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Total 13,516,310 $92.60 13,516,310
−Removed: (1) All shares purchased during the period were made as part of a plan approved by the Board of Directors in October 2018 to purchase up to $10 billion in Merck shares for its treasury.
−Removed: In January 2025, the Board of Directors approved a plan to purchase up to an additional $10 billion in Merck shares for its treasury.
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+Added: (1) All shares purchased during the period were made as part of a plan approved by the Board of Directors in January 2025 to purchase up to $10 billion in Merck shares for its treasury.
Performance Graph
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In addition, the Performance Graph will not be deemed to be “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the SEC or subject to Regulation 14A or 14C, other than as provided in Regulation S-K, or to the liabilities of section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent that the Company specifically requests that such information be treated as soliciting material or specifically incorporates it by reference into a filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
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