UNITES STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 25, 2010

Medtronic, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Minnesota (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		1-7707 (Commission File Number)		41-0793183 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

710 Medtronic Parkway Minneapolis, Minnesota (Address of principal executive offices)		55432 (Zip Code)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (763) 514-4000

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.07		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Medtronic, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on August 25, 2010. The votes cast with respect to each item of business properly presented at the meeting are as follows:

• The shareholders elected each of the eleven nominees to the Board of Directors to serve for one-year terms, as follows:

		For				Withheld				Broker Non-Vote
Richard H. Anderson			743,672,849				35,078,312				113,412,983
David L. Calhoun			766,362,255				12,388,906				113,412,983
Victor J. Dzau, M.D.			734,410,650				44,340,511				113,412,983
William A. Hawkins			755,617,537				23,133,624				113,412,983
Shirley A. Jackson, Ph.D.			727,081,711				51,669,450				113,412,983
James T. Lenehan			769,249,828				9,501,333				113,412,983
Denise M. O’Leary			768,744,219				10,006,942				113,412,983
Kendall J. Powell			687,568,627				91,182,534				113,412,983
Robert C. Pozen			769,429,700				9,321,461				113,412,983
Jean-Pierre Rosso			739,819,376				38,931,785				113,412,983
Jack W. Schuler			683,440,303				95,310,858				113,412,983

• The shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

For			884,655,376
Against			6,750,379
Abstain			748,389
Broker Non-Vote			N/A

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.