MINNEAPOLIS, Apr 27, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) --

The board of directors of Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), today announced that the company's annual meeting of shareholders will be held at 10:30 a.m., Central Daylight Time, on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011 at Medtronic World Headquarters, located at 710 Medtronic Parkway, Minneapolis, Minn. Shareholders of record at the close of business on June 27, 2011, will be eligible to vote at the meeting.

About Medtronic
Medtronic, Inc. (www.medtronic.com), headquartered in Minneapolis, is the world's leading medical technology company, alleviating pain, restoring health, and extending life for people with chronic disease.

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