Region: Europe Sales: 3,943 € million (37%) Employees: 20,777 (54%) Region: North America Sales: 2,128 € million (20%) Employees: 4,848 (12%) Region: Emerging markets Sales: 3,712 € million (34%) Employees: 11,642 (30%) Region: Rest of world Sales: 958 € million (9%) Employees: 1,580 (4%) Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany is a global pharmaceutical, chemical and life science company with total revenues of nearly € 11 billion in 2012 and a history that began in 1668. Around 39,000 employees at 203 companies in 66 countries contribute to shaping our future. 65 production sites are located in 22 countries. Sales by region 2012 Employees by region 2012 Corporate [...]

XLS Download Total revenues, sales, operating result (EBIT), and R&D costs broken down by division (€ million) Prescription medicines division Consumer Health Performance Materials Life science tools division Group** * The previous year's figures have been adjusted (see Annual Report 2012, Accounting Policies ). ** As a non-operating segment, Corporate and Other is not shown here (see Annual Report 2012, Segment Reporting ). 2011* Total revenues 5,920.0 496.2 1,467.4 2,392.8 10,276.4 Sales 5,564.4 494.2 1,464.7 2,382.6 9,905.9 Total operating result (

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[...] Not recorded 6,956 8,327 9,317 9,486 Logistics Not recorded 1,773 1,927 2,054 1,665 Marketing and sales Not recorded 10,582 11,541 12,322 12,353 Administration Not recorded 3,750 4,378 4,696 4,416 Research and development Not recorded 3,627 4,116 4,632 4,558 Infrastructure and other Not recorded 6,162 6,058 7,549 7,461 XLS Download Number of employees by region As of Dec. 31 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 * No retroactive calculation based on the new regional structure. ** Latin America and Asia excluding Japan. Total 32,800 33,062 40,562 40,676 38,847 Employees in Europe * * * 21,830 20,777 thereof women * * * 9,832 9,261 Employees in North America * * * 4,964 4,848 [...]