Physio-Control Announces Shareholder Vote.

REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Physio-Control International Corporation (Nasdaq: PHYS), announced that, at a special meeting of its shareholders held today, shareholder approval under Washington state law of the merger of Physio-Control with Medtronic, Inc. has been obtained (72.2% of the outstanding shares of Physio-Control were represented, 99.9% of which voted in favor of the merger). The closing of the merger is subject to antitrust regulatory clearance, which is anticipated shortly.

Physio-Control International Corporation is the world's largest provider of external defibrillators for the initial treatment of cardiac arrest. Its internet address is www.physiocontrol.com.