ST JUDE MED INC
			Symbol			STJ

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St. Jude Medical Board of Directors Authorizes Share Repurchase

2009-10-23 08:01 ET - News Release

Company Website: http://www.sjm.com
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- (Business Wire)

St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase of up to $500 million of its outstanding common stock. The repurchases will occur at such times and at such prices as the management of the Company determines and may be effected through transactions in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise.

Commenting on the new share repurchase program, St. Jude Medical Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Daniel J. Starks said, “St. Jude Medical has a robust internal research and development pipeline. We intend to continue our commitment to funding these growth drivers in 2010 and beyond by reinvesting any earnings per share benefit from the share repurchase program back into our business.”

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