SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form
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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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Tobin, James     R.

(Last)                      (First)                      (Middle)
One Boston Scientific Place

(Street)
Natick, MA     01760-1537

(City)                      (State)                      (Zip)
USA

2. Issuer Name and Ticker
    or Trading Symbol

Boston Scientific Corporation   (BSX)

3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)

4. Statement for
    (Month/Day/Year)

    November 7, 2002

5. If Amendment,
    Date of Original
    (Month/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

           X          Director                           10% Owner
           X          Officer                             Other

Officer/Other
Description           President and Chief Executive Officer

7. Individual or Joint/Group
    Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X   Individual Filing
      Joint/Group Filing

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security
    (Instr. 3)

2. Transaction Date
    (Month/Day/Year)

3. Transaction
    Code
    and
    Voluntary
    Code
    (Instr. 8)

Code  |  V    

4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) Of
    (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)



        Amount      |         A/D         |         Price          

5. Amount of
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned at
    End ofMonth

    (Instr. 3 and 4)

6. Owner-
    ship
    Form:
    Direct(D)
    or
    Indirect (I)

    (Instr. 4)

7. Nature of
     Indirect
     Beneficial
     Ownership

    (Instr. 4)

Common Stock

11/07/2002

   X |     
    25,000   |           A           |   $12.2500

25,000

D


Common Stock



13,039

I

By 401(k)








Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).

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Form 4 (continued)

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. Conver-
    sion or
    Exercise
    Price of
    Deri-
    vative
    Security

3. Transaction
    Date

    (Month/
    Day/
    Year)

4. Transaction
    Code
    and
    Voluntary (V)
    Code
    (Instr.8)

Code | V    

5. Number of Derivative
    Securities Acquired (A)
    or Disposed (D) Of

    (Instr. 3,4 and 5)

6. Date Exercisable(DE) and
    Expiration Date(ED)
    (Month/Day/Year)





  (DE)     |     (ED)  

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
    at End of
    Month
    (Instr.4)

10.
Owner-
ship
Form of
Deriv-
ative
Security:
Direct
(D)
or
Indirect
(I)

11. Nature of
      Indirect
      Beneficial
      Ownership
      (Instr.4)

Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1) (1) (1)

$12.2500

11/07/2002

   X |     

    (D) 25,000

Varies (1) | 12/06/2010

Common Stock - 25,000


725,000

D


Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$34.0000




Varies (2) | 03/17/2009

Common Stock - 1,000,000


1,000,000

D


Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$28.3125




Varies (3) | 05/09/2010

Common Stock - 90,000


90,000

D


Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$17.0000




Varies (4) | 07/25/2010

Common Stock - 90,000


90,000

D


Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$25.0000




Varies (5) | 12/17/2011

Common Stock - 45,000


45,000

D













Explanation of Responses :

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        See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

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By: Lawrence J. Knopf, Attorney-in-fact
________________________________            11-08-2002    
** Signature of Reporting Person                         Date

Power of Attorney

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Form 4 (continued)

FOOTNOTE Descriptions for Boston Scientific Corporation BSX

Form 4 - November 2002

James R. Tobin
One Boston Scientific Place

Natick, MA 01760-1537

Explanation of responses:

(1)   Grant to the reporting person of an option to buy a specified number of shares of Common Stock exercisable in approximately equal annual increments on December 6, 2001, 2002 and 2003, the anniversary date of this grant.
(2)   Grant to the reporting person of an option to buy 1,000,000 shares on Common Stock exercisable in annual increments of 200,000 shares each on March 17, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004, the anniversary date of the grant.
(3)   Grant to the reporting person of an option to buy a specified number of shares of Common Stock exercisable 25% on May 9, 2001, 50% on May 9, 2002, 75% on May 9, 2003 and 100% on May 9, 2004, the anniversary date of the grant.
(4)   Grant to the reporting person of an option to buy a specified number of shares of Common Stock exercisable 25% on July 25, 2001, 50% on July 25, 2002, 75% on July 25, 2003 and 100% on July 25, 2004, the anniversary date of the grant.
(5)   Grant to the reporting person of an option to buy a specified number of shares of Common Stock exercisable 25% on December 17, 2002, 50% on December 17, 2003, 75% on December 17, 2004 and 100% on December 17, 2005, the anniversary date of the grant.

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