Johannes Jacobus Oosthuizen - 27 Jan 2025 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
Issuer symbol: MRK
Transactions as of: 27 Jan 2025
Net transactions value: +$848,552
Form type: 4
Filing time: 29 Jan 2025, 18:23:37 UTC
Previous filing: 06 May 2024
Next filing: 11 Feb 2025
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	$848,552	+8,664	+36%	$97.94	32,607	27 Jan 2025	Direct	F1, F2

* 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 3/31/22. Performance shares were paid out at 169 percent of target awards. Includes dividends accrued over the three-year performance period ending December 31, 2024.
F2	Holdings include shares acquired in dividend reinvestment transactions.