Except as otherwise provided in Section 4 hereof (relating to a Separation From Service (as defined in the Boston Scientific Corporation Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan, as may be amended from time to time (the “Director Deferred Compensation Plan”)) and Section 5 hereof (relating to a Change in Control of the Company), the Stock Option awarded hereunder shall vest in full on the last day of the Participant’s current term as a non-employee director of the Company and have a term of ten (10) years from %%OPTION_DATE,’Month DD, YYYY%-% until %%EXPIRE_DATE_PERIOD1,’Month DD, YYYY%-% (the “Expiration Date”). If the Expiration Date falls on a date on which the New York Stock Exchange is closed for trading, the Expiration Date shall be the trading day immediately prior to the Expiration Date.