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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP [ (BSX) ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 07/29/2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) 07/29/2004 |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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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 | 07/29/2004 | M | 50,000 | A | $8.5(1) | 100,000 | D | |||
Common Stock | 9,727 | I | By 401(k) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
Stock Option (Right to Buy) | $8.5(2) | 07/29/2004 | M | 50,000 | (3) | 07/25/2010 | Common Stock | 50,000 | $0 | 130,000 | D | ||||
Stock Option (Right to Buy) | $17 | (4) | 03/17/2009 | Common Stock | 1,450,000 | 1,450,000 | D | ||||||||
Stock Option (Right to Buy) | $14.1563 | (5) | 05/09/2010 | Common Stock | 180,000 | 180,000 | D | ||||||||
Stock Option (Right to Buy) | $12.5 | (6) | 12/17/2011 | Common Stock | 90,000 | 90,000 | D | ||||||||
Stock Option (Right to Buy) | $21.78 | (7) | 02/25/2013 | Common Stock | 200,000 | 200,000 | D | ||||||||
Stock Option (Right to Buy) | $33.8 | (8) | 12/16/2013 | Common Stock | 200,000 | 200,000 | D | ||||||||
Stock Option (Right to Buy) | $17 | (4) | 03/17/2009 | Common Stock | 550,000 | 550,000 | I | By GRAT(2) | |||||||
Stock Option (Right to Buy) | $6.125 | (9) | 12/06/2010 | Common Stock | 450,000 | 450,000 | I | By GRAT(2) |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. This filing corrects an administrative error in the price for securities acquired upon exercise of a stock option. |
2. Since the reporting person's last report, 1,000,000 options to purchase common stock of the Company were contributed to a Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (GRAT). |
3. Grant to the reporting person of an option to buy a specified number of shares of Common Stock exercisable 25% on July 25, 2001, 50% on July 25, 2002, 75% on July 25, 2003 and 100% on July 25, 2004, the anniversary date of the grant. |
4. Grant to the reporting person of an option to buy 1,000,000 shares on Common Stock exercisable in annual increments of 200,000 shares each on March 17, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004, the anniversary date of the grant. |
5. Grant to the reporting person of an option to buy a specified number of shares of Common Stock exercisable 25% on May 9, 2001, 50% on May 9, 2002, 75% on May 9, 2003 and 100% on May 9, 2004, the anniversary date of the grant. |
6. Grant to the reporting person of an option to buy a specified number of shares of Common Stock exercisable 25% on December 17, 2002, 50% on December 17, 2003, 75% on December 17, 2004 and 100% on December 17, 2005, the anniversary date of the grant. |
7. Grant to the reporting person of an option purchase 100,000 shares of common stock of the Compnay, vesting in equal annual installments beginning on February 25, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, the anniversary date of the grant. |
8. Grant to the reporting person of an option to purchase a specified number of shares exercisable in equal annual installments beginning on December 16, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, the anniversary date of the grant. |
9. Grant to the reporting person of an option to buy a specified number of shares of Common Stock exercisable in approximately equal annual increments on December 6, 2001, 2002 and 2003, the anniversary date of this grant. |
Remarks: |
By: /s/ Lawrence J. Knopf, Attorney-in-fact | 01/05/2005 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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