Company: BSX
Filing Date: 2025-06-18
Form Type: 11-K
Source: 0000885725-25-000035
Chunk: 4

Company: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP
Filing Date: 2025-06-18
Form: 11-K
Chunk 4
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-term securities, although these are expected to be a small percentage of the fund. Effective August 1,

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2024, Participants and any newly eligible Employees may only allocate up to 50% of future account contributions to the Company Stock Fund. Any Participant who, as of July 31, 2024, allocated more than 50% of future account contributions to the Company Stock Fund may retain such Company Stock Fund allocation percentage but will automatically be reduced to a 50% contribution allocation percentage upon any change to the Participant’s investment allocations for account contributions that occur on or after August 1, 2024.

Each Participant is entitled to exercise voting rights attributable to the shares allocated to their account and is notified by the Company prior to the time that such rights may be exercised. The trustee votes any allocated shares for which instructions have not been given by a Participant in the same proportion as the shares of Company stock for which the trustee has received timely Participant directions.

In addition, the trustee votes any non-voted shares in the same proportion as those shares that were allocated, unless the Committee directs the trustee otherwise. Participants have the same voting rights in the event of a tender or exchange offer.

Participant Accounts and Vesting

A Participant can allocate their account among various investment funds. Each Participant's account is credited with the Participant's contribution, the Company's contribution, and an allocation of the earnings and losses for the Participant's particular investment funds. Under current Plan rules, each Participant is fully vested immediately in their contributions and Company contributions.

Notes Receivable from Participants

Subject to certain limitations, a Participant may borrow from their account a minimum of $1,000 and up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their vested account balance. Loan terms range from one to five years in most instances, or up to 10 years if the loan is for the purchase of a primary residence. However, Participants of the defined contribution plans of acquired companies must retain the loan terms granted under their former plans. Loans are secured by the balance in the Participant's account and bear an interest rate of Prime plus 1%. The interest rate is updated monthly and is applied as of the first day of the month in which the loan is confirmed. Principal and interest are repaid ratably through automatic payroll deductions. Terminated Participants may continue to make loan repayments directly to Vanguard for the duration of their loan term.

Payment of Benefits

Employees and beneficiaries are eligible to receive distributions in the form