<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-19-020852.txt : 20190411
<SEC-HEADER>0001104659-19-020852.hdr.sgml : 20190411
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20190411160155
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-19-020852
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEF 14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		28
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190523
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190411
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190411
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20190411

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000856982
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841]
		IRS NUMBER:				870447695
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			UT
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEF 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-18592
		FILM NUMBER:		19743803

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1600 WEST MERIT PARK WAY
		CITY:			SOUTH JORDAN
		STATE:			UT
		ZIP:			84095
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8012531600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1600 WEST MERIT PARKWAY
		CITY:			SOUTH JORDAN
		STATE:			UT
		ZIP:			84095
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<TYPE>DEF 14A
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>a19-2394_1def14a.htm
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES<br>  </font></b><b><font size="4" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SCHEDULE 14A</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of<br> the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Filed by the Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font face="Wingdings">x</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Filed by a Party other than the   Registrant</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font face="Wingdings">o</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check the appropriate box:</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Preliminary Proxy Statement</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Soliciting Material under &#167;240.14a-12</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Merit Medical   Systems, Inc.</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">No fee required.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fee computed on table below per   Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title of each class of securities to   which transaction applies:</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">M</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ERIT </font></b><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">M</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EDICAL </font></b><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">S</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">YSTEMS,&nbsp;</font></b><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">I</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NC.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .15in;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">Chairman,</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">April&nbsp;11, 2019</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dear Shareholders:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">It is my pleasure to invite you to the 2019 Annual   Meeting of Shareholders (or any adjournment of the meeting) (the <u><font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">Annual Meeting</font></u>)   of Merit Medical Systems,&nbsp;Inc. (<u><font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">Merit</font></u> or the <u><font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">Company</font></u>), which will be held on <b>Thursday, May&nbsp;23, 2019, at 3:00   p.m.&nbsp;(local time), at our corporate offices at 1600 West Merit Parkway,   South Jordan, Utah 84095</b>. The attached Notice of Annual Meeting of   Shareholders and Proxy Statement will serve as your guide to the business to   be conducted at, and provide details regarding admission to, the Annual   Meeting.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We hope you are pleased with Merit&#146;s performance   during 2018. It was a remarkable year in many respects. We continued to   perform at levels that meet or exceed our strategic plan, which represented   continued growth, gross margin improvement and profitability. During the year   we completed multiple acquisitions, including the acquisition of Cianna   Medical, with its radiation therapy, tumor localization and surgical guidance   products, as well as our acquisition of soft tissue core needle biopsy and   drainage product lines from Becton, Dickinson and Company. We also raised   approximately $205 million of additional equity capital to provide resources   for future growth and opportunity. As we have grown, we have also made it a   top priority to reduce our environmental footprint. Across the company, we   continue to implement new programs to reduce waste, conserve resources, and   improve the areas where we do business. We look forward to the opportunity to   discuss these achievements with you at the Annual Meeting.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We hope you will participate in the Annual   Meeting, either by attending and voting in person or by voting (as soon as   practicable) through the other acceptable means described in this Proxy   Statement. Your vote is important to all of us at Merit. I look forward to   seeing you at the Annual Meeting.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 12.95pt;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">Purpose   of these materials:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in .15in .0001pt 12.95pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">On behalf of our Board of Directors, we are   making these materials available to you in connection with our solicitation   of proxies for our 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. You are receiving   this communication because you hold shares of Merit.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt .15in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">What we need from you:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in .15in .0001pt 12.95pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">Please read these materials and submit your   vote and proxy by telephone, internet or, if you received your materials by   mail, by completing and returning your proxy card or voting instructions.   Even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we ask that you vote in   advance via one of the above means as soon as practicable.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt .15in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">More information:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in .15in .0001pt 12.95pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">This Proxy Statement, the Notice of Annual   Meeting of Shareholders and the accompanying form of proxy are first being   mailed or made available to our shareholders on or about April&nbsp;11, 2019.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in .15in .0001pt 12.95pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">This   Proxy Statement and the accompanying annual report to shareholders are   available online at: <i>www.proxyvote.com</i>.   You may also request a paper copy of these materials by writing to our   Corporate Secretary (Brian G. Lloyd) at the below address:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 5.75pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;"><a href="#EXECUTIVECOMPENSATION_120920" title="Click to goto "><b><font face="Arial" style="font-weight:bold;">E</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">XECUTIVE</font></b><b><font face="Arial" style="font-weight:bold;"> C</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">OMPENSATION</font></b><b><font face="Arial" style="font-weight:bold;">  </font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AND</font></b><b><font face="Arial" style="font-weight:bold;"> R</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ELATED</font></b><b><font face="Arial" style="font-weight:bold;"> M</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ATTERS</font></b></a></font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 5.75pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;"><a href="#AuditMatters_042233" title="Click to goto "><b><font face="Arial" style="font-weight:bold;">A</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UDIT</font></b><b><font face="Arial" style="font-weight:bold;"> M</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ATTERS</font></b></a></font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="5" face="Arial" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NOTICE OF 2019 ANNUAL   MEETING<a name="NOTICEOF2018ANNUALMEETING_104021"></a> OF SHAREHOLDERS</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><i><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;font-style:italic;">Your vote is important to our future. Even if you plan to attend the   Annual Meeting, you can vote in advance using another method below (though   holders in &#147;street name&#148; must instruct your broker or nominee). Internet and phone   voting will close at 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on May 22, 2019.</font></i></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1-800-690-6903</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Attend meeting</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">M</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ANAGEMENT<br>    </font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">P</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ROPOSALS</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">B</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">OARD&#146;S<br>    </font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">R</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ECOMMENDATION</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Elect three directors, each to serve until 2022</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FOR</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">each nominee</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">Majority* / No</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Non-binding advisory vote to approve named   executive officer compensation (Say on Pay)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">Majority*&nbsp; / No</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Ratify appointment of independent registered   public accounting firm (Deloitte &amp; Touche)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FOR</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">Majority* / Yes</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-style:italic;">*   Votes cast in favor of the proposal must exceed the votes cast against the   proposal.<font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;"> Majority vote   required for each director nominee.</font></font></i></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We will also   conduct such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting.</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 4.3pt;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:11.0pt;">Eligibility   to Vote</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:11.0pt;">Important Meeting Information</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 4.3pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Shareholders of record at the close of business on   March&nbsp;28, 2019 (the record date) may vote at the Annual Meeting.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 4.3pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In   order to attend in person, holders of record of shares of Merit&#146;s common   stock (<u><font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">Common Stock</font></u>)   must provide proof of identification. Individuals who own shares in &#147;street   name&#148; must provide proof of ownership and identification. See &#147;Other Proxy   Information&#148; beginning on page&nbsp;55 for additional information.</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Whether you plan to   attend the Annual Meeting or not, we urge you to vote your shares as soon as   possible. As such, please either sign and return the accompanying card in the   postage-paid envelope or instruct us via the Internet or phone as to how you   would like your shares voted. This will ensure representation of your shares   at the Annual Meeting if you are unable to attend. </font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">This   Proxy Statement and the</font></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">accompanying Annual Report are available</font></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">online at: <i>www.proxyvote.com</i>.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By Order of the Board of Directors,</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial"><img border="0" width="73" height="29" src="g23941bc03i005.jpg"></font></p>
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Brian G. Lloyd</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">April&nbsp;11,   2019</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><i><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">The Board believes good governance is   integral to achieving long-term value and is committed to governance policies   and practices that benefit the Company and our shareholders. This belief is   manifest in:</font></i></p>    </td>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .35in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font face="Arial">Expanded   size of Board and increased director diversity</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .35in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font face="Arial">Formation of Finance Committee of Board</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .35in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font face="Arial">Adoption of anti-hedging policy to supplement existing   prohibition of short-term stock trading</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .35in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font face="Arial">Adoption of one-year minimum vesting requirement for equity   awards</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .35in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font face="Arial">Adoption   of share ownership requirements for directors</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .35in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font face="Arial">Adoption   of executive bonus plan which aligns incentive compensation with performance</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .35in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font face="Arial">Adoption   of &#147;clawback&#148; policy for executive bonus plan</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .35in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font face="Arial">Emphasis   on sustainable business practices</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .35in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font face="Arial">Strong   lead independent director</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .35in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font face="Arial">Majority   voting for all directors</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .35in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font face="Arial">Annual   Board and committee evaluation process</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .35in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font face="Arial">Director   retirement policy</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .35in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font face="Arial">Regular   executive sessions of independent directors</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .35in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font face="Arial">Robust   code of ethics</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .35in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font face="Arial">No   shareholder rights plan (&#147;poison pill&#148;) or dual capitalization structure</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .35in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font face="Arial">Annual   &#147;say-on-pay&#148; advisory votes</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in .3in .0001pt 0in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">You are asked to vote on the election of three   nominees to serve on the Board of Directors of Merit (the <u><font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">Board</font></u>) until   2022.</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .15in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following table provides summary information   about each director nominee (first three), as well as each other director:</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">N&amp;CG</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt .05in;"><b><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">F. ANN MILLNER, ED.D.</font></b></p>
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt .05in;"><i><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:italic;">Regents Professor HAS at   Weber State Univ.</font></i></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2015</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2019</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Yes</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;">&#183;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt .05in;"><b><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THOMAS J. GUNDERSON</font></b></p>
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt .05in;"><i><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:italic;">Retired Medtech Analyst at   Piper Jaffray</font></i></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">68</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2017</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2019</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Yes</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt .05in;"><b><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">JILL D. ANDERSON</font></b></p>
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt .05in;"><i><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:italic;">Co-founder of Cianna   Medical; Served as Vice President, Oncology Services, for Lehigh Valley   Hospital</font></i></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">59</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">No</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt .05in;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">MICHAEL E. STILLABOWER, M.D.</font></b></p>
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt .05in;"><i><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:italic;">Cardiologist</font></i></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">75</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2019</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Yes</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt .05in;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NOLAN E. KARRAS</font></b></p>
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt .05in;"><i><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:italic;">Chair&nbsp;&amp; CEO of   The Karras Company</font></i></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">74</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2011</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2020</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Yes</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt .05in;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">KENT W. STANGER</font></b></p>
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt .05in;"><i><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:italic;">Real Estate Investor,   Retired CFO of Merit</font></i></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">64</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">N</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AME, </font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">P</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">RIMARY </font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">O</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CCUPATION</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">I</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NDEPENDENT</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">N&amp;CG</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt .05in;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FRED P. LAMPROPOULOS</font></b></p>
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt .05in;"><i><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:italic;">Chair,   President&nbsp;&amp; CEO of Merit </font></i></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">69</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1987</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2021</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">No</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt .05in;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FRANKLIN J. MILLER, M.D.</font></b></p>
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt .05in;"><i><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:italic;">Retired Professor of   Radiology </font></i></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">78</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2005</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2021</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Yes</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt .05in;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">A. SCOTT ANDERSON</font></b></p>
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt .05in;"><i><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:italic;">President&nbsp;&amp; CEO   of Zions Bank</font></i></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">72</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2011</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2021</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Yes</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Symbol" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#183;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:8.0pt;">: </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Committee Chair</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">A</font></b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">: Audit Committee</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">N&amp;CG</font></b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">: Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">: Committee   Member</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">C</font></b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">: Compensation Committee</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">F</font></b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">: Finance Committee</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company had   another successful year in 2018. Highlights of our business and financial   performance are included below:</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in .05in .0001pt .3in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font face="Arial">Achievement of net sales, gross margin, and earnings per share   performance objectives</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in .3in .0001pt 0in;"><b><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">E</font></b><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">XECUTIVE</font></b><b><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;"> C</font></b><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">OMPENSATION</font></b><b><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;"> (S</font></b><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">AY</font></b><b><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">-</font></b><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">ON</font></b><b><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">-P</font></b><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">AY</font></b><b><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">)</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consistent with our strong interest in shareholder   engagement and our pay-for-performance approach, the Compensation Committee   of our Board (the <u><font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">Compensation   Committee</font></u>) has continued to examine our executive   compensation program to encourage alignment between the interests of our   executives and shareholders</font><font face="Arial">. Shareholders have shown strong support for our executive compensation   program, with 92% of shareholders in attendance at our 2018 annual meeting   voting in favor of it.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Also at our 2018 annual meeting, our shareholders   approved the adoption of the Merit Medical Systems,&nbsp;Inc. 2018 Long-Term   Incentive Plan (the <u><font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">2018</font></u></font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .15in;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We ask that our shareholders approve, on an   advisory basis, the compensation of our Named Executive Officers (<u><font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">NEOs</font></u>). For   additional information regarding our executive compensation practices, see   &#147;Compensation Discussion and Analysis&#148; in this Proxy Statement</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We have engaged </font><font face="Arial">Deloitte&nbsp;&amp;   Touche LLP (<u><font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">Deloitte</font></u>)   as our independent registered public accountants since 1988, shortly after   the Company was founded. The Board believes Deloitte continues to be the   right accounting firm for our business and, consequently, has engaged   Deloitte to audit our financial </font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .15in;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">statements   for the year ending December&nbsp;31, 2019, subject to ratification by our   shareholders.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .15in;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The   Board asks that our shareholders ratify this appointment.</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Below is summary   information about Deloitte&#146;s fees for 2018 and 2017.</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2018 ($)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2017 ($)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Audit Fees</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1,270,445&nbsp;</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">993,286</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Audit-Related Fees</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">138,331&nbsp;</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">81,083</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Tax Fees</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">463,274</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">313,513</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">All Other Fees</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">252,591</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">151,443</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 33.1pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Total</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2,124,641&nbsp;</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1,539</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">,325</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">At the Annual Meeting, three directors will   be elected to serve until our 2022 annual meeting of shareholders and until   their successors are duly elected and qualified. If any of the below nominees   become unavailable to serve, proxies solicited by this Proxy Statement will   be voted for other persons designated by the Board in their stead.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our Articles of Incorporation provide for a   classified, or &#147;staggered,&#148; Board. Our directors are divided into three   classes, with directors in each class serving a three-year term.   Approximately one-third of our directors&#146; terms expire at each</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">The experience and   qualifications of each nominee, including information regarding the specific   experience, qualifications, attributes and skills that led the Board and the   Governance Committee to conclude that he or she should be nominated to serve   as a director of the Company, in light of our business and structure, are set   forth below:</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 6.75pt;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">F. ANN MILLNER,   Ed.D.</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Age</font></b><font face="Arial">: 67</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 7.5pt;text-indent:.75pt;"><b><u><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Director Since</font></u></b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">:   July&nbsp;2015</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 7.5pt;text-indent:.75pt;"><b><u><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Committees</font></u></b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">:   Governance (Chair); Compensation</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 7.5pt;text-indent:.75pt;"><b><u><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Education</font></u></b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">:   B.S. (education), University of Tennessee; M.S. (allied health education and   management), Southwest Texas State University; Ed.D (education   administration), Brigham Young University; Completed medical technology   program, Vanderbilt University</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Career Highlights</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Board believes Dr.&nbsp;Millner&#146;s   qualifications to serve as a director of the Company include her executive   leadership skills and her experience in the areas of organizational   administration, operations and financial management, and business strategy.   Those skills and experience have been particularly valuable to the Company in   the course of Dr.&nbsp;Millner&#146;s service as the Chair of our Governance   Committee. During her service as the Chair of our Governance Committee,   Dr.&nbsp;Millner has played a significant role in the development of our corporate   governance practices and engagement with our shareholders.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in .2in .0001pt 6.5pt;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THOMAS J. GUNDERSON</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 6.0pt;"><b><u><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Director Since</font></u></b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">:   May&nbsp;2017</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 6.0pt;"><b><u><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Education</font></u></b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">: B.A. (biology focus), Carleton   College; M.S. (cell biology), University of Minnesota; M.B.A., University of   St. Thomas</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 6.0pt;"><b><u><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Term   Expires</font></u></b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">: 2019</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Career Highlights</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 16.85pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-17.6pt;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font face="Arial">Project Director at American Medical Systems (private medical device company acquired by Pfizer in 1983), </font><font face="Arial">1979 to 1992</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 16.85pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-17.6pt;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font face="Arial">Recognized by several industry publications, including the Wall Street Journal,&nbsp;Institutional Investor, First Call, Thomson Reuters, and Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry (e.g., in 1996 and 2000, he was named an All-Star Analyst for medical stocks by the Wall Street Journal and in 2014, Thomson-Reuters named him &#147;Top Stock Picker&#148; in the medical technology sector)</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Qualifications of Particular Relevance to Merit</font></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Gunderson provides the Board with more than 25 years of substantive experience in the medical device industry, with a seasoned perspective on the challenges, trends and opportunities of publicly-traded medical device manufacturers, as well as a keen understanding of the Company&#146;s competitive position within its industry. Mr.&nbsp;Gunderson also contributes a strong background in financial and economic analysis and valuable insights regarding business development and acquisition opportunities. Mr.&nbsp;Gunderson&#146;s financial background and industry experience have been beneficial in his service as the Chair of our newly-established Finance Committee.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">JILL   D. ANDERSON</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 6.0pt;"><b><u><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Education</font></u></b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">:&nbsp;   B.A. (finance), Temple University; M.B.A., Temple University</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Career Highlights</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND RELATED MATTERS</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Qualifications of Particular Relevance to Merit</font></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ms.&nbsp;Anderson is a healthcare executive with more than 18 years of experience leading the innovation, development and commercialization of medical devices. The Board believes she brings innovative thinking and creative problem solving to addressing complex business problems in the search for growth opportunities. Ms.&nbsp;Anderson is skilled in building executive-level teams, commercializing breakthrough technologies, strategic planning, market strategy, company and product branding, marketing and communications. Her entrepreneurial nature and commitment to patient care has contributed to the development and successful exit of two venture-backed medical device companies and the organization and operation of several for-profit and not-for-profit comprehensive cancer centers.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In its regular discussions regarding Board composition, the Governance Committee works with the Board to determine the appropriate mix of professional experience, areas of expertise, educational background and other qualifications that are particularly desirable for our directors to possess in light of our current and future business strategies.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Board believes that its current members have the right combination of experience and qualifications to continue to lead the Company to success. Information regarding the specific experience, qualifications, attributes and skills that led the Board and the Governance Committee to conclude that each continuing director should serve on the Board are set forth below:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">A.   SCOTT ANDERSON</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 8.85pt;"><u><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">Education</font></u><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">: </font></b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">B.A. (philosophy, economics),   Columbia University; M.S. (economics, international studies), Johns Hopkins   University</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Anderson contributes to the Board&#146;s deliberations more than 40 years of experience in the banking and financial services industries. The Board believes Mr.&nbsp;Anderson provides insight regarding national and international financial and credit markets, as well as lending practices, which are valuable as we continue to implement our growth strategy. Mr.