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) May 23, 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 8.01. Other Events.

 

On May 23, 2016, Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it plans to spin off its Imaging Components business as a new, stand-alone public company via a tax-free distribution to the Company’s stockholders. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits.

 

99.1Press Release dated May 23, 2016 entitled “Varian Medical Systems Announces Plan to Spin Off Imaging Components Business” 

 

 

 

 

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: May 23, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Number

Exhibit

 

99.1 Press Release dated May 23, 2016 entitled “Varian Medical Systems Announces Plan to Spin Off Imaging Components Business”