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
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 27, 2013
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
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:
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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
On June 28, 2013, Boston Scientific Corporation (the Company) announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire the Electrophysiology business of C.R. Bard Incorporated. Closing of the transaction is subject to customary conditions and is expected to be completed in the second half of the year.
A copy of the Company's press release announcing the acquisition is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. Provided, however, that information on or connected to our website or the website of any third-party hyperlinked from or referenced in the Company's press release included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K is expressly not incorporated by reference into or intended to be filed as a part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release issued by Boston Scientific Corporation dated June 28, 2013.
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: June 28, 2013 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Vance R. Brown | ||
| Vance R. Brown | |||
| Vice President and Chief Corporate Counsel | |||