&nbsp;Anderson also contributes extensive business and corporate governance experience to the strategic planning and operational discussions of the Board. </font><font face="Arial">Mr.&nbsp;</font><font face="Arial">Anderson&#146;s business and corporate governance experience have been instrumental in the deliberations of our Compensation Committee, which he chairs, and the development of our executive compensation practices.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND RELATED MATTERS</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FRED   P. LAMPROPOULOS</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Chair,   President, CEO</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Age</font></b><font face="Arial">: 69</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 11.25pt;"><b><u><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Director Since</font></u></b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">:   July&nbsp;1987</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 11.25pt;"><b><u><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Committees</font></u></b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">: None</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 11.25pt;"><b><u><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Term   Expires</font></u></b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">: 2021</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Career Highlights</font></b></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 16.85pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-16.85pt;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font face="Arial">Chair of the Board, CEO and President of the Company since its formation in 1987</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 16.85pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-16.85pt;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font face="Arial">Chair of the Board and President of Utah Medical Products,&nbsp;Inc. (medical device manufacturer), 1983 to 1987</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 16.85pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-16.85pt;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font face="Arial">Filed more than 200 domestic and international patents and applications on medical devices</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 16.85pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-16.85pt;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font face="Arial">Serves on several community and advisory boards</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 16.85pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-16.85pt;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font face="Arial">Recipient of numerous community and industry awards, including 2003 and 2018 Utah Governor&#146;s Medal for Science and Technology</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Board believes the Company benefits immensely from Mr.&nbsp;Lampropoulos&#146; experience as founder, President and Chief Executive Officer. He plays an essential role in communicating the expectations, advice, concerns and encouragement of the Board to our employees. Mr.&nbsp;Lampropoulos has a deep knowledge and understanding of the Company, as well as the industry and markets in which our products compete. Mr.&nbsp;Lampropoulos also performs an essential function as the Chair of the Board, providing decisive leadership and direction to the activities and deliberations of the Board. The Board also believes Mr.&nbsp;Lampropoulos&#146; leadership, drive and determination are significant factors in our growth and development and continue to be tremendous assets to the Company and its shareholders.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 6.0pt;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FRANKLIN J. MILLER, M.D.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 13.5pt;"><b><u><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Director Since</font></u></b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">:   May&nbsp;2005</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 13.5pt;"><b><u><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Committees</font></u></b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">: Audit,   Compensation</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 13.5pt;"><b><u><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Education</font></u></b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">: B.S. (pre-med), Pennsylvania State   University; M.D., Temple University Medical School; Residency and fellowship,   Johns Hopkins University</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 13.7pt;"><b><u><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Term   Expires</font></u></b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">: 2021</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 16.6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-17.3pt;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font face="Arial">Consultant to the Company, assisting in product testing and development, 1997 to 2005</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 16.85pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-17.6pt;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font face="Arial">Professor of Radiology and Surgery at the University of Utah Department of Radiology, 1976 to 2005 (Director of Interventional Radiology, 1976 to 2001)</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 16.85pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-17.6pt;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font face="Arial">Clinical Professor of Radiology at the University of California, San Diego (began the Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Clinic, one of only eight such clinics in the United States), 2002 to 2011</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 16.6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-17.3pt;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font face="Arial">Served on advisory boards to several medical device companies and member of editorial and review boards for numerous medical journals</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dr.&nbsp;Miller contributes a valuable set of skills, training and experience to the Board&#146;s deliberations. During his service as a director, Dr.&nbsp;Miller has provided significant advice regarding our product development strategy</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">and plays a significant role in our evaluation of acquisition and other growth opportunities. Based, in part, on his extensive medical training and his experience with various medical devices, Dr.&nbsp;Miller provides the Board valuable insight regarding the needs and preferences of the medical professionals who use and purchase our products.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 6.75pt;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NOLAN E. KARRAS</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 6.5pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Lead Independent Director</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Age</font></b><font face="Arial">: 74</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 7.5pt;"><b><u><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Director Since</font></u></b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">:   November&nbsp;2011</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 7.5pt;"><b><u><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Other Public Boards</font></u></b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">:   PacifiCorp, Scottish Power</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><b><u><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Education</font></u></b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">: B.A., Weber State University; M.B.A.,   University of Utah Certified Public Accountant</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><b><u><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Term Expires</font></u></b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">: 2020</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Karras&#146; experience and skills qualify him to work constructively with our management and directors, especially in connection with our pursuit of growth and expansion opportunities. The Board believes Mr.&nbsp;Karras&#146; financial acumen and experience in corporate governance are valuable to its deliberations and strategic planning and in his service as Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr.&nbsp;Karras also has a keen awareness of the social, political and economic environments in which the Company&#146;s principal facilities are located.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 6.75pt;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">KENT W. STANGER</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Age</font></b><font face="Arial">: 64</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 7.5pt;"><b><u><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Director Since</font></u></b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">: September&nbsp;1987</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><b><u><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Education</font></u></b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">: B.A. (accounting), Weber State   University; former Certified Public Accountant</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Career Highlights</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 16.85pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font face="Arial">Hansen, Barnett and Maxwell (former Utah accounting firm that merged with Eide Bailly LLP in 2013) as practicing certified public accountant, 1979 to 1982</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Qualifications of Particular Relevance to Merit</font></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Stanger was a founder of the Company and, through more than 27 years of service as the principal financial manager of the Company, developed a broad understanding of our business and operations, as well as the industry and markets in which the Company competes. The Board values Mr.&nbsp;Stanger&#146;s accounting and financial management skills and benefits greatly from his extensive knowledge of our history, achievements, competitive position and strategic objectives.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 6.75pt;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">DAVID M. LIU, M.D.</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Age</font></b><font face="Arial">: 45</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 6.75pt;text-indent:.75pt;"><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">Radiology   residency at University of British Columbia;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 6.75pt;text-indent:.75pt;"><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">Interventional   radiology fellowship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND RELATED MATTERS</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In addition to benchside and clinical research in the fields of novel embolic platforms, ablative technologies and cancer-related thromboembolic disease, Dr.&nbsp;Liu maintains an interventional oncology practice incorporating multiple aspects of embolization, ablation, venous access and palliative therapy in organ systems. Fluent in Mandarin, Dr.&nbsp;Liu is an active member of the interventional radiology community and has served as an advisor on multiple global advisory boards and technology development committees for various scientific and commercial organizations. The Board believes Dr.&nbsp;Liu&#146;s extensive industry experience, scientific credentials and active clinical practice provide him with vital insights into the trends, risks and opportunities in many of our core interests. Dr.&nbsp;Liu also contributes valuable clinical and industry perspective to the Board&#146;s analysis of prospective acquisitions, product development and other strategic decisions.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 6.75pt;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">MICHAEL E. STILLABOWER, M.D.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 6.5pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Independent Director</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Age</font></b><font face="Arial">: 75</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><b><u><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Director Since</font></u></b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">:   March&nbsp;1996</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><b><u><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Education</font></u></b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">: B.S. (electrical engineering,   Purdue University; M.D., Sidney Kimmel Medical College; Residency, Wilmington   Medical Center; Fellowship, Washington D.C. VA Medical Center</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><b><u><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Term Expires</font></u></b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">: 2019</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 16.85pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-17.6pt;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font face="Arial">Director of Cardiovascular Clinical Trials at Christiana Care Health Systems, 1999 to 2014</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 16.85pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-17.6pt;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font face="Arial">Elected Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a member of other professional associations and is actively engaged in cardiology research, instruction and publication of related papers and abstracts</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Qualifications of Particular Relevance to Merit</font></b></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dr.&nbsp;Stillabower&#146;s service reflects the Board&#146;s recognition of his expertise in the medical profession, his valuable role in developing and evaluating existing and proposed Company products and his understanding of the medical community and the markets for our products. </font><font face="Arial">Dr.&nbsp;Stillabower has contributed more than 30 years of specialized training and experience in cardiology and related fields to the Board and has actively participated in the development and commercialization of many of the Company&#146;s products. He has used the Company&#146;s products in cardiac procedures and has provided valuable insights from a practitioner&#146;s viewpoint.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dr.&nbsp;Stillabower&#146;s term as a director will expire at the Annual Meeting and, in accordance with the director retirement policy set forth in our Corporate Governance Guidelines (</font><u><font color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;">Governance Guidelines</font></u><font face="Arial">), the Board did not nominate him for re-election as a director. Accordingly, Dr.&nbsp;Stillabower&#146;s service as a director will expire at the Annual Meeting.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our business   affairs are managed subject to the oversight of the Board, which represents   and is accountable to the shareholders of the Company. The Board advises and   oversees management, which is responsible for the day-to-day operations of   the Company. The primary mission of the Board is to represent and protect the   interests of our shareholders. As a result, the basic responsibility of</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">our directors is to   act in good faith and with due care so as to exercise their business judgment   on an informed basis in what they reasonably and honestly believe to be in   the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. The Board reviews and   assesses our strategic, competitive and financial performance.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Chair   of the Board</font></i></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The   Chair of the Board provides leadership to the Board and works with it to   define its structure, agenda and activities in order to fulfill its   responsibilities. The Chair works with senior management to help ensure that   matters for which management is responsible are appropriately reported to the   Board.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fred   P. Lampropoulos currently serves as the Chair of the Board, CEO and President   of the Company. The Board and Governance Committee believe that the   traditional practice of combining the roles of chair of the board and chief   executive officer currently provides the preferred form of leadership for the</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Company.   Given Mr.&nbsp;Lampropoulos&#146; vast experience since founding the Company in   1987, his role as an inventor and his involvement in filing of more than 200   patents and pending applications, the respect which he has earned from our   employees, business partners and shareholders, and his proven leadership   skills, the Board believes Mr.&nbsp;Lampropoulos&#146; continued service in both   capacities serves the best interests of our shareholders. Further, the Board   believes Mr.&nbsp;Lampropoulos&#146; fulfillment of both responsibilities   encourages accountability and effective decision-making and provides strong   leadership for employees and other stakeholders.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The   independent directors of the Company have selected </font><font face="Arial">Mr.&nbsp;Karras</font><font face="Arial"> to serve as the Lead Independent   Director. The position of Lead</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Governance Committee is responsible for   reviewing annually with the Board the desired skills and characteristics of   directors, as well as the composition of the Board as a whole. Directors   should be individuals who have succeeded in their particular field and who   demonstrate integrity, reliability, knowledge of corporate affairs, and an   ability to work well together. Directors should have:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The   Governance Committee reviews the skills and characteristics required of   directors in the context of the current composition of the Board. There is   currently no set of specific minimum qualifications that must be met by a   nominee recommended by the Governance Committee, as different factors may   assume greater or lesser significance at particular times and the needs of the   Board may vary in light of its composition and the Governance Committee&#146;s   perceptions about future issues and needs. Additionally, in considering the composition of the Board   and identifying nominees, the Governance Committee does not have a   formal policy regarding the consideration of gender, race, sexual preference,   religion and other traits typically associated with the term &#147;diversity.&#148;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">However,   the Governance Committee considers it important that the Board be composed of   directors with a broad range of experience, areas of expertise and skills and considers several factors, including a   candidate&#146;s:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The   Governance Committee utilizes a variety of methods for identifying and   evaluating director nominees. The Governance Committee assesses the   appropriate size of the Board, and whether any vacancies on the Board are   expected due to retirement or otherwise. In the event that vacancies are anticipated,   or otherwise arise, the Governance Committee considers various potential   candidates for director. Candidates may come to the attention of the   Governance Committee through various means, including recommendations from   current directors, shareholders or other individuals. To date, the Governance   Committee has not engaged a professional search firm to assist in identifying   candidates for service on the Board.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Shareholder Recommendations</font></i></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The   Governance Committee considers properly-submitted director-nominee   recommendations from shareholders prior to the issuance of the proxy   statement for the next annual meeting of shareholders. Materials provided by   a shareholder in connection with such a recommendation are forwarded to the   Governance Committee. In evaluating those recommendations, the Governance   Committee seeks to achieve a balance of knowledge, experience and capability   on the Board and to address the membership criteria described below.</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Any   shareholder wishing to recommend a candidate for consideration by the   Governance Committee should submit a recommendation in writing indicating the   candidate&#146;s qualifications and other relevant biographical information and   provide confirmation of the candidate&#146;s consent to serve as a director.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Interested   shareholders should send recommendations to:</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:10.0pt;">Attn: Brian G. Lloyd</font></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:10.0pt;">1600 West Merit Parkway</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND RELATED MATTERS</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The table below shows some of the relevant experience of our directors identified by the Governance </font><font face="Arial">Committee.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Under our Governance Guidelines, a significant   majority of our Board members should be independent directors who meet the   director independence guidelines set forth in </font><font face="Arial">the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules, on   which shares of the Common Stock are currently quoted. Among other things,   each independent director should be   free of significant business connections with competitors, suppliers, or   customers of the Company.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In 2018, the Governance Committee undertook its annual review of   director and nominee independence and recommended that the Board</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">determine that Mr.&nbsp;Anderson, </font><font face="Arial">Mr.&nbsp;Gunderson,   Mr.&nbsp;Karras, Dr.&nbsp;Liu, Dr.&nbsp;Miller, Dr.&nbsp;Millner, and   Dr.&nbsp;Stillabower </font><font face="Arial">each be designated as an   independent director. Mr.&nbsp;Lampropoulos is not considered independent   because of his employment as President and CEO of the Company.   Mr.&nbsp;Stanger may not be considered to be independent because of his   employment as Chief Financial Officer of the Company until 2016.   Ms.&nbsp;Anderson may not be considered to be independent because of her   service as the CEO and an employee and director of Cianna Medical, which we   acquired in November&nbsp;2018.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="2" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:10.5pt;">All directors attended at least 75%   of the total number of meetings of the Board and of any committee on which he   or she served.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Audit Committee meets to review and discuss our accounting practices and procedures and quarterly and annual financial statements with our management and independent public accountants. The Audit Committee assists the Board in fulfilling its responsibility for oversight of the quality and integrity of our accounting, auditing and reporting practices.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Audit Committee&#146;s primary duties include:</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font face="Arial">reviewing the scope and adequacy of internal accounting and financial controls;</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font face="Arial">reviewing the independence of our independent registered public accounting firm;</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font face="Arial">approving the scope and results of the audit activities of our independent accountants;</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font face="Arial">reviewing our compliance and enterprise risk management programs;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The   Board has determined that Mr.&nbsp;Karras and Mr.&nbsp;Gunderson are audit   committee financial experts, as defined in Item 407(d)&nbsp;of Regulation S-K   under the Exchange Act. </font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .35in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Audit Committee met seven times during 2018.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Compensation Committee is responsible for overseeing, reviewing and approving executive compensation and benefit programs of the Company. Additional information regarding the functions, procedures and authority of the Compensation Committee is provided in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis beginning on page&nbsp;30 below. The Compensation Committee Report appears on page&nbsp;40 below.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Compensation Committee met four times during 2018, although members of the Compensation Committee also met informally and discussed compensation issues at other times throughout the year.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Governance Committee is responsible for nomination of our directors and oversight of our corporate governance activities. As discussed earlier, the Governance Committee selects, evaluates and recommends to the full Board qualified candidates for election to the Board. The Governance Committee also provides oversight of our corporate governance practices, including the practices set forth in our Governance Guidelines.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">During 2018, our Board established a Finance Committee. The purposes of the Finance Committee are to assist the Board with oversight of the Company&#146;s financial management, including oversight of the Company&#146;s financing and capital structure objectives and plans;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Board is involved in assessing and managing risks that could affect the Company. One of the roles of the Board is to periodically assess the processes utilized by management with respect to risk assessment and risk management, including identification by management of the principal risks of our business, and the implementation by management of appropriate systems to deal with such risks. The Board fulfills these responsibilities either directly, through delegation to committees of the Board, or, as appropriate, through delegation to individual directors.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We regularly communicate with many of our largest shareholders regarding our operations and financial results. In recent years we have expanded our shareholder communication efforts in an attempt to develop a better understanding of the corporate governance and executive compensation perspectives and practices which are important to our shareholders. During 2018, we contacted our six largest shareholders, who owned, in the aggregate, approximately 36% of our outstanding shares of Common Stock, to discuss our corporate governance and executive compensation practices, and to inquire regarding issues of significance to them. Those communications were directed by Ann</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Although we received limited feedback from the shareholders with whom we initiated contact, our Governance and Compensation Committees extended their outreach activities to seek input from external advisors regarding the development of corporate governance and executive compensation practices which are generally deemed favorable by sophisticated shareholders and their advisors. As a result of those outreach activities, our Board and its Governance and Compensation Committees have</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our Board is committed to implementing governance, executive compensation and sustainability practices which will contribute to the long-term success of the Company. To fulfill that commitment, our Board, primarily through its Governance and Compensation Committees, will continue to seek opportunities to consult with major shareholders in appropriate situations. We anticipate Dr.&nbsp;Millner will continue to lead those efforts, with participation from A. Scott Anderson, Chair of our Compensation Committee, and Nolan E. Karras, our Lead Independent Director, and support of members of our executive management and investor relations teams.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Board will receive communications from Company shareholders. All communications, except those related to shareholder proposals that are discussed below under the heading &#147;Shareholder Proposals for Annual Meeting 2019,&#148; must be sent to our Corporate Secretary (Brian G. Lloyd) at our principal executive offices at 1600 West Merit Parkway, South Jordan, UT 84095. Communications submitted to the Board (other than communications received through our whistleblower hotline, which</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All directors of the Company are strongly encouraged to attend our annual meetings of shareholders. All nine directors then serving on the Board were present at our 2018 annual meeting of shareholders.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Governance Guidelines set forth the responsibilities of our directors.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Governance Guidelines were amended in May&nbsp;2016 to require each director to submit a letter of resignation upon reaching 75 years of age, which resignation becomes effective at the next succeeding annual meeting of shareholders and will be accepted by the Board absent a determination by the Governance Committee or the entire Board to nominate the director for an additional term.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Governance Guidelines were further amended in October&nbsp;2017 to include director stock ownership guidelines that, among other things, require directors to maintain minimum stock ownership equal to at least three times the annual retainer received. The Board expects directors to meet this requirement by December&nbsp;31, 2020. The Governance Committee will determine compliance and may allow waivers on a case-by-case basis.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Code of Business Conduct and Ethics</font></i></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (<u><font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">Code of Conduct</font></u>) applies to our directors and employees, including the NEOs, and is supplemented by additional provisions applicable to our CEO and senior financial and accounting officers. All Merit directors, officers and employees are required to act ethically at all times and in accordance with the principles and policies set forth in the Code of Conduct.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Among other principles and policies, the Code of Conduct finds a conflict of interest exists when a person&#146;s private interest interferes in any way with the interests of the Company. The Code of Conduct recognizes that a conflict of interest occurs when the Company enters into a transaction in which an employee, officer, or director, or someone related to or affiliated with an employee, officer, or director, has a significant personal interest. The Code of Conduct</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">also recognizes that a conflict of interest arises when an employee, officer or director of the Company receives an improper benefit as a result of the person&#146;s position with the Company and prohibits any form of loan or credit to directors or officers of the Company or their family members.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Code of Conduct obligates employees, officers and directors to promptly disclose conflicts of interest to a supervisor, management, or the Board. Any director who has a conflicting interest in a potential conflicting interest transaction may not participate in the review of that transaction by the Board. Any waiver of the Code of Conduct may be made only by the Board and is required to be promptly disclosed as required by law or the regulations of any exchange on which our securities are traded, including Nasdaq.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Audit Committee regularly reviews all complaints we receive through the whistleblower hotline.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We have adopted a corporate policy regarding trading in our Common Stock (<u><font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">Insider Trading Policy</font></u>) which is applicable to all of our directors and officers, as well as certain other Merit employees who are most likely to have access to material, non-public information regarding our business operations and financial condition (<u><font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">Insiders</font></u>). The Insider Trading Policy imposes restrictions on Insiders with respect to transactions which may violate federal or state</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">securities laws. Among its provisions, the Insider Trading Policy prohibits trading in our Common Stock on a short-term basis, engaging in short sales of our Common Stock and purchasing or selling options in our Common Stock. In April&nbsp;2019, we amended our Insider Trading Policy to adopt provisions which prohibit our</font><font face="Arial"> NEOs from transacting in derivative instruments linked to the performance of the Company&#146;s securities.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In October&nbsp;2017, we amended our Corporate Governance Guidelines to require that, upon reaching 75 years of age, each director of the Company must submit to the Board a letter of resignation to be effective at the next annual meeting of shareholders. The Board will generally accept such resignations unless the Governance Committee or the Board determines to nominate the director for another term. Upon the adoption of our</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">director retirement policy, Dr.&nbsp;Franklin J. Miller, who was then older than 75 years of age, tendered to the Board his letter of resignation, which was considered by our Governance Committee and the Board. Following such consideration, the Board declined to accept Dr.&nbsp;Miller&#146;s resignation. The Governance Committee and the Board also considered our director retirement policy in 2018 when nominating Dr.&nbsp;Miller to serve for another term. The Governance</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Committee determined that, despite being beyond the retirement age set forth in our Corporate Governance Guidelines, Dr.&nbsp;Miller continues to provide significant contributions to our Board and the Company, and his unique perspective and extensive skills and experience continue to provide a valuable asset to the Board and the Company. In our 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Dr.&nbsp;Miller was reelected to serve as a director of the Company, with a term expiring in 2021.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">During 2019, Dr.&nbsp;Michael E. Stillabower reached 75 years of age. Our Board and Governance Committee </font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Merit Gardens.&#160; </font></b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Merit has developed a one-acre parcel of land at its corporate headquarters in South Jordan, Utah, which offers 82 garden boxes, a small orchard of fruit trees and a state-of-the-art greenhouse for the benefit of its employees.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We have long recognized the importance of operating both a sustainable and profitable enterprise for the long term. We believe our operations should not compromise the environment or the economic prospects of future generations, and, under the direction of our Board, we have focused increasing attention on sustainability and reducing our global environmental footprint in our operations through reducing waste, energy conservation and reusing and recycling materials.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We have reduced waste through reductions in our use of packaging and shipping materials, incorporating re-useable shipping pallets and containers and by making our work orders paperless. These efforts have led to the reduction of approximately 17 tons of plastic per year (without </font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">compromising the quality of our packaging), saving approximately 66 tons of brown corrugated box materials per year and the reuse of pallets and containers to ship millions of products to our manufacturing and distribution facilities. Through ongoing implementation of our paperless workorder initiative, we anticipate that our paper usage will be reduced by approximately 2.8 million pieces and 20,000 plastic sleeves per year by 2022.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We have implemented energy conservation measures by transitioning to LED lighting at all of our facilities around the globe, installing energy efficient heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems at our facilities, installing electric car chargers and preferential carpool parking for employees, reducing water consumption through removal of grass and</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We use a combination of cash and stock-based incentive compensation to attract and retain qualified candidates to serve as directors. In setting director compensation, the Board considers the significant amount of time that directors expend in fulfilling their duties to the Company as well as the skill level required by the Company of its directors.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND RELATED MATTERS</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following table shows amounts paid to each of our non-employee directors in 2018.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 12.25pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Name&nbsp;</font></b><b><font size="1" color="#c00000" face="Arial" style="color:#C00000;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(1)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in .7pt 0in;width:8.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Fees<br>   Earned or<br>   Paid in<br>   Cash&nbsp;($)</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Options<br>   Awards ($)<br>    </font></b><b><font size="1" color="#c00000" face="Arial" style="color:#C00000;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(2)</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in .7pt 0in;width:14.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Non-Equity<br>   Incentive Plan<br>   Compensation&nbsp;($)</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">All Other<br>   Compensation<br>   ($)</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in .7pt 0in;width:14.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Total<br>   Compensation ($)</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="25%" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:25.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 12.25pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">A.   Scott Anderson</font></p>    </td>
