J. LAVIZZO MOUREY - 28 May 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK)

Role: Director
Signature: /s/ Kelly E. W. Grez as Attorney-in-Fact for Risa Lavizzo-Mourey
Issuer symbol: MRK
Transactions as of: 28 May 2021
Net transactions value: +$200,000
Form type: 4
Filing time: 02 Jun 2021, 13:50:54 UTC
Previous filing: 17 May 2021
Next filing: 01 Jul 2021
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
holding	MRK	Common Stock						1,000	28 May 2021	Direct

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	MRK	Phantom Stock	Award	$200,000	+2,635	+103%	$75.89	5,193	28 May 2021	Common Stock	2,635		Direct	F1, F2, F3

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	1-for-1
F2	Phantom stock units are to be settled 100% in cash upon reporting person's termination of service in accordance with a distribution schedule elected pursuant to the terms of the Plan for Deferred Payment of Directors' Compensation.
F3	Holdings include shares acquired in dividend reinvestment transactions.