Covidien to Present at Lehman Brothers Healthcare Conference

Covidien (NYSE: COV, BSX: COV) Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer Charles Dockendorff will speak at the Lehman
Brothers Healthcare Conference on Thursday, March 20, 2008, at 8:00
a.m. ET. Investors and others who are interested are invited to listen
to a live webcast of the presentation and view the supporting
materials on the company´s website at: http://investor.covidien.com.

About Covidien Ltd.

Covidien is a leading global healthcare products company that
creates innovative medical solutions for better patient outcomes and
delivers value through clinical leadership and excellence. Covidien
manufactures, distributes and services a diverse range of
industry-leading product lines in four segments: Medical Devices,
Imaging Solutions, Pharmaceutical Products and Medical Supplies. With
2007 revenue of nearly $9 billion, Covidien has more than 43,000
employees worldwide in 57 countries, and its products are sold in over
130 countries. Please visit www.covidien.com to learn more about our
business.