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) February 19, 2014

  

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.

 

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) has entered into a contract to equip a new proton therapy center at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Ohio.  The Company will provide its ProBeam™ proton therapy system for two clinical treatment rooms, as well as non-clinical equipment for Cincinnati Children’s research facility. The Company is beginning production of the system and plans to commence installation in 2015. The total value of the contract is approximately $50 million.  The Company expects to book this order in its second fiscal quarter of 2014.

 

 
 

 

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: February 19, 2014