Board authorizes $5 billion for share repurchases DUBLIN, March 7, 2024  /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) on Thursday, March 7, 2024, approved the company's cash dividend for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024 of $0.69 per ordinary share. This quarterly declaration is consistent with the dividend announcement made by the company in May 2023.  Medtronic is a constituent of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats index, having increased its annual dividend payment for the past ...