MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC — Director's Dealing 2011

Dec 2, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC (MMSI)
CIK: 0000856982
Period of Report: 2011-11-30

Reporting Person: STANGER KENT W (Director, Chief Financial Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-11-30	Common Stock, No Par Value	M	35555	$6.09	Acquired	606688	Direct
2011-11-30	Common Stock, No Par Value	F	21868	$13.89	Disposed	584820	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-11-30	Non-qualified stock options (right to buy)	$6.09	M	35555	Disposed	2011-12-08	Common Stock (35555)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock, No Par Value	73677	Indirect
Common Stock, No Par Value	185051	Indirect
Common Stock, No Par Value	4270	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Non-qualified stock options (right to buy)	$7.65	2012-05-23	Common Stock (22221)	22221	Direct
Non-qualified stock options (right to buy)	$7.79	2013-02-06	Common Stock (44445)	44445	Direct
Non-qualified stock options (right to buy)	$8.38	2013-05-22	Common Stock (33334)	33334	Direct
Non-qualified stock options (right to buy)	$17.34	2013-12-13	Common Stock (18750)	18750	Direct
Non-qualified stock options (right to buy)	$17.34	2013-12-13	Common Stock (17500)	17500	Direct
Non-qualified stock options (right to buy)	$11.05	2014-06-10	Common Stock (7500)	7500	Direct
Non-qualified stock options (right to buy)	$11.05	2014-06-10	Common Stock (18750)	18750	Direct
Non-qualified stock options (right to buy)	$12.02	2014-12-18	Common Stock (25000)	25000	Direct
Non-qualified stock options (right to buy)	$11.41	2015-05-25	Common Stock (18750)	18750	Direct
Non-qualified stock options (right to buy)	$9.71	2015-12-28	Common Stock (25000)	25000	Direct
Non-qualified stock options (right to buy)	$9.22	2013-05-25	Common Stock (18750)	18750	Direct
Non-qualified stock options (right to buy)	$9.70	2014-06-27	Common Stock (25000)	25000	Direct
Non-qualified stock options (right to buy)	$9.70	2014-06-27	Common Stock (18750)	18750	Direct
Non-qualified stock options (right to buy)	$11.53	2015-05-21	Common Stock (43750)	43750	Direct
Non-qualified stock options (right to buy)	$13.82	2016-09-26	Common Stock (25000)	25000	Direct
Non-qualified stock options (right to buy)	$13.75	2018-08-11	Common Stock (80000)	80000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents plan holdings as of 11/30/2011.

F2: Employee stock purchase plan holdings as of 11/30/2011.

F3: Becomes exercisable in equal annual installments of 20% commencing 12/08/2002.

F4: Becomes exercisable in equal annual installments of 20% commencing 02/06/2004.

F5: Becomes exercisable in equal annual installments of 33% commencing 05/25/2007.

F6: Becomes exercisable in equal annual installments of 20% commencing 06/27/2008.

F7: Becomes exercisable in equal annual installments of 20% commencing 05/21/2009.

F8: Becomes exercisable in equal annual installments of 20% commencing 09/26/2010.

F9: Becomes exercisable in equal annual installments of 20% commencing 08/11/2012.

F10: Stock options were exercised in a swap transaction with the Company. 21,868 shares of common stock were surrendered for payroll taxes and payment of the option price. No shares were sold in the open market.