Merck will forward all communications from security holders and interested parties to the full Board, to non-management directors, to an individual director or to the chairperson of the Board Committee that is most closely related to the subject matter of the communication, except for the following types of communications:
• communications that advocate that the Company engage in illegal activity;
• communications that, under community standards, contain offensive or
abusive content;
• communications that have no relevance to the business or operations of the
Company; and
• mass mailings, solicitations and advertisements.
The Corporate Secretary, in consultation with the General Counsel, will determine when a communication is not to be forwarded.
The Company’s acceptance and forwarding of communications to the directors does not imply that the directors owe or assume any fiduciary duties to persons submitting the communications.
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