BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION (NYSE:BSX) Files An 8-K Other Events
Item 8.01Other Events.
On February 14, 2019, each of Boston Scientific Corporation (the “Company”) and BTG plc (“BTG”) received a request for additional information and documentary material from the United States Federal Trade Commission in connection with the recommended cash offer to acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of BTG by Bravo Bidco Limited, a newly incorporated indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Acquisition”).
A copy of the joint announcement dated February 15, 2019, made by the Company and BTG with respect to this request on the London-based Regulatory News Service (“RNS”) is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Exhibit 99.1 |
RNS Announcement of Boston Scientific Corporation and BTG plc, dated February 15, 2019. |
Further Information
This Form 8-K is not intended to and does not constitute or form part of any offer to sell or subscribe for or any invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction to the Acquisition or otherwise nor will there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable laws. The Acquisition will be implemented to the terms of the document sent to shareholders of BTG on January 24, 2019, which sets out the full details of the court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the United Kingdom Companies Act 2006, as amended (the “Scheme Document”), and contains the full terms and conditions of the Acquisition, including details of how to vote in respect of the Acquisition. Any decision in respect of, or other response to, the Acquisition should be made only on the basis of the information contained in the Scheme Document.
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP Exhibit
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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.
