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XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000885725
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
001-11083
300 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WAY
MARLBOROUGH
MA
01752-1234
(508) 683-4000
MICHAEL F MAHONEY
Officer
Director
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
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1479070196
05/01/2025
NYSE
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