Annual General Meeting
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany held its AGM 2021 on April 23. The company made use of the possibilities afforded by the German legislator because of the coronavirus pandemic and conducted the shareholders’ ...
Annual General Meeting Approves Dividend Proposal
23 April 2021 - The Annual General Meeting approved the actions of the Executive Board and the Supervisory Board of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany for fiscal 2020 by a large majority and approved all of the resolutions on the agenda, including the proposed dividend of € 1.40 per share, an increase of € 0.10 over the previous year.
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Webcast of the AGM 2021
On the occasion of our AGM 2021, we recorded a webcast of the statements by the Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Wolfgang Büchele, and the report of the CEO Stefan Oschmann.
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Presence & voting results
Here you will find the presence and voting results.
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Speech by the CEO
Speech by Stefan Oschmann, Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany (Pre-released April 15, 2021. Check against delivery.)
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Annual General Meeting: Shareholders Approve all Agenda Items
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany held its 26th Annual General Meeting in virtual form today.
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Documents for the annual general meeting of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany on 23 April 2021
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| Dividend announcement | ||
| Information in accordance with Table 8 of the Regulation (EU) 2018/1212 | ||
| Presence and Voting Results | ||
Speech by Stefan Oschmann, Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany (Pre-released April 15, 2021. Check against delivery.) |
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| Invitation for the Annual General Meeting of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany on 23 April 2021 | PDF (English) PDF (German) |
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| Explanation of shareholder rights | PDF (English) PDF (German) |
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| Information on participation – exercise of proxy voting | ||
| Information on data privacy for shareholders | PDF (English) PDF (German) |
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| Articles of association of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | ||
| Sample of the agenda voting card | ||
| Competence-matrix for Supervisory Board candidates | ||
| Overview of auditor rotation | ||
| Overview GL Compensation | PDF (English) PDF (German) |
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| Annual report of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany for the fiscal year 2020 including the consolidated financial statements, combined Management report and Supervisory Board report | ||
| Single entity financial statements of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany for the fiscal year 2020 including the combined Management report and Supervisory Board report | ||
Explanations on the submission of statements |
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| Information in accordance with Section 125 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG) in conjunction with the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1212 (“EU-IR”) |
Documents in connection with agenda item 10: Resolution on the approval of eleven control and profit and loss transfer agreements
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Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany |
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Merck 42. Allgemeine Beteiligungs-GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany |
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Merck 43. Allgemeine Beteiligungs-GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany |
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Merck 44. Allgemeine Beteiligungs-GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany |
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Merck 45. Allgemeine Beteiligungs-GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany |
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Merck 46. Allgemeine Beteiligungs-GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany |
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Merck 47. Allgemeine Beteiligungs-GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany |
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Merck 48. Allgemeine Beteiligungs-GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany |
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Merck 49. Allgemeine Beteiligungs-GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany |
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Merck Wohnungs- und Grundstücksverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, Darmstadt, Germany |
2020 (PDF) 2019 (PDF) 2018 (PDF) |
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AmpTec GmbH, Hamburg, Germany |
2019 (PDF) 2018 (PDF) 2017 (PDF) |
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| AZ Electronic Materials GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany | PDF |
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2020 (PDF) 2019 (PDF) 2018 (PDF) |