Guidant Mid-Quarter Conference Call - Live Webcast

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.

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