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Merck & Co., Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Merck & Co., Inc.’s Form 8-K (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 02 October 2026.

63Reported items
1,768Asset managers
31,080Fund votes
2026-05-26Meeting date

Proxy season: 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026

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Official 2025-2026 meeting results reported by Merck & Co., Inc.

These tallies are Merck & Co., Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

Merck & Co., Inc. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held 2026-05-26
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Outcome
Elect Director: Douglas M. Baker, Jr.	1,849,536,622	5,420,062	2,563,716	--	283,983,197	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Mary Ellen Coe	1,839,523,954	15,699,812	2,296,634	--	283,983,197	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Pamela J. Craig	1,805,030,600	48,837,633	3,652,167	--	283,983,197	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Robert M. Davis	1,729,744,541	117,936,777	9,839,082	--	283,983,197	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Thomas H. Glocer	1,733,084,321	121,844,310	2,591,769	--	283,983,197	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Surendralal L. Karsanbhai	1,832,639,394	21,031,536	3,849,470	--	283,983,197	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Risa J. Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D.	1,838,747,154	16,432,343	2,340,903	--	283,983,197	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Stephen L. Mayo, Ph.D.	1,849,015,649	6,015,256	2,489,495	--	283,983,197	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Paul B. Rothman, M.D.	1,835,774,436	19,226,470	2,519,494	--	283,983,197	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Patricia F. Russo	1,636,745,520	217,186,188	3,588,692	--	283,983,197	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Christine E. Seidman, M.D.	1,848,205,743	7,001,420	2,313,237	--	283,983,197	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Inge G. Thulin	1,822,902,605	32,175,009	2,442,786	--	283,983,197	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Kathy J. Warden	1,821,054,647	32,894,586	3,571,167	--	283,983,197	Majority: yes

Source: Merck & Co., Inc., Form 8-K — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the Merck & Co., Inc. 2025-2026 meeting

Each item below shows how the 1,768 asset managers that disclosed a Merck & Co., Inc. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of Merck & Co., Inc.’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.

1. Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

Combines 10 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% fund support · no official result

FOR 96%

The 1,595 asset managers below cast 97% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (1,724,847,914 for, 61,732,542 against).

FOR: 1,724,847,914 (96.0%)AGAINST: 61,732,542 (3.4%)ABSTAIN: 9,980,434 (0.6%)NOT VOTED: 365,391 (0.0%)SPLIT: 96,477 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers.” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	316,989,762	1,673	305	For
BlackRock	196,764,422	13,613	334	For
Fidelity	111,681,067	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	94,408,087	0	0	For
Wellington	80,534,757	0	0	For
State Street	71,644,546	808,573	0	For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	59,364,425	0	0	For
T. Rowe Price	38,086,365	89,498	0	For
Invesco	37,767,794	34	6	For
JPMorgan	25,712,734	109,527	0	For
Northern Trust	24,064,599	189,890	0	For
Fisher Asset Management, LLC	22,235,932	0	0	For
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO	13,794,969	0	0	For
Goldman Sachs	13,091,717	0	0	For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	12,390,025	0	0	For
Legal & General Investment Management Ltd	329,405	12,005,876	0	Against
UBS	12,200,885	0	0	For
HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P	12,140,580	0	0	For
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC	11,361,715	0	0	For
National Pension Service	11,232,306	0	0	For
Nuveen	11,203,346	0	0	For
Amundi	11,030,920	62,502	0	For
AllianceBernstein	10,688,949	0	0	For
Dimensional	10,112,674	0	0	For
American Century	9,806,821	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 1,595 asset managers. See all 1,595 in the interactive database.

2. Election of Directors: Christine E. Seidman, M.D.

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

Combines 11 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.6% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.6%

FOR: 1,848,205,743AGAINST: 7,001,420

Merck & Co., Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Christine E. Seidman, M.D.”): 1,848,205,743 for, 7,001,420 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 2,469,824,415 outstanding shares: 75% for, 0.3% against (75% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 285 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (744,755,508 for, 175,535 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 744,755,508 (100.0%)AGAINST: 175,535 (0.0%)ABSTAIN: 48,490 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 2,119 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Christine E. Seidman, M.D.” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	290,929,094	92	35	For
BlackRock	88,795,371	0	0	For
Fidelity	80,812,996	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	44,968,467	0	0	For
State Street	28,529,956	0	0	For
JPMorgan	25,081,511	0	0	For
Invesco	17,097,656	0	0	For
T. Rowe Price	9,954,339	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	8,109,980	0	0	For
TIAA	7,996,282	0	0	For
Hartford	7,794,412	0	0	For
Dimensional	7,315,674	0	0	For
HARRIS ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT TRUST	6,091,200	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	5,667,359	0	0	For
Victory Capital	4,784,858	0	0	For
American Century	4,687,248	0	0	For
Jackson National	4,631,904	0	0	For
First Trust	4,236,008	0	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	3,784,327	0	0	For
Thornburg	3,663,626	0	0	For
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS	3,631,355	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	3,254,502	0	0	For
WisdomTree	3,181,670	0	0	For
Franklin Custodian Funds	3,000,000	0	0	For
Capital Group	2,864,979	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 285 asset managers. See all 285 in the interactive database.

3. Election of Directors: Douglas M. Baker, Jr.

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

Combines 9 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.7% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.7%

FOR: 1,849,536,622AGAINST: 5,420,062

Merck & Co., Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Douglas M. Baker, Jr.”): 1,849,536,622 for, 5,420,062 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 2,469,824,415 outstanding shares: 75% for, 0.3% against (75% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 285 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (744,847,528 for, 83,514 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 744,847,528 (100.0%)AGAINST: 83,514 (0.0%)ABSTAIN: 48,494 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 2,119 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Douglas M. Baker, Jr.” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	290,929,106	79	39	For
BlackRock	88,795,371	0	0	For
Fidelity	80,812,996	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	44,968,467	0	0	For
State Street	28,529,956	0	0	For
JPMorgan	25,081,511	0	0	For
Invesco	17,097,656	0	0	For
T. Rowe Price	9,954,339	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	8,109,980	0	0	For
TIAA	7,996,282	0	0	For
Hartford	7,794,412	0	0	For
Dimensional	7,315,674	0	0	For
HARRIS ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT TRUST	6,091,200	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	5,667,359	0	0	For
Victory Capital	4,784,858	0	0	For
American Century	4,687,248	0	0	For
Jackson National	4,631,904	0	0	For
First Trust	4,236,008	0	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	3,784,327	0	0	For
Thornburg	3,663,626	0	0	For
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS	3,631,355	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	3,254,502	0	0	For
WisdomTree	3,181,670	0	0	For
Franklin Custodian Funds	3,000,000	0	0	For
Capital Group	2,864,979	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 285 asset managers. See all 285 in the interactive database.

