MINNEAPOLIS - Sept 12, 2012 - Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), the world's leading medical technology company, today announced it will participate in the UBS Global Life Sciences Conference on Wednesday, September 19, 2012, in New York.

Gary Ellis, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Medtronic, will make a presentation about Medtronic beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. CT).

A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available on September 19, 2012 by clicking on the Investors link on the Medtronic home page at http://www.medtronic.com.

About Medtronic
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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