Guindo Chirfi 4
4 · Merck & Co., Inc. · Filed Feb 12, 2026
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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 of MRK on February 12, 2026. The filing reports a weighted average sale price of $121.46 per share, for total gross proceeds of approximately $1,214,562. The transaction is coded as a sale (S) and was executed in multiple trades.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-12 (filed same day).
- Price: weighted average $121.46; reported price range $121.4400 to $121.5150 (see footnote F1).
- Shares sold: 10,000; estimated proceeds: $1,214,562.
- Shares owned after the transaction: not disclosed in the provided filing.
- Footnote: F1 notes the reported price is a weighted average and offers to provide a per-trade breakdown on request.
- Timeliness: filing date equals transaction date (no late filing indicated).
Context
- This was an outright sale (open-market/private sale), which is common for liquidity or portfolio reasons and does not by itself indicate a change in insider views about the company. Purchases generally carry more weight as a bullish signal; no purchase or option exercise is reported here.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Guindo Chirfi
Chief Marketing Officer
Transactions
- Sale
Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-12$121.46/sh−10,000$1,214,562→ 60,615.127 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 $121.4400 to $121.5150, 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.
Signature
/s/ Kelly Grez, as attorney-in-fact for Mr. Chirfi Guindo|2026-02-12