SEC FORM 4/A SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
FERRAND BRIAN L

(Last) (First) (Middle)

(Street)

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC [ MMSI ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Director of Sales
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/13/2003
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
02/18/2003
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, no par value 08/08/1988(1) 08/08/1988 J 4,314 A 81,103 4,314 I By 401(k) Plan
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Represents plan holdings as of 12/31/2002 based upon most recent plan statements timely distributed
Brian Ferrand by Kent Stanger, Atty-in-Fact, per Pwr of Atty dtd 8/10/92, on file with the SEC and incorporated by reference 07/03/2003
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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                              EXHIBIT 99 - Derivative Securities - Brian Ferrand

                    AMENDMENT TO REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 13, 2003
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FORM 4 (continued)
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Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially   Owned
               (e.g.,   puts,  calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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9. 10. Number Owner- of ship 2. Deriv- of Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11. sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of Exer- Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In- cise 3. Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct Price Trans- 4. or Disposed Expiration Date Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene- 1. of action Trans- of (D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial Title of Deriv- Date action (Instr. 3, or Secur- of direct Owner Derivative ative (Month /Code 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Year (I) -ship Security Secur- Day/ (Instr. 8 Exer- tion of (Instr.(Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. 3) ity Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4) =================================================================================================================================== Non-qualified $3.68 N/A 09/30/99 03/31/04 Common 3,125 D stock options (7) Stock (Right to Buy) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Non-qualified $3.68 N/A 02/12/02 02/12/11 Common 18,751 D stock options (2) Stock (Right to Buy) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Non-qualified $13.528 N/A 12/08/02 12/08/11 Common 18,750 D stock options (3) Stock (Right to Buy) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Non-qualified $16.99 N/A 05/23/03 05/23/12 Common 10,000 D stock options (4) Stock (Right to Buy) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Non-qualified $17.32 02/06/03 A 20,000 02/06/04 02/06/13 Common 20,000(6) 20,000 D stock options (5) Stock (Right to Buy) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ===================================================================================================================================
Explanation of Responses: (1) Represent plan holdings as of 12/31/02 based upon most recent plan statement timely distributed (2) Become exercisable in equal annual installments of 20% commencing 02/12/02 (3) Become exercisable in equal annual installments of 20% commencing 12/08/02 (4) Become exercisable in equal annual installments of 20% commencing 05/23/03 (5) Become exercisable in equal annual installments of 20% commencing 02/06/04 (6) This amendment is filed to correct the number of options reported as having been granted. (7) Become exercisable in equal annual installments of 20% commencing 09/30/99 /s/ KENT W. STANGER 07/03/03 - ------------------------------------------- ----------- Date **Signature of Reporting Person Kent W. Stanger as Attorney-in-Fact pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated August 10, 1992, a manually signed copy of which is on file with the Commission and is incorporated herein by reference. ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.