-----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, BVlMXUgATIka9qJuBZTMBGp7UhvTGdfgR7zvRbsbR0yMM6KtLjJsNFH0Z287N+KM 5b+dM/x5/lNxdyF1TNwV/Q== 0000891092-04-004817.txt : 20041015 0000891092-04-004817.hdr.sgml : 20041015 20041015114106 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000891092-04-004817 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20041015 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20041015 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20041015 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: 041080234 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 e19293_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) October 15, 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) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): |_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ================================================================================ Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officer. On October 15, 2004, Varian Medical Systems, Inc. issued a press release regarding R. Andrew Eckert Appointed To Fill 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 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits. 99.1 Press Release dated October 15, 2004 regarding R. Andrew Eckert Appointed To Fill 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: October 15, 2004 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Number Exhibit - ------ ------- 99.1 Press Release dated October 15, 2004 regarding R. Andrew Eckert Appointed To Fill Seat on Board of Directors for Varian Medical Systems. EX-99.1 2 e19293ex_99.txt PRESS RELEASE Exhibit 99.1 R. Andrew Eckert Appointed to Fill Seat on Board of Directors for Varian Medical Systems PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: VAR) today announced that R. Andrew Eckert has been appointed to the company's board of directors to fill the vacant seat left by the late Terry R. Lautenbach who passed away earlier this year. "Andy Eckert has significant experience in the medical technology industry and in the software industry," said Richard M. Levy, chairman and CEO of Varian Medical Systems. "We expect he will be an important contributor to our Board." Mr. Eckert, 43, is CEO of SumTotal Systems, Inc. of Mountain View, Calif., a newly created e-learning enterprise software business formed by the merger of Click2learn and Docent, Inc., where he had been serving as CEO since 2002. Mr. Eckert was also CEO of ADAC Laboratories, a leader in nuclear medicine imaging systems as well as treatment planning and information management software for radiation therapy, where he served from 1990 to 2001 when it was acquired by Royal Philips. He also has held financial and strategic planning positions with firms, including Summit Partners of Boston, MA and Newport Beach, CA; Goldman Sachs and Co of New York; and Marakon Associates of San Francisco. Mr. Eckert also currently serves on the board of directors for Connetics, a specialty pharmaceutical company, and for Chordiant, an enterprise software company. He earned a B.S. in industrial engineering from Stanford Engineering in 1983 and an MBA from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business in 1988. 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, (650) 424-5782, spencer.sias@varian.com SOURCE Varian Medical Systems, Inc. -0- 10/15/2004 /CONTACT: Spencer Sias of Varian Medical Systems, +1-650-424-5782, or spencer.sias@varian.com/ /Web site: http://www.varian.com / (VAR) CO: Varian Medical Systems, Inc. ST: California IN: HEA MTC ECP SU: PER -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----