Aug 18, 2004
Guidant to Host Mid-Quarter Conference Call

Live Webcast Available

Indianapolis, Ind. - Guidant Corporation (NYSE: GDT) today announced that it will host its regularly scheduled mid-quarter conference call to provide an update on the company''s business. The conference call will be held on Thursday, August 26, 2004 at 8:30 a.m. EDT.

Participating on the call will be Guidant''s Chief Operating Officer Guido J. Neels; Keith E. Brauer, vice president, Finance and CFO, Guidant Corporation; Dana G. Mead, Jr., president, Vascular Intervention, Guidant Corporation; and Fred McCoy, president, Cardiac Rhythm Management, Guidant Corporation.

A live webcast of Guidant''s conference call will be accessible through the company''s website at www.guidant.com/webcast. The webcast will be archived for future on-demand replay. Additional financial information concerning Guidant is available at www.guidant.com/investors.