Guindo Chirfi 4
4 · Merck & Co., Inc. · Filed Feb 9, 2026
Research Summary
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Merck (MRK) CMO Guindo Chirfi Sells 10,000 Shares
What Happened
Guindo Chirfi, Chief Marketing Officer of Merck & Co., sold 10,000 shares in an open-market transaction on February 9, 2026. The reported weighted-average price was $118.41 per share, for total proceeds of approximately $1,184,101. This was a sale (not a purchase or option exercise).
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-09.
- Shares sold: 10,000; weighted-average price reported: $118.41; total value ≈ $1,184,101.
- Footnote: The weighted-average price reflects multiple trades at prices ranging from $118.4000 to $118.4502; the filer can provide per-trade detail on request.
- Post-transaction holdings: Not specified in the excerpt of the filing provided.
- Filing timeliness: Reported and filed on 2026-02-09 (no late filing indicated).
- No 10b5-1 plan, gift, tax-withholding, or option exercise was noted in the information provided.
Context
This was an open-market sale, which is generally considered routine insider selling and does not by itself indicate management sentiment about the company’s prospects. For more detail on holdings before/after the trade or exact per-trade prices, investors can request the supplemental information referenced in the filing footnote or review the full Form 4 on the SEC EDGAR site (Accession 0000310158-26-000048).
Insider Transaction Report
- Sale
Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-09$118.41/sh−10,000$1,184,101→ 70,615.127 total
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $118.4000 to $118.4502, 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.