4. Election of Directors: Inge G. Thulin

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 1,822,902,605AGAINST: 32,175,009

Merck & Co., Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Inge G. Thulin”): 1,822,902,605 for, 32,175,009 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 2,469,824,415 outstanding shares: 74% for, 1% against (75% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 285 asset managers below cast 99.7% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (743,003,424 for, 1,927,620 against).

FOR 99.7%

FOR: 743,003,424 (99.7%)AGAINST: 1,927,620 (0.3%)ABSTAIN: 48,494 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 2,119 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Inge G. Thulin” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	290,928,784	403	39	For
BlackRock	88,795,371	0	0	For
Fidelity	80,812,996	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	44,968,467	0	0	For
State Street	28,529,956	0	0	For
JPMorgan	25,081,511	0	0	For
Invesco	17,097,656	0	0	For
T. Rowe Price	9,954,339	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	8,109,980	0	0	For
TIAA	7,996,282	0	0	For
Hartford	7,794,412	0	0	For
Dimensional	7,315,674	0	0	For
HARRIS ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT TRUST	6,091,200	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	5,667,359	0	0	For
Victory Capital	4,784,858	0	0	For
American Century	4,687,248	0	0	For
Jackson National	4,631,904	0	0	For
First Trust	4,236,008	0	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	3,784,327	0	0	For
Thornburg	3,663,626	0	0	For
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS	3,631,355	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	3,254,502	0	0	For
WisdomTree	3,181,670	0	0	For
Franklin Custodian Funds	3,000,000	0	0	For
Capital Group	2,864,979	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 285 asset managers. See all 285 in the interactive database.

5. Election of Directors: Kathy J. Warden

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 1,821,054,647AGAINST: 32,894,586

Merck & Co., Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Kathy J. Warden”): 1,821,054,647 for, 32,894,586 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 2,469,824,415 outstanding shares: 74% for, 1% against (75% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 285 asset managers below cast 99.7% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (742,845,762 for, 2,085,262 against).

FOR 99.7%

FOR: 742,845,762 (99.7%)AGAINST: 2,085,262 (0.3%)ABSTAIN: 48,511 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 2,119 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Kathy J. Warden” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	290,928,762	405	56	For
BlackRock	88,795,371	0	0	For
Fidelity	80,812,996	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	44,968,467	0	0	For
State Street	28,529,956	0	0	For
JPMorgan	25,081,511	0	0	For
Invesco	17,097,656	0	0	For
T. Rowe Price	9,954,339	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	8,109,980	0	0	For
TIAA	7,996,282	0	0	For
Hartford	7,794,412	0	0	For
Dimensional	7,315,674	0	0	For
HARRIS ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT TRUST	6,091,200	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	5,667,359	0	0	For
Victory Capital	4,784,858	0	0	For
American Century	4,687,248	0	0	For
Jackson National	4,631,904	0	0	For
First Trust	4,236,008	0	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	3,784,327	0	0	For
Thornburg	3,663,626	0	0	For
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS	3,631,355	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	3,254,502	0	0	For
WisdomTree	3,181,670	0	0	For
Franklin Custodian Funds	3,000,000	0	0	For
Capital Group	2,864,979	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 285 asset managers. See all 285 in the interactive database.

6. Election of Directors: Mary Ellen Coe

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.1% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.1%

FOR: 1,839,523,954AGAINST: 15,699,812

Merck & Co., Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Mary Ellen Coe”): 1,839,523,954 for, 15,699,812 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 2,469,824,415 outstanding shares: 74% for, 0.7% against (75% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 285 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (744,764,379 for, 166,667 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 744,764,379 (100.0%)AGAINST: 166,667 (0.0%)ABSTAIN: 48,490 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 2,119 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Mary Ellen Coe” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	290,929,068	121	35	For
BlackRock	88,795,371	0	0	For
Fidelity	80,812,996	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	44,968,467	0	0	For
State Street	28,529,956	0	0	For
JPMorgan	25,081,511	0	0	For
Invesco	17,097,656	0	0	For
T. Rowe Price	9,954,339	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	8,109,980	0	0	For
TIAA	7,996,282	0	0	For
Hartford	7,794,412	0	0	For
Dimensional	7,315,674	0	0	For
HARRIS ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT TRUST	6,091,200	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	5,667,359	0	0	For
Victory Capital	4,784,858	0	0	For
American Century	4,687,248	0	0	For
Jackson National	4,631,904	0	0	For
First Trust	4,236,008	0	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	3,784,327	0	0	For
Thornburg	3,663,626	0	0	For
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS	3,631,355	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	3,254,502	0	0	For
WisdomTree	3,181,670	0	0	For
Franklin Custodian Funds	3,000,000	0	0	For
Capital Group	2,864,979	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 285 asset managers. See all 285 in the interactive database.

7. Election of Directors: Pamela J. Craig

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 1,805,030,600AGAINST: 48,837,633

Merck & Co., Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Pamela J. Craig”): 1,805,030,600 for, 48,837,633 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 2,469,824,415 outstanding shares: 73% for, 2% against (75% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 285 asset managers below cast 99.4% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (740,839,086 for, 4,091,941 against).

