MINNEAPOLIS, Feb 18, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The board of directors of Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT), today approved a cash dividend of $0.205 per share of the company's common stock. The dividend is payable on April 30, 2010, to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 9, 2010.

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Medtronic, Inc. (www.medtronic.com), headquartered in Minneapolis, is the global leader in medical technology - alleviating pain, restoring health, and extending life for millions of people around the world.

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