For example, if a Merck shareholder owned a single block of 1,025 shares of Merck common stock with a basis of $10 per share and received 102 shares of Organon common stock in the Distribution as well as cash for the 0.5 Organon fractional share, 95.23% of the aggregate tax basis of $10,250, or $9,761.08, would be allocated to the 1,025 shares of Merck common stock, resulting in a tax basis of $9.52 per share of Merck common stock. The remaining 4.77% of the aggregate tax basis, or $488.93, would be allocated to the 102.5 shares of Organon common stock. This results in a tax basis of approximately $4.77 per share, with approximately $486.54 allocated to the 102 shares received of Organon common stock and approximately $2.39 allocated to the Organon fractional share in respect of which cash is received.