FOR 99.4%

FOR: 740,839,086 (99.4%)AGAINST: 4,091,941 (0.5%)ABSTAIN: 48,510 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 2,119 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Pamela J. Craig” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	290,928,490	680	55	For
BlackRock	88,795,371	0	0	For
Fidelity	80,812,996	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	44,968,467	0	0	For
State Street	28,529,956	0	0	For
JPMorgan	25,081,511	0	0	For
Invesco	17,097,656	0	0	For
T. Rowe Price	9,954,339	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	8,109,980	0	0	For
TIAA	7,996,282	0	0	For
Hartford	7,794,412	0	0	For
Dimensional	7,315,674	0	0	For
HARRIS ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT TRUST	6,091,200	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	5,667,359	0	0	For
Victory Capital	4,784,858	0	0	For
American Century	4,687,248	0	0	For
Jackson National	4,631,904	0	0	For
First Trust	4,236,008	0	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	3,784,327	0	0	For
Thornburg	3,663,626	0	0	For
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS	3,631,355	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	3,254,502	0	0	For
WisdomTree	3,181,670	0	0	For
Franklin Custodian Funds	3,000,000	0	0	For
Capital Group	2,864,979	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 285 asset managers. See all 285 in the interactive database.

8. Election of Directors: Patricia F. Russo

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

Combines 9 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

88% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 88%12%

FOR: 1,636,745,520AGAINST: 217,186,188

Merck & Co., Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Patricia F. Russo”): 1,636,745,520 for, 217,186,188 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 2,469,824,415 outstanding shares: 66% for, 9% against (75% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 285 asset managers below cast 90% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (668,547,406 for, 76,383,617 against).

FOR 90%10%

FOR: 668,547,406 (89.7%)AGAINST: 76,383,617 (10.3%)ABSTAIN: 48,512 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 2,119 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Patricia F. Russo” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	233,373,631	57,555,536	57	For
BlackRock	88,795,371	0	0	For
Fidelity	80,564,394	248,602	0	For
Charles Schwab	44,968,467	0	0	For
State Street	28,529,632	324	0	For
JPMorgan	25,081,511	0	0	For
Invesco	17,097,656	0	0	For
T. Rowe Price	9,954,339	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	8,109,980	0	0	For
TIAA	7,996,282	0	0	For
Hartford	1,584	7,792,828	0	Against
Dimensional	7,315,674	0	0	For
HARRIS ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT TRUST	6,091,200	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	4,651,311	1,016,048	0	For
Victory Capital	4,779,361	5,497	0	For
American Century	4,687,248	0	0	For
Jackson National	3,310,022	1,321,882	0	For
First Trust	4,236,008	0	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	3,784,327	0	0	For
Thornburg	3,663,626	0	0	For
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS	3,631,355	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	3,254,502	0	0	For
WisdomTree	3,181,670	0	0	For
Franklin Custodian Funds	3,000,000	0	0	For
Capital Group	2,864,979	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 285 asset managers. See all 285 in the interactive database.

9. Election of Directors: Paul B. Rothman, M.D.

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

Combines 11 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%

FOR: 1,835,774,436AGAINST: 19,226,470

Merck & Co., Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Paul B. Rothman, M.D.”): 1,835,774,436 for, 19,226,470 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 2,469,824,415 outstanding shares: 74% for, 0.8% against (75% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 285 asset managers below cast 99.6% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (742,586,576 for, 2,344,464 against).

FOR 99.6%

FOR: 742,586,576 (99.7%)AGAINST: 2,344,464 (0.3%)ABSTAIN: 48,494 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 2,119 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Paul B. Rothman, M.D.” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	290,928,872	311	39	For
BlackRock	88,795,371	0	0	For
Fidelity	80,812,996	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	44,968,467	0	0	For
State Street	28,529,956	0	0	For
JPMorgan	25,081,511	0	0	For
Invesco	17,097,656	0	0	For
T. Rowe Price	9,954,339	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	8,109,980	0	0	For
TIAA	7,996,282	0	0	For
Hartford	7,794,412	0	0	For
Dimensional	7,315,674	0	0	For
HARRIS ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT TRUST	6,091,200	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	5,667,359	0	0	For
Victory Capital	4,784,858	0	0	For
American Century	4,687,248	0	0	For
Jackson National	4,631,904	0	0	For
First Trust	4,236,008	0	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	3,784,327	0	0	For
Thornburg	3,663,626	0	0	For
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS	3,631,355	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	3,254,502	0	0	For
WisdomTree	3,181,670	0	0	For
Franklin Custodian Funds	3,000,000	0	0	For
Capital Group	2,864,979	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 285 asset managers. See all 285 in the interactive database.

10. Election of Directors: Robert M. Davis

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

Combines 9 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 94%

FOR: 1,729,744,541AGAINST: 117,936,777

Merck & Co., Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Robert M. Davis”): 1,729,744,541 for, 117,936,777 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 2,469,824,415 outstanding shares: 70% for, 5% against (75% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 285 asset managers below cast 99.7% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (743,066,219 for, 1,864,694 against).

FOR 99.7%

FOR: 743,066,219 (99.7%)AGAINST: 1,864,694 (0.3%)ABSTAIN: 48,622 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 2,119 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Robert M. Davis” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	290,927,234	1,822	167	For
BlackRock	88,795,371	0	0	For
Fidelity	80,812,996	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	44,968,467	0	0	For
State Street	28,529,785	171	0	For
JPMorgan	25,081,511	0	0	For
Invesco	17,097,656	0	0	For
T. Rowe Price	9,954,339	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	8,109,980	0	0	For
TIAA	7,996,282	0	0	For
Hartford	7,794,412	0	0	For
Dimensional	7,315,674	0	0	For
HARRIS ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT TRUST	6,091,200	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	5,667,359	0	0	For
Victory Capital	4,784,858	0	0	For
American Century	4,687,248	0	0	For
Jackson National	4,631,904	0	0	For
First Trust	4,236,008	0	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	3,784,327	0	0	For
Thornburg	3,663,626	0	0	For
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS	3,631,355	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	3,254,502	0	0	For
WisdomTree	3,181,670	0	0	For
Franklin Custodian Funds	3,000,000	0	0	For
Capital Group	2,864,979	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 285 asset managers. See all 285 in the interactive database.

