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) December 8, 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 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure. On December 8, 2004, Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release regarding Varian Medical Systems Schedules Annual Stockholder Meeting In Palo Alto. The Company's Board of Directors has set the regular Annual Meeting of Stockholders for February 17, 2005 with a record date of December 20, 2004. The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Palo Alto, 625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, California at 1:00 p.m. PT. 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 December 8, 2004 regarding Varian Medical Systems Schedules Annual Stockholder Meeting In Palo Alto. 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: December 9, 2004 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Number Exhibit ------ ------- 99.1 Press Release dated December 8, 2004 regarding Varian Medical Systems Schedules Annual Stockholder Meeting In Palo Alto.