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Boston Scientific — Merger or Acquisition (January 2006)

29 slides from Boston Scientific's merger presentation, Jan 18, 2006

  1. Slide 1: Creating a Global Leader in Cardiovascular Devices

    Boston Scientific Delivering what's next.” Creating a Global Leader in Cardiovascular Devices Superior Offer to Guidant Corporation January 18, 2006

  2. Slide 2: Safe Harbor: Forward-Looking Statements

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  3. Slide 3: Additional Information and Proxy Solicitation

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  4. Slide 4: Agenda

    Agenda ' Sean Transaction & Financial Implications Larry Best Chief Financial Officer

  5. Slide 5: Jim Tobin

    Soreitific Delivering what's next.” Jim Tobin

  6. Slide 6: Overview

    Boston, Overview — Scientific * Antitrust discussions = Integration

  7. Slide 7: Paul LaViolette

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  8. Slide 8: Key Value Drivers

    Key Value Drivers Ser ie = Achieving enhanced growth and diversification = Acquiring a leading CRM position = Adding a second drug-eluting stent program = Transforming operating capabilities

  9. Slide 9: Achieving Enhanced Diversification and Higher Growth

    Achieving Enhanced Diversification Boston. and Higher Growth Boston Scientific Combined Sales Breakdown Pro Forma Sales Breakdown Neuromodulation: 3% Neuromodulation , DES 30% Endosurgery DES eee 21% 40% ED) Endosurge! 16%

  10. Slide 10: Key Value Drivers: Acquiring Leading CRM Position

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  11. Slide 11: CRM Market Position

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  12. Slide 12: International penetration, expanding indications, growing complexity

    International penetration Expanding indications Growing complexity

  13. Slide 13: Creating Transformational Capabilities

    Creating Transformational Capabilities and — bast9n¢.

  14. Slide 14: Secanne

    Secanne Delivering what's next.”

  15. Slide 15: Transaction Overview

    Transaction Overview pertne Offer Price: $80.00 per share) = Consideration: 52.5% cash / 47.5% stock?) = Premium to J&J Offer: 13% over $71.00) = Collar: $22.62 - $28.86 = Pro Forma Ownership: 63% for BSC shareholders, 37% for Guidant shareholders? = Conditions: BSC and Guidant shareholder votes Ant

  16. Slide 16: The Abbott Agreement

    The Abbott Agreement Vascular Businesses,Divestiture {Dollars in Bitions) VI/ES Asset Sale BSC Equity Sale ABT Subordinated Loan @ 4% Subtotal Upfront Xience Milestones Total $4.1 Boston, Scientific

  17. Slide 17: The Abbott Agreement: DES Sharing

    The Abbott Agreement Ser ate DES Sharin =< = BSC to share rights to Guidant’s DES portfolio = Worldwide interim supply agreement of commercial DES products — through 2010 / 2012

  18. Slide 18: Soreitific

    Soreitific Delivering what's next.”

  19. Slide 19: BSC Enhanced Growth Profile

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  20. Slide 20: Rapid Deleveraging

    Rapid Deleveraging SH Mie $80 Per Shar. lew Abbott Agreement “(Qollars in Bitions) Combined Pro Forma 3/31/2006 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Gross Debt 11.0 13 96 76 6.0 60 Cash 04 12 13 16 24 47 ‘et aed sn Wa See Ca ant Conan env Gs ums ond Ge tn Ea

  21. Slide 21: Maintaining Investment Grade

    Maintaining Investment Grade Se Credit Statist : BSC Pro Forma Pro Forma Lm 9/30/05” LT 3/31/06" LT 12/31/08" Gross Debt / EBITDA 1.6x 4.0x 1.8 Net Debt / EBITDA 1.0 3.8 14x FFO/Gross Debt 42% 16% 39% FFO/ Net Debt 66% 17% 50% ‘Net Debt / Capitalization 25% 38% 21% (0) entare pmaer 8,25fy, pe rm 8 m

  22. Slide 22: Secanne

    Secanne Delivering what's next.”

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  24. Slide 24: BSC Stock Has Delivered Superior Shareholder Returns

    BSC Stock Has Delivered Boston, Superior ShareholderReturns Sutaautie Last 5 Years Since IPO® oon sete =a iia 31% 419%

  25. Slide 25: Our $80 Offer Represents More Than $80 Increase

    Our $80 Offer Represents More Than $80 cBostone Increase Incremental Value to Total Value ¢o GOT Finm/pate ____Target Price ____from Curren) ___GOT Shareholders") _Sharoholders?)_ AG Edwards (4306) 200 657% 252 $1053 FN Midwest (112/06) 700 188% 1778 778 ‘Sanford Bernstein (74005) 55 409% 1553 9559

  26. Slide 26: Soreitific

    Soreitific Delivering what's next.”

  27. Slide 27: Roadmap to Completing the Transaction

    Roadmap to Completing the Transaction te ¥ Completed confirmatory due diligence yY Discussions with antitrust agencies yY Discussions with rating agencies Y Definitive divestiture agreement with Abbott Y Definitive merger agreement delivered to Guidant = Boston Scientific and Guidant enter into a de

  28. Slide 28: BSC Anticipated Closing Timeline

    BSC Anticipated Closing Timeline SeeHttfic PRT 3 415 607. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ta 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 i 2a 30 31 2 21 28 8 7 8 Date Event January 17,2006 Deliver revised offer to Guidant; Guidant decares revised offer"superior and notifies JB) ofits intention to termi merger agreeme

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    Searchable text section of graphics shown above [ L OGO] Creating a Global Leader in Cardiovascular Devices Superior Offer to Guidant Corporation January 18, 2006 [ L OGO] Safe Harbor: Forward-Looking Statements This presentation contains “forward-looking statements,” including, among other statemen

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