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Exhibit 99.1
PERCUSURGE, INC.
SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
The undersigned shareholder hereby appoints Peter R. Rule and Gary E.
Mistlin and each of them as proxies, each with full power of substitution, to
vote as designated below all shares of common stock and preferred stock of
PercuSurge, Inc. held of record as of October 31, 2000, which the undersigned
would be entitled to vote if personally present at the Special Meeting of
Shareholders to be held on December 21, 2000, at 10:00 a.m., local time, at
Sheraton Sunnyvale Hotel, located at 1100 N. Mathilda Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94089,
and at any adjournment or adjournments thereof, upon the following matters:
Proposal to approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger providing
for the merger of Trojan Merger Corp. into PercuSurge, Inc., with PercuSurge,
Inc. to be the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medtronic,
Inc., copies of which Agreement and Plan of Merger is attached as Annex A to the
Proxy Statement/Prospectus for the Special Meeting.
/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN
(CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED AND DATED ON THE OTHER SIDE)
This proxy will be voted as specified by the shareholder,
but if no choice is specified, this proxy will be voted FOR approval of the
Agreement and Plan of Merger. If this proxy is not returned, the effect will
be a vote against the Merger. The persons acting as proxies will have
discretion to vote on any other matters properly presented for consideration
at the Special Meeting or any adjournment or adjournments thereof in
accordance with their best judgment.
IMPORTANT: Please sign exactly as name or names appear on
this Proxy. Joint owners should each sign personally. When signing as
attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give your full
title as such. When signing as a corporation or a partnership, please sign in
the name of the entity by an authorized person.
Dated:
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(Please sign name exactly as it appears
hereon)
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(Signature of joint owner, if any)
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UNITED STATES. IF AN ENVELOPE IS NOT
ENCLOSED OR HAS BEEN MISPLACED, PLEASE
RETURN THIS COMPLETED PROXY TO
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