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Merck & Co., Inc. — Director's Dealing 2022
Nov 1, 2022
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Director's Dealing
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SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership
Issuer: Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK)
CIK: 0000310158
Period of Report: 2022-10-28
Reporting Person: Karachun Rita A (Sr. VP Fince-Global Controller)
Non-Derivative Transactions
| Date | Security | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Holdings After | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-28 | Common Stock | M | 16997 | — | Acquired | 58099.972 | Direct |
| 2022-10-28 | Common Stock | M | 15000 | — | Acquired | 73099.972 | Direct |
| 2022-10-28 | Common Stock | S | 31997 | $100.3433 | Disposed | 41102.972 | Direct |
Derivative Transactions
| Date | Security | Exercise Price | Code | Shares | A/D | Expiration | Underlying | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-28 | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | $53.06 | M | 16997 | Disposed | 2026-05-09 | Common Stock (16997) | Direct |
| 2022-10-28 | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | $62.07 | M | 15000 | Disposed | 2027-05-04 | Common Stock (15000) | Direct |
Footnotes
F1: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $100.2800 to $100.4700, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Merck & Co., Inc., any security holder of Merck & Co., Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above in this footnote.
F2: Holdings include shares acquired in dividend reinvestment transactions.
F3: The option became exercisable in equal installments on 5/10/2017, 5/10/2018 and 5/10/2019.
F4: Exercise price and holdings reflect the adjustments that occurred as of June 2, 2021 in connection with the Organon & Co. ("Organon") spin-off as described in the registration statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC by Organon (the "Form 10"). As reported in the Form 10, all Merck stock option awards outstanding as of immediately prior to the distribution date were converted on the distribution date into adjusted Merck awards for Merck employees to preserve the same intrinsic value and general terms and conditions (including vesting) as were in place immediately prior to the adjustments.
F5: The option became exercisable in equal installments on 5/5/2018, 5/5/2019 and 5/5/2020.