# clm_5053AEF3E520

subject: Merck & Co. (/record/merck.md)  
predicate: shares_outstanding  
value: 3,041,564,692 shares  
valid_from: 2012-04-30  
valid_to: 2012-07-31  
published: 2012-05-08  
recorded: 2026-11-08  
confidence: 0.95  
status: superseded  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: clm_79BF421588A8  
last_updated: 2026-11-08  
cite: AsOf. "Merck & Co. shares outstanding: 3,041,564,692 shares", as of 2012-04-30 (until 2012-07-31). Claim clm_5053AEF3E520, https://asof.is/claim/clm_5053AEF3E520, accessed 2026-11-09. Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000119312512216683/0001193125-12-216683-index.htm.  
checked: 2026-11-08 · parsed from the SEC filing  
parsed from: dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding in 10-Q Q1 FY2012, filed 2012-05-08  

## Sources

- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000119312512216683/0001193125-12-216683-index.htm (primary, SEC EDGAR 10-Q Q1 FY2012, published 2012-05-08)

## Supersedes

- [Merck & Co.](/record/merck.md) | shares_outstanding | 3,044,008,396 shares | valid 2012-01-31 to 2012-04-30 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_5053AEF3E520](/claim/clm_5053AEF3E520.md) | [clm_FC3671A94172](/claim/clm_FC3671A94172.md)

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