 5%, 4% is for retirement income and 1% is intended for retiree medical costs. Employees become vested in the PIA after three years of employment.
MEDTRONIC CORE CONTRIBUTION (MCC)
Available to employees hired after January 1, 2016, the MCC is a defined contribution plan in which employees receive a contribution equal to 3% of eligible pay at the end of the fiscal year. Employees become vested in MCC after three years of employment.
Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change of Control
COMPANY SEVERANCE PRACTICES
Messrs. Martha, Smith, Salmon and Wall are subject to Medtronic's Section 16 Officer Severance Practices. These practices, which have received the approval of Medtronic's Board of Directors, provide severance payments and benefits under certain termination events. In the event that Messrs. Martha, Smith, Salmon or Wall's employment is terminated by the Company without cause such executive will be entitled to the following payments:
(i) two times the sum of such executive's annual base salary and the lesser of (a) the target annual cash opportunity under the MIP or (b) the actual or forecasted actual payout of the MIP based on performance, (ii) the value of 24 months of continued health and dental insurance coverage, and (iii) outplacement services. The forecasted MIP payout must be determined at the time severance is calculated and paid. Our NEOs are not entitled to any severance or other termination benefits in connection with a termination for any other reason.
The table below illustrates the payments due upon involuntary termination as described in the section above, assuming a termination date of April 26, 2024.
| Name |
Severance
Amount (1)
|
Welfare
Benefits (2)
|
Total | |||
| Geoffrey S. Martha | $ | 6,510,544 | $ | 59,082 | $ | 6,569,626 |
|
Karen L. Parkhill (3)
|
$ | 3,708,648 | $ | 61,473 | $ | 3,770,121 |
| Gregory L. Smith | $ | 3,385,274 | $ | 55,686 | $ | 3,440,960 |
| Sean M. Salmon | $ | 3,283,903 | $ | 61,473 | $ | 3,345,376 |
| Brett A. Wall | $ | 2,841,220 | $ | 50,067 | $ | 2,891,287 |
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(1)Mr. Martha's amount includes two times his base salary ($2,700,000) and the lesser of the MIP payout or the target value ($3,810,544). Ms. Parkhill's amount includes two times her base salary ($1,822,465) and the lesser of the MIP payout or the target value ($1,886,183). Mr. Smith's amount includes two times his base salary ($1,744,200) and the lesser of the MIP payout or the target value ($1,641,074). Mr. Salmon's amount includes two times his base salary ($1,734,000) and the lesser of the MIP payout or the target value ($1,549,903). Mr. Wall's amount includes two times his base salary ($1,500,000) and the lesser of the MIP payout or the target value ($1,341,220).
(2)Amounts represent payments for 24 months of health benefits and outplacement assistance.
(3)Ms. Parkhill resigned from the Company effective August 2, 2024, the severance benefits noted above were not provided as a result of her voluntary resignation from the Company.
CHANGE OF CONTROL POLICY
Under Medtronic's change of control policy, no benefits are payable to an executive officer unless there is both a change of control and a termination of the executive by the Company other than for cause or by the executive for "good reason" as defined by the policy. This is known as a double trigger. Absent a change of control, the policy does not require Medtronic to retain the executives or to pay them any specified level of compensation or benefits.
The policy provides that for three years after a change of control - the first trigger - there will be no adverse change in the executive's salary, bonus opportunity, benefits or location of employment. If during this three-year period the executive's employment is terminated by Medtronic other than for cause, or if the executive terminates his or her own employment for good reason (as defined in the policy, and including compensation reductions, demotions, relocation and excess travel) - the second trigger - the executive is entitled to receive payment of accrued salary and annual and long-term incentives through the date of termination as well as accrued pension benefits and any outstanding deferred compensation, and, except in the event of death or disability, a lump sum severance payment equal to the prorated value of the Highest Annual Bonus and three times the sum of his or her base salary and Highest Annual Bonus. For these purposes, Highest Annual Bonus means the greater of the average of the bonuses received by the executive for the last three completed fiscal years preceding the year of termination, and the bonus payable for the most recently completed fiscal year. Additionally, the executive is entitled to certain retirement and welfare benefits as further described below in the footnotes to the table. The change of control policy does not include provisions for a "golden parachute" excise tax gross up. Instead, such payments may be subject to reduction (any such payment a "Reduced Payment") to the extent it would cause the recipient to receive an "excess parachute payment" (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code) unless the change of control payments, less the amount of any excise taxes payable by the NEO, is greater than the Reduced Payment.
Generally, and subject to certain exceptions, a change of control is deemed to have occurred if:
•a majority of Medtronic's Board of Directors are individuals other than the nominees for whose election proxies have been solicited by the Board, or who are then serving as directors appointed by the Board to fill vacancies caused by death or resignation (but not removal) of a director or to fill newly created directorships;
•another party becomes the beneficial owner of at least 30% of Medtronic's outstanding voting stock; or
•Medtronic merges or consolidates with another party (other than certain limited types of mergers), or exchanges shares of voting stock of Medtronic for shares of another corporation pursuant to a statutory exchange, sells or otherwise disposes of all or substantially all of Medtronic's assets, or is liquidated or dissolved.
If a change of control of Medtronic occurs, awards under Medtronic's annual incentive plan will accelerate and, subject to certain limitations set forth in the plan, each participant will be entitled to a final award based on certain assumptions as to target performance and salary. On December 9, 2021, shareholders approved the 2021 Medtronic plc Long Term Incentive Plan which replaced the Medtronic, Inc. 2013 Stock Award and Incentive Plan, which previously replaced the Company's 2008 Stock Award and Incentive Plan, and which was amended and restated in connection with the Covidien acquisition. For awards granted under the 2021 Medtronic plc Long Term Incentive Plan, the Medtronic plc Amended and Restated 2013 Stock Award and Incentive Plan, or the 2008 Stock Award and Incentive Plan, and related award agreements, stock options will only become exercisable in full, and all restrictions under such outstanding restricted stock or units will lapse only if the award is not replaced by a qualifying replacement award that satisfies certain conditions set forth in the plan or, if a replacement award is granted, upon termination of a participant's employment by the Company without cause or by the participant for good reason during the two years following the date of the change of control.
If a change of control occurs during a plan year, subject to certain limitations, Medtronic's matching contribution to the 401(k) Plan will equal the greater of Medtronic's target percentage matching contribution, or if the change of control occurs after the first quarter of a plan year, the percentage contribution Medtronic would have made upon completion of the plan year based on performance as most recently projected by Medtronic prior to the change of control and disregarding the effects of the change of control.
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The table below reflects estimated payments for our NEOs as a result of the change of control policy, assuming on April 26, 2024: (1) the change of control occurred and (2) the Company terminates executive's employment other than for cause or disability or the executive terminates employment for good reason.
| Name |
Severance
Amount(1)(2)
|
Accelerated Vesting of Performance Share
Units (3)
|
Accelerated
Vesting
of Stock
Options (4)
|
Accelerated Vesting of Restricted
Stock Units (5)
|
|
Present Value Of Increased
Pension
Benefits (6)
|
Other (7)
|
|
Total | |||||
| Geoffrey S. Martha | $ | 11,671,088 | $ | 17,139,666 | $ | - | $ | 6,856,019 | $ | - | $ | 317,568 | $ | 35,984,341 |
|
Karen L. Parkhill (8)
|
$ | 4,913,682 | $ | 6,387,484 | $ | - | $ | 2,555,111 | $ | - | $ | 194,471 | $ | 14,050,748 |
| Gregory L. Smith | $ | 5,499,187 | $ | 3,805,596 | $ | - | $ | 2,921,143 | $ | - | $ | 181,615 | $ | 12,407,541 |
| Sean M. Salmon | $ | 5,148,046 | $ | 4,987,230 | $ | - | $ | 1,913,428 | $ | 808,220 | $ | 112,090 | $ | 12,969,014 |
| Brett A. Wall | $ | 4,932,440 | $ | 4,727,125 | $ | - | $ | 1,806,833 | $ | - | $ | 161,748 | $ | 11,628,146 |
(1)This amount includes three times the sum of (a) the executive's base salary at the time of termination and (b) the greater of fiscal year 2024's annual bonus or the average of the annual bonuses for the three most recently completed fiscal years.
