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Published in Health and Fitness on Tuesday, February 22nd 2011 at 13:05 GMT by Market Wire
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--At their meeting today, the Board of Directors of Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the U.S. and Canada, declared a quarterly dividend of $0.38 per share on the company's common stock for the second quarter of 2011. Payment will be made on April 7, 2011 to common stockholders of record at the close of business on March 15, 2011.
About Merck
Today's Merck is a global healthcare leader working to help the world be well. Merck is known as MSD outside the United States and Canada. Through our prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, and consumer care and animal health products, we work with customers and operate in more than 140 countries to deliver innovative health solutions. We also demonstrate our commitment to increasing access to healthcare through far-reaching policies, programs and partnerships. For more information, visit [ www.merck.com ].
Forward-Looking Statement
This news release includes aforward-looking statementsa within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements may include, but are not limited to, statements about the benefits of the merger between Merck and Schering-Plough, including future financial and operating results, the combined companya™s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements that are not historical facts. Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of Mercka™s management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.
The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements: the possibility that the expected synergies from the merger of Merck and Schering-Plough will not be realized, or will not be realized within the expected time period; the impact of pharmaceutical industry regulation and health care legislation; the risk that the businesses will not be integrated successfully; disruption from the merger making it more difficult to maintain business and operational relationships; Mercka™s ability to accurately predict future market conditions; dependence on the effectiveness of Mercka™s patents and other protections for innovative products; the risk of new and changing regulation and health policies in the U.S. and internationally and the exposure to litigation and/or regulatory actions.
Merck undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Additional factors that could cause results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in Mercka™s 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K and the companya™s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) available at the SECa™s Internet site ([ www.sec.gov ]).
