-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, VbFw+GtrdLI8XRuhHT0hLbQCZSn0wLOoHiQcMtjLmZ6Ib27yN9n+C7mSP3BjnumG Tf+0f1szlVTsfqNFuytoVQ== 0001072613-01-500581.txt : 20010517 0001072613-01-500581.hdr.sgml : 20010517 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001072613-01-500581 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-8 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 FILED AS OF DATE: 20010516 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20010516 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000885725 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841] IRS NUMBER: 042695240 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-8 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-61056 FILM NUMBER: 1641899 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE BOSTON SCIENTIFIC PL CITY: NATICK STATE: MA ZIP: 01760-1537 BUSINESS PHONE: 5086508000 S-8 1 forms-8_10705.txt BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION FORM S-8 AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MAY 16, 2001 FILE NO. 333-_______ ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 -------------------------- FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ----------------------------- (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) DELAWARE 04-2695240 -------- ---------- (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (I.R.S. EMPLOYER INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) IDENTIFICATION NUMBER) ONE BOSTON SCIENTIFIC PLACE NATICK, MASSACHUSETTS 01760-1537 -------------------------------- (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION GLOBAL EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN ------------------------------------------------------------------ (FULL TITLE OF THE PLAN) LAWRENCE J. KNOPF VICE PRESIDENT, ASSISTANT SECRETARY AND ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ONE BOSTON SCIENTIFIC PLACE NATICK, MASSACHUSETTS 01760-1537 -------------------------------- (NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE) (508) 650-8000 -------------- (TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE ===================== ================= ========================= ============================== ==================== Title of Securities Amount to be Proposed Maximum Offering Proposed Maximum Amount of to be Registered Registered Price Per Share(*) Aggregate Offering Price(*) Registration Fee - --------------------- ----------------- ------------------------- ------------------------------ -------------------- Common Stock 4,500,000 Shares $15.155 $68,197,500 $17,049 $.01 par value ===================== ================= ========================= ============================== ====================
* This estimate is made pursuant to Rule 457((h) solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee. It is not known how many shares will be purchased under the Boston Scientific Corporation Global Employee Stock Ownership Plan, or at what price such shares will be purchased. The above calculation is based on the offering of 4,500,000 shares at a purchase price of $15.155 per share, which is the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's Common Stock as reported in the New York Stock Exchange Composite on May 11, 2001. Page 1 of 12 Exhibit Index Appears on Page 9 ================================================================================ The Registrant's Global Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the "GESOP"), as previously amended, was further amended by resolution of the Board of Directors on February 27, 2001, and approved by the Registrant's shareholders on May 8, 2001, to increase the maximum number of shares of the Registrant's $.01 par value Common Stock which may be issued under the GESOP from 3,000,000 to 7,500,000 shares. The information contained in the Registrant's previously filed Registration Statements on Form S-8, Registration Nos. 33-57242 and 333-36636, is hereby incorporated into this Registration Statement by reference. Part I ------ INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS Item 1: Plan Information.* - ------ ---------------- Item 2: Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.* - ------ ----------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------- * Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 424 under the Securities Act, and the "Note" to Part I of Form S-8. 2 Part II ------- INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT Item 3: Incorporation of Documents by Reference - -------------------------------------------------- The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement: 1. The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000; 2. The Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 22, 2001; 3. The Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 1, 2001; 4. The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2001; and 5. The descriptions of the Common Stock as set forth in the Registrant's Registration Statements pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, and any amendment or report filed for the purposes of updating any such description. In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all of such securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. 