BESSLER ANITA 4
4 · EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP · Filed Oct 4, 2004
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
BESSLER ANITA
Corp VP, Global Franchise Mgmt
Transactions
- Award
Employee Stock Option (Right to Acquire)
2004-09-30+107→ 107 totalExercise: $8.38From: 2005-03-30Exp: 2014-09-30→ Common Stock (107 underlying)
Holdings
- 3,788(indirect: By 401(k))
Common Stock
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]Shares represented on the most recent statement of the 401(k) Plan Administrator where a unitized accounting procedure is utilized to convert the equities to share equivalents.
- [F2]This Form 4 reflects changes in beneficial ownership only; it does not identify other securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by the reporting person.
- [F3]This option was granted pursuant to the Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Executive Option Plan. The executive officer receives an option in lieu of forgone compensation under a formula where forgone compensation equals 75%, and the exercise price indicated equals 25%, of the fair market value per share on the grant date. The exercise price may be increased to include an additional amount representing the cost of capital as determined by Edwards. The option becomes exercisable six months after the grant date.