---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001096906-21-002618"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UTMD"
cik: "0000706698"
company_name: "UTAH MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC"
filed_at: "2021-11-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T15:24:29.347833+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Utah Medical Products declares $2.00 special dividend, replacing Q4 quarterly

## Summary
- Special cash dividend of $2.00/share, total ~$7.3M, payable Dec 29, 2021 to holders of record Dec 15.
- Dividend replaces normal quarterly dividend; annual dividend historically ~$4M/year.
- Cash & investments at Sept 30, 2021: $64.3M, up $12.7M from Dec 31, 2020.
- Rationale: unable to repurchase shares in 2021; special dividend returns cash, citing anticipated 2022 tax changes.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001096906-21-002618
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UTMD
- cik: 0000706698
- company_name: UTAH MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC
- filed_at: 2021-11-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01, 99.1
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/706698/000109690621002618/0001096906-21-002618-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/706698/000109690621002618/utmd-20211102.htm

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