-----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, TboREmagO/6im2ZISUuGj0m22+GIcnnTEEnLx5tE9/FKeD1BqxCQPyUYxXPnSYAh f/JIYpUveK5i6oCtAUoRtw== 0000891092-04-002792.txt : 20040604 0000891092-04-002792.hdr.sgml : 20040604 20040604132441 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000891092-04-002792 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040604 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20040604 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: 04849275 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 e18138_8k.txt CURRENT REPORT 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) June 4, 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 June 4, 2004, Varian Medical Systems, Inc. issued a press release regarding Terry Lautenbach, Lead Director for Varian Medical Systems Board, Passes Away. 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 June 4, 2004 regarding Terry Lautenbach, Lead Director for Varian Medical Systems Board, Passes Away. 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: June 4, 2004 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Number Exhibit - ------ ------- 99.1 Press Release dated June 4, 2004 regarding Terry Lautenbach, Lead Director for Varian Medical Systems Board, Passes Away. EX-99.1 2 e18138ex99-1.txt PRESS RELEASE Exhibit 99.1 Terry Lautenbach, Lead Director for Varian Medical Systems Board, Passes Away PALO ALTO, Calif., June 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: VAR) Board of Directors today regrets to report the death of its Lead Director, Terry R. Lautenbach, in New York earlier this week. He was 65. "We are deeply saddened at this sudden and tragic loss of our friend and colleague," said Richard M. Levy, chairman and CEO of Varian Medical Systems. "Terry was special in all respects -- a business man, a friend, a man of action, and a man of superb judgment. For those of us who worked with him on the Varian Medical Systems Board, he was an inspiration who enlivened and contributed valuable insights to our deliberations. We will miss him greatly and we extend our condolences to his wife, Carole, and the entire Lautenbach family." Mr. Lautenbach has served on the company's board since 1993, first with Varian Associates and then with Varian Medical Systems following the spin-off of the instruments and semiconductor manufacturing businesses in 1999. In addition to serving Varian Medical Systems as Lead Director, Mr. Lautenbach has served on Board's Executive, Audit, Nominating and Corporate Governance, Compensation and Management Development, and Strategy and Technology committees. A retired senior vice president of International Business Machines Corporation, Mr. Lautenbach was also a director of CVS Corporation and Footstar, Inc. He was a resident of Florida, where services will be held beginning Monday. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Lautenbach Scholarship Fund at Elder High School in Cincinnati, OH. 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. CONTACT: Spencer Sias of Varian Medical Systems, Inc., +1-650-424-5782, or spencer.sias@varian.com. SOURCE Varian Medical Systems, Inc. -0- 06/04/2004 /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: BIO MTC HEA SU: PER -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----