UNITED STATES
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) February 26, 2004
Merck & Co., Inc.
New Jersey
| 1-3305 | 22-1109110 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| One Merck Drive, PO Box 100, Whitehouse Station, NJ | 08889-0100 | ||||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||
| Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code (908) 423-1000 | |||||
| Item 5. Other Events | ||||||||
| Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES | ||||||||
| CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS | ||||||||
| FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||||||||
Item 5. Other Events.
Filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K are the consolidated balance sheets of Merck & Co., Inc. and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, and the related consolidated statements of income, of retained earnings, of comprehensive income, and of cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2003 (the “Financial Statements”), the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and the Report of Independent Auditors, attached as Exhibit 99. Also filed with this Form 8-K are the statement of Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges, attached as Exhibit 12 and the Consent of Independent Accountants, attached as Exhibit 23.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
| Exhibit 12 | Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges | |
| Exhibit 23 | Consent of Independent Accountants | |
| Exhibit 99 | Financial Statements, Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and Report of Independent Auditors |
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: February 26, 2004 | By: | /s/ Debra A. Bollwage | ||
| DEBRA A. BOLLWAGE | ||||
| Assistant Secretary | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | ||
| Number | Description | |
| Exhibit 12 | Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges | |
| Exhibit 23 | Consent of Independent Accountants | |
| Exhibit 99 | Financial Statements, Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and Report of Independent Auditors |
