Stephen Mayo - 27 May 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK)

Role: Director
Signature: /s/ Kelly E. W. Grez as attorney-in-fact for Stephen L. Mayo
Issuer symbol: MRK
Transactions as of: 27 May 2022
Net transactions value: +$220,000
Form type: 4
Filing time: 01 Jun 2022, 16:19:28 UTC
Previous filing: 09 Mar 2022
Next filing: 12 Jul 2022
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
holding	MRK	Common Stock						100	27 May 2022	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	$220,000	+2,364	+81%	$93.08	5,298	27 May 2022	Common Stock	2,364		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.