<td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:4.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:8.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">87,500</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">436,570</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:14.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:14.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">524,070</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr height="14" style="height:10.35pt;">
<td width="25%" height="14" style="height:10.35pt;padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:25.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 12.25pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Jill </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">D. </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Anderson </font><b><font size="1" color="#c00000" face="Arial" style="color:#C00000;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(3)</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="4%" height="14" valign="bottom" style="height:10.35pt;padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:4.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" height="14" valign="bottom" style="height:10.35pt;padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:8.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" height="14" valign="bottom" style="height:10.35pt;padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" height="14" valign="bottom" style="height:10.35pt;padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" height="14" valign="bottom" style="height:10.35pt;padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="14%" height="14" valign="bottom" style="height:10.35pt;padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:14.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" height="14" valign="bottom" style="height:10.35pt;padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" height="14" valign="bottom" style="height:10.35pt;padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">27,725</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" height="14" valign="bottom" style="height:10.35pt;padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="14%" height="14" valign="bottom" style="height:10.35pt;padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:14.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" height="14" valign="bottom" style="height:10.35pt;padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="25%" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:25.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 12.25pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Thomas   J. Gunderson</font></p>    </td>
<td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:4.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:8.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">87,500</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">436,570</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:14.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:14.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">524,070</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="25%" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:25.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 12.25pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Nolan   E. Karras</font></p>    </td>
<td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:4.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:8.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">130,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">436,570</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:14.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:14.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">566,570</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="25%" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:25.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 12.25pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Franklin   J. Miller, M.D.</font></p>    </td>
<td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:4.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:8.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">80,000 </font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">436,570</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:14.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:14.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">516,570</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="25%" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:25.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 12.25pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">F. Ann   Millner, Ed.D.</font></p>    </td>
<td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:4.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:8.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">87</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">,500</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">436,570</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:14.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:14.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">524,070</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:1.0%;">
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 12.25pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">David   M. Liu, M.D</font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">.</font><b><font size="1" color="#c00000" face="Arial" style="color:#C00000;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(4)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:8.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">80</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">436,570</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:14.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">516,570</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 12.25pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Kent W.   Stanger</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:8.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">80</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">,000</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">436,570</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:14.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:14.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">516,570</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 12.25pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Michael   E. Stillabower, M.D.</font></p>    </td>
<td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:4.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:8.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">80,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">436,570</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:14.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">516,570</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Fred P. Lampropoulos served as a director of the Company during 2018 but is not identified in the foregoing director summary compensation table because of his dual status as an NEO and director. Information regarding Mr.&nbsp;Lampropoulos&#146; 2018 compensation can be found under &#147;Executive Compensation and Related Matters&#148; below.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">The amounts shown for the option awards reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of all equity awards granted to the non-employee directors in 2018. We calculated these amounts in accordance with financial statement reporting rules, using the same assumptions we used for financial statement reporting purposes pursuant to our long-term incentive plans. Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in footnotes to our 2018 audited financial statements. As of December&nbsp;31, 2018, each non-employee director (other than Ms.&nbsp;Anderson) held outstanding options for the following number of shares: </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Anderson, </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">104</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">,000; Mr.&nbsp;Gunderson, </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">50</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">,000; Mr.&nbsp;Karras, </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">147</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">,000<font style="background:white;">; </font>Dr.&nbsp;Miller, </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">170</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">,000<font style="background:white;">; </font>Dr.&nbsp;Millner, </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">68,492</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="background:white;font-size:9.0pt;">; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Dr.&nbsp;Liu, </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">71</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">,000; Mr.&nbsp;Stanger, </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">86</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">,375<font style="background:white;">; and </font>Dr.&nbsp;Stillabower, </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">170</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">,000.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Ms.&nbsp;Anderson was appointed to serve as a director of the Company on January&nbsp;1, 2019. She was not compensated as a director during the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2018. The amount shown under &#147;All Other Compensation&#148; is the amount paid to Ms.&nbsp;Anderson by Cianna Medical for her service as an employee of Cianna Medical during a transition period of approximately one month following our acquisition of Cianna Medical.&#160; Ms.&nbsp;Anderson&#146;s employment with Cianna Medical terminated in December&nbsp;2018, prior to her appointment as a director of the Company.&#160; In connection with our acquisition of Cianna Medical in November&nbsp;2018, Ms.&nbsp;Anderson, who was an officer, director and shareholder of Cianna Medical prior to the acquisition, received merger proceeds, a non-equity incentive plan payout and a change in control payment in the aggregate amount of $7,175,103.54.&#160; Such amounts were paid to Ms.&nbsp;Anderson on the same basis as similar payments to former shareholders and former executive employees of Cianna Medical, as applicable.&#160; Ms.&nbsp;Anderson is also entitled to receive additional payments in connection with the Cianna Medical acquisition based on the achievement of milestones set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Merger which governs that transaction.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Prior to his appointment as a director of the Company, Dr.&nbsp;Liu entered into a technology license agreement with the Company, pursuant to which the Company acquired a license to use certain technology created by Dr.&nbsp;Liu and one of his colleagues. The Company did not pay to Dr.&nbsp;Liu any amounts under the license agreement during 2018; however, it is possible that the Company may pay to Dr.&nbsp;Liu future payments, in the form of consulting fees, royalties and lump-sum milestone payments. The terms of the license agreement with Dr.&nbsp;Liu were negotiated in an arms-length transaction.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our Code of Conduct requires that every employee avoid situations where loyalties may be divided between our interests and the employee&#146;s own interests. Employees and directors must avoid conflicts of interest that interfere with the performance of their duties or are not in our best interests.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to its written charter, the Audit Committee reviews and approves all &#147;related party transactions&#148; (as such term is used by ASC Topic 850 Related Party Disclosures) involving executive officers and directors, or as otherwise may be required to be disclosed in our financial statements or periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the <u><font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">SEC</font></u>) (including under Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act of 1933), other than:</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font face="Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;grants of stock options made by the Board or any committee thereof or pursuant to an automatic grant plan; and</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A &#147;<font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">Related Person Transaction</font>&#148; is a transaction, arrangement or relationship (or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships) in which the Company (including any of its subsidiaries) </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">was, is or will be a participant and, as relates to directors or shareholders who have an ownership interest in the Company of more than 5%, the amount involved exceeds $120,000, and in which any Related Person (defined below) had, has or will have a direct or indirect material interest.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Related Person Transactions include transactions between the Company and its executive officers and directors. We have adopted written policies and procedures regarding the identification of Related Persons and Related Person Transactions and the approval process for such transactions. The Audit Committee considers each Related Person Transaction in light of the specific facts and circumstances presented, including but not limited to the risks, costs and benefits to the Company and the availability from other sources of comparable services or products.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font face="Arial">Joseph C. Wright, President of Merit International, a division of the Company, is the brother-in-law of Fred P. Lampropoulos, Chair of the Board, CEO and President of the Company. In 2018 we provided to Mr.&nbsp;Wright total cash and equity compensation of $1,248,566.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.15pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">paid to Mr.&nbsp;Wright total compensation of 215,141.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font face="Arial">Jon Wright, a brother-in-law of Fred Lampropoulos, Chair of the Board, CEO and President of the Company, is a commercial real estate agent practicing in the greater Salt Lake City area.&nbsp; During 2018, Mr.&nbsp;Wright acted as an agent in several real estate transactions in which </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2018 was an important and very positive year for our Company. During the year we continued to execute our global growth and profitability plan, as reflected in our operating and financial results.&#160; Among other significant accomplishments, we completed the acquisition of drainage and soft tissue biopsy products from Becton, Dickinson and Company in February&nbsp;and the acquisition of Cianna Medical in November. Those acquisitions, together with significant growth in sales of our extensive line of legacy products and the introduction of new products commercialized through our continued research and development efforts, contributed to our achievement of financial results which exceeded expectations. Our business measurements of top-line improvement, discipline in our management of expenses and bottom-line improvement continue to support our business thesis. Although our financial results for the year were impressive, they are equally matched by the contributions our products make in the delivery of exceptional healthcare around the globe. We are pleased with our financial results, and are equally pleased with our contribution to improved outcomes for the patients who benefit from our products and the professionals who use them.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Key financial results for the last three fiscal years are highlighted below:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP gross margin are non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures used in this Proxy Statement to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is included under the heading &#147;Non-GAAP Financial Measures&#148; below.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The results of our operating and financial performance over the past three years are illustrated by the growth in our earnings per share, share price and total shareholder return over those periods. Although our historic results are not a guarantee of future performance, we believe Merit is well positioned for sustainable growth in profitability going forward.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Non-GAAP earnings per share is a non-GAAP financial measure.&#160; A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures used in this Proxy Statement to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is included under the heading &#147;Non-GAAP Financial Measures&#148; below.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">As reported by Nasdaq.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our operating and financial results were a significant factor in the deliberations of our Compensation Committee when evaluating the amount and form of compensation paid to our CEO and other executive officers. </font><font face="Arial">Our Compensation Committee believes there are multiple factors that have contributed to our strong record of financial and operating performance, however, two of the key factors have been our outstanding employees and the leadership provided by our CEO and other executive officers. Accordingly, the Compensation Committee seeks to implement and advance an executive compensation program that recognizes Company performance and individual contribution, while encouraging long-term motivation and retention. The Compensation Committee believes our executive compensation program has been instrumental in helping the Company sustain its strong financial performance over many years.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Under the oversight of the Compensation Committee, our compensation philosophy is to offer compensation programs to the NEOs that align the interests of management and shareholders for the purpose of maximizing shareholder value, while considering the interests of other significant stakeholders such as employees, customers, business partners and the communities in which we operate.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our executive compensation programs specific to the NEOs are overseen by the Compensation Committee. In pursuit of our compensation philosophy and objectives, the Compensation Committee believes that the compensation packages provided to the NEOs should generally include both cash and equity-based compensation, historically in the form of stock options. Base pay and benefits are set at levels considered necessary to attract and retain qualified and effective executives. Variable incentive pay is used to align the compensation of the NEOs with our short-term business and performance objectives, such as income and overall financial performance. Equity awards have historically been used to retain key employees and to motivate executives to create long-term shareholder value.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .3in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font face="Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font><font face="Arial">Completed   multiple significant acquisition transactions, including Cianna Medical and   soft tissue biopsy and drainage product lines from Becton, Dickinson and   Company</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .3in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font face="Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font><font face="Arial">Completed   underwritten public offering of Common Stock, which provided the Company with   approximately $205 million of additional equity capital, net of offering   expenses</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .3in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font face="Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font><font face="Arial">Prioritized   reduction of environmental footprint by continuing to implement new programs   to reduce waste, conserve resources, and improve the areas where we do   business</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(1)&nbsp;Reflects five-year cumulative   total return of our Common Stock, as reported by Nasdaq for the period from   December&nbsp;31, 2013 to December&nbsp;31, 2018. Past results are not   necessarily an indicator of future results.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In addition to Mr.&nbsp;Lampropoulos (whose biography is included under &#147;Directors Whose Terms of Office Continue&#148;), we have included below information related to our executive officers:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 6.0pt;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">RAUL   PARRA</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 16.55pt;text-indent:-16.55pt;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font face="Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font><font face="Arial">Before joining Merit,   held various audit positions at Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche, LLP</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND RELATED MATTERS</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 16.85pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-16.85pt;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font face="Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font><font face="Arial">More than 27 years of   service to Merit and its shareholders</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 16.55pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-16.55pt;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font face="Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font><font face="Arial">Previous positions at   Merit include Vice President (Materials and Operations), Quality Engineer,   Manufacturing Engineer, Custom Kits Manager, Customer Service Manager,   Production Planning and Warehouse Manager, General Manager of our Richmond,   Virginia operations, and Vice President (Technology Transfer), 1991 to 2014</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 6.0pt;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">JOSEPH C. WRIGHT</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 6.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Age</font></b><font face="Arial">: 49</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 7.5pt;"><b><u><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Education</font></u></b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">: B.A., (political science), Columbia   University; M.B.A., (finance) Columbia University; Speaks Japanese</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 7.5pt;"><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Wright is the brother-in-law   of Fred P. Lampropoulos, Merit&#146;s CEO, President and Chair of the Board</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 6.0pt;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">BRIAN G. LLOYD</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 7.5pt;"><b><u><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Current Position   Since</font></u></b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">: April&nbsp;2016</font><font color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;">  </font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 7.5pt;"><b><u><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Education</font></u></b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">: B.S. (finance), Brigham Young   University; J.D., Columbia Law School</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Highlights</font></b></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font face="Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font><font face="Arial">Practiced as an attorney, specializing   in corporate governance, securities regulation and mergers&nbsp;&amp;   acquisitions, with the law firm of Parr Brown Gee&nbsp;&amp; Loveless in Salt   Lake City, Utah for more than 20 years</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND RELATED MATTERS</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 6.0pt;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">JUSTIN J. LAMPROPOULOS</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in .2in .0001pt 5.75pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Executive Vice President, Sales, Marketing and Strategy</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 6.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Age</font></b><font face="Arial">: 36</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 7.5pt;"><b><u><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Current Position   Since</font></u></b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">: May&nbsp;2015</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 7.5pt;"><b><u><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Education</font></u></b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">: Completed postgraduate studies at   Oxford University&#146;s Sa&#239;d Business School in Oxford, England in strategic   management and is an alumnus of Harvard Business School.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 7.5pt;"><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Justin J. Lampropoulos is   the son of Fred P. Lampropoulos, Merit&#146;s Chair of the Board, CEO and   President</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 19.45pt;text-indent:-16.55pt;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font face="Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font face="Arial">From 2010 to 2015   lead Merit&#146;s Europe, Middle East and Africa business unit from Maastricht,   The Netherlands</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This   Compensation Discussion and Analysis is designed to explain our philosophy   and objectives underlying our compensation policies, the processes we follow   in setting compensation, and the components of compensation that we utilize   in compensating our NEOs, who are listed below.</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Performance reviews of the CEO are conducted by the Compensation Committee based on our performance during a given year, compared with our performance objectives, as well as other factors intended to maximize short-term and long-term shareholder value.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In prior years (most recently in 2015), the Compensation Committee engaged Pearl Meyer&nbsp;&amp; Partners (<u><font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">Pearl Meyer</font></u>), an independent compensation consulting firm, to review our executive officer and director compensation practices and advise the Compensation Committee with respect to those compensation practices, including salary, bonus, benefits and equity awards for our executive officers and retainers, meeting fees and equity awards for our directors. The Compensation Committee has evaluated Pearl Meyer&#146;s reports in prior years and, as they considered appropriate to achieve the best interests of the Company and its shareholders, implemented some of Pearl Meyer&#146;s recommendations.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In conducting its review of our executive compensation practices for 2018, the Compensation Committee did not consult with Pearl Meyer; however, the Compensation Committee recently renewed the engagement with Pearl Meyer, and has consulted with Pearl Meyer regarding the Company&#146;s executive composition practices for 2019, and the development of our 2019 Executive Bonus Plan discussed on page&nbsp;35. During 2018, the Compensation Committee reviewed industry and peer compensation data for medical device </font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">companies included in published surveys issued by Radford, Aon Hewitt&#146;s medical device consulting group (<u><font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">Radford</font></u>). </font><font face="Arial">During 2018, we participated in the</font><font face="Arial"> Radford </font><font face="Arial">Global Technology</font><font face="Arial"> Survey </font><font face="Arial">(</font><u><font color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;">Radford Survey</font></u><font face="Arial">), </font><font face="Arial">which includes more than 100 medical device companies with headquarters located in the United States. The Radford Survey &#150; which we believe is generally considered a standard source of information for executive compensation &#150; provides valuable information regarding industry and peer executive compensation practices. Our management utilizes the Radford Survey to determine the reasonableness of compensation for various levels of employees, including executive officers.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Compensation Committee also directed management to perform an internal review of Company executive compensation practices, as well as the executive compensation practices of other U.S. publicly-traded companies in the medical device industry.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Neither the Radford Survey nor our internal review yielded any significant concerns at the Compensation Committee level regarding our executive compensation practices.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Compensation Committee also relied on its experience and judgment in making executive compensation decisions after reviewing our performance on a quarterly and annual basis, and evaluating each NEO&#146;s individual performance and responsibilities with the Company, as well as current compensation arrangements. The compensation program for the NEOs and the Compensation Committee assessment process have been designed to be flexible in an effort to respond to the evolving business environment and individual circumstances relative to Company and individual performance, shareholder value, as well as internal equity for compensation levels among our executives.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fixed pay consists of base salary and is intended to provide each NEO with a level of assured cash compensation appropriate for his or her position within the Company. Variable pay includes annual cash bonus awards and equity-based awards in the form of stock options, each as explained in more detail below.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Compensation Committee believes that a portion of total compensation of the NEOs should be both at-risk and tied to the Company&#146;s performance goals.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Generally, at the beginning of each year, the CEO identifies performance goals which are intended to align the efforts of our executive officers, including the NEOs, with our achievement of our strategic business plan to maximize shareholder value. The </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CEO then reviews those performance goals with the Compensation Committee. Those goals then become targets for the variable annual performance bonus component of our executive compensation program. Because the performance goals are generally established at the beginning of each year and market conditions fluctuate throughout the year, the performance goals may not correspond to subsequent annual earnings estimates released by the Company.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">At our annual meeting of shareholders held on May&nbsp;24, 2018, we submitted the compensation of our executive officers to our shareholders in a non-binding vote. Our executive compensation program received the support of holders of approximately 92% of the shares represented at the meeting.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">At our annual meeting of shareholders held on May&nbsp;24, 2017, our shareholders voted on an advisory basis with respect to the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation. Holders of approximately 77% of the shares represented at that meeting expressed their preference for an annual </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Compensation Committee will continue to review future shareholder voting results, including the voting results with respect to &#147;Proposal No.&nbsp;2 - Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation,&#148; as described further in this Proxy Statement, and determine whether changes should be made to our executive compensation program based on such voting results.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><b><font size="2" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Ronald A. Frost</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><b><font size="2" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Joseph C. Wright</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><b><font size="2" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Brian G. Lloyd</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><b><font size="2" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Bernard J. Birkett</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:3.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Given the subjective nature of the criteria identified above, the Compensation Committee has not attempted to develop numeric measurements in determining base salaries for the NEOs. Instead, the Compensation Committee establishes base salaries at levels commensurate with the Compensation Committee&#146;s evaluation of each NEO&#146;s contribution to our business success. In particular, the Compensation Committee has set the base salary and incentive cash bonus of the CEO at levels which are higher than the aggregate amount of base salary and incentive bonus paid to the principal executive officers of a number of our peers.