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            <noticeDate>10/10/2023</noticeDate>
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144
0001533022
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000885725
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
001-11083
300 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WAY
MARLBOROUGH
MA
01752
(508) 683-4000
MICHAEL F MAHONEY
Officer
Director
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
38th Floor
New York
NY
10004
113355
5904474.61
1464223263
10/09/2023
NYSE
COMMON
10/09/2023
Stock Option Exercise
ISSUER
N
113355
10/09/2023
Cash
N
MICHAEL F MAHONEY
300 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WAY
MARLBOROUGH
MA
01752
Common
09/12/2023
113355
6110446.62
Sales that were executed on October 9, 2023 are being reported on this Form 144 filed on October 10, 2023 given the EDGAR system was not accepting filings on October 9 in observance of the federal holiday.
10/10/2023
02/24/2023
/s/ Michael Mahoney