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Insider Trading: MERCK & CO INC

Monthly summaries of insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of MERCK & CO INC in the last 24 months are illustrated in figures 1 and 2. Table 1 shows the monthly insider trading data of MERCK & CO INC since year 2005. Table 2 shows the detailed insider transactions of MERCK & CO INC since 2005. The reporting company's ticker symbol is (MRK). The reporting company's CIK number is 64978.

The total value of stock buying since 2005 is $196,100. The total value of stock sales is $46,717,478. The total value of stock exercises is $29,130,232.


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Figure 1. Monthly insider transaction values at MERCK & CO INC ((MRK)) in the past 24 months. The trade values of insider stock buys, sales, and option exercises are in logarithmic scale as shown on the right axis labels. The detailed monthly and daily insider transactions are listed in the 2 tables below.

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Figure 2. Average prices of insider buys, sales, and option exercises at MERCK & CO INC ((MRK)) in the past 24 months. See table 2 for insider transaction details.

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  • $57.58

    $43.19

    $28.79

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Table 1. Monthly summaries of insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for MERCK & CO INC ((MRK)).
Trading Period
year-month  
Insider Buying     
Shares               Value ($)
Insider Sales     
Shares               Value ($)
Option Exercises     
Shares               Value ($)
2008-05 5,000 196,100 0 0 26,500 0
2008-02 0 0 36,676 1,741,743 234,666 965,900
2008-01 0 0 0 0 7,978 0
2007-11 0 0 0 0 29,000 0
2007-10 0 0 174,524 10,030,187 175,507 6,564,276
2007-09 0 0 0 0 10,000 0
2007-08 0 0 121,400 6,230,106 0 0
2007-07 0 0 87,000 4,461,902 0 0
2007-05 0 0 41,050 2,135,523 42,200 2,081,270
2007-04 0 0 40,332 2,076,768 40,332 1,349,710
2007-02 0 0 11,740 516,513 71,392 474,370
2007-01 0 0 0 0 23,000 0
2006-02 0 0 558,506 19,524,736 575,045 17,694,706

