--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0000856982-23-000026" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "MMSI" cik: "0000856982" company_name: "MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC" filed_at: "2023-05-24T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-14T16:51:03.923874+00:00" event_type: "other" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.2 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Merit Medical shareholders elect three directors, approve say-on-pay and auditor ratification ## Summary - Elected Lonny J. Carpenter, David K. Floyd, and Lynne N. 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 vote. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0000856982-23-000026 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: MMSI - cik: 0000856982 - company_name: MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC - filed_at: 2023-05-24T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.2 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/856982/000085698223000026/0000856982-23-000026-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/856982/000085698223000026/mmsi-20230524x8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000856982-23-000026 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000856982-23-000026.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000856982-23-000026.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC shareholders approved a non-binding advisory proposal to approve the frequency of votes on executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers at the 2023-05-18 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-18 source text: 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_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/856982/000085698223000026/0000856982-23-000026-index.htm - Shareholder Votes 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. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-18 source text: 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_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/856982/000085698223000026/0000856982-23-000026-index.htm - Shareholder Votes MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC shareholders approved a proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-05-18 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-18 source text: The voting results with respect to the proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 were as follows: ​ For Against Abstain 50,876,135 ​ 2,211,426 ​ 37,005 ​ Accordingly, the Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte and Touche LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/856982/000085698223000026/0000856982-23-000026-index.htm - Shareholder Votes 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. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-18 source text: 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_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/856982/000085698223000026/0000856982-23-000026-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.