-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, RmybIfYVdc1BJogSDjDLlDvjHbF4qxNTKwn7sBNH9DLuBSO/XDm58NeOv6olPwFC uI9hDb8+M+VwZ79q/Gc2vg== 0000891092-04-002646.txt : 20040526 0000891092-04-002646.hdr.sgml : 20040526 20040526090424 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000891092-04-002646 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040526 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20040526 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000203527 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTROMEDICAL & ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS [3845] IRS NUMBER: 942359345 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-07598 FILM NUMBER: 04831139 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3100 HANSEN WAY CITY: PALO ALTO STATE: CA ZIP: 94304-1000 BUSINESS PHONE: 6504934000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3050 HANSEN WAY STREET 2: MAIL STOP E 224 CITY: PALO ALTO STATE: CA ZIP: 94304-1000 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: VARIAN ASSOCIATES INC /DE/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: VARIAN DELAWARE INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19761123 8-K 1 e18035_8k.txt FORM 8-K 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) May 26, 2004 Varian Medical Systems, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware 1-7598 94-2359345 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer of Incorporation) Number) 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) Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure. On May 26, 2004, Varian Medical Systems, Inc. issued a press release regarding Susan L. Bostrom Appointed To New Seat on Board of Directors for Varian Medical Systems. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits. 99.1 Press Release dated May 26, 2004 regarding Susan L. Bostrom Appointed To New Seat on Board of Directors for Varian Medical Systems. 2 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/ JOSEPH B. PHAIR -------------------------------- Name: Joseph B. Phair Title: Vice President, Administration, General Counsel and Secretary Dated: May 26, 2004 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Number Exhibit - ------ ------- 99.1 Press Release dated May 26, 2004 regarding Susan L. Bostrom Appointed To New Seat on Board of Directors for Varian Medical Systems. EX-99.1 2 e18035ex99_1.txt PRESS RELEASE Exhibit 99.1 Susan L. Bostrom Appointed to New Seat on Board of Directors for Varian Medical Systems PALO ALTO, Calif., May 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: VAR) today announced that Susan L. Bostrom has been appointed to a newly created eighth seat on the company's board of directors. "We are adding a person with considerable experience in strategic planning, global marketing, and government affairs to our board," said Richard M. Levy, chairman and CEO of Varian Medical Systems. "Susan Bostrom adds another important dimension to a board that already has considerable expertise in medicine and finance. We are all very pleased that she has agreed to join us." Ms. Bostrom is Senior Vice President of the Internet Business Solutions Group and Worldwide Government Affairs for Cisco Systems, Inc. of San Jose, California where she has been employed since 1997. She has served in senior management positions with companies including FTP Software, National Semiconductor Corporation, and McKinsey & Company, as well as Digital Equipment Corporation and AT&T. Ms. Bostrom also serves on the board of directors for Cadence Design Systems of San Jose, CA. Ms. Bostrom earned a BS in business administration from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana in 1982 and an MBA from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business in 1986. Varian Medical Systems, Inc., of Palo Alto, California is the world's leading manufacturer of integrated cancer therapy systems, which are treating thousands of patients per day. The company is also a premier supplier of X-ray tubes and flat-panel digital subsystems for imaging in medical, scientific, and industrial applications. Varian Medical Systems employs approximately 3,160 people who are located at manufacturing sites in North America and Europe and in its 56 sales and support offices around the world. In its most recent fiscal year ended September 26, 2003, Varian Medical Systems reported sales of $1 billion. Additional information is available on the company's web site at www.varian.com. CONTACT: Spencer Sias of Varian Medical Systems, Inc., +1-650-424-5782, or spencer.sias@varian.com. SOURCE Varian Medical Systems, Inc. -0- 05/26/2004 /CONTACT: Spencer Sias of Varian Medical Systems, Inc., +1-650-424-5782, or spencer.sias@varian.com/ /Web site: http://www.varian.com / (VAR) CO: Varian Medical Systems, Inc. ST: California IN: MTC BIO HEA SU: PER -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----