Johannes Oosthuizen - Feb 2, 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK)

Role
President, U.S. Market
Signature
/s/ Kelly E. W. Grez, as attorney-in-fact for Johannes Oosthuizen
Stock symbol
MRK
Transactions as of
Feb 2, 2024
Transactions value $
-$761,205
Form type
4
Date filed
2/5/2024, 04:01 PM
Previous filing
Jan 24, 2024
Next filing
May 2, 2024

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction MRK Common Stock Options Exercise $510K +6.77K +31.72% $75.36 28.1K Feb 2, 2024 Direct
transaction MRK Common Stock Options Exercise $519K +7.05K +25.05% $73.73 35.2K Feb 2, 2024 Direct
transaction MRK Common Stock Options Exercise $620K +7.12K +20.24% $87.10 42.3K Feb 2, 2024 Direct
transaction MRK Common Stock Sale -$2.41M -19K -44.83% $127.18 23.3K Feb 2, 2024 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 Stock Option (Right to Buy) Options Exercise $0 -6.77K -100% $0.00* 0 Feb 2, 2024 Common Stock 6.77K $75.36 Direct F2
transaction MRK Stock Option (Right to Buy) Options Exercise $0 -7.05K -49.99% $0.00 7.05K Feb 2, 2024 Common Stock 7.05K $73.73 Direct F3
transaction MRK Stock Option (Right to Buy) Options Exercise $0 -7.12K -33.33% $0.00 14.2K Feb 2, 2024 Common Stock 7.12K $87.10 Direct F4
* 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 The option vested and became exercisable in three equal installments on 5/1/2021, 5/1/2022 and 5/1/2023.
F3 The option vests and becomes exercisable in three equal installments on 5/4/2022, 5/4/2023 and 5/4/2024.
F4 The option vests and becomes exercisable in three equal installments on 5/3/2023, 5/3/2024 and 5/3/2025.