Merck & Co., Inc.·4

Jun 2, 3:31 PM ET

Karsanbhai Surendralal Lanca 4

4 · Merck & Co., Inc. · Filed Jun 2, 2026

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Merck (MRK) Director Surendralal Lanca Receives Award

What Happened

  • Director Surendralal Lanca received a grant (listed as a derivative acquisition) of 1,853.1 shares/units on 2026-05-29 at a per-unit value of $118.72, for a total reported value of $220,000. This was an award/grant (not an open-market purchase or sale).

Key Details

  • Transaction date: 2026-05-29; filing date: 2026-06-02 (appears timely under the Form 4 two-business-day rule).
  • Instrument: Derivative award (phantom stock units), 1,853.1 units @ $118.72 = $220,000 (reported as an acquisition, code A).
  • Settlement: Footnote F2 indicates the phantom stock units will be settled 100% in cash upon the reporting person's termination of service, under the Plan for Deferred Payment of Directors' Compensation.
  • Other footnotes: F1 indicates a 1-for-1 ratio; F3 notes holdings may include shares acquired via dividend reinvestment.
  • Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the summary provided.

Context

  • This was an award of deferred/phantom stock units (a compensation grant), not a buy or sell of common stock; such awards are routine director compensation and are settled in cash per the plan rather than creating immediate common-stock ownership.

Insider Transaction Report

Form 4
Period: 2026-05-29
Transactions
  • Award

    Phantom Stock

    [F1][F2][F3]
    2026-05-29$118.72/sh+1,853.1$220,0005,392.343 total
    Common Stock (1,853.1 underlying)
Holdings
  • Common Stock

    1
Footnotes (3)
  • [F1]1-for-1
  • [F2]Phantom stock units are to be settled 100% in cash upon reporting person's termination of service in accordance with a distribution schedule elected pursuant to the terms of the Plan for Deferred Payment of Directors' Compensation.
  • [F3]Holdings include shares acquired in dividend reinvestment transactions.
Signature
/s/ Kelly E. W. Grez as Attorney-in-Fact for Surendralal L. Karsanbhai|2026-06-02

Documents

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