Current Report Filing (8-k)

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)

September 11, 2019

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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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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. ¨

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class:	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common Stock, $1 par value	VAR	New York Stock Exchange

Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure.

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) disclosed on September 11, 2019 that the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council of China had announced that medical linear accelerators are excluded from the additional tariffs China imposed on U.S. products that began on August 23, 2018. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

The information included in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 that is 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.

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1	Press Release dated September 11, 2019 entitled “Varian Expects to Benefit from Linear Accelerator Tariff Exclusion in China.”

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.