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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * AYOTTE NEIL P   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MEDTRONIC INC [MDT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP Interim Gen Counsel CorpSec (Last) (First) (Middle) 710 MEDTRONIC PKWY MS LC300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/29/2013 (Street) MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55432 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               867.347 I ESOP Common Stock (2) 07/29/2013   A(3)   2,237 A $ 0 12,484.241 D   Common Stock 07/29/2013   A(3)   724 A $ 0 13,208.241 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 55.32

07/29/2013

A

2,983

07/29/2014(1)

07/29/2023

Common Stock

2,983

$ 0

2,983

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 55.32

07/29/2013

A

1,808

07/29/2014(1)

07/29/2023

Common Stock

1,808

$ 0

4,791

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 55.32

07/29/2013

A

2,893

07/29/2014(1)

07/29/2023

Common Stock

2,893

$ 0

7,684

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
AYOTTE NEIL P 710 MEDTRONIC PKWY MS LC300 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55432			VP Interim Gen Counsel CorpSec

Signatures

Sarah M. Maveus, Attorney-in-fact		07/31/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These options become exercisable at the rate of 25% of the shares granted per year beginning on the first anniversary of grant.
(2)	This balance increased by 45.709 shares due to exempt transactons such as dividend reinvestment.
(3)	The restrictions on such units shall lapse 100% on the third anniversary of the Grant Date if the Companys cumulative diluted earnings per share growth during the 36 month period ending on the last day of the Companys fiscal year 2016 equals or exceeds a 3% compound annual growth rate, as determined by the Compensation Committee.

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