UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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 14, 2004
Merck & Co., Inc.
| New Jersey | 1-3305 | 22-1109110 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| One Merck Drive, PO Box 100, Whitehouse Station, NJ | 08889-0100 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (908) 423-1000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure | ||||||||
| Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| ANNUAL BUSINESS BRIEFING PRESENTATIONS | ||||||||
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
Incorporated by reference are Annual Business Briefing Presentations given by certain senior executive officers of the Registrant on December 14, 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.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (c) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit 99 | Annual Business Briefing Presentations given by certain senior executive officers of the Registrant, on December 14, 2004 |
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. |
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| Date: December 14, 2004 | By: | /s/ Debra A. Bollwage | ||
| DEBRA A. BOLLWAGE | ||||
| Assistant Secretary | ||||