UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 6-K
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REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
August 15, 2023
Commission File Number: 001-31269
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ALCON INC.
(Registrant Name)
Rue Louis-d'Affry 6
1701 Fribourg, Switzerland
(Address of principal executive office)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20‑F or Form 40-F: Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number |  | Description
99.1 |  | Press release issued by Alcon Inc. dated August 15, 2023 titled “Alcon Reports Second Quarter 2023 Results”
99.2 |  | Alcon Inc. Interim Financial Report
101.INS |  | Inline XBRL Instance Document (embedded within Inline XBRL document)
101.SCH |  | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CAL |  | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation
101.DEF |  | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition
101.LAB |  | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label
101.PRE |  | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation
104 |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

|  |  | ALCON INC.
Date: | August 15, 2023 |  | By: | /s/ David J. Endicott
|  |  | Name: David J. Endicott
|  |  | Title: Authorized Representative
Date: | August 15, 2023 |  | By: | /s/ Timothy C. Stonesifer
|  |  | Name: Timothy C. Stonesifer
|  |  | Title: Authorized Representative

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