SEC Form 4
FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Taylor, Jr., James H. (Last) (First) (Middle) One Boston Scientific Place (Street) Natick, MA 01760-1537 (City) (State) (Zip) USA |
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX) 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary) |
4. Statement for (Month/Day/Year) December 9, 2002 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) |
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer Other Officer/Other Description Senior Vice President, Operations 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Individual Filing Joint/Group Filing |
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) |
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) |
3. Transaction Code | V |
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) Of Amount | A/D | Price |
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End ofMonth (Instr. 3 and 4) |
6. Owner- ship Form: Direct(D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) |
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) |
Common Stock |
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16,338 |
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). (over) SEC 1474 (3-99) |
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Taylor, Jr., James H. - December 2002 |
Form 4 (continued) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) |
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) |
2. Conver- sion or Exercise Price of Deri- vative Security |
3. Transaction Date (Month/ Day/ Year) |
4. Transaction Code | V |
5. Number of Derivative |
6. Date Exercisable(DE) and Expiration Date(ED) (Month/Day/Year) (DE) | (ED) |
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) |
8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr.5) |
9. Number of |
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11. Nature of |
Stock Option (Right to Buy) |
$42.5100 |
12/09/2002 |
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(A) 40,000 |
Varies (1) | 12/09/2012 |
Common Stock - 40,000 |
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40,000 |
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Stock Option (Right to Buy) |
$28.3125 |
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Varies (2) | 05/09/2010 |
Common Stock - 50,000 |
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50,000 |
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Stock Option (Right to Buy) |
$17.0000 |
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Varies (3) | 07/25/2010 |
Common Stock - 50,000 |
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50,000 |
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Stock Option (Right to Buy) |
$12.2500 |
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Varies (4) | 12/06/2010 |
Common Stock - 100,000 |
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100,000 |
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Stock Option (Right to Buy) |
$25.0000 |
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Varies | 12/17/2011 |
Common Stock - 25,000 |
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25,000 |
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Explanation of Responses :
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. |
By: Lawrence J. Knopf, Attorney-in-fact Page 2 SEC 1474 (3-99) |
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Taylor, Jr., James H. - December 2002 |
Form 4 (continued) |
FOOTNOTE Descriptions for Boston Scientific Corporation BSX Form 4 - December 2002 James H. Taylor, Jr. One Boston Scientific Place Natick, MA 01760-1537 Explanation of responses: (1) Grant to the reporting person of an option to buy a specified number of shares of Common Stock exercisable 25% on December 9, 2003, 50% on December 9, 2004, 75% on December 9, 2005 and 100% on December 9, 2006, the anniversary date of the grant. (2) Grant to the reporting person of an option to buy a specified number of shares of Common Stock exercisable 25% on May 9, 2001, 50% on May 9, 2002, 75% on May 9, 2003 and 100% on May 9, 2004, the anniversary date of the grant. (3) Grant to the reporting person of an option to buy a specified number of shares of Common Stock exercisable 25% on July 25, 2001, 50% on July 25, 2002, 75% on July 25, 2003 and 100% on July 25, 2004, the anniversary date of the grant. (4) Grant to the reporting person of an option to buy a specified number of shares of Common Stock exercisable in approximately equal annual increments on December 6, 2001, 2002 and 2003, the anniversary date of this grant. |
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