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Medtronic Announces Cash Dividend for Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2011

^{Published on 2010-12-09 14:05:44 - Market Wire}
 

MINNEAPOLIS--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--The board of directors of Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT), today approved a cash dividend of $0.225 per share of the companya™s common stock. The dividend is payable on January 28, 2011, to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 7, 2011.

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Medtronic, Inc. ([ www.medtronic.com ]), headquartered in Minneapolis, is the global leader in medical technology a" alleviating pain, restoring health, and extending life for millions of people around the world.

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