&#160; Because the CEO is a founder of the Company and currently owns a substantial number of shares of Common Stock, the Compensation Committee believes his personal interests are closely aligned with the interests of our stakeholders and that the payment of cash compensation in amounts approved by the Compensation Committee and based upon the Company&#146;s exceptional performance is effective in further aligning his interests with the interests of our stakeholders.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:.5pt 0in;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;319,231</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:.5pt 0in .5pt 5.75pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ronald A. Frost</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:.5pt 0in;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;532,692</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:.5pt 0in;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;536,538</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:.5pt 0in;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;600</font><font face="Arial">,000</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="1" color="#ae0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AE0000;font-size:9.0pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">The base salary amounts shown above reflect amounts paid to the NEOs during 2018 as reported in the Summary Compensation Table shown on page&nbsp;42</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">.&#160; The annual base salary amounts for fiscal year 2019 as approved by the Compensation Committee are: Mr.&nbsp;Lampropoulos, $</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1,800,000</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">; Mr.&nbsp;Parra $600,000; Mr.&nbsp;Frost, $600</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">,000</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">, Mr.&nbsp;Wright, $550</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">,000</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">; and Mr.&nbsp;Lloyd, $</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">600,000</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="1" color="#ae0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AE0000;font-size:9.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#160; </font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">Base salary amount shown for Mr</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">.&nbsp;Birkett reflects amounts paid to Mr.&nbsp;Birkett for periods prior to his resignation in May&nbsp;2018.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our general practice is to provide our NEOs with the opportunity to earn annual performance bonus compensation under a program that recognizes attainment of key objectives. The key objectives that underlie our annual incentive compensation programs are established annually by the Compensation Committee based upon recommendations made by the CEO, and may vary between years and between NEOs, but generally include objectives that reward attainment of targeted levels of sales, earnings and gross margins.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In setting the performance bonus amounts that an NEO is eligible to earn for achieving specified objectives, the Compensation Committee and the CEO consider bonus and total cash compensation levels for each NEO. Although bonus opportunities for achieving objectives are generally established for each NEO based on job scope and contribution, the Compensation Committee retains discretion to positively or negatively adjust performance bonus</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For 2018 (and after considering the CEO&#146;s recommendations), the Compensation Committee established incentive cash bonus objectives for Messrs.&nbsp;Lampropoulos and Wright, but did not establish specific incentive cash bonus objectives for other NEOs. The incentive cash bonus objectives for Mr.&nbsp;Lampropoulos were based on sales, gross</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">margins (calculated on a non-GAAP basis), and earnings per share (calculated on a non-GAAP basis).&#160; The incentive cash bonus objectives for Mr.&nbsp;Wright were based on sales of the Company&#146;s products in all global markets other than the U.S. and EMEA.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The specific 2018 goals established by the Compensation Committee for Mr.&nbsp;Lampropoulos in the performance bonus categories, together with the level of our actual 2018 performance in those categories, are as follows.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Non-GAAP Gross Margin is calculated by adjusting gross profit by amounts recorded for amortization of intangible assets and inventory mark-up related to acquisitions. See &#147;Non-GAAP Financial Measures&#148; presented on page&nbsp;59 of this Proxy Statement for additional information.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Non-GAAP Earnings Per Share is calculated as GAAP net income excluding intangible amortization expense, acquisition related costs, intangible asset impairment charges, contingent consideration expense (benefits), certain legal expenses, and severance costs.&nbsp;All excluded items are tax affected and total Non-GAAP net income is divided by the weighted average diluted shares outstanding. See &#147;Non-GAAP Financial Measures&#148; presented on page&nbsp;59 of this Proxy Statement for additional information.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The specific 2018 goals for Mr.&nbsp;Lampropoulos in the performance bonus categories align with the guidance we issued on February&nbsp;28, 2018 and updated guidance we issued on July&nbsp;23, 2018.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">With respect to Mr.&nbsp;Wright, the Compensation Committee approved performance bonus objectives based on the following sales targets for our international operations for which Mr.&nbsp;Wright has supervisory responsibility.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Although the Compensation Committee did not establish specific 2018 incentive cash bonus objectives for Messrs.&nbsp;Parra, Frost and Lloyd, the Compensation Committee based its determination of discretionary bonuses (see &#147;Discretionary Bonuses&#148;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">below) paid to Messrs.&nbsp;Parra, Frost and Lloyd upon the Company&#146;s achievement of the annual cash bonus objectives established for Mr.&nbsp;Lampropoulos. The Compensation Committee believes that the annual cash bonus objectives provided meaningful motivation to Mr.&nbsp;Lampropoulos and the other NEOs and were instrumental in influencing the Company&#146;s successful performance during 2018.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Compensation Committee&#146;s evaluation of our achievement of the performance bonus goals shown above indicated that we achieved performance levels that met or exceeded each of the three goals initially established by the Compensation Committee, as well as the updated goals which reflected the Company&#146;s performance at levels which exceeded the Compensation Committee&#146;s initial expectations.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">After reviewing our executive incentive compensation practices, and based upon the preferences communicated by the institutional shareholder community, our Board adopted the Merit Medical Systems,&nbsp;Inc. 2019 Executive Bonus Plan (<u><font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">Executive Bonus Plan</font></u>).&nbsp; The purposes of the Executive Bonus Plan are to motivate and reward the Company&#146;s executive employees by making a portion of their annual cash compensation</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">dependent on the achievement of certain pre-determined corporate performance goals, to align the interests of those executives with those of the Company, and to attract and retain superior executive employees by providing a competitive bonus program that rewards outstanding performance.&nbsp; The Executive Bonus Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee and is effective for the year ending December&nbsp;31, 2019</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">and thereafter.&nbsp; During each year of the operation of the Executive Bonus Plan, the Compensation Committee will establish a target bonus amount and performance criteria and goals for each participating executive officer.&nbsp; At the conclusion of such year, the Compensation Committee will determine the bonus amount payable to each participating executive officer and the Company will pay to the executive officer the determined bonus amount not later than the 15th day of the third month following the conclusion of the applicable year.&nbsp; In determining the amount of each award to be paid, the Compensation Committee may reduce, eliminate or increase (but not above 110% of the applicable award amount otherwise payable) the amount of an Award if, in its discretion, such reduction, elimination or increase is appropriate. &nbsp;The amounts payable to executive officers participating in the Executive Bonus Plan will be determined and allocated based on the&#160; performance criteria established for the applicable year, and the Company&#146;s performance relative to those criteria. For 2019, the performance criteria are based upon the Company&#146;s net sales, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP gross margin. For 2019, the Compensation Committee has established a target</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">award amount for Mr.&nbsp;Lampropoulos of $1,000,000. The amount of the 2019 target bonus actually earned by Mr.&nbsp;Lampropoulos will depend upon the degree to which the Company achieves specified performance goals for each of the three performance criteria during 2019. Although all NEOs are eligible to participate in the Executive Bonus Plan, the Compensation Committee has not established target award amounts under the plan for any NEOs other than Mr.&nbsp;Lampropoulos. The Compensation Committee anticipates; however, that most, or all of the NEOs, will be included as participants in the Executive Bonus Plan in the future. The Compensation Committee does not anticipate that Mr.&nbsp;Wright will participate in the Executive Bonus Plan during 2019 because his incentive compensation goal for the year has already been established based on the Company&#146;s sale targets for the international operations for which Mr.&nbsp;Wright has supervisory responsibility. The Compensation Committee, with the assistance of Pearl Meyer, is currently in the process of developing a program to grant long-term equity incentive awards which are also dependent on the Company&#146;s achievement of predetermined corporate performance goals.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Executive Bonus Plan provides to our Board the authority to obtain reimbursement from any participant in the plan if the Board determines that: (a)&nbsp;a significant restatement of the Company&#146;s financial results for any of the three prior fiscal years is required; and (b)&nbsp;the participant&#146;s award amount would have been lower had the financial results been properly calculated. Such reimbursement shall consist of any portion of any award previously paid to such participant that is greater than the award that would have been paid if calculated based upon the</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">restated financial results. The action permitted to be taken by the Board under the Executive Bonus Plan is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any and all other rights of the Board and/or the Company under applicable law or any other claw-back or similar policy of the Company. The Compensation Committee anticipates that the long-term equity incentive program which it is currently developing will also include a &#147;clawback&#148; feature that is similar to the reimbursement provisions of the Executive Bonus Plan.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">bonuses to each of those NEOs in the amounts set forth in Summary Compensation Table set forth on page&nbsp;42</font><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt;">. </font><font face="Arial">There is no standing expectation that all (or any) NEOs will receive discretionary performance bonuses in any particular year, and the criteria for such bonuses are not established in advance. Because Mr.&nbsp;Birkett resigned from his employment with the Company in May&nbsp;2018 and was not serving as an executive officer on December&nbsp;31, 2018, the Compensation Committee did not grant a discretionary bonus to him for 2018.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Historically, long-term equity awards, in the form of stock options, have been granted at the Compensation Committee&#146;s discretion to the NEOs annually in an effort to provide long-term performance-based compensation, to encourage the NEOs to continue their engagement with the Company throughout the vesting periods, and to align management and shareholder interests.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">During 2018, the Compensation Committee granted stock option awards to NEOs under the Merit Medical Systems,&nbsp;Inc. </font><font face="Arial">2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan</font><font face="Arial"> in the following amounts:</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:1.0pt 0in;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">N</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UMBER</font></b><b><font color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">OF</font></b><b><font color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-weight:bold;"><br>   O</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PTIONS</font></b><b><font color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;G</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">RANTED</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#ae0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AE0000;font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">All options granted to Mr.&nbsp;Birkett during 2018 were forfeited upon his resignation from the Company in May&nbsp;2018.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In making awards under the prior 2006 Incentive Plan, as well as our 2018 Incentive Plan, the</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Compensation Committee considers grant size, the appropriate combination of equity-based awards, the impact of the grant on our financial performance (as determined in accordance with the requirements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board ASC Topic 718 (<u><font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">ASC Topic 718</font></u>)), and the corresponding compensation value used by the Company in determining the amount of the awards (which may vary from the ASC Topic 718 expense). All long-term equity-based awards granted during 2018 to our NEOs were made under our 2006 Incentive Plan, prior to our adoption of our 2018 Incentive Plan. Beginning in 2019 long-term equity-based awards for our NEOs will be made under our 2018 Incentive Plan.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Generally, the amount of long-term equity awards granted to the NEOs has been based upon the Compensation Committee&#146;s assessment of each NEO&#146;s expected future contributions to the Company and other factors. The amount or existence of those awards may also be influenced by external factors such as general economic or industry-specific conditions. We generally grant long-term equity awards at the regularly-scheduled Compensation Committee meeting held in February&nbsp;or May&nbsp;of each year but may vary the date of grant from year to year.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We offer multiple broad-based benefits programs to our employees, including our NEOs. Those programs include benefits such as health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, health savings accounts, health care reimbursement accounts, employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation time and discretionary Company contributions to a 401(k)&nbsp;profit sharing plan.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Benefits are provided to our NEOs in accordance with practices the Compensation Committee believes are consistent with industry standards. The Compensation Committee believes such benefits are a necessary element of compensation in attracting and retaining employees. In addition, the NEOs receive limited perquisites in an attempt to achieve a competitive pay package, as further detailed in the Summary Compensation Table.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We provide a non-qualified deferred compensation plan for the benefit of certain of our highly-compensated management employees, including the NEOs. Under the non-qualified deferred compensation plan, eligible executives may elect in advance of each calendar year to defer up to 100% of their cash salary and bonus compensation earned with respect to such year. Amounts deferred are credited to an unfunded liability account maintained by the Company on behalf of the applicable NEO, which account is deemed invested in and earns a rate of return based upon certain notational and self-directed investment options offered under the plan. In our discretion, we may elect to credit each eligible</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">participant&#146;s account under the deferred compensation plan with an employer matching contribution but, to date, we have never elected to do so. Participant account balances under the deferred compensation plan are fully-vested and will be paid by the Company to each participant upon retirement or separation from employment, or on other specified dates, in a lump sum or in installments according to a schedule elected in advance by the participant.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Compensation Committee has determined that executive employment agreements are necessary to provide competitive compensation arrangements to our NEOs, particularly because such agreements are common in our industry. Moreover, the Compensation Committee believes that the change in control provisions within the executive employment agreements help to retain the NEOs by reducing personal uncertainty and anxiety that may arise from the possibility of a future business combination.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We have entered into employment agreements (collectively, the <u><font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">Employment Agreements</font></u>) with each of the NEOs. The annual base salaries paid under the Employment Agreements for 2018 were:</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(1)</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 5.05pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fred   P. Lampropoulos</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;319,231</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;261,538&nbsp; <font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">(2)</font></font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="1" color="#ae0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AE0000;font-size:9.0pt;">(1)</font><font color="#ae0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AE0000;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">The base salary amounts shown above reflect amounts paid to the NEOs during 2018 as reported in the Summary Compensation Table shown on page&nbsp;42</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">.&#160; The annual base salary amounts for fiscal year 2019 as approved by the Compensation Committee are: Mr.&nbsp;Lampropoulos, $</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1,800,000</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">; Mr.&nbsp;Parra $600,000; Mr.&nbsp;Frost, $600</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">,000</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">, Mr.&nbsp;Wright, $550</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">,000</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">; and Mr.&nbsp;Lloyd, $</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">600,000</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="1" color="#ae0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AE0000;font-size:9.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#160; </font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">Base salary amount shown for Mr</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">.&nbsp;Birkett reflects amounts paid to Mr.&nbsp;Birkett for periods prior to his resignation in May&nbsp;2018.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The amount of the base salary payable to each NEO may be subject to change based on review by the Compensation Committee on an annual basis. Although the employment status of each of the NEOs is &#147;at will,&#148; the Employment Agreements provide for mandatory severance payments to each NEO in the event the NEO&#146;s employment terminates for certain reasons in connection with a &#147;Change in Control&#148; (as defined below). Those severance arrangements are discussed in greater detail below under the heading &#147;Executive Compensation Tables&#151;Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control.&#148;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">an amount to be determined in the sole discretion of the Board (which has delegated that authority to the Compensation Committee). Notably, in fiscal years ending after a Change in Control, the annual bonus must be at least equal to an NEO&#146;s average annual cash bonus for the last three full fiscal years ending prior to the Change in Control.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The NEOs (and to the extent applicable, their spouses and eligible dependents) are eligible to participate in all incentive, savings and retirement, </font><font face="Arial">health </font><font face="Arial">insurance, term life insurance, long-term disability insurance, deferred compensation, employee stock purchase and other employee benefit plans, policies or arrangements we maintain for our employees generally and, at the discretion of the Compensation Committee, in the 20</font><font face="Arial">18</font><font face="Arial"> Incentive Plan and other benefit plans maintained by the Company for our executives.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The terms of the Employment Agreements reflect in part the concern of the Compensation Committee that a future threatened or actual change in control, such as through an acquisition or merger, could cause disruption and harm to the Company in the event of the resulting loss of any of its key executives. The change in control provisions in the Employment Agreements are intended to provide a measure of incentive and security to our key executives until the resolution of any such threatened or actual change in control.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">However, the Compensation Committee believes that such agreements should not include provisions that would obligate a potential acquirer of the Company to make large payouts to the NEOs simply because a change in control has occurred. Because of this concern, the occurrence of a change in control event alone will not trigger any payment obligations to the NEOs under their respective Employment Agreements. Additional change in control payment obligations under the Employment Agreements only arise in the event the NEO&#146;s employment is terminated &#147;without Cause&#148; in connection with the change in control or the NEO resigns &#147;for Good Reason&#148; (with each capitalized term in this sentence defined in the Employment Agreements and described under the heading &#147;Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control&#151;Employment Agreements&#148; below) in connection with a change in control. Thus, the Compensation Committee regards the employment agreements as &#147;double trigger&#148; change in control agreements.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Section&nbsp;162(m)&nbsp;(<u><font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">Section&nbsp;162(m)</font></u>) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the <u><font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">Code</font></u>) imposes a $1.0 million annual limit on the amount that a public company may deduct for compensation paid to a company&#146;s chief executive officer during a tax year or to any of the company&#146;s three other most highly compensated executive officers who are still employed at the end of the tax year. For tax years beginning before 2018, the limit did not apply to compensation that met the requirements of Section&nbsp;162(m)&nbsp;for &#147;qualified performance-based&#148; compensation (i.e., compensation paid only if the executive meets pre-established, objective goals based upon performance criteria approved by our shareholders). Qualified performance-based awards, such as stock options, issued prior to 2018 remain under certain conditions exempt from Section&nbsp;162(m)&nbsp;even if exercised after 2017.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Compensation Committee reviews and considers the deductibility of executive compensation under Section&nbsp;162(m)&nbsp;and attempts, to the extent practical, to implement compensation policies and practices that maximize the potential income tax deductions available to the Company.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In certain situations, the Compensation Committee may approve compensation that will</font><font face="Arial"> exceed the deduction limitations </font><font face="Arial">of Section&nbsp;162(m)&nbsp;in order to ensure competitive levels of total compensation for its executive officers. </font><font face="Arial">In such situations, the portion of the compensation payable to the executive officer that exceeds the $1.0 million limit will not be deductible for tax purposes. Although deductibility of executive compensation for tax purposes is generally preferred, tax deductibility is not the primary objective of our executive compensation programs. The Company and the Compensation</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All compensation paid to the NEOs, other than Mr.&nbsp;Lampropoulos, during 2018 was intended to be deductible under Section&nbsp;162(m). Although Mr.&nbsp;Lampropoulos&#146; compensation for 2018 exceeded the deduction limits of Section&nbsp;162(m), the Compensation Committee approved that compensation amount in order to provide Mr.&nbsp;Lampropoulos with a compensation package that the Compensation Committee considers competitive and in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Additionally, under Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code, our NEOs and other Company executives may be subject to additional taxes if they receive payments or benefits in connection with a change of control of the Company that exceed certain prescribed limits (so-called &#147;Excess Parachute Payments&#148;), and the Company or its successor may not deduct such Excess Parachute Payments. The Company is not obligated to provide any NEO or other executive with a &#147;gross-up&#148; or other reimbursement payment for any tax liability that the executive might owe as a result of the application of Sections 280G or 4999 of the Code. Certain potential future payments described in the table captioned &#147;Termination Without Cause or For Good Reason in Connection with a Change in Control&#148; on page&nbsp;49 may, however, constitute Excess Parachute Payments that the Company or its successor could not fully deduct.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Compensation Committee has reviewed our company-wide compensation program, which applies to all of our full-time employees, including the NEOs. Based on the Compensation Committee&#146;s review of the various elements of our executive compensation practices and policies, the Compensation Committee believes our compensation policies and practices are designed to create appropriate and meaningful incentives for our employees without encouraging excessive or inappropriate risk taking.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The members of the Compensation Committee have reviewed and discussed the foregoing Compensation Discussion and Analysis with the management of the Company and recommended to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Proxy Statement.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">disclosed in this Proxy Statement (colloquially referred to as a &#147;Say-on-Pay&#148; proposal).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Accordingly, the following resolution will be submitted to our shareholders for approval at the Annual Meeting:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;RESOLVED,   that the Company&#146;s shareholders APPROVE, on an advisory basis, the   compensation of the named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company&#146;s proxy   statement for the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, pursuant to the   compensation disclosure rules&nbsp;of the U.S. Securities and Exchange   Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the Summary   Compensation Table and the other related tables and disclosures.&#148;</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font face="Arial">focusing our executives on achieving or exceeding measurable performance targets;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Board encourages shareholders to review in detail the Compensation Discussion and Analysis beginning on page&nbsp;30 of this Proxy Statement and the executive compensation tables beginning on page&nbsp;42 of this Proxy Statement. In light of the information set forth in such sections, the Board believes the compensation of the NEOs for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2018 was fair and reasonable and that our compensation programs and practices are in the best interests of the</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The advisory vote on this Say-on-Pay resolution is not intended to address any specific element of compensation; rather, the vote relates to all aspects of the compensation of the NEOs, as described in this Proxy Statement. </font><font face="Arial">While this vote is only advisory in nature, which means that the vote is not binding on the Company, the Board or the Compensation Committee (which is composed solely of independent directors), value the opinion of our shareholders and will consider the outcome of the vote when addressing future compensation arrangements.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In the 2017 annual meeting of shareholders, held on May&nbsp;24, 2017, our shareholders recommended that they be given an opportunity to vote on a Say-on-Pay resolution every year at our annual meeting of shareholders. Consequently, we intend to hold an annual advisory vote on executive compensation until the next &#147;say-on-frequency&#148; vote at our annual meeting of shareholders in 2023 (as required by Section&nbsp;14A).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following Summary Compensation Table summarizes the total compensation earned by each of the NEOs for the years indicated.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 3.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Fred P. Lampropoulos</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">2018</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">1,700,000</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">587,861</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">1,300,000</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">92,719</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">3,680,580</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="21%" rowspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:21.66%;">
<p style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-style:italic;">Chair of the Board,   Chief Executive Officer and President</font></i></p>    </td>
<td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.84%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">2017</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">1,412,308</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">400,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.16%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">1,838,700</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">600,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">59,787</font></p>    </td>
<td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:8.0pt;">(4)(5)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">4,310,795</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.84%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">2016</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">1,267,694</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.16%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">277,020</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">243,382</font></p>    </td>
<td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:8.0pt;">(4)(5)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">1,788,096</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:21.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.84%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.16%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:21.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Raul Parra </font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.84%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">2018</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">319,231</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">275,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.16%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">154,692</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">51,987</font></p>    </td>
<td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:8.0pt;">(4)(5)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">800,910</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:21.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-style:italic;">Chief Financial   Officer and Treasurer (6)</font></i></p>    </td>
<td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.84%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.16%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="21%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:21.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.84%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.16%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:21.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Ronald A. Frost</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.84%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">2018</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">532,692</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">150,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.16%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">618,768</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">65,499</font></p>    </td>
<td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:8.0pt;">(4)(5)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">1,366,959</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:21.66%;">
<p style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-style:italic;">Chief Operating   Officer</font></i><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.84%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">2017</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">400,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">200,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.16%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">459,675</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">23,145</font></p>    </td>
<td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:8.0pt;">(4)(5)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">1,082,820</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:21.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.84%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">2016</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">400,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.16%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">110,808</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">5,963</font></p>    </td>
<td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:8.0pt;">(5)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">516,771</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:21.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.84%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.16%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:21.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Joseph C. Wright</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.84%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">2018</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">536,538</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.16%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">386,730</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">300,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">25,298</font></p>    </td>
