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MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. | Meeting Type: | Annual Meeting | |
For holders as of: | March 28, 2018 | ||
Date: | May 24, 2018 | Time: 3:00 PM MDT | |
Location: | 1600 West Merit Parkway | ||
South Jordan, UT 84095 |
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Voting Items |
1. | Election of Directors | ||
Nominees | |||
01) A. Scott Anderson 02) Fred P. Lampropoulos 03) Franklin J. Miller, M.D. | |||
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal: | |||
2. | Proposal to amend the Company's Articles of Incorporation to increase the maximum number of directors from 9 to 11. | ||
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal: | |||
3. | Proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. | ||
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal: | |||
4. | Proposal to approve the Company's 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan. | ||
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal: | |||
5. | Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2018. | ||
NOTE: To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any postponement or adjournment of the meeting. |
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