SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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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) October 26, 2016

 

 

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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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On October 26, 2016, Varian Medical Systems, Inc. inadvertently released a confidential internal document relating to its financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2016. A copy of the document is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

 

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)Exhibits.

 

99.1       Varian Medical Systems, Inc. Q4 FY 2016 Q&A.

  

 

 

 

 

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: October 26, 2016    

  

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Number

Exhibit

 

99.1 Varian Medical Systems, Inc. Q4 FY 2016 Q&A.