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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

January 13, 2020

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

Bausch Health Companies Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

British Columbia, Canada | 001-14956 | 98-0448205
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission file number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

2150 St. Elzéar Blvd. West, Laval, Quebec, Canada H7L 4A8

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(514) 744-6792

(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 Shares, No Par Value | BHC | New York Stock Exchange | Toronto 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 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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 January 13, 2020, Bausch Health Companies Inc. (the “Company”) published a corporate update presentation designed to complement remarks that the management of the Company will provide during a fireside chat on January 13, 2020 during the 38th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. A copy of the corporate presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by this reference.

The information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 |  | Corporate Presentation of Bausch Health Companies Inc., dated January 13, 2020
104* |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

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* Filed herewith.

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.

Date: January 13, 2020

| BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC. |
By: | /s/ Paul S. Herendeen |
| Paul S. Herendeen |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 |  | Corporate Presentation of Bausch Health Companies Inc., dated January 13, 2020
104* |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

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* Filed herewith.