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Ward as directors until 2026 annual meeting.","Advisory say-on-pay approved with 49,890,989 votes for, 1,994,786 against, 34,360 abstain.","Advisory vote on frequency of executive compensation: 1-year option received 49,802,382 votes for.","Ratified Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditor for FY2023 with 50,876,135 votes for.","Total shares represented at meeting: 53,124,566 out of 57,440,116 entitled to 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votes on executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers at the 2023-05-18 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The results of the voting on a non-binding advisory proposal to approve the frequency of votes on compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows: ​ 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstain 49,802,382 ​ 30,676 ​ 2,069,476 ​ 17,601 ​ ​ Accordingly, a majority of votes cast with respect to the frequency of votes on compensation proposal were “for” 1 year, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/856982/000085698223000026/0000856982-23-000026-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-18"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"6ce0df4337d88c38b9085bd3ae8d1fdf66cc7b5b","claim":"MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC shareholders approved a non-binding advisory proposal to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, otherwise known as a “say-on-pay” vote at the 2023-05-18 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The results of the voting on a non-binding advisory proposal to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows: ​ For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 49,890,989 ​ 1,994,786 ​ 34,360 ​ 1,204,431 ​ Accordingly, a majority of votes cast with respect to the advisory “say-on-pay” proposal were “for” approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/856982/000085698223000026/0000856982-23-000026-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on 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5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/856982/000085698223000026/0000856982-23-000026-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-18"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"e0e5ba7f040c6136d0ce8a79b7da89a55ec3950f","claim":"MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC shareholders approved the election of three nominees, each to serve as a director of the Company until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified at the 2023-05-18 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The votes cast for or withheld for each director nominee were as follows: ​ Director Nominee For Against ​ Abstain ​ Broker Non-Votes Lonny J. Carpenter 50,024,416 ​ 1,862,957 ​ 32,762 ​ 1,204,431 David K. Floyd 49,834,579 ​ 2,052,794 ​ 32,762 ​ 1,204,431 Lynne N. Ward 49,228,089 ​ 2,657,197 ​ 34,849 ​ 1,204,431 ​ Accordingly, each of the three nominees listed above was elected to serve as a director of the Company until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/856982/000085698223000026/0000856982-23-000026-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-18"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}