X0202 4 2005-05-12 0 0001099800 EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP EW 0001182467 LYLE CORINNE H C/O EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION ONE EDWARDS WAY IRVINE CA 92614 0 1 0 0 CVP, Chief Financial Officer Common Stock 887 I By 401(k) Common Stock 2005-05-12 4 A 0 6000 0 A 12966 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Acquire) 45.90 2005-05-12 4 A 0 49000 0 A 2006-05-12 2012-05-11 Common Stock 49000 49000 D Shares represented on the most recent statement of the 401(k) Plan Administrator where a unitized accounting procedure is utilized to convert the equities to share equivalents. Reflects unvested restricted stock units granted on May 12, 2005. This amount includes quarterly acquisitions of shares under the Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan as reflected on the most recent report of the plan administrator. This option was granted on May 12, 2005 under the Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Long-Term Stock Incentive Compensation Program and becomes exercisable commencing one year after the grant date in four equal annual installments. This Form 4 reflects changes in beneficial ownership only; it does not identify other securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by the reporting person. /s/ Jay P. Wertheim, Attorney-in-fact 2005-05-13