EQS-DD: Merck KGaA: Peter Guenter, buy

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging
managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

27.03.2024 / 15:55 CET/CEST
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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1. Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person
closely associated

a) Name

     Title:
     First name:      Peter
     Last name(s):    Guenter

2. Reason for the notification

a) Position / status

Position: Member of the Executive Board

b) Initial notification

3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a) Name

Merck KGaA

b) LEI

529900OAREIS0MOPTW25

4. Details of the transaction(s)

a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument,
identification code

     Type:    Share
     ISIN:    DE0006599905

b) Nature of the transaction

Acquisition

c) Price(s) and volume(s)

     Price(s)        Volume(s)
     159.2447 EUR    618506.45 EUR

d) Aggregated information

     Price           Aggregated volume
     159.2447 EUR    618506.45 EUR

e) Date of the transaction

26/03/2024; UTC+1

f) Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue


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   Language:    English
   Company:     Merck KGaA
                Frankfurter Str. 250
                64293 Darmstadt
                Germany
   Internet:    https://www.merckgroup.com/de

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