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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><B>(And Post-Effective Amendment to the First Registration Statement, Reg. No.&nbsp;333-147399)</B>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
Under<BR>
The Securities Act of 1933<BR></B></DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>MEDTRONIC, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Minnesota</B><BR>
(State or Other <BR>
Jurisdiction of Incorporation <BR>
or Organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>41-0793183</B><BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>World Headquarters<BR>
710 Medtronic Parkway<BR>
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Office and Zip Code)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Medtronic, Inc. &#151; Kyphon Inc. 2002 Stock Plan<BR>
(formerly the Kyphon Inc. 2002 Stock Plan)</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">James Nathan Spolar, Esq.<BR>
Senior Legal Counsel and Assistant Secretary<BR>
Medtronic, Inc.<BR>
World Headquarters<BR>
710 Medtronic Parkway<BR>
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432<BR>
(763)&nbsp;514-4000<BR>
(Name, Address and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)</DIV>

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                    <TD align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, $0.10<BR>
par value<BR>
TOTAL:</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="middle" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">2,977,705 shares</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="middle" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$49.85</TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="middle" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$148,438,594.25</TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="middle" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$5,833.64</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Amount to be registered consists of an additional 2,977,705
shares of common stock of Medtronic, Inc. to be issued pursuant
to or as either stock options, restricted stock awards,
restricted stock unit awards or other equity-based awards
(together, the &#147;Awards&#148;) pursuant to the Medtronic, Inc. &#151;
Kyphon Inc. 2002 Stock Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) (as adopted by the
Registrant effective as of November&nbsp;2, 2007 and amended
effective as of December 13, 2007) in connection with
the merger of Kyphon Inc. with and into the Registrant pursuant
to the July&nbsp;26, 2007 Agreement and Plan of Merger among the
Registrant, Jets Acquisition Corporation and Kyphon Inc. (the
&#147;Merger Agreement&#148;). This Registration Statement also
constitutes a post-effective amendment to the First Registration
Statement, Reg. No.&nbsp;<u>333-147399</u>, for the purpose of registering an
additional 2,977,705 shares under the Plan. A total of 3,890,000
shares were registered in the First Registration Statement,
bringing the total number of shares registered under the Plan to
6,867,705 shares.</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration
fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;).</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Based on the average of the high and low trading price of shares
of Medtronic&#146;s common stock as reported on NYSE on
January&nbsp;14,
2008.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Explanatory Note</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On November&nbsp;14, 2007, we filed a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-147399)
(referred to in this document as, the &#147;First Registration Statement&#148;) to register under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or, the Securities Act, 3,890,000 shares of common stock, par
value $0.10 per share, issuable by us under the Registrant&#146;s Medtronic, Inc. &#151; Kyphon Inc. 2002
Stock Plan, as amended (the "Medtronic, Inc. &#151; Kyphon Inc. 2002
Stock Plan").
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to General Instruction E on Form S-8, the contents of the Registrant&#146;s First
Registration Statement on Form S-8, Reg. No.&nbsp;333-147399, are incorporated herein by reference.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The purpose of this Registration Statement on Form S-8 is to register 2,977,705 additional
shares for issuance under the Registrant&#146;s Medtronic, Inc. &#151; Kyphon Inc. 2002 Stock
Plan<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">1</SUP>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>PART II&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The Exhibit&nbsp;Index preceding the exhibits is incorporated by reference herein.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt">
    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">1</SUP> This Registration Statement also constitutes
a post-effective amendment to the First Registration Statement, Reg. No.
333-147399, for the purpose of registering an additional 2,977,705 shares under
the Registrant&#146;s Medtronic, Inc. &#151; Kyphon Inc. 2002 Stock Plan. A total of
3,890,000 shares were registered in the First Registration Statement, bringing
the total number of shares registered under the Registrant&#146;s
Medtronic, Inc. &#151;
Kyphon Inc. 2002 Stock Plan to 6,867,705 shares.</DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Minneapolis and State of Minnesota, on the
15<SUP>th</SUP> day of January, 2008.
</DIV>

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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">MEDTRONIC, INC.<BR>
(the &#147;Registrant&#148;)<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">By&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ William A. Hawkins
&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">William A. Hawkins&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">President and Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on
the 15<SUP>th</SUP> day of January, 2008.
</DIV>

