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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-25-080166
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250414
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250414

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Edwards Lifesciences Corp
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001099800
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ORTHOPEDIC, PROSTHETIC & SURGICAL APPLIANCES & SUPPLIES [3842]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	08 Industrial Applications and Services
		EIN:				364316614
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15525
		FILM NUMBER:		25836070

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE EDWARDS WAY
		CITY:			IRVINE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92614
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9492502500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE EDWARDS WAY
		CITY:			IRVINE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92614

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20090225

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20000203

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CVG CONTROLLED INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19991126
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</DIV><DIV STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SCHEDULE 14A </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proxy
Statement Pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a) of the </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Amendment No. ) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Filed by the Registrant&#8194;&#9746; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Filed by a Party other
than the Registrant&#8194;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Preliminary Proxy Statement </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;14a-6(e)(2))</FONT> </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Definitive Proxy Statement </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Definitive Additional Materials </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Soliciting Material under <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#167;240.14a-12</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Edwards Lifesciences Corporation </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">No fee required. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-6(i)(1)</FONT> and <FONT
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On March&nbsp;26, 2025, Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) filed a definitive proxy statement (the &#147;Proxy Statement&#148;) with
the Securities and Exchange Commission for the Company&#146;s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May&nbsp;8, 2025 (the &#147;Annual Meeting&#148;). The Company is filing this supplement (this &#147;Supplement&#148;) to its Proxy
Statement solely to clarify disclosure included in the &#147;Vote Required on Proposals&#148; table in the &#147;General Meeting and Voting Information&#148; section of the Proxy Statement. Except as specifically updated by the information contained
below, all information set forth in the Proxy Statement remains unchanged. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Voting Information </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As disclosed in the Proxy Statement, broker <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-votes</FONT> will not be counted as votes cast for Proposal 1 and will not be
counted as shares entitled to vote on Proposals 2, 3, 4, and 5. This necessarily means that broker <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-votes</FONT> with respect to these proposals will have no effect on the outcome of the proposals at the Annual
Meeting. This Supplement is being filed solely to clarify the effect of this treatment on the proposals by replacing the &#147;Vote Required on Proposals&#148; table on pages <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">3-4</FONT> of the Proxy Statement with
the following: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Vote Required on Proposals </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
following summary describes the vote required to approve each of the proposals at the Annual Meeting: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="padding-bottom:12pt ;">&#8195;Proposal 1.</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="padding-bottom:12pt ;">Election of Directors</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="padding-bottom:12pt ;"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT COLOR="#cf0a2c">&#149;</FONT>&#8195;&#8194;&#8202;Majority of
votes cast</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="padding-bottom:12pt ;"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT COLOR="#cf0a2c">&#149;</FONT>&#8195;&#8194;&#8202;Abstentions
and broker <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-votes</FONT> will not be counted as votes cast and therefore will have no effect on the outcome of the proposal</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="padding-bottom:12pt ;">&#8195;Proposal 2.</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="padding-bottom:12pt ;">Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="padding-bottom:12pt ;"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT COLOR="#cf0a2c">&#149;</FONT>&#8195;&#8194;&#8202;Majority of
shares represented at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the proposal</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="padding-bottom:12pt ;"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT COLOR="#eb0029">&#149;</FONT>&#8195;&#8194;&#8202;Abstentions
will have the effect of votes &#147;against&#148;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT COLOR="#cf0a2c">&#149;</FONT>&#8195;&#8194;&#8202;Broker <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-votes</FONT> will
not be counted as shares entitled to vote on the proposal and therefore will have no effect on the outcome of the proposal</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="padding-bottom:12pt ;"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8195;Proposal 3.</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="padding-bottom:12pt ;">Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="padding-bottom:12pt ;"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT COLOR="#cf0a2c">&#149;</FONT>&#8195;&#8194;&#8202;Majority of
shares represented at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the proposal</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="padding-bottom:12pt ;"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT COLOR="#cf0a2c">&#149;</FONT>&#8195;&#8194;&#8202;Abstentions
will have the effect of votes &#147;against&#148;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT COLOR="#cf0a2c">&#149;</FONT>&#8195;&#8194;&#8202;Broker <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-votes,</FONT> if
any, will not be counted as shares entitled to vote on the proposal and therefore will have no effect on the outcome of the proposal</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="padding-bottom:12pt ;"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8195;Proposal 4.</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="padding-bottom:12pt ;">Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the Company&#146;s 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan for United States Employees (the &#147;U.S. ESPP&#148;) to Increase the Total Number of Shares of Common
Stock Available for Issuance under the U.S. ESPP by 4,200,000 Shares</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="padding-bottom:12pt ;"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT COLOR="#cf0a2c">&#149;</FONT>&#8195;&#8194;&#8202;Majority of
shares represented at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the proposal</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="padding-bottom:12pt ;"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT COLOR="#cf0a2c">&#149;</FONT>&#8195;&#8194;&#8202;Abstentions
will have the effect of votes &#147;against&#148;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT COLOR="#cf0a2c">&#149;</FONT>&#8195;&#8194;&#8202;Broker <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-votes</FONT> will
not be counted as shares entitled to vote on the proposal and therefore will have no effect on the outcome of the proposal</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8195;Proposal 5.</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the Company&#146;s 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan for International Employees (the &#147;International ESPP&#148;) to Increase the Total Number of Shares of Common Stock Available for
Issuance under the International ESPP by 1,460,000 Shares</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT COLOR="#cf0a2c">&#149;</FONT>&#8195;&#8194;&#8202;Majority of shares represented at the
Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the proposal</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT COLOR="#cf0a2c">&#149;</FONT>&#8195;&#8194;&#8202;Abstentions will have the effect of votes
&#147;against&#148;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT COLOR="#cf0a2c">&#149;</FONT>&#8195;&#8194;&#8202;Broker <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-votes</FONT> will
not be counted as shares entitled to vote on the proposal and therefore will have no effect on the outcome of the proposal</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Supplement does not change the proposals to be acted upon at the Annual Meeting, which are described in the Proxy
Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Voting Information </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Proxies received
since the mailing date of the Proxy Statement will continue to be voted as instructed unless otherwise revoked or changed by a subsequent proxy in the manner described under &#147;Revocation of Your Proxy&#148; in the &#147;General Meeting and
Voting Information&#148; section of the Proxy Statement. <B>If you have already submitted a proxy to vote your shares at the Annual Meeting and you do not wish to change your vote, you do not need to resubmit a new proxy.</B> </P>
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