UTAH MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC.

CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
7043 South 300 West
Midvale, Utah 84047
Telephone: 801-566-1200
FAX: 801-566-2062
NYSE Symbol: UM
www.utahmed.com

PRESS RELEASE

Utah Medical Products, Inc. Extends Tender Offer
July 6, 1999

Contact: Paul Richins
(801) 566-1200

Salt Lake City, Utah - Due to the nearness of the Company’s expected July 20 public announcement of second quarter 1999 financial results and the July 9 expiration date of UM’s Tender Offer for 800,000 of its Shares at $8.00 per share, UM announces that it will extend the Tender Offer expiration date by two weeks to July 23 to allow shareholders the opportunity to receive UM’s most current financial results prior to deciding whether or not to tender their shares.

In conjunction with the time extension, the Company also will increase the number of shares being sought in the Tender Offer to 1,000,000 shares from 800,000 shares under the terms of the Offer filed with the SEC and previously mailed to shareholders.

Utah Medical Products, Inc., with particular interest in healthcare for women and their babies, develops, manufactures, assembles and markets a broad range of disposable and reusable specialty medical devices designed for better health outcomes for patients and their care-providers.