SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
ABELE JOHN E

(Last) (First) (Middle)
ONE BOSTON SCIENTIFIC PLACE

(Street)
NATICK MA 01760-1537

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP [ BSX ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/06/2010
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 08/06/2010 S(1) 50,000 D $5.7375(2) 13,112,718 D
Common Stock 354,200 I By LLC(3)
Common Stock 400,000 I By Spouse(4)
Common Stock 351,098 I By Trust(5)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Forward Sale Contract (obligation to sell) (6) 08/06/2010 J(6) 490,000(7) 08/06/2012 08/06/2012 Common Stock 490,000 $0 490,000 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Sales reported on this form were transacted pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan.
2. The weighted average sales price is reported as stock sales were aggregated for reporting purposes. The per share transaction price ranged from $5.82 to $5.64. The reporting person will provide, upon request from an appropriate party, the per share sales volumes and prices.
3. Common stock held by a limited liability company of which reporting person holds 100% membership interest.
4. Common stock held by the reporting person's wife. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.
5. Common stock held by trust for the benefit of the reporting person's child of which the reporting person is a trustee. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.
6. On March 1, 2010, the reporting person entered into a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan with an unaffiliated commercial bank to execute a series of variable prepaid forward sale contracts. Under the contract reported on this form, the reporting person will deliver to the bank up to 490,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock depending on market prices at maturity on August 6, 2012. If the market price per share at maturity is equal to or less than the floor price of $5.7051 per share, the reporting person will deliver 490,000 shares to the bank. If the market price per share at maturity is greater than the floor price, the reporting person will deliver a fewer number of shares. In exchange, the bank is obligated to pay $1,910,723.57 to the reporting person two business days after the date of the contract. At the option of the reporting person, the contract may be settled at maturity by delivering cash in lieu of stock.
7. The reporting person pledged 490,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock to secure its obligations under the contract and retains dividends and voting rights in the shares during the term of the pledge.
Remarks:
/s/ Vance R. Brown, Attorney-in-fact 08/10/2010
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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