Upcoming Conferences, Dividends, Regulatory Disclosures, and Acquisitions - Research Reports on Medtronic, Humana, Shire, Biogen and Covidien

NEW YORK, September 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Today, Analysts Review released its research reports regarding Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), Shire Plc (NASDAQ: SHPG), Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB) and Covidien plc (NYSE: COV). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/6245-100free.

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Medtronic, Inc. Research Reports
On September 2, 2014, Medtronic, Inc. (Medtronic) announced its participation at the upcoming Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference on September 8, 2014, in New York. The Company informed that its Executive Vice President and CFO, Gary Ellis, will give a presentation on Medtronic at 3:25 p.m. EDT or 2:25 p.m. CDT. Further, a live audio webcast of the presentation will be available on the Company's official website under investors section. The full research reports on Medtronic are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/Sep-05-2014/MDT/report.pdf

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Humana Inc. Research Reports
On August 27, 2014, Humana Inc. (Humana) announced that the Company's Board of Directors has declared a $0.28 per share cash dividend, payable on October 31, 2014 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 30, 2014. The recently announced dividend is unchanged from the dividend announced in the previous quarter. The full research reports on Humana are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/Sep-05-2014/HUM/report.pdf

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Shire Plc Research Reports
On September 1, 2014, Shire Plc (Shire) announced its total voting rights in accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6.1R. The Company informed that at the close of business on August 31, 2014, its issued ordinary share capital comprised c.589.56 million ordinary shares of 5 pence each with voting rights. Further, the Company holds 9.02 million ordinary shares in treasury. Shire stated that the number of voting rights in the Company is c.589.56 million, and this figure should be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. The full research reports on Shire are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/Sep-05-2014/SHPG/report.pdf

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Biogen Idec Inc. Research Reports
On September 2, 2014, Biogen Idec Inc. (Biogen) announced that the Company will present at the upcoming Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference 2014 on September 8, 2014. The Company informed that the live webcast of the conference will be available from 2:00 p.m. ET on the same day on its official website under investors section. The full research reports on Biogen are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/Sep-05-2014/BIIB/report.pdf

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Covidien plc Research Reports
On August 28, 2014, Covidien plc (Covidien) announced that the Company has acquired Sapheon, Inc., (Sapheon), a privately-held developer of venous disease treatments, without disclosing the financial terms of the transaction. The Company informed that Sapheon is engaged in the manufacturing and development of the VenaSeal® system, which uses a specially formulated medical adhesive to close the great saphenous vein in patients with varicose veins and chronic venous insufficiency (CVI). The Company stated that the transaction will be slightly dilutive to adjusted earnings, but will not have a material impact on the Company's results. Covidien plans to report Sapheon business as part of its Peripheral Vascular product line in the Medical Devices segment. Brian Verrier, President, Peripheral Vascular, Covidien, said, "Sapheon will significantly enhance Covidien's global Peripheral Vascular business by providing additional treatment options for physicians and their patients who suffer from CVI. Sapheon's technology is complementary to our current portfolio, and this acquisition further demonstrates Covidien's leadership in the CVI space." The full research reports on Covidien are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/Sep-05-2014/COV/report.pdf

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