Merit Medical Systems, Inc. Announces 5-for-4 Forward Stock Split

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, April 21, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:MMSI), a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable devices used primarily in cardiology, radiology and endoscopy, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a five-for-four forward stock split of the Company's Common Stock, to be effected in the form of a stock dividend of one share of the Company's Common Stock for every four shares outstanding.