SI - Guidant (GDT)

[Allegoria] Boston Closes Guidant Deal http://www.thestreet.com/stocks/medicalservices/102

4/24/2006 8:55:58 AM

Boston Closes Guidant Deal http://www.thestreet.com/stocks/medicalservices/10280815.html A very nice return all-n-all... Good Luck to All! ...

[Allegoria] Boston Scientific delays Guidant deal close M

3/2/2006 5:20:36 AM

Boston Scientific delays Guidant deal close MAR. 1 8:40 P.M. ET Boston Scientific Corp. said Wednesday its $27 billion acquisition of medical dev...

[Allegoria] Let's lay out the facts as they stand today. As

2/16/2006 9:04:27 AM

Let's lay out the facts as they stand today. As some have suggested, this is a very attractive arb. to play, especially if you BOT at yesterdays pr...

[Allegoria] Reuters Merger talk to overshadow Boston Scientific results Monday February 6,

2/16/2006 8:49:07 AM

Reuters Merger talk to overshadow Boston Scientific results Monday February 6, 4:09 pm ET By Susan Kelly http://uk.us.biz.yahoo.com/rb/060206/bo...

[X-Ray Man] Yes, I understand that. But what is odd is that GDT is trading just at $75 for

2/13/2006 12:07:16 PM

Yes, I understand that. But what is odd is that GDT is trading just at $75 for some days, but BSX is trading at $22, or near the price the deal was m...

[Lance Bredvold] It is possible the price of GDT will go back up with approval, but I don't think

2/13/2006 12:38:32 AM

It is possible the price of GDT will go back up with approval, but I don't think it necessary. I come at it as a stockholder in JNJ and SRDX so I see...

[X-Ray Man] Well, I guess the most recent announcements from BSX in terms of moving forward

2/7/2006 3:11:10 PM

Well, I guess the most recent announcements from BSX in terms of moving forward with acquiring GDT and anticipated increase in earnings is moving the ...

[Lance Bredvold] I suspect the reason the price of GDT rides below BSX's offer is that much of t

2/5/2006 7:18:45 PM

I suspect the reason the price of GDT rides below BSX's offer is that much of the offer was based on BSX's stock price above $22.86 (by memory I thin...

[X-Ray Man] I can't understand why noone has posted since 2003, considering all of the take

1/30/2006 4:05:08 PM

I can't understand why noone has posted since 2003, considering all of the take over activity now! Actually, why with an $80/share bid from Boston is...

[Dennis] i can't understand why it isn't getting killed over this issue.

6/17/2003 5:25:46 PM

i can't understand why it isn't getting killed over this issue....

[Ausdauer] Glenn, GDT is up since its nadir several months ago, but I think management

6/13/2003 9:07:27 PM

Glenn, GDT is up since its nadir several months ago, but I think management really leaves a lot to be desired. First, the way the coated stent is...

[Glenn Petersen] Guidant Admits That It Hid Problems of Artery Tool June 13, 2003

6/13/2003 7:33:20 AM

Guidant Admits That It Hid Problems of Artery Tool June 13, 2003 By KURT EICHENWALD http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/13/business/13DEVI....

[Ausdauer] Mike, I think the projections can be made based on existing patients...

1/15/2003 7:24:29 AM

Mike, I think the projections can be made based on existing patients... ...which satisfy device implantation criteria. I am not sure the entire ...

[Mike] Dennis, Not sure why the previous link did not work. I am posting the same

1/14/2003 10:16:04 PM

Dennis, Not sure why the previous link did not work. I am posting the same area just slightly differnt address. http://www.mapdigital.com/jpmo...

[Dennis] found this site through Mike at mdt....

1/14/2003 6:04:49 PM

found this site through Mike at mdt.... http://www.mapdigital.com/jpmorgan/healthcare03/ondemand.htm... hope it helps good luck...

[Ausdauer] Jonathan, I am not sure there has been a run-up in the true sense. The b

1/14/2003 4:14:05 PM

Jonathan, I am not sure there has been a run-up in the true sense. The bottom will fall out of stent sales in 2003. Tachy and brady therapy dev...

