UTAH MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. (NASDAQ:UTMD) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 5, 2017 at the annual meeting, stockholders of the Company approved or indicated their preference on the following matters submitted to them for consideration:

Elected Ernst G. Hoyer as a director of the Company:

For 1,819,712 Withheld 1,054,010 Broker Non Votes 518,656

Elected James H. Beeson as a director of the Company:

For 1,755,857 Withheld 1,117,865 Broker Non Votes 518,656

Ratified the selection of Jones Simkins LLC as the Company’s independent public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2017:

For 3,314,810 Against 65,155 Abstentions 12,413

Approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to UTMD’s named executive officers, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion:

For 2,838,920 Against 28,511 Abstentions 6,291 Broker Non Votes 518,656

Indicated, on an advisory basis, their preference for annual stockholder votes on executive compensation:

1 Year 2,325,010 2 Years 10,579 3 Years 534,032 Abstentions 4,101

The Company will include annual advisory stockholder votes on executive compensation in its proxy materials. Annual advisory stockholder votes will be held until at least the next required advisory vote on frequency of stockholder votes on the compensation of executives.

About UTAH MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. (NASDAQ:UTMD)
Utah Medical Products, Inc. (UTMD) is engaged in the business of producing medical devices that are disposable and for hospital use. The Company’s product categories include labor and delivery/obstetrics, including fetal monitoring accessories, Vacuum-Assisted Delivery Systems (VAD), and other labor and delivery tools; neonatal intensive care, including DISPOSA-HOOD, DELTRAN PLUS and GESCO; gynecology/urology/electrosurgery, including LETZ System, FINESSE+ Generator, EPITOME, PATHFINDER PLUS, HOLMIUM LASER FIBRES, LIBERTY System, ENDOCURETTE, TVUS/HSG-Cath and LUMIN, and blood pressure monitoring, including DELTRAN Disposable Pressure Transducer (DPT), and pressure monitoring accessories, components and other molded parts. UTMD markets a range of medical devices used in critical care areas, especially the neonatal intensive care unit, the labor and delivery department and the women’s health center in hospitals, as well as products sold to outpatient clinics and physician’s offices. UTAH MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. (NASDAQ:UTMD) Recent Trading Information
UTAH MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. (NASDAQ:UTMD) closed its last trading session down -0.03 at 63.38 with 2,330 shares trading hands.