-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Wk4hGWjrmDuKvlEpd/bR1km+PAU3szaZgbmBDRXt5PW7x7Pd8W2sRdyAcWRvASzB 3YKDV5hQzPj8GtIUuHhkWQ== 0000897101-04-000194.txt : 20040130 0000897101-04-000194.hdr.sgml : 20040130 20040130172607 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000897101-04-000194 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040130 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events FILED AS OF DATE: 20040130 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ST JUDE MEDICAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000203077 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTROMEDICAL & ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS [3845] IRS NUMBER: 411276891 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12441 FILM NUMBER: 04556858 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE LILLEHEI PLAZA CITY: ST PAUL STATE: MN ZIP: 55117 BUSINESS PHONE: 6514832000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE LILLEHEI PLAZA CITY: ST PAUL STATE: MN ZIP: 55117 8-K 1 stjude040456_8k.htm St. Jude Form 8-K

UNITED STATES
 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 30, 2004


ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter)

Minnesota   0-8672   41-1276891  
(State or other jurisdiction  (Commission  (IRS Employer 
of incorporation)  File Number)  Identification No.) 

One Lillehei Plaza, St. Paul, MN
55117
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (651) 483-2000

Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure

On January 30, 2004 Mr. Terry Shepherd, Chairman and CEO of St. Jude Medical, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a sales plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Under Rule 10b5-1, corporate insiders may adopt a prearranged plan or contract for the sale of Company securities under specified conditions and times.

Mr. Shepherd’s plan provides for the exercise of 1,468,000 options and subsequent sale of the shares during the period from February 2, 2004 through August 9, 2004 at market price. Mr. Shepherd’s options will expire, if not exercised, prior to August 10, 2004 considering the terms of the options and his announced intent to retire after the annual shareholder's meeting in May 2004. The counterparty to Mr. Shepherd’s plan is Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

Except as may be required by law, the Company does not undertake to report future plans by officers or directors of the Company nor to report modifications, terminations, transactions or other activities under Mr. Shepherd’s plan or any such future plans.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

    ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.  


Date: January 30, 2004

 

By:  /s/  Kevin T. O’Malley
Kevin T. O’Malley
Vice President and
General Counsel








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