Merck to Hold Investor Briefing at 2016 ASCO Annual Meeting

Merck known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced that Dr. Roger M. Perlmutter, president, Merck Research Laboratories, will present an overview of the company’s oncology program at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago on June 6, 2016 at 5:45 p.m. CDT (6:45 p.m. EDT).

Investors, analysts, members of the media and the general public are invited to listen to a live audio webcast of the presentation at http://investors.merck.com/investors/webcasts-and-presentations/default.aspx or by dialing (866) 486-2604 and using ID code number 21794108.

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