Table 2. Detailed insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for MERCK & CO INC ((MRK))
  Trade Date   Insider Name Trade Type     Shares       Price ($)   Value ($)
2008-05-23 Kuhlik Bruce N (Exec.VP & General Counsel) Option Exercise 4,000 .00 0
2008-05-05 Clark Richard T (COB, President & CEO) Option Exercise 22,500 .00 0
2008-05-02 Glocer Thomas H (Director) Purchase 5,000 39.22 196,100
2008-02-25 Mcdonough Mark E (Vice President and Treasurer) Option Exercise 708 .00 0
2008-02-25 Oschmann Stefan (President, EMEA & Canada) Option Exercise 3,750 .00 0
2008-02-25 Schechter Adam H (President, Global Pharms) Option Exercise 2,500 .00 0
2008-02-25 Canan John (V-P, Controller) Option Exercise 1,667 .00 0
2008-02-25 Scalet J Chris (Sr.VP Global Services & CIO) Option Exercise 4,167 .00 0
2008-02-25 Deese Willie A (President, MMD) Option Exercise 3,333 .00 0
2008-02-25 Mcglynn Margaret G (President, GV & ID) Option Exercise 30,541 .00 0
2008-02-25 Clark Richard T (COB, President & CEO) Option Exercise 29,000 .00 0
2008-02-25 Yarno Wendy L (Chief Marketing Officer) Option Exercise 7,083 .00 0
2008-02-25 Kim Peter S (Pres., Merck Research Labs.) Option Exercise 66,667 .00 0
2008-02-25 Frazier Kenneth C (Exec.V-P & Pres., Global HH) Option Exercise 51,083 .00 0
2008-02-25 Colbert Celia A (V-P,Sec. & Asst.Gen.Counsel) Option Exercise 1,667 .00 0
2008-02-15 Schechter Adam H (President, Global Pharms) Sale 36,676 47.49 1,741,743
2008-02-15 Schechter Adam H (President, Global Pharms) Option Exercise 32,500 29.72 965,900
2008-01-15 Anstice David W (Exec.V-P, Strategy Initiatives) Option Exercise 7,978 .00 0
2007-11-01 Mcdonough Mark E (Vice President and Treasurer) Option Exercise 2,500 .00 0
2007-11-01 Scalet J Chris (Sr.VP Global Services & CIO) Option Exercise 13,500 .00 0
2007-11-01 Deese Willie A (President, MMD) Option Exercise 13,000 .00 0
2007-10-30 Oschmann Stefan (President, EMEA & Canada) Sale 25,000 58.02 1,450,416
2007-10-30 Oschmann Stefan (President, EMEA & Canada) Option Exercise 28,333 29.72 842,056
2007-10-26 Deese Willie A (President, MMD) Sale 2,350 57.35 134,772
2007-10-26 Yarno Wendy L (Chief Marketing Officer) Sale 147,174 57.38 8,444,999
2007-10-26 Yarno Wendy L (Chief Marketing Officer) Option Exercise 147,174 38.88 5,722,220
2007-09-01 Kelmar Steven B (Vice President, Public Affairs) Option Exercise 10,000 .00 0
2007-08-07 Lewent Judy C (Exec.V.P.& C.F.O.) Sale 34,900 52.18 1,821,004
2007-08-06 Lewent Judy C (Exec.V.P.& C.F.O.) Sale 5,100 51.52 262,735
2007-08-02 Lewent Judy C (Exec.V.P.& C.F.O.) Sale 10,000 52.02 520,220
2007-08-01 Lewent Judy C (Exec.V.P.& C.F.O.) Sale 63,000 50.93 3,196,101
2007-07-31 Lewent Judy C (Exec.V.P.& C.F.O.) Sale 12,000 50.20 602,434
2007-07-30 Lewent Judy C (Exec.V.P.& C.F.O.) Sale 25,000 50.06 1,251,545
2007-07-26 Lewent Judy C (Exec.V.P.& C.F.O.) Sale 50,000 52.16 2,607,923
2007-05-04 Clark Richard T (COB, President & CEO) Sale 41,050 52.02 2,135,523
2007-05-04 Clark Richard T (COB, President & CEO) Option Exercise 42,200 49.32 2,081,270
2007-04-25 Yarno Wendy L (Chief Marketing Officer) Sale 40,332 51.49 2,076,768
2007-04-25 Yarno Wendy L (Chief Marketing Officer) Option Exercise 40,332 33.46 1,349,710
2007-02-27 Mcdonough Mark E (Vice President and Treasurer) Option Exercise 583 .00 0
2007-02-27 Oschmann Stefan (President, EMEA & Canada) Option Exercise 4,167 .00 0
2007-02-27 Schechter Adam H (President, USHH) Option Exercise 2,083 .00 0
2007-02-27 Canan John (V-P, Controller) Option Exercise 1,667 .00 0
2007-02-27 Scalet J Chris (Sr.VP Global Services & CIO) Option Exercise 3,625 .00 0
