Merck KGaA / DE0006599905

Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer

Name:	Merck KGaA
Street:	Frankfurter Str. 250
Postal code:	64293
City:	Darmstadt Germany
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):	529900OAREIS0MOPTW25

2. Reason for notification

X	Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
	Acquisition/disposal of instruments
	Change of breakdown of voting rights
	Other reason:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Legal entity: FMR LLC City of registered office, country: Wilmington, United States of America (USA)

4. Names of shareholder(s)
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:

23 Jan 2025

6. Total positions

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 7.a.)	% of voting rights through instruments (total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2)	Total of both in % (7.a. + 7.b.)	Total number of voting rights pursuant to Sec. 41 WpHG
New	2.99 %	0.00 %	2.99 %	129242252
Previous notification	3.02 %	0.00 %	3.02 %	/

7. Details on total positions
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)

ISIN	Absolute		In %
	Direct (Sec. 33 WpHG)	Indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG)	Direct (Sec. 33 WpHG)	Indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG)
DE0006599905	0	3864584	0.00 %	2.99 %
Total	3864584		2.99 %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG

Type of instrument	Expiration or maturity date	Exercise or conversion period	Voting rights absolute	Voting rights in %
			0	0.00 %
		Total	0	0.00 %

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG

Type of instrument	Expiration or maturity date	Exercise or conversion period	Cash or physical settlement	Voting rights absolute	Voting rights in %
				0	0.00 %
			Total	0	0.00 %

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

	Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled nor does it control any other undertaking(s) that directly or indirectly hold(s) an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.).
X	Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity:

Name	% of voting rights (if at least 3% or more)	% of voting rights through instruments (if at least 5% or more)	Total of both (if at least 5% or more)
FMR LLC	%	%	%
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC	%	%	%
-	%	%	%
FMR LLC	%	%	%
FIAM Holdings LLC	%	%	%
FIAM LLC	%	%	%
-	%	%	%
FMR LLC	%	%	%
FMTC Holdings LLC	%	%	%
Fidelity Management Trust Company	%	%	%
-	%	%	%
FMR LLC	%	%	%
FIAM Holdings LLC	%	%	%
Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Trust Company	%	%	%
-	%	%	%
FMR LLC	%	%	%
Fidelity Advisory Holdings LLC	%	%	%
Strategic Advisers LLC	%	%	%

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG
(only in case of attribution of voting rights in accordance with Sec. 34 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6 WpHG)

Date of general meeting:
Holding total positions after general meeting (6.) after annual general meeting:

Proportion of voting rights	Proportion of instruments	Total of both
%	%	%

10. Other explanatory remarks:

Date

28 Jan 2025