UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 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 11, 2006

 

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-11083

 

04-2695240

(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification
Number)

 

 

 

 

 

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:

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a–12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d–2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR  240.14d–2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e–4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e–4(c))

 

 



 

Item 8.01.  Other Events

 

On April 11, 2006, Boston Scientific Corporation issued a press release announcing that it had received antitrust clearance from the European Commission regarding its proposed combination with Guidant Corporation. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

99.1                           Press release, dated April 11, 2006

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Lawrence J. Knopf

 

 

Name:

Lawrence J. Knopf

 

Title:

Vice President and Assistant General Counsel

 

 

Dated:             April 12, 2006

 

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