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Medtronic, Inc.
costs related to restructuring initiatives; outcomes in our litigation
matters; general economic conditions; the adequacy of available
working capital and our working capital needs; the continued
strength of our balance sheet and liquidity; and the potential
impact of our compliance with governmental regulations. One
must carefully consider for ward-looking statements and
understand that such statements may be affected by inaccurate
assumptions and may involve a variety of risks and uncertainties,
known and unknown, including, among others, those discussed
in the section entitled “Government Regulation and Other
Considerations” in our Form 10-K, in the section entitled “Risk
Factors” in our Form 10-K, as well as those related to competition
in the medical device industry, reduction or interruption in our
supply, quality problems, liquidity, decreasing prices, adverse
regulatory action, litigation success, self-insurance, healthcare
policy changes and international operations. Consequently, no
forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and actual results
may vary materially. We intend to take advantage of the Safe
Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995 regarding our forward-looking statements, and are
including this sentence for the express purpose of enabling us to
use the protections of the safe harbor with respect to all forward-
looking statements.
We undertake no obligation to update any statement we make,
but investors are advised to consult any further disclosures by us
in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
especially on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, in which we discuss in
more detail various important factors that could cause actual
results to differ from expected or historical results. In addition,
actual results may differ materially from those anticipated due to
a number of factors, including, among others, those discussed in
the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K. It is not
possible to foresee or identify all such factors. As such, investors
should not consider any list of such factors to be an exhaustive
statement of all risks, uncertainties or potentially inaccurate
assumptions.