(2)This amount also includes the prorated value of the greater of fiscal year 2024's annual bonus or the average of the annual bonuses for the three most recently completed fiscal years.
(3)This amount represents the value of unvested performance share units (at target) and dividend-equivalent units as of April 26, 2024, at the closing price on that date of $79.74.
(4)This amount represents the market gain (or intrinsic value) of unvested options as of April 26, 2024, at the closing price on that date of $79.74.
(5)This amount represents the value of unvested restricted stock units, RSUs and dividend-equivalent units as of April 26, 2024, at the closing price on that date of $79.74.
(6)This amount reflects the estimated present value of additional pension benefits due to the NEO upon a change of control assuming an additional three years of age and service.
(7)This amount represents the estimated value of the 3-year continuation of Company contributions to certain retirement plans (including the 401(k) plan, the qualified and nonqualified plan), and health and miscellaneous welfare benefits for three years.
(8)Ms. Parkhill resigned from the Company effective August 2, 2024. Effective August 2, 2024 she is no longer eligible for the change of control benefits as described in this table.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table provides information about Medtronic's ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of options, warrants and rights under all existing equity compensation plans in effect as of April 26, 2024, including the Medtronic plc 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan, the Medtronic plc Amended and Restated 2013 Stock Award and Incentive Plan, the Medtronic, Inc. 2008 Stock Award and Incentive Plan, the Medtronic, Inc. 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan, the Medtronic plc 2024 Employees Stock Purchase Plan, and the Medtronic, Inc. 1998 Outside Director Stock Compensation Plan.
|
(a) (2)
|
(b) (2)
|
(c) (3)
|
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| Plan Category |
Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights
|
Weighted average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights
|
Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a))
|
|
|
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders (1)
|
41,001,071 | $ | 73.60 | 117,660,163 |
|
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
|
- | $ | - | - |
(1)Awards under the Medtronic plc 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan may consist of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, other stock-based awards, and performance awards. No more than 5% of the shares will be granted pursuant to restricted stock awards if such award will vest in full prior to three years from the award date or if a condition to such vesting is based, in whole or in part, upon performance of the shares or any aspect of Medtronic's operations and such vesting could occur over a period of less than one year from the award date.
(2)Column (a) includes 32,338,506 shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding options, with a weighted average exercise price of $93.32, and the following equity awards, which increase the number of shares in column (a), decrease the number of shares in column (c), and decreased
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the weighted average exercise price in column (b): 6,142,225 restricted stock units and their dividend-equivalent units in approved plans, 2,421,662 performance share units and their dividend-equivalent units in approved plans, 36,321 shares issuable pursuant to a nonqualified employee stock ownership plan in approved plans, and 62,357 vested units or exercised shares deferred and not yet issued in approved plans.
(3)Column (c) includes 29,248,272 shares available for issuance as of April 26, 2024 under the Medtronic plc 2024 Employees Stock Purchase Plan and 88,411,891 shares available for issuance as of April 26, 2024 under the Medtronic plc 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan.
CEO PAY RATIO
We are required by SEC rules and regulations to disclose the annual total compensation for our CEO, an estimate of the median annual total compensation for our worldwide employee population excluding our CEO, and the ratio of annual total compensation for our CEO to the annual total compensation for our median employee. For the fiscal year ended April 26, 2024, the annual total compensation for our CEO was $20,084,630 as reported in the "Total" column of the Summary Compensation Table and the annual total compensation for our median employee was $67,769 calculated in accordance with the rules applicable to the Summary Compensation Table. For the year ended April 26, 2024 the annual total compensation for our CEO was 296 times that of our median employee.
For purposes of identifying our median employee, we used our worldwide employee population as of February 1, 2024 which consisted of 100,716 total employees, of which 43,889 employees were employed in the United States and 56,827 were employed in foreign jurisdictions. As permitted by SEC rules and regulations, we excluded leased employees and independent contractors; no employees from entities we acquired during the year ended April 26, 2024, or foreign jurisdiction(s) were excluded. We used income as reported for federal income tax purposes for employees employed in the United States and an equivalent measure for employees employed in foreign jurisdictions for the 12-month period ending December 31, 2023 as our consistently applied compensation measure, and we annualized this amount for employees who commenced employment during that period. We applied this methodology to our worldwide employee population and did not use any form of statistical sampling.
PAY VERSUS PERFORMANCE
We are required by SEC rules and regulations to disclose the Compensation Actually Paid (CAP) for our NEOs, our cumulative total shareholder return and that of our peers, net income, a company selected measure used in determining compensation, the relationship between CAP and performance metrics, and other measures important for determining pay.
Pay versus Performance Table
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Year (1)
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Summary Compensation Table (SCT) Paid to Martha(2)
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Compensation Actually Paid (CAP) Paid to Martha(3)
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Summary Compensation Table (SCT) Paid to Ishrak (2)
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Compensation Actually Paid (CAP) Paid to Ishrak (4)
|
Average SCT Total for Other NEOs(2)
|
Average CAP to Other NEOs (5)
|
Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based on (6):
|
Net Income Attribu-table to Medtronic |
Organic Revenue Growth (7)
|
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| TSR (MDT) | Peer Group TSR | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | $ | 20,084,630 | $ | 11,124,552 | n/a | n/a | $ | 7,588,515 | $ | 4,940,646 | $ | 89.66 | $ | 135.04 | $ | 3,676 | 5.2 | % | ||
| 2023 | $ | 15,394,633 | $ | 3,321,325 | n/a | n/a | $ | 5,392,087 | $ | 843,886 | $ | 98.97 | $ | 131.43 | $ | 3,758 | 2.1 | % | ||
| 2022 | $ | 17,861,949 | $ | 2,950,145 | n/a | n/a | $ | 7,628,327 | $ | 2,907,405 | $ | 109.87 | $ | 123.71 | $ | 5,039 | 5.5 | % | ||
| 2021 | $ | 17,507,326 | $ | 30,651,481 | $ | 8,348,288 | $ | 16,158,120 | $ | 7,864,709 | $ | 13,930,588 | $ | 134.80 | $ | 132.61 | $ | 3,606 | 3.0 | % |
(1) The Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and named officers for the applicable years were as follows:
•FY24: Geoffrey S. Martha served as the Company's CEO for the entirety of FY24. The Company's other named officers for FY24 were: Karen L. Parkhill; Gregory L. Smith, Sean M. Salmon; Brett A. Wall; and Robert J. White.
•FY23: Geoffrey S. Martha served as the Company's CEO for the entirety of FY23. The Company's other named officers for FY23 were: Karen L. Parkhill; Sean M. Salmon; Rob ten Hoedt; and Robert J. White.
•FY22: Geoffrey S. Martha served as the Company's CEO for the entirety of FY22. The Company's other named officers for FY22 were: Karen L. Parkhill; Ivan Fong; Robert J. White; Rob ten Hoedt; and Bradley E. Lerman.
•FY21: Geoffrey S. Martha was appointed CEO from President effective April 27, 2020 (CEO), Omar Ishrak retired from the position CEO effective April 26, 2020 and transitioned to the role of Executive Chairman effective April 27, 2020 and retired as Executive Chairman effective December 11, 2020. The Company's other named officers for FY21 were: Karen L. Parkhill; Bradley E. Lerman; Robert J. White; Richard E. Kuntz; and Michael J. Coyle.
(2) Amounts reported in this column represent (i) the total compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable year in which the named officer served as CEO in the case of Messrs. Martha and Ishrak and (ii) the average of the total compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable year for the Company's named officers other than the individual serving as CEO for all or a portion of such years.
(3) Amounts reported in this column represent the amount of "Compensation Actually Paid" or "CAP" as computed per SEC rules. These amounts do not reflect the actual amount of compensation earned by or paid to Mr. Martha during the applicable fiscal year. The following table summarizes the adjustments made to total compensation in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K in order to determine the compensation amounts shown in the table above as being "Compensation Actually Paid".
