Virtual-only Meeting
http://www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MRK2021

Due to the ongoing public health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Annual Meeting will be held in a solely virtual format. If the state of emergency in New Jersey relating to the COVID-19 pandemic is lifted prior to the date of our Annual Meeting, however, we may change the format of the Annual Meeting to hold it in person or as a hybrid meeting. If we take this step, we will announce the decision to do so in advance in a press release available at merck.com.