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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
[ ] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations
may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Lampropoulos Fred P.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
1600 West Merit Parkway
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(Street)
South Jordan UT 84095
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Merit Medical Systems, Inc. MMSI
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
March 5, 2003
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[X] Director [X] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
President, CEO
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check applicable line)
[X] Form filed by one Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by more than one Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
5. 6.
4. Amount of Owner-
Securities Acquired (A) or Securities ship
Disposed of (D) Beneficially Form: 7.
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Owned at End Direct Nature of
2. 3. of Issuer's (D) or Indirect
1. Transaction Transaction (A) Fiscal Year Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Date Code Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) (Instr. 8) (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock
No Par Value 03/05/03 G 1,450 D D
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Common Stock
No Par Value 628,908
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Common Stock by 401(k)
No Par Value 29,656(1) Plan(1)
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* If the form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
4(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
Explanation of Responses:
/S/ FRED P. LAMPROPOULOS 03/05/03
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
** 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.
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