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| Adjustments | Geoff Martha | |||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||
|
Total from Summary Compensation Table(a)
|
$ | 20,084,630 | $ | 15,394,633 | $ | 17,861,949 | $ | 17,507,326 |
| Adjustments for defined benefit and actuarial plans | ||||||||
| Subtract: Change in Actuarial Present Value reported under the "Change in Pension Value" column of the Summary Compensation Table | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - |
| Add:"Service Cost" for Pension Plans | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - |
| Adjustments for stock and options awards | ||||||||
| Subtract: Grant date fair value of option and stock awards granted in the fiscal year | $ | (16,523,862) | $ | (13,601,045) | $ | (13,512,795) | $ | (13,415,762) |
|
Add: Fair value at fiscal year end of outstanding and unvested option and stock awards granted in the fiscal year (b)
|
$ | 14,168,356 | $ | 12,988,510 | $ | 8,542,744 | $ | 22,572,320 |
|
Add/Subtract: Year-over-Year change in fair value of outstanding and unvested option and stock awards granted in prior fiscal years (c)
|
$ | (5,987,483) | $ | (7,796,433) | $ | (9,863,245) | $ | 4,159,382 |
|
Add: Vesting date fair value of option and stock awards granted and vesting during the fiscal year (d)
|
$ | 53,167 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - |
|
Add/Subtract: Change as of the vesting date (from the end of the prior fiscal year) in fair value of option and stock awards granted in any prior fiscal year for which vesting conditions were satisfied during the fiscal year, less the fair value (as of end of prior fiscal year) of prior year awards that failed to vest (e)
|
$ | (670,257) | $ | (3,664,339) | $ | (78,508) | $ | (171,785) |
| Total Impact: Adjustments for option and stock awards | $ | (8,960,077) | $ | (12,073,308) | $ | (14,911,804) | $ | 13,144,155 |
| Compensation Actually Paid | $ | 11,124,552 | $ | 3,321,325 | $ | 2,950,145 | $ | 30,651,481 |
a.Represents Total Compensation as reported in the Summary Compensation Table for each fiscal year
b.Represents the aggregate fair value as of each fiscal year-end of Mr. Martha's outstanding and unvested option and stock awards granted during the covered fiscal year, computed in accordance with the Company's methodology used for financial reporting purposes.
c.Represents the aggregate change in fair value during each fiscal year of Mr. Martha's outstanding and unvested option and stock awards granted in prior fiscal years and held as of the last day of the covered fiscal year, computed in accordance with the Company's methodology used for financial reporting purposes.
d.Represents the aggregate fair value as of the vesting date of for each option and stock award that Mr. Martha was granted and vested during the covered fiscal year, computed in accordance with the Company's methodology used for financial reporting purposes.
e.Represents the aggregate change in fair value, measured from the prior fiscal year-end to the vesting date, of each option and stock award that was granted to Mr. Martha in a prior fiscal year and which vested during the covered fiscal year, less the fair value as of the end of the prior fiscal year of option and stock awards that were granted in any prior fiscal year that failed to meet the applicable vesting conditions during the covered fiscal year, in each case computed in accordance with the Company's methodology used for financial reporting purposes.
(4) Amounts reported in this column represent the amount of "Compensation Actually Paid" or "CAP" as computed per SEC rules. These amounts do not reflect the actual amount of compensation earned by or paid to Mr. Ishrak during the applicable fiscal year. The following table summarizes the adjustments made to total compensation in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K in order to determine the compensation amounts shown in the table above as being "Compensation Actually Paid".
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| Adjustments | Omar Ishrak | |
| 2021 | ||
|
Total from Summary Compensation Table(a)
|
$ | 8,348,288 |
| Adjustments for defined benefit and actuarial plans | ||
| Subtract: Change in Actuarial Present Value reported under the "Change in Pension Value" column of the Summary Compensation Table | $ | (46,223) |
| Add:"Service Cost" for Pension Plans | $ | 220,000 |
| Adjustments for stock and options awards | ||
| Subtract: Grant date fair value of option and stock awards granted in the fiscal year | $ | (2,529,970) |
|
Add: Fair value at fiscal year end of outstanding and unvested option and stock awards granted in the fiscal year (b)
|
$ | - |
|
Add/Subtract: Year-over-Year change in fair value of outstanding and unvested option and stock awards granted in prior fiscal years (c)
|
$ | 3,172,281 |
|
Add: Vesting date fair value of option and stock awards granted and vesting during the fiscal year (d)
|
$ | 3,960,645 |
|
Add/Subtract: Change as of the vesting date (from the end of the prior fiscal year) in fair value of option and stock awards granted in any prior fiscal year for which vesting conditions were satisfied during the fiscal year, less the fair value (as of end of prior fiscal year) of prior year awards that failed to vest (e)
|
$ | 3,033,099 |
| Total Impact: Adjustments for option and stock awards | $ | 7,636,056 |
| Compensation Actually Paid | $ | 16,158,120 |
a.Represents Total Compensation as reported in the Summary Compensation Table for each fiscal year
b.Represents the aggregate fair value as of each fiscal year-end of Mr. Ishrak's outstanding and unvested option and stock awards granted during the covered fiscal year, computed in accordance with the Company's methodology used for financial reporting purposes.
c.Represents the aggregate change in fair value during each fiscal year of Mr. Ishrak's outstanding and unvested option and stock awards granted in prior fiscal years and held as of the last day of the covered fiscal year, computed in accordance with the Company's methodology used for financial reporting purposes.
d.Represents the aggregate fair value as of the vesting date of for each option and stock award that Mr. Ishrak was granted and vested during the covered fiscal year, computed in accordance with the Company's methodology used for financial reporting purposes.
e.Represents the aggregate change in fair value, measured from the prior fiscal year-end to the vesting date, of each option and stock award that was granted to Mr. Ishrak in a prior fiscal year and which vested during the covered fiscal year, less the fair value as of the end of the prior fiscal year of option and stock awards that were granted in any prior fiscal year that failed to meet the applicable vesting conditions during the covered fiscal year, in each case computed in accordance with the Company's methodology used for financial reporting purposes.
(5) Amounts reported in this column represent the average amount of "Compensation Actually Paid" or "CAP" as computed per SEC rules. These amounts do not reflect the actual average amount of compensation earned by or paid to the other NEOs during the applicable fiscal year. The following table summarizes the adjustments made to total compensation in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K in order to determine the compensation amounts shown in the table above as being "Compensation Actually Paid".
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| Adjustments |
Other NEOs (a)
|
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| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||
|
Total from Summary Compensation Table(b)
|
$ | 7,588,515 | $ | 5,392,087 | $ | 7,628,327 | $ | 7,864,709 |
| Adjustments for defined benefit and actuarial plans | ||||||||
| Subtract: Change in Actuarial Present Value reported under the "Change in Pension | $ | (37,072) | $ | (169,064) | $ | (43,448) | $ | - |
| Add:"Service Cost" for Pension Plans | $ | 28,750 | $ | 65,036 | $ | 36,654 | $ | - |
| Adjustments for stock and options awards | ||||||||
| Subtract: Grant date fair value of option and stock awards granted in the fiscal year | $ | (5,147,068) | $ | (4,208,643) | $ | (5,759,881) | $ | (5,022,761) |
|
Add: Fair value at fiscal year end of outstanding and unvested option and stock awards granted in the fiscal year (c)
|
$ | 4,234,435 | $ | 4,004,121 | $ | 4,220,707 | $ | 7,351,143 |
|
Add/Subtract: Year-over-Year change in fair value of outstanding and unvested option and stock awards granted in prior fiscal years (d)
|
$ | (1,603,806) | $ | (2,584,074) | $ | (2,768,446) | $ | 2,795,957 |
|
Add: Vesting date fair value of option and stock awards granted and vesting during the fiscal year (e)
|
$ | 215,343 | $ | 13,896 | $ | 116,722 | $ | 778,078 |
|
Add/Subtract: Change as of the vesting date (from the end of the prior fiscal year) in fair value of option and stock awards granted in any prior fiscal year for which vesting conditions were satisfied during the fiscal year, less the fair value (as of end of prior fiscal year) of prior year awards that failed to vest (f)
|
$ | (338,451) | $ | (1,669,474) | $ | (523,230) | $ | 163,462 |
| Total Impact: Adjustments for option and stock awards | $ | (2,639,547) | $ | (4,444,174) | $ | (4,714,128) | $ | 6,065,879 |
| Compensation Actually Paid | $ | 4,940,646 | $ | 843,886 | $ | 2,907,405 | $ | 13,930,588 |
a.See footnote 1 for the reported named executive officers included in the average for each indicated fiscal year.
