Company: BSX
Filing Date: 2025-02-18
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000885725-25-000011
Chunk: 104

Company: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP
Filing Date: 2025-02-18
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 7
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 we anticipate that our overall employee base will remain relatively unchanged upon completion of the 2023 Restructuring Plan as new jobs are created in areas of growth and resources are deployed to support an expanding portfolio and growing global market needs.

The implementation of the 2023 Restructuring Plan is estimated to result in total pre-tax charges of approximately $450 million to $550 million, of which approximately $350 million to $450 million is expected to result in cash outlays, and reduce gross annual pre-tax expenses by approximately $225 million to $275 million as program benefits are realized. We expect to reinvest a substantial portion of the savings in strategic growth initiatives. The following table provides a summary of our range of estimates of total pre-tax charges associated with the 2023 Restructuring Plan by major type of cost:

Type of Cost (in millions)Total Estimated Amount Expected to be IncurredRestructuring charges:Termination benefits(1)$60 -$80 Other(2)20 -40 Restructuring-related expenses:Transfer costs(3)300 -330 Other(4)70 -100  $450 -$550 

(1)Plans detailing specific employee impacts will be developed for each affected region and business, working with employee representative bodies where required under local laws.

(2)Consists primarily of consulting fees and costs associated with contractual cancellations.

(3)Represents costs to transfer product and manufacturing lines between geographically dispersed facilities.

(4)Comprised of other costs directly related to the restructuring program, including program management, accelerated depreciation and fixed asset write-offs.

Legal Matters

For a discussion of our material legal proceedings, see Note I – Commitments and Contingencies to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our financial results are affected by the selection and application of accounting policies and methods. We have adopted accounting policies to prepare our consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP. 

To prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts of our assets and liabilities, including our contingent liabilities, as of the date of our financial statements and the reported amounts of our revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Our actual results may differ from these estimates. We consider estimates to be critical (i) if we are required to make assumptions about material matters that are uncertain