SEC Form 4 · accession 0001225208-15-011280
Merck & Co., Inc. · MRK
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Kenneth C Frazier
Officer — Chairman, President & CEO · Director
Period of report
May 1, 2015
Accepted (ET)
May 5, 2015 · 4:46 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0000310158
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common StockF1 | holding | — | — | — | 438,236 | D | ||
| Common Stock - 401(k) PlanF2 | holding | — | — | — | 3,575 | I | By 401(k) |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock Option (right to buy)F3 | $59.86 | May 1, 2015 | A | 743,034 | A | May 1, 2016 | Apr 30, 2025 | Common Stock | 743,034 | 743,034 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Holdings include shares acquired in dividend reinvestment transactions.
- F2Includes shares acquired and dividends earned through April 8, 2015, in the Merck U.S. Savings Plan, a 401(k) plan.
- F3The option vests and becomes exercisable in three equal installments on 5/1/2016, 5/1/2017 and 5/1/2018.