2007-02-27 Deese Willie A (President, MMD) Option Exercise 3,333 .00 0
2007-02-27 Clark Richard T (CEO and President) Option Exercise 8,542 .00 0
2007-02-27 Yarno Wendy L (Chief Marketing Officer) Option Exercise 7,083 .00 0
2007-02-27 Colbert Celia A (V-P,Sec. & Asst.Gen.Counsel) Option Exercise 1,646 .00 0
2007-02-27 Anstice David W (Exec.V-P, Strategy Initiatives) Option Exercise 11,250 .00 0
2007-02-27 Lewent Judy C (Exec.V.P.& C.F.O.) Option Exercise 12,917 .00 0
2007-02-09 Deese Willie A (President, MMD) Sale 7,666 43.74 335,310
2007-02-09 Deese Willie A (President, MMD) Option Exercise 6,666 31.84 212,245
2007-02-06 Kelley Willam N (Director) Sale 1,964 44.53 87,456
2007-02-06 Kelley Willam N (Director) Option Exercise 2,110 41.41 87,375
2007-02-06 Bossidy Lawrence A (Director) Option Exercise 2,110 41.41 87,375
2007-02-06 Cole Johnnetta B (Director) Sale 2,110 44.43 93,747
2007-02-06 Cole Johnnetta B (Director) Option Exercise 2,110 41.41 87,375
2007-02-02 Deese Willie A (President, MMD) Option Exercise 1,500 .00 0
2007-01-15 Oschmann Stefan (President, EMEA & Canada) Option Exercise 6,000 .00 0
2007-01-15 Schechter Adam H (President, USHH) Option Exercise 4,000 .00 0
2007-01-15 Canan John (V-P, Controller) Option Exercise 4,000 .00 0
2007-01-15 Yarno Wendy L (Chief Marketing Officer) Option Exercise 9,000 .00 0
2006-02-16 Wold Olsen Per (President, HH Intercontinental) Sale 94,949 35.03 3,326,443
2006-02-16 Wold Olsen Per (President, HH Intercontinental) Option Exercise 94,949 30.87 2,930,619
2006-02-16 Anstice David W (President, HH-Asia Pacific) Sale 135,500 35.99 4,876,306
2006-02-16 Anstice David W (President, HH-Asia Pacific) Option Exercise 147,699 30.87 4,558,759
2006-02-15 Frazier Kenneth C (Sr. V-P and General Counsel) Sale 63,299 35.00 2,215,699
2006-02-15 Frazier Kenneth C (Sr. V-P and General Counsel) Option Exercise 63,299 30.87 1,953,736
2006-02-15 Lewent Judy C (Exec.V.P.& C.F.O.) Sale 72,699 35.19 2,558,212
2006-02-15 Lewent Judy C (Exec.V.P.& C.F.O.) Option Exercise 72,699 30.87 2,243,869
2006-02-14 Kelley Willam N (Director) Sale 1,750 34.62 60,584
2006-02-14 Kelley Willam N (Director) Option Exercise 2,110 28.44 60,000
2006-02-14 Colbert Celia A (V-P,Sec. & Asst.Gen.Counsel) Sale 16,880 34.54 583,092
2006-02-14 Colbert Celia A (V-P,Sec. & Asst.Gen.Counsel) Option Exercise 16,880 30.87 521,004
2006-02-13 Sheares Bradley T (President, U.S. Human Health) Sale 9,810 34.26 336,139
2006-02-13 Sheares Bradley T (President, U.S. Human Health) Option Exercise 10,180 31.10 316,620
2006-02-09 Bossidy Lawrence A (Director) Option Exercise 2,110 28.44 60,000
2006-02-08 Lewent Judy C (Exec.V.P.& C.F.O./Pr) Sale 75,000 34.08 2,555,925
2006-02-08 Lewent Judy C (Exec.V.P.& C.F.O./Pr) Option Exercise 75,000 30.86 2,314,875
2006-02-07 Dorsa Caroline (V.P. & Treasurer) Sale 63,299 34.05 2,155,330
2006-02-07 Dorsa Caroline (V.P. & Treasurer) Option Exercise 63,299 30.86 1,953,723
2006-02-06 Henriques Richard C Jr (V.P., Controller) Sale 25,320 33.85 857,006
2006-02-06 Henriques Richard C Jr (V.P., Controller) Option Exercise 25,320 30.86 781,501
2006-02-02 Deese Willie A (President, MMD) Option Exercise 1,500 .00 0

Insider trading activities including stock purchases, stock sales, and option exercises listed in the above tables cannot be completely guaranteed as to their accuracy. For more insider trading information of MERCK & CO INC (symbol (MRK), CIK number 64978) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.

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