UNITED STATES


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Washington, D.C.  20549


FORM 10-Q/A


Amendment No. 1


þQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2016.


or  ̈TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the transition period from ___________ to ___________


C ommission File Number   0-18592








MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.


(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


Utah87-0447695(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Identification No.)





1600 West Merit Parkway, South Jordan, UT, 84095


(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)





(801) 253-1600


(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)





Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes ý No o





Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes ý No o





Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large Accelerated FilerxAccelerated FileroNon-Accelerated FileroSmaller Reporting Companyo





Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o No ý





Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.








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Common Stock44,393,291Title or classNumber of SharesOutstanding at August 5, 2016














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EXPLANATORY NOTE





The purpose of this Amendment No. 1 to Merit Medical Systems Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Form 10-Q”) is to add Exhibit C - Fees of Escrow Agent of Exhibit C to Exhibit 2.1 and to add Exhibit E - Distribution Agent Agreement to Exhibit 2.1, which portions of Exhibit 2.1 were inadvertently omitted from the Form 10-Q.





No other changes have been made to the Form 10-Q. This Amendment No. 1 to the Form 10-Q speaks as of the original filing date of the Form 10-Q, does not reflect events that may have occurred subsequent to the original filing date, and does not modify or update in any way disclosures made in the Form 10-Q.








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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


ITEM 6. EXHIBITS


Exhibit No.Description2.1Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Merit, MMS Transaction Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Merit, DFine Inc., certain preferred stockholders and Shareholder Representative Services LLC as a stockholder representative*10.1Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated July 6, 2016 with the Lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association**10.2Form of Indemnification Agreement, dated June 13, 2016, between the Company and each of the following individuals: Fred P. Lampropoulos, Kent W. Stanger, Nolan E. Karras, A. Scott Anderson, Richard W. Edelman, Franklin J. Miller, M.D., Michael E. Stillabower, M.D., F. Ann Millner, Ed. D., Bernard J. Birkett, Ronald A. Frost, Joseph C. Wright, Justin J. Lampropoulos, and Brian G. Lloyd**#10.3Form of Employment Agreement, dated May 26, 2016 between the Company and each of the following individuals: Bernard J. Birkett, Ronald A. Frost, Joseph C. Wright, Justin J. Lampropoulos, and Brian G. Lloyd**#10.4Employment Agreement, dated May 26, 2016 between the Company and Fred P. Lampropoulos**#31.1Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002†31.2Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002†32.1Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**32.2Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**101The following financial information from the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Merit Medical Systems, Inc. for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Statements of Income, (ii) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements**


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* Previously filed with Form 10-Q filed August 8, 2016.  Exhibit 2.1, previously filed, is hereby supplemented by the materials filed herewith. Certain portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Rule 24b-2 and are subject to a confidential treatment request.





** Previously filed with Form 10-Q filed August 8, 2016.





# Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.





† Filed herewith.





Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this amended report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.





MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.


REGISTRANT


Date:  September 2, 2016/s/ FRED P. LAMPROPOULOSFRED P. LAMPROPOULOSPRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER