UTAH MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC.

UM PR Logo.jpg (12597 bytes)CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
7043 South 300 West
Midvale, Utah 84047
Telephone: 801-566-1200
FAX: 801-566-2062
NASDAQ Symbol: UTMD
www.utahmed.com

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PRESS RELEASE

 

Utah Medical Products, Inc. Raises Quarterly Dividend - Adjustment

 
Contact: Paul Richins

November 6, 2008

(801) 566-1200

Salt Lake City, Utah - On October 30, 2008, Utah Medical Products, Inc. (Nasdaq: UTMD) announced that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of twenty-three cents ($.23) per share of common stock payable on January 5, 2009 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 16, 2008.

ADJUSTMENT : The dividend will be paid to shareholders on December 30, 2008 instead of January 5, 2009.

The Board made this adjustment anticipating that 2008 dividends may be taxed at a lower rate than in 2009.

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