 Merck KGaA OTCPK:MKGAF Q1 2022 Earnings Conference Call May 12, 2022 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Constantin Fest - Head of Investor Relations Belén Garijo - CEO of the Group Marcus Kuhnert - CFO Matthias Heinzel - CEO of Life Science Peter Guenter - CEO of Healthcare Kai Beckmann - CEO for Electronics Conference Call Participants Matthew Weston - Credit Suisse Richard Vosser - JPMorgan Gary Steventon - BNP Paribas Exane James Quigley - Morgan Stanley Sachin Jain - Bank of America Keyur Parekh - Goldman Sachs Falko Friedrichs - Deutsche Bank Daniel Wendorff - ODDO BHF Simon Baker - Redburn Florent Cespedes - Societe General Operator Dear ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Merck Investor and Analyst Conference Call on the First Quarter 2022. Operator Instructions May I now hand you over to Constantin Fest, Head of Investor Relations, who will lead you through this conference. 