<td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:8.0pt;">(4)(5)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">1,248,566</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="21%" rowspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:21.66%;">
<p style="margin:5.0pt .5in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-style:italic;">President, Merit   International </font></i></p>    </td>
<td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.84%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">2017</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">473,078</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.16%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">229,838</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">225,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">15,551</font></p>    </td>
<td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:8.0pt;">(4)(5)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">943,467</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.84%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">2016</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">450,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.16%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">110,808</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">200,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">5,963</font></p>    </td>
<td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:8.0pt;">(5)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">766,771</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:21.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.84%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.16%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="21%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:21.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Brian G. Lloyd</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.84%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">2018</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">600,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">202,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.16%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">386,730</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">8,250</font></p>    </td>
<td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:8.0pt;">(5)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">1,196,980</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="21%" rowspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:21.66%;">
<p style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-style:italic;">Chief Legal   Officer, Corporate Secretary </font></i></p>    </td>
<td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.84%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">2017</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">515,385</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">202,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.16%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">459,675</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">5,963</font></p>    </td>
<td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:8.0pt;">(5)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">1,183,023</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.84%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">2016</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">348,077</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">52,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.16%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">167,523</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">567,599</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:21.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.84%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.16%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:21.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Bernard J. Birkett</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.84%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">2018</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">261,538</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.16%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">386,730</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">221,374</font></p>    </td>
<td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:8.0pt;">(4)(5)(7)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">869,642</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="21%" rowspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:21.66%;">
<p style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-style:italic;">Former Chief   Financial Officer and Treasurer </font></i><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:8.0pt;">(6)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.84%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">2017</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">514,687</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">200,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.16%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">459,675</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">219,373</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:8.0pt;">(4)(5)(7)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">1,393,735</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">2016</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">511,512</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">50,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.16%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">138,510</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">347,632</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;">1,047,654</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Bonus amounts represent discretionary bonuses not based solely upon pre-determined performance criteria.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Stock Awards reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of the awards granted to the NEOs in the year shown under our 2006 Incentive Plan, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. Such amounts have been calculated in accordance with current financial statement reporting guidance, using the same assumptions the Company has used for financial statement reporting purposes with respect to our long-term incentive plans. Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts for 2018, 2017, and 2016 are included in footnotes to our audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December&nbsp;31, 2018, 2017, and 2016 (which are included in our Annual Reports on Form&nbsp;10-K filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;1, 2019, March&nbsp;1, 2018, and March&nbsp;1, 2017, respectively).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">award to Messrs.&nbsp;Lampropoulos and Wright the full amount of the annual cash bonus objectives established for each of them.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;">(4)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Amounts include vacation benefits paid to the NEOs in cash in lieu of vacation benefits, as follows:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2018: $84,469 for Mr.&nbsp;Lampropoulos; $43,737 for Mr.&nbsp;Parra; $17,048 for Mr.&nbsp;Wright; $57,249 for Mr.&nbsp;Frost; and $106,404 for Mr.&nbsp;Birkett.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2017: $53,824 for Mr.&nbsp;Lampropoulos; $9,588 for Mr.&nbsp;Wright; $17,183 for Mr.&nbsp;Frost; and $3,606 for Mr.&nbsp;Birkett.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2016: $237,420 for Mr.&nbsp;Lampropoulos; and $36,794 for Mr.&nbsp;Birkett.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;">(5)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Amounts shown also include matching contributions made by the Company for the benefit of the NEOs to the Company&#146;s 401(k)&nbsp;Plan in the following amounts:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2018: Mr.&nbsp;Lampropoulos, $8,250; Mr.&nbsp;Parra, $8,250; Mr.&nbsp;Wright, $8,250; Mr.&nbsp;Lloyd, $8,250; Mr.&nbsp;Frost, $8,250; and Mr.&nbsp;Birkett, $8,250.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;">(6)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Parra became an executive officer of the Company on May&nbsp;29, 2018.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Birkett resigned his position as an executive officer on May&nbsp;25, 2018. The foregoing table presents compensation received for the years in which an NEO acted in an executive officer capacity.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;">(7)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Pursuant to Mr.&nbsp;Birkett&#146;s employment agreement, we paid the following expenses:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following table sets forth information concerning plan-based awards to the NEOs during the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2018.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">G</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">RANT</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"> D</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ATE</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">E</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">STIMATED</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"> F</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UTURE</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"><br>   P</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AYOUTS</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"> U</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NDER</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"> N</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ON</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">-<br>   E</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">QUITY</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"> I</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NCENTIVE</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"> P</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">LAN</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"><br>   A</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">WARDS</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"> ($)&nbsp;(1)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">A</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">LL</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">  </font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">OTHER</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"> O</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PTION</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"><br>   A</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">WARDS</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">: N</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UMBER</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"><br>    </font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">OF</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"> S</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ECURITIES</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"><br>   U</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NDERLYING</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"><br>   O</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PTIONS</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"> G</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">RANTED</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"><br>   (#) (2)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">E</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">XERCISE</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"><br>   P</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">RICE</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">  </font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">OF</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"><br>   O</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PTION</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"><br>   A</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">WARDS</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"><br>   ($/</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SH</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">) (3)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.45pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Fred P. Lampropoulos</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">N/A</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1,300,000</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt 1.45pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">3/2/2018</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">38,002</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;44.80</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;587,861</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt 1.45pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Raul Parra</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.38%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">N/A</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.46%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.32%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.24%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.32%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.46%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.54%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.3%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.16%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt 1.45pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.38%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">3/2/2018</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.46%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.56%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.32%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.46%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;44.80</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.3%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.16%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;154,692</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.16%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt 1.45pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Ronald A. Frost</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.38%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">N/A</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.46%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.32%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.24%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;   &#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.32%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.46%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.54%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.3%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.16%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt 1.45pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.38%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">3/2/2018</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.46%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.56%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.32%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">40,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.46%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;44.80</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.3%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.16%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;618,768</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.16%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt 1.45pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Joseph C. Wright</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.38%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">N/A</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.46%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.32%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.24%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;300,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.32%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.46%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.54%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.3%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.66%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.16%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt 1.45pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.38%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">3/2/2018</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.46%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.56%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.32%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">25,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.46%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;44.80</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.3%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.16%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;386,730</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.16%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt 1.45pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Brian G. Lloyd</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.38%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">N/A</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.46%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.32%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.24%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.32%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.46%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.54%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt 1.45pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">3/2/2018</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">25,000</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.54%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;44.80</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;386,730</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt 1.45pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Bernard J. Birkett </font></b><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;">(4)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">N/A</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">3/2/2018</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">25,000</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;44.80</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;386,730</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="1" color="red" face="Arial" style="color:red;font-size:9.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Listed amounts <font color="black" style="color:black;">reflect target and maximum incentive performance bonuses for 201</font></font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">8</font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">. </font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">For</font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;"> the year ended December&nbsp;31, 201</font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">8</font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">, each of Mr.&nbsp;Lampropoulos and Mr.&nbsp;Wright received the full targeted level of their incentive performance bonus</font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">, as discussed above and as shown in the &#147;Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation&#148; column in the Summary Compensation Table above.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="1" color="red" face="Arial" style="color:red;font-size:9.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Stock options vest at the rate of 20.0% per year over five years on the first through the fifth anniversaries of the date of the grant.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="1" color="red" face="Arial" style="color:red;font-size:9.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">The exercise price per share </font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">for</font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;"> each stock option is the market closing price on the date of the grant.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="1" color="red" face="Arial" style="color:red;font-size:9.0pt;">(4)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Birkett resigned on May&nbsp;25, 2018, at which time </font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">all op</font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">tions </font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">granted to him during 2018 were forfeited.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following table provides information on the holdings of stock options and other stock awards by the NEOs as of December&nbsp;31, 2018.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">N</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AMED</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"> E</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">XECUTIVE</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"><br>   O</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FFICER</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"> (1)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">N</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UMBER</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">  </font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">OF</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"> S</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ECURITIES</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">N</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UMBER</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">  </font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">OF</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"> S</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ECURITIES</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">O</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PTION</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">O</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PTION</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.9pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Fred   P. Lampropoulos</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">10/4/2014</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 10.1pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">40,000</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 9.35pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">10,000</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 8.65pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">12.06</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 18.2pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">10/4/2021</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.9pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2/13/2015</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 10.1pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">30,000</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 9.35pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">20,000</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 8.65pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">17.27</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 18.2pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2/13/2022</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.9pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1/28/2016</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 10.1pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">20,000</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 9.35pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">30,000</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 8.65pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">16.05</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 18.2pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1/28/2023</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.9pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">4/14/2017</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 10.1pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">40,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 9.35pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">160,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 8.65pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">28.20</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 18.2pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">4/14/2024</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.9pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">3/2/2018</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 10.1pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 9.35pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">38,002</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 8.65pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">44.80</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 18.2pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">3/2/2025</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.98%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.9pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Raul Parra</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">10/4/2014</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 10.1pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 9.35pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 8.65pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">12.06</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 18.2pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">10/4/2021</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.98%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.9pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2/13/2015</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 10.1pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 9.35pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 8.65pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">17.27</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 18.2pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2/13/2022</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.98%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.9pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1/28/2016</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 10.1pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 9.35pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">3,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 8.65pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">16.05</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 18.2pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1/28/2023</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.98%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.9pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">4/14/2017</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 10.1pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 9.35pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">8,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 8.65pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">28.20</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 18.2pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">4/14/2024</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="17%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.98%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.9pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">3/2/2018</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 10.1pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 9.35pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">10,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 8.65pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">44.80</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 18.2pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">3/2/2025</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.98%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.9pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Ronald   A. Frost</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">10/4/2014</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 10.1pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">20,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 9.35pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">5,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 8.65pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">12.06</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 18.2pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">10/4/2021</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.98%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.9pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2/13/2015</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 10.1pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">12,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 9.35pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">8,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 8.65pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">17.27</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 18.2pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2/13/2022</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.98%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.9pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1/28/2016</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 10.1pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">8,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 9.35pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">12,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 8.65pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">16.05</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 18.2pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1/28/2023</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.98%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.9pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">4/14/2017</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 10.1pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">10,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 9.35pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">40,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 8.65pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">28.20</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 18.2pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">4/14/2024</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="17%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.98%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.9pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">3/2/2018</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 10.1pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 9.35pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">40,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 8.65pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">44.80</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 18.2pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">3/2/2025</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.98%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.9pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Joseph   C. Wright</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">7/31/2013</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 10.1pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">10,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 9.35pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 8.65pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">13.14</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 18.2pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">7/31/2020</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.98%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.9pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">10/4/2014</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 10.1pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">20,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 9.35pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">5,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 8.65pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">12.06</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 18.2pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">10/4/2021</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.98%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.9pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2/13/2015</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 10.1pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">6,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 9.35pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">4,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 8.65pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">17.27</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 18.2pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2/13/2022</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.98%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.9pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1/28/2016</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 10.1pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">8,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 9.35pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">12,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 8.65pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">16.05</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 18.2pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1/28/2023</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.98%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.9pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">4/14/2017</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 10.1pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">5,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 9.35pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">20,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 8.65pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">28.20</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 18.2pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">4/14/2024</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="17%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.98%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.9pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">3/2/2018</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 10.1pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 9.35pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">25,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 8.65pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">44.80</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 18.2pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">3/2/2025</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.98%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.9pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Brian   G. Lloyd</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">5/2/2016</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 10.1pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">10,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 9.35pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">15,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 8.65pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">19.72</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 18.2pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">5/2/2023</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">4/14/2017</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 10.1pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">10,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 9.35pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">40,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 8.65pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">28.20</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 18.2pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">4/14/2024</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">3/2/2018</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 10.1pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 9.35pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">25,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 8.65pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">44.80</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 18.2pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">3/2/2025</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Upon Mr.&nbsp;Birkett&#146;s resignation in May&nbsp;2018, all of his 94,000 previously unvested options were canceled in accordance with the terms of our 2006 Incentive Plan. Subsequent to his resignation, Mr.&nbsp;Birkett exercised all of his remaining vested options during 2018, which totaled 51,000 options. See the Option Exercises and Stock Awards Vested table below.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Each unvested stock option award vests 20% each year for five years commencing one year from the grant date. No stock-based awards, other than stock options, were granted to the NEOs in 2016, 2017 or 2018.</font></p>
