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UNITED STATES
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): July 26, 2018
 
 
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

Delaware
  
000-30713
  
77-0416458
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1020 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, California 94086
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
   
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 523-2100

 
   
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Item 5.02.   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) On July 26, 2018, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Don Kania, Ph.D. to the Board effective as of July 31, 2018. The Board also increased the authorized number of directors to ten (10) effective July 31, 2018.
Dr. Kania will receive an annual cash retainer of $60,000 prorated for his service through the end of the year. Upon his appointment, Dr. Kania received initial grants of an option to purchase 647 shares of the Company’s common stock and 215 restricted stock units, pursuant to the Company’s 2000 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan and 2010 Incentive Award Plan, respectively. Each grant will vest fully on the first anniversary of the date of grant, subject to Dr. Kania’s continued service to the Company through such date.
In addition, the Company will enter into an indemnity agreement with Dr. Kania, the form of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2015.
There are no transactions in which Dr. Kania had or will have a direct or indirect material interest that would be required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 7.01.    Regulation FD.
 
A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Dr. Kania is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
  
Description
99.1
 








SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
 
 
 
 
Date: August 1, 2018
 
By:
 
/s/ Marshall L. Mohr
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Name: Marshall L. Mohr
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer