David Michael Williams - 23 Jan 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK)

Role: EVP,Chief Info&Digital Officer
Signature: /s/ Kelly E. W. Grez as Attorney-in-Fact for David Michael Williams
Issuer symbol: MRK
Transactions as of: 23 Jan 2023
Net transactions value: +$191,741
Form type: 4
Filing time: 25 Jan 2023, 16:33:35 UTC
Previous filing: 04 Aug 2022
Next filing: 13 Feb 2023
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	MRK	Common Stock	Award	$191,741	+1,745	+19%	$109.88	11,008	23 Jan 2023	Direct	F1

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Distribution of net after tax shares of common stock on satisfaction of performance criteria for performance share units granted on 3/31/20. Performance shares were paid out at 110 percent of target awards. Includes dividends accrued over the three-year performance period ending December 31, 2022.