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): March 12, 2007
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
DELAWARE | 1-11083 | 04-2695240 |
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One Boston Scientific Place, Natick, Massachusetts | 01760-1537 |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (508) 650-8000
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On March 12, 2007, Boston Scientific Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company’s Board of Directors has authorized management to explore an initial public offering (IPO) of a minority interest in its Endosurgery group. An IPO would involve Boston Scientific selling approximately 20 percent of the Endosurgery group and establishing a separately traded public company. The new company would remain a majority-owned subsidiary of Boston Scientific. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| ITEM 9.01. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. |
99.1 Press Release issued by Boston Scientific Corporation dated March 12, 2007.
SIGNATURE
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.
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| Date: March 12, 2007 | By: | /s/ Lawrence J. Knopf |
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Lawrence J. Knopf |
| | Vice President and Assistant General Counsel |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| 99.1 | Press Release dated March 12, 2007. |