11. Election of Directors: Stephen L. Mayo, Ph.D.

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

Combines 12 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.6% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.6%

FOR: 1,849,015,649AGAINST: 6,015,256

Merck & Co., Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Stephen L. Mayo, Ph.D.”): 1,849,015,649 for, 6,015,256 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 2,469,824,415 outstanding shares: 75% for, 0.3% against (75% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 285 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (744,847,523 for, 83,518 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 744,847,523 (100.0%)AGAINST: 83,518 (0.0%)ABSTAIN: 48,493 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 2,119 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Stephen L. Mayo, Ph.D.” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	290,929,101	83	38	For
BlackRock	88,795,371	0	0	For
Fidelity	80,812,996	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	44,968,467	0	0	For
State Street	28,529,956	0	0	For
JPMorgan	25,081,511	0	0	For
Invesco	17,097,656	0	0	For
T. Rowe Price	9,954,339	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	8,109,980	0	0	For
TIAA	7,996,282	0	0	For
Hartford	7,794,412	0	0	For
Dimensional	7,315,674	0	0	For
HARRIS ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT TRUST	6,091,200	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	5,667,359	0	0	For
Victory Capital	4,784,858	0	0	For
American Century	4,687,248	0	0	For
Jackson National	4,631,904	0	0	For
First Trust	4,236,008	0	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	3,784,327	0	0	For
Thornburg	3,663,626	0	0	For
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS	3,631,355	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	3,254,502	0	0	For
WisdomTree	3,181,670	0	0	For
Franklin Custodian Funds	3,000,000	0	0	For
Capital Group	2,864,979	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 285 asset managers. See all 285 in the interactive database.

12. Election of Directors: Surendralal L. Karsanbhai

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

Combines 9 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%

FOR: 1,832,639,394AGAINST: 21,031,536

Merck & Co., Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Surendralal L. Karsanbhai”): 1,832,639,394 for, 21,031,536 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 2,469,824,415 outstanding shares: 74% for, 0.9% against (75% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 284 asset managers below cast 99.7% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (743,171,694 for, 1,759,324 against).

FOR 99.7%

FOR: 743,171,694 (99.8%)AGAINST: 1,759,324 (0.2%)ABSTAIN: 48,517 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 2,119 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Surendralal L. Karsanbhai” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	290,928,809	352	62	For
BlackRock	88,795,371	0	0	For
Fidelity	80,812,996	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	44,968,467	0	0	For
State Street	28,529,956	0	0	For
JPMorgan	25,081,511	0	0	For
Invesco	17,097,656	0	0	For
T. Rowe Price	9,954,339	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	8,109,980	0	0	For
TIAA	7,996,282	0	0	For
Hartford	7,794,412	0	0	For
Dimensional	7,315,674	0	0	For
HARRIS ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT TRUST	6,091,200	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	5,667,359	0	0	For
Victory Capital	4,784,858	0	0	For
American Century	4,687,248	0	0	For
Jackson National	4,631,904	0	0	For
First Trust	4,236,008	0	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	3,784,327	0	0	For
Thornburg	3,663,626	0	0	For
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS	3,631,355	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	3,254,502	0	0	For
WisdomTree	3,181,670	0	0	For
Franklin Custodian Funds	3,000,000	0	0	For
Capital Group	2,864,979	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 284 asset managers. See all 284 in the interactive database.

13. Election of Directors: Thomas H. Glocer

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

93% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 93%

FOR: 1,733,084,321AGAINST: 121,844,310

Merck & Co., Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Thomas H. Glocer”): 1,733,084,321 for, 121,844,310 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 2,469,824,415 outstanding shares: 70% for, 5% against (75% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 284 asset managers below cast 99.1% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (738,832,892 for, 6,098,148 against).

FOR 99.1%

FOR: 738,832,892 (99.2%)AGAINST: 6,098,148 (0.8%)ABSTAIN: 48,495 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 2,119 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Thomas H. Glocer” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	290,927,417	1,766	40	For
BlackRock	88,781,218	14,153	0	For
Fidelity	80,812,996	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	44,968,467	0	0	For
State Street	28,529,632	324	0	For
JPMorgan	25,081,511	0	0	For
Invesco	17,097,656	0	0	For
T. Rowe Price	9,954,339	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	8,109,980	0	0	For
TIAA	7,996,282	0	0	For
Hartford	7,794,412	0	0	For
Dimensional	7,315,674	0	0	For
HARRIS ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT TRUST	6,091,200	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	5,667,359	0	0	For
Victory Capital	4,784,858	0	0	For
American Century	4,687,248	0	0	For
Jackson National	4,631,904	0	0	For
First Trust	4,236,008	0	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	3,784,327	0	0	For
Thornburg	3,663,626	0	0	For
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS	3,631,355	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	3,254,502	0	0	For
WisdomTree	3,181,670	0	0	For
Franklin Custodian Funds	3,000,000	0	0	For
Capital Group	2,864,979	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 284 asset managers. See all 284 in the interactive database.

14. Election of Directors: Risa J. Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D.

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

Combines 9 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.1% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.1%

FOR: 1,838,747,154AGAINST: 16,432,343

Merck & Co., Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Risa J. Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D.”): 1,838,747,154 for, 16,432,343 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 2,469,824,415 outstanding shares: 74% for, 0.7% against (75% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 283 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (744,742,826 for, 166,675 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 744,742,826 (100.0%)AGAINST: 166,675 (0.0%)ABSTAIN: 48,492 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 2,119 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Risa J. Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D.” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	290,929,061	129	37	For
BlackRock	88,795,371	0	0	For
Fidelity	80,812,996	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	44,968,467	0	0	For
State Street	28,529,956	0	0	For
JPMorgan	25,081,511	0	0	For
Invesco	17,097,656	0	0	For
T. Rowe Price	9,954,339	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	8,109,980	0	0	For
TIAA	7,996,282	0	0	For
Hartford	7,794,412	0	0	For
Dimensional	7,315,674	0	0	For
HARRIS ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT TRUST	6,091,200	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	5,667,359	0	0	For
Victory Capital	4,784,858	0	0	For
American Century	4,687,248	0	0	For
Jackson National	4,631,904	0	0	For
First Trust	4,236,008	0	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	3,784,327	0	0	For
Thornburg	3,663,626	0	0	For
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS	3,631,355	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	3,254,502	0	0	For
WisdomTree	3,181,670	0	0	For
Franklin Custodian Funds	3,000,000	0	0	For
Capital Group	2,864,979	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 283 asset managers. See all 283 in the interactive database.

