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AUDITOR’S REPORT
We have audited the consolidated financial statements prepared by Merck Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien, Darmstadt, Germany,
comprising the Consolidated Income Statement, the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, the Consolidated Balance
Sheet, the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement, the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Equity, and the Notes to the Group
accounts, together with the Group Management Report for the business year from January1 to December 31, 2014. The preparation
of the consolidated financial statements and the Group Management Report in accordance with IFRSs, as adopted by the EU, and
the additional requirements of German commercial law pursuant to §315a(1)HGB [Handelsgesetzbuch “German Commercial Code”]
and supplementary provisions of the articles of association are the responsibility of the parent company`s management. Our respon-
sibility is to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements and on the Group Management Report based on our audit.
We conducted our audit of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with § 317 HGB [Handelsgesetzbuch „German
Commercial Code“] and German generally accepted standards for the audit of financial statements promulgated by the Institut der
Wirtschaftsprüfer [Institute of Public Auditors in Germany] (IDW). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit such
that misstatements materially affecting the presentation of the net assets, financial position and results of operations in the consol-
idated financial statements in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework and in the Group Management Report
are detected with reasonable assurance. Knowledge of the business activities and the economic and legal environment of the Group
and expectations as to possible misstatements are taken into account in the determination of audit procedures. The effectiveness of
the accounting-related internal control system and the evidence supporting the disclosures in the consolidated financial statements
and the Group Management Report are examined primarily on a test basis within the framework of the audit. The audit includes
assessing the annual financial statements of those entities included in consolidation, the determination of entities to be included in
consolidation, the accounting and consolidation principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evalu-
ating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements and Group Management Report. We believe that our audit
provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Our audit has not led to any reservations.
In our opinion, based on the findings of our audit, the consolidated financial statements comply with IFRSs, as adopted by the EU,
the additional requirements of German commercial law pursuant to §315a(1)HGB and supplementary provisions of the articles of
association and give a true and fair view of the net assets, financial position and results of operations of the Group in accordance
with these requirements. The Group Management Report is consistent with the consolidated financial statements and as a whole
provides a suitable view of the Group’s position and suitably presents the opportunities and risks of future development.
Frankfurt / Main, February 19, 2015
KPMG AG
Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
Original German version signed by
KARL BRAUN MANFRED JENAL
Wirtschaftsprüfer Wirtschaftsprüfer