THOMAS J. GUNDERSON - Corporate Board Profile

MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2018-04-13	THOMAS J. GUNDERSON Independent Director Age: 67 Director Since: May 2017 Committees: Audit NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR SUMMARY COMPENSATION Thomas J. Gunderson Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($): 70,000 Options Awards: 282,170 All Other Compensation: 5,000 Total Compensation: 357,170
2019-04-11	THOMAS J. GUNDERSON Independent Director Age: 68 Director Since: May 2017 Committees: Finance (Chair); Audit Term Expires: 2019
2020-05-27	Thomas J. Gunderson Independent Director Age: 69 Committees: Finance (Chair); Audit ...2019 total compensation $329,900.
2021-04-30	Thomas J. Gunderson Independent Director. Age: 70. Committees: Finance (Chair), Audit. Total Compensation: $219,750.
2022-04-07	THOMAS J. GUNDERSON Independent Director Age: 71 Director Since: May 2017 Committees: Finance (Chair), Audit Other Public Boards: TransMedics Group, Inc. Education: B.A. (biology focus), Carleton College; M.S. (cell biology), University of Minnesota; M.B.A., University of St. Thomas Term Expires: 2022
2024-04-02	Thomas J. Gunderson Independent Director Age: 73 Director Since: May 2017 Committees: Finance (Chair), Audit Other Public Boards: TransMedics Group, Inc. Term Expires: 2025 Compensation: $290,985
2025-04-01	THOMAS J. GUNDERSON Independent Director Age: 74 Director Since: May 2017 Committees: Finance (Chair), Audit Term Expires: 2025 Cash Compensation Paid to Directors During the year ended December 31, 2024, all non-employee directors of the Company (except Silvia M. Perez and A. Scott Anderson, a former director) received quarterly retainer payments totaling $86,000 in aggregate. Mr. Anderson received a pro-rated retainer amount of $32,250 for services rendered through the end of his term as a director on May 15, 2024. Ms. Perez received a pro-rated retainer amount of $53,750 for services rendered for her term beginning May 15, 2024. Additionally, the Lead Independent Director and each of the committee chairs (except David K. Floyd and A. Scott Anderson) was paid his or her Lead or chair-specific retainer(s) (as set forth in the foregoing table) during the year ended December 31, 2024. Although Dr. Millner ceased serving as the Governance Chair in May 2024, she was paid the full chair-specific retainer of $15,000 for the year ended December 31, 2024. Mr. Anderson received a pro-rated retainer amount of $5,625 for his service as Chair of the Compensation Committee through the end of his term as a director on May 15, 2024. Mr. Floyd received a pro-rated retainer amount of $9,375 for his service as Chair of the Governance Committee beginning May 15, 2024. Directors are also reimbursed for (a) out-of-pocket travel and related expenses incurred in attending Board and committee meetings and other Company events and (b) up to $5,000 for annual educational expenses. Stock Awards Directors are eligible to participate in our equity incentive programs. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the amount of the annual equity compensation award for non-employee directors was set at $200,000. Accordingly, each non-employee director who served during the year ended December 31, 2024 (other than A. Scott Anderson, whose term expired on May 15, 2024) received 2,431 restricted stock units under the 2018 Incentive Plan, which, subject to the director’s continued service, are scheduled to vest on May 16, 2025, one year after the grant date. The following table shows compensation for each of our non-employee directors in 2024: Name Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) Stock Awards ($) Total Compensation ($) Thomas J. Gunderson 101,000 199,974 300,974 Audit Committee Members Lynne N. Ward (Chair) Stephen C. Evans Thomas J. Gunderson Michael R. McDonnell Silvia M. Perez