b.Represents the average Total Compensation as reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the reported named officers each fiscal year.
c.Represents the average aggregate fair value as of each fiscal year-end outstanding and unvested option and stock awards granted to each reported named officer during the covered fiscal year, computed in accordance with the Company's methodology used for financial reporting purposes.
d.Represents the average aggregate change in fair value during each fiscal year of the reported named officers outstanding and unvested option and stock awards granted in prior fiscal years and held as of the last day of the covered fiscal year, computed in accordance with the Company's methodology used for financial reporting purposes.
e.Represents the average aggregate fair value as of the vesting date of for each option and stock award that was granted and vested during the covered fiscal year to the reported named officers, computed in accordance with the Company's methodology used for financial reporting purposes.
f.Represents the average aggregate change in fair value, measured from the prior fiscal year-end to the vesting date, of each option and stock award that was granted to the reported named officers in a prior fiscal year and which vested during the covered fiscal year, less the fair value as of the end of the prior fiscal year of option and stock awards that were granted in any prior fiscal year that failed to meet the applicable vesting conditions during the covered fiscal year, in each case computed in accordance with the Company's methodology used for financial reporting purposes.
(6) The Peer Group TSR in the table utilizes the S&P 500 Health Care Index (S&P 500 Health Care Index), which the company also utilizes in the stock performance graph required by Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K included in the 2024 Form 10-K. The comparison assumes $100 (including reinvested dividends) was invested for the period starting April 24, 2020 through April 26, 2024 (i) the company and (ii) the S&P 500 Health Care Index, respectively. Historical stock performance is not necessarily indicative of future stock performance.
(7) The company selected organic revenue growth as the most important financial performance measure that is not otherwise required to be disclosed in the table used to link compensation actually paid to our NEOs including our CEO for the most recently completed fiscal year to the company's performance. Organic revenue growth represents FY24 revenue in comparison to FY23 revenue at constant currencies adjusted for significant acquisitions and divestitures, and a one-time payment in FY23 relating to an intellectual property agreement. The currency impact to revenue measures the change in revenue between current and prior year periods using constant exchange rates.. Top line Revenue Growth (constant currency) continues to be a key driver of shareholder value. For prior year non-GAAP reconciliations for the company selected measure, refer to the Schedule 14A Proxy filings with the SEC in previous years.
Financial Performance Measures
We believe the compensation paid, calculated in accordance with SEC disclosure rules, in each of the years reported above are reflective of the Compensation Committee's emphasis on "pay-for-performance". As described in the "Compensation Discussion and Analysis starting on page 30 our approach to the Company's compensation programs aligns the interests of all our executives, including NEOs, with those of all stakeholders, particularly shareholders. The most important financial measures used by the Company to link Compensation Actually Paid (as defined by SEC rules) to the Company's NEOs for the most recently completed fiscal year to the Company's performance are:
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Relationship Between CAP and Company Performance
While we utilize several performance measures to align executive compensation with performance, we do not present all of these measures in the Pay versus Performance table above. In accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following graphic depictions of the relationships between information presented in the Pay versus Performance table.
CAP and TSR
The chart below reflects the relationship between Mr. Martha, Mr. Ishrak and Average NEO's CAP versus Medtronic's TSR and the Peer Group TSR over the three most recently completed fiscal years with TSR calculated in accordance with the methodology described above.
CAP and Net Income
The chart below reflects the relationship between Mr. Martha, Mr. Ishrak and Average NEO's CAP versus the GAAP Net Income Attributable to Medtronic over the three most recently completed fiscal years.
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CAP and Revenue Growth
The chart below reflects the relationship between Mr. Martha, Mr. Ishrak and Average NEO's CAP versus Medtronic's Organic Revenue Growth over the three most recently completed fiscal years.
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Report of the Audit Committee
The Audit Committee represents and assists the Board of Directors in its oversight of the integrity of Medtronic's financial reporting and compliance programs. In particular, the Audit Committee reviews the independence, qualifications and performance of Medtronic's independent registered public accounting firm and the performance of its internal auditors. The Audit Committee also has responsibility for oversight of Medtronic's compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. In this role, the Audit Committee, among other things, oversees Medtronic's policies and programs reasonably designed to ensure that Medtronic's relationships with, and payments to, health care providers are appropriate and lawful, and receives reports of Company and third-party reviews of such matters. As of the date of this report, the Audit Committee consisted of the four members listed below, each of whom is an independent director in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and New York Stock Exchange requirements, meets additional independence standards applicable to audit committee members and qualifies as an "audit committee financial expert" within the meaning of that term as defined by the SEC pursuant to Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Medtronic's management is responsible for preparing Medtronic's financial statements and the overall reporting process, including Medtronic's system of internal controls. The Audit Committee is directly responsible for the compensation, appointment and oversight of Medtronic's independent registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PricewaterhouseCoopers"). That firm reports directly to the Audit Committee. The independent registered public accounting firm is responsible for auditing the financial statements and expressing an opinion on the conformity of the audited financial statements with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("U.S. GAAP") and auditing the Company's internal control over financial reporting. The Audit Committee also meets privately in separate executive sessions periodically with management, internal audit, compliance and representatives from Medtronic's independent registered public accounting firm.
In this context, the Audit Committee has held discussions with management and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Management represented to the Audit Committee that Medtronic's consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and the Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements with management and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
PricewaterhouseCoopers has informed the Audit Committee that, in its opinion, the consolidated balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, shareholders' equity, and cash flows that accompany Medtronic's 2024 Annual Report present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Medtronic and its subsidiaries at April 26, 2024, and April 28, 2023, and the results of Medtronic's operations and cash flows for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended April 26, 2024, are in conformity with U.S. GAAP.
The Audit Committee also has discussed with PricewaterhouseCoopers the matters required to be discussed by Auditing Standard No. 1301 (Communications With Audit Committees), as amended, and requested any other relevant input from PricewaterhouseCoopers. PricewaterhouseCoopers provided to the Audit Committee, and the Audit Committee received, the written disclosures and letter required by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding PricewaterhouseCoopers' communications with the audit committee concerning independence, and the Audit Committee discussed with PricewaterhouseCoopers their independence.
Based on the considerations above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors, and the Board has approved, the inclusion of the audited financial statements in Medtronic's Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2024 for filing with the SEC. The Audit Committee has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers as Medtronic's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2025and recommended that the Board of Directors submit this appointment to the Company's shareholders for ratification at the Annual General Meeting. Audit and any permitted non-audit services provided to Medtronic by PricewaterhouseCoopers are pre-approved by the Audit Committee.
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Denise M. O'Leary, Chair
Scott C. Donnelly
Gregory P. Lewis
Randall J. Hogan III
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Audit and Non-Audit Fees
The following table presents fees for professional audit services rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers for the audit of Medtronic's annual financial statements for the fiscal years ended April 28, 2023 and April 26, 2024, and fees for other services rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers. All of the audit, audit-related, tax and all other fees were approved by the Audit Committee.
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Fiscal 2024
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Audit Fees(1)
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17,225,000 | 16,647,000 |
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Audit-Related Fees(2)
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5,422,000 | 2,410,000 |
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Tax Fees(3)
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1,264,000 | 1,449,000 |
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All Other Fees(4)
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3,000 | 7,000 |
(1)Audit services consisted principally of domestic and international audits, statutory audits and assessment of internal control over financial reporting.
(2)Audit-related services consisted principally of procedures related to statutory reporting, employee benefit plans, and other agreed upon audit procedures. In fiscal 2023, these fees also included services related to the carve-out audit of the combined Patient Monitoring and Respiratory Interventions businesses.
(3)Tax-related services consisted principally of services related to assistance with transfer pricing, tax compliance, tax planning, and tax audits.
