0001096906-17-000699.txt : 20171031 0001096906-17-000699.hdr.sgml : 20171031 20171031132959 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001096906-17-000699 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20171031 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20171031 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20171031 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: UTAH MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000706698 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841] IRS NUMBER: 870342734 STATE OF INCORPORATION: UT FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12575 FILM NUMBER: 171165047 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7043 S 300 WEST CITY: MIDVALE STATE: UT ZIP: 84047 BUSINESS PHONE: 8015661200 8-K 1 utahmed.htm 8K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): October 31, 2017

Commission File No. 001-12575

UTAH MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

UTAH	87‑0342734
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

7043 South 300 West

Midvale, Utah 84047

Address of principal executive offices

Registrant's telephone number:

(801) 566‑1200

ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

On October 31, 2017, Utah Medical Products, Inc. announced that it is increasing its regular quarterly cash dividend. A dividend of $.27 per share is payable on January 3, 2018 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 15, 2017. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1

ITEM 9.01 EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT INDEX

Index
Number	Description

99.1	Press release issued October 31, 2017: Utah Medical Products, Inc. Increases Quarterly Dividend

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchanges Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	UTAH MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC.
	REGISTRANT


Date: 10/31/2017	By:/s/ Kevin L. Cornwell
	Kevin L. Cornwell
	CEO

EX-99.1 2 exh99_1.htm PRESS RELEASE ISSUED OCTOBER 31, 2017: UTAH MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. INCREASES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

EXHIBIT 99.1

Salt Lake City, Utah ‑Utah Medical Products, Inc. (Nasdaq: UTMD) announces that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of twenty-seven cents ($.27) per share of common stock payable on January 3, 2018 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 15, 2017. This is a 2% increase over the prior quarterly cash dividend.

Utah Medical Products, Inc., with particular interest in health care for women and their babies, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of disposable and reusable specialty medical devices recognized by clinicians in over a hundred countries around the world as the standard for obtaining optimal long term outcomes for their patients. For more information about Utah Medical Products, Inc., visit UTMD's website at www.utahmed.com