Caroline Litchfield
CIK 1854928 · View on SEC EDGAR ↗
Insider
First SEC filing: Oct. 3, 2024 · Latest: May 7, 2026
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- Insider at Companies where this person is a reporting insider.
- Insider transactions Every share this person bought or sold, from Form 4 filings.
- Derivatives Options and other derivative holdings reported by this person.
- Initial holdings The stakes this person held when they first started reporting.
- Compensation Executive pay disclosed in company proxy statements.
Insider at
Insider transactions
0 buys (P)
1 sells (S)
Net:
$-5,023,261
+ 42 non-open-market transactions below
last 12 months, based on the transactions shown below
Price change vs current quote, split-adjusted for corporate actions since the filing — not benchmarked, not annualized, not size-weighted
42 other filings hidden
| Date | Ticker | Code | Shares | Price | Value | Owned after | Δ own | A/D | vs now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 4, 2026 | MRK | S | 41,997 | $119.61 | $5,023,261 | 90,192 Direct | -31.77% | Disposed | 26.8% (price as of 2026-08-21) |
| Feb. 14, 2024 | MRK | S | 38,291 | $125.50 | $4,805,520 | 50,908 Direct | -42.93% | Disposed | 20.8% (price as of 2026-08-21) |
| Nov. 4, 2021 | MRK | S | 18,335 | $91.00 | $1,668,485 | 24,114 Direct | -43.19% | Disposed | 66.7% (price as of 2026-08-21) |
P = Open-market purchase · S = Sale · A = Grant/award · M = Option exercise · G = Gift · F = Tax withholding
Insider transactions are not a recommendation; sales are often driven by liquidity or tax reasons.
Derivative holdings (Form 4 Table II)
Options, RSUs and convertible securities reported on Form 4 Table II.
| Date | Ticker | Security | Underlying | Exercise price | Expiration | Shares | A/D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2026 | MRK | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | Common Stock (46,566) | $113.15 | May 4, 2036 | 46,566 | Acquired |
| May 5, 2026 | MRK | Restricted Stock Unit | Common Stock (15,908) | — | May 5, 2029 | 15,908 | Acquired |
| April 29, 2026 | MRK | Restricted Stock Unit | Common Stock (3,935) | — | April 29, 2028 | 3,935 | Disposed |
| Feb. 4, 2026 | MRK | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | Common Stock (41,997) | — | May 9, 2026 | 41,997 | Disposed |
| April 29, 2025 | MRK | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | Common Stock (53,735) | $84.71 | April 28, 2035 | 53,735 | Acquired |
| April 29, 2025 | MRK | Restricted Stock Unit | Common Stock (11,805) | — | April 29, 2028 | 11,805 | Acquired |
| March 18, 2025 | VZ | Phantom Stock | Common Stock (4,748) | — | — | 4,748 | Acquired |
| Oct. 1, 2024 | VZ | Phantom Stock | Common Stock (1,161) | — | — | 1,161 | Acquired |
| April 30, 2024 | MRK | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | Common Stock (49,805) | $129.22 | April 29, 2034 | 49,805 | Acquired |
| Feb. 14, 2024 | MRK | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | Common Stock (38,291) | — | April 30, 2025 | 38,291 | Disposed |
| May 2, 2023 | MRK | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | Common Stock (58,783) | $117.89 | May 1, 2033 | 58,783 | Acquired |
| May 1, 2023 | MRK | Restricted Stock Unit | Common Stock (866) | — | May 1, 2023 | 866 | Disposed |
| May 3, 2022 | MRK | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | Common Stock (53,398) | $87.10 | May 2, 2032 | 53,398 | Acquired |
| May 3, 2022 | MRK | Restricted Stock Unit | Common Stock (773) | — | May 3, 2022 | 773 | Disposed |
| May 1, 2022 | MRK | Restricted Stock Unit | Common Stock (866) | — | May 1, 2023 | 866 | Disposed |
| Nov. 4, 2021 | MRK | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | Common Stock (22,683) | — | May 1, 2024 | 22,683 | Disposed |
| May 4, 2021 | MRK | Restricted Stock Unit | Common Stock (1,039) | — | May 4, 2021 | 1,039 | Disposed |
| May 4, 2021 | MRK | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | Common Stock (67,347) | $75.99 | May 3, 2031 | 67,347 | Acquired |
| May 3, 2021 | MRK | Restricted Stock Unit | Common Stock (750) | — | May 3, 2022 | 750 | Disposed |
| May 1, 2021 | MRK | Restricted Stock Unit | Common Stock (840) | — | May 1, 2023 | 840 | Disposed |
Exercise/conversion price is blank when not applicable (e.g. RSUs).
Initial ownership (Form 3) 12 holdings
Securities held when first becoming an insider, per SEC Form 3.
| Date | Ticker | Security | Shares | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 3, 2024 | VZ | Phantom Stock→ Common Stock (1,161) | 1,161 | Indirect |
| April 7, 2021 | MRK | Common Stock | 18,242 | Direct |
| April 7, 2021 | MRK | Restricted Stock Unit→ Common Stock (1,039) | 1,039 | Direct |
| April 7, 2021 | MRK | Restricted Stock Unit→ Common Stock (1,500) | 1,500 | Direct |
| April 7, 2021 | MRK | Restricted Stock Unit→ Common Stock (2,520) | 2,520 | Direct |
| April 7, 2021 | MRK | Stock Option (Right to Buy)→ Common Stock (22,008) | 22,008 | Direct |
| April 7, 2021 | MRK | Stock Option (Right to Buy)→ Common Stock (37,152) | 37,152 | Direct |
| April 7, 2021 | MRK | Stock Option (Right to Buy)→ Common Stock (40,747) | 40,747 | Direct |
| April 7, 2021 | MRK | Stock Option (Right to Buy)→ Common Stock (25,678) | 25,678 | Direct |
| April 7, 2021 | MRK | Stock Option (Right to Buy)→ Common Stock (21,957) | 21,957 | Direct |
| April 7, 2021 | MRK | Stock Option (Right to Buy)→ Common Stock (16,936) | 16,936 | Direct |
| April 7, 2021 | MRK | Stock Option (Right to Buy)→ Common Stock (19,709) | 19,709 | Direct |
Compensation (DEF 14A)
Matched by name from proxy statements (DEF 14A) — verify against the filing.
MRK
CFO| Fiscal year | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension change | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1,093,063 | $0 | — | — | $1,665,000 | $792,534 | $327,410 | $8,300,385 |
| 2022 | $959,959 | $0 | — | — | $1,735,500 | $0 | $326,605 | $5,922,657 |
| 2021 | $805,060 | $0 | — | — | $1,184,203 | $0 | $434,946 | $4,596,630 |
Figures from the Summary Compensation Table of the company's proxy statement (DEF 14A). Compensation is not a recommendation.