Company: BSX
Filing Date: 2025-03-19
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000885725-25-000017
Chunk: 30

Company: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-19
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 30
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 of corporate affairs and an ability to work well with others, and should also satisfy at least one of the following criteria:

• demonstrated management ability at senior levels in successful organizations;

• current or recent employment in positions of significant responsibility and decision-making;

• expertise in leading rapidly growing multi-national organizations; or

• current or prior experience related to anticipated Board and committee responsibilities in other areas of importance to the Company.

The Nominating and Governance Committee receives suggestions for new directors from a number of sources, including independent Board members and our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The Nominating and Governance Committee may also, at its discretion, employ a third-party search firm to assist in identifying candidates for director.

The Nominating and Governance Committee will also consider recommendations for Board membership submitted by our stockholders and other independent sources. The qualifications of candidates recommended by stockholders will be reviewed and considered by the Nominating and Governance Committee with the same degree of care and consideration as candidates for nomination to the Board submitted by independent Board members and our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

The Nominating and Governance Committee considers director nominees for election so submitted if the submission is made in accordance with the advance notice provisions of the Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company (By-Laws) and applicable law, including, without limitation Rule 14a-19 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act). Our By-Laws also contain proxy access provisions that permit a stockholder, or group of up to 20 stockholders, meeting certain ownership and other requirements, to include a nominee for director election in the Company’s annual Proxy Statement. The Board believes that the inclusion of proxy access in our By-Laws enhances stockholder rights and provides increased accountability of the Company and our Board to our stockholders.

The full Board is responsible for final approval of new director candidates, as well as the nomination of existing directors for re-election. With respect to existing directors, prior to making its recommendation to the full Board, the Nominating and Governance Committee, in consultation with the Chairman of the Board, reviews each director’s continuation on the Board as a regular part of the annual nominating process.

Under the advance notice provisions of our By-Laws, director nominations and proposals by our stockholders to bring any other business before the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders must be received by our Corporate Secretary at our principal executive offices no earlier than January 1, 2026, and no later than January 31,