[jonathan romanowsky] Given recent run up in Guidant, do you see it as a good time to cut the bait a

1/14/2003 2:55:25 PM

Given recent run up in Guidant, do you see it as a good time to cut the bait and reposition funds elsewhere? Or better stated, what are arguments to ...

[Ausdauer] http://www.theheart.org

1/3/2003 9:24:26 PM

http://www.theheart.org "Failing to DELIVER" "While the DELIVER study did not meet its primary end point, the results demonstrate the ...

[Ausdauer] Guidant torpedoes Cook.

1/3/2003 7:45:50 AM
Guidant torpedoes Cook. Has anyone read this? http://www.guidant.com/news/300/web_release/nr_000317.shtml I think the wording of the G...

[Ausdauer] Guidant is stentless for the present time...

1/2/2003 7:30:09 PM
Guidant is stentless for the present time... ...with respect to a drug eluting product. http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/030102/health_guidant_2.html ...

[Lance Bredvold] IN THE PIPELINE: Pacemaker Could Be Key To Getting Zzz's

12/5/2002 11:57:44 PM
IN THE PIPELINE: Pacemaker Could Be Key To Getting Zzz's By DANIEL ROSENBERG Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES CHICAGO -- People with a common sleep di...

[Ausdauer] I hate to say "I told you so"...

11/27/2002 6:53:02 PM
I hate to say "I told you so"... ...and I don't have any grudge against GDT, but... http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/021127/health_guidant_3.html disc...

[Ausdauer] "GDT is making a big investment in Cook in order to try to level the playin

10/2/2002 11:58:49 AM
"GDT is making a big investment in Cook in order to try to level the playing field. At the current stock price of GDT a $3 billion dollar investme...

[Art Baeckel] Please remember to take a pause of silence on September 11th for the loved los

9/6/2002 8:40:44 PM
Please remember to take a pause of silence on September 11th for the loved lost ones! Bless us all. ART...

[Ausdauer] Lighthouse, I imagine BSX has spent a ton on clinical research to date.

9/4/2002 10:18:01 PM
Lighthouse, I imagine BSX has spent a ton on clinical research to date. If their legal dispute with GDT over ANPI's licensing agreement with BSX an...

[Ausdauer] Lighthouse, I think it is difficult to know with certainty how things will pla

9/4/2002 11:32:18 AM
Lighthouse, I think it is difficult to know with certainty how things will play out. The market will be better for consumers if there is a choice o...

[Lighthouse] Thanks for the response. I will state upfront that I am no doctor and no exper

9/4/2002 10:23:42 AM
Thanks for the response. I will state upfront that I am no doctor and no expert on the matter of statistics, clinical compounds, or even medical devic...

[Ausdauer] Lighthouse, I believe that JNJ has set a very tough standard to beat.

9/3/2002 10:29:07 PM
Lighthouse, I believe that JNJ has set a very tough standard to beat. And when it comes to stent selection from a physician perspective I think it...

[Dennis] i agree....pe on mdt is up there.....thanks for the info on jnj......looks lik

9/3/2002 8:07:57 PM
i agree....pe on mdt is up there.....thanks for the info on jnj......looks like we will retest the lows after todays bloodbath....good luck.....hang o...

[Lighthouse] I think MDT is an outstanding company. The price however is a bit too rich for

9/3/2002 11:13:07 AM
I think MDT is an outstanding company. The price however is a bit too rich for my blood. I believe MDT is way behind in the stent division. {A rea...

[Dennis] i'm an mdt fan but am losing patience, seems like jnj is doing better than gdt

8/29/2002 5:41:13 PM
i'm an mdt fan but am losing patience, seems like jnj is doing better than gdt and mdt.....who is going to be the leader in stents....looks like mdt ...

[Lighthouse] Mid quarter call tightens ranges at the upper end of estimates. Look for $2.08

8/29/2002 10:18:03 AM
Mid quarter call tightens ranges at the upper end of estimates. Look for $2.08 as the new 2002 estimate. Sales for the year will easily eclipse $3 bil...

[Lighthouse] Sooner rather than later. Conference call should be interesting.

7/30/2002 10:39:20 AM
Sooner rather than later. Conference call should be interesting. GUIDANT AGREES TO ACQUIRE COOK GROUP INCORPORATED; ACQUISITION STRATEGICALLY POSIT...

