Employee Giving Performance Data Summary 2005-2008

	2008	2007	2006	2005
Contribution through Partnership 4 Giving * (US$)	25 million	23 million	21.7 million	19.2 million
Number of organizations that benefited through P4G	7,048	6,519	6,278	5,092
Number of Merck employees who gave to P4G**	12,289	12,992	11,849	13,053
Number of Touched by an Agency grants	15	15	15	14
Number of pints blood collected in U.S. and Puerto Rico blood drives	6,474	6,304	6,086	6,516

Commentary on Performance

Merck remains committed to its major U.S.-based giving programs, increasing our giving from 2007-2008 by 8.7 percent. The number of organizations who benefited from this increased by 8 percent from 2007-2008.

The number of employees and retirees who participate in the P4G, as well as our blood drives has been consistent over the last couple of years.

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^* Including donor contributions and the Foundation matching funds
^** Includes Merck retirees