SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, June 17, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:MMSI), a leader in the development, manufacture and distribution of proprietary disposable medical devices used in interventional and diagnostic procedures, today announced the pricing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 4,800,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $16.75 per share. In connection with the offering, Merit has also granted the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 720,000 shares of common stock to cover over-allotments, if any. Piper Jaffray & Co. acted as the sole manager for the offering.