(4)Other service fees consisted principally of services related to special non-audit reports.
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Proposal 2 - Non-Binding Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditor and Binding Authorization of the Board of Directors, Acting Through the Audit Committee, to Set Auditor Remuneration
The Board of Director's Audit Committee is directly responsible for the appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the independent external audit firm retained to audit the Company's financial statements. The Audit Committee has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent external auditor for the fiscal year ending April 25, 2025 and recommended that the Board of Directors submit this appointment to the Company's shareholders for ratification at the Annual General Meeting. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has been retained as our external auditor continuously since fiscal year 1963. The Audit Committee is responsible for the audit fee negotiations associated with the retention of PricewaterhouseCoopers. In order to assure continuing auditor independence, the Audit Committee periodically considers whether there should be a regular rotation of our independent external audit firm. Further, in conjunction with the mandated rotation of the auditing firm's lead engagement partner, the Audit Committee and its chairperson are directly involved in the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers' new lead engagement partner. The members of the Audit Committee and the Board believe that the continued retention of PricewaterhouseCoopers to serve as the Company's independent external auditor is in the best interests of the Company's shareholders.
As required by the Audit Committee Charter and Irish law, the Board of Directors is submitting for shareholder ratification the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and the authorization of the Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to set the auditor's remuneration. If the shareholders do not so ratify, the Audit Committee will reconsider its selection.
The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent external auditor of the Company for the fiscal year ending April 25, 2025 and the authorization of the Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to set the auditors' remuneration is an ordinary resolution and must receive the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast in person or by proxy at the Annual General Meeting in order to be approved.
Representatives of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP are expected to be present at the Annual General Meeting, will have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire and are expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.
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THE TEXT OF THE RESOLUTION IN RESPECT OF PROPOSAL NO. 2 IS AS FOLLOWS:
"RESOLVED, that the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent auditor for the Company for the fiscal year ending April 25, 2025, be and is hereby ratified in a non-binding vote and that the Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, be and is hereby authorized in a binding vote to set the remuneration of the auditor."
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FORTHE NON-BINDING RATIFICATION OF THIS APPOINTMENT AND THE BINDING AUTHORIZATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ACTING THROUGH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, TO SET THE AUDITOR'S REMUNERATION.
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Effect of Proposal
Even if the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is ratified, the Audit Committee may change the appointment at any time during the year if it determines that a change would be in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders. The Audit Committee will consider the outcome of this vote in its decision to appoint an independent registered public accounting firm next year, but is not bound by the shareholders' vote.
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Proposal 3 - Advisory Resolution to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation ("Say-on-Pay")
Section 14A of the Exchange Act requires that we provide our shareholders with the opportunity to vote to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of our NEOs as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis ("CD&A"), tabular disclosures and related narrative of this proxy statement. The Board of Directors has adopted a policy of providing for annual "Say-on-Pay" advisory votes. The next such advisory vote will occur at this Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
As discussed in more detail in the CD&A, Medtronic's executive compensation program is designed to attract, motivate and retain top talent; emphasize incentive compensation alignment with sustained profitable growth; align with shareholder interests by encouraging executive stock ownership and linking a meaningful portion of compensation to the value of Medtronic ordinary shares; and discourage inappropriate risk-taking.
All executive compensation elements are targeted in a competitive range relative to our market definition, with actual compensation delivered based on Company, team and individual performance. At-Risk compensation constitutes 86% to 93% of target NEO compensation, and target long-term performance-based compensation constitutes 72% to 82% of NEO compensation.
In addition to aligning total compensation with Company performance, the Company has actively promoted an overall compensation philosophy that is in the best interests of the Company's shareholders. For example, the change of control policy does not include any excise tax gross-up provisions, and equity awards granted under the 2021 Medtronic plc Long Term Incentive Plan that are replaced in connection with a change of control do not vest on the occurrence of a change in control and instead vest only if a participant is involuntarily terminated with a limited period following the change of control. Further, the Company does not provide excessive perquisites or benefits to our NEOs, requires each executive to retain significant portions of his or her equity compensation awards in support of our stock ownership guidelines, continues to follow a clawback policy that allows the Company to recapture equity compensation and other incentive awards paid to an executive who engages in misconduct, and has adopted a policy for recovery of erroneously awarded compensation in the event of an accounting restatement, in accordance with Exchange Act Rule 10D-1 and NYSE Rule 303A.14.
Approval on an advisory basis of the compensation of our named executive officers is an ordinary resolution and must receive the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast in person or by proxy at the Annual General Meeting in order to be approved.
THE TEXT OF THE RESOLUTION IN RESPECT OF PROPOSAL NO. 3 IS AS FOLLOWS:
"RESOLVED, that the Company's shareholders approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation awarded to the named executive officers, as described in the CD&A, tabular disclosures, and other narrative executive compensation disclosures in the proxy statement for this Annual General Meeting."
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FORTHE ADVISORY RESOLUTION TO APPROVE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION.
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Effect of Proposal
The Say-on-Pay resolution is non-binding. The approval or disapproval of this proposal by shareholders will not require the Board or the Compensation Committee to take any action regarding Medtronic's executive compensation practices. The final decision on the compensation and benefits of our executive officers and on whether, and if so, how, to address shareholder disapproval remains with the Board and the Compensation Committee. The Board, however, values the opinions of our shareholders as expressed through their votes and other communications. Although the resolution is non-binding, the Board will carefully consider the outcome of the advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder opinions received from other communications when making future executive compensation decisions.
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Proposal 4 - Renewal of the Board's Authority to Issue Shares Under Irish Law
Under Irish law, directors of an Irish public limited company must have authority from its shareholders to issue any shares, including shares which are part of the company's authorized but unissued share capital. The Company's current authorization, approved by shareholders at our 2023 Annual General Meeting, is to issue up to 20% of the aggregate nominal value of the issued share capital of the Company as of August 7, 2023, which authority will expire on April 19, 2025, unless previously renewed, varied or revoked. We are presenting this proposal to renew the Board's authority to issue authorized but unissued shares on the terms set forth below. If this proposal is not approved, the Company will have a limited ability to issue new shares after April 19, 2025.
We are seeking approval to authorize our Board to issue up to a maximum of 20% of our issued ordinary share capital as of August 5, 2024 (the latest practicable date before this proxy statement), for a period expiring 18 months from the passing of this resolution, unless otherwise renewed, varied or revoked. The Board expects to propose a renewal of this authorization on a regular basis at our annual general meetings in future years.
Granting the Board this authority is a routine matter for public companies incorporated in Ireland and is consistent with Irish market practice. This authority is fundamental to our business and enables us to issue shares, including, if applicable, in connection with funding acquisitions and raising capital. We are not asking you to approve an increase in our authorized share capital or to approve a specific issuance of shares. Instead, approval of this proposal will only grant the Board the authority to issue shares that are already authorized under our Articles of Association pursuant to the terms set forth below. In addition, because we are a New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)-listed company, our shareholders continue to benefit from the protections afforded to them under the rules and regulations of NYSE and the SEC, including those rules that limit our ability to issue shares in specified circumstances without obtaining shareholder approval. This authorization is required as a matter of Irish law and is not otherwise required for other companies listed on NYSE. Accordingly, approval of this resolution would merely place us on equal footing with other NYSE-listed companies. Renewal of the Board's authority to issue shares is fully consistent with NYSE rules and listing standards and with U.S. capital markets practice and governance standards.
A majority of the votes cast at the Annual General Meeting will be required to renew the authorization of the Board to issue shares.
THE TEXT OF THE RESOLUTION IN RESPECT OF PROPOSAL 4 (WHICH IS PROPOSED AS AN ORDINARY RESOLUTION) IS AS FOLLOWS:
"RESOLVED, that the directors be and they are, with effect from the passing of this resolution, hereby generally and unconditionally authorized pursuant to section 1021 of the Companies Act 2014 to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot and issue relevant securities (within the meaning of the said section 1021 of the Companies Act 2014) up to an aggregate nominal amount of $25,652.00 (being equivalent to approximately 20% of the aggregate nominal value of the issued share capital of the Company as of August 5, 2024 (the latest practicable date before the proxy statement for this Annual General Meeting)). The authority conferred by this resolution shall expire 18 months from the passing of this resolution, unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by the Company; provided that the Company may before such expiry make an offer or agreement which would or might require relevant securities to be allotted after such expiry and the directors may allot relevant securities in pursuance of such an offer or agreement as if the authority conferred by this resolution had not expired."
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE RENEWAL OF ITS AUTHORITY TO ISSUE SHARES UNDER IRISH LAW.
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Proposal 5 - Renewal of the Board's Authority to opt out of Statutory Pre-Emption Rights Under Irish Law
Under Irish law, unless otherwise authorized, when an Irish public limited company issues shares for cash to new shareholders, it is required first to offer those shares on the same or more favorable terms to existing shareholders of the company on a pro-rata basis (commonly referred to as the pre-emption right). At the 2023 Annual General Meeting, our shareholders granted the Board authority to opt out of pre-emption rights with such authority to expire on April 19, 2025, unless previously renewed, varied or revoked. We are therefore proposing to renew the Board's authority to opt-out of the pre-emption right on the terms set forth below.
We are seeking approval to authorize our Board to opt out of the pre-emption rights provision in the event of (1) the issuance of shares for cash in connection with any rights issue and (2) any other issuance of shares for cash, if the issuance is limited to up to 20% of our issued ordinary share capital as of August 5, 2024 (the latest practicable date before this proxy statement), for a period expiring 18 months from the passing of this resolution, unless otherwise renewed, varied or revoked. The Board expects to propose a renewal of this authorization on a regular basis at our annual general meetings in future years.
Granting the Board this authority is a routine matter for public companies incorporated in Ireland and is consistent with Irish market practice. Similar to the authorization sought for Proposal 4, this authority is fundamental to our business and, if applicable, will facilitate our ability to fund acquisitions and otherwise raise capital. We are not asking you to approve an increase in our authorized share capital. Instead, approval of this proposal will only grant the Board the authority to issue shares in the manner already permitted under our Articles of Association upon the terms below. Without this authorization, in each case where we issue shares for cash after April 19, 2025, we would first have to offer those shares on the same or more favorable terms to all of our existing shareholders, which could cause delays in the completion of acquisitions and the raising of capital for our business. This authorization is required as a matter of Irish law and is not otherwise required for other companies listed on NYSE. Accordingly, approval of this resolution would merely place us on equal footing with other NYSE-listed companies. Renewal of the Board's authorization to opt out of the pre-emption rights as described above is fully consistent with NYSE rules and listing standards and with U.S. capital markets practice and governance standards.
75% of the votes cast at the Annual General Meeting will be required to renew the authorization of the Board to opt out of statutory pre-emption rights. In addition, this proposal is conditioned upon the approval of Proposal 4, as required by Irish law.
THE TEXT OF THE RESOLUTION IN RESPECT OF PROPOSAL 5 (WHICH IS PROPOSED AS A SPECIAL RESOLUTION, AS REQUIRED UNDER IRISH LAW) IS AS FOLLOWS:
"RESOLVED, that, subject to and conditional on the passing of the resolution in respect of Proposal No. 4 as set out in the proxy statement for this Annual General Meeting and with effect from the passing of this resolution, the directors be and they are hereby empowered pursuant to section 1023 of the Companies Act 2014 to allot equity securities (within the meaning of section 1023 of the Companies Act 2014) for cash, pursuant to the authority conferred by Proposal No. 4 as if section 1022(1) of that Act did not apply to any such allotment, provided that this power shall be limited to:
(a) the allotment of equity securities in connection with a rights issue in favor of the holders of ordinary shares (including rights to subscribe for, or convert into, ordinary shares) where the equity securities respectively attributable to the interests of such holders are proportional (as nearly as may be) to the respective numbers of ordinary shares held by them (but subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the directors may deem necessary or expedient to deal with fractional entitlements that would otherwise arise, or with legal or practical problems under the laws of, or the requirements of any recognized regulatory body or any stock exchange in, any territory, or otherwise); and
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(b) the allotment (otherwise than pursuant to sub-paragraph (a) above) of equity securities up to an aggregate nominal value of $25,652.00 (being equivalent to approximately 20% of the aggregate nominal value of the issued share capital of the Company as of August 5, 2024 (the latest practicable date before the proxy statement for this Annual General Meeting));
and, in each case, the authority conferred by this resolution shall expire 18 months from the passing of this resolution, unless previously renewed, varied or revoked; provided that the Company may make an offer or agreement before the expiry of this authority, which would or might require any such securities to be allotted after this authority has expired, and in that case, the directors may allot equity securities in pursuance of any such offer or agreement as if the authority conferred hereby had not expired.
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE RENEWAL OF BOARD'S AUTHORITY TO OPT OUT OF STATUTORY PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS UNDER IRISH LAW.
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Proposal 6 - Authorization of the Company and Any Subsidiary of the Company to Make Overseas Market Purchases of Medtronic Ordinary Shares
We have historically used open-market share purchases as a means of returning cash to shareholders and managing the size of our base of outstanding shares. These are longstanding objectives that the Board believes are important to continue.
Pursuant to Article 12 of our Articles of Association, the Board is authorized to effect a repurchase of ordinary shares by way of redemption, and to date all share repurchases have been effected in this manner. However, in order to maintain the flexibility to effect share repurchases by the Company, or any subsidiary of the Company, as "overseas market purchases" for the purposes of the Irish Companies Act 2014, the Board is required under Irish law to obtain shareholder approval. Whether or not this proposed resolution is passed, the Company will retain its ability to effect repurchases as redemptions pursuant to its Articles of Association, although subsidiaries will not be able to make open-market purchases of ordinary shares. Passage of this proposal would give the Company flexibility under Irish law to permit subsidiaries to make the purchases.
In this proposal, shareholders are being asked to authorize for a period of 18 months, the Company, or any of its subsidiaries, to make open market purchases of up to 128,260,022 Medtronic ordinary shares, which represents 10% of the Company's issued and outstanding shares as of August 5, 2024, as and when directed by any plan or program approved by the Board of Directors.
In connection with the parameters established with the Board regarding our proposed share repurchase program, these purchases would be made only at price levels that the directors would consider to be in the best interests of the shareholders generally, after taking into account the Company's overall financial position. In addition, the price that may be paid for these shares shall not be less than 70% or more than 120% of the then closing market price of those shares on the New York Stock Exchange the day preceding the day on which the relevant shares are purchased.
As required under Irish law, the resolution in respect of this proposal is an ordinary resolution that requires the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the votes cast.
THE TEXT OF THE RESOLUTION IN RESPECT OF PROPOSAL 6 (WHICH IS PROPOSED AS AN ORDINARY RESOLUTION, AS REQUIRED UNDER IRISH LAW) IS AS FOLLOWS:
"RESOLVED, that the Company and any subsidiary of the Company are hereby generally authorized to make overseas market purchases of the Company's ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 each ("shares"), on such terms and conditions and in such manner as the Board of Directors of the Company may determine from time to time but subject to the following provisions:
(a) The maximum number of shares authorized to be acquired by the Company and any subsidiaries of the Company pursuant to this resolution shall not exceed 128,260,022 shares.
(b) The maximum price to be paid for any share shall not be more than 120% of the closing price on the New York Stock Exchange for the shares on the day preceding the day on which the relevant share is purchased by the Company or the relevant subsidiary of the Company.
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(c) The minimum price to be paid for any share shall not be less than 70% of the closing price on the New York Stock Exchange for the shares on the day preceding the day on which the relevant share is purchased by the Company or the relevant subsidiary of the Company.
(d) This general authority will be effective from the date of passing of this resolution.
(e) This general authority is to expire 18 months from the date of the passing of this resolution, unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by ordinary resolution in accordance with the provisions of section 1074 of the Companies Act 2014. The Company or any such subsidiary may, before such expiry, enter into a contract for the purchase of shares which would or might be executed wholly or partly after such expiry and may complete any such contract as if the authority conferred hereby had not expired."
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THIS PROPOSAL TO AUTHORIZE THE COMPANY AND ANY SUBSIDIARY OF THE COMPANY TO MAKE OVERSEAS MARKET PURCHASES OF MEDTRONIC ORDINARY SHARES.
