ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), a global medical device company, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized an additional share repurchase program of up to $300 million of its outstanding common stock. This share repurchase program is in addition to the $600 million share repurchase authorization previously announced in association with the transaction between St. Jude Medical and AGA Medical Holdings, Inc.