Mar 15, 2001
Guidant to Host General Briefing at the American College of Cardiology Meeting

All Are Invited to Access the Guidant Briefing By Live Webcast

Indianapolis, Ind. - Guidant Corporation (NYSE and PCX: GDT), a world leader in the medical technology industry, will host a general briefing at the American College of Cardiology meeting in Orlando, Fla. The briefing, which will be webcast live, will take place at 7 a.m. (EST), March 20, and will feature discussion of Guidant's major business areas by Guidant senior management. Also presenting at the briefing will be Dr. Ronald Waksman, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center; and Dr. Richard Stack, Professor of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center.

The live webcast of Guidant's briefing will be accessible to all investors through the Guidant website or at StreetFusion.com. The webcast will be archived on both websites for future on-demand replay.

System requirements for the webcast include Internet Explorer 5.0 (or higher) or Netscape Navigator 4.0 (or higher). Users also should have the most recent version of Windows Media Player, which can be downloaded for free. Users may experience varying levels of performance based on their connection speed, system capabilities and presence of a corporate firewall. To ensure a connection, users should go to the program five to 15 minutes before its start.

A global leader in the medical technology industry, Guidant Corporation provides innovative, minimally invasive and cost-effective products and services for the treatment of cardiovascular and vascular disease.