SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): July 23, 2003
Commission File Number: 1-18592
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Utah 87-0447695
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(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
1600 W. Merit Parkway
South Jordan, Utah 84095-2415
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:
(801) 253-1600
N/A
(Former name, former address, and formal fiscal year, if changed
since last report)
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release Issued by Merit Medical Systems, Inc., dated July 23, 2003,
titled "Merit Medical Reports Record Sales and Earnings, up 20% and 56%
Respectively, for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2003", together with related
Income Statements and Balance Sheets
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure (including Item 12 information).
In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission Release No.
33-8216, the following information, which is intended to be furnished under Item
12, "Results of Operations and Financial Condition," is instead being furnished
under this Item 9, "Regulation FD Disclosure." This information shall not be
deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any
filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except
as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
On July 23, 2003, Merit Medical Systems, Inc. ("Merit") issued a press
release announcing financial results for the first quarter of 2003. The full
text of Merit's press release, and the related Income Statements and Balance
Sheets, are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Forward Looking Statements
Statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including exhibits, that
are not purely historical facts, including statements regarding Merit's beliefs,
expectations, intentions or strategies for the future, may be "forward-looking
statements" under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All
forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from the plans, intentions and
expectations reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Such
risks and uncertainties include, among others, market acceptance of Merit's
products, product introductions, potential product recalls, delays in obtaining
regulatory approvals, cost increases, fluctuations in and obsolescence of
inventory, price and product competition, availability of labor and materials,
development of new products and techniques that could render Merit's products
obsolete, product liability claims, infringing technology, inability to protect
Merit's proprietary technology, foreign currency fluctuations and changes in
health care markets related to health care reform initiatives. Additional
information with respect to the factors and events that could cause differences
between forward-looking statements and future results is contained in Merit's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Merit's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. Merit undertakes no
obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or
circumstances that may arise after the date of this filing.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
By:
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Kent W. Stanger, Chief Financial Officer,
Secretary and Treasurer
July 23, 2003
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
NUMBER
99.1 Press Release Issued by Merit Medical Systems, Inc., dated July
23, 2003, titled "Merit Medical Reports Record Sales and
Earnings, up 20% and 56% Respectively, for the Second Quarter
Ended June 30, 2003", together with related Income Statements
and Balance Sheets
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