UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 30, 2014
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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1-11083 |
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04-2695240 |
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300 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough, Massachusetts |
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01752-1234 |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (508) 683-4000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) On December 30, 2014, Pete M. Nicholas, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Boston Scientific Corporation (the Company), in order to facilitate an orderly transition of his responsibilities, notified the Board of Directors of the Company that he expects to retire from the Board of Directors in 2017 and not stand for re-election at the annual meeting of the Companys stockholders in 2017.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
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Date: January 6, 2015 |
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/s/ Vance R. Brown |
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Vance R. Brown | |
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Vice President and Chief Corporate Counsel |