WHITEHOUSE STATION, NJ — Bowles Richard S Iii sold 42,367 shares of Merck & Co. Inc stock, or $1,643,003 worth, as noted in an SEC Filing today. As reported in the filing, the transactions occurred on February 17, 2012.

After the transaction, Bowles Richard S Iii's stake was reported as 73,540 shares of Merck & Co. Inc stock (a 36% decrease from before the transaction took place). In addition, Bowles Richard S Iii performed several other transactions, including using transaction codes 'M' (exercise, usually of options). Bowles Richard S Iii's title was listed as "Exe VP&Chief Ethics & ComplOff" at Merck & Co. Inc within the filing.

As noted on February 21, 2012, Bowles Richard S Iii's sale was done directly over 16 transactions on February 17, 2012. The share price ranged from $38.76 to $38.82 according to the regulatory filing detailing the transactions.

If we look over the past 12 months, Bowles Richard S Iii has sold a total of 102,122 shares of Merck & Co. Inc, proceeds from the sale totaled $3,807,727. Over the same time period, Bowles Richard S Iii has purchased no shares of Merck & Co. Inc stock. Bowles Richard S Iii has also performed other transactions including payment of tax liabilites , and exercise of options .

Let's take a quick, high-level look at insider trading at Merck & Co. Inc over the past 12 months. A total of 208,469 shares of Merck & Co. Inc stock was sold by insiders, totaling $7,814,271. Over the same time 12 month time period, 47,800 shares of Merck & Co. Inc, for a total value of $1,519,203 were purchased by company insiders.

To view the complete SEC Filing: Merck & Co. Inc 4 (Insider Trading) SEC Filing