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0001629277
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000885725
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
001-11083
300 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WAY
MARLBOROUGH
MA
01752-1234
(508) 683-4000
JOHN B SORENSON
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
2657
277417.37
1473827485
02/18/2025
NYSE
Common
02/14/2024
Restricted Stock
ISSUER
N
1150
02/14/2024
Not Applicable
Common
02/17/2024
Restricted Stock
ISSUER
N
815
02/17/2024
Not Applicable
Common
02/16/2024
Restricted Stock
ISSUER
N
692
02/16/2024
Not Applicable
N
JOHN B SORENSON
300 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WAY
MARLBOROUGH
MA
01752-1234
Common
02/14/2025
1201
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JOHN B SORENSON
300 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WAY
MARLBOROUGH
MA
01752-1234
Common
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JOHN B SORENSON
300 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WAY
MARLBOROUGH
MA
01752-1234
Common
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300 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WAY
MARLBOROUGH
MA
01752-1234
Common
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300 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WAY
MARLBOROUGH
MA
01752-1234
Common
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4119
370792.38
02/18/2025
08/09/2024
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