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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Merit Medical Systems, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed May 19, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 25, 2026.
Meeting of May 13, 2026: 8 items on Merit Medical Systems, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed May 19, 2026: 2 elected · 3 approved · 3 without a stated outcome.
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Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided
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These tallies are Merit Medical Systems, Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 19, 2026 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Martha G. Aronson (three year term) | 50,057,322 | 197,560 | 13,927 | -- | 2,263,264 | 99.6% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Lonny J. Carpenter (three year term) | 49,048,111 | 1,206,492 | 14,206 | -- | 2,263,264 | 98% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Lynne N. Ward (one year term) | 49,027,930 | 1,115,001 | 125,878 | -- | 2,263,264 | 98% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Scott R. Ward (three year term) | 50,071,431 | 176,296 | 21,082 | -- | 2,263,264 | 99.6% | Elected | — |
| 2. Non-binding advisory proposal to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, otherwise known as a "say-on-pay" vote | 48,835,995 | 1,415,355 | 17,459 | -- | 2,263,264 | 97% | Not verified | a majority of the votes cast |
| 3. Approval of the Merit Medical Systems, Inc. 2026 Equity Incentive Plan | 48,750,003 | 1,510,844 | 7,962 | -- | 2,263,264 | 97% | Approved | — |
| 4. Approval of the Merit Medical Systems, Inc. 2026 Employee Stock Purchase Plan; and | 50,109,861 | 151,208 | 7,740 | -- | 2,263,264 | 99.6% | Approved | — |
| 5. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 | 50,369,058 | 2,151,392 | 11,623 | -- | -- | 96% | Approved | — |
Source: Merit Medical Systems, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 19, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 427 asset managers that disclosed a Merit Medical Systems, Inc. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of Merit Medical Systems, Inc.’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: The election of four (4) directors to the Merit Medical Systems, Inc. Board of Directors for the term length indicated below or until their successors are elected and qualified: Lonny J. Carpenter (three (3) year term)
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Lonny J. Carpenter (three year term)”): 49,048,111 for, 1,206,492 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 19, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors The votes cast for or withheld for each director nominee for the term length indicated were as follows: Accordingly, each of Martha G. Aronson, Lonny J. Carpenter and Scott R. Ward was elected to serve as a director of the Company until the Company's 2029 Annual M…”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 117 asset managers below reported 28,470,475 for, 640,053 against, 5,870 abstained, 49 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 6,515,601 | 6 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 6,417,318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,910,430 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capitol Series Trust | 1,760,463 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CONESTOGA FUNDS | 1,330,483 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 1,043,599 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 942,223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 622,793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED PORTFOLIOS | 600,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 534,811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 481,868 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| MFS | 447,451 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 443,999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 438,868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OBERWEIS FUNDS | 368,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 354,903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 320,034 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST | 319,508 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Ultimus Managers Trust | 244,312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 224,288 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Tidal Trust III | 216,710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 197,961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Putnam | 197,471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 185,147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Inc. | 142,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: The election of four (4) directors to the Merit Medical Systems, Inc. Board of Directors for the term length indicated below or until their successors are elected and qualified: Lynne N. Ward (one (1) year term)
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Lynne N. Ward (one year term)”): 49,027,930 for, 1,115,001 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 19, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 117 asset managers below reported 28,470,474 for, 640,053 against, 5,870 abstained, 49 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 6,515,600 | 6 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 6,417,318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,910,430 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capitol Series Trust | 1,760,463 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CONESTOGA FUNDS | 1,330,483 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 1,043,599 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 942,223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 622,793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED PORTFOLIOS | 600,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 534,811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 481,868 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| MFS | 447,451 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 443,999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 438,868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OBERWEIS FUNDS | 368,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 354,903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 320,034 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST | 319,508 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Ultimus Managers Trust | 244,312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 224,288 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Tidal Trust III | 216,710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 197,961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Putnam | 197,471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 185,147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Inc. | 142,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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99.6% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: The election of four (4) directors to the Merit Medical Systems, Inc. Board of Directors for the term length indicated below or until their successors are elected and qualified: Martha G. Aronson (three (3) year term)
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Martha G. Aronson (three year term)”): 50,057,322 for, 197,560 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 19, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 117 asset managers below reported 29,109,811 for, 717 against, 5,870 abstained, 49 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 6,515,607 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 6,417,318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,910,430 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capitol Series Trust | 1,760,463 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CONESTOGA FUNDS | 1,330,483 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 1,043,599 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 942,223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 622,793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED PORTFOLIOS | 600,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 534,811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 481,868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 447,451 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 443,999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 438,868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OBERWEIS FUNDS | 368,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 354,903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 320,034 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST | 319,508 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Ultimus Managers Trust | 244,312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 224,288 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Tidal Trust III | 216,710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 197,961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Putnam | 197,471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 185,147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Inc. | 142,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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99.6% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: The election of four (4) directors to the Merit Medical Systems, Inc. Board of Directors for the term length indicated below or until their successors are elected and qualified: Scott R. Ward (three (3) year term)
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Scott R. Ward (three year term)”): 50,071,431 for, 176,296 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 19, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors The votes cast for or withheld for each director nominee for the term length indicated were as follows: Accordingly, each of Martha G. Aronson, Lonny J. Carpenter and Scott R. Ward was elected to serve as a director of the Company until the Company's 2029 Annual M…”
