David Michael Williams - Aug 3, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK)

Role: EVP,Chief Info&Digital Officer
Signature: /s/ Jon Filderman as Attorney-in-Fact for David Michael Williams
Stock symbol: MRK
Transactions as of: Aug 3, 2022
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 8/4/2022, 03:59 PM
Previous filing: May 4, 2022
Next filing: Jan 25, 2023

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
holding	MRK	Common Stock						9.26K	Aug 3, 2022	Direct	F1

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	Restricted Stock Unit	Award	$0	+17.1K		$0.00	17.1K	Aug 3, 2022	Common Stock	17.1K		Direct	F2, F3

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Holdings include shares acquired in dividend reinvestment transactions.
F2	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Merck & Co., Inc. common stock.
F3	These restricted stock units vest and are distributed as shares of Merck & Co., Inc. common stock in three equal installments on 8/3/2023, 8/3/2024 and 8/3/2025.