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    <TD valign="top" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">
/s/ William A. Hawkins
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">William A. Hawkins                                                                                  &nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Gary L. Ellis                                                                                       &nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer)&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Richard H. Anderson*
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">)</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">David L. Calhoun*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">)</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Arthur D. Collins, Jr.*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">)</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">William A. Hawkins*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">)</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D.*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">)</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">James T. Lenehan*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">)</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Directors</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Denise M. O&#146;Leary*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">)</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Kendall J. Powell*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">)</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Robert C. Pozen*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">)</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Jean-Pierre Rosso*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">)</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Jack W. Schuler*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">)</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Terrance L. Carlson, by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign this document on
behalf of each of the above named directors of the Registrant pursuant to powers of attorney duly
executed by such persons on the 14th day of November, 2007, and filed as Exhibit&nbsp;24.1 to the First
Registration Statement, Reg. No.&nbsp;333-147399, to which this document is a post-effective amendment.
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Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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    <TD colspan="2">Addendum to Medtronic, Inc. &#151; Kyphon Inc.
2002 Stock Plan (Effective as of December 13, 2007)</TD>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
(And Post-Effective Amendment to the First Registration Statement, Reg. No. 333-147399)
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
MEDTRONIC, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Minnesota
(State or Other
Jurisdiction of Incorporation
or Organization)
41-0793183
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
World Headquarters
710 Medtronic Parkway
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432
(Address of Principal Executive Office and Zip Code)
Medtronic, Inc. — Kyphon Inc. 2002 Stock Plan
(formerly the Kyphon Inc. 2002 Stock Plan)
(Full Title of the Plan)
James Nathan Spolar, Esq.
Senior Legal Counsel and Assistant Secretary
Medtronic, Inc.
World Headquarters
710 Medtronic Parkway
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432
(763) 514-4000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed Maximum
Maximum
Title of Securities
Amount to be
Offering Price
Aggregate
Amount of
to be Registered (1)
Registered (2)
Per Share (3)
Offering Price
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $0.10
par value
TOTAL:
2,977,705 shares
$49.85
$148,438,594.25
$5,833.64
(1)
Amount to be registered consists of an additional 2,977,705
shares of common stock of Medtronic, Inc. to be issued pursuant
to or as either stock options, restricted stock awards,
restricted stock unit awards or other equity-based awards
(together, the "Awards") pursuant to the Medtronic, Inc. —
Kyphon Inc. 2002 Stock Plan (the "Plan") (as adopted by the
Registrant effective as of November 2, 2007 and amended
effective as of December 13, 2007) in connection with
the merger of Kyphon Inc. with and into the Registrant pursuant
to the July 26, 2007 Agreement and Plan of Merger among the
Registrant, Jets Acquisition Corporation and Kyphon Inc. (the
"Merger Agreement"). This Registration Statement also
constitutes a post-effective amendment to the First Registration
Statement, Reg. No.
333-147399
, for the purpose of registering an
additional 2,977,705 shares under the Plan. A total of 3,890,000
shares were registered in the First Registration Statement,
bringing the total number of shares registered under the Plan to
6,867,705 shares.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration
fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the
"Securities Act").
(3)
Based on the average of the high and low trading price of shares
of Medtronic's common stock as reported on NYSE on
January 14,
2008.
Explanatory Note
On November 14, 2007, we filed a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-147399)
(referred to in this document as, the "First Registration Statement") to register under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or, the Securities Act, 3,890,000 shares of common stock, par
value $0.10 per share, issuable by us under the Registrant's Medtronic, Inc. — Kyphon Inc. 2002
Stock Plan, as amended (the "Medtronic, Inc. — Kyphon Inc. 2002
Stock Plan").
Pursuant to General Instruction E on Form S-8, the contents of the Registrant's First
Registration Statement on Form S-8, Reg. No. 333-147399, are incorporated herein by reference.
The purpose of this Registration Statement on Form S-8 is to register 2,977,705 additional
shares for issuance under the Registrant's Medtronic, Inc. — Kyphon Inc. 2002 Stock
Plan
1
.
PART II            INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8. Exhibits.
The Exhibit Index preceding the exhibits is incorporated by reference herein.
1
This Registration Statement also constitutes
a post-effective amendment to the First Registration Statement, Reg. No.
333-147399, for the purpose of registering an additional 2,977,705 shares under
the Registrant's Medtronic, Inc. — Kyphon Inc. 2002 Stock Plan. A total of
3,890,000 shares were registered in the First Registration Statement, bringing
the total number of shares registered under the Registrant's
Medtronic, Inc. —
Kyphon Inc. 2002 Stock Plan to 6,867,705 shares.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Minneapolis and State of Minnesota, on the
15
th
day of January, 2008.
MEDTRONIC, INC.
(the "Registrant")
By
/s/ William A. Hawkins
William A. Hawkins
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on
the 15
th
day of January, 2008.
By:
/s/ William A. Hawkins
William A. Hawkins
President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
By:
/s/ Gary L. Ellis
Gary L. Ellis
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer)
Richard H. Anderson*
)
David L. Calhoun*
)
Arthur D. Collins, Jr.*
)
William A. Hawkins*
)
Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D.*
)
James T. Lenehan*
)
Directors
Denise M. O'Leary*
)
Kendall J. Powell*
)
Robert C. Pozen*
)
Jean-Pierre Rosso*
)
Jack W. Schuler*
)
*     Terrance L. Carlson, by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign this document on
behalf of each of the above named directors of the Registrant pursuant to powers of attorney duly
executed by such persons on the 14th day of November, 2007, and filed as Exhibit 24.1 to the First
Registration Statement, Reg. No. 333-147399, to which this document is a post-effective amendment.
By:
/s/ Terrance L. Carlson
Terrance L. Carlson
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, as
Attorney-in-Fact
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
MEDTRONIC, INC.
Form S-8 Registration Statement
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit Description
5.1
Opinion as to the legality of the issuance of the ordinary shares offered hereby
10.1
Addendum to Medtronic, Inc. — Kyphon Inc.
2002 Stock Plan (Effective as of December 13, 2007)
23.1
Consent of independent registered public accounting firm
23.2
Consent of counsel (See Exhibit 5.1)