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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
15
CERTIFICATION
AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION
12(g)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO FILE
REPORTS
UNDER SECTIONS 13 AND 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Commission
File Number: 333-160134
Merck
Sharp & Dohme Corp. (f/k/a Merck & Co., Inc.)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
One Merck
Drive, P.O. Box 100, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889-0100; (908)
423-1000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of registrant's principal executive offices)
1.875%
Notes due June 30, 2011
4.0%
Notes due June 30, 2015
5.0%
Notes due June 30, 2019
5.85%
Notes due June 30, 2039
(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)
(Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file
reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)
Please place
an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon
to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:
Rule
12g-4(a)(1)
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o
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Rule
12g-4(a)(2)
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o
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Rule
12h-3(b)(1)(i)
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o
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Rule
12h-3(b)(1)(ii)
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o
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Rule
15d-6
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ý
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Approximate
number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date:
1.875%
Notes due June 30, 2011
72
4.0%
Notes due June 30,
2015
74
5.0%
Notes due June 30,
2019
75
5.85%
Notes due June 30,
2039
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Pursuant to
the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Merck Sharp & Dohme
Corp. has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned duly authorized person.
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Merck
Sharp & Dohme Corp. |
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DATE:
January 12, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Debra
A. Bollwage |
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Name: Debra
A. Bollwage |
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Title:
Assistant
Secretary |
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Instruction: This form is required by
Rules 12g-4, 12h-3 and 15d-6 of the General Rules and Regulations under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The registrant shall file with the Commission
three copies of Form 15, one of which shall be manually signed. It may be signed
by an officer of the registrant, by counsel or by any other duly authorized
person. The name and title of the person signing the form shall be typed or
printed under the signature.