Medtronic 2008 Annual Report Download - page 95

Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of Medtronic shareholders will take place on
Thursday, August 21, 2008, beginning at 10:30 a.m. (Central Daylight
Time) at Medtronic’s world headquarters, 710 Medtronic Parkway,
Minneapolis (Fridley), Minnesota. The Notice of Annual Meeting and
Proxy Statement are delivered to shareholders with the annual report.
Investor Information
Shareholders, securities analysts and investors seeking more information
about the Company can access the following information via the
Internet at www.medtronic.com:
• News releases describing significant Company events and sales and
earnings results for each quarter and the fiscal year.
• Form 10-K Annual, Form 10-Q Quarterly, and Forms 3, 4 and 5, Reports
to the Securities and Exchange Commission describing Medtronic’s
business and financial condition and insider trading.
The information above may also be obtained upon request from the
Medtronic Investor Relations Department, 710 Medtronic Parkway,
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432, USA.
Stock Exchange Listing
New York Stock Exchange (symbol: MDT)
Price Range of Medtronic Stock
Fiscal Qtr. 1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr.
2008 High $ 54.05 $ 57.86 $ 51.21 $ 50.44
2008 Low 50.57 47.00 45.25 46.19
2007 High 51.43 50.93 54.51 54.58
2007 Low 46.86 42.47 48.33 48.67
Prices are closing quotations. On June 23, 2008, there were
approximately 53,600 shareholders of record of the Company’s common
stock. The regular quarterly cash dividend was 12.5 cents per share for
fiscal year 2008 and 11.0 cents per share for fiscal year 2007.
Stock Transfer Agent and Registrar
Wells Fargo Bank Shareowner ServicesSM acts as transfer agent and
registrar, dividend paying agent, and direct stock purchase plan agent
for Medtronic and maintains all shareholder records for the Company.
If you are a registered shareholder, you may access your account
information online at www.shareowneronline.com. If you have questions
regarding the Medtronic stock you own, stock transfers, address or
name changes, direct deposit of dividends, lost dividend checks, lost
stock certificates, or duplicate mailings, please contact Wells Fargo
Shareowner ServicesSM by writing or calling:
Wells Fargo, N.A.
Shareowner Services
161 North Concord Exchange
South St. Paul, MN 55075 USA
Telephone: [phone] or 651-450-4064
Fax: [phone]
www.wellsfargo.com/shareownerservices
Direct Stock Purchase Plan
Medtronic’s transfer agent, Wells Fargo Shareowner ServicesSM,
administers the direct stock purchase plan, which is called the
Shareowner Service Plus PlanSM. Features of this plan include direct stock
purchase and reinvestment of dividends to purchase whole or fractional
shares of Medtronic stock. All registered shareholders and potential
investors may participate.
To request information on the Shareowner Service Plus PlanSM, or to
enroll in the plan, contact Wells Fargo Shareowner ServicesSM at
888-648-8154 or 651-450-4064. You may also enroll on the Internet by
visiting www.shareowneronline.com and selecting “Purchase Shares
from a Direct Purchase Plan.”
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Minneapolis, MN
Diversity
Medtronic is committed to creating and maintaining a workplace that
reflects the diversity of our customers, patients and the communities
we serve. Consistent with our Mission, Medtronic “recognizes the
personal worth of employees” and seeks to provide a work environment
where individual differences are valued and respected and opportunities
for growth and career success are based on individual merit.
Officer Certifications
Medtronic has filed as exhibits to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended April 25, 2008, the Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer certifications required by Section 302 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Company has also submitted the
required annual Chief Executive Officer certification to the New York
Stock Exchange.
For prescribing information for all of the products, visit medtronic.com.
The following are registered and unregistered trademarks of Medtronic, Inc.
and its affiliated companies:
Activa, Active Can, Adapta, Advantage, AneuRx AAAdvantage, Aperius,
Bestent2, Biolinx, CAPSTONE, CareLink, CD HORIZON, CD HORIZON
LEGACY, CD HORIZON SEXTANT, CGMS, Concerto, Conexus, Consulta,
CRESCENT, Crosslink, Delta, DIAM, Driver, Endeavor, Endeavor Resolute,
Endurant, EnRhythm MRI, Ensemble, Fusion, Guardian, INFUSE, InSync,
InterStim, Kyphon, Legend, Legend EHS Stylus, Marquis, Maximo,
Medtronic, Medtronic CareLink, Melody, MinMed, Mosaic, Mosaic Ultra,
MVP, NexFrame, NIM Response, O-arm, OptiVol, Paradigm, PercLID,
Prestige, PrimeADVANCED, PROSTIVA, Restore, RestoreADVANCED,
RestoreULTRA, S7, Secura, Sensia, Specify, Sprint, Sprint Fidelis, Sprint
Quattro, Sprinter, Straightshot, Strata, SureScan, SynchroMed, Talent,
Valiant, Versa, Vertex, VERTEX Max, Vertex Select, VERTE-STACK, Virtuoso
a n d X -S T O P.
DUREPAIR is a trademark of TEI Biosciences, Inc. InductOs is a trademark of
Wyeth. PoleStar is a trademark of Odin Medical Technologies, Inc. PRIALT is
a trademark of Elan Corporation, plc. VueLock is a trademark of EBI, LLC.
Investor Information
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