Parra Raul Jr. 4

What Happened Raul Parra Jr., Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Merit Medical Systems, purchased 1,500 shares in an open-market transaction on 2026-05-06 at $61.01 per share, for a total cost of $91,515. This was a cash purchase (transaction code P), which is a direct buy of company stock rather than an option exercise or award.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: 2026-05-06 — 1,500 shares @ $61.01, total $91,515 (open-market purchase, code P).
• Filing date: 2026-05-07 (filed the next day) — appears timely under Form 4 rules.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided excerpt.
• Footnotes from the filing:
  • F1: Represents plan holdings as of 05/05/2026.
  • F2: Becomes exercisable in equal annual installments of 25% commencing 02/28/2023.
  • F3: Becomes exercisable in equal annual installments of 25% commencing 02/28/2024.
• No indication this was a cashless exercise, gift, or tax-withholding event — it was a straight open-market purchase.

Context Open-market purchases by senior executives are often watched by retail investors as a sign of confidence, though a single transaction of $91.5k should be viewed in context with other insider activity and the executive’s overall holdings. The footnotes reference plan holdings and option vesting schedules but do not change that this specific filing reports a straightforward buy.