Company: BSX
Filing Date: 2025-03-19
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000885725-25-000017
Chunk: 128

Company: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-19
Form: DEF 14A
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 & Young LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm is in the best interests of the Company and its investors.

Representatives of Ernst & Young LLP are expected to virtually attend the Annual Meeting and respond to questions and, if they desire, make a statement.

#### Principal Accountant Fees
The following table presents the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by Ernst & Young LLP for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2024.

|                       | Type of Fees |   |       2023 |     |   |       2024 |
|:----------------------|:-------------|:--|-----------:|:----|:--|-----------:|
| Audit Fees(1)         |              | $ | 14,901,000 |     | $ | 16,524,000 |
| Audit-Related Fees(2) |              |   |    252,000 |     |   |    817,000 |
| Tax Fees(3)           |              |   |     60,000 |     |   |    165,000 |
| All Other Fees(4)     |              |   |          — |     |   |          — |
| Total                 |              | $ | 15,213,000 |     | $ | 17,506,000 |

(1) Audit fees are fees for professional services rendered in connection with the audit of our consolidated financial statements (including an assessment of our internal control over financial reporting) included in Item 8 of our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, reviews of our condensed consolidated financial statements included in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, statutory filings and registration statements.

#### 1082025 Proxy Statement
Proposal 3: Ratification of Appointment of our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

(2) Audit-related fees are fees for services related to employee benefit plan audits, accounting consultation, carve out audits, and compliance with regulatory requirements.

(3) Tax fees are for services related to tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice. These services included international corporate tax return compliance, annual domestic tax return compliance for employee benefit plans, foreign country tax planning with respect to global stock option and employee stock purchase programs and stock programs, assistance filing advanced pricing agreements with tax authorities, assistance related to foreign tax authority transfer pricing inquiries and domestic and international tax technical advice.

(4) Ernst & Young LLP did not provide any “other services” during the period.

#### Audit Committee