UNITED STATES


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Washington, D.C. 20549


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FORM 10-Q/A


Amendment No. 1


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xQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the Quarterly Period Ended June 29, 2012


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oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


001-33259


(Commission File Number)


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COVIDIEN PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


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Ireland98-0624794(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization)(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)


20 On Hatch, Lower Hatch Street


Dublin 2, Ireland


Telephone: +353 1 438-1700


(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,


including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)





Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes x No o


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes x No o


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (check one):





Large accelerated filerxAccelerated fileroNon-accelerated fileroSmaller reporting companyo


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes o No x


The number of ordinary shares outstanding as of July 30, 2012 was 480,096,760.




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EXPLANATORY NOTE





This Amendment No. 1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 29, 2012 is being filed solely for the purpose of correcting a typographical error in the certification filed as Exhibit 32.1. This amendment only reflects a change to the date contained within this certification. No other information contained within the Form 10-Q previously filed on August 6, 2012 has changed. The amended item is as follows:





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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION





Item 6.Exhibits








ExhibitNumberExhibit31.1Certification by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).31.2Certification by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).32.1Certification by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).101The following materials from the Covidien plc Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 29, 2012 formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the Consolidated Statements of Income, (ii) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (iv) related notes (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 101 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 6, 2012).











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SIGNATURES





Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.








COVIDIEN PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANYBy:/s/   Richard G. Brown, Jr.Richard G. Brown, Jr.Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer andCorporate Controller/s/   Charles J. DockendorffCharles J. DockendorffExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer(Principal Financial Officer)





Date: August 9, 2012





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