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Questions and Answers About the Annual General Meeting
Medtronic plc
Registered Address-
Principal Executive Office
Building 2
Parkmore Business Park West
Galway
Ireland
This proxy statement, the proxy form, Medtronic's annual report for the year ended April 26, 2024, and our Irish Statutory Financial Statements for the year ended April 26, 2024, will be made available or sent to shareholders commencing on or about September 5, 2024.
Voting by Proxy
Shareholders of the Company who are entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting are entitled, by voting over the internet, by voting over the telephone, or by using the form provided (or the form in section 184 of the Irish Companies Act 2014), to appoint a proxy or proxies to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting on their behalf. A proxy is not required to be a shareholder of the Company.
Appointments of proxies can be made as detailed in the section entitled Proxy Summary. In particular, if you are a shareholder of record of Medtronic and you choose to submit your proxy by telephone, your use of that telephone system, and specifically the entry of your pin number or other unique identifier, will be deemed to constitute your appointment, in writing and under hand, and for all purposes of the Irish Companies Act 2014, of each of Ivan K. Fong and Courtney Nelson Wills or their duly appointed designees as your proxy to vote your shares on your behalf in accordance with your telephone instructions.
How Proxies will be Voted
The individuals named above have advised the Board of their intention to vote at the meeting in accordance with instructions on all proxy forms submitted by shareholders and, where no contrary instruction is indicated on the proxy form, as follows: for the election by separate resolution of the individuals nominated to serve as directors; for the ratification, in a non-binding vote, of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor for fiscal year 2025 and authorizing, in a binding vote, the Board of Directors, through the Audit Committee, to set the auditor's remuneration; for approval on an advisory basis of the Company's executive compensation; for renewal of the Board's authority to issue shares under Irish law; for renewal of the Board's authority to opt out of statutory pre-emption rights under Irish law; and for the authorization of overseas market purchases of Medtronic ordinary shares. The Board of Directors knows of no other matter to be presented at the Annual General Meeting. If any other business properly comes before the Annual General Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, the proxies will vote on that business in accordance with their best judgment.
You may revoke a proxy by submitting a later-dated proxy, by notifying Medtronic by email, letter sent to Medtronic's registered office, or other verifiable communication before the meeting or by revoking it at the meeting. Attendance at the meeting will not, by itself, revoke a proxy. All properly executed or transmitted proxies not revoked will be voted at the meeting.
Voting at the Meeting
Each Medtronic shareholder of record at the close of business on August 23, 2024, is entitled to one vote for each share then held. As of August 5, 2024, 1,282,600,220 Medtronic ordinary shares (par value US $0.0001 each) were outstanding and entitled to vote.
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At the 2024 Annual General Meeting, the inspector of election appointed by the Board of Directors for the meeting will determine the presence of a quorum and tabulate the results of shareholder voting. As provided by the Company's Articles of Association, one or more shareholders present in person or by proxy holding not less than a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Medtronic entitled to vote at the meeting will constitute a quorum. The inspector of election intends to treat as "present" for these purposes shareholders who have submitted properly executed and transmitted proxies even if marked "abstain" as to some matters. The inspector will also treat as "present" shares held in "street name" by brokers that are voted on at least one proposal to come before the meeting. If a quorum is not present, we may propose to adjourn the Annual General Meeting and reconvene at a later date.
Adoption of proposals 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 will require the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by the holders of ordinary shares represented at the Annual General Meeting in person or by proxy, and adoption of Proposal 5 will require the affirmative vote of 75% of the votes cast by holders of ordinary shares represented at the Annual General Meeting in person or by proxy.
Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be considered votes cast at the Annual General Meeting. The practical effect of this is that abstentions and shares held in "street name" by brokers that are not voted in respect of these proposals will not have any effect on the outcome of voting on the proposals.
There is no requirement under Irish law that Medtronic's Irish Statutory Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended April 26, 2024 or the related directors' and auditor's reports thereon be approved by the shareholders, and no such approval will be sought at the Annual General Meeting.
Other than as set out in this Proxy Statement, the Board of Directors know of no other matter to be presented at the Annual General Meeting.
Admission to the Meeting
If you wish to attend the Annual General Meeting, you must be a shareholder on the record date and request an admission ticket in advance by visiting www.proxyvote.comand following the instructions provided (you will need the control number included on your proxy card, voter instruction form or notice), or bring proof of ownership of ordinary shares to the meeting. Tickets will be issued to registered and beneficial owners and to one guest accompanying each registered or beneficial owner.
Requests for admission tickets must be received no later than October 15, 2024. On the day of the meeting, each shareholder will be required to present valid picture identification such as a driver's license or passport with their admission ticket. If you do not request an admission ticket in advance, we will need to determine if you owned ordinary shares on the record date by:
•verifying your name and share ownership against our list of registered shareholders; or
•asking to review evidence of your share ownership as of August 23, 2024, such as your brokerage statement. You must bring such evidence with you in order to be admitted to the meeting.
Seating will begin at 7:45 a.m. and the meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. local time, Galway, Ireland. Cameras (including cell phones with photographic capabilities), recording devices and other electronic devices will not be permitted at the meeting. You will be required to enter through a security check-point before being granted access to the meeting.
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Other Information
Expenses of Solicitation
Medtronic's Board of Directors solicits your proxy for use at the 2024 Annual General Meeting of shareholders and any adjournments or postponements of the meeting.
Medtronic will bear the costs of soliciting proxies, including the reimbursement to record holders of their expenses in forwarding proxy materials to beneficial owners. Directors, officers and regular employees of Medtronic, without extra compensation, may solicit proxies by mail, telephone, email, fax, telex, telegraph or special letter.
We have engaged D.F. King & Co., Inc. to assist in the solicitation of proxies and provide related advice and informational support, for a services fee, including the reimbursement of customary disbursements, that is not expected to exceed $20,000 in the aggregate. Brokerage firms, nominees, custodians and fiduciaries may be asked to forward proxy soliciting material to the beneficial shareholders. All reasonable soliciting costs will be borne by Medtronic.
Shareholder Proposals and Director Nominations
In order for a shareholder proposal, other than for a nomination for director, to be considered timely for inclusion in Medtronic's proxy statement for the 2025 Annual General Meeting, the written proposal must be received by the Company Secretary at Medtronic's registered office no later than May 8, 2025. The proposal must comply with SEC regulations regarding the inclusion of shareholder proposals in Company-sponsored proxy materials.
A shareholder, or group of no more than 20 shareholders, that has owned continuously for at least three years a number of shares that represent at least 3% of Medtronic's outstanding shares, may nominate and include in Medtronic's proxy materials director nominees collectively constituting up to 20% of the Board, provided that the shareholder(s) and nominee(s) satisfy the requirements of Medtronic's Articles of Association. Notice of proxy access director nominees for the 2025 Annual General Meeting must be received no earlier than April 8, 2025 and no later than May 8, 2025.
Medtronic's Articles of Association provide that a shareholder may present a proposal or nominee for director from the floor of the Annual General Meeting that is not included in the proxy statement if proper written notice is received by the Company Secretary at Medtronic's registered office not less than 50 nor more than 90 days prior to the Annual General Meeting date. If less than 60 days' notice of the meeting date is given, the submission will be considered timely if it is received by the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which notice of the meeting is given. Any such proposal or nomination must provide the information required by Medtronic's Articles of Association and comply with any applicable laws and regulations. If the shareholder does not also comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-4(c)(2) under the Exchange Act, Medtronic may exercise discretionary voting authority under proxies it solicits to vote in accordance with its best judgment on any such shareholder proposal.
In addition to satisfying requirements under Medtronic's Articles of Association, to comply with the universal proxy rules, shareholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than our nominees must provide notice that sets forth the information required by Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act no later than 60 calendar days prior to the anniversary of the previous year's annual meeting (no later than August 17, 2025, for the 2025 Annual General Meeting).
All submissions to, or requests from, the Company Secretary should be made to Medtronic's registered office at Principal Executive Office, Building 2, Parkmore Business Park West, Galway, Ireland, Attn: Company Secretary.
