Sec Form 4 Filing - Mahoney Michael F @ BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP - 2018-01-01

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FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Mahoney Michael F
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP [ BSX]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X __ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman, President & CEO
(Last) (First) (Middle)
300 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WAY
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
01/01/2018
(Street)
MARLBOROUGH, MA01752-1234
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 01/01/2018 M 129,246 ( 1 ) A $ 0 1,982,386 D
Common Stock 01/01/2018 F 55,170 D $ 24.79 1,927,216 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Share Units ( 2 ) 01/01/2018 M 129,246 ( 1 ) 12/31/2017( 1 ) 12/31/2017( 1 ) Common Stock 129,246 $ 0 0 D
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Mahoney Michael F
300 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WAY
MARLBOROUGH, MA01752-1234
X Chairman, President & CEO
Signatures
/s/ Vance R. Brown, Attorney-in-fact 01/03/2018
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )On February 23, 2015, the reporting person was awarded a target number of performance share units under the Company's 2015 Free Cash Flow Performance Share Program, the actual number of which to be earned by the reporting person based on the Company's 2015 adjusted free cash flow measured against its 2015 financial plan over the one-year performance period ending December 31, 2015 and subject to the completion of a three-year individual service period (inclusive of the performance period). On February 22, 2016, the number of the target performance share units as to which the performance criteria had been satisfied was determined. The performance share units so determined vested in whole upon the completion of the individual service period that ended on December 31, 2017.
( 2 )Each performance share unit represents the Company's commitment to issue one share of Boston Scientific common stock.

Remarks:
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