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) | November 15, 2017 |
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-7598 | 94-2359345 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer | ||
| of Incorporation) | 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 8.01. | Other Events. |
On November 15, 2017, the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board of Directors of Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) adopted new forms of award agreement pursuant to which performance-based nonqualified stock options, time-based nonqualified stock options, restricted stock units and performance units may be granted under the Company’s Fourth Amended and Restated Omnibus Stock Plan to Section 16 officers of the Company. Copies of these new forms of award agreements are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1, 10. 2, 10.3 and 10.4, respectively.
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
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: November 15, 2017 | |||
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