<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000856982-22-000021.txt : 20220412
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000856982-22-000021
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFR14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220412
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220412

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:		DEFR14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-18592
		FILM NUMBER:		22821586

	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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style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">On April 7, 2022, Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) filed on EDGAR its proxy statement (the &#8220;Proxy Statement&#8221;) on Schedule 14A for its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.&#160; This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 14A (&#8220;Amendment&#8221;) is being filed by the Company solely to correct and revise the list of members of the Audit Committee provided in the Audit Committee Report, as set forth on page 69 of the Proxy Statement. </font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 9pt 0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">Specifically, as disclosed elsewhere in the Proxy Statement, F. Ann Millner is no longer a member of the Audit Committee and James T. Hogan is a member of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee consists of the following members and this list replaces the list previously provided on page 69 of the Proxy Statement:</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 9pt 0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">AUDIT COMMITTEE</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 9pt 0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">Lynne N. Ward (Chair)</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 9pt 0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">Stephen C. Evans</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 9pt 0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">Thomas J. Gunderson</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 9pt 0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">James T. Hogan</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt 0pt 9pt 0pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"></font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">The Proxy Statement that will be mailed to shareholders and the version posted on www.proxyvote.com and the Company&#8217;s website include the correct list of Audit Committee members and no updates are necessary to those versions. Except as described above, this Amendment does not modify or update any disclosures presented in the Proxy Statement. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not otherwise defined have the meaning given to such terms in the Proxy Statement.</font></p></div></div><hr style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;color:#000000;height:2pt;line-height:0;margin-left:9.41%;margin-right:9.41%;margin-top:30pt;page-break-after:avoid;width:81.18%;border-width:0;"></body></html>
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