Support: 99.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 117 asset managers below reported 29,109,811 for, 717 against, 5,870 abstained, 49 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 6,515,607 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 6,417,318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,910,430 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capitol Series Trust | 1,760,463 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CONESTOGA FUNDS | 1,330,483 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 1,043,599 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 942,223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 622,793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED PORTFOLIOS | 600,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 534,811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 481,868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 447,451 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 443,999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 438,868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OBERWEIS FUNDS | 368,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 354,903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 320,034 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST | 319,508 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Ultimus Managers Trust | 244,312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 224,288 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Tidal Trust III | 216,710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 197,961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Putnam | 197,471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 185,147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Inc. | 142,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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99.6% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Approval of the Merit Medical Systems, Inc. 2026 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“4. Approval of the Merit Medical Systems, Inc. 2026 Employee Stock Purchase Plan; and”): 50,109,861 for, 151,208 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 19, 2026 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Accordingly, the Company's shareholders approved the Merit Medical Systems, Inc. 2026 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.”
Support: 99.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of Merit Medical Systems, Inc.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “Approve Omnibus Stock Plan” (2 managers, 47,402 for).
The 119 asset managers below reported 29,111,434 for, 6,587 against, 49 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 6,515,607 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 6,417,318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,910,430 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capitol Series Trust | 1,760,463 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CONESTOGA FUNDS | 1,330,483 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 1,043,599 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 942,223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 622,793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED PORTFOLIOS | 600,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 534,811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 481,868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 447,451 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 443,999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 438,868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OBERWEIS FUNDS | 368,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 354,903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 320,034 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST | 319,508 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Ultimus Managers Trust | 244,312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 224,288 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Tidal Trust III | 216,710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 197,961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Putnam | 197,471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 185,147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Inc. | 142,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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97% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Approval of the Merit Medical Systems, Inc. 2026 Equity Incentive Plan.
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“3. Approval of the Merit Medical Systems, Inc. 2026 Equity Incentive Plan”): 48,750,003 for, 1,510,844 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 19, 2026 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Accordingly, the Company's shareholders approved the Merit Medical Systems, Inc. 2026 Equity Incentive Plan.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 117 asset managers below reported 28,742,902 for, 327,717 against, 49 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 6,515,599 | 8 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 6,417,318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,910,430 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capitol Series Trust | 1,760,463 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CONESTOGA FUNDS | 1,330,483 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 1,043,599 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 942,166 | 57 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 622,793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED PORTFOLIOS | 600,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 534,811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 481,868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 447,451 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 443,999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 438,868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OBERWEIS FUNDS | 368,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 354,903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 320,034 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST | 319,508 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Ultimus Managers Trust | 244,312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 224,288 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Tidal Trust III | 728 | 215,982 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 197,961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Putnam | 197,471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 185,147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Inc. | 142,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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98% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result
Description as filed by funds: Approval of a non-binding, advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as described in the Merit Medical Systems, Inc. Proxy Statement.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 6,499,530 | 16,076 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 6,417,318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,910,430 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capitol Series Trust | 1,760,463 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CONESTOGA FUNDS | 1,330,483 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 1,043,599 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 940,929 | 1,294 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 622,793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED PORTFOLIOS | 600,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 534,811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 481,868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 447,451 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 443,999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 438,868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OBERWEIS FUNDS | 368,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 354,903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 320,034 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST | 319,508 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Ultimus Managers Trust | 244,312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 224,288 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Tidal Trust III | 216,710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 197,961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Putnam | 197,471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 185,147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Inc. | 142,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 111 managers: 28,918,248 for, 234,161 against, 6,587 abstained, 49 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 2,260,302 | 526 | 96 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 2,122,795 | 3,567 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | 2,046,228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1,503,059 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NOMURA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT BUSINESS TRUST | 1,161,872 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 968,456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO | 925,726 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC | 861,340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 740,008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 681,227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MAVERICK CAPITAL LTD | 667,192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 630,063 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | 606,113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 558,571 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 544,267 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 499,895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC | 450,446 | 36,622 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | 447,451 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Aberdeen | 0 | 435,306 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| John Hancock | 420,316 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ | 415,919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 387,069 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC | 357,080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS | 349,097 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ | 345,999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 331 managers: 28,980,155 for, 978,134 against, 3,008 abstained, 1,134 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
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97% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. Non-binding advisory proposal to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, otherwise known as a "say-on-pay" vote”): 48,835,995 for, 1,415,355 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 19, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Voting standard, as the filing states it: a majority of the votes cast (“majority of votes cast”).
Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of Merit Medical Systems, Inc.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “Compensation” (2 managers, Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice; no share total shown).
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empower | 44,060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST | 3,342 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 2 managers: 47,402 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenhouse Funds LLLP | 901,889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| National Philanthropic Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Not Voted |
| Cornerstone Investment Partners, LLC | 0 | 2,355 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| MQS Management LLC | 1,911 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GLOBEFLEX CAPITAL L P | 1,257 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CHELSEA COUNSEL CO | 1,040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Coyle Financial Counsel LLC | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Impact Investors, Inc | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | Against |
Institutional-manager reports, all 8 managers: 906,217 for, 2,408 against, 32,881 not voted.
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
96% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Ratification of the Audit Committee's appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2026.
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“5. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026”): 50,369,058 for, 2,151,392 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 19, 2026 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Accordingly, the Company's shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte and Touche LLP to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 117 asset managers below reported 29,048,193 for, 62,336 against, 5,870 abstained, 49 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 6,506,623 | 8,983 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 6,417,318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,910,430 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capitol Series Trust | 1,760,463 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CONESTOGA FUNDS | 1,330,483 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 1,043,599 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 942,166 | 57 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 622,793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED PORTFOLIOS | 600,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 534,811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 481,868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 447,451 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 443,999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 438,868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OBERWEIS FUNDS | 368,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 354,903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 320,034 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST | 319,508 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Ultimus Managers Trust | 244,312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 224,288 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Tidal Trust III | 216,710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 197,961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Putnam | 197,471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 185,147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Inc. | 142,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 117 asset managers. See all 117 in the interactive database.
Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 59,654,855 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 10.92% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 10.76% |
| 3 | Fidelity | 3.20% |
| 4 | Capitol Series Trust | 2.95% |
| 5 | CONESTOGA FUNDS | 2.23% |
| 6 | Delaware/Macquarie | 1.75% |
| 7 | State Street | 1.58% |
| 8 | Charles Schwab | 1.04% |
| 9 | PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED PORTFOLIOS | 1.01% |
| 10 | Thrivent | 0.90% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 3.79% |
| 2 | State Street | 3.56% |
| 3 | FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | 3.43% |
| 4 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.52% |
| 5 | NOMURA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT BUSINESS TRUST | 1.95% |
| 6 | Fidelity | 1.62% |
| 7 | CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO | 1.55% |
| 8 | Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC | 1.44% |
| 9 | T. Rowe Price | 1.24% |
| 10 | Charles Schwab | 1.14% |
As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 14.81% | 13F |
| Vanguard Group | 11.03% | 13F |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management | 5.99% | 13G |
| State Street | 3.96% | 13F |
| Fred P. Lampropoulos | 2.20% | DEF14A |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 2.07% | 13F |
| Morgan Stanley | 1.91% | 13F |
| FMR (Fidelity) | 1.68% | 13F |
| Citadel Advisors | 1.61% | 13F |
| Point72 | 1.24% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 59,654,855 shares outstanding, as reported by Merit Medical Systems, Inc. on its Form 10-Q dated April 28, 2026 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from Merit Medical Systems, Inc.’s 10-Q dated April 28, 2026. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 25, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At Merit Medical Systems, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held May 13, 2026, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 427 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 3,772 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 9 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. Merit Medical Systems, Inc.'s own Form 8-K tally for this meeting is published below, but no row in it could be matched to the most widely held item, so this page states no certified outcome for that item. On that item — Approval of a non-binding, advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company's… — the reporting funds and managers cast 98% of the shares they voted in favour (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST plus WITHHELD; abstained and unvoted shares are excluded because neither took a side). Fund and manager reports are combined in it and may count the same shares twice: it adds fund reports to institutional-manager reports, which can cover the same shares. It is not the company's certified result.
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