SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

___________

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

  

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) September 26, 2017

 

VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware 1-7598 94-2359345

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File

Number)

(IRS Employer

 Identification No.) 

 

3100 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304-1030
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (650) 493-4000

 

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

Management of Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) will use the information in the presentation slides attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 in meetings with institutional investors and analysts at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (“ASTRO”) investor conference. The attached presentation will be accessible through the “Investors” page of the Company’s website at www.varian.com.

 

The information included in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 provided pursuant to this Item 7.01, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits.
     
    The following exhibit is being furnished, and is not deemed to be filed.

 

  99.1 Varian Medical Systems, Inc. 2017 ASTRO Investor Relations Meeting - Transforming Cancer Care.

  

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
     

 

  By: /s/ John W. Kuo  
  Name: John W. Kuo
  Title:

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and

Corporate Secretary

 

Dated: September 26, 2017

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Number Exhibit
   
99.1 Varian Medical Systems, Inc. 2017 ASTRO Investor Relations Meeting - Transforming Cancer Care.

 

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