Company: BSX
Filing Date: 2025-03-19
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000885725-25-000017
Chunk: 68

Company: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-19
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 68
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 The Applicable Distribution Percentage funds the aggregate bonus pool by multiplying the total target annual bonuses for all plan participants by 0-150%, depending on the Company’s performance. In addition, the aggregate bonus pool also includes a dynamic bonus pool, which shall be equal to 10% or less of the total target annual bonuses for all plan participants, and helps managers better reward top performers through an Individual Performance Modifier. The amendments clarify and reinforce the Company’s commitment to pay-for-performance, ensuring all contributors are rewarded proportionally to their impact, while also maintaining a maximum ABP award of 225% of target for all employees. In 2024, due to innovation and effective execution across our global business units, the Company’s financial results exceeded the maximum financial metrics for the 2024 ABP and, as a result, achieved the maximum Applicable Distribution Percentage of 150%.

#### 2025 Proxy Statement57

### Compensation Discussion & Analysis
Calculation of Awards Under the 2024 Annual Bonus Plan

The actual amount of an executive’s ABP award is ultimately determined as follows:

| Annual Base Salary  
 (as of December 31) |     | Target Annual Bonus(70% - 155%of Base Salary) |     | Applicable DistributionPercentage(0% - 150%) |     | IndividualPerformance Modifier(0% - 150%) |     | ABP Award(0% - 225% ofTarget AwardOpportunity) |

Applicable Distribution Percentage Based on Company Performance Against Financial Metrics and Modifiers

As contemplated under the 2024 ABP, a single company-wide Applicable Distribution Percentage is determined by the Company’s performance measured against key financial metrics, thereby reinforcing the importance of the Company’s performance as a whole, which reflects the performance of each of our regions, businesses and functions. The Applicable Distribution Percentage may be further adjusted pursuant to ESG and quality modifiers, based on the Company’s performance towards ESG and quality goals. In the case of the ESG modifier, the distribution percentage may be increased or decreased based on performance towards ESG goals, and in the case of the quality modifier, the distribution percentage may be reduced based on the Compensation Committee’s assessment of the Company’s performance against quality goals.

The Compensation Committee selected Adjusted Net Sales, Adjusted EPS and Adjusted OIM as our Company financial metrics and set the performance targets as follows:

### Company Financial Metrics
| Adjusted Net Sales(1) |     | Adjusted EPS(1) |     | Adjusted Operating