Jun 6, 2002
Guidant to Participate in the 23rd Annual Goldman Sachs Global Healthcare Conference

Indianapolis, Ind. - Guidant Corporation (NYSE and PCX: GDT), a world leader in the treatment of cardiac and vascular disease, today announced that it will participate in the 23rd Annual Goldman Sachs Global Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, June 11, 2002, in Dana Point, Calif.

John Capek, president, Vascular Intervention, Guidant Corporation, will provide a presentation on the company's business at 12:40 a.m. EDT (9:40 a.m. PDT).

The live webcast of Guidant's presentation will be accessible through Guidant's website at http://www.guidant.com/webcast/ or through the Goldman Sachs website at https://www.gs.com/ir/conf. At the prompt, please type username 'conference/confd' and password 'healthcare.' Username and password are case-sensitive and should be all lower case.

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.

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.