Introduction Transforming care Investing in our people Accelerating possibilities Protecting the environment Creating value responsibly Appendix Working with compliance, ethics and integrity We strive to act ethically and with integrity in all our working relationships, inside and outside the company. People and Confidential advice line 2022 training partners across our business and supply chain trust our ethics and our track record of responsibility. All Boston Scientific employees share a commitment to: Third party Seven days Multiple 99%+ • Act honestly and ethically in all company matters. operated a week languages of all employees have completed Code of Conduct training • Protect the privacy of patients, customers and employees. • Treat one another with respect and fairness. • Hold one another accountable for quality in everything we do. One of these initiatives included our 2022 Power of One campaign, which reinforced each employee's accountability The Boston Scientific Global Compliance team provides the to ethical behavior in their daily business operations. In 2022, training and resources our employees need to ensure they we also launched a new advice line website to make it easier are conducting business responsibly, treating customers and for employees to report ethics concerns. All employees are suppliers fairly and reporting any ethics concerns. The team is responsible for immediately reporting any suspected violation led by our chief compliance officer, who reports to the full Board of our Code of Conduct or other company policy. of Directors annually, the Risk Committee of the board quarterly Mandatory training. Every employee is required to complete and to the Audit Committee as warranted. Our compliance annual training on the Code of Conduct, along with multiple experts collaborate with teams across the business to monitor mandatory training courses that reinforce company policies, the company’s compliance with Boston Scientific policies and explain corruption- and compliance-related risks, and provide applicable laws. resources for reporting concerns. The Boston Scientific Code of Conduct No retaliation. Boston Scientific prohibits any form of retaliation, Every Boston Scientific employee is required to read and direct or indirect, against an individual who raises a concern in understand the Boston Scientific Code of Conduct. The code is good faith. This protection extends to anyone who assists with, the foundation for all of our business practices and relationships or cooperates in, an investigation of such a report. and is promoted through our annual Integrity Week initiatives. See more about our policies and practices on our website. 50 2022 Performance Report