MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2006--The board of directors of Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT - News), today announced that the company's annual meeting of shareholders will be held at 10:30 a.m., Central Daylight Time, on Thursday, August 24, 2006 at Medtronic World Headquarters, located at 710 Medtronic Parkway, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Shareholders of record at the close of business on June 26, 2006, will be eligible to vote at the meeting.
