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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 2, 2004
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
DELAWARE 1-11083 04-2695240
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(State or other (Commission (IRS employer
jurisdiction of file number) identification no.)
incorporation)
ONE BOSTON SCIENTIFIC PLACE, NATICK, MASSACHUSETTS 01760-1537
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (508) 650-8000
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ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On February 2, 2004, Boston Scientific Corporation (the "Company")
issued a press release announcing financial results for the fourth quarter and
for the year ended December 31, 2003. A copy of the release is furnished with
this report as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibit
attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in
any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of
any general incorporation language in such filing.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Date: February 2, 2004 By: /s/ Lawrence J. Knopf
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Lawrence J. Knopf
Vice President and Assistant General Counsel