STJ ST. Jude Medical, Inc.

St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) will present at the Banc of America 35th Annual Investment Conference on September 21, 2005, in San Francisco, California. John Heinmiller, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will address the conference at 9:00 a.m. PT. The presentation will be webcast live @www.sjm.com. St. Jude Medical, Inc. (www.sjm.com) is dedicated to the design, manufacture and distribution of innovative medical devices of the highest quality, offering physicians, patients and payers outstanding clinical performance and demonstrated economic value. Any statements made regarding the Company's anticipated future product launches, regulatory approvals, revenues, earnings, market shares, and potential clinical success are forward-looking statements which are subject to risks and uncertainties, such as those described in the Financial Section of the Company's Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 (see page 16). Actual results may differ materially from anticipated results.