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<p style="border:none;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;padding:0in;"><b><font size="4" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">O</font></b><b><font size="3" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PTION </font></b><b><font size="4" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">E</font></b><b><font size="3" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">XERCISES AND </font></b><b><font size="4" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">S</font></b><b><font size="3" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">TOCK </font></b><b><font size="4" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">A</font></b><b><font size="3" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">WARDS </font></b><b><font size="4" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">V</font></b><b><font size="3" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ESTED</font></b><a name="OPTIONEXERCISESANDSTOCKAWARDSVES_022631"></a></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following table provides information regarding</font><font face="Arial"> stock options exercised by the NEOs during the year ended December&nbsp;31, </font><font face="Arial">2018.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">N</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AME</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;G</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">RANTED</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:2.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">N</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UMBER</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">  </font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">OF</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"> S</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">HARES</font></b><font face="Arial"><br>    </font><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">A</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CQUIRED</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">  </font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ON</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"> E</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">XERCISE</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">V</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ALUE</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"> R</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EALIZED</font></b><font face="Arial">  </font><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ON</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"> E</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">XERCISE</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;$<font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">(1)</font></font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="30%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="23%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:23.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.88%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="42%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:42.62%;">
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in 2.0pt 13.0pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fred P.   Lampropoulos <font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">(2)</font></font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="30%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 5.05pt 2.0pt 0in;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">120,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="23%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:23.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,590,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.88%;">
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="42%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:42.62%;">
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in 2.0pt 13.0pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Raul Parra</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="30%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 5.05pt 2.0pt 0in;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="23%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:23.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">96,115</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.88%;">
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="42%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:42.62%;">
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in 2.0pt 13.0pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ronald A. Frost</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="30%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 5.05pt 2.0pt 0in;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;10,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="23%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:23.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">481,640</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.88%;">
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="42%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:42.62%;">
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in 2.0pt 13.0pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Joseph C. Wright</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 5.05pt 2.0pt 0in;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;20,000</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">715,157</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in 2.0pt 13.0pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Bernard J. Birkett</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 5.05pt 2.0pt 0in;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;51,000</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,053,743</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">The reported value for this column is determined by multiplying the number of shares acquired upon the exercise of the applicable option by the difference between the market price of our Common Stock on the date of exercise and the exercise price of the stock option. The value is stated before payment of applicable taxes.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Lampropoulos exercised 120,000 options in a swap arrangement whereby he surrendered to the Company shares of Common Stock he previously owned to pay the exercise price and related taxes of the transaction, resulting in his net incremental acquisition of 49,122 shares during the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2018.</font></p>
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<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.76%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.74%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="15%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="22%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 11.55pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Ronald A. Frost</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.66%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(44,253)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.66%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.26%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.74%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">444,825</font></p>    </td>
<td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.64%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="22%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 11.55pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.66%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.66%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.26%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.74%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.64%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="22%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 11.55pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Joseph C. Wright</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">101,731</font></p>    </td>
<td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.66%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(86,607)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.66%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.26%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.74%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1,349,855</font></p>    </td>
<td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.64%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">These amounts are also reflected in the Summary Compensation Table for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2018 as &#147;Salary.&#148;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The table below shows the funds available for notational investment under the Deferred Compensation Plan and their annual rate of return for the calendar year ended December&nbsp;31, 2018. These notational investments were generally the same as the mutual fund investment options offered in 2018 under our 401(k)&nbsp;Plan:</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">N</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AME OF </font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">F</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UND&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">R</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ATE OF </font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">R</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ETURN</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt 15.85pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth</font></p>    </td>
<td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.4%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt 12.95pt .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.92</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.66%;">
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt 15.85pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Nationwide VIT Money Market V</font></p>    </td>
<td width="26%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.4%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt 12.95pt .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.44</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.66%;">
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="54%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:54.92%;">
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt 15.85pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">PIMCO VIT Total Return Admin</font></p>    </td>
<td width="26%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.4%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt 12.95pt .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(0.53)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.66%;">
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="54%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:54.92%;">
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt 15.85pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">PIMCO VIT Real Return Admin</font></p>    </td>
<td width="26%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.4%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt 12.95pt .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2.21)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.66%;">
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="54%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:54.92%;">
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt 15.85pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth II</font></p>    </td>
<td width="26%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.4%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt 12.95pt .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2.30)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.66%;">
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="54%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:54.92%;">
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt 15.85pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Model Portfolio - Income with Growth</font></p>    </td>
<td width="26%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.4%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt 12.95pt .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4.23)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.66%;">
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt 15.85pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Vanguard VIF Equity Index</font></p>    </td>
<td width="26%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.4%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt 12.95pt .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4.51)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.66%;">
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="54%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:54.92%;">
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt 15.85pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Vanguard VIF Total Stock Market Index   Inv</font></p>    </td>
<td width="26%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.4%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt 12.95pt .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5.34)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.66%;">
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt 15.85pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Vanguard VIF REIT Index</font></p>    </td>
<td width="26%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.4%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt 12.95pt .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5.35)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.66%;">
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt 12.95pt .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5.83)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt 15.85pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Vanguard VIF Small Company Growth Inv</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt 15.85pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Model Portfolio - Balanced Moderate</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt 12.95pt .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(7.61)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt 12.95pt .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(9.16)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt 15.85pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">T. Rowe Price Equity Income II</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt 12.95pt .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(9.69)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt 15.85pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">MFS VIT II International Value Svc</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt 12.95pt .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(9.72)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt 15.85pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Goldman Sachs VIT Mid Cap Value Instl</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt 12.95pt .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(10.46)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt 12.95pt .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(11.13)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt 15.85pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">American Funds IS International 2</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt 12.95pt .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(13.13)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt 15.85pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Nationwide VIT International Index II</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt 12.95pt .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(15.87)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt 15.85pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Lazard Retirement Emerging Markets Svc</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In 2016, the Company entered into an Employment Agreement with each of the NEOs, which were amended in 2017. The Employment Agreements (as amended) are described further in the &#147;Compensation Discussion and Analysis&#148; discussion above.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Employment Agreements provide payments and benefits in the event of termination of employment under certain circumstances, including in connection with a change in control as follows:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If an Executive&#146;s employment with the Company is terminated for any reason, voluntarily or involuntarily, with or without &#147;Cause&#148; (as defined below), other than &#147;in Connection with a Change in Control&#148; (as defined below), we are obligated to pay the Executive a lump sum cash payment equal to his or her accrued and unpaid base salary and any accrued vacation pay earned but not yet paid through the date of termination, plus a lump sum cash payment equal to the Executive&#146;s accrued annual bonus earned for our last fiscal year ending immediately prior to the Executive&#146;s date of termination, to the extent not already paid (the sum of such payments hereinafter referred to as the &#147;Accrued Obligations&#148;). Any additional severance benefit is solely at the discretion of the Company. A termination is deemed to be &#147;in Connection with a Change in Control&#148; if it occurs on or within two years after the date of a Change in Control or, in the case of involuntary termination without Cause, within six months prior to</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">a Change in Control and in anticipation of the Change in Control.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A &#147;<u><font color="#c00000" style="color:#C00000;">Change in Control</font></u>&#148; means:</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font face="Arial">the acquisition in one or more integrated transactions by any individual, entity or group of beneficial ownership of more than 30% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If an NEO&#146;s employment with the Company is terminated by the NEO for &#147;Good Reason&#148; (as defined below) in Connection with a Change in Control or by the Company without Cause in Connection with a Change in Control, the Company is obligated to:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For purposes of the Employment Agreements, &#147;<u><font color="#c00000" style="color:#C00000;">Good Reason</font></u>&#148; means:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">inconsistent with or that diminishes the NEO&#146;s duties, authority or responsibilities under the terms of the NEO&#146;s Employment Agreement;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If the Company terminates an NEO&#146;s employment for Cause on or after the date of a Change in Control, the Company must pay to the NEO his or her annual base salary and accrued vacation and must continue to pay and/or provide certain other welfare benefits to the extent not already provided and/or unpaid. If</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">an NEO voluntarily terminates his or her employment without Good Reason upon or following a Change in Control, the Company is obligated to pay the NEO for Accrued Obligations and to provide certain other accrued benefits to the extent not already paid and/or provided.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Upon an NEO&#146;s death or disability other than in Connection with a Change in Control, the Company is obligated to pay the NEO (or the NEO&#146;s estate) an amount equal to Accrued Obligations plus any additional discretionary severance benefits approved by the Compensation Committee. If an NEO&#146;s employment is terminated after the date of a</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Change in Control by reason of the NEO&#146;s death, the Company must also continue to provide certain welfare benefits to the NEOs family for a stated period. If an NEO&#146;s employment is terminated after the date of a Change in Control by reason of the NEO&#146;s disability, the Company must also continue to provide certain welfare benefits.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Under our prior 2006 Incentive Plan, as well as our current 2018 Incentive Plan, all otherwise unvested stock options held by NEOs become fully vested upon a &#147;change in control&#148; as defined below, without regard to whether the NEO terminates employment.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">I</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NTRINSIC </font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">V</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ALUE OF </font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">S</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">TOCK </font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">O</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PTIONS&nbsp;($)</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 5.75pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Fred P. Lampropoulos</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">7,237,102</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 5.75pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Raul Parra</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">571,090</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 5.75pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Ronald A. Frost</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">2,548,990</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 5.75pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Joseph C. Wright</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">1,</font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">677,480</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 5.75pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Brian G. Lloyd</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">1,</font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">921,000</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 5.75pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Bernard Birkett (1)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .7in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="2" color="#c00000" face="Arial" style="color:#C00000;font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font face="Arial">Upon Mr. Birkett&#146;s resignation in May 2018, all unvested stock options he held were forfeited.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Employment Agreements do not provide for any additional payments to the NEOs merely upon a Change in Control (i.e., absent a termination of employment of the NEOs).</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following table shows the amounts that would be payable to each NEO if the Company had undergone a Change in Control within the meaning of the Employment Agreements and the NEO&#146;s employment with the Company terminated</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">voluntarily for Good Reason or involuntarily without Cause, in each case, on December&nbsp;31, 2018.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amounts shown in the table do not reflect any accrued vacation and distributions from our 401(k)&nbsp;Plan that are payable to all salaried employees upon termination of employment:</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">N</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AMED </font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">E</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">XECUTIVE </font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">O</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FFICER</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">S</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ALARY AND </font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">B</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ONUS<br>    </font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">C</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ONTINUATION</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Times New Roman" style="color:white;font-size:2.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">S</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">TOCK </font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">O</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PTION<br>    </font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">V</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ESTING<br>    </font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">A</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CCELERATION</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">H</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EALTH </font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">P</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">LAN<br>    </font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">C</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">OVERAGE<br>    </font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">C</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ONTINUATION</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">D</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EFERRED<br>    </font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">C</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">OMPENSATION<br>    </font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">P</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">LAN</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">T</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">OTAL</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">($)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">($)&nbsp;(1)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">($)&nbsp;(2)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">($)&nbsp;(3)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">($)</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Fred P. Lampropoulos</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt .3in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">6</font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">,550,000</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">7,237,102</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">43,498</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:12.78%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:2.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:9.2%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">13,830,600</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="23%" valign="bottom" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:23.26%;">
<p style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Raul Parra </font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:1.1%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:16.4%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt .3in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">1,</font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">034,731</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:1.74%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:13.44%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">571,090</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:3.08%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">27,</font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">935</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:3.76%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:12.78%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:2.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:9.2%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">1,633,756</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="23%" valign="bottom" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:23.26%;">
<p style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Ronald   A. Frost</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:1.1%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:16.4%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt .3in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">1,265,333</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:1.74%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:13.44%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">2,548,990</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:3.08%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">28,009</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:3.76%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:12.78%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">444,825</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:2.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:9.2%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">4,287,157</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Joseph   C. Wright</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:1.1%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:16.4%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt .3in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">1,508,145</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:1.74%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:13.44%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">1,</font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">677,480</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:3.08%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">28,009</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:3.76%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:12.78%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">1,349,855</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:2.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:9.2%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">4,563,489</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="23%" valign="bottom" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:23.26%;">
<p style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Brian   G. Lloyd</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:1.1%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:16.4%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt .3in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">1,</font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">369,333</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:1.74%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:13.44%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">1,</font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">921,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:3.08%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">28,009</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:3.76%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:12.78%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt .15in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:2.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" style="padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:9.2%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">3,</font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">318,342</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:5.0pt 0in 2.0pt 2.15pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Bernard J. Birkett</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;"> (4)</font></p>    </td>
