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Merck News Release Your Contacts Media Relations andreas.cezanne@merckgroup.com Phone : +49 151 1454 2702 Investor Relations investor.relations@merckgroup.com Phone : +49 6151 72-3321 August 5 , 2021 Strong Second Quarter with Double - Digit Growth Driven by Big 3 Results of Q2 2021 : • • Reported Group net sales increase by 18.2 % over a soft , pandemic- impacted year - earlier quarter to € 4.9 billion ; EBITDA pre up 46.7 % to € 1.6 billion , EPS pre grows by 72.3 % to € 2.24 Big 3 - Healthcare pipeline , Process Solutions and Semiconductor Solutions - contribute strongly to net sales growth Operating cash flow increases by 76.9 % to € 888 million ; net financial debt at € 10.1 billion Forecast : • Merck updates and raises forecast for fiscal 2021 • . • Group net sales of € 18.8 billion to € 19.7 billion now expected ; EBITDA pre forecast between € 5.6 billion and € 6.0 billion Company provides selected updated medium - term expectations beyond 2021 Darmstadt , Germany , August 5 , 2021 Merck , a leading science and technology company , achieved outstanding business results in the second quarter of 2021 . Group net reported sales increased by 18.2 % to € 4.9 billion compared with the soft , pandemic - impacted year - earlier quarter . EBITDA pre , the most important financial indicator used to steer operating business , grew by 46.7 % to € 1.6 billion . After a strong first half of 2021 , Merck is updating and raising the forecast for fiscal M Frankfurter Strasse 250 64293 Darmstadt Germany Hotline +49 6151 72-5000 www.merckgroup.com Page 1 of 9 Head of Corporate Media Relations : +49 151 1454 2702 Spokespersons : +49 6151 72 -9591 / -45946 / -55707