Compensation award — excluded from discretionary-purchase analysis.
Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell
View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial OwnershipAll the details
Dates, kept separate
Transaction date
May 5, 2026
Reporting period
Not applicable
Filed with the SEC
May 7, 2026
OfficerGrant / award
Context
Classification
grant award
Code A — grant or award
Planned / mechanical clue
Footnote references vesting of compensation awards
Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred
Source receipt
Record ID
0000310158-26-000139
Filed / recorded
May 7, 2026, 4:18 PM UTC
Added to OQRO
Oct 2, 2026, 3:52 AM UTC
Parser
form4-xml-v1
Data quality
Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer
Merck & Co., Inc.
Issuer CIK
310158
Ticker
MRK
Reporting person
Jennifer Zachary
Relationship
Officer
Officer title
EVP, General Counsel
Security
Restricted Stock Unit
Table
Derivative (Table II)
Transaction date
May 5, 2026
Transaction code
A
Shares / units
12,064
Price per share
$0.00
Acquired / disposed
Acquired (A)
Shares owned after
12,064
Ownership form
Direct
Amendment
No
Footnotes from the filing
Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Merck & Co., Inc. common stock.
These restricted stock units vest and are distributed as shares of Merck & Co., Inc. common stock in three equal installments on 5/5/2027, 5/5/2028, and, 5/5/2029.