secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC (MMSI)
CIK:        0000856982
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-08T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000856982-26-000002
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 2.02, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Merit Medical founder Lampropoulos resigns as Chair; preliminary Q4 revenue up ~10-11% YoY
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- Fred P. Lampropoulos resigned as director and Chair on Jan 4, after earlier stepping down as CEO and Executive Chair; three-month consulting agreement at $250K/month.
- F. Ann Millner appointed Chair of the Board, effective Jan 5; Board reduced from 11 to 10 members.
- Preliminary Q4 2025 revenue $389M–$395M, up 10–11% YoY; constant currency revenue up 8–10% YoY.
- Full Q4 and FY 2025 earnings, plus FY 2026 guidance, to be reported on Feb 24, 2026 after market close.
- Lampropoulos' resignation not due to any dispute or matter related to financial reporting or operations.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/856982/000085698226000002/0000856982-26-000002-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/856982/000085698226000002/mmsi-20260104x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000856982-26-000002

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