UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 3, 2003
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MERCK & CO., Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
New Jersey
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-3305 22-1109110
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
One Merck Drive, PO Box 100, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889-0100
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(908) 423-1000
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit 99 Press release issued December 3, 2003
regarding financial guidance for 2004
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
Incorporated by reference is a press release issued by the Registrant on
December 3, 2003, regarding financial guidance for 2004, attached as Exhibit 99.
This information is not deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and is not incorporated by
reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such
filing. Additionally, the submission of this report on Form 8-K is not an
admission as to the materiality of any information in this report that is
required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
MERCK & CO., Inc.
Date: December 3, 2003 By: /s/ Debra A. Bollwage
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DEBRA A. BOLLWAGE
Assistant Secretary
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
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99 Press release issued December 3, 2003
regarding financial guidance for 2004