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) November 24, 2020 (November 23, 2020)

 

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class:		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common Stock, $1 par value		VAR		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 8.01.

Other Events.

As previously announced, on August 2, 2020, Varian Medical Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Varian”), Siemens Healthineers Holding I GmbH, a company organized under the laws of Germany (“Parent”), Falcon Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and, with respect to certain provisions, Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, pursuant to which, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, among other things, Merger Sub will be merged with and into Varian (the “Merger”), with Varian surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.

The completion of the Merger is conditioned, among other things, upon approval of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States with respect to the Merger (“CFIUS Approval”). On November 23, 2020, Varian received CFIUS Approval.

Varian continues to expect to complete the Merger in the first half of calendar year 2021, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the other conditions to closing.

Forward-Looking Statements

Except for historical information, this communication contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements concerning Varian’s future orders and the anticipated impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Varian’s business; and any statements using the terms “could,” “believe,” “expect,” “promising,” “outlook,” “should,” “well-positioned,” “will” or similar statements are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause Varian’s actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Such risks and uncertainties include: (1) the future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Varian’s business, including but not limited to, the impact on its workforce, operations, supply chain, demand for products and services, and Varian’s financial results and condition; (2) Varian’s ability to successfully manage the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic; (3) Varian’s ability to achieve expected synergies from acquisitions; (4) risks associated with integrating recent acquisitions; (5) global economic conditions and changes to trends for cancer treatment regionally; (6) currency exchange rates and tax rates; (7) the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; (8) the impact of the Affordable Health Care for America Act (including excise taxes on medical devices) and any further healthcare reforms (including changes to Medicare and Medicaid), and/or changes in third-party reimbursement levels; (9) recent and potential future tariffs or a global trade war; (10) demand for and delays in delivery of Varian’s products; (11) Varian’s ability to develop, commercialize and deploy new products; (12) Varian’s ability to meet Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other regulatory requirements, regulations or procedures; (13) changes in regulatory environments; (14) risks associated with Varian providing financing for the construction and start-up operations of particle therapy centers, challenges associated with commercializing Varian’s Proton Solutions business; (15) challenges to public tender awards and the loss of such awards or other orders; (16) the effect of adverse publicity; (17) Varian’s reliance on sole or limited-source suppliers; (18) Varian’s ability to maintain or increase margins; (19) the impact of competitive products and pricing; (20) the potential loss of key distributors or key personnel; (21) challenges related to entering into new business lines; (22) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the agreement; (23) the failure to obtain certain required regulatory approvals or the failure to satisfy any of the other closing conditions to the completion of the transaction; (24) risks related to disruption of management’s attention from Varian’s ongoing business operations due to the transaction; (25) the effect of the announcement of the transaction on the ability of Varian to retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with its customers, suppliers and others with whom it does business, or on its operating results and business generally; (26) the ability to meet expectations regarding the timing and completion of the transaction; (27) risks associated with transaction-related litigation; and (28) the other risks listed from time to time in Varian’s filings with the SEC. For additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from those projected herein, please refer to Varian’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 27, 2019 and subsequent Current Reports on Form 8-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC. Varian assumes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements in this communication because of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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.

Dated: November 24, 2020