1、 303 Compensation Report 334 Capital Structure and Corporate Bodies 335 Statement on Corporate Governance 362 Report of the Supervisory Board 368 Objectives of the Supervisory Board with respect to its Composition,Profile of Skills and Expertise,and Qualification Matrix Corporate Governance _ Compen

2、sation Report 303 Merck Annual Report 2024 This Compensation Report describes the structure and application of the compensation system for the Executive Board of Merck KGaA,Darmstadt,Germany,in fiscal 2024.It provides a transparent overview of the relationship between compensation and performance,an

3、d presents the compensation awarded or due to the members of the Executive Board and the Supervisory Board in fiscal 2024.The Supervisory Board and the Executive Board have jointly prepared the Compensation Report which meets the requirements of section 162 of the German Stock Corporation Act(AktG).

4、It is audited by Deloitte Wirtschaftsprfungsgesellschaft GmbH formally in accordance with section 162(3)AktG formally and materially.Furthermore,we are oriented towards the requirements of the German Corporate Governance Code(DCGK)in the version dated April 28,2022.The Compensation Report and the co

5、rresponding audit report can be found on our website.The legislation and regulations relating to the Compensation Report are geared toward the situation at a German stock corporation(“Aktiengesellschaft”or“AG”)and do not take into consideration the special characteristics of a corporation with gener

6、al partners(“Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien”or“KGaA”),such as our company.Major differences between the two legal forms exist in terms of liability and management.In the case of an AG,only the AG is liable as a legal entity,whereas the general partners of a KGaA also have unlimited personal liabil