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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">February 9, 2012</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 100%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center; line-height: 12pt; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold">VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 31%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Delaware</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 37%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">1-7598</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">94-2359345</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">(IRS Employer<BR> &nbsp;Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 82%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">3100 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, CA</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 18%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">94304-1030</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 46%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">(650) 493-4000</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in">Item 5.07</TD><TD><U>Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders</U></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="color: black">The Annual
Meeting of Stockholders of Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) was held on February 9, 2012 (the &ldquo;Stockholders&rsquo;
Meeting&rdquo;). The Company&rsquo;s </FONT>stockholders<FONT STYLE="color: black"> voted on the following four proposals at the
Stockholders&rsquo; Meeting and cast their votes as follows:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><U>Proposal One</U>:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The following individuals were elected
to serve as directors for three-year terms ending with the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders by the votes set forth in the following
table:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 18%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">For</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 22%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Withheld</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 24%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Broker Non-Votes</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Timothy E. Guertin</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">83,743,664</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">621,377</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">9,250,166</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">David J. Illingworth</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">83,986,512</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">378,529</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">9,250,166</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Ruediger Naumann-Etienne</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">81,424,851</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">2,940,190</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">9,250,166</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="color: black">Directors
Susan L. Bostrom</FONT>, John Seely Brown<FONT STYLE="color: black">, </FONT>R. Andrew Eckert,<FONT STYLE="color: black"> </FONT>Mark
R. Laret, <FONT STYLE="color: black">Richard M. Levy, and Venkatraman Thyagarajan continued in office following the Stockholders&rsquo;
Meeting. </FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><U>Proposal Two:</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The stockholders approved, on an advisory
(non-binding) basis, the compensation of the <FONT STYLE="color: black">Company&rsquo;s</FONT> named executive officers, by the
votes set forth in the following table:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">For</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Against</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Abstain</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Broker Non-Votes</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">77,191,145</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">3,293,410</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">3,880,486</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">9,250,166</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><U>Proposal Three:</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The stockholders approved the Varian
Medical Systems, Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2005 Omnibus Stock Plan, by the votes set forth in the following table:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">For</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Against</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Abstain</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Broker Non-Votes</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">62,894,116</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">17,671,626</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">3,799,299</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">9,250,166</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><U>Proposal Four:</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP as the Company&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2012 was ratified, by the votes set forth
in the following table:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">For</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Against</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Abstain</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><U>Broker Non-Votes </U><SUP>(1)</SUP></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">92,210,649</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">1,309,087</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">95,471</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">--</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 36pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 27.35pt">(1)</TD><TD>Pursuant to the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, this proposal constituted a routine matter. Therefore, brokers were permitted
to vote without receipt of instructions from beneficial owners.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">SIGNATURES</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">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 <FONT STYLE="color: black">undersigned
</FONT>hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">Varian Medical Systems, Inc.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">By:&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 46%">/s/ John W. Kuo</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
Title:&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: #000000 1px solid">John W. Kuo<BR>Corporate Senior Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt">Dated:
February 15, 2012</P>

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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)
February 9, 2012
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
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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Annual
Meeting of Stockholders of Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (the "Company") was held on February 9, 2012 (the "Stockholders'
Meeting"). The Company's
stockholders
voted on the following four proposals at the
Stockholders' Meeting and cast their votes as follows:
Proposal One
:
The following individuals were elected
to serve as directors for three-year terms ending with the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders by the votes set forth in the following
table:
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Timothy E. Guertin
83,743,664
621,377
9,250,166
David J. Illingworth
83,986,512
378,529
9,250,166
Ruediger Naumann-Etienne
81,424,851
2,940,190
9,250,166
Directors
Susan L. Bostrom
, John Seely Brown
,
R. Andrew Eckert,
Mark
R. Laret,
Richard M. Levy, and Venkatraman Thyagarajan continued in office following the Stockholders'
Meeting.
Proposal Two:
The stockholders approved, on an advisory
(non-binding) basis, the compensation of the
Company's
named executive officers, by the
votes set forth in the following table:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
77,191,145
3,293,410
3,880,486
9,250,166
Proposal Three:
The stockholders approved the Varian
Medical Systems, Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2005 Omnibus Stock Plan, by the votes set forth in the following table:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
62,894,116
17,671,626
3,799,299
9,250,166
Proposal Four:
The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2012 was ratified, by the votes set forth
in the following table:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
(1)
92,210,649
1,309,087
95,471
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(1)
Pursuant to the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, this proposal constituted a routine matter. Therefore, brokers were permitted
to vote without receipt of instructions from beneficial owners.
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/ John W. Kuo
Name:
Title:
John W. Kuo
Corporate Senior Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary
Dated:
February 15, 2012