(1) Company information
These consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, were prepared for MERCK Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien, Frankfurter Strasse 250, 64293 Darmstadt, Germany (Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany), entered in the commercial register of the Darmstadt Local Court under HRB 6164. The ultimate parent company of the Group is the parent company of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, E. Merck Kommanditgesellschaft, Darmstadt, Germany (E. Merck KG, Darmstadt, Germany). The consolidated financial statements of E. Merck KG, Darmstadt, Germany, can be accessed at www.bundesanzeiger.de and www.unternehmensregister.de. Shares in Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, are traded on the regulated market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and on other exchanges.