MERCK & CO INC
 

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)   December 11, 2001

MERCK & CO., Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

New Jersey
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

     
1-3305
(Commission File Number)		   22-1109110
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
One Merck Drive, PO Box 100, Whitehouse Station, NJ
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		   08889-0100
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code   (908) 423-1000

 

 

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

  (c)   Exhibits
         
Exhibit 99(a)   Press release issued December 11, 2001 regarding business briefing to analysts   Filed with
this document
 
Exhibit 99(b)   Annual Business Briefing Presentations given by certain senior executive officers of the Registrant, on December 11, 2001   Filed with
this document

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure

Incorporated by reference is a press release issued by the Registrant on December 11, 2001, attached as Exhibit 99(a), concerning the Registrant’s business briefing to analysts. Also incorporated by reference are the Annual Business Briefing Presentations given by certain senior executive officers of the Registrant, attached as Exhibit 99(b). This information is not “filed” pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act and is not incorporated by reference into any Securities Act registration statements. Additionally, the submission of this report on Form 8-K is not an admission as to the materiality of any information in this report that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.

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.

         
         
    MERCK & CO., Inc.
         
         
Date: December 12, 2001   By:   /s/ Debra A. Bollwage
       
        DEBRA A. BOLLWAGE
        Assistant Secretary

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

     
Exhibit    
Number   Description
 
99(a)   Press release issued December 11, 2001 regarding business briefing to analysts
 
99(b)   Annual Business Briefing Presentations given by certain senior executive officers of the Registrant, on December 11, 2001