3 Item 4: Description of Securities - ------------------------------------ Not applicable. Item 5: Interests of Named Experts and Counsel - ------------------------------------------------- Legal matters in connection with the issuance of Common Stock offered hereby have been passed upon for the Registrant by Lawrence J. Knopf, Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Assistant General Counsel of the Company. Mr. Knopf holds shares and options to purchase shares of the Registrant's Common Stock and is compensated by the Registrant as an officer of the Registrant. Item 6: Indemnification of Directors and Officers - ---------------------------------------------------- Generally, Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") empowers a Delaware corporation to indemnify any person for claims arising against the person for serving as a present or former director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation. Indemnity is available only if the person acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation. If the claim is a criminal action, indemnification may be available only if the person had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the claim. A Delaware corporation may also indemnify persons against expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred for actions brought by or on behalf of the corporation subject to the conditions discussed above, except that no indemnification is permitted in respect of any claim as to which the person shall have been found to be liable to the corporation unless a court determines that, in view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity. To the extent the person is successful in defending the claim, the corporation may indemnify the person against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided for in Section 145 is not exclusive of any other rights to which the person may be entitled under any By-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise. Section 145 of the DGCL also provides that a corporation may maintain insurance against liabilities for which indemnification is not expressly provided by the statute. The Registrant maintains reasonable levels of insurance against liabilities for indemnification which it may incur under its Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws and indemnification agreements. Article Tenth of the Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Registrant will indemnify, defend and hold harmless directors, officers, employees and agents of the Registrant to the fullest extent currently permitted under the DGCL. 4 In addition, Article Ninth of the Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation, as permitted by Section 102(b) of the DGCL, provides that neither the Registrant nor its stockholders may recover damages from the Registrant's directors for a breach of their fiduciary duty in the performance of their duties as directors of the Registrant, unless the breach relates to (i) the director's duty of loyalty, (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the DGCL or (iv) any transactions for which the director derived an improper benefit. The Registrant's By-laws provide for indemnification of the Registrant's directors, officers, employees and agents on the terms permitted under Section 145 of the DGCL summarized above. The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and executive officers. These agreements provide rights of indemnification that are substantially similar to those provided by the Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws. Additionally, the agreements provide that (i) within thirty days of a written demand for indemnification, and within five business days of a request for an advance of expenses, the Registrant shall either make payment or determine that the relevant standards for indemnification have not been met; (ii) in any action brought by an indemnitee to enforce the right to indemnification or advances, the burden of proving that any indemnification or advance is not appropriate shall be on the Registrant; (iii) neither the timing of the Registrant's decision whether to indemnify nor any determination by the Registrant shall create any presumption that the indemnitee has not met the applicable standards; and (iv) the indemnitee's expenses incurred in bringing an action to recover expenses under any directors' and officers' liability insurance policies maintained by the Registrant shall also be indemnified by the Registrant. Item 7: Exemption From Registration Claimed. - ----------------------------------------------- Not applicable. 5 Item 8: Exhibits - ------------------- The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement: 4.1 Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended (Exhibit 3.1, Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993, Exhibit 3.2, Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994, and Exhibit 3.3, Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998, File No. 1-11083). 4.2 Restated By-Laws of the Registrant, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of the Registrant (Reg. No. 33-46980). 4.3 Specimen certificate representing Boston Scientific Common Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of the Registrant (Reg. No. 33-46980). *5.1 Opinion and Consent of Assistant General Counsel as to the legality of the securities being registered. 10.1 Boston Scientific Corporation Global Employee Stock Ownership Plan (Exhibit 10.18, Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997). 10.2 First Amendment to the Boston Scientific Corporation Global Employee Stock Ownership Plan (Exhibit 10.21, Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, File No. 1-11083). 10.3 Second Amendment to Boston Scientific Corporation Global Employee Stock Ownership Plan (Exhibit 10.22, Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, File No. 1-11083). *23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. 23.2 Consent of Assistant General Counsel (contained in his opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1). 24 Power of Attorney (contained on the signature page of this Registration Statement). * Filed herewith 6 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Natick, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on this 16th day of May, 2001. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION By: /s/ Lawrence C. Best ------------------------------------ Lawrence C. Best Senior Vice President - Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer POWER OF ATTORNEY We, the undersigned officers and Directors of Boston Scientific Corporation, hereby severally constitute and appoint Lawrence C. Best, Paul W. Sandman and Lawrence J. Knopf, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed herewith and any and all pre-effective and post-effective amendments to said Registration Statement, and generally to do all such things in our names and on our behalf in our capacities as officers and Directors to enable Boston Scientific Corporation to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures, as they may be signed by our said attorneys or any of them, to said Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-8 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 16th day of May, 2001. SIGNATURE TITLE --------- ----- /s/ John E. Abele Director, Founder Chairman - --------------------------------------- John E. Abele /s/ Lawrence C. Best Senior Vice President - Finance and - --------------------------------------- Administration and Chief Financial Lawrence C. Best Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) /s/ Joseph A. Ciffolillo Director - --------------------------------------- Joseph A. Ciffolillo 7 /s/ Joel L. Fleishman Director - --------------------------------------- Joel L. Fleishman /s/ Ray J. Groves Director - --------------------------------------- Ray J. Groves /s/ Lawrence L. Horsch Director - --------------------------------------- Lawrence L. Horsch /s/ N. J. Nicholas, Jr. Director - --------------------------------------- N. J. Nicholas, Jr. /s/ Peter M. Nicholas Director, Founder, and Chairman of - --------------------------------------- the Board Peter M. Nicholas /s/ Warren B. Rudman Director - --------------------------------------- Warren B. Rudman /s/ James R. Tobin Director, President and Chief - --------------------------------------- Executive Officer (Principal James R. Tobin Executive Officer) 8 Exhibit Index ------------- Exhibit No. Description of Documents - ----------- ------------------------ 4.1 Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended (Exhibit 3.1, Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993, Exhibit 3.2, Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994, and Exhibit 3.3, Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998, File No. 1-11083). 4.2 Restated By-Laws of the Registrant, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of the Registrant (Reg. No. 33-46980). 4.3 Specimen certificate representing Boston Scientific Common Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of the Registrant (Reg. No. 33-46980). *5.1 Opinion and Consent of Assistant General Counsel as to the legality of the securities being registered. 10.1 Boston Scientific Corporation Global Employee Stock Ownership Plan (Exhibit 10.18, Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997). 10.2 First Amendment to the Boston Scientific Corporation Global Employee Stock Ownership Plan (Exhibit 10.21, Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, File No. 1-11083). 10.3 Second Amendment to Boston Scientific Corporation Global Employee Stock Ownership Plan (Exhibit 10.22, Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, File No. 1-11083). *23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. 23.2 Consent of Assistant General Counsel (contained in his opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1). 24 Power of Attorney (contained on the signature page of this Registration Statement). * Filed herewith 9 EX-5.1 2 ex5-1_10705.txt OPINION AND CONSENT OF GENERAL COUNSEL EXHIBIT 5.1 May 15, 2001 Boston Scientific Corporation One Boston Scientific Place Natick, MA 01760-1537 RE: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION GLOBAL EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN Gentlemen: This opinion is furnished in connection with the registration, pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about May 16, 2001 (the "Registration Statement"), of 4,500,000 shares (the "Shares") of the Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Boston Scientific Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which have been or will issued pursuant to the Company's Global Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the "Plan"). I have acted as counsel to the Company in connection with the foregoing registration of the Shares. I or attorneys in my office have examined and relied upon the originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such records, instruments, certificates, memoranda and other documents as we have deemed necessary or advisable for purposes of this opinion and have assumed, without independent inquiry, the accuracy of those documents. In that examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the conformity to the originals of all documents reviewed by me or by attorneys in my office as copies, the authenticity and completeness of all original documents reviewed by me or by attorneys in my office in original or copy form and the legal competence of each individual executing such documents. I have further assumed that all options and shares granted or to be granted pursuant to the Plan were or will be validly granted in accordance with the terms of the Plan and that all Shares to be issued upon exercise of such options will be issued in accordance with such options and the Plan. Boston Scientific Corporation May 15, 2001 Page -2- Based upon the foregoing, I am of the opinion that, upon the issuance and delivery of the Shares in accordance with the terms of such options and the Plan, and as described in the Registration Statement, the Shares will be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Company's Common Stock. This opinion is limited solely to the Delaware General Corporation Law. I consent to the filing of a copy of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. Very truly yours, /s/ Lawrence J. Knopf ----------------------------------- Lawrence J. Knopf Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Assistant General Counsel EX-23.1 3 ex23-1_10705.txt CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP EXHIBIT 23.1 ------------ Consent of Independent Auditors We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Boston Scientific Corporation Global Employee Stock Ownership Plan of our report dated February 1, 2001, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Boston Scientific Corporation incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2000 and of our report dated March 27, 2001 with respect to the financial statement schedule included therein, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP Boston, Massachusetts May 9, 2001 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----