Delivery of Documents to Shareholders Sharing an Address
The SEC has adopted rules regarding delivery of proxy statements and annual reports to shareholders sharing the same address. The Company may satisfy these delivery rules by delivering a single proxy statement and annual report to an address shared by two or more of its shareholders who are not participating in electronic proxy material delivery. This delivery method, referred to as "householding," results in significant cost savings for the Company. In order to take advantage of this opportunity, the company has delivered only one proxy statement and annual report to multiple shareholders who share an address unless Medtronic has received contrary instructions from one or more of the shareholders. Medtronic will deliver promptly, upon written or oral request, a separate copy of the proxy statement and annual report to a shareholder at a shared address to which a single copy of the documents was delivered.
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If shareholders receive one set of materials due to householding, they may revoke their consent for future mailings at any time by contacting Broadridge, either by calling toll-free at 1-800-542-1061, or by writing to Broadridge, Householding Department, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717. Shareholders will be removed from the householding program within 30 days of their response, following which they will receive an individual copy of our proxy materials. If you are the beneficial owner, but not the record holder, of Medtronic ordinary shares and wish to receive only one copy of the proxy statement and annual report in the future, you will need to contact your broker, bank or other nominee to request that only a single copy of each document be mailed to all shareholders at the shared address in the future.
Other
Medtronic's 2024 Annual Report, including financial statements, is being made available to shareholders of record as of August 23, 2024, together with the other proxy materials.
MEDTRONIC WILL FURNISH TO SHAREHOLDERS WITHOUT CHARGE A COPY OF ITS ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED APRIL 26, 2024, UPON RECEIPT OF WRITTEN REQUEST ADDRESSED TO: INVESTOR RELATIONS DEPARTMENT, MEDTRONIC, 710 MEDTRONIC PARKWAY, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55432.
The Board of Directors knows of no other matter to be presented at the Annual General Meeting. If any other business properly comes before the Annual General Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, the proxies will vote on that business in accordance with their best judgment.
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Appendix A - Financial and Non-GAAP Reconciliations
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This proxy statement contains financial measures, including adjusted diluted EPS, free cash flow, and organic revenue, which are considered "non-GAAP" financial measures under applicable SEC rules and regulations. References to annual figures increasing, decreasing or remaining flat are in comparison to fiscal year 2023.
Medtronic management believes that non-GAAP financial measures provide information useful to investors in understanding the company's underlying operational performance and trends and to facilitate comparisons with the performance of other companies in the med tech industry. Non-GAAP diluted EPS exclude the impact of amortization of intangible assets and certain charges or benefits that contribute to or reduce earnings and that may affect financial trends and include certain charges or benefits that result from transactions or events that we believe may or may not recur with similar materiality or impact to our operations in future periods (Non-GAAP Adjustments). Medtronic generally uses non-GAAP financial measures to facilitate management's review of the operational performance of the company and as a basis for strategic planning. Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered supplemental to and not a substitute for financial information prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and investors are cautioned that Medtronic may calculate non-GAAP financial measures in a way that is different from other companies. Management strongly encourages investors to review the company's consolidated financial statements and publicly filed reports in their entirety.
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MEDTRONIC PLC
WORLD WIDE REVENUE (1)
(Unaudited)
| (in millions) |
Fiscal Year
2024
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Fiscal Year
2023
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Growth | |||
| Total reported revenue | $ | 32,364 | $ | 31,227 | 3.6 | % |
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Currency impact (2)
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(369) | (338) | (0.1) | |||
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Constant currency revenue(2)
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$ | 31,995 | $ | 30,889 | 3.6 | % |
| Total reported revenue | $ | 32,364 | $ | 31,227 | 3.6 | % |
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Organic adjustments (3)
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(154) | (623) | 1.6 | |||
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Organic revenue (3)
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$ | 32,210 | $ | 30,604 | 5.2 | % |
(1)The data in this schedule has been intentionally rounded to the nearest million and, therefore, may not sum.
(2)The Annual Incentive Plan utilizes revenue based on annual operating plan foreign exchange rates not actual foreign exchange rates. These adjustments are allowed under the plan.
(3)Organic revenue represents fiscal year 2024 revenue in comparison to fiscal year 2023 revenue at constant currencies and adjusted for significant acquisitions, divestitures, and a one-time payment in fiscal year 2023 relating to an intellectual property agreement. The currency impact to revenue measures the change in revenue between current and prior year periods using constant exchange rates.
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MEDTRONIC PLC
GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS (1)
(Unaudited)
| (in millions, except per share data) |
Fiscal Year 2024
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| GAAP Diluted EPS | $ | 2.76 |
| Non-GAAP Adjustments: | ||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 1.08 | |
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Restructuring and associated costs (2)
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0.24 | |
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Acquisition and divestiture-related items (3)
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0.50 | |
| Certain litigation charges, net | 0.09 | |
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(Gain)/loss on minority investments(4)
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0.23 | |
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Medical device regulations(5)
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0.07 | |
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Certain tax adjustments, net(6)
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0.22 | |
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Non-GAAP Diluted EPS
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$ | 5.20 |
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Adjustment as contemplated under the Annual Incentive Plan(7)
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(0.20) | |
| Diluted EPS for Annual Incentive Plan | $ | 5.00 |
(1)The data in this schedule has been intentionally rounded to the nearest million or $0.01 for EPS figures, and, therefore, may not sum.
(2)Associated costs include costs incurred as a direct result of the restructuring program, such as salaries for employees supporting the program, consulting expenses, and asset write-offs.
(3)The charges predominantly include $439 million of charges related to the February 20, 2024 decision to exit the Company's ventilator product line, which primarily includes long-lived intangible asset impairments and inventory write-downs. In addition, other charges primarily consist of changes in fair value of contingent consideration and associated costs related to the previously contemplated separation of the Patient Monitoring & Respiratory Interventions businesses.
(4)We exclude unrealized and realized gains and losses on our minority investments as we do not believe that these components of income or expense have a direct correlation to our ongoing or future business operations.
(5)The charges represent incremental costs of complying with the new European Union medical device regulations for previously registered products and primarily include charges for contractors supporting the project and other direct third-party expenses. We consider these costs to be duplicative of previously incurred costs and/or one-time costs, which are limited to a specific time period.
(6)The net charge primarily relates to an income tax reserve adjustment associated with the June 2023, Israeli Central-Lod District Court decision and the establishment of a valuation allowance against certain net operating losses which were partially offset by a benefit from the change in a Swiss Cantonal tax rate associated with previously established deferred tax assets from intercompany intellectual property transactions and the step up in tax basis for Swiss Cantonal purposes.
(7)Adjustments are comprised of net losses on minority investments (excluding mark-to-market gains/losses on publicly traded investments) and charges related to the exit of the Company's ventilator product line discussed in (3) above.
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MEDTRONIC PLC
GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS (1)
(Unaudited)
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Fiscal year 2024
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| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 6,787 |
| Additions to property, plant, and equipment | (1,587) | |
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Free Cash Flow(2)
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$ | 5,200 |
(1)The data in this schedule has been intentionally rounded to the nearest million, and, therefore, may not sum.
(2)Free cash flow represents operating cash flows less property, plant and equipment additions.
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DELIVERY OF FUTURE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING MATERIALS
Medtronic offers shareholders the choice to receive future annual reports and proxy materials electronically over the internet instead of receiving paper copies through the mail. This will allow us to conserve natural resources and save Medtronic printing and mailing costs. Whether you hold shares registered directly in your name, through a Medtronic stock plan, or through a broker or bank, you can enroll for future delivery of proxy statements and annual reports by following these easy steps:
•Go to our website at http://investorrelations.medtronic.com;
•In the Shareholder Servicessection, click on Electronic Delivery of Proxy Materials;and
•Follow the prompts to submit your electronic consent.
Generally, brokers and banks offering this choice require that shareholders vote through the internet in order to enroll. Street name shareholders whose broker or bank is not included in this website are encouraged to contact their broker or bank and ask about the availability of electronic delivery. As with all Internet usage, the user must pay all access fees and telephone charges. You may view this year's proxy materials at https://investorrelations.medtronic.com/annual-meeting-reports.
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