[Ausdauer] Don, GDT missed the boat.

7/22/2002 1:12:08 PM
Don, GDT missed the boat. JNJ will have a huge lead over the competition. It's not even funny. This is exactly what happened when the Crown ste...

[Lighthouse] Everolimus is the only announced internal program with GDT. They have stated t

7/22/2002 9:58:16 AM
Everolimus is the only announced internal program with GDT. They have stated that there are other compounds under review. The problem is Everolimus is...

[Donald carlson] GDT has 28% revenue from stents with growing market share. They must have a d

7/19/2002 6:09:42 PM
GDT has 28% revenue from stents with growing market share. They must have a drug eluting stent as that stent is projected to increase the market from...

[Lighthouse] Now that was a strong quarterly report!

7/19/2002 11:28:00 AM
Now that was a strong quarterly report! The ICD numbers were awesome. I now get apx. $2.08 for EPS this year. Saying the EPS are going up is only m...

[Lighthouse] Do not believe everything you read from posters. I could be stupid, lazy and m

6/20/2002 4:09:19 PM
Do not believe everything you read from posters. I could be stupid, lazy and most importantly - wrong. I believe I have seen this picture before: ...

[Lighthouse] Break out the wallet boys. Cook will not be cheap to buy now.

6/13/2002 1:34:37 PM
Break out the wallet boys. Cook will not be cheap to buy now. UPDATE 1-U.S. court sides with Boston Scientific THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2...

[Lighthouse] "Guidant was awarded $158 million in damages plus interest and costs. The arbi

4/26/2002 11:18:03 AM
"Guidant was awarded $158 million in damages plus interest and costs. The arbitration panel also granted an injunction against the sale of Medtronic A...

[Lighthouse] Scratch the small niche acquisition talk. Much more likely that GDT is talking

3/7/2002 3:04:31 PM
Scratch the small niche acquisition talk. Much more likely that GDT is talking to Cook about possible acquisition IMHO. Cook is in a number of lines t...

[Lighthouse] Also wondering if GDT is going to get back into the small niche company acquis

1/11/2002 11:20:28 AM
Also wondering if GDT is going to get back into the small niche company acquisition game. It has been a while since the last bolt-on pickup by GDT. MD...

[Lighthouse] Nice presentation by GDT at the recent H&Q conference out in San Fran. Anyone

1/10/2002 9:57:07 PM
Nice presentation by GDT at the recent H&Q conference out in San Fran. Anyone interested in GDT should take a look IMO. You have to register with H&Q ...

[Lighthouse] Yes they certainly did. I hate to beat a dead horse, but it is true IMHO: Wall

11/24/2001 12:06:02 PM
Yes they certainly did. I hate to beat a dead horse, but it is true IMHO: Wall Street is there to make money for Wall Street. The fact is Bear Ster...

[D.Austin] Did bullish Bear Stearns really miss out on the 80+ % move from July ???

11/22/2001 8:53:36 AM
Did bullish Bear Stearns really miss out on the 80+ % move from July ??? 11:41AM Bear Stearns bullish on STJ (STJ) by Michael Baron St. Jude Me...

[Lighthouse] Very good news IMHO. Should help entail GDT passing estimates for the next few

11/21/2001 2:58:50 PM
Very good news IMHO. Should help entail GDT passing estimates for the next few years with not much sweat. We are a long way from the high $20's. I ...

[D.Austin] the 52 week high now in sight.

11/21/2001 10:09:23 AM
the 52 week high now in sight. and beyond--- INDIANAPOLIS -(Dow Jones)- Guidant Corp. (GDT) said the Multi-center Automatic Defibrillator Implantati...

[D.Austin] The huge sell-off that started April 24 and the gap-down

11/8/2001 9:28:09 AM
The huge sell-off that started April 24 and the gap-down that ensued finally closed. Heading to low 50's,to close another gap. aaahhh such relief...

[Lighthouse] The BSX/MDT Rapid Exchange court battle will throw some business toward GDT. V

9/19/2001 10:23:33 AM
The BSX/MDT Rapid Exchange court battle will throw some business toward GDT. Very high margin business at that. Gotta love that, every little bit help...

