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0001563565
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000885725
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
001-11083
300 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WAY
MARLBOROUGH
MA
01752
(508) 683-4000
WENDY CARRUTHERS
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
1 New York Plaza
38th Floor
New York
NY
10004
11671
606423.99
1434780104
04/17/2023
NYSE
Common
02/28/2017
Performance Shares
Issuer
N
657
02/28/2017
None
Common
02/24/2018
Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
80
02/24/2018
None
Common
02/15/2022
Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
528
02/15/2022
None
Common
04/17/2023
Stock Options
Issuer
N
6408
04/17/2023
Cash
Common
02/21/2022
Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
1100
02/21/2022
None
Common
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Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
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02/18/2022
None
Common
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Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
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None
N
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300 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WAY
MARLBOROUGH
MA
01752
COMMON
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WENDY CARRUTHERS
300 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WAY
MARLBOROUGH
MA
01752
COMMON
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6408
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04/17/2023
02/09/2023
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