X0202 4 2005-07-18 0 0000929987 GUIDANT CORP GDT 0001198959 CORNELIUS JAMES M 111 MONUMENT CIRCLE INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2005-07-18 4 S 0 15800 67.80 D 760920 D Common Stock 2005-07-18 4 S 0 1900 67.81 D 759020 D Common Stock 2005-07-18 4 S 0 2800 67.82 D 756220 D Common Stock 2005-07-18 4 S 0 6500 67.85 D 749720 D Common Stock 2005-07-18 4 S 0 8500 67.89 D 741220 D Common Stock 2005-07-18 4 S 0 3000 67.95 D 738220 D Common Stock 2005-07-18 4 S 0 1500 67.96 D 736720 D Common Stock 2005-07-18 4 S 0 15500 68.03 D 721220 D Common Stock 2005-07-18 4 S 0 8500 68.05 D 712720 D Common Stock 2005-07-18 4 S 0 1000 68.10 D 711720 D Common Stock 2005-07-18 4 S 0 7600 68.20 D 704120 D Common Stock 2005-07-18 4 S 0 2400 68.21 D 701720 D Common Stock 2005-07-18 4 S 0 37700 68.25 D 664020 D Common Stock 2005-07-18 4 S 0 2300 68.26 D 661720 D Common Stock 2005-07-18 4 S 0 15000 68.28 D 646720 D Common Stock 2005-07-18 4 S 0 11500 68.29 D 635220 D Common Stock 2005-07-18 4 S 0 95300 68.30 D 539920 D Common Stock 2005-07-18 4 S 0 12000 68.31 D 527920 D Common Stock 2005-07-18 4 S 0 300 68.33 D 527620 D Common Stock 2005-07-18 4 S 0 16800 68.35 D 510820 D Common Stock 2005-07-18 4 S 0 10900 68.40 D 499920 D Common Stock 2005-07-18 4 S 0 5000 68.45 D 494920 D Common Stock 2005-07-18 4 S 0 3200 68.48 D 491720 D The sale of shares set forth herein are made in connection with a selling plan that is intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1. The reporting person had 30 additional transactions on the same transaction date that have been reported on another Form 4. Diane Barker by Power of Attorney for James M. Cornelius 2005-07-20