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<td width="16%" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid #AF0000 1.5pt;padding:1.45pt 0in 0in 0in;width:16.4%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt .3in 2.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt .15in 2.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:5.0pt 0in 2.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:5.0pt .15in 2.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font>&nbsp;<font size="1" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Stock Option Vesting Acceleration </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">represents</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;"> the intrinsic value of the otherwise unvested stock options held by NEOs on December&nbsp;31, </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2018</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;"> calculated by multiplying the number of shares underlying such options by the closing price of Company shares on December&nbsp;</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">31, 2018 ($55.81</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;"> per share), and by then subtracting the applicable exercise price.</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Health Plan Coverage Continuation amounts represent the estimated future cost of providing continuing Company-paid coverage under </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">the Company&#146;s</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;"> group health, disability and life insurance plans for the applicable severance period. The estimated amounts are based upon December&nbsp;31, </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2018</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;"> actual premium rates, plus a 10% assumed rate of annual premium cost increases.</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Deferred Compensation Plan amounts represent the account balance in each NEO&#146;s Deferred Compensation Plan account as of December&nbsp;31, </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2018.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following table shows the amounts that would be payable to each NEO if the NEO&#146;s employment had terminated voluntarily for good reason or involuntarily without Cause, other than in connection with a Change in Control, on December&nbsp;31, 2018 and we had exercised our discretion to pay severance</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">equal to one year&#146;s salary and the annual bonus earned in 2018.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following amounts are in addition to accrued vacation and distributions from our 401(k)&nbsp;Plan that are payable to all salaried employees upon termination of employment:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 3.0pt 2.15pt;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">N</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AMED </font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">E</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">XECUTIVE </font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">O</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FFICER</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in 3.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">D</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ISCRETIONARY<br>    </font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">S</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EVERANCE</font></b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;"><br>    <b>($)&nbsp;(1)</b></font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 3.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Times New Roman" style="color:white;font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in 3.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">H</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EALTH </font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">P</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">LAN<br>    </font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">C</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">OVERAGE<br>    </font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">C</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ONTINUATION</font></b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;"><br>    <b>($)</b></font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in 3.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">D</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EFERRED<br>    </font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">C</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">OMPENSATION<br>    </font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">P</font></b><b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">LAN</font></b><font size="1" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:8.0pt;"><br>    <b>($)&nbsp;(2)</b></font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in 1.0pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fred P.   Lampropoulos</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt .25in 1.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">3,000</font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">,000</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt .2in 1.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt .25in 1.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt .25in 1.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt .25in 1.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt .25in 1.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">3,000</font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">,000</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in 1.0pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Raul Parra</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt .25in 1.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">650,000</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt .2in 1.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt .25in 1.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt .25in 1.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt .25in 1.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt .25in 1.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">650,000</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in 1.0pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ronald A. Frost</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt .25in 1.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">700</font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">,000</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt .25in 1.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt .2in 1.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt .25in 1.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt .25in 1.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">444,825</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt .25in 1.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">1,</font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">144,825</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in 1.0pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Joseph C. Wright</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt .25in 1.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">850,000</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt .2in 1.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt .25in 1.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt .25in 1.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">1,</font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">349,855</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt .25in 1.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">2,</font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">199,855</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in 1.0pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Brian G. Lloyd</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt .25in 1.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">802</font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">,000</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt .2in 1.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt .25in 1.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt .25in 1.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt .25in 1.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt .25in 1.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">802</font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">,000</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in 1.0pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Bernard J. Birkett <font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">(3)</font></font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt .2in 1.0pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Leave Act of 1993, employees called for active military duty, and employees who took an unpaid leave of absence during the period for another reason) (the <u><font color="#c00000" style="color:#C00000;">Median Employee</font></u>) against (y)&nbsp;the annual total compensation of our CEO (as reported in our Summary Compensation Table), as required by Section&nbsp;953(b)&nbsp;of the Dodd-Frank Act.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As illustrated in the table below, our 2018 CEO pay ratio was <b><font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;font-weight:bold;">&#160;104.3</font></b></font><b><font color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-weight:bold;"> to 1</font></b><b><font color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-weight:bold;">.</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:1.0pt 0in 2.0pt .1in;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Fred P. Lampropoulos</font></b><font color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;"> (1)</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Amount represents</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;"> taxable compensation paid to Mr.&nbsp;Lampropoulos during 2018, </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">plus</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;"> the fair value of equity awards granted to Mr.&nbsp;Lampropoulos during 2018. For additional information, see our <font color="black" style="color:black;">Summary Compensation Table </font>beginning on page&nbsp;</font><font color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;">42</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Audit Committee provides oversight of our accounting and financial reporting processes, systems of internal accounting and financial controls and the audits of our financial statements. The Audit Committee reviewed with our independent registered public accounting firm and management the financial information included in our audited financial statements. All members of the Audit Committee are &#147;independent,&#148; as defined in the Marketplace Rules&nbsp;of Nasdaq.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Management is responsible for our internal controls and financial reporting process. Our independent registered public accounting firm is responsible for performing an audit of our financial statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards in the United States of America and for expressing an opinion on those financial statements based on its audit. The Audit Committee reviews these processes on behalf of the Board. The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed with our management and our independent registered public accounting firm the audited financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2018. The Audit Committee has also reviewed and discussed management&#146;s assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, and the opinion of our independent registered public accounting firm on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from our independent registered public accounting firm required by the Statement on Auditing Standards No.&nbsp;61, as amended, as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and has discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm its independence. The Audit Committee has also considered whether the provision of the non-audit services described herein under the caption &#147;Proposal No.&nbsp;3 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm&#148; is compatible with maintaining the independence of the independent registered public accounting firm.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Subject to shareholder ratification, the Audit Committee has recommended, and the Board has appointed, the firm of Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP, (<u><font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">Deloitte</font></u>) independent registered public accountants, to audit the financial statements of the Company for the year ending December&nbsp;31, 2019. Deloitte has acted as the independent public accounting firm for the Company since 1988.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Board anticipates that representatives of Deloitte will be present at the Annual Meeting, will have an opportunity to make a statement if they so desire, and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following table presents aggregate fees for audits of our consolidated financial statements and fees billed for other services rendered by Deloitte for the years ended December&nbsp;31, 2018 and 2017.</font></p>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2018 ($)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following table sets forth information as of </font><font face="Arial">March&nbsp;28, </font><font face="Arial">2019, with respect to the beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock by each person known by the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Common Stock, by each director, by each director nominee, by each NEO and by all directors and executive officers as a group.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For each individual and group included in the table below, percentage ownership is calculated by</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">dividing the number of shares beneficially owned by such person or group by the sum of the 54,976,099 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of </font><font face="Arial">March&nbsp;28, </font><font face="Arial">2019, plus the number of shares of Common Stock that such person or group had the right to acquire on or within 60 days after March&nbsp;28, 2019.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Unless otherwise noted, each person named has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares indicated.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt .7pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Blackrock,&nbsp;Inc. <font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">(1)</font></font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">7,998,351</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">14.5%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">The Vanguard Group,&nbsp;Inc. <font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">(1)</font></font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">5,502,532</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Fred P. Lampropoulos <font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">(2)&nbsp;(3)</font></font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1,425,708</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2.58%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Kent W. Stanger <font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">(2)&nbsp;(3)</font></font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">536,013</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Michael E. Stillabower, M.D. <font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">(3)</font></font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">143,618</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Franklin J. Miller, M.D. <font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">(3)</font></font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">104,038</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Nolan E. Karras <font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">(3)</font></font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Ronald A. Frost <font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">(2)&nbsp;(3)</font></font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">92,274</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Joseph C. Wright <font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">(3)</font></font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt 1.45pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 5.75pt;width:13.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">65,000</font></p>    </td>
<td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 5.75pt;width:30.92%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">*</font></p>    </td>
<td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 5.75pt;width:4.9%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">A. Scott Anderson <font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">(3)</font></font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt 1.45pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">50,400</font></p>    </td>
<td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 5.75pt;width:30.92%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">*</font></p>    </td>
<td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 5.75pt;width:4.9%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Brian G. Lloyd <font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">(3)</font></font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt 1.45pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 5.75pt;width:13.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">40,114</font></p>    </td>
<td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 5.75pt;width:30.92%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">*</font></p>    </td>
<td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 5.75pt;width:4.9%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">F. Ann Millner, Ed.D.<font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;"> (3)</font></font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt 1.45pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">18,298</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">*</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">David M. Liu, M.D.<font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;"> (3)</font></font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt 1.45pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">18,400</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">*</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Thomas J. Gunderson <font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">(3)</font></font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt 1.45pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">10,000</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">*</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Raul Parra <font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">(2)(3)</font></font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt 1.45pt;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2,463</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Bernard J. Birkett </font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt 1.45pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1,075</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Jill Anderson</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Total Officers, Directors and Nominees</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt 1.45pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2,652,401</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:1.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">4.75%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">* </font></b><i><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:italic;">Represents a holding of less than 1.0%</font></i></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font size="1" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Based upon the most recent Schedules 13G available on the SEC&#146;s website as of March&nbsp;28, 2019. Number of shares listed represents aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by each reporting person as indicated in the applicable Schedule 13G report.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font size="1" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">The computations above include the following share amounts that are held in our 401(k)&nbsp;Plan on behalf of participants as of March&nbsp;28, 2019:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Lampropoulos, </font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">94,941 shares</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Stanger, </font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">42,278 shares</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Frost, </font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">16,274 shares</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Symbol" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Parra, 463 shares</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">The computations above include the following share amounts that are subject to options exercisable within 60 days after March&nbsp;28, 2019, none of which had been exercised as of such date:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On behalf of the Company, the Board is soliciting your proxy to vote at our 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (or at any adjournment of the meeting) (the <u><font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">Annual Meeting</font></u>). This Proxy Statement includes information you need to know to vote at the Annual Meeting.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Date, Time and Place of the Annual Meeting</font></i></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1600 West Merit Parkway</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Proxy Statement, the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the accompanying form of proxy are first being mailed or made available to our shareholders on or about April&nbsp;11,</font><font face="Arial"> 2019</font><font face="Arial">.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(although shareholders must bear any costs associated with their Internet access). In addition to the solicitation of proxies by use of the mail and the Internet, our directors, officers, and employees, without receiving additional compensation, may solicit proxies personally or by telephone, electronic mail or facsimile. Arrangements will be made with brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for the forwarding of solicitation materials to the beneficial owners of the shares of Common Stock held by those persons, and we will reimburse those brokerage firms, custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection therewith.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SEC rules&nbsp;allow companies to furnish their proxy materials over the Internet. As a result, the Company is mailing to most of its shareholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the Notice) instead of a paper copy of this Proxy Statement and our 2019 Annual Report to Shareholders. The Notice contains instructions on how to access those documents over the Internet. The Notice also contains instructions on how to request a paper copy of our proxy materials, including this Proxy Statement, the </font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All shareholders may choose to access our proxy materials on the website (www.proxyvote.com) or may request to receive a printed set of our proxy materials. This Proxy Statement contains information regarding the proposals to be considered at the Annual Meeting, and shareholders are encouraged to read it in its entirety.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In respect of any other matters that may properly come before the Annual Meeting, shares represented by properly executed proxies may be voted at the discretion of the proxy holder. The Board is not currently aware of any other matters to be presented at the Annual Meeting.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A shareholder who has executed and returned a proxy may revoke it at any time prior to its exercise at the Annual Meeting by executing and returning a proxy bearing a later date by mail, by voting via the Internet, by filing with Brian G. Lloyd, our Corporate Secretary, at the address set forth above, a written notice of revocation bearing a later date than the proxy being revoked, or by voting the Common Stock covered thereby in person at the Annual Meeting. In order to revoke a proxy executed with respect to </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Shares of Common Stock that are held in &#147;street name,&#148; which means shares of Common Stock held of record by a trustee or in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, dealer, or other similar organization (collectively, <u><font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">brokerage firms</font></u>), may be voted, even if the beneficial holder does not provide the brokerage firm with voting instructions. Brokerage firms have the authority under applicable securities rules&nbsp;to cast votes on certain &#147;routine&#148; matters, even if they do not receive instructions from their customers. However, the ratification of our independent registered accounting firm is considered the only routine matter for which brokerage firms may vote un-instructed shares. The election of directors and the advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation are not considered routine matters under current securities rules. When a proposal is not a routine matter and the brokerage firm has not received voting instructions from the beneficial owner of the shares with respect to that proposal, the brokerage firm cannot vote the shares on that proposal. This is called a &#147;broker non-vote.&#148;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As all of the proposals described in this Proxy Statement, other than the proposal to ratify our independent registered accounting firm, are considered to be non-routine matters, it is particularly important that beneficial owners instruct their brokers how they wish to vote their shares.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock entitled to vote, properly represented in person or by proxy, is required for a quorum at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted as &#147;represented&#148; for the purpose of determining the presence or absence of a quorum. Under the Utah Revised Business Corporation Act, once a quorum is established, shareholder approval with respect to a particular proposal is generally obtained when the votes cast in favor of the proposal exceed the votes cast against the proposal.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to one vote at the Annual Meeting for each share of Common Stock held of record on the Record Date. The vote required for each of the proposals described in this Proxy Statement is as follows:</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PROPOSAL 1</font></b><font face="Arial">: In the election of directors, shareholders will not be allowed to cumulate their votes. Each director-nominee who receives a majority of the votes cast with respect to his or her election will be elected as a director of the Company.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PROPOSAL 2</font></b><font face="Arial">: The advisory vote on executive compensation is non-binding. Nevertheless, we will </font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PROPOSAL 3</font></b><font face="Arial">: The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December&nbsp;31, 2019 requires that the votes cast in favor of the proposal must exceed the votes cast against the proposal.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Abstentions and broker non-votes will not affect the</font>  <font face="Arial">outcome of any proposals to be considered at the Annual Meeting; however, because the third proposal is considered a routine matter, brokerage firms may vote un-instructed shares for or against the proposal.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If the shareholder holds shares as a record holder, the shareholder may vote the shares by proxy on <i>www.proxyvote.com</i>, by means of the telephone (at 1-800-690-6903), by mail (by requesting a printed copy of this Proxy Statement and then voting by mail), or by attending the Annual Meeting and voting in person. Each method is discussed further below:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">her or its proxy by telephone, the Internet or by returning the Proxy to us before the Annual Meeting, the individuals designated in the Proxy will vote as the Proxy directs. If a shareholder votes by telephone or over the Internet, the shareholder does not need to return the Proxy.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Telephone and Internet voting facilities for shareholders will be available 24 hours a day, and will close at 11:59 P.M.&nbsp;ET on 05/22/2019 for shares held directly and by 11:59 P.M.&nbsp;ET on 05/20/2019 for shares held in a Company plan.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Holders in &#147;Street Name&#148;</font></i></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If a shareholder holds shares in &#147;street name,&#148; the shareholder must either instruct his, her or its broker or nominee as to how to vote such shares or obtain a proxy card, executed by the broker or nominee, to be able to vote at the Annual Meeting.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A large number of banks and brokerage firms are participating in the Broadridge Investor Communications Solutions,&nbsp;Inc. (<u><font color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;">Broadridge</font></u>) online program. This program provides eligible shareholders the opportunity to vote via the internet or by telephone. If a shareholder&#146;s bank or brokerage firm is participating in Broadridge&#146;s program, the voting form will provide instructions.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If a shareholder holds shares in &#147;street name&#148; and the shareholder wishes to vote at the Annual Meeting, the shareholder will need to bring to the Annual Meeting a legal proxy from the broker or other nominee authorizing the shareholder to vote those shares.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Although our financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (<u><font color="#c00000" style="color:#C00000;">GAAP</font></u>) and the majority of the financial measures described in this Proxy Statement and our Annual Report for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2018 are calculated in accordance with GAAP, the Board and Compensation Committee use certain non-GAAP financial measures referenced in this Proxy Statement in order to assess year-over-year performance. We believe that such non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with useful information regarding the underlying business trends and performance of our ongoing operations and can be useful for period-over-period comparisons of such operations. Non-GAAP financial measures referenced in this Proxy Statement include:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our management team uses these and other non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate our profitability and efficiency, to compare operating results to prior periods, to evaluate changes in the operating results of our operating segments, and to measure and allocate financial resources internally. Our Board and Compensation Committee also use these non-GAAP financial measures to assess the performance of certain of our NEOs. Neither our management nor our Board and Compensation Committee consider any such non-GAAP measures in isolation or as an alternative to such measures determined in accordance with GAAP.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">You should consider non-GAAP measures used in this Proxy Statement in addition to, not as a substitute for, financial reporting measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures generally exclude some, but not all, items that may affect our financial results. In addition, they are subject to inherent limitations as they reflect the exercise of judgment by management about which items are excluded. We believe it is useful to exclude such items in the calculation of non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP earnings per share and non-GAAP gross margin (in each case, as further illustrated in the reconciliation tables below) </font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in .1in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NON-GAAP GROSS MARGIN: </font></b><font color="white" face="Arial" style="color:white;">Non-GAAP gross margin is calculated by reducing   GAAP cost of sales by amounts recorded for amortization of intangible assets   and inventory mark-up related to acquisitions.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">because such amounts in any specific period may not directly correlate to the underlying performance of our business operations and can vary significantly between periods as a result of factors such as new acquisitions, non-cash expenses related to amortization of previously acquired tangible and intangible assets, unusual compensation expenses or expenses resulting from litigation, governmental proceedings or changes in tax regulations. We may incur similar types of expenses in the future, and the non-GAAP information included in this Proxy Statement should not be viewed as a statement or indication that these types of expenses will not recur. Additionally, the non-GAAP financial measures used in this Proxy Statement may not be comparable with similarly titled measures of other companies. We urge readers to review the reconciliations of our non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business or results of operations.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">OTHER PROXY INFORMATION</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="line-height:11.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME AND EARNINGS PER SHARE</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="line-height:11.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME AND EARNINGS PER SHARE</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="line-height:11.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 6.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(UNAUDITED,&nbsp;IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Year Ended, December&nbsp;31, 2018</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pre-Tax</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Tax Impact<br>   (a)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">After-Tax</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Per Share<br>   Impact</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="7%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:7.92%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.44%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.12%;">
<p style="margin:0in 23.05pt .0001pt 0in;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.18%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.7%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:11.76%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .4in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.9%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">GAAP   net income</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="7%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:7.92%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">49,519</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.44%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(7,502)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.12%;">
