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Medtronic CFO Gary Ellis to Speak at 19th Annual Wachovia Equity Conference

MINNEAPOLIS – June 19, 2009 – Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), today announced it will participate in the 19th Annual Mid-Year Equity Conference on Tuesday, June 23, 2009, in Boston.

Gary Ellis, senior vice president and chief financial officer at Medtronic, will speak to the attendees of the conference at 2 p.m. eastern time (1 p.m. central). Mr. Ellis will provide remarks highlighting Medtronic’s plan to deliver sustainable top and bottom line growth. A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available to all interested parties at Medtronic’s Investor Relations website 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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