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0001563565
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000885725
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
001-11083
300 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WAY
MARLBOROUGH
MA
01752-1234
(508) 683-4000
WENDY CARRUTHERS
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
6983
526029.39
1470179843
06/03/2024
NYSE
COMMON
06/03/2024
Stock Option Exercise
ISSUER
N
4263
06/03/2024
Cash
COMMON
02/27/2016
Restricted Stock
ISSUER
N
1599
02/27/2016
Not Applicable
COMMON
02/28/2015
Restricted Stock
ISSUER
N
1121
02/28/2015
Not Applicable
N
WENDY CARRUTHERS
300 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WAY
MARLBOROUGH
MA
01752-1234
Common
05/01/2024
6983
499075.01
WENDY CARRUTHERS
300 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WAY
MARLBOROUGH
MA
01752-1234
Common
04/01/2024
6983
477776.86
06/03/2024
11/17/2023
/s/ Wendy Anne Carruthers