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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): May 27, 2016 (May 24, 2016)
 
 
MERCK & CO., INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Jersey
 
1-6571
 
22-1918501
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
2000 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, NJ
 
07033
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (908) 740-4000

 
N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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:
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Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The following matters were voted upon at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 24, 2016, and received the votes set forth below:

Item 1.
All of the following persons nominated were elected to serve as directors and received the number of votes set forth opposite their respective names:
 
Names
 
                 For
 
         Against
 
Abstained

 
Broker
Non-Votes

Leslie A. Brun
 
1,954,828,650

 
77,323,249

 
7,479,169

 
365,516,026

Thomas R. Cech, Ph.D.
 
2,016,434,171

 
19,125,820

 
4,071,077

 
365,516,026

Pamela J. Craig
 
2,026,329,780

 
9,337,442

 
3,963,846

 
365,516,026

Kenneth C. Frazier
 
1,954,678,817

 
72,897,899

 
12,054,352

 
365,516,026

Thomas H. Glocer
 
1,994,991,886

 
40,459,754

 
4,179,428

 
365,516,026

C. Robert Kidder
 
2,004,547,981

 
30,772,854

 
4,310,233

 
365,516,026

Rochelle B. Lazarus
 
2,014,180,313

 
21,374,193

 
4,076,562

 
365,516,026

Carlos E. Represas
 
1,993,814,599

 
41,572,439

 
4,244,030

 
365,516,026

Paul B. Rothman, M.D.
 
2,026,485,015

 
9,020,279

 
4,125,774

 
365,516,026

Patricia F. Russo
 
1,909,957,906

 
124,361,135

 
5,312,027

 
365,516,026

Craig B. Thompson, M.D.
 
2,027,473,857

 
8,052,968

 
4,104,243

 
365,516,026

Wendell P. Weeks
 
1,930,805,473

 
104,604,692

 
4,220,903

 
365,516,026

Peter C. Wendell
 
1,999,192,500

 
36,053,048

 
4,385,520

 
365,516,026


Item 2.
A proposal to approve, by a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of our Named Executive Officers received:
For
 
Against
 
Abstained
 
Broker
Non-Votes
 
1,923,636,907
 
102,247,463
 
13,746,698
 
365,516,026
 

    
Item 3.
A proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2016 received:
For
 
Against
 
Abstained
 
2,344,635,747
 
52,473,208
 
8,038,139
 


Item 4.    A shareholder proposal concerning shareholders’ right to act by written consent received:
For
 
Against
 
Abstained
 
Broker
Non-Votes
 
856,796,588
 
1,169,211,197
 
13,623,283
 
365,516,026
 




    
Item 5.
A shareholder proposal requesting an independent board chairman:
For
 
Against
 
Abstained
 
Broker
Non-Votes
 
923,745,316
 
1,106,487,946
 
9,397,806
 
365,516,026
 


Item 6. Shareholder proposal requesting a report on disposal of unused or expired drugs:
For
 
Against
 
Abstained
 
Broker
Non-Votes
 
110,087,541
 
1,826,327,817
 
103,215,710
 
365,516,026
 

    
A majority of votes cast was required for all six proposals to be approved.




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.
Date: May 27, 2016.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Merck & Co., Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Katie E. Fedosz
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name:    Katie E. Fedosz
 
 
 
 
 
 
Title:      Senior Assistant Secretary