Merit Medical Systems Announces Dates for Earnings Release and Investor Day

Fourth Quarter and Year End Results Scheduled for Release on February 24, 2015

Investor Day Scheduled for March 5, 2015

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, Jan. 16, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Merit Medical Systems, Inc. MMSI, a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable medical devices used in interventional and diagnostic procedures, particularly in cardiology, radiology and endoscopy, announced today that the Company will release its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2014, after the close of the stock market on Tuesday, February 24, 2015.

Merit will hold its investor conference call on the same day (Tuesday, February 24, 2015) at 5:00 p.m. Eastern (4:00 p.m. Central, 3:00 p.m. Mountain, and 2:00 p.m. Pacific). The domestic telephone number to call is (888) 438-5453, and the international number is (719) 785-1765. A live webcast will also be available for the conference call at merit.com.

Merit also plans to hold its first Investor Day on Thursday, March 5, 2015. Open to investors and analysts, the event will be held at Merit's headquarters in South Jordan, Utah, and will be hosted by Chairman and CEO Fred P. Lampropoulos and other members of the leadership team. Management will present the Company's three-year plan for revenue and growth, provide facility tours and discuss the product pipeline.

A live webcast as well as a replay of the investor day presentation will be available at merit.com. Please email Anne-Marie Wright at awright@merit.com if you would like to attend. More details will follow. 

ABOUT MERIT

Founded in 1987, Merit Medical Systems, Inc. is engaged in the development, manufacture and distribution of proprietary disposable medical devices used in interventional and diagnostic procedures, particularly in cardiology, radiology and endoscopy. Merit serves client hospitals worldwide with a domestic and international sales force totaling approximately 200 individuals. Merit employs approximately 3,000 people worldwide, with facilities in South Jordan, Utah; Pearland, Texas, Richmond, Virginia; Malvern, Pennsylvania; Maastricht and Venlo, The Netherlands; Paris, France; Galway, Ireland; Beijing, China; and Rockland, Massachusetts.