Merck & Co., Inc. has filed its Specialized Disclosure Report (Form SD) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the reporting period from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023. The report, signed by Executive Vice President Richard Robert De Luca on May 28, 2024, includes the company's Conflict Minerals Report, which is publicly available on Merck's website. The report complies with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act for the stated reporting period. Merck's Conflict Minerals Report details the company's due diligence and risk mitigation strategies concerning the use of conflict minerals in its manufacturing processes. The report also contains forward-looking statements regarding the company's plans to improve these strategies, while cautioning that such statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations.

Merck & Co., Inc. has filed its Specialized Disclosure Report (Form SD) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the reporting period from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023. The report, signed by Executive Vice President Richard Robert De Luca on May 28, 2024, includes the company's Conflict Minerals Report, which is publicly available on Merck's website. The report complies with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act for the stated reporting period. Merck's Conflict Minerals Report details the company's due diligence and risk mitigation strategies concerning the use of conflict minerals in its manufacturing processes. The report also contains forward-looking statements regarding the company's plans to improve these strategies, while cautioning that such statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations.