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I am happy to have Peter Kellogg here today who has the honor of giving Merck's inaugural investor presentation since the new Merck was formed. The new Merck does have plenty on its plate. Just to name a few aspirations for ####, it has to integrate two large companies, nurture several late-stage pipeline assets, and execute a couple business development deals to assure sound, strategic positioning for the next decade. So now that I have reminded Peter of all of his tasks, I am going to turn it over him to let us know how he and his colleagues will accomplish all of that. Peter Kellogg - Merck - CFO Thank you, Catherine. I am a little hoarse today because I have a cold, but maybe that is a signal that we are working hard which is good. I would like to start today with a quick overview of -- obviously I will start with this forward-looking statement. I will make some forward-looking statements in this presentation of course. All...

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