<p style="margin:0in 23.05pt .0001pt 0in;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.18%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">42,017</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.7%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:11.76%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">0.78</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.58%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:italic;">Non-GAAP adjustments:</font></i></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 15.85pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Cost   of Sales</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:39.38%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .4in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Amortization of   intangibles</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.58%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:11.36%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">31,795</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.78%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(8,123)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.3%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">23,672</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">0.43</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.9%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:39.38%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .4in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Inventory   mark-up related to acquisitions</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.58%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:11.36%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">5,233</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.78%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(1,347)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.3%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">3,886</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">0.07</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.9%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:39.38%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 15.85pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Operating   expenses</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.58%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:11.36%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.78%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.3%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.9%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:39.38%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .4in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Severance</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.58%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:11.36%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">920</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.78%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(205)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.3%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">715</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">0.01</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.9%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:39.38%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .4in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Acquisition-related   (b)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.58%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:11.36%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">7,584</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.78%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(1,679)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.3%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">5,905</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">0.11</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.9%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:39.38%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .4in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Fair value   adjustment to contingent consideration&nbsp;(c)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.58%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:11.36%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(698)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.78%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 20.9pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(21)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.3%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 22.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(719)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 22.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(0.01)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.9%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:39.38%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .4in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Long-term asset   impairment charge (d)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.58%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:11.36%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">156</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.78%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(40)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.3%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">116</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.9%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:39.38%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .4in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Acquired   in-process research and Development</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.58%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:11.36%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">644</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.78%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(166)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.3%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">478</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">0.01</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.9%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:39.38%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .4in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Intangible asset   impairment charge (e)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.58%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:11.36%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">657</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.78%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 20.9pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(169)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.3%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">488</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">0.01</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.9%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:39.38%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .4in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Amortization of   intangibles</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.58%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:11.36%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">9,438</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.78%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(2,503)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.3%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">6,935</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">0.12</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.9%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:39.38%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .4in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Special legal   expense (f)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.58%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:11.36%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">5,645</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.78%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(1,453)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.3%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">4,192</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">0.08</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.9%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:39.38%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 17.3pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Other   (Income) Expense</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.58%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:11.36%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.78%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.3%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.9%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:39.38%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .4in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Amortization of   long-term debt issuance costs</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.58%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:11.36%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">804</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.78%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(207)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.3%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">597</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">0.01</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.9%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:39.38%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 17.3pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Tax   expense related to tax reform (g)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.58%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:11.36%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.78%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .3in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">3,005</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.3%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">3,005</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">0.06</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.9%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:39.38%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.3pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.58%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:11.36%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.78%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.3%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .4in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.9%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:39.38%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Non-GAAP   net income</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.58%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="7%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:7.92%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">111,697</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.44%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(20,410)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.12%;">
<p style="margin:0in 23.05pt .0001pt 0in;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.18%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">91,287</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.7%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:11.76%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1.69</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.9%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:39.38%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.58%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:11.36%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.78%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.3%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.46%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.9%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:39.38%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Diluted   shares</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 19.45pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">53,931</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#c00000" face="Arial" style="color:#C00000;font-size:10.0pt;">a.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Reflects the tax effect associated with pre-tax income and the </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">tax effect of </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">non-GAAP adjustments</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;"> based on statutory tax rates within the applicable markets with adjustments.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#c00000" face="Arial" style="color:#C00000;font-size:10.0pt;">b.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Represents </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">transaction and certain direct integration </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">costs</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">, including travel,</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;"> related to acquisitions</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#c00000" face="Arial" style="color:#C00000;font-size:10.0pt;">c.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Represents changes in the fair value of contingent consideration liabilities and contingent receivables </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">associated with prior </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">acquisitions</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#c00000" face="Arial" style="color:#C00000;font-size:10.0pt;">d.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Represents abandoned patents</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#c00000" face="Arial" style="color:#C00000;font-size:10.0pt;">e.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Represents impairment charges </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">related to</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;"> certain </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">acquired </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">intangible assets</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#c00000" face="Arial" style="color:#C00000;font-size:10.0pt;">f.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Costs incurred in responding to an inquiry from the U.S. Department of Justice</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="#c00000" face="Arial" style="color:#C00000;font-size:10.0pt;">g.</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Net tax impact related to</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;"> the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">OTHER PROXY INFORMATION</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME AND EARNINGS PER SHARE</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME AND EARNINGS PER SHARE</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(UNAUDITED,&nbsp;IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Year Ended   December&nbsp;31, 2017</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pre-Tax</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Tax Impact</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(a)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">After-Tax</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Per Share Impact</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">GAAP   net income</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.38%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">35,881</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.46%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(8,358)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="4%" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:4.18%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="6%" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:6.68%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">27,523</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.4%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="14%" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:14.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .3in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">0.55</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:italic;">Non-GAAP adjustments:</font></i></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<td width="40%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.2pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Cost   of Sales</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.25pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Amortization   of intangibles</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">20,705</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(7,550)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">13,155</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .3in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">0.26</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.25pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Inventory   mark-up related to acquisitions</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">3,400</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(1,253)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2,147</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .3in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">0.04</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.2pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Operating   expenses</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.25pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Severance</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2,185</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(847)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1,338</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .3in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">0.03</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.25pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Acquisition-related   (b)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">6,648</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(2,048)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">4,600</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .3in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">0.09</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.25pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Fair   value adjustment to contingent consideration&nbsp;(c)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(298</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 20.9pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">116</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(182</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .3in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.25pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Long-term   asset impairment charge (d)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">179</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(70)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">109</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .3in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.25pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Acquired   in-process research and development</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">12,136</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(97)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">12,039</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .3in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">0.24</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.25pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Intangible   asset impairment charge (e)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">809</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 20.9pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">809</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .3in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">0.02</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.25pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Amortization   of intangibles</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">6,111</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(2,324)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">3,787</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .3in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">0.07</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.25pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Special   legal expense (f)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">12,616</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(4,908)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">7,708</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .3in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">0.15</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.2pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Other   (Income) Expense</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.25pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Gain   on bargain purchase (g)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(11,039</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 20.9pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(11,039</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 18.7pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(0.22)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.15pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Amortization   of long-term debt issuance costs</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;685</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="right" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(</font><font face="Arial">267)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">418</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .3in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">0.01</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.2pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Tax   expense related to tax reform (h)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 20.9pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,855</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1,855</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .3in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">0.04</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.2pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .3in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Arial" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Non-GAAP   net income</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.38%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="5%" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:5.86%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">90,018</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.46%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.88%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(25,751)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">64,267</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .3in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1.28</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Diluted   shares</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .3in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">50,101</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .45in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;">a.</font><font size="1" color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Reflects the tax effect associated with pre-tax income and the non-GAAP adjustments</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .45in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;">b.</font><font size="1" color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Represents costs related to acquisitions</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .45in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;">c.</font><font size="1" color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Represents changes in the fair value of contingent consideration liabilities and contingent receivables as a result of acquisitions</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .45in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;">d.</font><font size="1" color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Represents abandoned patents</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .45in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;">e.</font><font size="1" color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Represents impairment charges of certain intangible assets</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .45in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;">f.</font><font size="1" color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Costs incurred in responding to an inquiry from the U.S. Department of Justice</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .45in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;">g.</font><font size="1" color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Represents the gain on bargain purchase realized from the acquisition of the critical care division of Argon Medical Devices,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .45in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;">h.</font><font size="1" color="#af0000" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Tax expense recorded as our estimated one-time net income tax charge resulting from the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">OTHER PROXY INFORMATION</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME AND EARNINGS PER SHARE</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME AND EARNINGS PER SHARE</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(UNAUDITED,&nbsp;IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Year Ended   December&nbsp;31, 2016</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pre-Tax</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Tax Impact</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(a)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">After-Tax</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Per Share Impact</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">GAAP   net income</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.38%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">25,386</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(5,265)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="4%" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:4.18%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">20,121</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="7%" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:7.38%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">0.45</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font></i></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:italic;">Non-GAAP adjustments:</font></i></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Cost   of Sales</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Amortization   of intangibles</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">15,122</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(5,592)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">9,530</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">0.21</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Inventory   mark-up related to acquisitions</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2,990</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(1,163)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1,827</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">0.04</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Severance</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">56</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(22)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">34</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Operating   Expenses</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 12.95pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Severance</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">10,271</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(3,878)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">6,393</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">0.14</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Acquisition-related   (b)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">4,503</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(1,448)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">3,055</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">0.07</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.15pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Fair   value adjustment to contingent consideration&nbsp;(c)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">61</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(24)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">37</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Long-term   asset impairment charge (d)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">100</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(38)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">62</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.15pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Acquired   in-process research and development</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">461</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(179)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">282</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">0.01</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Amortization   of intangibles</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">4,167</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(1,595)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">2,572</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">0.06</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Special   legal expense (e)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1,016</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(395)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">621</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">0.01</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Other   (Income) Expense</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Amortization   of long-term debt issuance costs</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">952</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(370)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">582</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">0.01</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.34%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 12.95pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:17.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.46%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:40.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Non-GAAP net income</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.38%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="5%" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:5.86%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">65,085</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.46%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.88%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .25in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(19,969)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" colspan="2" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.86%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$45,116</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1.01</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .5in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Diluted   shares</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:3.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .35in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">44,862</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .65in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;">a.</font><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Reflects the tax effect associated with pre-tax income and the non-GAAP adjustments</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .65in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;">b.</font><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Represents costs related to acquisitions</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 38.15pt;text-indent:-27.35pt;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;">c.</font><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Represents changes in the fair value of contingent consideration liabilities and contingent receivables as a result of acquisitions</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .65in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:9.0pt;">d.</font><font size="1" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Represents abandoned patents</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">OTHER PROXY INFORMATION</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">RECONCILIATION OF REPORTED GROSS MARGIN (GAAP)</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">TO NON-GAAP GROSS MARGIN (NON-GAAP)</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" color="#af0000" face="Arial" style="color:#AF0000;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(UNAUDITED, AS A PERCENTAGE OF REPORTED REVENUE)</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Year   Ended</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">December&nbsp;31,</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2018</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2017</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2016</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">Reported Gross Margin</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 23.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">44.70%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 23.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">44.80%</font></p>    </td>
<td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:15.68%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .3in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">43.90%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 23.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;font-style:italic;">Add back impact of:</font></i></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 23.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp; Amortization of   intangibles</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 23.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">3.60%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 23.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">2.80%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .3in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">2.50%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp; Inventory mark-up   related to acquisitions</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 23.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">0.60%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 23.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">0.50%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .3in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">0.50%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp; Severance</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 30.25pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 30.25pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">&#151;%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in .3in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">0.00%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Non-GAAP Gross Margin</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><b><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">48.90%</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><b><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">48.10%</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">VOTE BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903</font></b></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">VOTE BY MAIL</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS:</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">For All</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">Withhold<br>   All</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:9.0pt;">For All<br>   Except</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:7.0pt;">To   withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark &#147;For All   Except&#148; and write the number(s)&nbsp;of the nominee(s)&nbsp;on the line   below.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;">The Board of Directors   recommends you vote FOR the following:</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;">01) </font><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;">F. Ann Millner, Ed.D,</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;">03) </font><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;">Jill D. Anderson</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">The Board of   Directors recommends you vote FOR&nbsp;   proposals 2 and 3.</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;">2.</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;">Proposal to approve, on an   advisory basis, the compensation of the Company&#146;s named executive officers.</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;">3.</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;">Ratification of the appointment of   Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP to serve as the independent registered public   accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December&nbsp;31, 2019.</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NOTE:</font></b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> To transact such other business as may properly come before the   meeting or any postponement or adjournment of the meeting.</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Please   indicate if you plan to attend this meeting </font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Please sign exactly as your name(s)&nbsp;appear(s)&nbsp;hereon.   When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please   give full title as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. All   holders must sign. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full   corporate or partnership name by authorized officer.</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS,&nbsp;INC.</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">This proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors, on behalf of the Company</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">The undersigned hereby appoints Fred P. Lampropoulos, Brian G. Lloyd and Raul Parra and each of them, as proxies, with full power of substitution, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and vote, as designated below, all shares of the common stock of Merit Medical Systems,&nbsp;Inc., a Utah corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), held of record by the undersigned on March&nbsp;28, 2019 at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &#147;Annual Meeting&#148;) to be held at the Company&#146;s corporate offices, 1600 West Merit Parkway, South Jordan, Utah 84095, on Thursday, May&nbsp;23, 2019, at 3:00 p.m., local time, or at any adjournment or postponement thereof, upon the matters set forth below, all in accordance with and as more fully described in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">This proxy card, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein. If no such direction is made, this proxy will be voted in accordance with the Board of Directors&#146; recommendations. The undersigned shareholder may revoke this proxy card at any time before it is voted at the Annual Meeting by executing and returning a proxy card bearing a later date by mail, by voting via the Internet, by filing with the Secretary of the Company, at the address set forth above, a written notice of revocation bearing a later date than the proxy card being revoked, or by voting the Common Stock covered thereby in person at the Annual Meeting.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">If no instructions are indicated in this proxy card for the applicable proposal, the shares of the undersigned will be voted: FOR the election of each of the three director nominees identified in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement; FOR the non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of the Company&#146;s named executive officers; FOR the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP to serve as the Company&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December&nbsp;31, 2019; and in the discretion of the proxies upon such other matters as may properly come before the Annual Meeting.</font></p>
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