15. Shareholder proposal regarding a report on DEI risks in federal contracting.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

0.4% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 99%

The 280 asset managers below cast 0.4% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (2,626,156 for, 734,886,824 against).

FOR: 2,626,156 (0.4%)AGAINST: 734,886,824 (99.0%)ABSTAIN: 4,810,644 (0.6%)NOT VOTED: 2,119 (0.0%)UNKNOWN: 1,550 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Shareholder proposal regarding a report on DEI risks in federal contracting.” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	343	290,928,495	379	Against
BlackRock	0	88,795,371	0	Against
Fidelity	0	80,812,996	0	Against
Charles Schwab	0	44,968,467	0	Against
State Street	0	28,529,956	0	Against
JPMorgan	0	25,081,511	0	Against
Invesco	0	17,097,656	0	Against
T. Rowe Price	0	9,954,339	0	Against
Columbia Threadneedle	0	8,109,980	0	Against
TIAA	0	7,996,282	0	Against
Hartford	0	7,794,412	0	Against
Dimensional	0	7,315,674	0	Against
HARRIS ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT TRUST	0	6,091,200	0	Against
Bridge Builder Trust	1,293,575	4,373,784	0	Against
Victory Capital	0	4,784,858	0	Against
American Century	0	4,687,248	0	Against
Jackson National	0	4,631,904	0	Against
First Trust	0	4,236,008	0	Against
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	0	3,784,327	0	Against
Thornburg	0	0	3,663,626	Abstain
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS	0	3,631,355	0	Against
Prudential/PGIM	0	3,254,502	0	Against
WisdomTree	0	3,181,670	0	Against
Franklin Custodian Funds	0	3,000,000	0	Against
Capital Group	0	2,864,979	0	Against

Showing the 25 largest of 280 asset managers. See all 280 in the interactive database.

16. Ratification of the appointment of the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2026.

AUDIT-RELATED

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.4% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.4%

The 279 asset managers below cast 99.4% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (737,890,348 for, 4,389,113 against).

FOR: 737,890,348 (99.4%)AGAINST: 4,389,113 (0.6%)ABSTAIN: 48,487 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 2,119 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Ratification of the appointment of the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2026.” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	290,635,974	293,217	32	For
BlackRock	88,781,218	14,153	0	For
Fidelity	80,812,996	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	44,968,467	0	0	For
State Street	28,529,632	324	0	For
JPMorgan	25,081,511	0	0	For
Invesco	17,097,656	0	0	For
T. Rowe Price	9,954,339	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	8,109,980	0	0	For
TIAA	7,996,282	0	0	For
Hartford	7,792,828	1,584	0	For
Dimensional	7,315,674	0	0	For
HARRIS ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT TRUST	6,091,200	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	5,667,359	0	0	For
Victory Capital	4,784,858	0	0	For
American Century	4,687,248	0	0	For
Jackson National	4,631,904	0	0	For
First Trust	4,236,008	0	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	3,784,327	0	0	For
Thornburg	3,663,626	0	0	For
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS	3,631,355	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	3,254,502	0	0	For
WisdomTree	3,181,670	0	0	For
Franklin Custodian Funds	3,000,000	0	0	For
Capital Group	2,864,979	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 279 asset managers. See all 279 in the interactive database.

17. Shareholder proposal regarding a report on healthcare coverage gaps.

HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

0.4% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 99.0%

The 278 asset managers below cast 0.4% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (2,494,488 for, 735,000,411 against).

FOR: 2,494,488 (0.3%)AGAINST: 735,000,411 (99.0%)ABSTAIN: 4,828,282 (0.7%)NOT VOTED: 2,119 (0.0%)UNKNOWN: 1,550 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Shareholder proposal regarding a report on healthcare coverage gaps.” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	345	290,928,490	377	Against
BlackRock	0	88,795,371	0	Against
Fidelity	0	80,812,996	0	Against
Charles Schwab	0	44,968,467	0	Against
State Street	0	28,529,956	0	Against
JPMorgan	0	25,081,511	0	Against
Invesco	0	17,097,656	0	Against
T. Rowe Price	0	9,954,339	0	Against
Columbia Threadneedle	0	8,109,980	0	Against
TIAA	0	7,996,282	0	Against
Hartford	0	7,794,412	0	Against
Dimensional	0	7,315,674	0	Against
HARRIS ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT TRUST	0	6,091,200	0	Against
Bridge Builder Trust	1,293,575	4,373,784	0	Against
Victory Capital	0	4,784,858	0	Against
American Century	0	4,687,248	0	Against
Jackson National	0	4,631,904	0	Against
First Trust	0	4,236,008	0	Against
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	0	3,784,327	0	Against
Thornburg	0	0	3,663,626	Abstain
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS	0	3,631,355	0	Against
Prudential/PGIM	0	3,254,502	0	Against
WisdomTree	0	3,181,670	0	Against
Franklin Custodian Funds	0	3,000,000	0	Against
Capital Group	0	2,864,979	0	Against

Showing the 25 largest of 278 asset managers. See all 278 in the interactive database.

18. Shareholder proposal regarding a report on political contributions.

OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

0.8% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 99%

The 277 asset managers below cast 0.8% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (5,879,039 for, 731,631,296 against).

