Nov 8, 2002
Guidant to Host Mid-Quarter Investor Briefing

Live Webcast Available

Indianapolis, Ind. - Guidant Corporation (NYSE and PCX: GDT), a world leader in the treatment of cardiac and vascular disease, today announced that it will host a mid-quarter investor briefing during the American Heart Association meeting in Chicago, Ill. The briefing will take place on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 9:00 a.m. EST. The briefing will be webcast live.

John Capek, Ph.D., president, Vascular Intervention, Guidant; Fred McCoy, president, Cardiac Rhythm Management, Guidant; and Keith Brauer, vice president, finance and CFO, Guidant, will provide an overview of the company''s business.

A live webcast of Guidant''s briefing will be accessible through Guidant''s website at www.guidant.com/webcast or at CCBN's individual investor center at www.companyboardroom.com. The webcast will be archived on both websites for future on-demand replay.

Guidant Corporation pioneers lifesaving technology, giving an opportunity for better life today to millions of cardiac and vascular patients worldwide. The company, driven by a strong entrepreneurial culture of more than 10,000 employees, develops, manufactures and markets a broad array of products and services that enable less invasive care for some of life''s most threatening medical conditions. For more information visit www.guidant.com.

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 at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/en/download/. 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.