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On August 4, 2017, Boston Scientific Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a $2,250,000,000 senior unsecured credit facility, by and among the Company, as Borrower, the several lenders party thereto, Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Syndication Agents and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “2017 Credit Agreement”). The 2017 Credit Agreement refinances the Company’s prior credit agreement, dated as of April 10, 2015, by and among the Company, as Borrower, the several lenders party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Syndication Agent and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “2015 Facility”). The Company may borrow from time to time up to $2,250,000,000 in revolving credit loans under the 2017 Credit Agreement. The 2017 Credit Agreement matures on August 4, 2022, with one-year extension options subject to certain conditions, including certain lender approvals. Loans under the 2017 Credit Agreement will bear interest at the Company’s option at either LIBOR or ABR plus an interest margin. ABR is the greatest of the (a) Prime Rate (as defined in the 2017 Credit Agreement), (b) the NYFRB Rate (as defined in the 2017 Credit Agreement) plus ½ of 1 percent per annum and (c) one-month LIBOR plus 1 percent per annum. The applicable interest margin will be based on the Company’s long-term, senior unsecured corporate credit ratings from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and S&P Global Ratings. Based on the Company’s current credit ratings, any Eurodollar Loans and Multicurrency Loans under the 2017 Credit Agreement bear interest at LIBOR plus 1.100 percent (compared to LIBOR plus 1.100 percent under the 2015 Facility), and any ABR Loans under the 2017 Credit Agreement bear interest at ABR plus 0.100 percent (compared to ABR plus 0.100 percent under the 2015 Facility). In addition, the Company will pay a facility fee of 0.150 percent per year (compared to 0.150 percent per year under the 2015 Facility), based on the Company’s credit ratings and the total amount of revolving credit commitments (generally irrespective of usage) under the 2017 Credit Agreement. The 2017 Credit Agreement contains covenants which, among other things, require that the Company maintain a maximum leverage ratio of 3.50x (provided that, for the first two consecutive fiscal quarters ended immediately following the consummation of a Qualified Acquisition (any transaction for which the consideration exceeds $1,000,000,000 and for which the Company notifies the Administrative Agent that such transaction is a Qualified Acquisition under the 2017 Credit Agreement), the maximum leverage ratio shall be 4.50x, and shall decrease to 4.25x, 4.00x, and 3.75x, for the next three fiscal quarter-ends after such two fiscal quarter-ends, respectively, and then to 3.50x for each fiscal quarter-end thereafter). The ratios are calculated based on earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, as adjusted to the 2017 Credit Agreement (“Consolidated EBITDA”). The Company is permitted to exclude from Consolidated EBITDA, among other things, (i) any Non-Cash Charges (as defined in the 2017 Credit Agreement), (ii) any Cash Litigation Payments (as defined in the 2017 Credit Agreement) provided that the aggregate amount of such Cash Litigation Payments shall not exceed $1,000,000,000, (iii) any cash and non-cash charges with respect to restructurings, plant closings, staff reductions, distributor network optimization initiatives, distribution technology optimization initiatives or other similar charges, provided that the aggregate amount of all such charges shall not exceed $500,000,000 and (iv) certain cash litigation payments constituting Accrued Legal Liabilities (as defined in the 2017 Credit Agreement) provided that the aggregate amount of such Accrued Legal Liabilities added back to Consolidated EBITDA after the closing date of the 2017 Credit Agreement shall not exceed $1,624,000,000.

A copy of the 2017 Credit Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the 2017 Credit Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2017 Credit Agreement.

In connection with the entry into the 2017 Credit Agreement, the Company terminated the 2015 Facility on August 4, 2017.

The information set forth above under Item 1.01 is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

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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.