Sanat Chattopadhyay - 30 Apr 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK)

Role: Exe V-P & Pres. MMD
Signature: /s/ Kelly E. W. Grez as Attorney-in-Fact for Sanat Chattopadhyay
Issuer symbol: MRK
Transactions as of: 30 Apr 2024
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 02 May 2024, 16:13:01 UTC
Previous filing: 01 Apr 2024
Next filing: 01 Jul 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						50,622	30 Apr 2024	Direct
holding	MRK	Common Stock						26,575	30 Apr 2024	By GRAT 2022	F1
holding	MRK	Common Stock						46,995	30 Apr 2024	By GRAT 2023	F2
holding	MRK	Common Stock						33,000	30 Apr 2024	By GRAT 2024	F3

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)	Award	$0	+38,672		$0.000000	38,672	30 Apr 2024	Common Stock	38,672	$129.22	Direct	F4

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The reporting person serves as the sole trustee of, and maintains complete investment control over, the Sanat Chattopadhyay 2022 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust.
F2	The reporting person serves as the sole trustee of, and maintains complete investment control over, the Sanat Chattopadhyay 2023 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust.
F3	The reporting person serves as the sole trustee of, and maintains complete investment control over, the Sanat Chattopadhyay 2024 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust.
F4	The option vests and becomes exercisable in three equal installments on 4/30/2025, 4/30/2026 and 4/30/2027.