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ATRION CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

ATRION CORPORATION
ONE ALLENTOWN PARKWAY
ALLEN, TX 75002

 
Meeting Information
 
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
For holders as of: March 23, 2018
Date:  May 22, 2018             Time:    10:00 a.m., CDT
Location: Atrion Corporation
  One Allentown Parkway
  Allen, TX 75002
   
   
 
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Voting Items      
 
The Board of Directors recommends you vote “FOR” the nominees listed in Item 1.
 
1. Election of Directors
   
  Nominees:  
       
  1a. Preston G. Athey
       
  1b. Hugh J. Morgan, Jr.
       
The Board of Directors recommends you vote “FOR” Items 2 and 3.
   
2. Ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2018.
   
3. Advisory vote to approve executive officer compensation.