(1) Company information
These consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, were prepared for Merck Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien, Darmstadt, Germany (Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany), Frankfurter Strasse 250, 64293 Darmstadt, Germany, entered in the commercial register of the Darmstadt Local Court under HRB 6164. The ultimate parent company of the Group is the parent company of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, E. Merck Kommanditgesellschaft, Darmstadt, Germany (E. Merck KG, Darmstadt, Germany). The consolidated financial statements of E. Merck KG, Darmstadt, Germany, can be accessed at https://www.unternehmensregister.de. Shares in Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, are traded on the regulated market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and on other exchanges.
The German Corporate Governance Code declaration (declaration of conformity) in accordance with section 161 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG) was issued and can be viewed at https://www.emdgroup.com/en/investors/corporate-governance/reports.html.