[Lighthouse] JNJ's data bring up some thorny issues:

9/5/2001 10:19:03 AM
JNJ's data bring up some thorny issues: JNJ will rapidly take at least 80% market share if their drug coated stent results stay where they are. Thi...

SI - Guidant (GDT)

[Allegoria] Boston Closes Guidant Deal http://www.thestreet.com/stocks/medicalservices/102

[Allegoria] Boston Scientific delays Guidant deal close M

[Allegoria] Let's lay out the facts as they stand today. As

[Allegoria] Reuters Merger talk to overshadow Boston Scientific results Monday February 6,

[X-Ray Man] Yes, I understand that. But what is odd is that GDT is trading just at $75 for

[Lance Bredvold] It is possible the price of GDT will go back up with approval, but I don't think

[X-Ray Man] Well, I guess the most recent announcements from BSX in terms of moving forward

[Lance Bredvold] I suspect the reason the price of GDT rides below BSX's offer is that much of t

[X-Ray Man] I can't understand why noone has posted since 2003, considering all of the take

[Dennis] i can't understand why it isn't getting killed over this issue.

[Ausdauer] Glenn, GDT is up since its nadir several months ago, but I think management

[Glenn Petersen] Guidant Admits That It Hid Problems of Artery Tool June 13, 2003

[Ausdauer] Mike, I think the projections can be made based on existing patients...

[Mike] Dennis, Not sure why the previous link did not work. I am posting the same

[Dennis] found this site through Mike at mdt....

[Ausdauer] Jonathan, I am not sure there has been a run-up in the true sense. The b

[jonathan romanowsky] Given recent run up in Guidant, do you see it as a good time to cut the bait a

[Ausdauer] http://www.theheart.org

[Ausdauer] Guidant torpedoes Cook.

[Ausdauer] Guidant is stentless for the present time...

[Lance Bredvold] IN THE PIPELINE: Pacemaker Could Be Key To Getting Zzz's

[Ausdauer] I hate to say "I told you so"...

[Ausdauer] "GDT is making a big investment in Cook in order to try to level the playin

[Art Baeckel] Please remember to take a pause of silence on September 11th for the loved los

[Ausdauer] Lighthouse, I imagine BSX has spent a ton on clinical research to date.

[Ausdauer] Lighthouse, I think it is difficult to know with certainty how things will pla

[Lighthouse] Thanks for the response. I will state upfront that I am no doctor and no exper

[Ausdauer] Lighthouse, I believe that JNJ has set a very tough standard to beat.

[Dennis] i agree....pe on mdt is up there.....thanks for the info on jnj......looks lik

[Lighthouse] I think MDT is an outstanding company. The price however is a bit too rich for

[Dennis] i'm an mdt fan but am losing patience, seems like jnj is doing better than gdt

[Lighthouse] Mid quarter call tightens ranges at the upper end of estimates. Look for $2.08

[Lighthouse] Sooner rather than later. Conference call should be interesting.

[Ausdauer] Don, GDT missed the boat.

[Lighthouse] Everolimus is the only announced internal program with GDT. They have stated t

[Donald carlson] GDT has 28% revenue from stents with growing market share. They must have a d

[Lighthouse] Now that was a strong quarterly report!

[Lighthouse] Do not believe everything you read from posters. I could be stupid, lazy and m

[Lighthouse] Break out the wallet boys. Cook will not be cheap to buy now.

[Lighthouse] "Guidant was awarded $158 million in damages plus interest and costs. The arbi

[Lighthouse] Scratch the small niche acquisition talk. Much more likely that GDT is talking

[Lighthouse] Also wondering if GDT is going to get back into the small niche company acquis

[Lighthouse] Nice presentation by GDT at the recent H&Q conference out in San Fran. Anyone

[Lighthouse] Yes they certainly did. I hate to beat a dead horse, but it is true IMHO: Wall

[D.Austin] Did bullish Bear Stearns really miss out on the 80+ % move from July ???

[Lighthouse] Very good news IMHO. Should help entail GDT passing estimates for the next few

[D.Austin] the 52 week high now in sight.

[D.Austin] The huge sell-off that started April 24 and the gap-down

[Lighthouse] The BSX/MDT Rapid Exchange court battle will throw some business toward GDT. V

[Lighthouse] JNJ's data bring up some thorny issues: