MEDTRONIC CLOSES SALE OF $4.4 BILLION CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES

Medtronic today announced the closing of its sale of $2.2 billion principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes due 2011 and $2.2 billion principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes due 2013 to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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