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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

 

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): April 10, 2020

 

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   1-11083   04-2695240
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification
No.)

 

300 Boston Scientific Way   Marlborough   Massachusetts   01752-1234
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

508 683-4000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share   BSX   New York Stock Exchange
0.625% Senior Notes due 2027   BSX27   New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company   

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   

 

 

 

 

 

Item 8.01     Other Events.

 

On April 10, 2020, Boston Scientific Corporation issued a press release announcing that its Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be held on May 7, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time, will be a virtual-only meeting via live audio webcast. The Company has made this decision to host a virtual-only meeting in direct response to the public health impact of the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), and in accordance with orders issued by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts limiting public gatherings and to support the health and well-being of our stockholders, employees, directors and other participants. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
99.1   Press release of Boston Scientific Corporation, dated April 10, 2020
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities 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.

 

Date: April  10, 2020 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
       
    By: /s/ Vance R. Brown
      Vance R. Brown
      Vice President and Chief Corporate Counsel