BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION (NYSE:BSX) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e)Named Executive Officer Compensation Adjustment
On December 1, 2017, Joseph M. Fitzgerald, our executive vice president and president, Rhythm Management, was granted the option to purchase 306,372 shares of our common stock (having an aggregate value of $2.5 million) at a price of $26.15 per share. The grant vests in four equal annual installments beginning on December 1, 2018, the first anniversary of the date of grant. The grant is made to the 2011 Boston Scientific Long Term Incentive Plan (“Plan”) and will be subject to all provisions of the applicable award agreements under which it is granted and the Plan.
About BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION (NYSE:BSX)
Boston Scientific Corporation is a developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices that are used in a range of interventional medical specialties. The Company offers its products by seven core businesses: Interventional Cardiology, Peripheral Interventions (PI), Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM), Electrophysiology (EP), Endoscopy, Urology and Pelvic Health, and Neuromodulation. It operates in three segments: Cardiovascular, Rhythm Management and MedSurg. Its Cardiovascular segment consists of Interventional Cardiology and PI businesses. Its Rhythm Management segment consists of CRM and EP businesses. Its MedSurg segment consists of Endoscopy, Urology and Pelvic Health, and Neuromodulation businesses. Its interventional cardiology products include Drug-Eluting Coronary Stent Systems, Core Coronary Technology, Intravascular Imaging and Structural Heart Therapy. Its peripheral products include stents, balloon catheters, wires, peripheral embolization devices and vena cava filters.
