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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 29, 2021
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware |  | 1-15525 |  | 36-4316614
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |  | (Commission file number) |  | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

One Edwards Way
Irvine, California 92614
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(949) 250-2500
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

N/A
(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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share | EW | New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On July 29, 2021, Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Edwards”), issued a press release setting forth Edwards’ financial results for the second quarter of 2021. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished under this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

| (d) | Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press release, dated July 29, 2021, reporting Edwards’ financial results for the second quarter of 2021.

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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.

Date: July 29, 2021 |  |
| EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
| By: | /s/ Scott B. Ullem
|  | Scott B. Ullem
|  | Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number |  | Description
99.1 |  | Press release, dated July 2 9, 2021, reporting Edwards’ financial results for the second quarter of 2021.

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