VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
FORM OF REGISTRANT'S NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT FOR DIRECTORS
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 10.24 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>2005 OMNIBUS STOCK PLAN </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>NON-EMPLOYEE
DIRECTOR </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) hereby grants you, &laquo;FNAME&raquo; &laquo;LNAME&raquo; (the &#147;Director&#148;), a nonqualified stock option under the Company&#146;s Second Amended and
Restated 2005 Omnibus Stock Plan (the&nbsp;&#147;Plan&#148;), to purchase shares of common stock of the Company (&#147;Shares&#148;)*. The date of this Agreement is &laquo;GrantDate&raquo; (the &#147;Grant Date&#148;)*. In general, the latest date
this option will expire is &laquo;ExpirationDate&raquo; (the &#147;Expiration Date&#148;) as stated on the Grant Summary*. However, as provided in the attached Non-Employee Director, Terms and Conditions of Nonqualified Stock Option (&#147;Appendix
A&#148;), this option may expire earlier than the Expiration Date. Subject to the provisions of Appendix&nbsp;A and of the Plan, the principal features of this option are as follows: </FONT></P> <P
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Maximum Number of Shares Purchasable&nbsp;with&nbsp;this&nbsp;Option:</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&laquo;Shares&raquo;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Purchase&nbsp;Price&nbsp;per&nbsp;share:</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$&laquo;GrantPrice&raquo;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Scheduled Vesting Date:</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Number of Shares**:</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&laquo;GrantDate&raquo;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&laquo;Shares&raquo;</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">See &#147;Grant Summary&#148; page on the service provider web-site. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Shares vest in whole share increments; fractions of shares vest only when they equal whole share increments. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Event Triggering Termination of Option:</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Maximum Time to Exercise</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>After Triggering Event***:</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Termination of Service due to Disability</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3 years</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Termination of Service due to Retirement</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3 years</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Termination of Service due to death</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3 years</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Termination of Service due to completion of term as Director</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3 years</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">All other Terminations of Service</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3 months</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">However, in no event may this option be exercised after the Expiration Date (except in certain cases of the death of the Director). </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B></B>Your acceptance online at the service provider web-site or, when provided, your signature on a copy of this Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement,
indicates your agreement and understanding that this option is subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in Appendix A and the Plan. For example, important additional information on vesting and termination of this option is contained in
Paragraphs 4 through 6 of Appendix A. <B>ACCORDINGLY, PLEASE BE SURE TO READ ALL OF APPENDIX&nbsp;A AND THE PLAN, WHICH CONTAIN THE SPECIFIC TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS OPTION. YOU CAN REQUEST A COPY OF THE PLAN BY CONTACTING THE CORPORATE HUMAN
RESOURCES OFFICE IN PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">APPENDIX A </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Non-Employee Director </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1. <U>Grant of Option</U>. The Company hereby grants to the Director under the Plan, as a separate incentive in connection with his or her service and
not in lieu of any other compensation for his or her services, a nonqualified stock option to purchase, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, all or any part of an aggregate of Shares Granted as specified on the
&#147;Grant Summary&#148; page of the service provider web-site. This option is not intended to qualify as an &#147;incentive stock option&#148; under Section&nbsp;422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2. <U>Exercise Price</U>. The purchase price per Share for this option (the &#147;Exercise Price&#148;) shall be the Grant Price in USD as specified on
the &#147;Summary of Grant Award&#148; page of the service provider web-site, which is the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Grant Date. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">3. <U>Number of Shares</U>. The number and class of Shares specified in Paragraph&nbsp;1 above, and/or the Exercise Price, are subject to adjustment by the Board of Directors of the Company (the &#147;Board&#148;) in the event of any
merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, separation, liquidation, stock dividend, split-up, Share combination or other change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the Shares. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4. <U>Vesting Schedule</U>. The right to exercise this option is scheduled to vest fully as of the Grant Date. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5. <U>Expiration of Option</U>. In the event of the Director&#146;s Termination of Service for any reason other than Disability, Retirement, completion
of term as a Director or death, the Director may, within three (3)&nbsp;months after the date of such Termination, or prior to the Expiration Date, whichever shall first occur, exercise this option. In the event of the Director&#146;s Termination of
Service due to Disability, or completion of term as a Director, Retirement, the Director may, within three (3)&nbsp;years after the date of such Termination, or prior to the Expiration Date, whichever shall first occur, exercise this option.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6. <U>Death of Director</U>. In the event that the Director dies while in the employ of the Company or during the three (3)&nbsp;month or
three (3)&nbsp;year periods referred to in Paragraph 5 above, the Director&#146;s designated beneficiary, or if either no beneficiary survives the Director or the Board does not permit beneficiary designations, the administrator or executor of the
Director&#146;s estate, may, within three (3)&nbsp;years after the date of death, or prior to the Expiration Date, whichever shall first occur, exercise this option. Any such transferee must furnish the Company (a)&nbsp;written notice of his or her
status as a transferee, (b)&nbsp;evidence satisfactory to the Company to establish the validity of the transfer of this option and compliance with any laws or regulations pertaining to such transfer, and (c)&nbsp;written acceptance of the terms and
conditions of this option as set forth in this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7. <U>Persons Eligible to Exercise Option</U>. This option shall be exercisable
during the Director&#146;s lifetime only by the Director. The option shall not be transferable by the Director, except by (a)&nbsp;a valid beneficiary designation made in a form and manner acceptable to the Board, or (b)&nbsp;will or the applicable
laws of descent and distribution. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">8. <U>Exercise of Option</U>. This option may be exercised by the person then entitled to do so as to any
Shares which may then be purchased (a)&nbsp;by giving written notice of exercise to the Secretary of the Company (or his or her designee), specifying the number of full Shares to be purchased and accompanied by full payment of the Exercise Price
(and the amount of any income or other taxes the Company determines is required to be withheld by reason of such exercise), and (b)&nbsp;by giving satisfactory assurances in writing if requested by the Company, signed by the person exercising the
option, that the Shares to be purchased upon such exercise are being purchased for investment and not with a view to the distribution thereof. In the absolute discretion of the Board, the person entitled to exercise the option may elect to satisfy
the tax withholding requirement described in subparagraph (a)&nbsp;above by having the Company withhold Shares or delivering to the Company already-owned Shares. No partial exercise of this option may be for less than ten (10)&nbsp;Share lots or
multiples thereof. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">9. <U>Suspension of Exercisability</U>. If at any time the Company shall determine, in its discretion, that the
listing, registration or qualification of the Shares upon any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory authority, is necessary or desirable as a condition of the purchase of
Shares hereunder, this option may not be exercised, in whole or in part, unless and until such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company. The
Company shall make reasonable efforts to meet the requirements of any such state or federal law or securities exchange and to obtain any such consent or approval of any such governmental authority. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10. <U>No Rights of Stockholder</U>. Neither the Director (nor any beneficiary) shall be or have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the
Company in respect of any of the Shares issuable pursuant to the exercise of this option, unless and until certificates representing such Shares shall have been issued, recorded on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars, and
delivered to the Director (or beneficiary). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">11. <U>No Effect on Service</U>. Nothing in this Agreement or the Plan shall confer upon the
Director any right to continue service on the Board of the Company or its Subsidiaries (as the case may be). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">12. <U>Address for
Notices</U>. Any notice to be given to the Company under the terms of this Agreement shall be addressed to the Company, in care of its Secretary at 3100 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, California 94304, or at such other address as the Company may hereafter
designate in writing. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">13. <U>Option is Not Transferable</U>. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, this option and the rights and
privileges conferred hereby may not be transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and shall not be subject to sale under execution, attachment or similar process. Upon any attempt
to transfer, pledge, assign, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of this option, or of any right or privilege conferred hereby, or upon any attempted sale under any execution, attachment or similar process, this option and the rights and privileges
conferred hereby immediately shall become null and void. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">14. <U>Maximum Term of Option</U>. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, this option is not exercisable after the Expiration Date. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">15. <U>Binding Agreement</U>. Subject to the limitation on the transferability of this option contained
herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">16. <U>Conditions to Exercise</U>. The Exercise Price for this option must be paid in the legal tender of the United States (including, in the Board&#146;s sole discretion, by means of a broker-assisted cashless
exercise) or, in the Board&#146;s sole discretion, in Shares of equivalent value that (a)&nbsp;were previously issued to the Director and (b)&nbsp;have been held by the Director for at least six (6)&nbsp;months prior thereto. Exercise of this option
will not be permitted until satisfactory arrangements have been made for the payment of the appropriate amount of withholding taxes (as determined by the Company). If the Director fails to remit to the Company such withholding amount within the time
period specified by the Board (in its discretion), the award may be forfeited and in such case the Director shall not receive any of the Shares subject to this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">17. <U>Plan Governs</U>. This Agreement is subject to all of the terms and provisions of the Plan. In the event of a conflict between one or more provisions of this Agreement and one or more provisions of the Plan,
the provisions of the Plan shall govern. Capitalized terms and phrases used and not defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">18. <U>Governing Law</U>. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without reference to its principles of conflicts of law. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">19. <U>Board Authority</U>. The Board shall have all discretion, power, and authority to interpret the Plan and this Agreement and to adopt such rules
for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith. All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Board in good faith shall be final and binding upon the Director, the Company
and all other interested persons, and shall be given the maximum deference permitted by law. No member of the Board shall be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or this
Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">20. <U>Captions</U>. The captions provided herein are for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for the
interpretation or construction of this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">21. <U>Agreement Severable</U>. In the event that any provision in this Agreement shall
be held invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be severable from, and such invalidity or unenforceability shall not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">22. <U>Modifications to the Agreement</U>. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties on the subjects covered. The Director
expressly warrants that he or she is not executing this Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein. Modifications to this Agreement or the Plan can be made only in an express written
contract executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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