8-K 1 form8-k_12251.txt FORM 8-K DATED OCTOBER 21, 2003 ================================================================================ 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: OCTOBER 21, 2003 (Date of earliest event reported) BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ----------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) DELAWARE 1-11083 04-2695240 -------- ------- ---------- (State or other (Commission (IRS employer jurisdiction of file number) identification no.) incorporation) ONE BOSTON SCIENTIFIC PLACE, NATICK, MASSACHUSETTS 01760-1537 ------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (508) 650-8000 ================================================================================ ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press Release issued by Boston Scientific Corporation dated October 21, 2003. ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION. On October 21, 2003, Boston Scientific Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2003. A copy of the release is furnished with this report as a 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: October 21, 2003 By: /s/ Lawrence J. Knopf ------------------------------------ Lawrence J. Knopf Vice President and Assistant General Counsel