UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 20, 2016

Mallinckrodt public limited company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ireland	001-35803	98-1088325
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Perth House, Millennium Way,

Chesterfield, Derbyshire S41 8ND, United Kingdom

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  +44 124 626 3051

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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

Consistent with the Mallinckrodt plc Board of Directors (the “Board”) policy that a director offer to resign when his or her principal occupation or business association changes substantially, Nancy S. Lurker offered to resign from the Board following her retirement as Chief Executive Officer of PDI, Inc. and indicated her intent to pursue multiple other opportunities. The Board accepted her resignation on July 20, 2016, effective July 21, 2016, and seeks to fill the vacancy with an active public company chief executive officer.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

			MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
Date:	July 22, 2016	By:	/s/ Kenneth L. Wagner
			Kenneth L. Wagner
			Vice President and Corporate Secretary