Peter C. Wendell - 29 Dec 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK)

Role: Director
Signature: /s/ Kelly E. W. Grez as Attorney-in-Fact for Peter C. Wendell
Issuer symbol: MRK
Transactions as of: 29 Dec 2023
Net transactions value: +$30,000
Form type: 4
Filing time: 02 Jan 2024, 16:27:53 UTC
Previous filing: 03 Oct 2023
Next filing: 29 Mar 2024
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	29 Dec 2023	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	$30,000	+275	+0.22%	$109.02	123,716	29 Dec 2023	Common Stock	275		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.