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. 2001 Annual Report Available On-Line
April 3, 2002

Contact: Paul Richins
(801) 566-1200

Salt Lake City, Utah -  Utah Medical Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:UTMD) announces that investors can immediately access UTMD’s 2001 Annual Report to Shareholders on its Internet website: www.utahmed.com.

 

In addition, UTMD would like to alert its shareholders that its 2001 Form 10-K and Proxy Statement have been filed with the SEC on EDGAR. Those documents can also be accessed through the Company’s website, or through the SEC website.

Shareholder materials relating to the May 10, 2002 Annual Meeting of Shareholders including the 2001 Annual Report and Proxy Statement should be received by shareholders through U.S. Mail within a few weeks’ time.

UTMD anticipates it will publicly announce its First Quarter (1Q) 2002 financial performance on April 16, 2002.

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 designed for better health outcomes for patients and their care-providers. For more information about Utah Medical Products, Inc., visit UTMD’s website at www.utahmed.com.