DJ DGAP-PVR: Merck KGaA: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution Merck KGaA / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)

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On March 09, 2010 we have been notified pursuant to § 21 para 1 WpHG of the following:

The proportion of voting rights via shares of BlackRock, Inc., New York,USA, in Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, has exceeded the threshold of 5% of the voting rights on March 08, 2010 and at that time amounted to 5.10% (3,297,738 voting rights). These voting rights were attributed to BlackRock Inc. pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG in conjunction with § 22 para 1 sentence 2 WpHG.

10.03.2010 11:29 Ad hoc announcement, Financial News and Media Release distributed by DGAP. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de

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Language: English Company: Merck KGaA Frankfurter Str. 250 64293 Darmstadt Deutschland Internet: www.merck.de

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