FOR: 5,879,039 (0.8%)AGAINST: 731,631,296 (98.6%)ABSTAIN: 4,810,679 (0.6%)NOT VOTED: 2,119 (0.0%)UNKNOWN: 1,550 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Shareholder proposal regarding a report on political contributions.” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	294,805	290,634,010	414	Against
BlackRock	58,576	88,736,795	0	Against
Fidelity	0	80,812,996	0	Against
Charles Schwab	0	44,968,467	0	Against
State Street	7,059	28,522,897	0	Against
JPMorgan	0	25,081,511	0	Against
Invesco	0	17,097,656	0	Against
T. Rowe Price	0	9,954,339	0	Against
Columbia Threadneedle	0	8,109,980	0	Against
TIAA	0	7,996,282	0	Against
Hartford	0	7,794,412	0	Against
Dimensional	0	7,315,674	0	Against
HARRIS ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT TRUST	0	6,091,200	0	Against
Bridge Builder Trust	0	5,667,359	0	Against
Victory Capital	0	4,784,858	0	Against
American Century	0	4,687,248	0	Against
Jackson National	0	4,631,904	0	Against
First Trust	0	4,236,008	0	Against
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	0	3,784,327	0	Against
Thornburg	0	0	3,663,626	Abstain
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS	0	3,631,355	0	Against
Prudential/PGIM	0	3,254,502	0	Against
WisdomTree	0	3,181,670	0	Against
Franklin Custodian Funds	0	3,000,000	0	Against
Capital Group	0	2,864,979	0	Against

Showing the 25 largest of 277 asset managers. See all 277 in the interactive database.

19. Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

67% fund support · no official result

FOR 67%AGAINST 33%

The 69 asset managers below cast 67% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (17,235,656 for, 8,489,545 against).

FOR: 17,235,656 (67.0%)AGAINST: 8,489,545 (33.0%)NOT VOTED: 18,005 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB	8,311,796	0	For
APG Asset Management US Inc.	0	6,699,709	Against
STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS	1,743,837	0	For
BlackRock	1,137,527	0	For
Cardano Risk Management B.V.	0	979,681	Against
Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd	947,074	0	For
GROUPAMA ASSET MANAGMENT	752,477	0	For
ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd	559,896	0	For
Empower	532,545	0	For
Sarasin & Partners LLP	0	524,785	Against
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.	401,191	0	For
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A.	346,901	0	For
Brighthouse	346,321	0	For
Erste Asset Management GmbH	313,198	0	For
SECTOR GAMMA AS	205,806	0	For
Lincoln Financial	181,551	0	For
Wilshire Advisors LLC	181,493	0	For
Metzler Asset Management GmbH	173,169	0	For
Union Investment Management GmbH	0	168,610	Against
Vinva Investment Management Ltd	151,660	0	For
Wesleyan Assurance Society	130,371	0	For
Douglass Winthrop Advisors, LLC	110,000	0	For
Ninety One UK Ltd	98,872	0	For
Purpose Unlimited Inc.	83,971	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	71,800	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 69 asset managers. See all 69 in the interactive database.

20. 14A Executive Compensation

AUDIT-RELATED

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

99.3% fund support · no official result

FOR 92%8%

The 29 asset managers below cast 99.3% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (481,680 for, 3,277 against).

FOR: 481,680 (91.6%)AGAINST: 3,277 (0.6%)ABSTAIN: 39,448 (7.5%)NOT VOTED: 1,500 (0.3%)

Largest asset managers voting on “14A Executive Compensation” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Claret Asset Management Corp	112,964	0	0	For
EAGLE GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC	112,870	0	0	For
BUTENSKY & COHEN FINANCIAL SECURITY, INC	54,561	0	0	For
COURIER CAPITAL LLC	43,235	0	0	For
Bell & Brown Wealth Advisors, LLC	43,206	0	0	For
LEAVELL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.	0	0	39,448	Abstain
TEALWOOD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC	28,053	0	0	For
Inlet Private Wealth, LLC	20,959	0	0	For
Blue Edge Capital, LLC	17,241	0	0	For
PEDDOCK CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC	9,029	0	0	For
Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP	7,895	0	0	For
OLD SECOND NATIONAL BANK OF AURORA	7,822	0	0	For
REXFORD CAPITAL INC	7,361	0	0	For
Cove Private Wealth, LLC	6,965	0	0	For
River Street Advisors LLC	2,989	0	0	For
PRENTISS SMITH & CO INC	0	2,784	0	Against
KTF INVESTMENTS, LLC	2,685	0	0	For
WILLIAMSBURG INVESTMENT TRUST	0	0	0	Not Voted
Wallington Asset Management, LLC	1,447	0	0	For
ESL Trust Services, LLC	1,200	0	0	For
WOODARD & CO ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP INC /ADV	0	458	0	Against
Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo, LLC	327	0	0	For
WESPAC Advisors SoCal, LLC	260	0	0	For
HARBOUR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC	220	0	0	For
Robinson Value Management, Ltd.	166	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 29 asset managers. See all 29 in the interactive database.

21. Report on Gender-Based Compensation and Health Benefit Inequities

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

0% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 100%

The 10 asset managers below cast 0% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (0 for, 1,497,125 against).

AGAINST: 1,497,125 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Report on Gender-Based Compensation and Health Benefit Inequities” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	Against	Vote
Empower	532,545	Against
Brighthouse	346,321	Against
Erste Asset Management GmbH	313,198	Against
Lincoln Financial	181,551	Against
RWC Asset Management LLP	59,049	Against
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST	38,676	Against
NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II	23,200	Against
Dorsey Wright & Associates	2,469	Against
CIDEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC	80	Against
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST	36	Against

22. Ratify Appointment of Independent Auditors

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

17% fund support · no official result

FOR 17%AGAINST 83%

The 10 asset managers below cast 17% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (204,555 for, 981,056 against).

FOR: 204,555 (17.3%)AGAINST: 981,056 (82.7%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Ratify Appointment of Independent Auditors” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Cardano Risk Management B.V.	0	979,681	Against
MARCO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC	84,555	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	71,800	0	For
TEALWOOD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC	28,053	0	For
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	17,131	1,153	For
WILLIAMSBURG INVESTMENT TRUST	1,500	0	For
ESL Trust Services, LLC	1,200	0	For
PACE SELECT ADVISORS TRUST	0	222	Against
HARBOUR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC	220	0	For
McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc.	96	0	For

23. Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Meeting held 2025-05-27 (outside the 2025-2026 season's 1 July to 30 June window; reported in this season's filings).

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% fund support · no official result

FOR 95%

The 10 asset managers below cast 95% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (928,532 for, 45,406 against).

FOR: 928,532 (95.3%)AGAINST: 45,406 (4.7%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers.” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Investment Management Corp of Ontario	366,636	0	For
NORRIS PERNE & FRENCH LLP/MI	244,558	0	For
GLENMEDE FUND INC	193,033	0	For
Philip James Wealth Mangement, LLC	91,863	0	For
PENSIOENFONDS RAIL & OV	0	45,406	Against
MARATHON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT	24,017	0	For
FIRST UNITED BANK & TRUST	3,589	0	For
OSBORNE PARTNERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	2,586	0	For
MUNDOVAL FUNDS	2,000	0	For
Hodges Capital Management Inc.	250	0	For

24. Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors

AUDIT-RELATED

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 9 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (1,497,045 for, 0 against).

FOR: 1,497,045 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Vote
Empower	532,545	For
Brighthouse	346,321	For
Erste Asset Management GmbH	313,198	For
Lincoln Financial	181,551	For
RWC Asset Management LLP	59,049	For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST	38,676	For
NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II	23,200	For
Dorsey Wright & Associates	2,469	For
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST	36	For

25. Report on Political Contributions

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

21% fund support · no official result

FOR 21%AGAINST 79%

The 9 asset managers below cast 21% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (313,198 for, 1,183,847 against).

FOR: 313,198 (20.9%)AGAINST: 1,183,847 (79.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Report on Political Contributions” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Empower	0	532,545	Against
Brighthouse	0	346,321	Against
Erste Asset Management GmbH	313,198	0	For
Lincoln Financial	0	181,551	Against
RWC Asset Management LLP	0	59,049	Against
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST	0	38,676	Against
NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II	0	23,200	Against
Dorsey Wright & Associates	0	2,469	Against
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST	0	36	Against

26. Report on Risks Associated with Race, Gender, or Identity-Based Recruitment

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

0% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 100%

The 9 asset managers below cast 0% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (0 for, 1,497,045 against).

AGAINST: 1,497,045 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Report on Risks Associated with Race, Gender, or Identity-Based Recruitment” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	Against	Vote
Empower	532,545	Against
Brighthouse	346,321	Against
Erste Asset Management GmbH	313,198	Against
Lincoln Financial	181,551	Against
RWC Asset Management LLP	59,049	Against
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST	38,676	Against
NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II	23,200	Against
Dorsey Wright & Associates	2,469	Against
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST	36	Against

27. Say on Pay

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

67% fund support · no official result

FOR 67%AGAINST 33%

The 7 asset managers below cast 67% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (217,078 for, 106,038 against).

FOR: 217,078 (67.2%)AGAINST: 106,038 (32.8%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Say on Pay” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Empower	168,057	0	For
Genus Capital Management Inc.	0	106,038	Against
WALTER & KEENAN WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC /IN/ /ADV	23,883	0	For
Ramsay, Stattman, Vela & Price, Inc.	18,740	0	For
Arista Wealth Management, LLC	4,078	0	For
CHELSEA COUNSEL CO	2,300	0	For
ArchPoint Investors	20	0	For

28. Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

2% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 96%

The 7 asset managers below cast 2% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (6,785 for, 327,056 against).

FOR: 6,785 (2.0%)AGAINST: 327,056 (96.3%)ABSTAIN: 5,866 (1.7%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD HOLDING S.A.	0	327,056	0	Against
LATHROP INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO	0	0	5,866	Abstain
Orca Wealth Management, LLC	5,527	0	0	For
Blueprint Financial Advisors LLC	910	0	0	For
Pinnacle Family Advisors, LLC	253	0	0	For
Cannon Financial Strategists, Inc.	95	0	0	For
FAIRVIEW CAPITAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	0	0	0	--

29. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON A PROPOSAL TO APPROVE, BY NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE, THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 72%NOT VOTED 28%

The 5 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (434,761 for, 0 against).

FOR: 434,761 (72.1%)NOT VOTED: 168,123 (27.9%)

Largest asset managers voting on “CONSIDER AND ACT UPON A PROPOSAL TO APPROVE, BY NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE, THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECU” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Vote
IPConcept (Luxemburg) S.A.	232,749	For
Fiera Capital Corp	200,103	For
National Philanthropic Trust	0	Not Voted
THOR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC /OH/ /ADV	1,889	For
Keystone Wealth Services, LLC	20	For

30. Election of Directors (Majority Voting)

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

All nominees (reported as one line). These filers reported the election of directors as a single line covering every nominee. It is not attributed to any one director, and no share total is shown for it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 5 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR.

FOR: 100.0%

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors (Majority Voting)” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Vote
TEALWOOD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC	28,053	For
HARBOUR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC	2,860	For
WILLIAMSBURG INVESTMENT TRUST	1,500	For
ESL Trust Services, LLC	1,200	For
McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc.	96	For

31. S/H Proposal - Corporate Governance

EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

0% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 95%

The 5 asset managers below cast 0% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (0 for, 29,569 against).

AGAINST: 29,569 (95.2%)NOT VOTED: 1,500 (4.8%)

Largest asset managers voting on “S/H Proposal - Corporate Governance” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	Against	Vote
TEALWOOD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC	28,053	Against
WILLIAMSBURG INVESTMENT TRUST	0	Not Voted
ESL Trust Services, LLC	1,200	Against
HARBOUR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC	220	Against
McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc.	96	Against

32. S/H Proposal - Health Issues

EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

0% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 95%

The 5 asset managers below cast 0% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (0 for, 29,569 against).

AGAINST: 29,569 (95.2%)NOT VOTED: 1,500 (4.8%)

Largest asset managers voting on “S/H Proposal - Health Issues” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	Against	Vote
TEALWOOD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC	28,053	Against
WILLIAMSBURG INVESTMENT TRUST	0	Not Voted
ESL Trust Services, LLC	1,200	Against
HARBOUR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC	220	Against
McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc.	96	Against

33. S/H Proposal - Political/Government

EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

0% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 95%

The 5 asset managers below cast 0% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (0 for, 29,569 against).

AGAINST: 29,569 (95.2%)NOT VOTED: 1,500 (4.8%)

Largest asset managers voting on “S/H Proposal - Political/Government” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	Against	Vote
TEALWOOD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC	28,053	Against
WILLIAMSBURG INVESTMENT TRUST	0	Not Voted
ESL Trust Services, LLC	1,200	Against
HARBOUR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC	220	Against
McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc.	96	Against

34. Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation

OTHER

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

100% fund support · no official result

ABSTAIN 95%

The 4 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (646 for, 0 against).

FOR: 646 (4.7%)ABSTAIN: 12,974 (95.3%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Investment Partners Asset Management, Inc.	0	11,574	Abstain
Capital Group	0	1,100	Abstain
Schear Investment Advisers, LLC	646	0	For
JP Wealth Management, Inc.	0	300	Abstain

35. Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report on Alignment of Political Contributions

OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

92% fund support · no official result

FOR 92%8%

The 4 asset managers below cast 92% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (981,056 for, 88,931 against).

FOR: 981,056 (91.7%)AGAINST: 88,931 (8.3%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report on Alignment of Political Contributions” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Cardano Risk Management B.V.	979,681	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	0	71,800	Against
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	1,153	17,131	Against
PACE SELECT ADVISORS TRUST	222	0	For

36. Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report on Median Compensation and Benefits Related to Reproductive and Gender Dysphoria Care

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

0% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 100%

The 4 asset managers below cast 0% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (0 for, 1,069,987 against).

AGAINST: 1,069,987 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report on Median Compensation and Benefits Related to Reproductive and Gender D” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	Against	Vote
Cardano Risk Management B.V.	979,681	Against
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	71,800	Against
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	18,284	Against
PACE SELECT ADVISORS TRUST	222	Against

37. Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report on Risks of DEI Initiatives

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

0% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 100%

The 4 asset managers below cast 0% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (0 for, 1,069,987 against).

AGAINST: 1,069,987 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report on Risks of DEI Initiatives” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	Against	Vote
Cardano Risk Management B.V.	979,681	Against
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	71,800	Against
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	18,284	Against
PACE SELECT ADVISORS TRUST	222	Against

38. Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Reported under meeting date 2026-03-27; no official results on file for that date.

4% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 96%

The 3 asset managers below cast 4% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (62,927 for, 1,514,537 against).

FOR: 62,927 (4.0%)AGAINST: 1,514,537 (96.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers.” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP	0	1,514,537	Against
Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC	61,507	0	For
GLOBALT Investments LLC / GA	1,420	0	For

39. To Approve, By An Advisory Vote, The Compensation Of The Company's Named Executives

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Meeting held 2026-05-26.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 90%10%

The 3 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (5,294 for, 0 against).

FOR: 5,294 (89.6%)NOT VOTED: 615 (10.4%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To Approve, By An Advisory Vote, The Compensation Of The Company's Named Executives” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Vote
Tandem Financial, LLC	1,826	For
Modern Wealth Management, LLC	1,826	For
FPC INVESTMENT ADVISORY, INC.	1,642	For

40. Election of Director: Douglas M. Baker Jr.

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-05-27 (outside the 2025-2026 season's 1 July to 30 June window; reported in this season's filings).

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.6% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.6%

FOR: 1,831,509,913AGAINST: 5,550,014

Merck & Co., Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Douglas M. Baker, Jr.”): 1,831,509,913 for, 5,550,014 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 2,469,824,415 outstanding shares: 74% for, 0.3% against (74% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 3 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (225,733 for, 0 against).

FOR 100%

FOR: 225,733 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Director: Douglas M. Baker Jr.” at Merck & Co., Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Vote
GLENMEDE FUND INC	193,033	For
Ultimus Managers Trust	30,700	For
MUNDOVAL FUNDS	2,000	For

Showing the 40 reported items with the widest manager coverage, of 63 in total. View every item.

Largest Merck & Co., Inc. shareholders voting in 2025-2026

Ranked by the number of Merck & Co., Inc. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2025-2026 meeting, shown as a share of the 2,469,824,415 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Top Merck & Co., Inc. shareholders by shares voted, 2025-2026
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Vanguard	12.83%
2	BlackRock	7.97%
3	Fidelity	4.52%
4	Charles Schwab	3.82%
5	Wellington	3.26%
6	State Street	2.93%
7	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	2.40%
8	T. Rowe Price	1.55%
9	Invesco	1.53%
10	JPMorgan	1.05%

Reported Merck & Co., Inc. ownership

Positions disclosed to the SEC on Schedules 13D and 13G, Form 13F and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A).

Merck & Co., Inc. beneficial owners on record for the 2025-2026 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
BlackRock, Inc.	8.17%	DEF14A
State Street	4.83%	13F
Wellington Management	3.41%	13F
JPMorgan Chase	2.14%	13F
Charles Schwab	2.01%	13F
Morgan Stanley	1.82%	13F
FMR (Fidelity)	1.80%	13F
Northern Trust	1.10%	13F
Robert M. Davis	0.05%	DEF14A
Sanat Chattopadhyay	0.02%	DEF14A

Percentages above are of 2,469,824,415 shares outstanding, as reported by Merck & Co., Inc. on its Form 10-Q dated 2026-04-30 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 meeting, so the percentages are the ones that were true then, not ones restated against today’s share count.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered investment companies and institutional managers disclose how they voted every proxy, and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from Merck & Co., Inc.’s 10-Q dated 2026-04-30. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 02 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At Merck & Co., Inc.'s shareholder meeting held 2026-05-26, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 1,768 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 31,080 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 63 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. Merck & Co., Inc.'s own Form 8-K tally for this meeting is published below, but no row in it could be matched to the most widely held item, so this page states no certified outcome for that item. On that item — Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers. — the reporting funds cast 97% of the shares they voted in favour (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). That is the aggregate of those managers' own N-PX disclosures, not the company's certified result, and the funds are a subset of all shareholders.

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