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Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (the “Company”), is
a Delaware corporation originally incorporated in 1948 as Varian Associates, Inc.
The Company is the world’s leading manufacturer of medical
devices and software for treating cancer and other medical conditions with radiotherapy, stereotactic radiosurgery, stereotactic
body radiotherapy, brachytherapy, and proton therapy. Through recent acquisitions, we now operate a hospital and a network of cancer
centers in India and Sri Lanka; provide cancer care professional services to healthcare providers worldwide; and are a supplier
of a broad portfolio of interventional solutions.
The Company’s reasonable country of origin inquiry employed
a combination of measures to determine whether the necessary conflict minerals in any of the Company’s products originated
from the Covered Countries. The Company’s primary means of determining country of origin of necessary conflict minerals was
by conducting a supply-chain survey with direct vendors using the Responsible Business Alliance/Global e-Sustainability Initiative
(RBA/GeSI) Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT). The Company surveyed its direct vendors that were determined to have or
had a high likelihood of containing tin, tantalum, tungsten, or gold in their products. Additionally, the Company used the RMI
website (http://www.responsiblemineralsinitiative.org/), smelter company websites, and other online tools to provide additional
country of origin information.
Below is a summary of the information collected from all supply-chain
survey respondents.
Metal
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Countries of Origin
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Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Eritrea,
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Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan,
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Tantalum
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Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway, Panama, Peru,
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Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea,
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Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom,
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United States of America, DRC*
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Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Eritrea,
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Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan,
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Tin
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Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway, Panama, Peru,
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Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea,
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Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom,
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United States of America, DRC*
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Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Eritrea,
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Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan,
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Tungsten
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Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway, Panama, Peru,
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Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea,
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Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom,
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United States of America, DRC*
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Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Eritrea,
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Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan,
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Gold
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Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway, Panama, Peru,
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Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea,
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Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom,
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United States of America
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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 duly authorized undersigned.