DJ DGAP-PVR: Merck KGaA: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

Merck KGaA / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share) 

26.03.2008 

Release of a Voting Rights announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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On March 25, 2008, UBS AG Zürich, Schweiz has informed us according to §
21, para 1 WpHG that via shares its voting rights of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt,
Deutschland, have fallen below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights on
March 20, 2008 and on that day amount to 1.76% (this corresponds to 1137957
voting rights). 0.01% of these voting rights (corresponding to 7077 voting
rights) are attributed to UBS AG according to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no.1
WpHG. 

26.03.2008  Financial News transmitted by DGAP 

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Language:     English
Issuer:       Merck KGaA
              Frankfurter Str. 250
              64293 Darmstadt
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.merck.de 

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